There was a young man who was standing next to the table and wondering why the old man had divided everything in half , and he thought that maybe they didn t have any money . he said to the old couple , " okay , i can buy you one more portion ; you don t have to share like that . 一个年轻人刚好站在旁边，看到老先生把每样食物都分成两半，觉得很奇怪，他想或许他们没有钱，便跟老夫妇说：我可以再买一份给你们，你们就不用这样分了。
This book is about poverty - stricken new york drug addicts and dealers , whom the anthropologist - author lived with for five years . why are some of us university students and professors , while others of us are drug addicts and criminals ? after reading this book , you will understand the humanity of people who behave in evil ways - how different are they from us ? despite their evil behavior , what can they teach us about our common humanity 卡尔维诺的《分成两半的子爵》则有趣易读，以超现实、谐趣的手法，写主人翁在一场战争中被轰成两半，从破碎到辗转争斗，然后重新找到完整的真实。这小说既有创意，又有深意；而且可以作为认识这位文学大师，以至进入文学世界的开始。
