精译求精20+10系列之五——Meredith Whitney
美国文学史学习指南中文翻译HermanMelvill
美国文学史学习指南中文翻译H e r m a n M e l v i l l Last revision on 21 December 2020《白鲸》赫尔曼·梅尔维尔美国文学简史有些十九世纪伟大作家的创作生涯在他谈论起了是相当有趣的。
梭罗和迪金森在当时没有读者,坡和惠特曼被人误解,麦尔维尔由于忠于自己的风格,当时也没有受到重视。
他不像梭罗和迪金森那样对此满不在乎,而是常常因此痛苦万分,与惠特曼相比,他有生之年甚至完全没有得到人们的肯定。
赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的童年是快乐的,但在他11岁时,父亲去世,留下了一大笔债。
麦尔维尔很早就开始工作了,没有受过什么教育。
他做过银行职员、商人、老师,还在叔叔的农场帮过忙。
这些日子都没有让他过上好日子。
在20岁左右的时候他做了海员。
麦尔维尔的人生中有三件事应当引起我们的特别注意,出海就是其中一件事,另外两件事分别是他的婚姻和与霍桑的友谊。
但是普通的水手是工人阶级的最底层,而麦尔维尔不过是个捕鲸手,而捕鲸手有事水手里地位最低的。
但和马克·吐温一样,麦尔维尔由此了解到最底层人民的生活。
麦尔维尔去过英国的利物浦和南太平洋,他的青年时光所经历的事情对普通人来说是相当严酷,但是他在海上的经历却使他受益匪浅,为他的小说提供了丰富的素材。
麦尔维尔的婚姻生活与马克·吐温稍有不同,倒是与菲茨杰拉德更为相似。
这是三位作家区的太太的地位都比自己高,但只有马克·吐温一人获得了太太的理解与支持。
麦尔维尔和菲茨杰拉德都为了挣钱满足太太奢华的生活而写了很多粗罗德文学作品。
麦尔维尔区的市一位有钱的法官的女儿,伊丽莎白·肖。
为了供养太太和人数不断增多的家庭,麦尔维尔不得不靠写作为生,在当时的情况下,靠写作谋生是极其不易的,更何况麦尔维尔又是一位醉心文学的艺术家。
麦尔维尔曾经经济上非常窘迫,直到年迈塔菜不为这个问题操心。
1850年的夏天,麦尔维尔与霍桑相识了。
参赛译文修稿
长路漫漫Peter Bergen 奥萨马.本拉登一直梦想成为一位著名的诗人。
他的文章倾向于病态的忧郁,而且在9.11事件后他所写的一首诗中竟预测到他将难逃一死。
他这样写道:“让我的坟墓成为雄鹰的肚皮里,其互雞鹰天空的气氛平静的地方。
”果然不出他所料,本拉登的坟墓就在阿拉伯海的边缘,他的身体也在他于巴基斯坦惨遭美国海军的毒手之后湮没于此。
如果真要用诗歌来叙述本拉登的事迹,那就是“正义之歌”。
这也正好照应了在9.11事件后的第二天,乔治.华盛顿布什在国会发表演讲时预言本拉登不会有好下场的话。
在这次非同寻常的情况下爆发的演讲中,布什断言本拉登和他的雅卡达基地组织最终将沦落为“历史上无标记的坟墓的被废弃的谎言”。
尽管本拉登的尸体可能已经于5月2号海葬,但本拉登主义的葬礼或许需要更长时间来打造。
事实上,它开始的当天就是本拉登最大的胜利。
咋一看,骇人听闻的“9.11”突袭是一群对美国这个超强大国恨之入骨的伊斯兰圣战主义者的乌合之众为雅卡达基地组织赢得的胜利。
但深入细究,我们发现,这远不能成为那种意义上的胜利,因为袭击华盛顿和纽约市并没有达到本拉登战略上的关键目标:他认为美国从中东地区撤军会导致那些支持美国在一些地区进行独裁政权的组织的瓦解。
相反,美国侵略并占领阿富汗,再到伊拉克。
雅卡达基地组织只是通过袭击美国的主要城市这种引人注目的疯狂报复行为,来显示他们已经失去了他们曾经拥有的阿拉伯人的基地-——塔利班统治的阿富汗。
从这种意义上讲,9.11事件只是一起和1941年12月7日早上发生在珍珠港的反抗日本帝国主义侵略的具有战略战术上的意义上胜利的运动事件,没什么差别的突袭。
一些比较狡猾的本拉登圈内人士曾在9.11事件发生之前警告过他说,与美国对抗,后果不堪设想。
并且,塔利班倒台后,与美国军队重建的塔利班的雅卡达基地组织内部的备忘录也写着,本拉登的一些追随者充分意识到突袭美国是荒唐之举。
2002年,一个雅卡达基地组织写信给内部人,说:“悔过吧,我的兄长,在短短的六个月里,我们已经失去了这么多年来所创造的一切。
英美报刊文章阅读精选本第五版课文翻译
Lesson4 Is an Ivy League Diploma Worth It?花钱读常春藤名校值不值?1.如果愿意的话,施瓦茨(Daniel Schwartz)本来是可以去一所常春藤联盟(Ivy League)院校读书的。
他只是认为不值。
2.18 岁的施瓦茨被康奈尔大学(Cornell University)录取了,但他最终却去了纽约市立大学麦考利荣誉学院(City University of New York’s Macaulay Honors College),后者是免费的。
3.施瓦茨说,加上奖学金和贷款的支持,家里原本是可以付得起康奈尔的学费的。
但他想当医生,他觉得医学院是更有价值的一项投资。
私立学校医学院一年的花费动辄就要4 万5 美元。
他说,不值得为了一个本科文凭一年花5 万多美元。
4.助学贷款违约率日益攀升,大量的大学毕业生找不到工作,因此越来越多的学生认定,从一所学费不太贵的学校拿到的学位和从一所精英学校拿到的文凭没什么区别,并且不必背负贷款负担。
5.Robert Pizzo 越来越多的学生选择收费较低的公立大学,或选择住在家里走读以节省住房开支。
美国学生贷款行销协会(Sallie Mae)的一份报告显示,2010 年至2011 学年,家庭年收入10 万美元以上的学生中有近25%选择就读两年制的公立学校,高于上一学年12%的比例。
6.这份报告称,这样的选择意味着,在2010 至2011 学年,各个收入阶层的家庭在大学教育上的花费比上一年少9%,平均支出为21,889 美元,包括现金、贷款、奖学金等。
高收入家庭的大学教育支出降低了18%,平均为25,760 美元。
这份一年一度的报告是在对约1,600 名学生和家长进行问卷调查后完成的。
7.这种做法是有风险的。
顶级大学往往能吸引到那些已经不再去其他学校招聘的公司前来招聘。
在许多招聘者以及研究生院看来,精英学校的文凭还是更有吸引力的。
适合初中生阅读的英语读物
适合初中生阅读的英语读物第一篇:适合初中生阅读的英语读物适合初中生阅读的英语读物一是报刊类: 《中学生英语》;《英语周报》;《21世纪报》.报刊英语的特点是具有很强的时代性、实用性,内容丰富多彩,同学们能通过报刊了解语言变化的日新月异,了解当今世界政治、经济、文化等各方动态,还有相应的配套练习.二是书籍杂志类:《学英语》;《英语通》;中英文对照的《英语世界》《英语沙龙》;牛津大学出版社出版的“书虫系列”,有《呼啸山庄》《雾都孤儿》、《傲慢与偏见》、《苔丝》等共50种;航空工业出版社的“床头灯系列”;上外朗文系列学生读物《妙语短篇》;《新概念英语》的第一册和第二册因其故事短小精悍、语言地道,也是英语课外阅读不错的选择;清华中学英语分级读物《中学生百科英语》;英语学习新视野丛书的《中学生英语阅读新视野》;《蓝飓风英语限时阅读》;外研社企鹅英语分级有声读物。
这类读物的特点是故事性强且题材广泛,如《英语沙龙》有诗歌、剧本等.三是有声读物:《疯狂英语》;《大家说英语》;《空中英语教室》;央视九套和十套一些专门针对中学生的节目刻录成的软件,如央视十套每日中午播出的Outlook English;央视六套的《动感英语》.这类有声读物趣味性强,有利于激发同学们学习英语的兴趣。
四是教辅类: 郎文英语学习系列丛书之《中学生英语语法训练》;《薄冰新编初中英语语法》;《魔法英语写作技巧》;机械工业出版社的《锦囊妙解听力》;北京大学出版社的《北大新学案英语听力大突破同步强化训练》;天利38套.当然,要根据自己孩子的英文水平来定不同的读物。
第二篇:适合中学生的英语读物第一级:300生词量,适合小学、初一学生,共8本1、《爱情与金钱》2、《苏格兰玛丽女王》3、《在月亮下面》4、《潘德尔的巫师》5、《歌剧院的幽灵》6、《猴爪》7、《象人》8、《世界上最冷的地方》第二级:600生词量,适合初一学生,8本1、《威廉·莎士比亚》2、《一个国王的爱情故事》L3、《亡灵岛》4、《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》5、《鲁宾孙漂流记》6、《爱丽丝漫游奇境记》7、《格林·盖布尔斯来的安妮》8、《五个孩子和沙精》第三级:1000生词量,适合初二学生,分上册7本,下册8本上册1、《弗兰肯斯坦》2、《野性的呼唤》3、《秘密花园》4、《曾达的囚徒》5、《爱丽丝镜中世界奇遇记》6、《风语河岸柳》7、《神秘幻想故事集》下册:1、《圣诞欢歌》2、《多里安·格雷的画像》3、《勃朗特一家的故事》4、《牙齿和爪子》5、《星际动物园》6、《诱拐》7、《公正》8、《化学秘密》第四级:1500生词量,适合初三学生,分上册5本,下册6本上册:1、《巴斯克维尔猎犬》2、《不平静的坟墓》3、《三怪客泛舟记》4、《三十九级台阶》5、《小妇人》下册:1、《黑骏马》2、《织工马南》3、《双城记》4、《格列佛游记》5、《金银岛》6、《化身博士》第五级:2000生词量,适合高一学生,共4本。
奥黛丽赫本中英文素材
外表的美难以持久,唯有心灵的美好永久保存下来,赫本 不仅对电影节和时尚界作出巨大贡献,她更难能可贵的是 还对于慈善事业作出巨大贡献
赫本一生都关注慈善事业,她就任联合国儿基会大使。赫本曾 说:“世界本来就是不公平的。但是世界只有一个,它正变得 越来越小,人们之间的接触也不得不越来越频繁。我们生活在 这样的环境中,那些富有的人就有义务、有责任去帮助那些一 无所有的人。”除了参与活动,发表演讲,赫本还亲力亲为, 多次不顾战乱和传染病的危险亲赴非洲,走到地球上苦难最深
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find them at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. 如 果你在任何时候需要一只 帮助之手,你可以在你自 己的每一条手臂下面找到 它。在年老之后,你会发 现你有两只手,一只用来 帮助自己,另一只用来帮 助别人。
For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day. 美丽的秀 发,在于 每天有孩 子的手指 穿过它。
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. 优美 的姿态, 来源于与 知识同行
1965年 获奖 最佳英国女演员 Charade 谜中迷 ■意大利电影金像奖 David di Donatello Awards 1960年 获奖 最佳外国女演员 The Nun's Story 修女传 1962年 获奖 最佳外国女演员 Breakfast at Tiffany's 蒂凡尼的早餐 1965年 获奖 最佳外国女演员 My Fair Lady 窈窕淑女 ■美国演员工会奖 Screen Actors Guild Awards
泰德·休斯诗21首
泰德·休斯诗21首泰德·休斯(Ted Hughes,1930-1998)出生于英国东北之约克郡(Yorkshire),在麦克伯劳(Mexborough)中学和剑桥大学完成教育。
他曾经做过园丁、守夜员和拍片厂的剧本审查者,并在伦敦动物园当过洗涤工人;他写过儿童诗、广播剧本,并且有意动笔写作诗剧。
他和菲利浦.拉金(Philip Larkin)和唐.干(T om Gunn)同为二次大战后英国最重要的诗人。
如果说拉金是五Ο年代诗坛的声音,那么休斯可称得上是六Ο年代的声音。
七Ο年代以后,休斯的声誉仍不断地上升,可说是以英文创作的诗人中最引人注目者。
一九八四年,被任命为英国「桂冠诗人」。
思想之狐我想象午夜此际的森林:某样东西仍在活动伴随着时钟的孤寂以及我手指挪动的这页白纸。
穿窗而望我看不见星辰:某样逐渐靠近的东西虽然越发地深入黑暗,正走进这孤寂:冰冷、纤柔如黑色的霜雪一只狐狸以鼻轻触枝、叶;两眼转动,就在此时以及此刻,此时,此刻把整齐的字体嵌进林间的雪地上,机敏地一跛足的阴影艰苦地慢行,在那胆敢穿越垦荒地的身体中空处,一只眼睛一种逐渐扩张、深沈的绿意,灿烂地,专注地,从事自己的工作直到,它带着一阵突兀辛辣的狐臭走进黑暗的头穴。
窗口仍不见星辰;时钟滴答,纸上印满了字。
巫婆那则古老的故事传说有个善于诱骗的巫婆养肥了美丽的公主在有倒钩的篱笆内蜘蛛在黄昏时挑出它们的八只眼睛,尖端是那么地靠近,用馅饼喂胖她而且不让她自餐桌向门坎前倾一吋免得她溜出巫婆的盘子用巫婆的狭肠去换取广阔的世界。
这巫婆在夜间必须躺成特定的姿势以免那恐怖多角的黑色仇恨会穿透体侧游荡,吓坏了那美丽的深受这爱的姿态所蒙骗的公主。
现在这里有一个老巫婆,依我所见,把这个故事完全扭曲了,她把她漂亮的女儿从大学拖回家,把她漂亮的眼睛锁在砖房里并且诅咒她漂亮的小嘴像水果一样烂掉在世人将它做成果酱铺散在每一块上颚之前。
因而有此一说,她在夜间必得躺成特定的姿势以免心脏穿过体侧破碎并且胀裂墙壁用过多的含泪的爱吓坏了她的女儿——她的女儿发觉不再憧憬充满爱的世界比较容易,甚至在黑暗中腐烂亦然,而在九个恨的门栓底下比在一道爱的束缚之上更为安适。
unit5 TextA 课文翻译
一位忙碌经纪人的浪漫史欧•亨利1.九点半时,股票经纪人哈维•麦克斯韦尔在年轻女速记员的陪同下精神抖擞地走进办公室。
他事务所里的机要秘书皮彻那通常毫无表情的脸上不禁露出一丝好奇和诧异。
麦克斯韦尔急促地叫了声“早啊,皮彻”,便冲向他的办公桌,仿佛要跃过去似的。
接着,他就一头扎进一大堆等着他处理的信件和电报里。
2.那位年轻姑娘给麦克斯韦尔当速记员已经有一年了。
她的美丽却绝不是草草几笔速记所能简单描述的。
她的灰色裙子很素净,但相当合身,显身材又不失大方庄重。
这个上午,她身上焕发出一种温柔而羞怯的光彩,双眼闪着梦幻般的光芒,脸颊直泛桃红,脸上露出幸福的神色和几分甜蜜的怀想。
3.皮彻仍旧有点好奇,他注意到她这个上午的举止有些异样。
她不像往常那样径直走进麦克斯韦尔办公室隔壁那房间(她办公桌在那儿),而是在外间略带迟疑地徘徊了一会儿。
她还一度走近麦克斯韦尔的办公桌,近得足以让他意识到她的到来。
4.坐在办公桌前的不再是个常人,而是一名忙碌的纽约股票交易“机器人”,轮子吱吱作响,弹簧绷得紧紧的。
5.“噢——怎么?有事吗?”麦克斯韦尔飞快地问道。
拆开了的信件躺在堆满东西的办公桌上,就像一片堆积起来的雪坡。
他那双锐利的灰色眼睛冷淡严酷,有点不耐烦地扫了她一眼。
6.“没什么,”速记员回答说。
她淡然一笑,走开了。
7.“皮彻先生,”她问机要秘书,“麦克斯韦尔先生昨天有没有提过另雇一名速记员的事?”8.“提过,”皮彻答道,“他吩咐我另外找一个。
我昨天下午已经通知介绍所介绍几个今天上午来面试。
现在已经九点四十五了,一个人都没来,既没有戴阔边帽的女士,也没有嚼菠萝口香糖的男人。
”9.“那我还是照常工作好啦,”那年轻女子说道,“直到有人来顶替我。
”说完她立刻坐到自己的办公桌前去了。
10.今天哈维•麦克斯韦尔忙得不可开交。
桌上的电话像害了病好不了似地响个不停。
人们开始涌入办公室找他,有的欣喜若狂,有的尖声厉词,有的满怀敌意,有的激动不已。
美国文学复习大纲
美国文学部分(American Literature)一.殖民时期文学(The Literature of the Colonial Period)1.本章考核知识点和考核要求:1) 早期殖民地时期的文学的特点2) 十八世纪美国文学的特点(重点是独立革命前后时期文学)3) 主要的作家、其概况及其代表作品4) 术语:the colonial period, American Puritanism, Puritans, Enlightenment in American, the Great A wakening2.主要作家作品John Smith第一个美国作家A True Relation of Virginia and General History of Virginia.Anne Bradstreet 殖民地时期女诗人The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America (1650)Jonathan Edwards十八世纪上半叶大觉醒时代的代表人物“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”Benjamin Franklin 本杰明·富兰克林,散文家、科学家、社会活动家,曾参与起草《独立宣言》。
十八世纪美国启蒙思想代言人。
《穷查理历书》Poor Richard’s Almanac(收录格言警句)《致富之道》The Way to Wealth《自传》The Autobiography (富兰克林原意为写给儿子的家书)Thomas Paine 托马斯·潘恩,散文家、政治家、报刊撰稿人。
《常识》Common Sense ( Paine 最知名的政论文:It was inspired by the first battle of the Revolutionary War—the Battle of Lexington in Concord.)《美国危机》American Crisis《人的权利》Rights of Man《专制体制的崩溃》Downfall of Despotism《理性时代》The Age of ReasonPhilip Freneau 菲利普·弗伦诺,著名的“革命诗人”。
人生浮沉:惠特尼·休斯顿一生八大时刻
人生浮沉:惠特尼·休斯顿一生八大时刻作者:来源:《时代英语·高一》2012年第04期Whitney Houston was a force like the hurricane to be reckoned with in the American song circles during her heyday in the 1990s. And it was a sad news that the pop icon died on February 2, 2012 at the age of 48.Below, eight highlights from Houston’s life of ups and downs.20世纪90年代,惠特尼·休斯顿事业处于巅峰时期,飓风般横扫美国歌坛。
这位流行歌坛天后人物在2012年2月11日不幸辞世,年仅48岁,这是一个让人悲痛的消息。
下面是休斯顿跌宕人生中的八大标志性时刻。
3. Singing the National Anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl在1991年的美国橄榄球超级杯赛上演唱国歌Whitney’s natural born talent was clear from her first national television appearance, when she belted out Home on “The Merv Griffin Show”, accompanied by nothing more than a piano.惠特尼的天赋在她首次电视银幕亮相中展示无余。
在“莫夫·格里芬秀”节目中,仅在一架钢琴的伴奏下,她用嘹亮动听的美妙声音唱出了歌曲《家》。
Whitney’s powerful rendition of The Star Spangled Banner at Super Bowl XXV got such an overwhelming response that it was released as a commercial single. It reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making her the only performer to turn the national anthem into that big of a hit.惠特尼在第二十五届超级杯赛上,凭她强有力的表演,用一曲《星条旗永不落》震撼了世界,并使国歌成为一支商业性单曲发行。
meredith夫人帮助穷人英语作文
meredith夫人帮助穷人英语作文In the heart of the bustling city, where skyscrapers cast long shadows over the streets, there was a small community park that seemed almost out of place with its greenery and playgrounds. This was where Meredith spent most of her days, not in leisure, but in service to those less fortunate. She was a beacon of hope in a neighborhood that had seen better days, and her efforts to help the impoverished were nothing short of heroic.Meredith had always been drawn to helping others. Even as a child, she would share her lunch with classmates who had none. As she grew older, her passion for service only intensified. She volunteered at soup kitchens, organized clothing drives, and eventually founded a non-profit organization dedicated to aiding the homeless population in her city.Her approach was hands-on and personal. Meredith believed in the power of connection; she knew that a warm meal and a kind word could go a long way. Every morning, she would wake up before dawn to prepare food with a group of volunteers. They would pack the meals in her old van and distribute them throughout the city, ensuring that no one would go hungry on her watch.But Meredith's work didn't stop at feeding the hungry. She understood that poverty was a complex issue, and she tackled it from multiple angles. She set up educational programs for children in the community, believing that education was the key to breaking the cycle of poverty. She also worked tirelessly to secure job interviews for the unemployed, often using her own network to find opportunities for them.Her efforts did not go unnoticed. The local community rallied behind her, with businesses donating supplies and individuals offering their time. It was a collective effort, with Meredith at the helm, steering the ship towards a brighter future for all involved.The impact of her work was evident. The park, once a place avoided by many, became a hub of activity and joy. Children played on the swings, parents chatted on benches, and the elderly enjoyed the fresh air. It was a community transformed, and at the center of it all was Meredith, with her unwavering commitment to making a difference.Meredith's story is a testament to the power of compassion and the difference one person can make. Her life was a series of selfless acts, each one a thread woven into the fabric of the community. She may not have sought recognition or fame, but her legacy was one of love, hope, and the unshakeable belief that everyone deserves a chance at a better life.Through her actions, Meredith taught us that helping the poor is not just about charity, but about empowerment and respect. It's about giving people the tools they need to lift themselves out of poverty and the belief that they can. Her life was a reminder that in a world that can often seem cold and indifferent, there are still those who care deeply and act boldly in the name of kindness.As the sun sets on another day, the park remains a symbol of what can be achieved when one person decides to make a change. Meredith's legacy lives on in the laughter of children, the gratitude of those she helped, and the continued efforts of those inspired by her example. Her work reminds us that even in the darkest of times, there is always a light that can be ignited by the spark of human compassion. And in that light, we find hope for a better tomorrow. 。
宋美龄在美国参议院发表英语演讲稿:卓越女性的崭新篇章
宋美龄在美国参议院发表英语演讲稿:卓越女性的崭新篇章Ladies and gentlemen,It is an honor to be standing here today, in the heart of the United States of America, and to address such a distinguished audience. My name is Song Meiling, and I stand before you as a representative of the Chinese people, but most importantly, as a symbol of the strength and perseverance of women worldwide.I'm sure it is not news to anyone in this room that equality is a constant struggle, one that remains far from being won, even in the most developed of nations. The fight for women's rights is one that I have personally dedicated my life to, and I believe that it is through an understanding of our shared experiences that true change can be achieved.As a woman who was born in China in the early 20th century, I was well aware of the limitations that society placed upon my gender. I have seen firsthand the fear and oppression that are inflicted upon women who dare to challenge the status quo. I have also seen the power of resilience and the strength that women can possess. It isthrough these experiences that I have come to believe that the true potential of women is limitless, but it is our duty to create an environment that fosters and encourages their growth.I believe that this is the dawn of a new era for women, one that transcends borders and cultures. Never before has there been such a global network of empowered women fighting for change. We have been united not only by a common goal but also by an understanding of our shared experiences. We are the trailblazers, the pioneers, and the leaders of this new world.It is my belief that it is our duty to use our voices, our actions, and our platforms to uplift and empower women everywhere. This means standing up for those who have been silenced, lifting up those who have been held down, and empowering those who have been denied their rights.But it is not enough to simply talk about change. Change must be actively pursued through access to education, economic opportunities, and political representation. We must create a world where women are seen as equal partners, where our contributions are valued and our voices heard. Only thenwill we truly break down the barriers that limit women's progress.In closing, I would like to say that it is with great hope and optimism that I stand before you today. The road ahead may be long and fraught with obstacles, but we have already taken the first steps on this journey. Let us continue to move forward with determination and dedication, knowing that we are united in our cause and that our strength and unity will be the driving force behind the change that we seek.Thank you.。
美国歌手惠特尼-休斯顿生平介绍
美国歌手惠特尼-休斯顿生平介绍美国歌手惠特尼休斯顿生平介绍惠特妮-休斯顿经典作品试听实用文档新浪娱乐讯惠特妮-休斯顿(Whitney Houston)是位曾获得格莱美奖的美国R&B 歌手、演员、作曲家、电影制作人与并曾担任模特。
她以强而有力的嗓音、一字多转音的感染力与宽广的音域为世人所熟知,并成为流行天后。
惠特妮在全世界有超过一亿八千万张专辑的销售纪录。
根据吉尼斯世界纪录,惠特妮是获奖最多的女歌手(获奖415次,提名562次)。
惠特妮-休斯顿风云记录:1.首张专辑WHITNEY HOUSTON成为乐坛首位“专辑发行首周就空降BILLBOARD流行专辑榜”的女艺人,并蝉联14周冠军。
2.她个人的第二张专辑《WHITNEY》,进榜首周就勇夺冠军,尤其是蝉联7周第一的《WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO》,让WHITNEY打破了原来由THE BEATLES 和BEE GEES保持的纪录。
3.一举囊括6座格莱美奖、22座全美音乐奖与16座BILLBOARD音乐奖。
4、全球最佳首张专辑销售最高记录保持者。
5.BILLBOARD流行单曲榜史上惟一缔造连续7首单曲问鼎排行冠军曲(从1985年的《SAVING ALL MY LOVE FIR YOU》到1988年的《WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO》)的歌手。
6.获全美音乐奖22座的歌手。
7.《THE BODYGUARD》电影原声带以3400万张居90年代全球最畅销专辑总冠军,同时也是全球最畅销的电影原声带。
实用文档8.《I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU》全球销售800万张名列全球最畅销单曲销售亚军。
9.历史上第一位首周发行专辑即夺冠的女歌手(87年WHITNEY专辑)10.全球专辑总销量:一亿两千万张单曲:5000万张11.billboard冠军单曲11首坐拥一亿5千万专辑销量历史上第一位首周发行专辑即夺冠的女歌手(87年WHITNEY专辑)12.I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU单曲在英国单榜曲上连续夺得10周冠军,傲视全球所有女歌手13.惠特尼是专辑冠军累积周数最多的女歌手!40多周。
读原著学英语(二)
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谈英语倍数表示法
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平时教学实践中,经常发现有很多学生在使用英语倍数时概念模糊,尤 其在语言表达上出现很多错误。为了使学生弄清楚倍数概念和表达形 式,今后使用时不会出现概念和表达错误,特将其分几个方面讲述。
常多一倍的钱。) 4. The highway is as wide again as that one.(这条高速公路的宽度是那条
〔接上页〕
Ian rose and turned away, swallowing the rage red and raw before it burst
out of him and he beat the man to a pulp(. Ian 抬起身来,将视线从这人身上移开,
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心的女儿早有察觉,无奈父亲从来不主动提及此事;女儿按捺不住心中的好 奇,主动向父亲提问。下面便是父女二人的对话:
“Come on, Dad,” she prompted. “Let’s hear about the mystery woman.”(“爸 爸,”她主动提起话头,“你和我说说那个神秘的女人呗。”)
我在这部小说里学到的第三个短语是 swallow the rage red and raw(忍 气吞声,强忍心中怒火)。这句话出现的故事情节是这样的:Ian 拼命追上了 一个德国纳粹逃犯,并将他按倒在地;这个人倒在地上,一副可怜兮兮的样子。 书中写道:The monsters always looked so ordinary and pathetic, in the flesh.(恶 魔们本人看上去总是那么平常甚至可怜。)这个人不停地辩解,称他只不过 是做了别人做过的同样的事情,是在执行命令,当时是合法的云云。Ian 怒 不可遏,但强压心中怒火。下面就是这个词组出现的地方: 〔转下页〕
george meredith 乔治 梅瑞狄斯
The Egoist is a tragicomical novel by George Meredith published in 1879.From this novel we can know the writing style of George Meredith .
Life
In 1868 he was introduced to Thomas Hardy by Frederick Chapman of Chapman & Hall the publishers. Hardy had submitted his first novel, The Poor Man and the Lady. Meredithadvised Hardy not to publish his book as it would be attacked by reviewers and destroy his hopes of becoming a novelist. Meredith felt the book was too bitter a satire on the rich and counselled Hardy to put it aside and write another 'with a purely artistic purpose' andmore of a plot. Meredith spoke from experience; his first big novel, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, was judged so shocking that Mudie's circulating library had cancelled an order of 300 copies. Hardy continued to try and publish the novel: however it remained unpublished,though he clearly took Meredith's advice seriously. Before his death,Meredith was honoured from many quarters: he succeeded Lord Tennyson as president of the Society of Authors; in 1905 he was appointed to the Order of Merit by King Edward VII.In 1909, he died at his home in Box Hill, Surrey. He is buried in the cemetery at Dorking,Surrey.
Herman_Melville麦尔维尔
Most of the book takes place on various oceans, such as the Atlantic, the Indian, and the Pacific, in the early to mid 1800’s. However, a good deal of the first part of the novel takes place in New England inside and around Nantucket.
Moby-Dick (Ⅱ)
▪ Major Characters:
Ishmael Ishmael is the narrator of the novel Moby-Dick. It is through his eyes and experience that the reader experiences the story of the ship Pequod, and the fight between Captain Ahab and the white whale. Captain Ahab Ahab is the tyrannical captain of the Pequod who is driven by a monomaniacal desire to kill Moby Dick, the whale that maimed him on the previous whaling voyage. He is a “ungodly, god-like” man.
a symbol of doom
the mementos of violent death
Moby Dick (1)
is hidden all the time
艾米丽和惠特曼
A contrast between Emily Dickenson and Walt WhitmanAbstract: Being the America’s great poets, Emily Dickenson and Walt Whitman are both familiar to us. It is obvious to us that they are different in their thinking, faiths and writing styles. I will make a contrast of the two poets in this paper, meanwhile explore that the living environment really has a great influence on people.Key words: education religion writing style themeEmily Elizabeth Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, where her father was a prominent lawyer and politician and where her grandfather had established an academy and college. Being the daughter of a prominent politician, Emily had the benefit of a good education and attended the Amherst Academy. Although she was successful at college, Emily returned after only one year at the seminary in 1848 to Amherst where she began her life of seclusion.In Emily's entire life, she took one trip to Philadelphia (due to eye problems), one to Washington, and a few trips to Boston. Other than those occasional ventures, Emily had no extended exposure to the world outside her home town. During this time, her early twenties, Emily began to write poetry seriously. Since she had her own belief in God and heaven, which was different from the views held by her peers, she refused to sign an oath to dedicate her life to Jesus Christ. Though she didn’t believe in the conventional religion of her family, she had studied Bible, and many of her poems resemble hymns in form.Because of the unconventional form of her poems, the press refused to publish her poems, but in the 1920s, the poems were rediscovered by the literary world. Her poems are short, and most of them based on a single image or symbol. But within her little lyrics Miss Dickinson writes about some of the most important things in life. She writes about mature, mortality and immortality, love and lover, whom she either never really found or else gave up. She writes about success, which she thought she never achieved, and about failure, which she considered her constant companion. She writes of these things so brilliantly that she is now ranked as one of America’s great poets.If Emily Dickenson is one of America’s great poets, she has to share the spotlight with Walt Whitman. Unlike Emily Dickenson, Walt Whitman was born in1819, in a poor family where his father was a carpenter and builder of houses. He was the second child of the nine children in his family, and in order to support his ever-growing family of nine children, four of whom were handicapped, Whitman had to withdrawn from public school at the age of eleven to help support the family. So he was not so high educated as Dickenson. He had done a lot of jobs to make money such as a carpenter, a printer, a journalist, and even a school teacher.Thought Whitman stopped going to school at an early age, he was bookish and almost interested in everything. He read voraciously and was mainly self-taught, and became acquainted with Homer, Dante, Shakespeare and Scott early in life, which was superior to Dickenson, since when Dickenson began writing poetry, she didn’t know Shakespeare and classical mythology. And he knew the Bible thoroughly, and as a God-intoxicated poet, desired to inaugurate a religion uniting all of humanity in bonds of friendship.Walt Whitman’s first book of poems was entitled “Leaves of Grass”. In which, most of the poems were written in free verse—that is, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme, which was invented by Whitman. He thought that the voice of democracy should not be haltered by traditional forms of verse. However, until Whitman, poetry had always had rhythm and rhyme. Most people who saw his poetry found it too weird, and many would not even consider it poetry.So Whitman paid for it entirely by hims elf because, like Dickinson’s poems, publishers thought they were too odd to take a costly chance on.Whitman needed a boost—a way of getting his work recognized. So he sent a free copy to Ralph Waldo Emerson. He was luckier than Dickinson, because Emerson was entranced by the poems and responded with a five-page reply. It became the most famous piece of literary sponsorship in American history. Emerson’s support then caused others to rethink and revisit Whitman’s poems.To sum up, Emily Dickenson and Walt Whitman are different in many aspects, such as family background, education level, religion and their pomes’ themes. It is the products of different living environments. Just as it mentioned above, Dickenson’s themes are about love, nature, immortality and so on, which are all based on her own experiences, while Whitman’s poems are more national. He writes about democracy, equality of things and beings and expansion of America. However, just as the saying goes, “every coin has two sides”, they also has something in common, for example, thematically, they both extolled, in their different ways, an emergent America, its expansion, its individualism and its Americanness, their poetry being part of “American Renaissance”. Technically, they both added to the lit erary independence of the new nation by breaking free of the convention of the iambic pentameter and exhibiting a freedom in form unknown before: they were pioneers in American poetry.References: (1)赵彤. 华尔特·惠特曼:美国诗歌史上的一盏明灯[J]. 西华师范大学学报(哲学社会科学版), 2006,(06) .(2)王光碧,杨康昀. 寻找美国精神——浅析惠特曼的《自我之歌》[J]. 安徽文学(下半月), 2010,(05) .(3)黄修齐. 狄金森诗歌的现代感及死亡主题[J]. 福建师范大学学报(哲学社会科学版), 1994,(03) .(4) 张涛. 艾米莉·狄金森:探寻自我灵魂的诗人[J]. 中国科教创新导刊, 2008,(17) .。
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阅读教程翻译 Its Time to Ban Handguns
是取缔手枪的时候了在美国,无效的枪支控制很可能就是高谋杀率和暗杀率的原因。
在有人企图暗杀罗纳德·里根总统之后不久,兰斯·莫罗就写了这篇文章,发表在《时代》杂志上。
本文探讨了美国枪支暴力产生的原因,呼吁禁止手枪。
但是,禁止手枪是不是就会削弱由宪法赋予人民的权利和美国人的个人自由呢?由于进化过程中某种奇特性,人的头骨里都隐藏着一个史前残迹:一个爬行类动物的大脑:这种返祖现象就像安放在更为理性的大脑皮层中的一枚手榴弹一样,是人类许多原始冲动产生的阴暗且扰攘的场所。
与这种返祖现象共生的是美国人保留下来的另一种特性,它是这个在从人烟稀少、警察不多的农业社会向现代工业文明演变的历史过程中,人们忘了淘汰掉的东西。
那种残迹就是枪—更臭名远扬的是手枪,虽然过时了,但仍然被人们大量使用。
1963年以来,被枪打死的美国人的数量(400 000)比死于二战中的还多。
上个礼拜另一把令人痛苦的“周末作案”第22号小手枪像一个孤儿被放里在达拉斯的一家当铺里,直到另一个病态的失效者将其拿回到他的出租屋里想入非非,美国历史上又一攻枪击事件之后,许多人对自己说:“噢,也许这次枪击事件将最终说服人们做点努力来对付这该死的枪。
”不过没人时此有把握。
为抵御社论的猛烈攻击,美国步枪协会紧闭门户;但是,他们心里却盘算着,像以往一样,反对枪支的愤怒情绪很快就会平息下来。
约翰·菲茨杰拉德·肯尼迪总统被暗杀后如此,马丁·路德·金被暗杀后如此,罗伯特·菲茨杰拉德·肯尼迪、乔治·华莱士、约翰·列农和里根总统以及许许多多其他人被暗杀后均是如此。
像以前一样,有朝一日在美国只会听到成百上千万只枪发出的砰砰砰的枪声,美国也会成为世界上用手枪谋杀比率最高的国家。
美国这个超级大国政治上如此稳定而国内却如此充满暴力,这一奇观会使其他国家感到震和迷惑。
像英国和日本这样的国家,谋杀率低,且禁止持枪,对美国人如此摆上柜台公开买卖枪支感到震惊。
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新年好。
经过2009年底调整,“精译求精”系列终于以新的面貌与大家见面。
作为新年开篇之作,我们将在2010年1月4日-2月12日(春节前)推出“精译求精系列之新年20+10篇”(共三十期,每日一期)。
所谓“20”即盘点20位投资大师对市场和投资的观点。
所谓“10”即10个当下或热点或冷门(还未成为热点)的话题。
一月主打:“20”主题。
熟悉“精译求精”的读者对这些名字都不会陌生,Bill Gross (PIMCO), Jeremy Grantham (GMO), Seth Klarman (Baupost),Meredith Whitney, David Einhorn (Greenlight), Bill Miller (Legg Mason)。
这一次我们还将为您介绍Vanguard基金创始人John Bogle以及耶鲁神话创造者David Swensen的最新著作。
我们还将回顾2009年去世的两位投资大师Peter L. Berstein (Journal of Portfolio Management主编) 以及Christopher H. Browne (Tweedy) 的经典语录。
通过查阅多位大腕级人物的最新访谈,我们还将为您介绍几位超级资深金牌基金掌门人(今后将定期跟踪):Bruce Berkowitz (Fairholme), Robert Rodriguez (First Pacific Advisors), Charlie Dreifus (Royce)。
我们还会总结几位重量级人物的观点,他们的一言一行,一举一动都会对市场产生影响:George Soros, Jim Rogers, John Paulson, Marc Faber, Mark Mobius (Franklin Templeton), Martin Whitman (Third Avenue), 当然,Warren Buffett。
为了方便各位阅读,我们会列注若干标签,例如Timeless Readings (在“精译”看来,这些经典语录在任何市场阶段和形势下都会给我们带来启发);Recent Comments(这些大师们对近期市场趋势有哪些点评;听其言,更要观其行,他们又进行了哪些操作呢?);Market Outlook(大师们对2010年或更长时间框架下市场展望,美国和世界经济复苏程度如何?对新兴市场看法有何改变,新兴市场会出现黑天鹅么?)等等。
总之,我们希望并且相信,在新的一年中,您能和老朋友“精译求精”一起,站在新的角度,有新的感悟--无论是对投资,还是生活。
东方证券研究所杨娜2009年1月8日Powerful本期标题:Timeless Readings已经习惯了看到Meredith Whitney与Financials(美国金融股表现)连在一起出现在美国各大财经媒体的头版头条,也不会惊讶看到这样的题目,Meredith Whitney speaks, financials up/down。
但在这些成就与喧嚣背后,我们还是想问个为什么?Meredith当年是那么默默无闻,却敢于挑战权威,第一个站出来提示金融股即将出现的拐点,并从此一夜成名。
一直认为一位研究员或者基金经理,能够站出来“make the early call”,如果随后还能够得到市场的验证,靠的一定不是勇气加运气,而是底气。
所以本期“精译”推荐的不是Meredith Whitney 的最新观点(我们知道她前天刚刚调降了高盛的盈利预测),而是她的网站2009年11月3日的三篇深度报告。
我们读到的不是名人光环,而是比这个噱头更加Powerful的金融行业分析师的“根本”。
不多说了,让报告“说话”。
精译注,三篇报告基本涵盖市场关注的几大主题,金融机构盈利水平;美联储退出政策,除利率外;各州财政预算吃紧具体情况,及由此将导致美国经济复苏面临很大障碍。
1. Ain’t Gonna Happen: The Fallacy Behind Normalized Earnings盈利水平恢复“正常”预期的误区(看过这篇报告,应该不会惊讶算上前天,Meredith短短三周内两次调降高盛等公司盈利预测)/Pdf_report_downloads/Aint%20Gonna%20Happen%20% 20The%20Fallacy%20Behind%20Normalized%20Earnings.pdf结论:这几项因素每一项都会产生严重后果,更何况现在是一起“发力”。
1. 历史经验这一次不灵了。
上世纪九十年代和本世纪初的经济衰退中金融机构的盈利水平最终都恢复正常(normalized)。
但这一次的信贷危机不同。
1990年-1994年信贷危机中,虽然银行流动性减少,单大量证券化产品提供流动性,不仅替银行补上了流动性窟窿,还有富余。
所以94年危机期内,整体系统的信贷规模并没有真正减少。
而本轮危机是大萧条以来第一次信贷真正缩水,融资渠道减少对企业贷款者和普通消费者影响深远。
2. 据测算,这一轮周期去杠杆化进程会继续进程还没有过半,因此贷款负债表还有下降空间。
银行的亏损失持续时间将远远超出投资者预期。
3. 由于符合银行借贷条件的客户数量已经并将继续减少,将造成银行首付信贷业务成本上升,即所谓“分母效应”(denominator effect);4. 关于核心借贷产品的盈利水平,过去20年一直下降,就是因为银行一边发行抵押贷款产品,一边立即转手出售,自己持有时间越来越短,造成了这些产品非常“商品化”,压低了借贷产品的利润率。
危机爆发后,证券化产品辉煌不在,必将经历重新定价,带来短期“阵痛”。
5. 政府对借贷机构的措施现在还有很大的不确定性,一些现已出台的涉及信用卡使用者资质和费率的法规(例如CARD Act,rate caps,pre-emption rulings),很可能成为改变游戏规则的事件,并带来“意外”效果,即蒸发更多信贷额度。
预计未来三年内美国消费者信贷额度将蒸发10%。
2. The Great Exit: The Biggest Market & Bank Risk Over the Next FourMonths(看过这篇报告,应该不会惊讶09年11月17日,引起媒体狂潮的那句话“我从来没有像现在这样看空 I haven’t been so bearish)(美联储)大撤退是未来4个月市场和银行板块最大的风险(精译注:提醒大家注意,这篇文章发表于11月初,远在美联储12月议息会议暗示退出策略之前,而且暗示中明确表明是退出1.25万亿MBS)/Pdf_report_downloads/The%20Great%20Exit%20%20Th e%20Biggest%20Market%20&%20Bank%20Risk%20Over%20the%20Next%20Four%20Mo nths.pdf结论:美联储的很多紧急注入流动性计划(emergency programs)已经悄悄“退市”了。
只有“两房”MBS购买计划是个例外,现已占美联储资产负债表的三分之一。
虽然按照时间表2010年1季度应该退出(精译注,该报告发表时间为11月初,当时市场还不能够确定会否继续延期,我们知道12月美联储议息会议已经明确表示会如期退出,从而印证了本报告的最大假设),但问题很大。
首先,美联储购买MBS举动自09年以来很疯狂,但实质无异于与狼共舞,目的明确:稳定信贷市场,压低抵押贷款利率,推升银行盈利。
也确实起到了作用。
自从2008年11月,联储宣布MBS购买计划以来,该品种已经上涨了800个基点,在各大银行资产负债表的比例也升至新高,从08年3季度至09年2季度,MBS持有比例增长44%,或1460亿美元。
这还不算9月份以后,购买速度大大加快。
其次,既然迟早要还,怎么还,是突然刹车,还是循序渐进,虽然会有差别,都会对市场造成很大负面影响。
原因很简单,在购买MBS这件事情上,现在市场上基本只有美联储一个大买家,一时很难找到“接班人”。
因此,一定会出现MBS价格暴跌,而抵押贷款利率飙升。
银行新一轮减计,消费者履约成本也会上升。
3. Pro-Cyclicality of State Budgets Will Weigh Heavily on US Recovery(看过这篇报告,应该不会惊讶09年12月8日,又一次引发市场热评的观点,甚至包括她采访时着一身黑衣,“美国政府已经无计可施”US government out of bullets)各州预算周期性本质将阻碍美国复苏/Pdf_report_downloads/Pro-Cyclicality%20of%20State% 20Budgets%20Will%20Weigh%20Heavily%20on%20US%20Recovery.pdf这里的周期是指上一轮经济繁荣,很多州发家依靠的是房地产市场(占到美国GDP21%),随着房地产泡沫的破灭,难免面临财政紧张,开支项目削减(美国地方政府财政支出占全国GDP12%),就业计划也会受到影响。
,数据显示,2009年7月各州开始陆续通过2010财年预算,当时爆出缺口为1600亿,这才不过几个月,就已经增加了160亿。
按照缺口与各州总预算之比来看,加州、亚利桑那州、内华达州缺口比分别为50.5%,47.8%和37.8%。
从税收看,09年2季度,49各州税收收入出现降低,个人收入税和销售税,这两大税收大户,同比分别下降27%和9%,整体税收水平同比创纪录下降17%。
我们文中只是引述和分析其中主要观点和论据,详尽分析如果感兴趣各位可以全文阅读。
如果无法打开报告下方的链接,可以点击公司网址/,从Research Library进入,找到11月3日,这些报告都是免费下载的公开资源。
下期预告:另一位精译“熟面孔”,也是legendary investor,Jeremy Grantham (GMO)这周末争取“阿凡达”,一位公认的好导演+14年时间+梦想支持下的激情,应该等于一篇值得一读的“深度报告”。