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1、DiogenesandAlexander戴奧吉尼斯和亞歷山大TheDogHasHisDayGilbertHighetThisarticlebythelateclassicistGilbertHighetdescribesameetingbetweentwosharplycontrastingpersonalitiesofhistory:AlexandertheGreatandDiogenes.ThisselectionoriginallyappearedinHorizon,thefirstinaseriese
2、ntitledGreatConfrontations.此文是由晚期著名的古典學者GilbertHighet所寫，描述了歷史上兩位性格極端偉大人物的會面場面：亞歷山大國王和戴奧吉尼斯。本文選擇來自Horizon，一篇名叫“偉大的會面”的開始部分。Lyingonthebareearth,shoeless,bearded,half-naked,helookedlikeabeggaroralunatic(神經(jīng)病,瘋子).Hewasone,butnottheother.Hehadopenedhiseyeswiththe
3、sunatdawn(拂曉),scratched,donehisbusinesslikeadogattheroadside,washedatthepublicfountain,beggedapieceofbreakfastbreadandafewolives,eatenthemsquattingontheground,andwashedthemdownwithafewhandfulsofwaterscoopedfromthespring.(Longagohehadownedaroughwoodencup,but
4、hethrewitawaywhenhesawaboydrinkingoutofhishollowedhands.)Havingnoworktogotoandnofamilytoprovidefor,hewasfree.Asthemarketplacefilledupwithshoppersandmerchantsandgossipersandsharpers(acheater,esp.acardsharper)andslavesandforeigners,hehadstrolledthroughitforan
5、hourortwo.Everybodyknewhim,orknewofhim.Theywouldthrowsharpquestionsathimandgetsharperanswers.Sometimestheythrewjeers,andgotjibes;sometimesbitsoffood,andgotscantthanks;sometimesamischievouspebble,andgotashowerofstonesandabuse(漫罵).Theywerenotquitesurewhetherh
6、ewasmadornot.Heknewtheyweremad,allmad,eachinadifferentway;theyamusedhim.Nowhewasbackathishome.(周圍的人們不能肯定他到底是不是真的瘋了,但是他確是非常的肯定他們是真的瘋了,以不同的方式和程度;這個發(fā)現(xiàn)使他很開心好玩).Itwasnotahouse,notevenasquatter'shut.Hethoughteverybodylivedfartooelaborately,expensively,anxiously.W
7、hatgoodisahouse?Nooneneedsprivacy:naturalactsarenotshameful;wealldothesamething,andneednothidethem.Nooneneedsbedsandchairsandsuchfurniture:theanimalslivehealthylivesandsleepontheground.Allwerequire,sincenaturedidnotdressusproperly,isonegarmenttokeepuswarm,a
8、ndsomeshelterfromrainandwind.Sohehadoneblanket—todresshiminthedaytimeandcoverhimatnight—andhesleptinacask.HisnamewasDiogenes.HewasthefounderofthecreedcalledCynicism(thewordmeans"doggishness");hespentmu
