时间窃贼
Thief of Time
Terry Pratchett · 初版 2001 年
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为什么值得读
- 幽默风趣能够在糟糕的情绪中令人开怀
- 富含关于当下与自由等命题的深刻哲思
- 值得反复重读并在有声书中有奇妙体验
在 Discworld，时间是由能力出众的“历史修士”掌控的资源。人人都渴望更多的时间，因此在 Discworld 唯有专家才能支配它。正当所有人总在抱怨想要放慢脚步时，一位年轻的钟表匠却打算做出不可思议之举。他打算停下——准确地说，是制造出世上第一台真正精确的时钟来停止时间。这意味着德高望重的历史修士 Lu-Tze 和他的徒弟 Lobsang Ludd 必须全速出击，抢在这台计时器启动前将其阻止。因为一旦这座完美时钟开始滴答作响，我们所熟知的时间就将终结。随之而来的麻烦也将
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特里·普拉切特——《时间贼》（Thief of Time）是我重读次数最多的，不过他的书本本都不错。诗歌的话，推荐玛丽·奥利弗（Mary Oliver）。
Terry Pratchett- I've re-read Thief of Time the most but they all work. For poetry, Mary Oliver.
…心灵唯一的适宜状态是惊奇。内心唯一的适宜状态是喜悦。你此刻看到的天空，以往从未见过。完美的时刻就是当下。为此欢欣吧。”——特里·普拉切特（出自《时间贼》，在我看来是一本神作）* / 永恒惊奇者文（Wen the eternally surprised）
…appropriate state of the mind is surprise. The only appropriate state of the heart is joy. The sky you see now, you have never seen before. The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it." - Terry Pratchett (from Thief of Time - a remarkable book, IMO) * / Wen the eternally surprised
……得出结论：我读书是为了娱乐、为了理解他人，也为了社群——和读过同一本书的其他读者有共同点。最近读的三本书：我最近读的一本是 Terry Pratchett 的《时间窃贼》（Thief of Time）。非常属于娱乐类，但也是为了社群：能和所有喜欢……的好人拥有共同点、共享参照系、有话可聊，这很好。
…concluded that I read for entertainment, to understand other people, and for community - to have something in common with other readers of that book. Three recent books: The most recent book I read was Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett. Very much in the entertainment category, but also for community: it's nice to have something in common, shared reference points, something to talk about with all the nice people loving…
那篇文章让我想起特里·普拉切特在《时间贼》里写的“审计员”（The Auditors），他们试图通过把一幅画还原成组成它的分子来进行分析。文章里根本没提要根据目标受众来量身定制评论和回复。一旦我换位思考，用高三年级的心态去…
That article reminds me of The Auditors in Terry Pratchett's "The Thief of Time" who try to analyse a painting by reducing it to its component molecules. There is no mention of tailoring comments and replies to the target audience. Once I adopted the mindset of a senior high school…
…看看这事儿到底能不能办成。如果你在不知哪个山洞里放一个大开关，上面挂个牌子写着‘世界末日开关，请勿触摸’，那上面的油漆甚至都还没来得及风干（就会被人按下）。”（特里·普拉切特爵士《时间贼》）。这句话我发现自己每个月至少得回味一两次。
…see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.” (Thief of Time - Sir Terry Pratchett). That's a quote that I find myself thinking about at least once or twice a month.
……负责其余部分的记账，而你永远看不到自己的后脑勺。（除非在非常小的宇宙里。）事实上，宇宙的十分之九都是_文书工作_。——Terry Pratchett，《时间窃贼》
…is doing the accounting for the rest of it, and you cannot see the back of your own head. (except in very small universes). Nine-tenths of the universe, in fact, is the _paperwork_. --Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time