《时间机器》(The Time Machine)是赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯(H.G. Wells)的经典科幻小说,其中包含了许多优美的句子。以下是一些例子:
关于时间旅行的起始
"The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us."
描述时间旅行者的外貌和氛围
"His grey eyes shone and twinkled, and his usually pale face was flushed and animated. The fire burned brightly, and the soft radiance of the incandescent lights in the lilies of silver caught the bubbles that flashed and passed in our glasses. Our chairs, being his patents, embraced and caressed us rather than submitted to be sat upon, and there was that luxurious after-dinner atmosphere when thought roams gracefully free of the trammels of precision."
关于时间机器的比喻
"We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams."
描述时间旅行的验证方法
"Prepare a piece of paper. Write, 'I am your ancestor XXX, at this moment XXX years, XX months, XX days, XX hours. Come quickly in your time machine to see me. If your time machine has not yet been invented in your era, please pass this letter on to your descendants. Keep it in a safe deposit box and require it to be passed down through generations.' If all goes well, you will see your descendants arriving in their time machine within a few minutes."
这些句子不仅展示了威尔斯对时间旅行的想象,还通过生动的描写和深刻的比喻,让读者更好地理解时间机器的概念和意义。