昨天和老婆聊到了《新概念英语》(台湾译《新观念英语》)，我在读建中（建国中学，台北市立建国高级中学）高三时英语课用了第三册，不过老师只是把它当成课外读物，重点讲了几篇。我印象最深刻的是 Illusions of pastoral peace（乡村静谧的错觉）这篇，当时把它背得滚瓜烂熟：The quiet life of the country has never appealed to me. City born and city bred, I have always regarded the country as something you look at through a train window, or something you occasionally visit during the weekend…