第29章 写作的乐趣 1（第1页）

第29章写作的乐趣（1）

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温斯顿·丘吉尔WinstonChurchill

&epeopleiheouheworld，inmymihosewhoseworkisalsotheirpleasure。Theeonearlyseasitisofteobe；andauthorsareperhapsoimportaspositiohisrespectatleastarealharmoomymiomakeyourworkyourpleasureistheoneclassdistintheworldwfor；andIdohersareioenvythosehappyhumanbeingswhof？indtheirlivelihoodinthegayeffusionsoftheirfaneveryhouroflaborisanhourofeowhomrepose—howevernecessary—isatiresomeinterlude，andevenaholidayisalmostdeprivatioheramanwriteswellorill，hasmuchtosayorlittle，ifhecaresabatall，hereciatethepleasuresofposition。Tositatoableonasunnym，withfourclearhoursofuiblesecurity，plentyofepaper，ahatistruehappieabsorptionoftheminduponanagreeableooreistherethantodesire？WhatdoesitmattereheHouseofaydowhatitlike，andsomaytheHouseofLords。Theheathenmayragefuriouslyioftheglobe。ThebottommaybekoftheAmerimarket。ayfallandsuffragettesmayrise。Nevermind，forfourhours，atanyrate，ourselvesfromaon-ill-governed，anddisorderlyworld，andwiththekeyoffanlockthatcupboardwhereallthegoodthieareputa>

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AndwhataheEnglishlaisnotpossibletewithpositivepleasureattheridvariety，thef？lexibilityandtheprofoundnessofue。IfanEnglishwriterotsaywhathehastosayinEnglish，andinsimpleEnglish，dependuponit—itisprobablyn。ityitisthatEnglishisneudied。IamnotgoingtoattackclassicaleduoonewhohastheslightestpretensioesseheattraofGreee。ButIfessourpreseioesinmymindgravemisgivings。Iotbelievethatasystemisgood，orevenreasohrustsupoandunprehendingmultitudesoftreasureswhilybeappreciatedbytheprivilegedaothevastmajorityofboyswhoattendourpublicschoolsaclassicaledubeginningtoendonelonguseless，meaninglessrigmarole。IfIamtoldthatclassesarethebestpreparatioudyofEnglish，Ireplythatbyfarthegreaterudentsf？iiohispreparateisstillihasromisedasitsresult。