经典美文一日一读
2006-5
国防工业出版社(图书发行部)(新时代出版社)
朱振武
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《经典美文一日一读:时文卷》是“经典美文一日一读”系列之中的一本,本系列是优秀畅销书《达·芬奇密码》中文版译者朱振武教授最新奉献。在知识性、趣味性、应试性、渐进性和综合性等方面作了很好的平衡,不走传统的经典编写老路,也不着眼于零散的知识点或语言点,而是从培养读者英语的整体思维能力出发,力争从根本上提高其英语的实际应用能力,提高其英语素养和相关的文化素质,从而使读者在休闲、愉悦中提高英语整体水平,包括应试能力。本丛书主要读者对象为大学生,英语爱好者,亦可供中学教师及大学教师教学参考之用。本册为时文卷,收录的文章都是近来发生的热门话题。
朱振武,教授,博士后。上海市作家协会会员,上海市翻译家协会会员,学术兴趣主要为英美小说美学、英美文学与文化、比较文学和文学翻译。媒体称之为丹·布朗的“御用翻译家”。 专著有《在心理美学的平面上:威廉·福克纳小说创作论》等多部,译著有《御珠奇案》、《魔犬》和《丹·布朗传》等,领衔翻译的著作有《达·芬奇密码》、《数字城堡》、《天使与魔鬼》、《骗局》、《破解(达·芬奇密码)》和《达·芬奇骗局》等近20部,编著作品有《英语夜读15分钟》(四卷本)等多种。专题学术论文四十多篇,散文、诗歌多篇。
第一阶/00l1. Start School with a Click l002点击就开学2. Do the Shoes Fit? /008你的运动鞋合适吗?3. Bones from the Dawn of Dinosaurs/012早期恐龙的骸骨4. Electronic MaiI/016电子邮件5. Lost and Found in Orbit/020轨道上的失而复得6. Vaccine Jitters/024害怕接种7. A11一in-One Gizmo/032多功能小玩意8. Land of the Fat/036肥胖者的世界9. Elixirs for Your Memory/052记忆的良药10. HOW Hot Will It Get? /062会热到什么程度?11. Just Browsing/070看看而已12. A Brave New Web/080美好的新网络世界第二阶/093lI W. Il We Ever Cure… /094我们能否治愈……2. An 111 Tide up North/100朝北的恶潮3. The Spread of HIV…And Will We Ever Cure AIDS? /108HIV的传播……我们能治愈艾滋病吗?4. Why Cloning of Humans Must Forever Be Seen as Unethical? /114为什么人的克隆必须永远被看做是不道德的?5. CanWeMakeGARBAGEDisappear? /124我们能让垃圾消失吗?6. When Will We Cure Cancer? /132我们何时能治愈癌症?7. An Eye on the Future/142放眼未来8. Rage for the Machine/152对机器的狂热9. Pain Can Be Tamed/166疼痛可以被制服10. The Future of the Phone/172电话的未来11. What New Things Are Going tO KillMe? /184还有什么新东西能毁掉我?12. Snakes/192蛇13. The“Superstar”Nutrient/202“超级明星”营养素第三阶/2131. Focus on Global Warming/214关注全球气候变暖2. Rockets Make Yao Millg Their Man/222“火箭”慧眼识姚明3. Once the Intemet Connection Is Always on, Life Will Never Be the Same/230连通宽带网络,体验非凡生活4. Japan Wild Ones/238狂野的日本新生代5. King-Size Americans:Is It Good? /248特大块头的美国人:这样好吗?6. The MINI Makes A Big Comeback/258“迷你”之风再起7. Does Buddha Sleep Here7 /264这里便是卧佛的栖身之所吗?8. All about Americans/268美国人面面观9. The Cyberlonely/272网络孤独者10. What Makes Silicon Valley So Successful and Unique? /278是什么造就了成功而独特的硅谷?11. College Pressures/286大学里的压力
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