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1、-作者xxxx-日期xxxx英語晨讀精61-67【精品文檔】Day 1 Lincolns Gettysburg Address 林肯在蓋茨堡的演說Lincolns Gettysburg Address蓋茨堡位于美國賓夕法尼亞州。1863 年7 月1 日至3 日，北軍在此重創(chuàng)了南軍，扭轉(zhuǎn)了戰(zhàn)爭局勢。此戰(zhàn)役后這里修建了一個戰(zhàn)爭犧牲者的公墓。本篇是1863 年在公墓落成典禮上林肯的演說詞。Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liber

2、ty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as

3、 a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have c

4、onsecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. Itis for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advance

5、d. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation, unde

6、r God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.注釋：Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln (18091865), 16th president of the United States (18611865)林肯，美國第十六任總統(tǒng)fourscore and seven years ago: eighty-seven years ago, here refe

7、rring to the year 1776, whenthe United States of America declared its independence 87 年前，指1776 年美國宣布獨立時father: forefather 祖先brought forth: gave birth to 締造conceived in liberty: having liberty as an ideal of the nation 以自由為理想dedicated to: devoted to 獻身于proposition : statement; assertion 主張；信條that all

8、 men are created equal: that all men are born equal, one of the self-evident truthsmentioned in the Declaration of Independence 美國獨立宣言明白揭示的真理：人類生而平等endure :exist; last 存續(xù)a portion of that field: a part of that battlefield 那個戰(zhàn)場的一部分final resting-place: burial-place; cemetery 葬地；墓地in a larger sense: br

9、oadly speaking 從廣義上說consecrate : set apart as sacred 奉為神圣hallow : regard as holy 尊為神圣detract : reduce in degree 減損thus far: to this extent 到如此地步gave the last full measure of devotion: gave the last, largest extent of devoutness 鞠躬盡瘁perish : be destroyed or ruined 毀滅Day 2 Self-Shortening Shirt 自動伸縮襯衫

10、Self-Shortening Shirts下面是一段科技新聞類文字。這樣的文字往往簡潔明了，邏輯嚴(yán)密。這正是英文寫作中要注意的地方。An Italian fashion house has recently manufactured a shirt that shortens its own sleeves when the weather gets warm. Before you get excited and rush out to buy a new set of clothes for the beach, consider the price: US$4,000 per shir

11、t.So how does the new shirt work? Well, its made from a mixture of nylon and an alloy called nitinol. Clothes containing this alloy can be twisted into any shape, but always return to their original shape when heated to a certain temperature. If the original shirt has short sleeves, when the tempera

12、ture rises, so will the sleeves.Even if you roll the shirt into a ball and sit on it, all you need to do is give it a quick blow with a hairdryer and it returns to its original shape. This has the added bonus that the shirt will never need ironing. It is also washable, totally non-allergenic and, of

13、 course, guaranteed never to stretch, unless you sit in the refrigerator.注釋：manufacture : to make or process (a raw material) into a finished product, especially by means ofa large-scale industrial operation 制造, 加工sleeve : a part of a garment that covers all or part of an arm 衣袖rush : to move or act

14、 swiftly; hurry 沖，奔，闖；趕緊；涌現(xiàn) mixture : something produced by mixing 混合物nylon : 尼龍alloy : a mixture; an amalgam 合金twist : to be or become twisted 扭hairdryer : 吹風(fēng)機added : 附加的bonus : something given or paid in addition to what is usual or expected 獎金，紅利；意外收獲ironing : the act or process of pressing cloth

15、es with a heated iron 熨non-allergenic: 醫(yī)非引起過敏癥的guarantee : to assume responsibility for the quality or performance of 保證，擔(dān)保stretch : to lengthen, widen, or distend 伸展，伸長Day 3 Stopping by Woods Oil a Snowy Evening 風(fēng)雪夜林邊停Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening風(fēng)雪夜 林邊停是一首著名的詩歌。寫的是雪夜美景？寫的是守諾如一？寫的是人生不得不向前行？不

16、同的讀者會有完全不同的理解。這大概就是文學(xué)批評中所說的“接受美學(xué)”的觀點吧。Whose woods these are I think I know,His house is in the village though.He will not see me stopping here,To watch his woods fill up with snow.My little horse must think it queer,To stop without a farmhouse near,Between the woods and frozen lake,The darkest eveni

17、ng of the year.He gives his harness bells a shake,To ask if there is some mistake.The only other sounds the sweep,Of easy wind and downy flake.The woods are lovely, dark and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep. Robert Frost 注釋：queer : deviat

18、ing from the expected or normal; strange 奇怪的farmhouse : a dwelling on a farm 農(nóng)舍，農(nóng)家harness : the gear or tackle, other than a yoke, with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or animplement (全套)馬具, 系在身上的繩子downy : made of or covered with down 絨毛的，柔和的flake : a flat, thin piece or layer; a chip 薄片；雪片Robe

19、rt Frost: 弗羅斯特·R.（18741963）美國詩人。生于舊金山，求學(xué)于哈佛大學(xué)。它的詩集新罕布什爾、詩選和又一片牧場均獲得普利策獎，被公認為美國無冠的桂冠詩人。Day 4 Winston Churchills Address 溫斯頓·丘吉爾的演說Winston Churchills Address“.取得勝利會很艱巨，但必須勝利，無論其道路多長多遠，因為沒有勝利就不能生存?！庇笆紫鄿厮诡D·丘吉爾口才極佳。他在敦刻爾克大撤退后，法西斯轟炸英倫三島，人心惶恐的情況下發(fā)表了那著名的、令人久久不能忘懷的演說。.Victory in spite of ter

20、ror, victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and the oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall de

21、fend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.注釋：survival : 生存；幸存者flag : 懸旗beach : the shore of a body of water, especially where

22、sandy or pebbly 海灘surrender : to relinquish possession or control of to another because of demand or compulsion 放棄，投降Day 5 Summer 夏日Summer夏日晨風(fēng)，拂過我的臉龐，擾動我的夢想，飛揚在這青春讀書的好時光。I chanced to rise very early one particular morning this summer, and took a walk into the country to divert myself among the field

23、s and meadows, while the green was new, and the flowers in their bloom. As at this season of the year every lane is a beautiful walk, and every hedge full of nosegays, I lost myself, with a great deal of pleasure, among several thickets and bushes that were filled with a great variety of birds, and

24、an agreeable confusion of notes, which formed the pleasantest scene in the world to one who had passed a whole winter in noise and smoke. The freshness of the dews that lay upon everything about me, with the cool breath of the morning, which inspired the birds with so many delightful instincts, crea

25、ted in me the same kind of animal pleasure, and made my heart overflow with such secret emotions of joy and satisfaction as are not to be described or accounted for.Joseph Addison, Tulips 注釋：divert : to entertain by distracting the attention from worrisome thoughts or cares; amuse 消遣，通過把注意力從煩惱之事上轉(zhuǎn)移開

26、而娛樂meadow : 草地hedge : 樹籬nosegay : 花束thicket : 灌木叢animal pleasure： 快感instinct : 本能overflow : to have a boundless supply and to be filled beyond capacity 溢出，充滿Joseph Addison 艾迪生·J. (1672l 719)，英國隨筆作家和詩人。生于威爾特郡，曾就讀于牛津大學(xué)。曾任貿(mào)易和殖民地事務(wù)專員，1717 年被任命為國務(wù)大臣。同年他還創(chuàng)辦旁觀者雜志。本文選自他的郁金香。Day 6 HipHop World 嘻哈音樂的世界Hi

27、p-hop World饒舌歌曲方興未艾，布袋挎褲、運動鞋、閃亮配件樣樣齊全！沒有跳過街舞也必定看過打扮一身行頭的帥哥酷妹吧？！一探勁爆的hip-hop 文化如何攻占你的心Every age has its music. Jazz was once king. Rock had its day. Now rap is in the house, and the party is just getting started.Like other musical formssuch as jazz and rockthat have their roots in the black community

28、, rap has faced its share of criticism. Rap music was once called a fad, but its been around for more than two decades, and its more popular than ever. Rap is a way of speaking or singing rhythmically, in rhyme. Hip-hop first refers to the backing music for rap. It also refers to rap culture. Hip-ho

29、p is not just music; its a way of life, a culture. Look around you: wherever there are young kids hanging out, youre sure to see the signs. Baggy jeans, sports jerseys, and baseball hats worn sideways are just a few of hip-hop trademarks that have begun appearing on the streets of somewhere.Technica

30、lly there are four elements that make up hip-hop: graffiti, break-dancing, rap music, and mixing. Most agree that the culture of hip-hop started in New Yorks Bronx in the late 1970s. Early hip-hop music focused on the difficulties of living in the poor urban ghettoes. It talked to African-Americans

31、directly about their problems.It was a way for inner-city youths to publicize the problems they faced.The music of hip-hop is rap. Its a style based on rhythm and spoken words. The music went hand-in-hand with break-dancing, a dance style that took off around the same time. Mixing records started as

32、 a way to produce new music cheaply. The other element, graffiti, has long been a part of urban culture. Originally used by gangs as a way to mark their territory, graffiti eventually developed into an independent form of street art.Thats how it started, so then where did hip-hop go? Everywhere, man

33、, it went everywhere. From England to Brazil to Japan, hip-hop spread everywhere and it spread fast. Now even the Eskimos have hip-hop! 注釋：Jazz : 爵士樂Rock:to move back and forth or from side to side, especially gently or rhythmically 搖滾樂label :to attach a label to 標(biāo)簽rapper :one that raps or strikes,

34、especially a door knocker 叩擊者(物), 敲門者rap :a quick, light blow or knock 叩擊，輕拍criticism :a critical comment or judgment 批評，批判fad :a fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze 時尚，一時流行的狂熱rhythmically :of, relating to, or having rhythm; recurring with measured regu

35、larity 有節(jié)奏地rhyme :to compose rhymes or verse 韻，押韻backing :approval or endorsement 支持者，贊助者graffiti :涂鴉jersey :運動衫ghetto :猶太人區(qū)Day 7 How to Be Happy 快樂的秘訣How to Be Happy本文的題目是“快樂的秘訣”。作者是個幽默高手，反諷、正話反說、矛盾修辭、逆向思維等手法信手拈來。這些所謂的“秘訣”說不定會讓你開心不已，說不定一點作用也沒有。我們選擇本文不僅因為它有趣，更重要的是希望讀者意識到東西方在文化和思維習(xí)慣上的差別，并注意在學(xué)習(xí)中或與外國朋友

36、交往中培養(yǎng)跨文化交際的能力。At the airport bookstore, there are only about a dozen freestanding shelves of books. Its Darwinian selection at its most brutal: only the most popular authors, the newest novels, and the most recognizable classics survive. You wont find the lesser-known works of Oscar Wilde or Voltair

37、e or even Hemingway there isnt space for them. Jane Austen makes only the briefest appearance, and Edgar Allen Poe shows his face only at Halloween. There are no collections of poetry beyond Dr. Seuss.There is, however, a whole rack of self-help books.Americans are obsessed with making ourselves bet

38、ter, smarter, thinner. You can buy books to improve your vocabulary. You can devour a stack of books that will teach you to work more efficiently, more ruthlessly, and claw your way to the top and then you can read bookson how to stop and smell the roses and enjoy your life more fully. There are eve

39、n books that will teach you how to organize your closets.All of these things dance around the essential truth: we want to be happy. We want to be loved. We want to find meaning in our lives and feel that our contributions make a difference. This, then, is the Rusty Brain Guide: How To Be Happy. Eat

40、more cookies. Abstaining from a single cookie isnt going tomake you look svelte and toned. Go on, eat some cookies. I recommendthe double chocolate ones with chocolate chips inside. Sing. In your car. In elevators. At the mall, especially at Crate &Barrel and Pottery Barn. In hospital corridors.

41、 Before important clientmeetings. When people give you that patronizing look, wink at em. Make Popsicles. Stay home on the weekend and disconnect your phone. Bring a plastic straw to a fancy restaurant. Make loud gurgling soundswhen you get to the bottom as you attempt to drink every last molecule o

42、fdiet Coke. Order the stuff on the menu that youve never heard oflike GkaengCheud Bplah Meuk Yad Sai (Stuffed Squid Soup with Napa Cabbage orSquash). Talk to strangers. Collect something weird that isnt expensive but is relativelyhard-to-find. Wear odd hats in public places. Amass a jar of coins. Bu

43、ry them in your back yard. Draw a treasuremap and give it to a friend. Walk to the park near your house. Do some somersaults. When wasthe last time you did a somersault, anyway? Eat pickles out of the jar. Build a Web site and write your own Rusty Brain column. Spend a day by yourself. Leave your ce

44、ll phone at home. Wander thestreets, muttering to yourself and occasionally disagreeing with whatyouve just muttered. Buy a puppy. Name it Charo. Get your teeth capped. Move to Hollywood. Become a star. (Isnt thatwhat youve been dreaming about anyway?) Throw a surprise birthday party for a friend. Invi