It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.
It was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity.
It was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness.
It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.
We had everything before us, we had nothing before us.
We were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way
这是最好的时代，也是最坏的时代；
这是智慧的年代，也是愚蠢的年代；
这是信任的年代，也是疑惑的年代；
这是光明的时节，也是黑暗的时节；
这是希望的春天，也是绝望的冬天；
我们眼前拥有一切，却也一无所有；
我们终归天堂，但又直通地狱；
In short, the period was so far like the present period,
总之，这个时代和以前一样；
that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
不论好与坏，一些吵闹的权威人士总是坚持用最高级的文法来形容这个时代。
