《套中人》是十九世纪末俄国短篇小说巨匠契诃夫的代表作之一。主人公别里科夫是一位在中学里教希腊语的中年教师,为了同世人隔绝,不致受到外界的影响,他总想给自己包上一层外壳,给自己制造一个所谓安全的套子:哪怕在艳阳天出门他也总是穿着套装,带着雨伞,他的雨伞、怀表、削铅笔的小折刀等一切能包裹起来的东西都总是装在套子里。就连他的脸也好像装在套子里,因为他总是把脸藏 One of the masterpieces by the Russian short story master Chekhov at the end of the nineteenth century is the Taoist Man. The hero Belykhov is a middle-aged teacher who teaches Greek in high school. In order to be isolated from the world, he is not influenced by the outside world. He always wants to wrap himself up with a shell to create a so-called safe shell for himself: He always wore a suit even on a sunny day, and everything wrapped up with an umbrella, his umbrella, a pocket watch and a pencil sharpener was always in the sleeve. Even his face seemed to fit in a cover, because he always hid his face