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 direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way

这是最好的时代，这是最坏的时代；这是智慧的时代，这是愚蠢的时代；这是信仰的时期，这是怀疑的时期；这是光明的季节，这是黑暗的季节；这是希望之春，这是失望之冬；人们面前有着各样事物，人们面前一无所有；人们正在直登天堂，人们正在直下地狱。

这就是我们生活的年代，一个理念与现实相背离的年代。有人在浮华中陶醉，有人在赞言前醒思，有人在挫折下堕落，有人在灰烬中涅磐。人生观、价值观、世界观，被无情的撕裂，毁灭，或新生，抑或沉沦。道德的底线一次又一次地被突破，美德和利益的冲突愈演愈烈，人们不再避讳谈论利益，而是高声地问：How will this benefit me? 然后回过头去一边惊叹自己惊人的改变，一边继续改变。各式各样的人性被突然的释放出来，交织在一起，影射出一幕幕精彩的戏剧，或高尚，或卑劣，或讽刺，或悲情，拼凑成我们这个时代的史诗。