第一章教授和他的家庭成员.docx

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1、第一章教授和他的家庭成员ChapterITheProfessorandhisFamily这是一八六三年五月二十四日,女佣玛尔塔刚开始做午饭,李登布洛克教授匆匆赶回位于三人堡旧城科尼街十九号的小房子。阿克赛尔想躲开脾气暴躁的叔叔,赶紧回到楼上的房间。这时门突然被推开,教授来到楼上书房,并且把阿克赛尔叫了过去。教授在约翰大学讲矿物学,说话不流利,许多来听课的人等教授说错发火时,就开始笑,并以此为乐。但教授具有地质学家的天才及矿物学家的敏锐观察力,他在所有学校和学术协会里享有盛名,很多有名望的教授也向他请教学术方面的棘手问题。教授高瘦的身体长得十分结实,虽然已五十多岁,但看起来要年轻得多。由于急躁的

2、性格,他一步能跨一点五英尺。教授的家中住着教女格劳木、女佣玛尔塔和已成为孤儿的侄子阿克赛尔。阿克赛尔迷上了地质学,成了教授的实验助手。听到教授叫,阿克赛尔马上跑进他的书房。0nthe24thofMay,1863,myuncle,ProfessorLiedenbroek,rushedintohislittlehouse,No.19Koinigstrasse,oneoftheoldeststreetsintheoldest教授把阿克赛尔叫了过去Marthamusthaveconcludedthatshewasverymuchbehindhand,forthedinnerhadonlyjustbee

3、nputintotheoven.4Well,now/said1tomyself,ifthatmostimpatientofmenishungry,whatadisturbancehewillmake!*M.Liedenbrocksosoon!criedpoorMarthaingreatalarm,halfopeningthedining-roomdoor.Yes,Martha;butverylikelythedinnerisnothalfcooked,foritisnottwoyet.SaintMichaePsdockhasonlyjuststruckhalfpastone/4Thenwhyh

4、asthemastercomehomesosoon?4Perhapshewilltellusthathimself/4Hereheis,MonsieurAxel;Iwillrunandhidemyselfwhileyouarguewithhim.AndMartharetreatedinsafetyintoherowndominions.Iwasleftalone.ButhowwasitpossibleforamanofmyundecidedturnofmindtoarguesuccessfullywithsoirascibleapersonastheProfessor?Withthispers

5、uasionIwashurryingawaytomyownlittleretreatupstairs,whenthestreetdoorcreakeduponitshinges;heavyfeetmadethewholeflightofstairstoshake;andthemasterofthehouse,passingrapidlythroughthedining-room,threwhimselfinhasteintohisownsanctum.Butonhisrapidwayhehadfoundtimetoflinghishazelstickintoacorner,hisroughbr

6、oadbrimuponthetable,andthesefewemphaticwordsathisnephew:4Axel,followme!IhadscarcelyhadtimetomovewhentheProfessorwasagainshoutingafterme:4What!notcomeyet7,AndIrushedintomyredoubtablemastersstudy.OttoLiedenbrockhadnomischiefinhim,Iwillinglyallowthat;butunlessheveryconsiderablychangesashegrowsolder,att

7、heendhewillbeamostoriginalcharacter.HewasprofessorattheJohann纪Um,andwasdeliveringaseriesoflecturesonmineralogy,inthecourseofeveryoneofwhichhebrokeintoapassiononceortwiceatleast.Notatallthathewasover-anxiousabouttheimprovementofhisclass,oraboutthedegreeofattentionwithwhichtheylistenedtohim,orthesucce

8、sswhichmighteventuallycrownhislabours.Suchlittlemattersofdetailnevertroubledhimmuch.HisteachingwasastheGermanphilosophycallsit,subjective;itwastobenefithimself,notothers.Hewasalearnedegotist.Hewasawellofscience,andthepulleysworkeduneasilywhenyouwantedtodrawanythingoutofit.Inaword,hewasalearnedmiser.

9、Germanyhasnotafewprofessorsofthissort.Tohismisfortune,myunclewasnotgiftedwithasufficientlyrapidutterance;not,tobesure,whenhewastalkingathome,butcertainlyinhispublicdelivery;thisisawantmuchtobedeploredinaspeaker.Thefactis,thatduringthecourseofhislecturesattheJohannaeum,theProfessoroftencametoacomplet

10、estandstill;hefoughtwithwilfulwordsthatrefusedtopasshisstrugglinglips,suchwordsasresistanddistendthecheeks,andatlastbreakoutintotheunasked-forshapeofaroundandmostunscientificoath:thenhisfurywouldgraduallyabate.Nowinmineralogytherearemanyhalf-Greekandhalf-Latinterms,veryhardtoarticulate,andwhichwould

11、bemosttryingtoapoet,smeasures.Idon,twishtosayawordagainstsorespectableascience,farbethatfromme.True,intheaugustpresenceofrhombohedralcrystals,retinasphalticresins,gehlenites,Fassaites,molybdenites,tungstatesofmanganese,andtitaniteofzirconium,why,themostfacileoftonguesmaymakeaslipnowandthen.Ittherefo

12、rehappenedthatthisvenialfaultofmyuncle,scametobeprettywellunderstoodintime,andanunfairadvantagewastakenofit;thestudentslaidwaitforhimindangerousplaces,andwhenhebegantostumble,loudwasthelaughter,whichisnotingoodtaste,noteveninGermans.AndiftherewasalwaysafullaudiencetohonourtheLiedenbrockcourses,Ishou

13、ldbesorrytoconjecturehowmanycametomakemerryatmyuncle,sexpense.Neverthelessmygoodunclewasamanofdeeplearning-afactIammostanxioustoassertandreassert.Sometimeshemightirretrievablyinjureaspecimenbyhistoogreatardourinhandlingit;butstillheunitedthegeniusofatruegeologistwiththekeeneyeofthemineralogist.Armed

14、withhishammer,hissteelpointer,hismagneticneedles,hisblowpipe,andhisbottleofnitricacid,hewasapowerfulmanofscience.Hewouldreferanymineraltoitsproperplaceamongthesixhundredelementarysubstancesnowenumerated,byitsfracture,itsappearance,itshardness,itsfusibility,itssonorousness,itssmell,anditstaste.Thenam

15、eofLiedenbrockwashonourablymentionedincollegesandlearnedsocieties.HumphryDavy,Humboldt,CaptainSirJohnFranklin,GeneralSabine,neverfailedtocalluponhimontheirwaythroughHamburg.Becquerel,Ebelman,Brewster,Dumas,Milne-Edwards,Saint-Claire-DevilIefrequentlyconsultedhimuponthemostdifficultproblemsinchemistr

16、y,asciencewhichwasindebtedtohimforconsiderablediscoveries,forin1853therehadappearedatLeipziganimposingfoliobyOttoLiedenbrock,entitled,ATreatiseuponTranscendentalChemistry/withplates;awork,however,whichfailedtocoveritsexpenses.ToallthesetitlestohonourletmeaddthatmyunclewasthecuratorofthemuseumofmineralogyformedbyM.Struve,theRussianambassador;amostvaluablecollection,thefameofwhichisEuropean.Suchwasthegentlemanwhoaddr

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