十九世纪的欧洲有句关于人生享受的俗语:住英国房子、雇英国管家、用意大利厨师、使法国侍者、娶俄罗斯妻子。戏谑之言,过耳即可。十九世纪后期的欧洲,作为人类文明中心,法兰西共和国和德意志帝国连年战争、欧洲宪兵俄罗斯帝国不断扩张土地和奥斯曼土耳其激烈冲突,唯有英国孤悬欧陆之外,有渔盐商贸之地利,无强邻后顾之外忧,率先领导人类进入工业文明,商业贸易伴随着工业化、城市化的急剧提升,人民物质生活也在迅速改善,英国家居用品成了生活品质的代名词。 There was a saying in Europe in the nineteenth century about the enjoyment of life: living in a British house, hiring a British butler, using an Italian chef, serving as a French waiter, and marrying a Russian wife. Just pass your ears to joking. In the late nineteenth century, Europe, as the center of […]
Read more
Comment