It is a curious fact that in bad days we can very vividly recall the good time that is now no more; but that in good days we have only a very cold and imperfect memory of the bad.

一个奇怪的事实是，在失意的日子里，我们能够生动地想起不复存在的美好时光；而在得意的时候，对苦难的日子却只留有非常淡漠而残缺的记忆。

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It is a curious fact that in bad days we can very vividly recall the good time that is now no more; but that in good days we have only a very cold and imperfect memory of the bad.

奇怪得很，人们在倒楣的时候，总会清晰地回忆已经逝去快乐时光，但是在得意的时候，对恶运时光只保有一种淡漠而不完全的记忆。

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Seems that the days when you could be assured of a good meal anywhere in France are no more.

BBC: Postcard from Etang de Thau, France