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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