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亨利·戴维·梭罗:瓦尔登湖·摘录 92

亨利·戴维·梭罗《瓦尔登湖》· Walden · 健康 · 心性 · 历史

Nearer yet to town, you come to Breed’s location, on the other side of the way, just on the edge of the wood; ground famous for the pranks of a demon not distinctly named in old mythology, who has acted a prominent and astounding part in our New England life, and deserves, as much as any mythological character, to have his biography written one day; who first comes in the guise of a friend or hired man, and then robs and murders the whole family,—New-England Rum. But history must not yet tell the tragedies enacted here; let time intervene in some measure to assuage and lend an azure tint to them. Here the most indistinct and dubious tradition says that once a tavern stood; the well the same, which tempered the traveller’s beverage and refreshed his steed. Here then men saluted one another, and heard and told the news, and went their ways again.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/205
定位:Excerpt 92 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

梭罗说,靠近镇子有一处叫布里德的地方,林边那片地出名,是因为一个恶魔的恶作剧——这恶魔在旧神话里没名字,却在新英格兰生活中扮演了惊人角色,值得写传记。它先装成朋友或雇工,然后抢劫并谋杀全家,这就是新英格兰朗姆酒。但历史还不能讲述这里的悲剧,得让时间冲淡,给它们蒙上蓝色。传说这里曾有一家酒馆,那口井还在,曾为旅人调酒、饮马。人们在此打招呼、听新闻、讲故事,然后各走各路。

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《瓦尔登湖》中“前居民”一章,梭罗走访瓦尔登湖周边废弃的农舍和酒馆遗址,反思酒精对社区的破坏。

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