http://blog.allnice.com/blog/45 <p> 初看時以為是一本科幻小說,細看後才發現是一本說明相對論與宇宙學的好書. 作者以自傳的方式描寫自己對時間機器的夢想,並描述少數民族在學術界努力向上的經過. 我先後接觸相對論與目前弦論等宇宙學幾次, 從發現相對論中的數學吸引人, 而努力去理解微分幾何(黎曼幾何)與張量, 也對時間的本質與箭頭有了十分激烈的探索欲望. 書中作者提到的一些研究領域都是對此領域有野心的人應該投入的方向. 天下文化出的系列好書 ! </p> http://blog.allnice.com/post/45/616 Sun, 09 May 2010 08:01:45 +0800 <div> Exercise Physiology (1982) </div> <div> by Mathews &amp; Fox </div> <div> 林正常譯 </div> http://blog.allnice.com/post/45/464 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:12:23 +0800 To be continued.... http://blog.allnice.com/post/45/363 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:49:42 +0800 <p> <span style="font-size: medium">被遺忘的花園</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size: medium; color: #000000">我是個高三第三類組的女生,我是在中學生網站, 投完小論文稿件後, 無意中發現還有讀書心得分享的機會. 這是我生平第一次獲得試讀本的機會, 感謝商周出版社給我這個全新的嘗試. </span> </p> <p> <span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">首先恕我指出一個小小的錯誤</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">封面作者的英文姓名為</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">Kate <strong>Morton</strong></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">卻誤植為</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">Kate Morten. </span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">但這卻是瑕不掩瑜</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">作者的構思與布局</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">譯者對文字的掌握</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">出版社的編排都令我大為佩服</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">.</span> </span></span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size: medium"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">作者凱特莫頓出生於</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">1976</span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">年的南澳洲</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">身為三姊妹中的老大</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">她獲得英國文學學位</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">碩士則以維多利亞文學中的悲劇為中心</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">目前正在攻讀博士中</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">. </span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">從</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">2006</span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">年起她的兩本小說《</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">The House at Riverton</span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">》及《</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">The Forgotten Garden</span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">》就風行全球</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">.</span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">單是《</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">The House at Riverton</span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">》</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">(</span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">霧中回憶</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">)</span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">就賣了三十一個國家</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">, </span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">成為頭號暢銷書</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">. <span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">她正準備出版第三本小說</span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">《</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">The Distant Hours</span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">》</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">預計在</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">2010</span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">年問世</span><span style="font-family: Calibri">.<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: '新細明體','serif'">嫁給了一個作曲家</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Davin</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: '新細明體','serif'">並生了兩個兒子</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: '新細明體','serif'">一家四口住在一間十九世紀的老房子</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: '新細明體','serif'">或許這正是她專以神秘的故事氛圍與推理懸疑的情節來寫哥德小說或莊園小說的原因</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">.</span></span></span></span> </span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family: Calibri"></span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family: Calibri"></span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family: Calibri"></span> </p> <p> <img src="http://blog.allnice.com/gallery/45/forgottengarden01.JPG" border="0" alt="Book cover figure" /> </p> <p> <img src="http://blog.allnice.com/gallery/45/forgottengarden02.JPG" border="0" alt="Book cover figure" /> </p> <p> <span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">書中以三個不同的年代</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">不斷地穿插圍繞在祖孫三代身上</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">. </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">十九世紀末的英國鄉間莊園</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">一個貴族家中小姐與情人私奔後遺下一男一女雙胞胎</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">雙胞胎中的姊姊伊萊莎在弟弟死後被舅舅找回莊園</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">. </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">碰上了身體嬴弱的表妹蘿絲</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">. </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">幾年後蘿絲與丈夫從紐約回到莊園</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">卻悲情地發現不能生育</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">. </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">透過表姊伊萊莎從女佣瑪麗買走女兒艾芙莉</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">伊萊莎後來因內心不安將四歲的艾芙莉帶走到一艘往澳洲的輪船上被人領走</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">. </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">艾芙莉長大後於訂婚前由養父口中得知身世之謎</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">決心回英國探尋身世</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">. </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">卻又因離家的女兒將小孫女卡珊娜丟給她</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">,</span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">只得將心願按下</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">專心照顧孫女直到死亡</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">. </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">長大後的卡珊娜於繼承了外婆的遺產時</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">才知道外婆在英國有一間房子</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">而生起了一探究竟的好奇心</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">. </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">逐步逐步掀開這一段牽扯三代的動人故事</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">. </span></span> </p> <span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">作者將解答藏在故事的最後</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">透過跳躍的年代</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">早期貴族世家的階級觀念</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">親戚間的貧富觀念</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">姊妹間的親情</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">男女間的愛情</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">祖孫間的感情</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">作者用細膩的筆觸</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">懸疑的手法寫下這一切</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">.</span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">從拿到這本書的第一天就手不釋卷地忍不住一口氣看完</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">隨著劇情的發展而有如釋重負的感覺</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">. </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">幾年前看過一本科普的書「時間旅人」</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">作者康乃帝克大學的馬雷特教授</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">也是以自己尋求時間旅行的可能性將相對論的時空觀念與對父親的思念串聯起來</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">. </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">自己當時也是深受作者的影響</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">油然生起探究時間的念頭</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">. </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">這次</span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">感謝商周出版社給我這個機會</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">能接觸到這本感人的故事書</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">也希望能告訴每一個我認識的朋友們</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">, </span></span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'">這是一本感人的小說與一個有趣的閱讀經驗</span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri">.</span></span><span></span> <p> &nbsp; </p> http://blog.allnice.com/post/45/252 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:13:25 +0800