新外研版高中英語選擇性必修2Unit3課文翻譯

1、A New Chapter新的篇章The day I heard the Rainbow Bookstore closing after 50 years business, I was heartbroken. The bookstore, which was a legendary fixture in the neighbourhood, a place where anyone could drop in and connect through their love of books.聽說經(jīng)營了 50 年的彩虹書店要停業(yè)的那天我的心都要碎了這家書店是這片社 區(qū)鼎鼎大名遠(yuǎn)不變的一家店,誰

2、都可以來這里逛逛,因?yàn)闊釔蹠ハ嗾J(rèn)識。When I hurried to the store. I saw that the books were already being packed into boxes. I had a long chat with Casey, stores elderly owner. Sighing deeply, told me how becoming difficult to run an independent bookstore. Most people preferred reading on tablets. More and more cus

3、tomers were being attracted by chain stores and online discounts. I tried to think of some words sympathy, I had to admit that the Rainbow Bookstore couldnt stay in businessmuch longer.我匆匆趕到書 , 看到那些書已經(jīng)裝箱了。我和老店主凱西聊了很久。他深深地 嘆了口氣 告訴我經(jīng)營獨(dú)立書店越來越難。大多數(shù)年輕人更喜歡用平板電腦讀電 子書。越來越多的顧客被連鎖店和網(wǎng)店的折扣吸引。我想要說些同情的話 卻發(fā) 現(xiàn)自己不得不

4、承認(rèn)彩虹書店的確開不下去了。Childhood memories came back to me so clearly, as if events had happened only yesterday. bunch of us kids would frequently drop by the store after school. Wed look at the books, or just chat with Old Casey. He knew every in the store and would always pick the perfect one for us from a

5、dusty shelf. We spent hours reading, seated on the stores old but comfortable furniture. Casey encouraged us to share our ideas and comments on the books, by writing them on a large board in one corner of the store.童年的回憶清晰地浮現(xiàn)在我的腦海里 好像那些事就發(fā)生在昨天。我們這群孩子 放學(xué)后經(jīng)常去書店我們會看看新書或者只是與老凱西聊幾句他對店里每本書都了如指掌 , 總能從落了灰的架

6、子上挑一本最好的書給我們。我們會坐在店里陳 舊而舒適的家具 , 讀上好幾個鐘頭的書。凱西鼓勵我們把對書的想法和評論分 享出來,寫在書店一角的大板子上。When I left bookstore. it becoming cold and dark outside. I turned to wave goodbye to Casey, but both he and his bookstore were already hidden in a thick mist. It made me realise that the bookstore and all that Old Casey had

7、given to the community could disappear for good我離開書店的時候 外面已又冷又黑。我轉(zhuǎn)身向凱西揮手告 , 但他和書店都已經(jīng) 消失在濃霧中。這讓我意識 , 書店和老凱西給社區(qū)帶來的一切都將很快消失殆 盡。A few months later, was back in the neighbourhood during my spring break vacation and was surprised to see that the Rainbow Bookstore was still there and open for business. Its

8、 old brick exterior hadnt changed but inside it was like a different world one area, a book reading was being delivered. Nearby, customers were poring over shelves selling stationery, posters other gifts. The large board in the corner had been replaced by a big screen, where customers comments the m

9、onths best-seller were being displayed. Clearly, the Rainbow Bookstore was in good, creative hands.幾個月 , 我在春假期間回到了社區(qū) , 卻驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)彩虹書店仍然佇立在那里 , 并 且還在營業(yè)。它外面的舊磚瓦絲毫未變 , 但里面卻像一個不同的世界。店里開辟 了一片閱讀區(qū)在閱讀區(qū)附 , 顧客們在貨架前仔細(xì)地挑選著文具、海報和其他暢 銷主題的禮品。之前書店角落里的大板子換成了一個大屏幕 顧客對本月暢銷書 的評論展現(xiàn)在上面。顯然,彩虹書店經(jīng)營有方富有創(chuàng)意。I was told that the com

10、munity decided to work together a campaign to save the Rainbow Bookstore. The campaign had been led by Jennifer Oakley, a saleswoman who had grown up the neighbourhood and who had now taken over the bookstore from Case我聽說是社區(qū)決定發(fā)起團(tuán)結(jié)協(xié)作拯救彩虹書店的活動次活動由珍妮弗奧克利領(lǐng)導(dǎo),她是一位售貨員,從小在社區(qū)長大,現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)從凱西手中接手了書店。Under Jennifers

11、 leadership, the bookstore was being turned into a place for members of the community to get together. It had a cafe selling organic food, and there were now more community events such as book readings, poetry recitals and even jazz concerts movie nights, where people could gather to share an experi

12、ence that couldnt downloaded在珍妮弗的領(lǐng)導(dǎo) , 這家書店變成了社區(qū)文學(xué)愛好者聚會的地方。書店里有咖啡 館,出售有機(jī)食品;現(xiàn)在還在這里舉行更多的社區(qū)活動比如讀書會詩歌朗誦會甚 至是爵士音樂會和電影之夜。在這里 人們可以聚在一起分享體驗(yàn) ,種體驗(yàn)是無 法從網(wǎng)上下載到的。I Joined Casey, who was looking up at the screen which readers comments kept popping up. Well, as you can see,corporate knowledge combined with creativit

13、y has brought my humble bookstore into the 2lst century! Im so pleased to see that everything wanted it to offer to the community is still here.”我湊到凱西旁邊 , 正看著大屏幕上不斷出現(xiàn)的讀者評論。嗯 , 正如你所看到的 集體的智慧和創(chuàng)意把我這個簡陋的書店帶進(jìn)了 21 世紀(jì)!我很高興,我想讓書店奉 獻(xiàn)給社區(qū)的一切都還在?！盓mojis: a new 表情符號一門新語言While waiting outside cafeteria, received

14、the following message from my friend 在自助餐廳外等待的時候,我收到了朋友發(fā)來的信息:It took me a minute before I realised what it meant. The signs he used were to say that hed be running late and would be there Instead of replying with a simpleOK, dont rush searched for emojis on my phone that would express the same Messa

15、ge:我花了一分鐘才理解這條消息的意思 這些符號是想說他要遲到了 ,盡快過來。 我沒有簡單地回復(fù)“,別著急。而是從手機(jī)上搜索了幾個表達(dá)相同意思的表情符 號:This was my attempt follow the trend of communicating with emojis. Emojis are used everywhere, from text messages to emails, blogs and other social media networks. With the rapid development of social media, emojis are bec

16、oming an integral component of the language use to express ourselves.這是我追隨使用表情符號交流這一潮流的一次嘗試。表情符號無處不在 從短信 到電子郵件博客以及其他社交媒體網(wǎng)絡(luò)都會使用表情符號隨著社交媒體的飛 速發(fā)展,表情符號正在成為我們用于表達(dá)自我的語言不可或缺的一部分。The wordemoj1comes from Japanese, literally meaning picture character. Emojis are small symbols representing ideas emotions or fe

17、elings. They come in different categories, such as faces and people, plants and animals, and and drink“ Emoji” 一詞源于日語,字面意思是“畫文字”表情符號是表示想法情緒或感受的圖 標(biāo)。它們可分為不同類別,比如面部表情和人物、動植物、食品飲料等。When first introduced in Japan in 1999, emojis were limited to 176 simple designs. Now there are more than 3, 000 emojis th

18、at expand upon the way in which we communicate. Due to theirpopularity, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year in 2015 was for the first time ever, a pictograph( )instead of a traditional word.1999 年,表情符號首次在日本推出當(dāng)時只有 176 個簡單的圖案但現(xiàn)在我們能使 用 3,000 多個表情符號來拓寬我們的交流渠道。由于表情符號的風(fēng) ,牛津詞典 2015 年的年度詞匯 (哭的表情符號 , 這是

19、圖畫文字首次替代了傳統(tǒng)意義上的單 詞。In todays world, emojis have become more and more popular. It seems emojis have clear advantages over written language People like them because they add emotional meaning, and are quick and easy to use. In fact, this is similar to the gestures we use when we speak. With a smiling

20、or sad face added to a message or post, your reader cansee your facial expression while reading words. Emojis can also help people express their feelings when they cannot find the appropriatewords. For instance. if your friend is moving across the country. you ma just send them string of crying face

21、s to express your sadness over your separation在當(dāng)今世界 , 表情符號越來越受歡迎。表情符號似乎比書面語言更具明顯優(yōu)勢。 人們喜歡它們,因?yàn)樗鼈冊鎏砹苏Z言的情感含義使用方便快捷事實(shí)上,這就像我 們說話時用的手勢一樣。當(dāng)在信息或帖子中加一個微笑表情或悲傷表情時 你的 讀者在讀你寫的內(nèi)容時就能“到”你的面部表情表情符號還能幫助人們在找不 到合適的詞匯時表達(dá)他們的感受。舉個例 , 假如你的朋友將要搬去另一個國家 你可以發(fā)給他們一串哭臉,來表達(dá)自己對于你們將要分離的憂傷之情。The use of emojis has even spread to clas

22、sical literature. A Shakespeare series for young readers has taken William Shakespeares popular plays and replaced some words with textspeak and emoiis. The intention these adaptations is to make the classics more accessible to young readers. Some people, however, believe that these new versions have taken the and soul of Shakespeares plays表情符號的使用甚至蔓延到經(jīng)典文學(xué)之中一套為年輕讀者寫的內(nèi)容取材于威廉莎士比亞流行戲劇的系列叢 , 就把書中一些詞語更換為短信簡寫語和表情符號。這些改寫的目的是為了使經(jīng)典著作更容易被年輕讀者接受。然而 ,也有人認(rèn)為這些新版本剝奪 了莎士比亞戲劇的精髓。As we can see, emojis have a tendency pop up all over the place