契诃夫_决斗The_Duel

作者：Anton Chekhov

播音：Phil Griffiths

音频：21

更新：21.mp3

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TheplotcentresaroundLaevsky,whoislivinginasmallseasidetownintheCaucasusafterrunningawaywithanotherman'swife,NadyezhdaFyodorovna,amiddreamsofstartinganewlife.ThedreamshavecometonothingasLaevskyidlesawayhislifedrinkingandplayingcards,andNadyezhdabeginstohaveotheraffairs.Laevsky'sschemetorunawayagain,thistimewithouthismistress,bringshimintoconflictwiththerationalistVonKoren,whobelievesinDarwinianprinciplesofnaturalselectionandextinctionoftheweakanduseless.MatterscometoaheadwhenanoutburstfromLaevskyleadstoaduel.VonKorenisdeterminedtoteachLaevksyalesson.