介绍:
那是最美好的时代，那是最糟糕的时代；
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,
那是智慧的年头，那是愚昧的年头；
it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
那是信仰的时期，那是怀疑的时期；
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity，
那是光明的季节，那是黑暗的季节；
it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness，
那是希望的春天，那是失望的冬天；
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair
我们拥有一切，我们一无所有；
we had everything before us, we had nothing before us,
我们全都在直奔天堂，我们全都在直奔相反的方向
we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way
一一简而言之，
– in short,
那时跟现在非常相像，某些最喧嚣的权威坚持要用形容词的最高级来形容它。
the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received,
说它好，是最高级的；说它不好，也是最高级的。
for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
以上版本由译林出版社 孙法理先生翻译
另附：石永礼、赵文娟老师翻译版：
“那是最好的年月，那是最坏的年月；
那是智慧的时代，那是愚蠢的时代；
那是信仰的新纪元，那是怀疑的新纪元；
那是光明的季节，那是黑暗的季节；
那是希望的春天，那是绝望的冬天；
我们将拥有一切，我们将一无所有；
我们直接上天堂，我们直接下地狱。
简言之，那个时代跟现代十分相似，甚至当年有些大发议论的权威人士都坚持认为，无论说那一时代好也罢，坏也罢，只有用最高比较级，才能接受。”
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