值此狄更斯逝世一百周年纪念,我应该为查尔斯·狄更斯美言一番。世界文坛一致把他誉为人类诗歌、戏剧和小说三大文学遗产方面的六位最杰出的创作天才之一。不过,今晚我得面对着你们,向这永垂不朽的纪念作一挑战——话虽难以出口,但一定得说——一个向吸血夜魔的挑战。这一行动既使我生畏,也使我感到厌恶。但是,当狄更斯将其可怕的阴影投射到梅西学院的四方大院时,我便别无选择了。 On the 100th anniversary of the death of Dickson, I should speak a little about Charles Dickens. The literary world has unanimously praised him as one of the six most outstanding creative talents in the three major literary heritages of human poetry, drama and novels. But tonight I have to face you and challenge this immortal memorial - though hard to export, it must say - a challenge to vampire. This action made me feel both terrified and disgusted. But when Dickens cast its dreaded shadow on the Macy’s Quartet, I had no choice.