那是最美好的时代，那是最糟糕的时代;那是智慧的年头，那是愚昧的年头;那是信仰的时期，那是怀疑的时期;那是光明的季节，那是黑暗的季节;那是希望的春天，那是失望的冬天;我们全都在直奔天堂，我们全都在直奔相反的方向--简而言之，那时跟现在非常相象，某些最喧嚣的权威坚持要用形容词的最高级来形容它。说它好，是最高级的;说它不好，也是最高级的。
这是整本书的开头第一章，将全书的基调定上了悲剧色彩，然而就在这矛盾的时代中，也确实存在过光明。
这本书叙述了法国大革命时期围绕在医生马奈特一家周围的事，这本书颠覆了我对自由，权利以及善恶的看法——法国人民不堪重负，推翻了波旁王朝，然而新政权建立之后朝他们走来的难道是他们心驰神往的自由吗?不，仍然是以往的提心吊胆，稍不留神明天就会被送上断头台。得势之后的德发日太太滥用职权，将死敌们个个置于死地，最后却落得个惨死的下常正如那句话所说的：“自由啊，有多少罪恶是假借你的名义干出来的。”大革命并不如想象中的那么美好，而是以暴易暴。它没有拯救人民，而是将人民推入了另一个火坑。
再来看看另外一位大革命的牺牲品——达内，革命前，他放弃了国内的家业，只身来到英国谋生，在他看来，压迫人民是一件极不人道的事，然而，革命爆发后，他反而无辜地成为人民的敌人，人们不分青红皂白地要将他领上断头台。不过相信在九死一生之后，他依然是原先那个善良的达内。而卡顿——一个才华横溢却自甘堕落的律师，他与达内有着相同的长相，却有着不同的命运，在面对活着还是让自己心爱的人得到幸福的抉择时，毅然决然的选择了后者，在他看来，生命在爱的面前是微不足道的，即使在断头台上，他也表现出了令人难以想象的沉着冷静。因为在他的心底，一直有一个信念在支持他：“耶稣说，复活在我，生命也在我，信我的人，虽然死了，也必复活。凡活着信我的人，必永远不死。”他用死完成了自我救赎，他用死来反抗虚伪的革命者，他用死来诠释露丝的爱。生命，成了他最后的武器，爱，成了他唯一。
法国大革命是人类史上一个血的印记。在那个混乱的时代，充满不确定;在这种无秩序的状态下，人性的一切表露无疑。双城记以法国大革命为背景，透过为族与平民之间的仇恨冲突，作者狄更斯只想传达出---鲜血无法洗去仇恨，更不能替代爱---贵族的暴虐对平民造成的伤痛不会因为鲜血而愈合，平民对贵族的仇恨也无法替代对已逝亲人的爱。
时代可以改变一个人的一生，我们现在所生活得太平盛世已经不太太平了，我们必须努力学习，学到更多的东西，将来才能更好的保护家人，守护国家！

　 "A tale of two cities" is one of Dickens's most important representative works.The novel profoundly exposed the society contradiction before the French Revolution,intensely attacks the aristocratic social class is dissolute and cruel,and sincerely sympathizes with the depressed classes.The novel also described many magnificent scenes like the revolt people attacked Bastille and so on,which displayed people's great strength. The novel has portrayed many different people. Doctor Manette is honest and kind but suffers the persecution actually ， Lucie is beautiful and gentle ，Charles is graceful and noble，Lorry is upright and honest ，Sydney is semblance of indifferent, innermost feelings of warm,unconventional but also selfless and lofty，Miss Pross is straightforward and loyal，Evremonde brothers are cruel and sinister......The complex hatred is hard to solve, the cruel revenge has made more hatreds, loves rebirth in the hell edge,but take the life as the price. As an outstanding writer,in Dickens's work,the language skill is essential.Each kind of rhetoric technique,like the analogy,the exaggeration,the contrast,the humorous,and the taunt are handled skillfully,and the artistry of the work is also delivered the peak."A tale of two cities" has its difference with the general historical novel, its character and the main plot are all fictionalizes.With the broad real background of the French Revolution,the author take the fictional character Doctor Manette's experience as the main clue,interweaves the unjust charge, love and revenge three independences but also incident cross-correlation stories together,the plot is criss-crossed,and the clue is complex.The author use insert narrates,foreshadowing,upholstery and so many techniques,causes the structure integrity and strictness,the plot winding anxious and rich of theatrical nature,it displayed the remarkable artistic skill.the style "A tale of two cities" is solemnity and melancholy,fills indignantion,but lacks the humor of the early works.

After reading "A tale of two cities"
双城记读后感
"A tale of two cities" is one of Dickens's most important representative works.The novel profoundly exposed the society contradiction before the French Revolution,intensely attacks the aristocratic social class is dissolute and cruel,and sincerely sympathizes with the depressed classes.The novel also described many magnificent scenes like the revolt people attacked Bastille and so on,which displayed people's great strength.
双城记是狄更斯最重要的代表作之一。小说深刻揭示了法国大革命之前的社会矛盾，强烈抨击了贵族阶层的贪婪和残暴，和对最底层人民表达诚挚的同情。小说也描写了很多宏伟的景象，像人民起义摧毁巴士底狱等显示了（法国）人民的自强不息的（精神）
The novel has portrayed many different people. Doctor Manette is honest and kind but suffers the persecution actually ， Lucie is beautiful and gentle ，Charles is graceful and noble，Lorry is upright and honest ，Sydney is semblance of indifferent, innermost feelings of warm,unconventional but also selfless and lofty，Miss Pross is straightforward and loyal，Evremonde brothers are cruel and sinister......The complex hatred is hard to solve, the cruel revenge has made more hatreds, loves rebirth in the hell edge,but take the life as the price.
小说中描写了各式各样的人物。诚实善良但却遭受迫害的马内特医生（Manette) ，美丽温柔的露易丝（Lucie)，礼貌绅士的查尔斯（Charles），正值坦率的劳瑞先生（LORRY)，外冷内热，放荡不羁却又自私傲慢的锡尼（Sydney)，直率忠诚的帕罗丝笑小姐（Pross)，残忍阴险的Evremonde兄弟。。。复杂难解的仇恨，残忍的报复使仇恨更加严重，再绝望中重生的爱情，却以生命作为代价。
As an outstanding writer,in Dickens's work,the language skill is essential.Each kind of rhetoric technique,like the analogy,the exaggeration,the contrast,the humorous,and the taunt are handled skillfully,and the artistry of the work is also delivered the peak.
作为一代杰出的作者，在狄更斯的作品中，语言技巧运用是必不可少的，各式各样的修辞手法，比如推理，夸大，对比，诙谐和讽刺被熟练地运用，作品的艺术性质也达到了巅峰。
"A tale of two cities" has its difference with the general historical novel, its character and the main plot are all fictionalizes.With the broad real background of the French Revolution,the author take the fictional character Doctor Manette's experience as the main clue,interweaves the unjust charge, love and revenge three independences but also incident cross-correlation stories together,the plot is criss-crossed,and the clue is complex.The author use insert narrates,foreshadowing,upholstery and so many techniques,causes the structure integrity and strictness,the plot winding anxious and rich of
theatrical nature,it displayed the remarkable artistic skill.the style "A tale of two cities" is solemnity and melancholy,fills indignantion,but lacks the humor of the early works.
“双城记”与其他历史小说有很大差别，小说中的角色和故事情节全部是以历史事件描写成小说形式。在法国大革命的宏大真实背景下，作者以虚构角色马内特医生的经历作为主线，将不公正的指控，爱情，报仇三个独立又相互关联的故事交织在一起，故事情节错综复杂，作者利用穿插故事，预示，修饰，等众多手法使故事结构完整严谨，故事情节曲折，扣人心弦，极具戏剧效果。充分显示了作者不同寻常的写作技巧。“双城记”的写作风格是严肃悲观，充满了愤慨，但缺少诙谐的（狄更斯）早期作品。
PS. 双城记读过几遍，中学时候读过中英双语缩写版，大学时读过牛津分级英文版，后来又读了原著。 确实写的不错，不过原著的看不太懂。

The story is set in London and Paris at the time of the great French Revolution.It shows the causes of revolution and its effects on people's day-to-day lives.Before the revolution,the King and the aristocracy treated their people cruelly in France.The common people were extremely poor and miserable.The crops in the fields were poor as if even the land shared the misery of the people.And there were so heavy taxes that all the villagers had nothing to hand over at last.On the other hand,the aristocracy made their will as the law by using money and gold.There were no justice,no equality and no fairness.Just as what happened to Dr Manette,he wrote to the Minister to show the crime what Marquis Evremonde had done,resulting in himself being arrested and sent to the prison Bastille without any reason.