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Day1Lincoln’sGettysburgAddress林肯在盖茨堡的演说
Lincoln’sGettysburgAddress
盖茨堡位于美国宾夕法尼亚州。
1863年7月1日至3日,北军在此重创了南军,扭转了战争局势。
此战役后这里修建了一个战争牺牲者的公墓。
本篇是1863年在公墓落成典礼上林肯的演说词。
Fourscoreandsevenyearsago,ourfathersbroughtforthonthiscontinentanewnation,conceivedinliberty,anddedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal.Nowweareengagedinagreatcivilwar,testingwhetherthatnation,oranynationsoconceivedandsodedicated,canlongendure.Wearemetonagreatbattlefieldofthatwar.Wehavecometodedicateaportionofthatfield,asafinalresting-placeforthosewhoheregavetheirlivesthatthatnationmightlive.Itisaltogetherfittingandproperthatweshoulddothis.Butinalargersensewecannotdedicate,wecannotconsecrate,wecannothallowthisground.Thebravemen,livinganddead,whostruggledhere,haveconsecrateditfaraboveourpoorpowertoaddordetract.Theworldwilllittlenote,norlongremember,whatwesayhere,butitcanneverforgetwhattheydidhere.It
isforus,theliving,rathertobededicatedheretotheunfinishedworkwhichtheywhofoughtherehavethusfarsonoblyadvanced.Itisratherforustobeherededicatedtothegreattaskremainingbeforeus—thatfromthesehonoreddeadwetakeincreaseddevotiontothatcauseforwhichtheygavethelastfullmeasureofdevotion—thatweherehighlyresolvethatthesedeadshallnothavediedinvain—thatthisnation,underGod,shallhaveanewbirthoffreedom—andthatgovernmentofthepeople,bythepeople,forthepeople,shallnotperishfromtheearth.
[注释]:
Lincoln:
AbrahamLincoln(1809—1865),16thpresidentoftheUnitedStates(1861—1865)
林肯,美国第十六任总统
fourscoreandsevenyearsago:
eighty-sevenyearsago,herereferringtotheyear1776,when
theUnitedStatesofAmericadeclareditsindependence87年前,指1776年美国宣布独立时
father:
forefather祖先
broughtforth:
gavebirthto缔造
conceivedinliberty:
havinglibertyasanidealofthenation以自由为理想
dedicatedto:
devotedto献身于
proposition:
statement;assertion主张;信条
thatallmenarecreatedequal:
thatallmenarebornequal,oneoftheself-evidenttruths
mentionedintheDeclarationofIndependence美国独立宣言明白揭示的真理:
人类生而平等
endure:
exist;last存续
aportionofthatfield:
apartofthatbattlefield那个战场的一部分
finalresting-place:
burial-place;cemetery葬地;墓地
inalargersense:
broadlyspeaking从广义上说
consecrate:
setapartassacred奉为神圣
hallow:
regardasholy尊为神圣
detract:
reduceindegree减损
thusfar:
tothisextent到如此地步
gavethelastfullmeasureofdevotion:
gavethelast,largestextentofdevoutness鞠躬尽瘁
perish:
bedestroyedorruined毁灭
Day2Self-ShorteningShirt自动伸缩衬衫
Self-ShorteningShirts
下面是一段科技新闻类文字。
这样的文字往往简洁明了,逻辑严密。
这正是英文写作中要注意的地方。
AnItalianfashionhousehasrecentlymanufacturedashirtthatshortensitsownsleeveswhentheweathergetswarm.Beforeyougetexcitedandrushouttobuyanewsetofclothesforthebeach,considertheprice:
US$4,000pershirt.
Sohowdoesthenewshirtwork?
Well,it’smadefromamixtureofnylonandanalloycallednitinol.Clothescontainingthisalloycanbetwistedintoanyshape,butalwaysreturntotheiroriginalshapewhenheatedtoacertaintemperature.Iftheoriginalshirthasshortsleeves,whenthetemperaturerises,sowillthesleeves.
Evenifyourolltheshirtintoaballandsitonit,allyouneedtodoisgiveitaquickblowwithahairdryeranditreturnstoitsoriginalshape.Thishastheaddedbonusthattheshirtwillneverneedironing.Itisalsowashable,totallynon-allergenicand,ofcourse,guaranteednevertostretch,unlessyousitintherefrigerator.
[注释]:
manufacture:
tomakeorprocess(arawmaterial)intoafinishedproduct,especiallybymeansof
alarge-scaleindustrialoperation制造,加工
sleeve:
apartofagarmentthatcoversallorpartofanarm衣袖
rush:
tomoveoractswiftly;hurry冲,奔,闯;赶紧;涌现
mixture:
somethingproducedbymixing混合物
nylon:
尼龙
alloy:
amixture;anamalgam合金
twist:
tobeorbecometwisted扭
hairdryer:
吹风机
added:
附加的
bonus:
somethinggivenorpaidinadditiontowhatisusualorexpected奖金,红利;意外收获
ironing:
theactorprocessofpressingclotheswithaheatediron熨
non-allergenic:
[医]非引起过敏症的
guarantee:
toassumeresponsibilityforthequalityorperformanceof保证,担保
stretch:
tolengthen,widen,ordistend伸展,伸长
Day3StoppingbyWoodsOilaSnowyEvening风雪夜林边停
StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening
《风雪夜林边停》是一首著名的诗歌。
写的是雪夜美景?
写的是守诺如一?
写的是人生不得不向前行?
不同的读者会有完全不同的理解。
这大概就是文学批评中所说的“接受美学”的观点吧。
WhosewoodstheseareIthinkIknow,
Hishouseisinthevillagethough.
Hewillnotseemestoppinghere,
Towatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow.
Mylittlehorsemustthinkitqueer,
Tostopwithoutafarmhousenear,
Betweenthewoodsandfrozenlake,
Thedarkesteveningoftheyear.
Hegiveshisharnessbellsashake,
Toaskifthereissomemistake.
Theonlyothersound’sthesweep,
Ofeasywindanddownyflake.
Thewoodsarelovely,darkanddeep,
ButIhavepromisestokeep,
AndmilestogobeforeIsleep,
AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.
—— RobertFrost
[注释]:
queer:
deviatingfromtheexpectedornormal;strange奇怪的
farmhouse:
adwellingonafarm农舍,农家
harness:
thegearortackle,otherthanayoke,withwhichadraftanimalpullsavehicleoran
implement(全套)马具,系在身上的绳子
downy:
madeoforcoveredwithdown绒毛的,柔和的
flake:
aflat,thinpieceorlayer;achip薄片;雪片
RobertFrost:
弗罗斯特·R.(1874—1963)美国诗人。
生于旧金山,求学于哈佛大学。
它的诗集《新罕布什尔》、《诗选》和《又一片牧场》均获得普利策奖,被公认为美国无冠的桂冠诗人。
Day4WinstonChurchill’sAddress温斯顿·丘吉尔的演说
WinstonChurchill’sAddress
“..取得胜利会很艰巨,但必须胜利,无论其道路多长多远,因为没有胜利就不能生存。
”英国前首相温斯顿·丘吉尔口才极佳。
他在敦刻尔克大撤退后,法西斯轰炸英伦三岛,人心惶恐的情况下发表了那著名的、令人久久不能忘怀的演说。
...Victoryinspiteofterror,victory,howeverlongandhardtheroadmaybe,forwithoutvictorythereisnosurvival.
Weshallnotflagorfail.Weshallgoontotheend.WeshallfightinFrance,weshallfightontheseasandtheoceans,weshallfightwithgrowingconfidenceandgrowingstrengthintheair,weshalldefendourisland,whateverthecostmaybe.Weshallfightonthebeaches,weshallfightonthelandinggrounds,weshallfightinthefieldsandinthestreets,weshallfightinthehills;weshallneversurrender...
[注释]:
survival:
生存;幸存者
flag:
悬旗
beach:
theshoreofabodyofwater,especiallywheresandyorpebbly海滩
surrender:
torelinquishpossessionorcontroloftoanotherbecauseofdemandorcompulsion放
弃,投降
Day5Summer夏日
Summer
夏日晨风,拂过我的脸庞,扰动我的梦想,飞扬在这青春读书的好时光。
Ichancedtoriseveryearlyoneparticularmorningthissummer,andtookawalkintothecountrytodivertmyselfamongthefieldsandmeadows,whilethegreenwasnew,andtheflowersintheirbloom.Asatthisseasonoftheyeareverylaneisabeautifulwalk,andeveryhedgefullofnosegays,Ilostmyself,withagreatdealofpleasure,amongseveralthicketsandbushesthatwerefilledwithagreatvarietyofbirds,andanagreeableconfusionofnotes,whichformedthepleasantestsceneintheworldtoonewhohadpassedawholewinterinnoiseandsmoke.Thefreshnessofthedewsthatlayuponeverythingaboutme,withthecoolbreathofthemorning,whichinspiredthebirdswithsomanydelightfulinstincts,createdinmethesamekindofanimalpleasure,andmademyheartoverflowwithsuchsecretemotionsofjoyandsatisfactionasarenottobedescribedoraccountedfor.
—JosephAddison,Tulips
[注释]:
divert:
toentertainbydistractingtheattentionfromworrisomethoughtsorcares;amuse消遣,
通过把注意力从烦恼之事上转移开而娱乐
meadow:
草地
hedge:
树篱
nosegay:
花束
thicket:
灌木丛
animalpleasure:
快感
instinct:
本能
overflow:
tohaveaboundlesssupplyandtobefilledbeyondcapacity溢出,充满
JosephAddison艾迪生·J.(1672—l719),英国随笔作家和诗人。
生于威尔特郡,曾就读于牛津大学。
曾任贸易和殖民地事务专员,1717年被任命为国务大臣。
同年他还创办《旁观者》杂志。
本文选自他的《郁金香》。
Day6Hip—HopWorld嘻哈音乐的世界
Hip-hopWorld
饶舌歌曲方兴未艾,布袋挎裤、运动鞋、闪亮配件样样齐全!
没有跳过街舞也必定看过打扮一身行头的帅哥酷妹吧?
!
一探劲爆的hip-hop文化如何攻占你的心
Everyagehasitsmusic.Jazzwasonceking.Rockhaditsday.Nowrapisinthehouse,andthepartyisjustgettingstarted.
Likeothermusicalforms—suchasjazzandrock—thathavetheirrootsintheblackcommunity,raphasfaceditsshareofcriticism.Rapmusicwasoncecalledafad,butit’sbeenaroundformorethantwodecades,andit’smorepopularthanever.Rapisawayofspeakingorsingingrhythmically,inrhyme.Hip-hopfirstreferstothebackingmusicforrap.Italsoreferstorapculture.Hip-hopisnotjustmusic;it’sawayoflife,aculture.Lookaroundyou:
whereverthereareyoungkidshangingout,you’resuretoseethesigns.Baggyjeans,sportsjerseys,andbaseballhatswornsidewaysarejustafewofhip-hoptrademarksthathavebegunappearingonthestreetsofsomewhere.
Technicallytherearefourelementsthatmakeuphip-hop:
graffiti,break-dancing,rapmusic,andmixing.Mostagreethatthecultureofhip-hopstartedinNewYork’sBronxinthelate1970s.Earlyhip-hopmusicfocusedonthedifficultiesoflivinginthepoorurbanghettoes.IttalkedtoAfrican-Americansdirectlyabouttheirproblems.Itwasawayforinner-cityyouthstopublicizetheproblemstheyfaced.
Themusicofhip-hopisrap.It’sastylebasedonrhythmandspokenwords.Themusicwenthand-in-handwithbreak-dancing,adancestylethattookoffaroundthesametime.Mixingrecordsstartedasawaytoproducenewmusiccheaply.Theotherelement,graffiti,haslongbeenapartofurbanculture.Originallyusedbygangsasawaytomarktheirterritory,graffitieventuallydevelopedintoanindependentformofstreetart.
That’showitstarted,sothenwheredidhip-hopgo?
Everywhere,man,itwenteverywhere.FromEnglandtoBrazilto
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