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魔鬼辞典
Devil's Dictionary

作者:

安布罗斯·比尔斯
出版社:

外语教学与研究出版社
语言:

英文
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导读

道歉：为将来的再次冒犯打下伏笔。

不幸：一种永远不会错过的运气。

幸福：想到别人的悲惨遭遇就涌上心头的愉快感。

作者从一个不一样的角度来给你解读单词，虽然尖酸刻薄，但也能让你开怀大笑。

APOLOGIZE, v.i. To lay the foundation for a future offence.

MISFORTUNE, n. The kind of fortune that never misses.

HAPPINESS, n. An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.

内容简介

比尔斯以辞典的形式为世间万物正名定义，既剖析了人性方方面面的弱点，又对人类文明进行了辛辣而幽默的嘲讽。其另类观点，看似乖张悖谬，其实偏激而不乏深刻，尖酸而充满机智，读来让人哑然大笑，或者顿生感悟。

The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical "reference" book written by Ambrose Bierce. The book offers reinterpretations of terms in the English language, lampooning cant and political doublespeak, as well as other aspects of human foolishness and frailty.

作者简介

安布罗斯·比尔斯是一位美国记者和作家，他的短篇小说最为著名，这些小说为人们展示了一个刻薄、残酷和可怕世界。《魔鬼辞典》是比尔斯的代表作之一。全书幽默，诙谐，辛辣，调侃，富含深刻的哲理和尖利的讽刺，让人在开怀一笑之余，不禁掩卷沉思。

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and compiled a satirical lexicon The Devil's Dictionary. His vehemence as a critic, his motto "Nothing matters", and the sardonic view of human nature that informed his work, all earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce".