Chapter 9 (Brown and Reilly) Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management 9th edition

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远大前程每章英文梗概1到10章Chapter 1: The protagonist, Pip, lives with his abusive sister and her husband, Joe Gargery, a blacksmith. One evening, Pip encounters a frightening encounter with an escaped convict, who demands food and a file to remove his shackles. Pip complies, but feels a sense of unease.Chapter 2: Pip visits his parents' graves and is startled by the arrival of Miss Havisham, a wealthy but eccentric woman who lives in isolation. She requests Pip's company to play with her adopted daughter, Estella, who treats Pip with disdain and insults his humble background.Chapter 3: Pip continues to visit Miss Havisham's decaying mansion, where he becomes more infatuated with Estella. Miss Havisham's relatives, Mr. Pumblechook and Mr. Wopsle, visit for a reading of Pip's sister's achievements, creating a sense of embarrassment for Pip.Chapter 4: Pip's sister, Mrs. Joe, throws a dinner party where Pip and Joe Gargery are expected to entertain the guests. Pip feels uncomfortable in this setting and longs for a different life. Later that same evening, Pip is summoned by a lawyer, Mr. Jaggers, who brings news that Pip has been selected as a recipient of a mysterious benefactor's fortune.Chapter 5: Pip travels to London accompanied by Mr. Jaggers and his clerk, Wemmick. He is enchanted by the bustle and grandeur of the city. They arrive at a law office, Jaggers & Wemmick, where Pip meets his roommate, Herbert Pocket.Chapter 6: Pip begins his new life in London, receiving weekly allotments and expecting great fortune. He befriends Herbert Pocket, who reveals that Miss Havisham is his benefactor and has been plotting to raise Estella as a tool of revenge against men.Chapter 7: Pip attends a theater performance with Mr. Wopsle and encounters an impulsive young man named Bentley Drummle. Later, Pip goes on a clandestine visit to his childhood home, where he is furious about his sister's abusive treatment towards Joe.Chapter 8: Pip returns to London and continues his erratic behavior. He runs into Estella, who hints at experiencing sadness in her own life. Pip becomes even more infatuated with her, despite knowing that she views him as inferior.Chapter 9: Pip observes the financial irresponsibility of his roommate, Herbert Pocket. They both agree to secretly work towards improving their financial situations. Herbert introduces Pip to Clara, his fiancée, who has a strained relationship with her father.Chapter 10: Pip begins to accumulate debt in an attempt to elevate his social standing. He receives a letter from Joe, who visits and pays off Pip's debts, reminding him of their bond. Pip feels more guilty for distancing himself from his roots.。

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VOLUME ABEGINNINGS TO 1700IntroductionTimelineStories of the Beginning of the WorldThe Iroquois Creation Story*T he Navajo Creation StoryIrvin Morris: Hajííneí(The Emergence) CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (1451–1506) From Letter to Luis de SantangelRegarding the First Voyage(February 15, 1493)From Letter to Ferdinand and IsabellaRegarding the Fourth Voyage(July 7, 1503)BARTOLOMÉ DE LAS CASAS (1474–1566) The Very Brief Relation of the Devastationof the IndiesFrom HispaniolaFrom The Coast of Pearls, Paria, andthe Island of TrinidadÁLVAR NÚÑEZ CABEZA DE VACA(c. 1490–1558)The Relation of Álvar Núñez Cabezade Vaca[Dedication][The Malhado Way of Life][Our Life among the Avavares andArbadaos][Pushing On][Customs of That Region][The First Confrontation][The Falling-Out with OurCountrymen]*First Encounters: Early European Accounts of Native America*Hernán Cortés: Description of Tenochtitlan *Samuel De Champlain: The Iroquois*Robert Juet:From The Third Voyage of Master Henry Hudson*John Heckewelder: Delaware Legend of Hudson’s Arrival*William Bradford and Edward Winslow: Cape Cod Forays*John Underhill: The Attack on Pequot Fort JOHN SMITH (1580–1631)The General History of Virginia,New England, and the Summer IslesThe Third Book. From Chapter 2. WhatHappened till the First SupplyThe Fourth Book [Smith’s Farewell toVirginia]A Description of New EnglandFrom New England’s TrialsNative American Trickster TalesWinnebagoFelix White Sr.’s Introduction toWakjankaga (transcribed and translatedby Kathleen Danker and Felix White)From The Winnebago Trickster Cycle(edited by Paul Radin)SiouxIkto Conquers Iya, the Eater (transcribedand edited by Ella C. Deloria)NavajoCoyote, Skunk, and the Prairie Dogs(performed by Hugh Yellowman;recorded and translated by BarreToelken)WILLIAM BRADFORD (1590–1657)Of Plymouth PlantationBook IFrom Chapter I [The EnglishReformation]Chapter IV. Showing the Reasonsand the Causes of Their RemovalFrom Chapter VII. Of TheirDeparture from LeydenChapter IX. Of Their Voyage, andHow They Passed the Sea; and ofTheir Safe Arrival at Cape CodChapter X. Showing How TheySought Out a Place of Habitation;and What Befell Them ThereaboutBook IIChapter XI. The Remainder of theAnno 1620[Difficult Beginnings][Dealings with the Natives]Chapter XII. Anno 1621[The First Thanksgiving]Chapter XIX. Anno 1628[Mr. Morton of Merrymount]Chapter XXIII. Anno 1632[Prosperity Weakens Community]Chapter XXV. Anno 1634[Troubles to the West]Chapter XXVII. Anno 1636[War Threats]Chapter XXVIII. Anno 1637[War with the Pequots]Chapter XXXII. Anno 1642[A Horrible Truth]Chapter XXXIV. Anno 1644[Proposed Removal to Nauset]THOMAS MORTON (c. 1579–1647)New English CanaanThe Third Book[The Incident at Merry Mount]Chapter XIV. Of the Revels ofNew CanaanChapter XV. Of a Great MonsterSupposed to Be at Ma-re MountChapter XVI. How the Nine WorthiesPut Mine Host of Ma-reMount into the Enchanted CastleJOHN WINTHROP (1588–1649)A Model of Christian CharityFrom The Journal of John WinthropTHE BAY PSALM BOOKPsalm 2 [“Why rage the Heathenfuriously?”]Psalm 19 [“The heavens do declare”]Psalm 23 [“The Lord to me a shepherd is”]Psalm 24 [“The earth Jehovah’s is”]Psalm 100 [“Make ye a joyful soundingnoise”]Psalm 120 [“Unto the Lord, in mydistress”]ROGER WILLIAMS (c. 1603–1683)A Key into the Language of AmericaTo My Dear and Well-Beloved Friendsand Countrymen, in Old and NewEnglandDirections for the Use of LanguageAn Help to the Native LanguageFrom Chapter I. Of SalvationFrom Chapter II. Of Eating andEntertainmentFrom Chapter VI. Of the Family andBusiness of the HouseFrom Chapter XI. Of TravelFrom Chapter XVIII. Of the SeaFrom XXI. Of Religion, the Soul, etc.Poem [“Two sorts of men shallnaked stand”]From Chapter XXX. Of TheirPaintingsFrom The Bloody Tenet of PersecutionA Letter to the Town of ProvidenceANNE BRADSTREET (c. 1612–1672)The PrologueIn Honor of that High and MightyPrincess Queen Elizabeth of HappyMemoryTo the Memory of My Dear and EverHonored Father Thomas Dudley Esq.To Her Father with Some VersesContemplationsThe Flesh and the SpiritThe Author to Her BookBefore the Birth of One of Her ChildrenTo My Dear and Loving HusbandA Letter to Her Husband, Absent uponPublic EmploymentAnother [Letter to Her Husband, Absentupon Public Employment]In Reference to Her Children,23 June 1659In Memory of My Dear GrandchildElizabeth BradstreetIn Memory of My Dear GrandchildAnne BradstreetOn My Dear Grandchild Simon BradstreetFor Deliverance from a FeverHere Follows Some Verses upon theBurning of Our HouseAs Weary PilgrimTo My Dear ChildrenMICHAEL WIGGLESWORTH (1636–1711) From The Day of DoomMARY ROWLANDSON (c. 1636–1711)♦ A Narrative of the Captivity andRestoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson EDWARD TAYLOR (c. 1642–1729)Psalm Two (First Version)Preparatory MeditationsPrologueMeditation 8 (First Series)Meditation 16 (First Series)Meditation 22 (First Series)Meditation 38 (First Series)Meditation 26 (Second Series)God’s DeterminationsThe PrefaceThe Soul’s Groan to Christ for SuccorChrist’s ReplyUpon Wedlock, and Death of ChildrenUpon a Wasp Chilled with ColdHuswiferyA Fig for Thee, Oh! DeathSAMUEL SEWALL (1652–1730)From The Diary of Samuel SewallThe Selling of Joseph: A Memorial COTTON MATHER (1663–1728)The Wonders of the Invisible World[A People of God in the Devil’sTerritories][The Trial of Martha Carrier]Magnalia Christi AmericanaGaleacius Secundus: The Life ofWilliam Bradford Esq., Governor ofPlymouth ColonyNehemias Americanus: The Life of JohnWinthrop, Esq., Governor ofthe Massachusetts Colony* A Notable Exploit: Dux Faemina FactiBonifaciusFrom Essays to Do GoodTHE NEW-ENGLAND PRIMER (1690) Alphabet AMERICAN LITERATURE 1700–1820IntroductionTimelineSARAH KEMBLE KNIGHT (1666–1727)The Private Journal of a Journey fromBoston to New YorkTuesday, October the ThirdFriday, October the SixthSaturday, October the SeventhDecember the SixthJanuary the SixthWILLIAM BYRD (1674–1744)From The Secret Diary of William Byrdof Westover, 1710-1712JONATHAN EDWARDS (1703–1758)Personal NarrativeOn Sarah PierpontSarah Edwards’s NarrativeA Divine and Supernatural LightSinners in the Hands of an Angry GodNative Americans: Contact and ConflictPontiac: Speech at DetroitSamson Occom:From A Short Narrativeof My LifeThomas Jefferson: Chief Logan’s Speech,From Notes on the State of VirginiaRed Jacket: Reply to the MissionaryJoseph CramTecumseh: Speech to the OsagesBENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706–1790)The Way to Wealth*Polly BakerRules by Which a Great Empire May BeReduced to a Small OneInformation to Those Who WouldRemove to AmericaRemarks Concerning the Savages ofNorth America♦ The AutobiographyJOHN WOOLMAN (1720–1772)The Journal of John Woolman[Early Life and Vocation]J. HECTOR ST. JOHN DE CREVECOEUR(1735–1813)Letters from an American FarmerFrom Letter III. What Is an AmericanFrom Letter IX. Description ofCharles-TownFrom Letter X. On Snakes; and on theHumming BirdFrom Letter XII. Distresses of aFrontier ManJOHN ADAMS (1735–1826) and ABIGAILADAMS (1744–1818)LettersAbigail Adams to John Adams (August 19,1774) [Classical Parallels]John Adams to Abigail Adams (September16, 1774) [Prayers at the Congress]John Adams to Abigail Adams (July 23,1775) [Dr. Franklin]John Adams to Abigail Adams (October29, 1775) [Prejudice in Favor ofNew England]Abigail Adams to John Adams (November27, 1775) [The Building Up aGreat Empire]John Adams to Abigail Adams (July 3,1776) [These colonies are free andindependent states]John Adams to Abigail Adams (July 3,1776) [Reflections on the Declarationof Independence]Abigail Adams to John Adams (July 14,1776) [The Declaration. Smallpox.The Grey Horse]John Adams to Abigail Adams (July 20,1776) [Do My Friends Think IHave Forgotten My Wife andChildren]Abigail Adams to John Adams (July 21,1776) [Smallpox. The Proclamation forIndependence Read Aloud]THOMAS PAINE (1737–1809)Common SenseIntroductionFrom III. Thoughts on the Present Stateof American AffairsThe Crisis, No. 1The Age of ReasonChapter I. The Author’s Professionof FaithChapter II. Of Missions andRevelationsChapter XI. Of the Theology of theChristians, and the True TheologyTHOMAS JEFFERSON (1743–1826)The Autobiography of Thomas JeffersonFrom The Declaration of IndependenceNotes on the State of VirginiaQuery V. Cascades[Natural Bridge]*From Query XIV. LawsQuery XVII. ReligionQuery XIX. ManufacturesTHE FEDERALISTNo. 1 [Alexander Hamilton]No. 10 [James Madison]OLAUDAH EQUIANO (1745?–1797)From The Interesting Narrative of the Lifeof Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavas Vassa,the African, Written by HimselfFrom Chapter IChapter IIFrom Chapter IIIFrom Chapter IVFrom Chapter VFrom Chapter VIFrom Chapter VIIWomen’s Poetry: From Manuscript to Print Jane Colman TurellTo My Muse, December 29, 1725[Lines on Childbirth]Annis Boudinot StocktonTo my Burrissa—An ode on the birth day . . . of GeorgeWashingtonSarah Wentworth MortonThe African ChiefStanzas to a Husband Recently United Mercy Otis WarrenA Thought on the Inestimable Blessingof Reason[Prologue for Lines] To a PatrioticGentlemanAnn Eliza BleeckerOn the Immensity of CreationTo Miss M. V. W.Margaretta FaugeresTo Aribert. October, 1790JUDITH SARGENT MURRAY (1751–1820) On the Equality of the SexesThe GleanerChapter XI[History of Miss Wellwood] PHILIP FRENEAU (1752–1832)The Wild Honey SuckleThe Indian Burial GroundTo Sir TobyOn Mr. Paine’s Rights of ManOn the Religion of NaturePHILLIS WHEATLEY (c. 1753–1784)On Being Brought from Africa to AmericaTo the Right Honorable William, Earl ofDartmouthTo the University of Cambridge, in NewEnglandOn the Death of the Rev. Mr. GeorgeWhitefield, 1770Thoughts on the Works ofProvidenceTo S.M., a Young African Painter, onSeeing His WorksTo His Excellency General WashingtonLettersTo John Thornton (April 21, 1772)To Rev. Samson Occom (February 11,1774)ROYALL TYLER (1757–1826)♦The ContrastHANNAH WEBSTER FOSTER (1758–1840)♦ The Coquette; or, The History ofEliza Wharton*CHARLES BROCKDEN BROWN (1771–1810)*Edgar HuntleyChapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8VOLUME B: AMERICANLITERATURE 1820–1865IntroductionTimelineWASHINGTON IRVING (1783–1859)*The Author’s Account of HimselfRip Van WinkleThe Legend of Sleepy HollowJAMES FENIMORE COOPER (1789–1851)The PioneersVolume IIChapter II [The Judge’s History ofthe Settlement; A Sudden Storm]Chapter III [The Slaughter of thePigeons]The Last of the MohicansVolume IChapter III [Natty Bumppo andChingachgook; Stories of theFathers]CATHARINE MARIA SEDGWICK(1789–1867)Hope LeslieVolume IChapter IV [Magawisca’s History of“The Pequod War”]Volume IIChapter XIV [Magawisca’s Farewell]LYDIA HOWARD HUNTLEY SIGOURNEY(1791–1865)Death of an InfantThe SutteeTo the First Slave ShipColumbus Before the University ofSalamancaIndian NamesSlaveryTo a Shred of LinenOur AboriginesTwo DraughtsFallen ForestsErin’s DaughterTwo Old WomenWILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT (1794–1878)ThanatopsisTo a WaterfowlSonnet — To an American PainterDeparting for EuropeThe Prairies*The Death of LincolnWILLIAM APESS (1798–1839)*A Son of the Forest*Chapter 1*Chapter 2*Chapter 3An Indian’s Looking-Glass for theWhite ManJANE JOHNSTON SCHOOLCRAFT(1800–1842)Sweet WillyTo the Pine TreeLines Written at Castle Island,Lake SuperiorMoowis, the Indian CoquetteThe Little Spirit, or Boy-ManCAROLINE STANSBURY KIRKLAND(1801–1864)A New Home — Who’ll Follow? or,Glimpses of Western LifePrefaceChapter IChapter XVI*Chapter XVIILYDIA MARIA CHILD (1802–1880)*The QuadroonsLetters from New-YorkLetter XIV [Burying Ground ofthe Poor]Letter XX [Birds]Letter XXXIV [Women’s Rights]Letter XXXVI [Barnum’s AmericanMuseum]RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1803–1882)♦ NatureThe American ScholarThe Divinity School AddressSelf-Reliance*CirclesThe PoetExperienceJohn BrownThoreauEach and AllThe Snow-StormBacchusMerlinBrahmaLetter to Walt Whitman (July 21, 1855)Native Americans: Removal and Resistance Black Hawk:From Life of Black Hawk Petalesharo: Speech of the Pawnee Chief Speech of the Pawnee Loup ChiefElias Boudinot:From the Cherokee PhoenixMemorial of the Cherokee Citizens, November 5, 1829Ralph Waldo Emerson: Letter to President Martin Van BurenNATHANIEL HAWTHORNE (1804–1864) My Kinsman, Major MolineuxYoung Goodman BrownWakefieldThe May-Pole of Merry MountThe Minister’s Black VeilThe Birth-MarkRappaccini’s Daughter♦ The Scarlet LetterPreface to The House of the Seven Gables HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW (1807–1882)A Psalm of LifeThe Slave Singing at MidnightThe Day Is DoneEvangeline, A Tale of Acadie[Prologue]The Jewish Cemetery at NewportMy Lost Youth*HawthorneThe Cross of SnowJOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER (1807–1892) The Hunters of MenIchabod!Snow-Bound: A Winter IdylEDGAR ALLAN POE (1809–1849)Sonnet — To ScienceTo HelenIsrafelThe City in the SeaAloneThe RavenTo ———. Ulalume: A BalladAnnabel LeeLigeiaThe Fall of the House of UsherWilliam Wilson. A TaleThe Man of the CrowdThe Masque of the Red DeathThe Tell-Tale HeartThe Black CatThe Purloined LetterThe Cask of AmontilladoThe Philosophy of CompositionFrom The Poetic Principle ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809–1865)A House Divided: Speech Delivered atSpringfield, Illinois, at the Close ofthe Republican State Convention,June 16, 1858Address Delivered at the Dedication ofthe Cemetery at Gettysburg, Nov. 19,1863Second Inaugural Address, March 4,1865MARGARET FULLER (1810–1850)*The Great LawsuitReview of Narrative of the Life ofFrederick Douglass, An AmericanSlaveFourth of JulyThings and Thoughts on EuropeLetter XVIIISlavery, Race, and the Makingof American LiteratureThomas Jefferson:From Notes on theState of VirginiaDavid Walker: From David Walker’s Appealin Four ArticlesWilliam Lloyd Garrison: To the PublicAngelina E. Grimke: From Appeal to theChristian Women of the SouthSojourner Truth: Speech to the Women’sRights Convention in Akron, Ohio, 1851Martin R. Delany:From Political Destiny ofthe Colored Race on the American ContinentHARRIET BEECHER STOWE (1811–1896)Uncle Tom’s Cabin: or, Life among theLowlyVolume IChapter I. In Which the Reader IsIntroduced to a Man of HumanityChapter III. The Husband andFatherChapter VII. The Mother’s StruggleChapter IX. In Which It AppearsThat a Senator Is but a ManChapter XII. Select Incident ofLawful TradeChapter XIII. The QuakerSettlementChapter XIV. EvangelineVolume IIChapter XX. Topsy*From Chapter XXVI. DeathChapter XXX. The Slave WarehouseChapter XXXI. The Middle PassageChapter XXXIV. The Quadroon’sStoryChapter XL. The MartyrFANNY FERN (SARAH WILLIS PARTON)(1811–1872)Aunt Hetty on MatrimonyHungry Husbands*Leaves of GrassMale Criticism on Ladies’ Books“Fresh Leaves, by Fanny Fern”A Law More Nice Than JustRuth HallChapter LIVChapter LVIHARRIET JACOBS (c. 1813–1897)Incidents in the Life of a Slave GirlI. ChildhoodVII. The LoverX. A Perilous Passage in the SlaveGirl’s LifeXIV. Another Link to LifeXXI. The Loophole of RetreatXLI. Free at LastWILLIAM WELLS BROWN (1814–1884)The Narrative of the Life and Escape ofWilliam Wells Brown[Escape: Self-Education]Clotel; or, The President’s DaughterChapter I. The Negro SaleChapter XXIV. The ArrestChapter XXV. Death Is FreedomHENRY DAVID THOREAU (1817–1862)Resistance to Civil Government♦ Walden, or Life in the WoodsSlavery in MassachusettsFrom A Plea for Captain John BrownFREDERICK DOUGLASS (1818–1895)♦ Narrative of the Life of FrederickDouglass, an American Slave, Writtenby HimselfMy Bondage and My FreedomChapter I. The Author’s ChildhoodChapter II. The Author Removedfrom His First HomeChapter III. The Author’s ParentageWhat to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?♦ The Heroic SlaveSection, Region, Nation, HemisphereDaniel Webster:From First Settlement ofNew EnglandWilliam Gilmore Simms:From Americanismin Literature*Moral Map of the United States*Lorenzo De Zavala:From Journey to theUnited States of North AmericaRichard Henry Dana Jr.: From Two Yearsbefore the MastJohn Louis O’Sullivan: From AnnexationFrancis Parkman Jr.: From The California and Oregon Trail*James M. Whitfield: Stanzas for theFirst of August*Julia Ward Howe:From A Trip to Cuba Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut:From Mary Chesnut’s Civil WarWALT WHITMAN (1819–1892)Preface to Leaves of Grass (1855)InscriptionsOne’s-Self I SingShut Not Your Doors♦ Song of Myself (1881)Children of AdamFrom Pent-up Aching RiversA Woman Waits for MeSpontaneous MeOnce I Pass’d through a Populous CityFacing West from California’s ShoresCalamusScented Herbage of My BreastWhoever You Are Holding Me Nowin HandTrickle DropsHere the Frailest Leaves of MeCrossing Brooklyn FerrySea-DriftOut of the Cradle Endlessly RockingAs I Ebb’d with the Ocean of LifeBy the RoadsideWhen I Heard the Learn’d AstronomerThe Dalliance of the EaglesDrum-TapsBeat! Beat! Drums!Cavalry Crossing a FordVigil Strange I Kept on the FieldOne NightA March in the Ranks Hard-Prest, andthe Road UnknownA Sight in Camp in the Daybreak Grayand DimAs Toilsome I Wander’d Virginia’sWoodsThe Wound-DresserReconciliationAs I Lay with My Head in Your LapCameradoSpirit Whose Work Is DoneMemories of President LincolnWhen Lilacs Last in the DooryardBloom’dWhispers of Heavenly DeathA Noiseless Patient SpiderLetter to Ralph Waldo EmersonLive Oak, with MossFrom Democratic VistasHERMAN MELVILLE (1819–1891)Hawthorne and His MossesMoby-DickChapter 1. LoomingsChapter 3. The Spouter-InnChapter 28. AhabChapter 36. The Quarter-DeckChapter 41. Moby DickChapter 42. The Whiteness ofthe WhaleChapter 135. The Chase — Third DayEpilogue♦ Bartleby, the ScrivenerThe Paradise of Bachelors and theTartarus of Maids♦ Benito CerenoBattle-PiecesThe PortentThe March into VirginiaShilohThe House-topJohn Marr and Other SailorsThe Maldive SharkTimoleon, Etc.Monody♦ Billy Budd, SailorFRANCES ELLEN WATKINS HARPER(1825–1911)Eliza HarrisThe Slave MotherEthiopiaThe Tennessee HeroBury Me in a Free Land*Learning to ReadThe Two OffersEMILY DICKINSON (1830–1886)39 [49] [I never lost as much but twice-]112 [67] [Success is counted sweetest]122 [130] [These are the days when Birdscome back - ]123 [131] [Besides the Autumn poetssing]124 [216] [Safe in their AlabasterChambers - ]146 [148] [All overgrown by cunningmoss]194 [1072] [Title divine, is mine!]202 [185] [“Faith” is a fine invention]207 [214] [I taste a liquor never brewed - ]225 [199] [I’m “wife” - I’ve finished that - ]236 [324] [Some keep the Sabbath goingto Church - ]256 [285] [The Robin’s my Criterion forTune - ]259 [287] [A Clock stopped - ]260 [288] [I’m Nobody! Who are you?]269 [249] [Wild Nights - Wild Nights!]279 [664] [Of all the Souls that standcreate - ]320 [258] [There’s a certain Slant of light]339 [241] [I like a look of Agony]340 [280] [I felt a Funeral, in my Brain]347 [348] [I dreaded that first Robin, so]348 [505] [I would not paint - a picture - ]*353 [508] [I’m ceded - I’ve stoppedbeing Their’s]355 [510] [It was not Death, for I stood up]359 [328] [A Bird came down the Walk - ]365 [338] [I know that He exists]372 [341] [After great pain, a formalfeeling comes - ]373 [501] [This World is not conclusion]381 [326] [I cannot dance upon myToes - ]395 [336] [The face I carry withme - last - ]407 [670] [One need not be a Chamber -to be Haunted - ]409 [303] [The Soul selects her ownSociety - ]411 [528] [Mine - by the Right of theWhite Election!]446 [448] [This was a Poet - ]448 [449] [I died for Beauty - but wasscarce]466 [657] [I dwell in Possibility - ]475 [488] [Myself was formed - aCarpenter - ]477 [315] [He fumbles at your Soul]479 [712] [Because I could not stop forDeath - ]519 [441] [This is my letter to the World]576 [305] [The difference betweenDespair]588 [536] [The Heart asks Pleasure –first - ]591 [465] [I heard a Fly buzz - when Idied - ]598 [632] [The Brain - is wider than theSky - ]600 [312] [Her - last Poems - ]620 [435] [Much Madness is divinestSense - ]627 [593] [I think I was enchanted]648 [547] [I’ve seen a Dying Eye]656 [520] [I started Early - Took myDog - ]675 [401] [What Soft - CherubicCreatures - ]*706 [640] [I cannot live withoutYou]760 [650] [Pain - has an Element ofBlank - ]764 [754] [My Life had stood - a LoadedGun - ]788 [709] [Publication - is the Auction]817 [822] [This Consciousness that isaware]857 [732] [She rose to His Requirement -dropt]935 [1540] [As imperceptibly as Grief]1096 [986] [A narrow Fellow in theGrass]1108 [1078] [The Bustle in a House]1163 [1138] [A Spider sewed at Night]1243 [1126] [Shall I take thee, the Poetsaid]1263 [1129] [Tell all the Truth but tell itslant - ]1353 [1247] [To pile like Thunder to it’sclose]1454 [1397] [It sounded as if the Streetswere running]1489 [1463] [A Route of Evanescence]1577 [1545] [The Bible is an antiqueVolume - ]1593 [1587] [He ate and drank theprecious Words - ]1665 [1581] [The farthest Thunder thatI heard]1668 [1624] [Apparently with no surprise]1675 [1601] [Of God we ask one favor,that we may be forgiven - ]1715 [1651] [A word made Flesh isseldom]1773 [1732] [My life closed twice beforeit’s close]Letter Exchange with Susan GilbertDickinson on Poem 124 [216]*L etters to T. W. HigginsonApril 15, 1862April 25, 1862*REBECCA HARDING DAVIS (1831–1910) ♦ Life in the Iron-Mills*LOUISA MAY ALCOTT (1832–1888)*M y Contraband*F rom Little WomenLiterary LessonsVOLUME C: AMERICAN LITERATURE 1865–1914 IntroductionTimelineWALT WHITMAN (1819–1892)♦ Song of Myself (1881)Crossing Brooklyn FerryOut of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking*Vigil Strange I Kept in the Field One Night*The Wound-Dresser*When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d *From Democratic VistasEMILY DICKINSON (1830–1886)39 [49] [I never lost as much but twice-]112 [67] [Success is counted sweetest]124 [216] [Safe in their AlabasterChambers - ]202 [185] [“Faith” is a fine invention]207 [214] [I taste a liquor never brewed - ]225 [199] [I’m “wife” - I’ve finished that - ]236 [324] [Some keep the Sabbath goingto Church - ]269 [249] [Wild Nights - Wild Nights!]320 [258] [There’s a certain Slant of light]339 [241] [I like a look of Agony]340 [280] [I felt a Funeral, in my Brain]*353 [508] [I’m ceded - I’ve stopped beingTheir’s -]359 [328] [A Bird came down the Walk - ]372 [341] [After great pain, a formalfeeling comes - ]409 [303] [The Soul selects her ownSociety - ]448 [449] [I died for Beauty - but wasscarce]479 [712] [Because I could not stop forDeath - ]519 [441] [This is my letter to the World]591 [465] [I heard a Fly buzz - when I died - ]598 [632] [The Brain - is wider than theSky - ]620 [435] [Much Madness is divinestSense - ]656 [520] [I started Early - Took my Dog - ]*706 [640] [I cannot live with You - ]764 [754] [My Life had stood - a LoadedGun - ]1096 [986] [A narrow Fellow in theGrass]1263 [1129] [Tell all the Truth but tell itslant - ]1668 [1624] [Apparently with no surprise]1773 [1732] [My life closed twice beforeit’s close]MARÍA AMPARO RUIZ DE BURTON(1832–1895)The Squatter and the DonChapter V. The Don in His Broad AcresMARK TWAIN (Samuel L. Clemens)(1835–1910)The Notorious Jumping Frog of CalaverasCountyRoughing ItChapter 23♦ Adventures of Huckleberry FinnFenimore Cooper’s Literary OffencesThe War PrayerLetters from the EarthSatan’s LetterLetter IILetter IVLetter VILetter to the Earth*Critical Controversy: Race and the Endingof Adventures of Huckleberry Finn*Leo Marx:From Mr. Eliot, Mr. Trilling, andHuckleberry Finn*Julius Lester: From Morality and Adventuresof Huckleberry Finn*Justin Kaplan: From Born to Trouble: OneHundred Years of Huckleberry Finn*David L. Smith: From Huck, Jim, andAmerican Racial Discourse*Jane Smiley: From Say It Ain’t So Huck:Second Thoughts on Mark Twain’s LiteraryMasterpiece*Toni Morrison: From Introduction toAdventures of Huckleberry Finn*Shelley Fisher Fishkin: From Lighting Outfor the Territory: Reflections on Mark Twainand American CultureBRET HARTE (1836–1902)The Luck of Roaring CampMigglesTennessee’s Partner*WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS (1837–1920)*EdithaHENRY ADAMS (1838–1918)The Education of Henry AdamsEditor’s PrefacePrefaceChapter XXV. The Dynamo andthe VirginAMBROSE BIERCE (1842–1914?)An Occurrence at Owl Creek BridgeChickamaugaNative American Oratory*Smohalla: Comments to Major MacMurrayCharlot: [He has filled graves with our bones]HENRY JAMES (1843–1916)♦ Daisy Miller: A StudyThe Real ThingThe Beast in the JungleSARAH WINNEMUCCA (c. 1844–1891)Life Among the PiutesFrom Chapter I. First Meeting ofPiutes and WhitesFrom Chapter II. Domestic and SocialMoralitiesFrom Chapter VIII. The Yakima AffairJOEL CHANDLER HARRIS (1848–1908)The Wonderful Tar-Baby StoryHow Mr. Rabbit Was Too Sharp forMr. FoxEMMA LAZARUS (1849–1887)In the Jewish Synagogue at Newport1492The New ColossusSARAH ORNE JEWETT (1849–1909)A White Heron*The Foreigner。

nate the great 30本书名 -回复

nate the great 30本书名-回复如何找到《Nate the Great》系列的30本书。

一、了解《Nate the Great》系列《Nate the Great》是美国作家Marjorie Weinman Sharmat所创作的一个儿童侦探小说系列。

这个系列的主人公是名字叫做Nate的小侦探，他和他的狗Sludge一起解决了许多神秘案件。

这个系列书籍非常受孩子们的喜爱，并且已经出版了30本。

二、书籍的出版年份和顺序为了找到《Nate the Great》系列的30本书，我们首先需要了解每本书的出版年份和顺序。

下面是这些信息的一个详细列表：1. 《Nate the Great》（1972）2. 《Nate the Great Goes Undercover》（1974）3. 《Nate the Great and the Lost List》（1975）4. 《Nate the Great and the Phony Clue》（1977）5. 《Nate the Great and the Sticky Case》（1981）6. 《Nate the Great and the Missing Key》（1981）7. 《Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail》（1982）8. 《Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize》（1982）9. 《Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed》（1984）10. 《Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag》（1985）11. 《Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps》（1986）12. 《Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt》（1987）13. 《Nate the Great and the Monster Mess》（1987）14. 《Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise》（1988）15. 《Nate the Great and the Pillowcase》（1988）16. 《Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine》（1989）17. 《Nate the Great and the Owl Express》（1990）18. 《Nate the Great and the Stolen Base》（1992）19. 《Nate the Great and the Fishy Valentine》（1994）20. 《Nate the Great and the Sticky Case》（1995）21. 《Nate the Great and the Musical Note》（1996）22. 《Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas》（1997）23. 《Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden》（1997）24. 《Nate the Great San Francisco Detective》（1998）25. 《Nate the Great and Me: The Case of the Fleeing Fang》（1998）26. 《Nate the Great, Super Sniffer》（2001）27. 《Nate the Great and the Big Sniff》（2002）28. 《Nate the Great, Where Are You?》（2002）29. 《Nate the Great and the Hungry Book Club》（2010）30. 《Nate the Great, Where Are You?》（2013）以上是《Nate the Great》系列的所有30本书以及它们的出版年份。

罗斯公司理财英文第九版Chap005

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5.4 The Internal Rate of Return

IRR: the discount rate that sets NPV to zero Minimum Acceptance Criteria:

Ranking Criteria:

Accept if the IRR exceeds the required return Select alternative with the highest IRR

Independent Projects: accepting or rejecting one project does not affect the decision of the other projects.

Must exceed a MINIMUM acceptance criteria
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Accepting positive NPV projects benefits shareholders.
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uses cash flows NPV uses all the cash flows of the project NPV discounts the cash flows properly

Mutually Exclusive Projects: only ONE of several potential projects can be chosen, e.g., acquiring an accounting system.

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牛津树9级the blue eye故事梗概

牛津树9级the blue eye故事梗概摘要：一、故事背景介绍二、主人公简介三、故事情节概述四、故事寓意及启示五、总结与拓展建议正文：一、故事背景介绍《牛津树》是一部家喻户晓的英语学习教材，其中的故事丰富多样，寓教于乐。

今天要介绍的是牛津树9级的故事《The Blue Eye》。

这个故事发生在一个神秘的小镇，主人公是一位名叫Max的小男孩。

二、主人公简介Max是一个好奇心重、勇于探险的小男孩。

在一次偶然的机会，他发现了一本神秘的笔记本，里面记载着一个关于“蓝色眼睛”的传说。

为了寻找真相，Max决定开始他的冒险之旅。

三、故事情节概述在一次放学后，Max跟随笔记本的指引，来到了一个古老的神庙。

在神庙里，他发现了一颗蓝色眼睛的宝石。

Max意识到这颗宝石具有神奇的力量，能够看到周围事物的真实面貌。

在接下来的冒险过程中，Max利用蓝色眼睛的力量，解决了许多困扰他和他朋友的问题。

然而，他也意识到，这份力量并非完全美好，因为它揭示了许多人心灵深处的秘密，包括Max自己。

四、故事寓意及启示《The Blue Eye》这个故事告诉我们，每个人都有善恶之分，蓝色眼睛的力量可以让人们看到真相，但也会揭示人心底的黑暗。

在面对诱惑和挑战时，我们要学会理智对待，正确使用自己的力量。

同时，故事也提醒我们要珍惜友谊，真诚面对彼此。

五、总结与拓展建议《The Blue Eye》是一个充满神秘色彩和寓意的故事。

通过阅读这个故事，我们可以学到很多人生哲理。

在现实生活中，我们要学会面对真相，勇于承担责任。

此外，还可以就故事中的角色、情节进行讨论，提高我们的口语表达和思维能力。

译林版高中英语选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 Sports culture 单元提能强化练

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A.Vampires.
B.Teenagers.
C.Different styles. D.Her works.
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However,some have been keen to point out that yes,martial arts in every school would be great,but finding those who are trained and qualified (合格的) to teach martial arts could probably prove to be challenging.They believe it is a chicken and egg situation,where without compulsory (强制的) curriculum of martial arts,those who are good at it may never find themselves in a dojo (武术馆) to find out.But to bring it to everyone you need experienced trainers who can teach the martial arts without fear of mishap (不幸事故) or physical damage. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文,主要论述的是武术是否应该被列入学校的主要课程。

英语名著怦然心动第九章梗概

英语名著怦然心动第九章梗概Chapter 9 Summary of the English Novel "Flipped"In Chapter 9 of the English novel "Flipped" by Wendelin Van Draanen, the story takes an unexpected turn as we witness the growing maturity and understanding between the two main characters, Bryce and Juli.The chapter begins with Bryce's family hosting a neighborhood gathering. Juli, who has always been drawn to Bryce's house, takes this opportunity to get closer to him. As she walks towards the gathering, Juli overhears part of a conversation between Bryce's grandfather, Chet, and a man named Lewellen. The discussion revolves around the complexities of selling the land that Juli's family owns.Filled with curiosity, Juli confronts Chet about his intentions to buy her family's land. Chet, unfazed by Juli's direct approach, admits that he wants to buy the land to expand his own property. He reassures her that the decision to sell lies with Juli's parents and informs her about an upcoming meeting with them.Feeling overwhelmed, Juli rushes home and explains the situation to her father. Her father, who is emotionally connected to their land, expresses his concerns about selling it. The debate between Juli's parents intensifies, and they are torn between their love for the land and the practicality of the situation.Meanwhile, Bryce continues to struggle with his feelings towards Juli. He finds himself genuinely appreciating her for the first time, noticing her independent and caring nature, and realizing that there is more to her than heinitially thought. This newfound understanding leads Bryce to question his own actions and the influence of his friends who have always taunted Juli.In an attempt to apologize and make amends for his past behavior, Bryce seeks out Juli and finds her sitting alone on her favorite sycamore tree. He confesses his realization that he misjudged her and acknowledges the importance of her family's land to her. Juli, taken aback by Bryce's sincerity, accepts his apology but remains cautious.The chapter ends with Juli's parents making a decision about selling the property. Juli overhears her parents discussing the financial difficulties they face and their willingness to consider Chet's offer. This revelation pushes Juli to take matters into her own hands as she decides to confront Chet and Bryce, demanding fair treatment and an opportunity to voice her own opinion.Chapter 9 of "Flipped" exemplifies the transformative power of empathy and understanding. Both Bryce and Juli undergo significant personal growth, challenging their preconceived notions about each other and the world around them. The story takes a deeper dive into themes of family, identity, and the importance of actively listening to one another's perspectives.Through the skillful narration of Wendelin Van Draanen, Chapter 9 captures the essence of an evolving relationship and sets the stage for the next chapter, leaving readers eagerly anticipating the resolution of the land dispute and the potential blossoming of a genuine connection between Bryce and Juli.。

罗斯《公司理财》第9版精要版英文原书课后部分章节答案

CH5 11，13，18，19，2011.To find the PV of a lump sum, we use:PV = FV / (1 + r)tPV = $1,000,000 / (1.10)80 = $488.1913.To answer this question, we can use either the FV or the PV formula. Both will give the sameanswer since they are the inverse of each other. We will use the FV formula, that is:FV = PV(1 + r)tSolving for r, we get:r = (FV / PV)1 / t– 1r = ($1,260,000 / $150)1/112– 1 = .0840 or 8.40%To find the FV of the first prize, we use:FV = PV(1 + r)tFV = $1,260,000(1.0840)33 = $18,056,409.9418.To find the FV of a lump sum, we use:FV = PV(1 + r)tFV = $4,000(1.11)45 = $438,120.97FV = $4,000(1.11)35 = $154,299.40Better start early!19. We need to find the FV of a lump sum. However, the money will only be invested for six years,so the number of periods is six.FV = PV(1 + r)tFV = $20,000(1.084)6 = $32,449.3320.To answer this question, we can use either the FV or the PV formula. Both will give the sameanswer since they are the inverse of each other. We will use the FV formula, that is:FV = PV(1 + r)tSolving for t, we get:t = ln(FV / PV) / ln(1 + r)t = ln($75,000 / $10,000) / ln(1.11) = 19.31So, the money must be invested for 19.31 years. However, you will not receive the money for another two years. Fro m now, you’ll wait:2 years + 19.31 years = 21.31 yearsCH6 16，24，27，42，5816.For this problem, we simply need to find the FV of a lump sum using the equation:FV = PV(1 + r)tIt is important to note that compounding occurs semiannually. To account for this, we will divide the interest rate by two (the number of compounding periods in a year), and multiply the number of periods by two. Doing so, we get:FV = $2,100[1 + (.084/2)]34 = $8,505.9324.This problem requires us to find the FVA. The equation to find the FVA is:FVA = C{[(1 + r)t– 1] / r}FVA = $300[{[1 + (.10/12) ]360 – 1} / (.10/12)] = $678,146.3827.The cash flows are annual and the compounding period is quarterly, so we need to calculate theEAR to make the interest rate comparable with the timing of the cash flows. Using the equation for the EAR, we get:EAR = [1 + (APR / m)]m– 1EAR = [1 + (.11/4)]4– 1 = .1146 or 11.46%And now we use the EAR to find the PV of each cash flow as a lump sum and add them together: PV = $725 / 1.1146 + $980 / 1.11462 + $1,360 / 1.11464 = $2,320.3642.The amount of principal paid on the loan is the PV of the monthly payments you make. So, thepresent value of the $1,150 monthly payments is:PVA = $1,150[(1 – {1 / [1 + (.0635/12)]}360) / (.0635/12)] = $184,817.42The monthly payments of $1,150 will amount to a principal payment of $184,817.42. The amount of principal you will still owe is:$240,000 – 184,817.42 = $55,182.58This remaining principal amount will increase at the interest rate on the loan until the end of the loan period. So the balloon payment in 30 years, which is the FV of the remaining principal will be:Balloon payment = $55,182.58[1 + (.0635/12)]360 = $368,936.5458.To answer this question, we should find the PV of both options, and compare them. Since we arepurchasing the car, the lowest PV is the best option. The PV of the leasing is simply the PV of the lease payments, plus the $99. The interest rate we would use for the leasing option is thesame as the interest rate of the loan. The PV of leasing is:PV = $99 + $450{1 – [1 / (1 + .07/12)12(3)]} / (.07/12) = $14,672.91The PV of purchasing the car is the current price of the car minus the PV of the resale price. The PV of the resale price is:PV = $23,000 / [1 + (.07/12)]12(3) = $18,654.82The PV of the decision to purchase is:$32,000 – 18,654.82 = $13,345.18In this case, it is cheaper to buy the car than leasing it since the PV of the purchase cash flows is lower. To find the breakeven resale price, we need to find the resale price that makes the PV of the two options the same. In other words, the PV of the decision to buy should be:$32,000 – PV of resale price = $14,672.91PV of resale price = $17,327.09The resale price that would make the PV of the lease versus buy decision is the FV of this value, so:Breakeven resale price = $17,327.09[1 + (.07/12)]12(3) = $21,363.01CH7 3，18，21，22，313.The price of any bond is the PV of the interest payment, plus the PV of the par value. Notice thisproblem assumes an annual coupon. The price of the bond will be:P = $75({1 – [1/(1 + .0875)]10 } / .0875) + $1,000[1 / (1 + .0875)10] = $918.89We would like to introduce shorthand notation here. Rather than write (or type, as the case may be) the entire equation for the PV of a lump sum, or the PVA equation, it is common to abbreviate the equations as:PVIF R,t = 1 / (1 + r)twhich stands for Present Value Interest FactorPVIFA R,t= ({1 – [1/(1 + r)]t } / r )which stands for Present Value Interest Factor of an AnnuityThese abbreviations are short hand notation for the equations in which the interest rate and the number of periods are substituted into the equation and solved. We will use this shorthand notation in remainder of the solutions key.18.The bond price equation for this bond is:P0 = $1,068 = $46(PVIFA R%,18) + $1,000(PVIF R%,18)Using a spreadsheet, financial calculator, or trial and error we find:R = 4.06%This is the semiannual interest rate, so the YTM is:YTM = 2 4.06% = 8.12%The current yield is:Current yield = Annual coupon payment / Price = $92 / $1,068 = .0861 or 8.61%The effective annual yield is the same as the EAR, so using the EAR equation from the previous chapter:Effective annual yield = (1 + 0.0406)2– 1 = .0829 or 8.29%20. Accrued interest is the coupon payment for the period times the fraction of the period that haspassed since the last coupon payment. Since we have a semiannual coupon bond, the coupon payment per six months is one-half of the annual coupon payment. There are four months until the next coupon payment, so two months have passed since the last coupon payment. The accrued interest for the bond is:Accrued interest = $74/2 × 2/6 = $12.33And we calculate the clean price as:Clean price = Dirty price – Accrued interest = $968 – 12.33 = $955.6721. Accrued interest is the coupon payment for the period times the fraction of the period that haspassed since the last coupon payment. Since we have a semiannual coupon bond, the coupon payment per six months is one-half of the annual coupon payment. There are two months until the next coupon payment, so four months have passed since the last coupon payment. The accrued interest for the bond is:Accrued interest = $68/2 × 4/6 = $22.67And we calculate the dirty price as:Dirty price = Clean price + Accrued interest = $1,073 + 22.67 = $1,095.6722.To find the number of years to maturity for the bond, we need to find the price of the bond. Sincewe already have the coupon rate, we can use the bond price equation, and solve for the number of years to maturity. We are given the current yield of the bond, so we can calculate the price as: Current yield = .0755 = $80/P0P0 = $80/.0755 = $1,059.60Now that we have the price of the bond, the bond price equation is:P = $1,059.60 = $80[(1 – (1/1.072)t ) / .072 ] + $1,000/1.072tWe can solve this equation for t as follows:$1,059.60(1.072)t = $1,111.11(1.072)t– 1,111.11 + 1,000111.11 = 51.51(1.072)t2.1570 = 1.072tt = log 2.1570 / log 1.072 = 11.06 11 yearsThe bond has 11 years to maturity.31.The price of any bond (or financial instrument) is the PV of the future cash flows. Even thoughBond M makes different coupons payments, to find the price of the bond, we just find the PV of the cash flows. The PV of the cash flows for Bond M is:P M= $1,100(PVIFA3.5%,16)(PVIF3.5%,12) + $1,400(PVIFA3.5%,12)(PVIF3.5%,28) + $20,000(PVIF3.5%,40)P M= $19,018.78Notice that for the coupon payments of $1,400, we found the PVA for the coupon payments, and then discounted the lump sum back to today.Bond N is a zero coupon bond with a $20,000 par value, therefore, the price of the bond is the PV of the par, or:P N= $20,000(PVIF3.5%,40) = $5,051.45CH8 4，18，20，22，24ing the constant growth model, we find the price of the stock today is:P0 = D1 / (R– g) = $3.04 / (.11 – .038) = $42.2218.The price of a share of preferred stock is the dividend payment divided by the required return.We know the dividend payment in Year 20, so we can find the price of the stock in Year 19, one year before the first dividend payment. Doing so, we get:P19 = $20.00 / .064P19 = $312.50The price of the stock today is the PV of the stock price in the future, so the price today will be: P0 = $312.50 / (1.064)19P0 = $96.1520.We can use the two-stage dividend growth model for this problem, which is:P0 = [D0(1 + g1)/(R –g1)]{1 – [(1 + g1)/(1 + R)]T}+ [(1 + g1)/(1 + R)]T[D0(1 + g2)/(R –g2)]P0= [$1.25(1.28)/(.13 – .28)][1 – (1.28/1.13)8] + [(1.28)/(1.13)]8[$1.25(1.06)/(.13 – .06)]P0= $69.5522.We are asked to find the dividend yield and capital gains yield for each of the stocks. All of thestocks have a 15 percent required return, which is the sum of the dividend yield and the capital gains yield. To find the components of the total return, we need to find the stock price for each stock. Using this stock price and the dividend, we can calculate the dividend yield. The capital gains yield for the stock will be the total return (required return) minus the dividend yield.W: P0 = D0(1 + g) / (R–g) = $4.50(1.10)/(.19 – .10) = $55.00Dividend yield = D1/P0 = $4.50(1.10)/$55.00 = .09 or 9%Capital gains yield = .19 – .09 = .10 or 10%X: P0 = D0(1 + g) / (R–g) = $4.50/(.19 – 0) = $23.68Dividend yield = D1/P0 = $4.50/$23.68 = .19 or 19%Capital gains yield = .19 – .19 = 0%Y: P0 = D0(1 + g) / (R–g) = $4.50(1 – .05)/(.19 + .05) = $17.81Dividend yield = D1/P0 = $4.50(0.95)/$17.81 = .24 or 24%Capital gains yield = .19 – .24 = –.05 or –5%Z: P2 = D2(1 + g) / (R–g) = D0(1 + g1)2(1 + g2)/(R–g2) = $4.50(1.20)2(1.12)/(.19 – .12) = $103.68P0 = $4.50 (1.20) / (1.19) + $4.50 (1.20)2/ (1.19)2 + $103.68 / (1.19)2 = $82.33Dividend yield = D1/P0 = $4.50(1.20)/$82.33 = .066 or 6.6%Capital gains yield = .19 – .066 = .124 or 12.4%In all cases, the required return is 19%, but the return is distributed differently between current income and capital gains. High growth stocks have an appreciable capital gains component but a relatively small current income yield; conversely, mature, negative-growth stocks provide a high current income but also price depreciation over time.24.Here we have a stock with supernormal growth, but the dividend growth changes every year forthe first four years. We can find the price of the stock in Year 3 since the dividend growth rate is constant after the third dividend. The price of the stock in Year 3 will be the dividend in Year 4, divided by the required return minus the constant dividend growth rate. So, the price in Year 3 will be:P3 = $2.45(1.20)(1.15)(1.10)(1.05) / (.11 – .05) = $65.08The price of the stock today will be the PV of the first three dividends, plus the PV of the stock price in Year 3, so:P0 = $2.45(1.20)/(1.11) + $2.45(1.20)(1.15)/1.112 + $2.45(1.20)(1.15)(1.10)/1.113 + $65.08/1.113 P0 = $55.70CH9 3，4，6，9，153.Project A has cash flows of $19,000 in Year 1, so the cash flows are short by $21,000 ofrecapturing the initial investment, so the payback for Project A is:Payback = 1 + ($21,000 / $25,000) = 1.84 yearsProject B has cash flows of:Cash flows = $14,000 + 17,000 + 24,000 = $55,000during this first three years. The cash flows are still short by $5,000 of recapturing the initial investment, so the payback for Project B is:B: Payback = 3 + ($5,000 / $270,000) = 3.019 yearsUsing the payback criterion and a cutoff of 3 years, accept project A and reject project B.4.When we use discounted payback, we need to find the value of all cash flows today. The valuetoday of the project cash flows for the first four years is:Value today of Year 1 cash flow = $4,200/1.14 = $3,684.21Value today of Year 2 cash flow = $5,300/1.142 = $4,078.18Value today of Year 3 cash flow = $6,100/1.143 = $4,117.33Value today of Year 4 cash flow = $7,400/1.144 = $4,381.39To find the discounted payback, we use these values to find the payback period. The discounted first year cash flow is $3,684.21, so the discounted payback for a $7,000 initial cost is:Discounted payback = 1 + ($7,000 – 3,684.21)/$4,078.18 = 1.81 yearsFor an initial cost of $10,000, the discounted payback is:Discounted payback = 2 + ($10,000 – 3,684.21 – 4,078.18)/$4,117.33 = 2.54 yearsNotice the calculation of discounted payback. We know the payback period is between two and three years, so we subtract the discounted values of the Year 1 and Year 2 cash flows from the initial cost. This is the numerator, which is the discounted amount we still need to make to recover our initial investment. We divide this amount by the discounted amount we will earn in Year 3 to get the fractional portion of the discounted payback.If the initial cost is $13,000, the discounted payback is:Discounted payback = 3 + ($13,000 – 3,684.21 – 4,078.18 – 4,117.33) / $4,381.39 = 3.26 years6.Our definition of AAR is the average net income divided by the average book value. The averagenet income for this project is:Average net income = ($1,938,200 + 2,201,600 + 1,876,000 + 1,329,500) / 4 = $1,836,325And the average book value is:Average book value = ($15,000,000 + 0) / 2 = $7,500,000So, the AAR for this project is:AAR = Average net income / Average book value = $1,836,325 / $7,500,000 = .2448 or 24.48%9.The NPV of a project is the PV of the outflows minus the PV of the inflows. Since the cashinflows are an annuity, the equation for the NPV of this project at an 8 percent required return is: NPV = –$138,000 + $28,500(PVIFA8%, 9) = $40,036.31At an 8 percent required return, the NPV is positive, so we would accept the project.The equation for the NPV of the project at a 20 percent required return is:NPV = –$138,000 + $28,500(PVIFA20%, 9) = –$23,117.45At a 20 percent required return, the NPV is negative, so we would reject the project.We would be indifferent to the project if the required return was equal to the IRR of the project, since at that required return the NPV is zero. The IRR of the project is:0 = –$138,000 + $28,500(PVIFA IRR, 9)IRR = 14.59%15.The profitability index is defined as the PV of the cash inflows divided by the PV of the cashoutflows. The equation for the profitability index at a required return of 10 percent is:PI = [$7,300/1.1 + $6,900/1.12 + $5,700/1.13] / $14,000 = 1.187The equation for the profitability index at a required return of 15 percent is:PI = [$7,300/1.15 + $6,900/1.152 + $5,700/1.153] / $14,000 = 1.094The equation for the profitability index at a required return of 22 percent is:PI = [$7,300/1.22 + $6,900/1.222 + $5,700/1.223] / $14,000 = 0.983We would accept the project if the required return were 10 percent or 15 percent since the PI is greater than one. We would reject the project if the required return were 22 percent since the PI is less than one.CH10 9，13，14，17，18ing the tax shield approach to calculating OCF (Remember the approach is irrelevant; the finalanswer will be the same no matter which of the four methods you use.), we get:OCF = (Sales – Costs)(1 – t C) + t C DepreciationOCF = ($2,650,000 – 840,000)(1 – 0.35) + 0.35($3,900,000/3)OCF = $1,631,50013.First we will calculate the annual depreciation of the new equipment. It will be:Annual depreciation = $560,000/5Annual depreciation = $112,000Now, we calculate the aftertax salvage value. The aftertax salvage value is the market price minus (or plus) the taxes on the sale of the equipment, so:Aftertax salvage value = MV + (BV – MV)t cVery often the book value of the equipment is zero as it is in this case. If the book value is zero, the equation for the aftertax salvage value becomes:Aftertax salvage value = MV + (0 – MV)t cAftertax salvage value = MV(1 – t c)We will use this equation to find the aftertax salvage value since we know the book value is zero.So, the aftertax salvage value is:Aftertax salvage value = $85,000(1 – 0.34)Aftertax salvage value = $56,100Using the tax shield approach, we find the OCF for the project is:OCF = $165,000(1 – 0.34) + 0.34($112,000)OCF = $146,980Now we can find the project NPV. Notice we include the NWC in the initial cash outlay. The recovery of the NWC occurs in Year 5, along with the aftertax salvage value.NPV = –$560,000 – 29,000 + $146,980(PVIFA10%,5) + [($56,100 + 29,000) / 1.105]NPV = $21,010.2414.First we will calculate the annual depreciation of the new equipment. It will be:Annual depreciation charge = $720,000/5Annual depreciation charge = $144,000The aftertax salvage value of the equipment is:Aftertax salvage value = $75,000(1 – 0.35)Aftertax salvage value = $48,750Using the tax shield approach, the OCF is:OCF = $260,000(1 – 0.35) + 0.35($144,000)OCF = $219,400Now we can find the project IRR. There is an unusual feature that is a part of this project.Accepting this project means that we will reduce NWC. This reduction in NWC is a cash inflow at Year 0. This reduction in NWC implies that when the project ends, we will have to increase NWC. So, at the end of the project, we will have a cash outflow to restore the NWC to its level before the project. We also must include the aftertax salvage value at the end of the project. The IRR of the project is:NPV = 0 = –$720,000 + 110,000 + $219,400(PVIFA IRR%,5) + [($48,750 – 110,000) / (1+IRR)5]IRR = 21.65%17.We will need the aftertax salvage value of the equipment to compute the EAC. Even though theequipment for each product has a different initial cost, both have the same salvage value. The aftertax salvage value for both is:Both cases: aftertax salvage value = $40,000(1 – 0.35) = $26,000To calculate the EAC, we first need the OCF and NPV of each option. The OCF and NPV for Techron I is:OCF = –$67,000(1 – 0.35) + 0.35($290,000/3) = –9,716.67NPV = –$290,000 – $9,716.67(PVIFA10%,3) + ($26,000/1.103) = –$294,629.73EAC = –$294,629.73 / (PVIFA10%,3) = –$118,474.97And the OCF and NPV for Techron II is:OCF = –$35,000(1 – 0.35) + 0.35($510,000/5) = $12,950NPV = –$510,000 + $12,950(PVIFA10%,5) + ($26,000/1.105) = –$444,765.36EAC = –$444,765.36 / (PVIFA10%,5) = –$117,327.98The two milling machines have unequal lives, so they can only be compared by expressing both on an equivalent annual basis, which is what the EAC method does. Thus, you prefer the Techron II because it has the lower (less negative) annual cost.18.To find the bid price, we need to calculate all other cash flows for the project, and then solve forthe bid price. The aftertax salvage value of the equipment is:Aftertax salvage value = $70,000(1 – 0.35) = $45,500Now we can solve for the necessary OCF that will give the project a zero NPV. The equation for the NPV of the project is:NPV = 0 = –$940,000 – 75,000 + OCF(PVIFA12%,5) + [($75,000 + 45,500) / 1.125]Solving for the OCF, we find the OCF that makes the project NPV equal to zero is:OCF = $946,625.06 / PVIFA12%,5 = $262,603.01The easiest way to calculate the bid price is the tax shield approach, so:OCF = $262,603.01 = [(P – v)Q – FC ](1 – t c) + t c D$262,603.01 = [(P – $9.25)(185,000) – $305,000 ](1 – 0.35) + 0.35($940,000/5)P = $12.54CH14 6、9、20、23、246. The pretax cost of debt is the YTM of the company’s bonds, so:P0 = $1,070 = $35(PVIFA R%,30) + $1,000(PVIF R%,30)R = 3.137%YTM = 2 × 3.137% = 6.27%And the aftertax cost of debt is:R D = .0627(1 – .35) = .0408 or 4.08%9. ing the equation to calculate the WACC, we find:WACC = .60(.14) + .05(.06) + .35(.08)(1 – .35) = .1052 or 10.52%b.Since interest is tax deductible and dividends are not, we must look at the after-tax cost ofdebt, which is:.08(1 – .35) = .0520 or 5.20%Hence, on an after-tax basis, debt is cheaper than the preferred stock.ing the debt-equity ratio to calculate the WACC, we find:WACC = (.90/1.90)(.048) + (1/1.90)(.13) = .0912 or 9.12%Since the project is riskier than the company, we need to adjust the project discount rate for the additional risk. Using the subjective risk factor given, we find:Project discount rate = 9.12% + 2.00% = 11.12%We would accept the project if the NPV is positive. The NPV is the PV of the cash outflows plus the PV of the cash inflows. Since we have the costs, we just need to find the PV of inflows. The cash inflows are a growing perpetuity. If you remember, the equation for the PV of a growing perpetuity is the same as the dividend growth equation, so:PV of future CF = $2,700,000/(.1112 – .04) = $37,943,787The project should only be undertaken if its cost is less than $37,943,787 since costs less than this amount will result in a positive NPV.23. ing the dividend discount model, the cost of equity is:R E = [(0.80)(1.05)/$61] + .05R E = .0638 or 6.38%ing the CAPM, the cost of equity is:R E = .055 + 1.50(.1200 – .0550)R E = .1525 or 15.25%c.When using the dividend growth model or the CAPM, you must remember that both areestimates for the cost of equity. Additionally, and perhaps more importantly, each methodof estimating the cost of equity depends upon different assumptions.Challenge24.We can use the debt-equity ratio to calculate the weights of equity and debt. The debt of thecompany has a weight for long-term debt and a weight for accounts payable. We can use the weight given for accounts payable to calculate the weight of accounts payable and the weight of long-term debt. The weight of each will be:Accounts payable weight = .20/1.20 = .17Long-term debt weight = 1/1.20 = .83Since the accounts payable has the same cost as the overall WACC, we can write the equation for the WACC as:WACC = (1/1.7)(.14) + (0.7/1.7)[(.20/1.2)WACC + (1/1.2)(.08)(1 – .35)]Solving for WACC, we find:WACC = .0824 + .4118[(.20/1.2)WACC + .0433]WACC = .0824 + (.0686)WACC + .0178(.9314)WACC = .1002WACC = .1076 or 10.76%We will use basically the same equation to calculate the weighted average flotation cost, except we will use the flotation cost for each form of financing. Doing so, we get:Flotation costs = (1/1.7)(.08) + (0.7/1.7)[(.20/1.2)(0) + (1/1.2)(.04)] = .0608 or 6.08%The total amount we need to raise to fund the new equipment will be:Amount raised cost = $45,000,000/(1 – .0608)Amount raised = $47,912,317Since the cash flows go to perpetuity, we can calculate the present value using the equation for the PV of a perpetuity. The NPV is:NPV = –$47,912,317 + ($6,200,000/.1076)NPV = $9,719,777CH16 1，4，12，14，171. a. A table outlining the income statement for the three possible states of the economy isshown below. The EPS is the net income divided by the 5,000 shares outstanding. The lastrow shows the percentage change in EPS the company will experience in a recession or anexpansion economy.Recession Normal ExpansionEBIT $14,000 $28,000 $36,400Interest 0 0 0NI $14,000 $28,000 $36,400EPS $ 2.80 $ 5.60 $ 7.28%∆EPS –50 –––+30b.If the company undergoes the proposed recapitalization, it will repurchase:Share price = Equity / Shares outstandingShare price = $250,000/5,000Share price = $50Shares repurchased = Debt issued / Share priceShares repurchased =$90,000/$50Shares repurchased = 1,800The interest payment each year under all three scenarios will be:Interest payment = $90,000(.07) = $6,300The last row shows the percentage change in EPS the company will experience in arecession or an expansion economy under the proposed recapitalization.Recession Normal ExpansionEBIT $14,000 $28,000 $36,400Interest 6,300 6,300 6,300NI $7,700 $21,700 $30,100EPS $2.41 $ 6.78 $9.41%∆EPS –64.52 –––+38.714. a.Under Plan I, the unlevered company, net income is the same as EBIT with no corporate tax.The EPS under this capitalization will be:EPS = $350,000/160,000 sharesEPS = $2.19Under Plan II, the levered company, EBIT will be reduced by the interest payment. The interest payment is the amount of debt times the interest rate, so:NI = $500,000 – .08($2,800,000)NI = $126,000And the EPS will be:EPS = $126,000/80,000 sharesEPS = $1.58Plan I has the higher EPS when EBIT is $350,000.b.Under Plan I, the net income is $500,000 and the EPS is:EPS = $500,000/160,000 sharesEPS = $3.13Under Plan II, the net income is:NI = $500,000 – .08($2,800,000)NI = $276,000And the EPS is:EPS = $276,000/80,000 sharesEPS = $3.45Plan II has the higher EPS when EBIT is $500,000.c.To find the breakeven EBIT for two different capital structures, we simply set the equationsfor EPS equal to each other and solve for EBIT. The breakeven EBIT is:EBIT/160,000 = [EBIT – .08($2,800,000)]/80,000EBIT = $448,00012. a.With the information provided, we can use the equation for calculating WACC to find thecost of equity. The equation for WACC is:WACC = (E/V)R E + (D/V)R D(1 – t C)The company has a debt-equity ratio of 1.5, which implies the weight of debt is 1.5/2.5, and the weight of equity is 1/2.5, soWACC = .10 = (1/2.5)R E + (1.5/2.5)(.07)(1 – .35)R E = .1818 or 18.18%b.To find the unlevered cost of equity we need to use M&M Proposition II with taxes, so:R E = R U + (R U– R D)(D/E)(1 – t C).1818 = R U + (R U– .07)(1.5)(1 – .35)R U = .1266 or 12.66%c.To find the cost of equity under different capital structures, we can again use M&MProposition II with taxes. With a debt-equity ratio of 2, the cost of equity is:R E = R U + (R U– R D)(D/E)(1 – t C)R E = .1266 + (.1266 – .07)(2)(1 – .35)R E = .2001 or 20.01%With a debt-equity ratio of 1.0, the cost of equity is:R E = .1266 + (.1266 – .07)(1)(1 – .35)R E = .1634 or 16.34%And with a debt-equity ratio of 0, the cost of equity is:R E = .1266 + (.1266 – .07)(0)(1 – .35)R E = R U = .1266 or 12.66%14. a.The value of the unlevered firm is:V U = EBIT(1 – t C)/R UV U = $92,000(1 – .35)/.15V U = $398,666.67b.The value of the levered firm is:V U = V U + t C DV U = $398,666.67 + .35($60,000)V U = $419,666.6717.With no debt, we are finding the value of an unlevered firm, so:V U = EBIT(1 – t C)/R UV U = $14,000(1 – .35)/.16V U = $56,875With debt, we simply need to use the equation for the value of a levered firm. With 50 percent debt, one-half of the firm value is debt, so the value of the levered firm is:V L = V U + t C(D/V)V UV L = $56,875 + .35(.50)($56,875)V L = $66,828.13And with 100 percent debt, the value of the firm is:V L = V U + t C(D/V)V UV L = $56,875 + .35(1.0)($56,875)V L = $76,781.25c.The net cash flows is the present value of the average daily collections times the daily interest rate, minus the transaction cost per day, so:Net cash flow per day = $1,276,275(.0002) – $0.50(385)Net cash flow per day = $62.76The net cash flow per check is the net cash flow per day divided by the number of checksreceived per day, or:Net cash flow per check = $62.76/385Net cash flow per check = $0.16Alternatively, we could find the net cash flow per check as the number of days the system reduces collection time times the average check amount times the daily interest rate, minusthe transaction cost per check. Doing so, we confirm our previous answer as:Net cash flow per check = 3($1,105)(.0002) – $0.50Net cash flow per check = $0.16 per checkThis makes the total costs:Total costs = $18,900,000 + 56,320,000 = $75,220,000The flotation costs as a percentage of the amount raised is the total cost divided by the amount raised, so:Flotation cost percentage = $75,220,000/$180,780,000 = .4161 or 41.61%8.The number of rights needed per new share is:Number of rights needed = 120,000 old shares/25,000 new shares = 4.8 rights per new share.Using P RO as the rights-on price, and P S as the subscription price, we can express the price per share of the stock ex-rights as:P X = [NP RO + P S]/(N + 1)a.P X = [4.8($94) + $94]/(4.80 + 1) = $94.00; No change.b. P X = [4.8($94) + $90]/(4.80 + 1) = $93.31; Price drops by $0.69 per share.。

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CHAPTER 9To ensure his conversation with Mr. Langdon would not be interrupted, Bezu Fache had turned off his cellular phone. Unfortunately, it was an expensive model equipped with a two-way radio feature, which, contrary to his orders, was now being used by one of his agents to page him."Capitaine?" The phone crackled like a walkie-talkie.Fache felt his teeth clench in rage. He could imagine nothing important enough that Collet would interrupt this surveillance cachée—especially at this criticaljuncture.He gave Langdon a calm look of apology. "One moment please." He pulled the phone from his belt and pressed the radio transmission button. "Oui?""Capitaine, un agent du Département de Cryptographie est arrivé." Fache's anger stalled momentarily. A cryptographer? Despite the lousy timing, this was probably good news. Fache, after finding Saunière's cryptic text on the floor, had uploaded photographs of the entire crime scene to the Cryptography Department in hopes someone there could tell him what the hell Saunière was trying to say. If a code breaker had now arrived, it most likely meant someonehad decrypted Saunière's message."I'm busy at the moment," Fache radioed back, leaving no doubt in his tone that a line had been crossed. "Ask the cryptographer to wait at the commandpost. I'll speak to him when I'm done.""Her," the voice corrected. "It's Agent Neveu."Fache was becoming less amused with this call every passing moment.Sophie Neveu was one of DCPJ's biggest mistakes. A young Parisiandéchiffreuse who had studied cryptography in England at the Royal Holloway, Sophie Neveu had been foisted on Fache two years ago as part of the ministry's attempt to incorporate more women into the police force. Theministry's ongoing foray into political correctness, Fache argued, was weakening the department. Women not only lacked the physicality necessary for police work, but their mere presence posed a dangerous distraction to the men in the field. As Fache had feared, Sophie Neveu was proving far moredistracting than most.At thirty-two years old, she had a dogged determination that bordered on obstinate. Her eager espousal of Britain's new cryptologic methodologycontinually exasperated the veteran French cryptographers above her. And by far the most troubling to Fache was the inescapable universal truth that in an office of middle-aged men, an attractive young woman always drew eyes awayfrom the work at hand.The man on the radio said, "Agent Neveu insisted on speaking to you immediately, Captain. I tried to stop her, but she's on her way into the gallery."Fache recoiled in disbelief. "Unacceptable! I made it very clear—"For a moment, Robert Langdon thought Bezu Fache was suffering a stroke. The captain was mid-sentence when his jaw stopped moving and his eyes bulged. His blistering gaze seemed fixated on something over Langdon's shoulder. Before Langdon could turn to see what it was, he heard a woman'svoice chime out behind him."Excusez-moi, messieurs."Langdon turned to see a young woman approaching. She was moving down the corridor toward them with long, fluid strides... a haunting certainty to her gait. Dressed casually in a knee-length, cream-colored Irish sweater over black leggings, she was attractive and looked to be about thirty. Her thick burgundy hair fell unstyled to her shoulders, framing the warmth of her face. Unlike the waifish, cookie-cutter blondes that adorned Harvard dorm room walls, this woman was healthy with an unembellished beauty and genuineness that radiated a striking personal confidence.To Langdon's surprise, the woman walked directly up to him and extended a polite hand. "Monsieur Langdon, I am Agent Neveu from DCPJ's Cryptology Department." Her words curved richly around her muted Anglo-Franco accent."It is a pleasure to meet you."Langdon took her soft palm in his and felt himself momentarily fixed in her strong gaze. Her eyes were olive-green—incisive and clear.Fache drew a seething inhalation, clearly preparing to launch into a reprimand."Captain," she said, turning quickly and beating him to the punch, "pleaseexcuse the interruption, but—""Ce n'est pas le moment!" Fache sputtered."I tried to phone you." Sophie continued in English, as if out of courtesy to Langdon. "But your cell phone was turned off.""I turned it off for a reason," Fache hissed. "I am speaking to Mr. Langdon.""I've deciphered the numeric code," she said flatly.Langdon felt a pulse of excitement. She broke the code?Fache looked uncertain how to respond."Before I explain," Sophie said, "I have an urgent message for Mr. Langdon."Fache's expression turned to one of deepening concern. "For Mr. Langdon?"She nodded, turning back to Langdon. "You need to contact the U.S. Embassy, Mr. Langdon. They have a message for you from the States."Langdon reacted with surprise, his excitement over the code giving way to a sudden ripple of concern. A message from the States? He tried to imagine who could be trying to reach him. Only a few of his colleagues knew he was inParis.Fache's broad jaw had tightened with the news. "The U.S. Embassy?" he demanded, sounding suspicious. "How would they know to find Mr. Langdonhere?"Sophie shrugged. "Apparently they called Mr. Langdon's hotel, and the concierge told them Mr. Langdon had been collected by a DCPJ agent."Fache looked troubled. "And the embassy contacted DCPJ Cryptography?""No, sir," Sophie said, her voice firm. "When I called the DCPJ switchboard in an attempt to contact you, they had a message waiting for Mr. Langdon and asked me to pass it along if I got through to you."Fache's brow furrowed in apparent confusion. He opened his mouth to speak, but Sophie had already turned back to Langdon."Mr. Langdon," she declared, pulling a small slip of paper from her pocket, "this is the number for your embassy's messaging service. They asked that you phone in as soon as possible." She handed him the paper with an intent gaze."While I explain the code to Captain Fache, you need to make this call."Langdon studied the slip. It had a Paris phone number and extension on it."Thank you," he said, feeling worried now. "Where do I find a phone?" Sophie began to pull a cell phone from her sweater pocket, but Fache waved her off. He now looked like Mount Vesuvius about to erupt. Without taking his eyes off Sophie, he produced his own cell phone and held it out. "This line issecure, Mr. Langdon. You may use it."Langdon felt mystified by Fache's anger with the young woman. Feeling uneasy, he accepted the captain's phone. Fache immediately marched Sophie several steps away and began chastising her in hushed tones. Disliking the captain more and more, Langdon turned away from the odd confrontation and switched on the cell phone. Checking the slip of paper Sophie had given him,Langdon dialed the number.The line began to ring.One ring... two rings... three rings...Finally the call connected.Langdon expected to hear an embassy operator, but he found himself instead listening to an answering machine. Oddly, the voice on the tape was familiar. Itwas that of Sophie Neveu."Bonjour, vous êtes bien chez Sophie Neveu," the woman's voice said. "Je suisabsenle pour le moment, mais..."Confused, Langdon turned back toward Sophie. "I'm sorry, Ms. Neveu? I thinkyou may have given me—""No, that's the right number," Sophie interjected quickly, as if anticipating Langdon's confusion. "The embassy has an automated message system. You have to dial an access code to pick up your messages."Langdon stared. "But—""It's the three-digit code on the paper I gave you."Langdon opened his mouth to explain the bizarre error, but Sophie flashed him a silencing glare that lasted only an instant. Her green eyes sent a crystal-clearmessage.Don't ask questions. Just do it.Bewildered, Langdon punched in the extension on the slip of paper: 454.Sophie's outgoing message immediately cut off, and Langdon heard anelectronic voice announce in French: "You have one new message."Apparently, 454 was Sophie's remote access code for picking up hermessages while away from home.I'm picking up this woman's messages?Langdon could hear the tape rewinding now. Finally, it stopped, and the machine engaged. Langdon listened as the message began to play. Again, thevoice on the line was Sophie's."Mr. Langdon," the message began in a fearful whisper. "Do not react to this message. Just listen calmly. You are in danger right now. Follow my directionsvery closely."CHAPTER 10Silas sat behind the wheel of the black Audi the Teacher had arranged for him and gazed out at the great Church of Saint-Sulpice. Lit from beneath by banks of floodlights, the church's two bell towers rose like stalwart sentinels above the building's long body. On either flank, a shadowy row of sleek buttresses jutted out like the ribs of a beautiful beast.The heathens used a house of God to conceal their keystone. Again the brotherhood had confirmed their legendary reputation for illusion and deceit. Silas was looking forward to finding the keystone and giving it to the Teacher so they could recover what the brotherhood had long ago stolen from the faithful.How powerful that will make Opus Dei.Parking the Audi on the deserted Place Saint-Sulpice, Silas exhaled, telling himself to clear his mind for the task at hand. His broad back still ached from the corporal mortification he had endured earlier today, and yet the pain was inconsequential compared with the anguish of his life before Opus Dei had saved him.Still, the memories haunted his soul.Release your hatred, Silas commanded himself. Forgive those who trespassed against you.Looking up at the stone towers of Saint-Sulpice, Silas fought that familiar undertow... that force that often dragged his mind back in time, locking him once again in theprison that had been his world as a young man. The memories of purgatory came as they always did, like a tempest to his senses... the reek of rotting cabbage, the stench of death, human urine and feces. The cries of hopelessness against the howling wind of the Pyrenees and the soft sobs of forgotten men.Andorra, he thought, feeling his muscles tighten.Incredibly, it was in that barren and forsaken suzerain between Spain and France, shivering in his stone cell, wanting only to die, that Silas had been saved.He had not realized it at the time.The light came long after the thunder.His name was not Silas then, although he didn't recall the name his parents had given him. He had left home when he was seven. His drunken father, a burly dockworker, enraged by the arrival of an albino son, beat his mother regularly, blaming her for the boy's embarrassing condition. When the boy tried to defend her, he too was badly beaten.One night, there was a horrific fight, and his mother never got up. The boy stood over his lifeless mother and felt an unbearable up-welling of guilt for permitting it to happen.This is my fault!As if some kind of demon were controlling his body, the boy walked to the kitchen and grasped a butcher knife. Hypnotically, he moved to the bedroom where his father lay on the bed in a drunken stupor. Without a word, the boy stabbed him in the back. His father cried out in pain and tried to roll over, but his son stabbed him again, over and over until the apartment fell quiet.The boy fled home but found the streets of Marseilles equally unfriendly. His strange appearance made him an outcast among the other young runaways, and he was forced to live alone in the basement of a dilapidated factory, eating stolen fruit and raw fish from the dock. His only companions were tattered magazines he found in the trash, and he taught himself to read them. Over time, he grew strong. When he was twelve, another drifter—a girl twice his age—mocked him on the streets and attempted to steal his food. The girl found herself pummeled to within inches of her life. When the authorities pulled the boy off her, they gave him an ultimatum—leave Marseilles or go to juvenile prison.The boy moved down the coast to Toulon. Over time, the looks of pity on the streets turned to looks of fear. The boy had grown to a powerful young man. When peoplepassed by, he could hear them whispering to one another. A ghost, they would say, their eyes wide with fright as they stared at his white skin. A ghost with the eyes of a devil!And he felt like a ghost... transparent... floating from seaport to seaport.People seemed to look right through him.At eighteen, in a port town, while attempting to steal a case of cured ham from a cargo ship, he was caught by a pair of crewmen. The two sailors who began to beat him smelled of beer, just as his father had. The memories of fear and hatred surfaced like a monster from the deep. The young man broke the first sailor's neck with his bare hands, and only the arrival of the police saved the second sailor from a similar fate.Two months later, in shackles, he arrived at a prison in Andorra.You are as white as a ghost, the inmates ridiculed as the guards marched him in, naked and cold. Mira el espectro! Perhaps the ghost will pass right through these walls!Over the course of twelve years, his flesh and soul withered until he knew he had become transparent.I am a ghost.I am weightless.Yo soy un espectro... palido coma una fantasma... caminando este mundo a solas.One night the ghost awoke to the screams of other inmates. He didn't know what invisible force was shaking the floor on which he slept, nor what mighty hand was trembling the mortar of his stone cell, but as he jumped to his feet, a large boulder toppled onto the very spot where he had been sleeping. Looking up to see where the stone had come from, he saw a hole in the trembling wall, and beyond it, a vision he had not seen in over ten years. The moon.Even while the earth still shook, the ghost found himself scrambling through a narrow tunnel, staggering out into an expansive vista, and tumbling down a barren mountainside into the woods. He ran all night, always downward, delirious with hunger and exhaustion.Skirting the edges of consciousness, he found himself at dawn in a clearing where train tracks cut a swath across the forest. Following the rails, he moved on as ifdreaming. Seeing an empty freight car, he crawled in for shelter and rest. When he awoke the train was moving. How long? How far? A pain was growing in his gut. Am I dying? He slept again. This time he awoke to someone yelling, beating him, throwing him out of the freight car. Bloody, he wandered the outskirts of a small village looking in vain for food. Finally, his body too weak to take another step, he lay down by the side of the road and slipped into unconsciousness.The light came slowly, and the ghost wondered how long he had been dead. A day? Three days? It didn't matter. His bed was soft like a cloud, and the air around him smelled sweet with candles. Jesus was there, staring down at him. I am here, Jesus said. The stone has been rolled aside, and you are born again.He slept and awoke. Fog shrouded his thoughts. He had never believed in heaven, and yet Jesus was watching over him. Food appeared beside his bed, and the ghost ate it, almost able to feel the flesh materializing on his bones. He slept again. When he awoke, Jesus was still smiling down, speaking. You are saved, my son. Blessed are those who follow my path.Again, he slept.It was a scream of anguish that startled the ghost from his slumber. His body leapt out of bed, staggered down a hallway toward the sounds of shouting. He entered into a kitchen and saw a large man beating a smaller man. Without knowing why, the ghost grabbed the large man and hurled him backward against a wall. The man fled, leaving the ghost standing over the body of a young man in priest's robes. The priest had a badly shattered nose. Lifting the bloody priest, the ghost carried him to a couch."Thank you, my friend," the priest said in awkward French. "The offertory money is tempting for thieves. You speak French in your sleep. Do you also speak Spanish?"The ghost shook his head."What is your name?" he continued in broken French.The ghost could not remember the name his parents had given him. All he heard were the taunting gibes of the prison guards.The priest smiled. "No hay problema. My name is Manuel Aringarosa. I am a missionary from Madrid. I was sent here to build a church for the Obra de Dios." "Where am I?" His voice sounded hollow."Oviedo. In the north of Spain.""How did I get here?""Someone left you on my doorstep. You were ill. I fed you. You've been here many days."The ghost studied his young caretaker. Years had passed since anyone had shown any kindness. "Thank you, Father."The priest touched his bloody lip. "It is I who am thankful, my friend."When the ghost awoke in the morning, his world felt clearer. He gazed up at the crucifix on the wall above his bed. Although it no longer spoke to him, he felt a comforting aura in its presence. Sitting up, he was surprised to find a newspaper clipping on his bedside table. The article was in French, a week old. When he read the story, he filled with fear. It told of an earthquake in the mountains that had destroyed a prison and freed many dangerous criminals.His heart began pounding. The priest knows who I am! The emotion he felt was one he had not felt for some time. Shame. Guilt. It was accompanied by the fear of being caught. He jumped from his bed. Where do I run?"The Book of Acts," a voice said from the door.The ghost turned, frightened.The young priest was smiling as he entered. His nose was awkwardly bandaged, and he was holding out an old Bible. "I found one in French for you. The chapter is marked."Uncertain, the ghost took the Bible and looked at the chapter the priest had marked.Acts 16.The verses told of a prisoner named Silas who lay naked and beaten in his cell, singing hymns to God. When the ghost reached Verse 26, he gasped in shock."...And suddenly, there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and all the doors fell open."His eyes shot up at the priest.The priest smiled warmly. "From now on, my friend, if you have no other name, I shall call you Silas."The ghost nodded blankly. Silas. He had been given flesh. My name is Silas."It's time for breakfast," the priest said. "You will need your strength if you are to help me build this church."Twenty thousand feet above the Mediterranean, Alitalia flight 1618 bounced in turbulence, causing passengers to shift nervously. Bishop Aringarosa barely noticed. His thoughts were with the future of Opus Dei. Eager to know how plans in Paris were progressing, he wished he could phone Silas. But he could not. The Teacher had seen to that."It is for your own safety," the Teacher had explained, speaking in English with a French accent. "I am familiar enough with electronic communications to know they can be intercepted. The results could be disastrous for you."Aringarosa knew he was right. The Teacher seemed an exceptionally careful man. He had not revealed his own identity to Aringarosa, and yet he had proven himself a man well worth obeying. After all, he had somehow obtained very secret information. The names of the brotherhood's four top members! This had been one of the coups that convinced the bishop the Teacher was truly capable of delivering the astonishing prize he claimed he could unearth."Bishop," the Teacher had told him, "I have made all the arrangements. For my plan to succeed, you must allow Silas to answer only to me for several days. The two of you will not speak. I will communicate with him through secure channels.""You will treat him with respect?""A man of faith deserves the highest.""Excellent. Then I understand. Silas and I shall not speak until this is over.""I do this to protect your identity, Silas's identity, and my investment.""Your investment?""Bishop, if your own eagerness to keep abreast of progress puts you in jail, then you will be unable to pay me my fee."The bishop smiled. "A fine point. Our desires are in accord. Godspeed."Twenty million euro, the bishop thought, now gazing out the plane's window. The sumwas approximately the same number of U.S. dollars. A pittance for something so powerful.He felt a renewed confidence that the Teacher and Silas would not fail. Money and faith were powerful motivators11。

《哈利波特与秘室》第4章《在丽痕书店》中英文对照学习版

中英文对照学习版Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets《哈利˙波特与密室》Chapter FourAt Flourish and Blotts第4章在丽痕书店Life a The Burrow was as different as possibl e from life in Privet Drive. The Dursl eys like everything neat and ord ered; the Weasl eys' house burst with the strange and unexpected. Harry got a shock the first time he l ooked in the mirror over the kitchen mantelpiece and it shouted, ‘Tuck your shirt in, scruffy!' The ghoul in the attic howl ed and dropped pipes whenever he felt things were getting too quiet, and small expl osions from Fred and George's bedroom were consid ered perfectly normal. What Harry found most unusual about life at Ron's, however, wasn't the talking mirror or the clanking ghoul: it was the fact that everybody there seemed to like him.陋居的生活和女贞路的生活有着天壤之别。

德思礼一家喜欢一切都井井有条，韦斯莱家却充满了神奇和意外。

the thirty-nine steps每章概括

the thirty-nine steps每章概括第一章：主角理查德·汉尼和他的生活本章介绍了主角理查德·汉尼的生活，他是一位富有的伦敦商人，生活在英国。

他开始觉得无聊，于是决定去苏格兰旅游。

第二章：谋杀未遂在旅途中，汉尼遇到了一个神秘的男子，这个男子熟悉他的姓氏，并试图杀害他。

汉尼成功逃脱了谋杀，但他开始怀疑这个男子的真正目的。

第三章：在火车上汉尼乘火车逃离苏格兰时，被追杀的恐惧始终萦绕着他。

然而，在火车上，他遇到了一位名叫佩丽的女士，这使得他开始感觉到生活的希望和舒适。

第四章：推理汉尼与佩丽坐在酒店房间中，谈论关于那个神秘男子的事件。

他们试图为这件事寻找合理的解释，从而确定真相究竟是什么。

第五章：另一场谋杀在探究这个神秘男子事情的过程中，汉尼们发现了更加深入的阴谋。

佩丽遭到了谋杀，这是那个神秘男子的另一项行动。

汉尼决定调查这个神秘男子的身份，并试图阻止他的计划。

第六章：逃脱汉尼与神秘男子的对抗越来越激烈，他们经过了一场激烈的追逐战。

最后，汉尼成功逃脱了追捕，并开始了对真相的更深入调查。

第七章：佩丽的秘密汉尼通过佩丽的日记了解到了一个更大的阴谋。

佩丽是一个间谍，被派往英国执行一个秘密任务，而谋杀她的不是神秘男子，而是一个更加危险的人。

第八章：逃亡汉尼逃离了他的追捕者，但他仍然被视为一个叛徒，并必须隐姓埋名并躲避行踪。

他必须寻找方法揭示真相，并挫败阴谋。

第九章：失踪汉尼通过调查发现了更多的证据，但这些证据引发了更加危险的后果。

他被追逐者抓住，并被带到了一个秘密据点。

第十章：面对危险在据点里，汉尼发现了更多的证据，但他的敌人越来越强大，而他的生命仍然受到威胁。

他决定面对危险，并使用他的智慧和勇气来挫败阴谋。

第十一章：最后一步汉尼在最后一刻成功挫败了阴谋，并获得了胜利。

他展现了自己的机智和勇气，证明了自己是一个值得崇敬的人。

然后他回到了他的原来的生活中，带着新的尊重和荣誉。

创业者杰西卡·利文斯顿著

创业者杰西卡·利文斯顿著.txt23让我们挥起沉重的铁锤吧！每一下都砸在最稚嫩的部位，当青春逝去，那些部位将生出厚晒太阳的茧，最终成为坚实的石，支撑起我们不再年轻但一定美丽的生命。

创业者 / 杰西卡·利文斯顿著书籍介绍:本书源自作者对32个IT行业创业者的访谈，包括Apple, Gmail, hotmail, TiVo, Flickr, Lotus 及 Yahoo公司等著名公司，主题为创业初期的人和事。

对于做梦都想创业的人来说，这本书一定要读，可以看看前辈高人是如何创业的。

对于希望了解企业家成功历程和经验的人来说，这是一本必读之书，因为里面有很多成功人士年轻时的故事，你可以好象看着他们长大一样，知道他们当年也不过如此。

比如Sabeer Bhatia (Hotmail的创始人) 说到他决定是否告诉风投公司他的创意时，决定只有当风投公司通过他的测试才行：当时风投公司说，他们不在乎他还很年轻，也不在乎他没有管理经验，这时候Sabeer Bhatia才把自己的创意告诉了他们。

而苹果公司的Woz说他在苹果工作时遇到的最好的两件事就是：1）没钱；2）以前从来没干过这样的工作。

这些访谈不仅真实再现创业者们的心路历程，而且内容还相当生动有趣—— 32名创业者，32个故事，每个故事后面都凝聚着一个创业团队的汗水和智慧。

正文目录（1）推荐序一别拿创业太当回事儿（原《软件世界》杂志总编郭旭）推荐序二给中国互联网创业者的几个忠告（奇虎360公司董事长周鸿袆）推荐序三平凡而伟大的创业者们（玄鸟传媒CEO郭开森）推荐序四创业之路（海报时尚网创始人兼CEO徐捷）推荐序五如何改变世界？（玩转四方联合创始人兼CEO谢晓）序言前言第1章PayPal公司创始人马克斯?莱文奇恩/第2章Hotmail公司创始人沙比尔?巴蒂亚/第3章苹果电脑公司创始人史蒂夫?沃兹尼亚克/第4章Excite公司创始人乔?克劳斯/第5章艺术软件公司创始人丹?布瑞克林/第6章莲花发展公司创始人米切尔?卡普尔/第7章IrisAssociates公司和Groove网络公司创始人雷?奥奇/第8章Pyra实验室创始人埃文?威廉姆斯/第9章雅虎公司第一位雇员蒂姆?布雷迪/第10章RIM公司创始人迈克?拉扎瑞迪斯/第11章马林巴公司创始人阿瑟?冯?霍夫/第12章Gmail创始人保罗?布克海特/第13章电视网络系统创始人史蒂夫?珀尔曼/第14章TiVo创始人迈克?拉姆齐/第15章网通公司创始人保罗?格雷厄姆/第16章美味书签公司创始人乔舒亚?沙克特/第17章ONElist创始人马克?弗莱彻/正文目录（2）第18章CraigNewmark公司创始人克雷格?纽马克/第19章Flickr网站创始人凯特琳娜?费克/第20章WAIS创始人布鲁斯特?卡尔/第21章AdobeSystems创始人查尔斯?盖斯切克/第22章开放系统公司合伙创始人安?温布莱德/第23章37signals合伙人大卫?海涅米尔?汉森/第24章ArsDigita公司创始人菲利普?格林斯潘/第25章FogGreek软件公司创始人乔尔?斯波斯基/第26章旅行顾问网站创始人史蒂芬?考弗/第27章HOTorNOT创始人詹姆斯?洪/第28章Tickle网创始人詹姆斯?柯里尔/第29章火狐创始人布莱克?罗斯/第30章SixApart公司创始人梅娜?特洛特/第31章莱科斯网站创始人鲍勃?戴维斯/第32章爱琳特计算机系统公司创始人罗恩?格鲁纳/致谢/译者后记/正文推荐序一：别拿创业太当回事儿（1）推荐序一：别拿创业太当回事儿看过这本《创业者》初稿，回忆的思绪和心中的感慨不免一下潮涌了出来。

澳洲罗宾汉内德凯利正传英文原文

澳洲罗宾汉内德凯利正传英文原文【英文版】In the world of crime and justice, there is a name that stands out above all others. His name is Ned Kelly, the legendary Australian Robin Hood. His story, told in its entirety in the original English language, is a testament to his courage, his loyalty, and his unwavering belief in righteousness.Ned Kelly was born into a family of farmers and cattle-herders in the midst of the harsh Australian outback. He grew up with a deep-seated sense of justice, instilled in him by his community and his family. His first brush with the law came when he helped to clear a local magistrate of corruption, a moment that set him on a path of rebellion against the establishment.In the midst of this rebellion, Ned formed a group of like-minded men and women, who became known as the Bushrangers. Together, they robbed banks and trains, but always with a code of conduct that kept them from harming innocent civilians. Ned's courage and cunning, coupled with his love for his community, made him a hero to many.The story of Ned Kelly has been told and retold in countless booksand movies, but it was not until recently that his story was fully translated into English. The original text of this translation is rich with detail and vivid imagery, painting a vivid picture of Ned's life and times.正义之箭，箭无虚发。

the possibility of evil译文

the possibility of evil译文
《邪恶的可能性》的译文如下：
《邪恶的可能性》
当尤内丝•奇利斯特选择了小镇上的一个角落作为她的居所时，人们都认为她是一个温和而和善的邻居。

然而，那些了解她真实面目的人，都知道她是一个邪恶的存在。

尤内丝，一位长相普通的、温和的中年女性，在日常生活中表现出一种迷人的和蔼可亲的样子。

然而，在她的诡计和计谋背后，她触犯了他人的隐私，将他人的秘密暴露于众人面前。

每个月，尤内丝都会寄送一封匿名信给镇上的居民，揭示他们隐藏的秘密。

她以尽可能精确地描述他们的错误或罪过而声名狼藉。

尤内丝这种带有恶意的行为通过她与小镇的居民之间形成的信任关系，造成了巨大的破坏。

然而，对于这种令人愤怒和不可容忍的行为，尤内丝自认为她只是为了提醒他人，让他们有机会反思自己的道德品质。

她相信，通过揭示他人的丑陋和庸俗的一面，她正在为小镇的幸福和和谐做出贡献。

《邪恶的可能性》引发了人们对于伦理和道德的思考。

尤内丝所采取的方式虽然是为了揭示他人的缺点，但她却以一种邪恶的方式将自己置于权力和控制的位置。

她的行为虽然具有毁灭性，然而它提醒了我们，那些犯下错误之人或许还能得到救赎
的机会。

这个故事告诉我们，邪恶并不总是表现为可怕的形象，而是隐藏在我们平凡的日常之中。

我们每个人都应该警惕自己内心的黑暗面，并努力追求善良和道德的高尚。

只有这样，我们才能真正实现个体和社会的和谐与幸福。

the giver第九章概括

《The Giver》是美国作家Lois Lowry创作的一部青少年小说，描述了一个被掌控的未来社会。

第九章是小说中的一个关键章节，以下是对第九章的概括：在第九章中，主人公乔纳（Jonas）继续接受他的训练，而他的训练不同寻常，因为他被选中成为“接受者”（The Receiver）。

在他的导师、老人接受者（The Giver）的引导下，乔纳开始领悟社会背后的真相。

这一章节揭示了社会的不同层面，包括对个体感觉的控制、历史的操纵以及人们对真相的无知。

老人接受者向乔纳展示了以前的一些社会状态，这些状态被社会当作不稳定和危险的因素而被消除。

这让乔纳开始怀疑社会的价值观，并思考是否平等与稳定的代价是放弃个体的感受和真相。

随着乔纳的训练深入，他体验到了更多的情感和记忆，包括痛苦和快乐。

这让他对社会中“平等”的定义产生了质疑，因为平等的实现似乎是通过剥夺人们体验丰富情感的能力来实现的。

乔纳的内心开始翻涌，他感受到了对自由、选择和独立思考的渴望。

老人接受者与乔纳分享了更多社会的秘密，包括为何这个社会要放弃某些东西以追求表面上的和谐。

这引发了乔纳对社会架构和规则的深刻思考，他开始思考自己是否要成为改变的推动者，尽管这可能导致破坏现有秩序。

第九章在小说中扮演了一个承上启下的角色，通过乔纳的视角，读者逐渐认识到社会的问题和被隐藏的真相。

这一章节为后续情节的发展奠定了基础，预示着乔纳将会面临更为重大的选择和决定，以改变他所生活的社会。

整个小说《The Giver》通过描述一个看似理想却充满控制的社会，引导读者思考关于自由、真相、个体权利和社会秩序等深刻的社会议题。

第九章是小说中一个关键的转折点，为故事的发展和主题的深化奠定了基础。

黑布林名利场英语阅读中文版

黑布林名利场英语阅读中文版我想，在我们这名利场上的人，总不至于糊涂得对于自己朋友们的生活情况全不关心，凭他心胸怎么宽大，想到邻居里面像琼斯和斯密士这样的人一年下来居然能够收支相抵，总忍不住觉得诧异。

譬如说，我对于琴根士一家非常的尊敬，因为在伦敦请客应酬最热闹的时候，我总在他家吃两三顿饭，可是我不得不承认，每当我在公园里看见他们坐着大马车，跟班的打扮得像穿特别制服的大兵，就免不了觉得纳闷，这个谜是一辈子也猜不透的了。

我知道他们的马车是租来的，他们的佣人全是拿了工钱自理膳食的，可是这三个男佣人和马车一年至少也得六百镑才维持得起呢。

他们又时常请客，酒菜是丰盛极了；两个儿子都在伊顿公学①读书，家里另外给女儿们请着第一流的保姆和家庭教师。

他们每到秋天便上国外游览，不到伊斯脱波恩便到窝丁；一年还要开一次跳舞会，酒席都是根脱饭馆预备的。

我得补充一句，琴根士请客用的上等酒席大都叫他们包办。

我怎么会知道的呢？原来有一回临时给他们拉去凑数，吃喝得真讲究，一看就知道比他们款待第二三流客人的普通酒菜精致许多。

这么说来，凭你怎么马虎不管事，也免不了觉得疑惑，不知道琴根士他们到底是怎么一回事。

琴根士本人是干哪一行的呢？我们都知道，他是照例行文局的委员，每年有一千二百镑的收入。

他的妻子有钱吗？呸！她姓弗灵脱，父亲是白金汉郡的小地主，姊妹兄弟一共有十一个人。

家里统共在圣诞节送她一只火鸡，她倒得在伦敦没有大应酬的时候供给两三个姊妹食宿，并且兄弟们到伦敦来的时候也得由她招待。

琴根士究竟怎么能够撑得起这场面的呢？我真想问问：“他至今能够逍遥法外，究竟是怎么回事呀？去年他怎么还会从波浪涅回来呢？”他所有别的朋友一定也在那么猜测。

去年他从波浪涅回来，大家都奇怪极了。

这里所说的“我”，代表世界上一般的人，也可以说代表可敬的读者亲友里面的葛伦地太太①。

这种莫名其妙靠不知什么过活下去的人，谁没有见过？无疑的，我们都曾和这些好客的主人一起吃喝作乐，一面喝他们的酒，一面心下揣摩，不知道他是哪里弄来的钱。

了不起的盖茨比chapter9中文翻译

第14单元了不起的盖茨比The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald事隔两年，我回想起那天其余的时间，那一晚以及第二天，只记得一批又一批的警察、摄影师和新闻记者在盖茨比家的前门口来来往往。

外面的大门口有一根绳子拦住，旁边站着一名警察，不让看热闹的人进来，但是小男孩们不久就发现他们可以从我的院子里绕过来，因此总有几个孩子目瞪口呆地挤在游泳池旁边。

那天下午，有一个神态自信的人，也许是一名侦探，低头检视威尔逊的尸体时用了“疯子”两个字，而他的语气偶然的权威就为第二天早上所有报纸的报道定了调子。

那些报道大多数都是一场噩梦——离奇古怪，捕风捉影，煞有介事，而且不真实。

等到米切里斯在验尸时的证词透露了威尔逊对他妻子的猜疑以后，我以为整个故事不久就会被添油加醋在黄色小报上登出来了——不料凯瑟琳，她本可以信口开河的，却什么都不说，并且表现出惊人的魄力——她那描过的眉毛底下的两只坚定的眼睛笔直地看着验尸官，又发誓说她姐姐从来没见过盖茨比，说她姐姐和她丈夫生活在一起非常美满，说她姐姐从来没有什么不端的行为。

她说得自己都信以为真了，又用手帕捂着脸痛哭了起来，仿佛连提出这样的疑问都是她受不了的，于是威尔逊就被归结为一个“悲伤过度神经失常”的人，以便这个案子可以保持最简单的情节。

案子也就这样了结了。

但是事情的这个方面似乎整个都是不痛不痒、无关紧要的。

我发现自己是站在盖茨比一边的，而且只有我一人。

从我打电话到西卵镇报告惨案那一刻起，每一个关于他的揣测、每一个实际的问题，都提到我这里来。

起初我感到又惊讶又迷惑，后来一小时又一小时过去，他还是躺在他的房子里，不动，不呼吸，也不说话，我才渐渐明白我在负责，因为除我以外没有仟何人有兴趣——我的意思是说，那种每个人身后多少都有权利得到的强烈的个人兴趣。

在我们发现他的尸体半小时之后我就打了电话给黛西，本能地、毫不迟疑地给她打了电话。

但是她和汤姆那天下午很早就出门了，还随身带了行李。

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陈思进雪城小玲第二章初出茅庐“章鱼”突击队电视、报纸连篇累牍地报道菲雅事件，公司上下议论纷纷。

杰森领导的衍生产品部惹了大麻烦，为避免风险蔓延，公司高层决定另辟蹊径，开发风险监控系统，由彼得负责。

彼得是风险控制专家，这次该轮到风险管理部出风头了。

在风险管理部上班不久，我就发现，衍生产品部和我们的夙怨由来已久，就像他们说的“不是个人恩怨”。

不过归根到底依旧是个人恩怨。

年终分红的比率是按为公司贡献利润多少而定，两个部门的头儿常常为此撕破脸皮，争吵不休，大有势不两立的态势。

他们负责前台交易，我们负责中台风险控制，是互相监督的部门，原本就分驻不同的楼层，平时井水不犯河水，听说公司决定开发风险监控系统，二十四楼的同事全都摩拳擦掌，个个像斗士般等候出征的命令，我也热切地盼望扬眉吐气的机会。

一天早上，我拿着咖啡闪进小隔间，苏珊走过来，神秘兮兮地说：“雨航，‘章鱼’马上就要游了，头儿叫你马上去。

”我听了立刻放下咖啡，直奔彼得的办公室。

苏珊所说的“章鱼”，是我们将要开发的风险系统的心脏。

章鱼是有着八条触爪的动物，我们为这部分软件取名“章鱼”，就是希望今后研发的新产品能把风险控制在一定的范围内，像章鱼那样四平八稳，为公司创利，而“章鱼”的心脏就是蒙特卡罗模型。

我进了办公室，没想到里面已经坐了好几个人，而且是清一色的年轻人。

我猜想我大概是里面年纪最大的。

彼得示意我坐下，然后站起来走到办公桌前面。

他双臂交叉，右腿习惯地往左腿上一搭，蓝眼珠迅速地扫了一圈，清了清嗓子，说：“好啦，人都到齐了！都给我听好，你们大概知道是来干什么的，我也不多说了。

‘章鱼’项目时间紧、任务重，我亲自挂帅，你们是我的突击队，所以请做好加班加点的准备。

不要到时候这个跟我说要去约会，那个跟我说老婆要生孩子，这些事情全给我放到项目完成后再说！希望我们发挥团队精神，一起攻克难关。

在座的都是我精挑细选的人马，有困难现在提出来，项目一旦上马就要给我拼命！你们知道，做好了，奖励是非常吸引人的，我不会亏待大家的。