牛津高中英语模块8Reading课文翻译.docx

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牛津高中英语模块8Reading课文翻译

Unit1

Appreciatingliterature

Whatisclassicliterature?

Classicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworld.Theyarenovels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenalongtimeagoandweresowellwrittenandwellreceivedthatpeoplestillreadthemtoday.Theyareexamplesofgreatwritingandwisdom,andeventhosewrittencenturiesagocanstillbefoundinbookshopsandlibrariestoday.

Becausealotofclassicswerewrittensolongago,thelanguageusedinthemisquitedifferentfromthelanguageusedtoday.Thismakesthemdifficultforsomepeopletoread,andoften,theclassicsarelefttogatherdustonshelves.Manypeopledonotreadthembecausetheythinkthattheyareold-fashionedandboring,andhavenothingtodowithlifetoday.

However,ifthisistrue,whydowestillfindclassicsinbookshopsandlibraries?

Theyhavenotdisappearedandstillhaveaplaceintheworldtoday.Whyelsewouldmanyfilmsbasedonthembesuccessful?

In1995,Clueless,theaward-winningfilmbasedonJaneAustin’snovelEmma,wasreleased.Threeyearslater,in1998,amodernadaptationofCharlesDickens’snovelGreatExpectationsappearedincinemas.Idonotthinkthattheseclassicnovelswouldbemadeintofilmsiftheyhadnothingtodowithlifetoday.

CharlesDickens:

‘England’sgreatestwriter’

CharlesDickenswasborninPortsmouth,Englandin1812.Hewrotemanynovels.OliveTwist,DavidCopperfieldandGreatExpectationsareprobablyhisbest-knownworks.Hefirstpublishedmanynovelsonechapteratatimeinnewspapers,andsomewerelaterperformedonstage.Forpeopleatthattime,hisstorieswerelikethesoapoperasweseeonTVtoday.

Hediedin1870andhistombreads,‘byhisdeath,oneofEngland’sgreatestwritersislosttotheworld.’

GreatExpectations

GreatExpectationsissetinEnglandintheearly1800s.DickensusesPip,themaincharacter,totellthestory.Pipisnotonlyacharacter,healsotellsthestoryofGreatExpectations.PipliveswithhisoldersisterandherhusbandJoe.Pip’ssisterseldomhasakindwordtosay,butJoeisakindandsimpleman,whowouldratherdiethanseeanyharmcometoPip.

Pip,whoissevenyearsoldwhenthestorybegins,isinamistyfieldoftombswhenamanappearsandfrightenshim.MistisasymbolofdangeranduncertaintyinGreatExpectations.Classicnovelsoftenhavesymbolswhichaddinterest,tensionordeepermeaningtothetext.Readersmaynotbeabletoseethedanger,sotheyneedasymbollikethemisttomakeitclearertothem.

ThereisatwistintheplotwhenaverygenerousstrangergivesPipalotofmoney.Pipisabout18yearsoldwhenthishappens,andthefortunesetshimfreefromthefinancialworries.PipmakestheabruptdecisiontomovefromKent,whichisaconstantremainderofhisshabbybeginnings,tothebrightlightsofLondon.

ExcitedbyhismovetoLondon,Pipcanhardlywaittobeginhisnewlife.Moneyandeducationhavechangedhim,andbeforelonghedevelopstheshortcomingsofbeingshallowandhavingprejudice,evenagainsthisoldcompanions.PipdislikesitwhenJoecomestovisithiminLondon.Hehasrigidideasofwhatitmeanstobecivilandtobeagentleman,andisembarrassedbyJoehedoesnotfitthese.

PipisbentonbecomingagentlemanandwinningEstella’slove.Estellaisabeautifulgirl,andforPip,sheisasymbolofeducationandmoney.WhatitreallymeanstobeagentlemanisanimportantthemeinGreatExpectations.Isaneducatedpersonwithalotofmoneyagentleman?

Orisagentlemansomebodywhoiskindandgoodtohisfriends?

Bytheendofthenovel,Piphaschangedalot.Helearnsthatwealthdoesnotbuyhappinessandthatfriendsaremoreimportantthanafancyeducation.ThischangeinPipiscalledcharacterdevelopmentandisanimportantpartofanynovel.DoesJoeforgivePip?

DoesPipgetthegirlofhisdreams?

Youwilljusthavetoreadityourselftofindout!

1.Whatdoesclassicliteraturerefertointhepassage?

A.Literaryworkswritteninclassicalform.B.Literaryworkswithalonghistory.

C.Literaryworksthatwerewrittenlongago,wellwrittenandwellreceived.

D.Novels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenlongago.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,classicliterature________.

A.isold-fashionedandboringB.hasnothingtodowithlifetoday

C.isnovelsthatcanbemadeintofilmsD.stillhasaplaceintoday’sworld

3.AllofthefollowingarewrittenbyCharlesDickensEXCEPT________.

A.OliverTwistB.ATaleofTwoCitiesC.CluelessD.GreatExpectations

4.Whatis/arethetheme（s）inGreatExpectations?

A.Wealthdoesnotbuyhappiness.B.Whatitmeanstobeagentleman.

C.Friendsaremoreimportantthanafancyeducation.

D.Allofabove.

5.Whatistheauthor’sintentioninwritingthearticle?

A.Shetriestoconvinceustoadoptanewpointofviewt