英语泛读I补充阅读材料.docx

1、英语泛读I补充阅读材料英语泛读（I）补充阅读材料天津工业大学外国语学院英语系高梅Unit 1 University Student LifeLove Your Life by Henry David Thoreau However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names.It is not so bad as you are. mean adj. 简陋的、卑贱的shun v. 避开 It looks poorest when you are richest.The fault-f

2、inder will find faults in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is. You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, even in a poor-house. The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich mans abode; the snow melts before its door as early in

3、the spring. I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there, and have as cheering thoughts, as in a palace.abode n. 住所、住处contentedly adv. 满足地、安心地 The towns poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any. Maybe they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving. Mo

4、st think that they are above being supported by the town; but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means. which should be more disreputable. misgiving n. 疑虑disreputable adj. 声名狼藉的 Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage.Do not trouble yourself much to g

5、et new things, whether clothes or friends. Turn the old, return to them. cultivate v. 培养herb n. 草本植物、香草sage n. 圣人、贤人 Things do not change; we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts. 热爱生活 作者：享利-大卫-梭罗不论你的生活如何卑贱，你要面对它生活，不要躲避它，更别用恶言咒骂它。它不像你那样坏。你最富有的时候，倒是看似最穷。爱找缺点的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺点。你要爱你的生活，尽管它贫穷。甚至

6、在一个济贫院里，你也还有愉快、高兴、光荣的时候。夕阳反射在济贫院的窗上，像身在富户人家窗上一样光亮；在那门前，积雪同在早春融化。我只看到，一个从容的人，在哪里也像在皇宫中一样，生活得心满意足而富有愉快的思想。城镇中的穷人，我看，倒往往是过着最独立不羁的生活。也许因为他们很伟大，所以受之无愧。大多数人以为他们是超然的，不靠城镇来支援他们；可是事实上他们是往往利用了不正当的手段来对付生活，他们是毫不超脱的，毋宁是不体面的。视贫穷如园中之花而像圣人一样耕植它吧！不要找新的花样，无论是新的朋友或新的衣服，来麻烦你自己。找旧的，回到那里去。万物不变，是我们在变。你的衣服可以卖掉，但要保留你的思想。生命中

7、的11种感动It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel. 只有付出的爱是痛苦的，但比这更痛苦是爱一个人却没有勇气让那人知道你的感情。 A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you，only to find out in the en

8、d that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go. 生命中令人悲伤的一件事是你遇到了一个对你来说很重要的人，但却最终发现你们有缘无份，因此你不得不放手。 The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with，never say a word，and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation youve ever had. 最好的朋友就是那种能和你促膝而坐，彼此不说只字片

9、语，分别时却感到这是你有过的最好的一次交流！ Its true that we dont know what weve got until we lose it, but its also true that we dont know what weve been missing until it arrives. 的确只有当我们失去时才知道曾拥有的是什么，同样，只有当我们拥有了才知道曾经失去了什么。 It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone，an hour to like someone，and a day to love someon

10、e- but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. 迷上某人只需一分钟，喜欢上某人需要一小时，爱上某人则要一天，然而，忘记某人却是一辈子的事情。 Dont go for looks；they can deceive. Dont go for wealth；even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. 别倾心于容貌，因为它具有欺骗性，也别倾心于财富，它也会消散，倾心于

11、那个能带给你笑容的人吧，因为一个笑容能使漫漫长夜如白昼般明亮。 Dream what you want to dream；go where you want to go；be what you want to be，because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do. 做你想做的梦吧，去你想去的地方吧，成为你想成为的人吧，因为你只有一次生命，一个机会去做所有那些你想做的事。 Always put yourself in the others shoes. If you feel th

12、at it hurts you，it probably hurts the person too. 要设身处地的为别人着想, 如果一双鞋你穿着夹脚, 别人的感觉可能也一样。 A careless word may kindle strife；a cruel word may wreck a life；a timely word may level stress；a loving word may heal and bless. 无心快语可能引发争执，无情之词可能折损生命，适时温语可能消弭压力，而关爱之声可能治愈心灵。 The happiest of people dont necessaril

13、y have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. 幸福之人并非拥有一切，只是尽力享受生活的赐予。 Love begins with a smile，grows with a kiss，ends with a tear. When you were born，you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die，youre the o

14、ne smiling and everyone around you is crying. 爱情以笑开始，以吻转浓，以泪结束。当你哭着降临人世时，身边的每个人都在为此欢笑，好好生活吧，这样你就能含笑离开人世，而身边的每个人都在为此哭泣。Unit 2 Culture ShockCultural differences can really cause misunderstandings. No matter how perfect your English is, learning the local culture and customs is definitely a lesson that

15、 can not be skipped. Otherwise, lots of confusion and embarrassment can be on the way. But fortunately it is something that we can work on. Here are some culture shock scenarios that we should be aware of in the UK: 1. To begin with, the correct way to greet your friends is how are you?, rather than

16、 have you had your meal? in a Chinese way. 2. When receiving compliments，you are supposed to reply with thank you here. Whereas in China, people often try to reject compliments in order to show their modesty. 3. As for excuse me and sorry, they are not applied only when you have made a serious mista

17、ke. You use them whenever you cause any inconvenience, such as a sneeze, getting in the way，or asking others to repeat. 4. You are appreciated here to hold the door for the people behind you. But you can serve the drinks for yourself before serving others, which is considered to be impolite in China

18、 to put yourself first. 5. You are encouraged to open the present in front of the sender. However, it is more common in China to open the present after the sender leave. 6. When meeting new friends, remember to smile and be sociable. Chinese people appear to be more reserved and serious when meeting

19、 strangers for the first time. But it is important here to give a friendly impression at the very beginning. 7. Certain kinds of topics are taken more sensitive than in China. People here will not be pleased when you are digging out the details about their private life, age, and salary. 8. Talking C

20、hinese in front of foreigners is not polite. This will make them uncomfortable as they cannot understand a word. 9. Going to the pubs or a night out is the most common way to socialize here. So take the offer when being invited. It means they want to know more about you as friends. 10. Try to lower

21、your voice down in the public places. Very often you can only hear the sound of the newspapers on the tube, and I guess you do not want to spoil that moment of peace. I only named a few above that is most common in Britain, there are still to be more for you to find out and add to the culture shock

22、list. Unit 3 MoviesThe Academy Foundation was established with the purpose of organizing and overseeing the educational and cultural activities of the motion picture industry, including the preservation of its history and the promotion of its future. The concept of the Academy Foundation was first d

23、iscussed at a meeting in September, 1942, by Charles Coburn, George Stevens, Farciot Edouart, Walter Wanger and Darryl Zanuck. However, it was not until January 31, 1944, that articles of incorporation were filed. The Foundations first trustees, under the leadership of Walter Wanger, included Jean H

24、ersholt, Mary C. McCall Jr., Howard Hawks and Cary Grant. One of the first projects of the Academy Foundation was the sponsorship of the Paper Print Project. Between 1896 and 1912 more than 3,000 films in the form of paper prints were deposited with the Library of Congress for copyright purposes. In

25、 1953, at the request of the Library, the Academy Foundation undertook the funding of the transfer of these prints to safety film, and thus ensured that the earliest work of the motion picture industry was available for study by students and scholars. More recent years have seen the extraordinary gr

26、owth of the Center for Motion Picture Study, home of the Academys Margaret Herrick Library and the Academy Film Archive, as well as a broad expansion of the Foundations public film programs and the Academy Foundation Lecture Series. As the cultural and preservational arm of the Academy of Motion Pic

27、ture Arts and Sciences, the Foundation is partially supported by its parent institution6. It is a Non-private Foundation, designated by the I.R.S. as a Public Charity under section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the I.R.S. Code. Most of the personal papers, films, scripts, documents and other film industry art

28、ifacts in the Foundations collections have been donated by individuals and institutions concerned about the preservation of motion picture history. Monetary and other gifts are normally deductible by the donor for tax purposes. 参考译文学院奖基金会的建立旨在组织和监督电影工业在教育和文化意义上的行为，以及保存电影历史，并促进其未来的发展。第一次讨论学院奖基金会的概念是在

29、1942年的9月，当时参与的有查尔斯-科本、乔治-史蒂文斯、法科特-艾多特、沃尔特-温哲和达瑞尔-赞努克（Charles Coburn, George Stevens, Farciot Edouart, Walter Wanger and Darryl Zanuck）。然而，直到1944年1月31日，该组织的文件才正式归档。基金的首批受托人包括以沃尔特-温哲Walter Wanger为首的简-荷舍特、玛丽-C-小麦考、霍华德-霍克斯、和加里-格兰特。学院奖基金会成立之初的首项提案之一就是发起电影入册工程（Paper Print Project）。在1896年至1912年间，出于对版权的考虑，有

30、3000多部电影打印成册，保存在国会图书馆中。1953年，在图书馆的要求下，学院奖基金会拨出款项，承担了将这些印刷品转成安全的电影胶片的工作，这就保证了以后的学生和学者们能看到并研究电影工业最早期的作品。最近这些年，电影研究中心的迅速成长是有目共睹的，它包括学院的马格利特-荷瑞克图书馆和学院电影档案处。另外，基金的公众电影计划和学院基金会系列讲座也在迅速扩大影响。基金会里的基金部分来源于她所隶属的学院，以实现电影科学和艺术学院在文化和保存上的目的。它不是一个私人基金，而是由I.R.S指定的公共福利基金编码为170(b)(1)(A)(vi)区下的。基金会收藏的大部分个人材料、电影胶片、脚本、文件

31、和其他电影工业的道具大多是个人和学院捐赠的，目的在于保存电影历史。而金钱捐赠和其它礼物则是捐献者出于减免税费的目的而捐赠的。1. Citizen Kane 大国民；公民凯恩 2. Casanblanca 北非谍影；卡萨布兰卡3. The Godfather 教父 4. Gone with the Wind 乱世佳人；飘 5. Lawrence of Arabia 阿拉伯的劳伦斯；沙漠枭雄 6. The wizard of Oz 绿野仙踪 7. The Graduate 毕业生 8. On the waterfront 岸上风云；码头风云 9. Schindlers List辛德勒名单 10.

32、Singing in the Rain万花嬉春；雨中曲 11. Its a wonderful life风云人物 12. Curse of the Golden Flower满城尽带黄金甲13. Painted Skin 画皮 14. Red Cliff 赤壁 15. Star Wars1977 星际大战；星球大战 16. National Treasure 国家宝藏 17. The African Queen1951 非洲皇后 18. Transformers 变型金刚19. Chinatown唐人街;中国城 20. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest 飞跃杜鹃窝；飞越疯人院 21. First Blood 第一滴血 22. Kill Bill杀死比尔 23. Basic Instinct 本能