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Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era and one of the most popular of all time. He created some of literature's most memorable characters. Dickens loved the style of 18th century gothic romance, although it had already become a target for parody. One "character" vividly drawn throughout his novels is London itself. All aspects of the capital are described over the course of his body of work.

查尔斯•狄更斯是英国维多利亚时期最著名、最被广泛阅读的作家。他创造了许多令人过目难忘的人物。狄更斯很喜欢18世纪的“哥特式小说” – 其实当时这种文体已经式微，成了许多“新派作家”嘲讽的一种文体，但是笔尖常带感情的狄更斯，巧妙地以伦敦为创作背景，编织了许许多多赚人热泪的故事。

1. A heart well worth winning, and well won. A heart that, once won, goes through fire and water for the winner, and never changes, and is never daunted.
值得去赢得和被赢得是这样一颗心：这颗心一旦赢得，可上刀山，可下火海，永远不变，无所畏惧。

2. The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.
准确地说，建设性和创造性之间的区别是这样：建造的事物只能建好后被人所爱；而创造的事物尚未问世就受人喜爱。

3. To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.
对所爱的人隐瞒任何事情，都不是我的本性。既然我的心房都已经打开，嘴巴就不能关上。

4. Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. No one is useless in the world who lightens the burden of it for anyone else.
在世界上为他人减轻负担，任何人都有所作为

5. There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.
有些书，其封底和封面是最为精华之部分。

6. Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.
分离许许多多的结合，就构成了生活。

7. There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.
世界有阴影，但亮光在对比下显得更强。