It was the best of times,
it was the worst of times;
这是最好的时代，这是最坏的时代；
it was the age of wisdom,
it was the age of foolishness;
这是智慧的时代，这是愚蠢的时代；
it was the epoch of belief,
it was the epoch of incredulity;
这是信仰的时期，这是怀疑的时期；
it was the season of Light,
it was the season of Darkness;
这是光明的季节，这是黑暗的季节；
it was the spring of hope,
it was the winter of despair;
这是希望之春，这是失望之冬；
we had everything before us,
we had nothing before us;
我们拥有一切，我们一无所有；
we were all going direct to Heaven,
we were all going direct the other way.
我们直登天堂，我们直入地狱。
作者：狄更斯
