That spirit of social initiative disappeared in a short time, pulled away by the fever of the magnets, the astronomical calculations, the dreams of transmutation, and the urge to discover the wonders of the world. From a clean and active man, José Arcadio Buendía changed into a man lazy in appearance, careless in his dress, with a wild beard that úrsula managed to trim with great effort and a kitchen knife. There were many who considered him the victim of some strange spell. But even those most convinced of his madness left work and family to follow him when he brought out his tools to clear the land and asked the assembled group to open a way that would put Macondo in contact with the great inventions.? ??

他的社會(huì)積極性的精神很快便消失了，被磁力的狂熱、巨量的計(jì)算、轉(zhuǎn)變的夢(mèng)想以及發(fā)現(xiàn)世間美好的渴望帶走了。從一個(gè)干凈清爽、積極主動(dòng)的人，José Arcadio Buendía變成了一個(gè)不修邊幅，穿著隨意，滿臉胡茬的人，虧得úrsula之前還花大力氣用廚房的小刀為他修剪胡須。許多人都認(rèn)為他是某種奇怪的咒語的受害者。但即便他如此這般，許多深陷于他的狂熱的人離開工作和家庭去追隨他，當(dāng)他拿出他的工具去清理陸地的時(shí)候，告訴這幫聚集起來的群體去開創(chuàng)一條道路，這條道路可以使Macondo同這個(gè)偉大志愿相關(guān)聯(lián)。