So far in this book the Thenardiers have been viewed only in profile; the moment has arrived for making the circuit of this couple, and considering it under all its aspects.
在这部书里我们还只见过一下德纳第夫妇的侧影,现在应当在那两位伉俪的前后左右,从各方面去看个清楚。
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There's a striking moment at the start of Thucydides' "Peloponnesian War" when he surveys Greek history up to then. The striking part is, it only lasts a couple of pages.