原文如下：
2019考研英语二阅读原文：
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going to heaven, we were all going to hell.
这段文字摘自查尔斯·狄更斯的经典小说《双城记》，通过对比描述，展现了当时社会的复杂性和矛盾性。
翻译如下：
这是一个最好的时代，也是一个最坏的时代；这是一个智慧的时期，这是一个愚蠢的时期；这是一个信仰的纪元，这是一个怀疑的纪元；这是一个光明的季节，这是一个黑暗的季节；这是一个希望之春，这是一个绝望之冬；我们面前应有尽有，我们面前一无所有；我们正走向天堂，我们正走向地狱。
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