《雙城記(附光盤適合高1高2年級)/津津有味讀經典》編著者Charles Dickens。
查爾斯·狄*斯是19世紀英國**的批判現實主義作家，《雙城
記》是他*重要的作品之一。這部小說講述了法國大革命時期(1789—
1799年)發生在巴黎和倫敦的一個動人故事。

《雙城記(附光盤適合高1高2年級)/津津有味讀經典》編著者Charles Dickens。 《雙城記(附光盤適合高1高2年級)/津津有味讀經典》內容提要：醫生 曼內特親眼目睹了聖埃佛瑞蒙德侯爵兄弟為了霸占一位年輕的女子而殺害 了她全家的內情，於是寫信向政府告發，不料卻被關進了巴士底獄。他入 獄時妻子正懷著孩子，也就是露西。母親死後；露西被羅瑞接到倫敦，在 善良的女僕普洛絲的撫養下長大。 十八年後，曼內特醫生獲釋。此時，他的女兒露西已經長大成人，接 他去英國共同居住。露西嫁給了深愛她的達爾內，後來還有了一個女兒。 達爾內實際上是聖埃佛瑞蒙德侯爵的兒子。他憎恨自己家族的罪惡，便移 ’居倫敦，過著自食其力的生活。在法國，他的叔父由於為所欲為，終於 被殺。 法國大革命的風暴終於襲來，巴黎人民攻占了巴士底獄，把貴族們一 個個送上斷頭臺。遠在倫敦的達爾內為了營救加伯爾而冒險回國，一到巴 黎就被捕入獄。曼內特父女聞訊後星夜趕到，想盡辦法營救達爾內，但最 終他還是被法庭判處了死刑。 就在這時，一直暗暗愛慕露西的律師助手卡爾頓來到巴黎，買通獄卒 ，混進監獄，與達爾內互換衣服，頂替了他。曼內特父女早已準備就緒， 達爾內一到便馬上出發，一行人順利離開法國。而長得與達爾內十分相像 的卡爾頓代替了他，從容地走上了斷頭臺。

CHAPTER 1 On the Road to Dover
CHAPTER 2 Surprising News
CHAPTER 3 Miss Manette Meets Her Father
CHAPTER 4 FiveYears Later
CHAPTER 5 Echoes ofthe Future
CHAPTER 6 Matters of Life and Death
CHAPTER 7 LoveIsintheAir
CHAPTER 8 Business in England and France
CHAPTER 9 Happiness and Fear
CHAPTER 10 The Storming of the Bastille
CHAPTER 11 A Fire and a Letter
CHAPTER 12 ThisIsNot aGood Place
CHAPTER 13 Charlesin Prison
CHAPTER 14 AKnock ontheDoor
CHAPTER 15 Unexpected Meetings and Discoveries
CHAPTER 16 A Secret Story
CHAPTER 17 Sydney Carton Takes Action
CHAPTER 18 Madame Defarge Versus Miss Pross
CHAPTER 19 Twenty-two!Twenty-three!
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England was also a dangerous place to live.Men with gunsbroke into houses and stole from the rich and poor alike.0thersattacked coaches on the road.Criminals were often shot.If theycould be brought to a court，they would be hanged.Murdererswere hanged， and people who stole handkerchiefs were hanged.Death seemed to be the easiest way to deal with problems.Ifyou want to stop murderers，hang them.If you want to stoppeople from stealing handkerchiefs，hang them. People steal because they are bad，and bad people are notwanted.If you hang them，they won't do it again，and otherpeople will see it and be too frightened to murder or steal.Richpeople didn't understand that other people did not steal becausethey were bad.They stole because they were hungry.That'show things were toward the end of 1775. one Friday night late in November,the London—Dover mailcoach was climbing Shooter'S Hill in the rain.The coach wasdrawn by fonr horses，but they were old and tired，and the loadwas heavy.The passengers had to get out of the coach and walkin the mud beside the coach.It was very dark，cold，and foggy,and the three walking passengers stayed close to the coachbecause they were afraid of being attacked by robbers.Thevwere all wrapped iU coats and scarves and wore hats to try andkeep warm.They did not know each other and were afraid ofeach othen The coach driver and the guard were afraid of themall and carried guns to fight against any attack.Perhaps one ofthe passengers was part of a robber gang! It was after eleven o'clock when they finally reached the topof the hill.The guard put the brakes on the wheels and gotready to go down the hill.He opened the door for the passengersto get backin. "Joe，what that?"said the driver in a warning voice. They both listened carefully in the dark. "Horse，"said Joe at last，"and it's galloping，Tom.Get ready!" They warned the passengers inside the coach to be ready,and then they each took a gun and waited，staring back intothe darkness.Soon they could all hear the horse galloping upthe hill and everybody was afraid. "Stop!"shouted the guard."Stop.or I'II shoot!" The sound of galloping stopped immediately. "Is that the Dover Mail}"asked a voice from the fog. "Never mind what it is!What are you?" "If it is the Dover Mail.I want a passenger!" "What passenger?" "Mr.Jarvis Lorr" The guard asked Mr.Lorry to identify himself，and one ofthe passengers put up his hand. "What'S the matter?Who wants me?Is it Jerry?" "Yes，Mr.Lorr" "Wha^the matter?" "A message from T.and Co." "I know this messenger,guard.He may come closer." The guard warned the messenger to come slowly,and he walked closer to the coach，leading his horse.He and his horse were covered in mud.He gave the passenger a piece of paper. The passenger explained to the guard that he worked for Tellson'S Bank in London. "May I take the time to read this message?"he asked. The guard nodded，and watched the messenger with his gunin his hand. "It says.‘Wait for Ma'amselle at Dove'Jerry,you can tell them that my answer is'Cailed back to lire!"' "That's a strange answer!"exclaimed the surprised messenger. "If you give them that answeq they will know that I received the message，"explained Mr.Lorry. He climbed back into the coach，and the driver started down the hill toward Dover.Jerry stood for a while and then began to walk back down the other side of the hill with his horse，going back toward London and thinking his secret thoughts. "Called back to lire!It would be a bad thing for me if that started to happen!"he said to himself. The three passengers in the coach sat silently in the corners and remained strangers to each othe~ML Lorry sat half asleep in his corner and dreamt that he was digging to get a man out of hgrave.This man was about forty—five years old.but his face looked much older.It was thin and full of pride and sadness. In his dream Mr.Lorry asked him."How long have you been buried?"He asked this question a hundred times，but the answer was always the same. "Almost eighteen years." "Did you still hope that somebody would dig you out?" "I gave up hoping many years ago." "Do you know that you have been called back to life?" "Yes，butI don't knowiflwanttolive." "Would you like to see her?Shall I show her to you?" The answers to these last questions kept changing.Sometimes the reply was"Not yet.It would kilI me to see her too soon."At othertimes hewould cry and say,"I'akemeto her."P2-P4