劉慈欣中英雙語科幻經典：青少版8.微紀元

“你對地球文明的瞭解讓我們震驚。”祕書長由衷地說。 “我對一切明察秋毫，再說，透徹地瞭解一粒灰塵並不困難。” 美國總統看着天空說：“你是指地球嗎？你確實比地球大很多，但從宇宙尺度來說，你的大小與地球是同一個數量級的，你也是一粒灰塵。” “我連灰塵都不是，”鏡子說，“很久很久以前我曾是灰塵，但現在我只是一面鏡子。” “你是一個個體呢，還是一個羣體？”中國領導人問。 “這個問題無意義，文明在時空中走過足夠長的路時，個體和羣體將同時消失。” “鏡子是你固有的形象呢，還是你許多形象中的一種？”英國首相問，祕書長把問題接下去：“就是說，你是否有意對我們顯示出這樣一個形象呢？” “這個問題也無意義，文明在時空中走過足夠長的路時，形式和內容將同時消失。” ‘We’re surprised at your understanding of Earth culture,’ the secretary general said earnestly. ‘I see all. Besides, a thorough understanding of a speck of dust isn’t hard.’ The US president looked up at the sky and said, ‘Are you referring to the Earth? You may be bigger, but on a cosmic scale you’re on the same order as the Earth. You’re a speck of dust, too.’ ‘I’m less than dust,’the mirror said. ‘A long, long time ago I used to be dust, but now I’m just a mirror.’ ‘Are you an individual or a collective?’the Chinese president asked. ‘That question is meaningless. When a civilization travels far enough on the road of time, individual and collective both disappear.’ ‘Is a mirror your intrinsic form, or one of your many expressions?’ the UK prime minister asked. The secretary general added, ‘In other words, are you deliberately exhibiting this form for our benefit?’ ‘This question is also meaningless. When a civilization travels far enough on the road of time, form and content both disappear.’

《夢之海》3.5/5星，《歡樂頌》2/5星，寫得最好的要屬《微紀元》4.5/5星，以它做專輯標題也可猜測到質量好壞。 《微紀元》好在一個歷史感，科技帶來的生產力，和上層建築開戰的必然事件，被劉慈欣簡要勾勒出來了。最後藉助一個明得價值的宏人之手，親自摧毀宏人胚胎，相當於徹底把封建文化幹趴下了，永無復生之力，其他微人幹還顯得不人道，覺醒的宏人是最合適的安排。