我会列入这份书单的几本书：托马斯·索维尔的《Knowledge and Decisions》、司汤达的《Le Rouge et le Noir》、布克·T·华盛顿的《Up From Slavery》、乔治·奥威尔的《1984》。
Some books I would put on this list: Knowledge and Decisions by Thomas Sowell, Le Rouge et le Noir by Stendhal, Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington, 1984 by George Orwell.
……奋斗。同样，“美国梦”也是个典型的美国神话，在美国之外很少有人关注。但通过不懈奋斗追求成功却是一个普遍的主题。比如司汤达的《Le rouge et le noir》或莫泊桑的《Bel-ami》。这两部作品出自两位法国最著名的古典作家之手，但其实还有很多小说都描写了普通人通过辛勤努力走向成功。> 第三点则是这部小说所表达的：……
…struggle. Like wise, the American Dream is an American myth, which is rarely the focus outside of the USA. But searching success through relentless struggle is a frequent theme. For instance, Stendhal's Le rouge et le noir or Maupassant's Bel-ami. These are from two of the most famous classical French authors, but there are many novels about hard-working people that reach success. > The third is what this novel expresses:…
……人类语言的运作方式。话说回来，“英语既精炼又富有画面感”这种说法，简直就是小时候从没受过读巴尔扎克这种酷刑的人才会有的狂妄。你想要画面感？去看看《Le Rouge et Le Noir》吧。或者还是别看了，我反正不太感冒。但拜托别这么盲目自信地说出这种极其不通人情世故的话好吗。Edit: 或者你想说就说吧，我也不是非要对你指手画脚，纯粹就是吐槽一下……
…human languages work. And anyway, this bit: "English is concise and prone to imagery" is the hubris of someone who was never, as a child, subjected to the horror of reading Balzac. You want imagery? Try Le Rouge et Le Noir. Or maybe don't try it. I'm not a fan. But don't say such extremely tone deaf things with such self-assurance, please. Edit: Or do say them. I'm not trying to tell you what to say. I'm just protesting.…
……胶水！只听一声脆响，脆响再次传来/如同《Gutsy Schwoaba》里的土耳其人/半截法杖跌落熔岩/半截法杖留在甘道夫脚边。[TIL: 《卡勒瓦拉》（Kalavela, 1835）的首版时间其实晚于司汤达的《Le Rouge et le Noir》（1830）] 附赠福利（Lagniappe）：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW68oWV9uE4 （司汤达是对金发女郎吃不消吗？）
…glue! A crack was heard, a crack repeats Like the Turk in "Gutsy Schwoaba" Half his staff falls in lava Half his staff at Gandalf's feet. [TIL Kalavela (1835) was first published after Stendahl's Le Rouge et le Noir (1830)] Lagniappe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW68oWV9uE4 (Did Stendahl not have enough spine for the blondes?)
我会列入这份书单的几本书：托马斯·索维尔的《Knowledge and Decisions》、司汤达的《Le Rouge et le Noir》、布克·T·华盛顿的《Up From Slavery》、乔治·奥威尔的《1984》。
Some books I would put on this list: Knowledge and Decisions by Thomas Sowell, Le Rouge et le Noir by Stendhal, Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington, 1984 by George Orwell.
……奋斗。同样，“美国梦”也是个典型的美国神话，在美国之外很少有人关注。但通过不懈奋斗追求成功却是一个普遍的主题。比如司汤达的《Le rouge et le noir》或莫泊桑的《Bel-ami》。这两部作品出自两位法国最著名的古典作家之手，但其实还有很多小说都描写了普通人通过辛勤努力走向成功。> 第三点则是这部小说所表达的：……
…struggle. Like wise, the American Dream is an American myth, which is rarely the focus outside of the USA. But searching success through relentless struggle is a frequent theme. For instance, Stendhal's Le rouge et le noir or Maupassant's Bel-ami. These are from two of the most famous classical French authors, but there are many novels about hard-working people that reach success. > The third is what this novel expresses:…
……人类语言的运作方式。话说回来，“英语既精炼又富有画面感”这种说法，简直就是小时候从没受过读巴尔扎克这种酷刑的人才会有的狂妄。你想要画面感？去看看《Le Rouge et Le Noir》吧。或者还是别看了，我反正不太感冒。但拜托别这么盲目自信地说出这种极其不通人情世故的话好吗。Edit: 或者你想说就说吧，我也不是非要对你指手画脚，纯粹就是吐槽一下……
…human languages work. And anyway, this bit: "English is concise and prone to imagery" is the hubris of someone who was never, as a child, subjected to the horror of reading Balzac. You want imagery? Try Le Rouge et Le Noir. Or maybe don't try it. I'm not a fan. But don't say such extremely tone deaf things with such self-assurance, please. Edit: Or do say them. I'm not trying to tell you what to say. I'm just protesting.…
……胶水！只听一声脆响，脆响再次传来/如同《Gutsy Schwoaba》里的土耳其人/半截法杖跌落熔岩/半截法杖留在甘道夫脚边。[TIL: 《卡勒瓦拉》（Kalavela, 1835）的首版时间其实晚于司汤达的《Le Rouge et le Noir》（1830）] 附赠福利（Lagniappe）：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW68oWV9uE4 （司汤达是对金发女郎吃不消吗？）
…glue! A crack was heard, a crack repeats Like the Turk in "Gutsy Schwoaba" Half his staff falls in lava Half his staff at Gandalf's feet. [TIL Kalavela (1835) was first published after Stendahl's Le Rouge et le Noir (1830)] Lagniappe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW68oWV9uE4 (Did Stendahl not have enough spine for the blondes?)