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A Tale of Two Cities: French physician Alexandre Manette witnessed the deaths of a peasant and a child, and knew that the Marquis brothers killed the family for joy. He turned down their bribery and wrote to the court, but the letter was intercepted by the brothers, and Manette was sent to prison. 18 years later, he was released. Her daughter Lucie fell in love with Darney, the son of the Elder Marquis. For the sake of Lucie's happiness, Manette kept the secret and agreed on their marriage. The French Revolution came in 1789, aristocrats were captured and executed. Darney was one of them. The barrister Carton, a secret admirer of Lucie rushed to Paris at this time. He bribed the jailer and replaced Darney with himself, sacrificed for love. (双城记:一个月夜,寓居巴黎的(医生)尼特散步时,目睹一个农妇和一个少年惨死,并获悉侯爵兄弟为了片刻淫乐杀害他们全家的内情。他拒绝侯爵兄弟的重金贿赂,写信向朝廷告发。不料控告信落到被告人手中,被关入狱。18年后,梅尼特获释。这时,女儿路茜已经成长,侯爵的儿子代尔纳对路茜产生了爱情。梅尼特为了女儿的幸福,决定埋葬过去,欣然同意他们的婚事。 1789年法国大革命的风暴终于袭来了,贵族被捕杀。法庭判处代尔纳死刑。这时,一直暗暗爱慕路茜的律师助手卡尔登来到巴黎,买通狱卒,混入监狱,顶替了昏迷中的代尔纳,一行人顺利地离开法国。而断头台上,卡尔登为了爱情,从容献身。)