王凌主编的《精编英语背诵文选(中级本)》供英语学习者和英语,教师选用。既可以作为大学或高中生英语课堂教学的辅助教材,也可以作为英语学习者课余自学的读物。每个单元包括文章、作者介绍、词汇分析、句子赏析等内容。对英语学习者来说,在背诵文章的时候,往往只是囫囵吞枣,忽视了文章中的重点,也就是其中应该掌握的词汇和句子结构。针对这一误区,本书特别设计了词汇分析和句子赏析这两个部分,为学习者提示出学习的重点和难点,有利于学习者提高学习效果,事半功倍。语言学习是一个漫长的过程,还选择了一些相关的趣闻逸事编入书中,让学习和背诵这些英语范文更加充满乐趣。
Chapter One Virtue美德
Love Your Life/热爱生命/3
Early Rising/早起/7
Frankness/率真/10
Choice of Companions/择友/13
True Nobility/真正的高贵/16
Thrift/节俭/20
Chapter Two Beauty 论美
Of Beauty/论美/25
Addle Ratignolle/阿黛尔·让迪娜尔夫人/29
The Beauty of Britain/英伦之美/33
The Love of Beauty/爱美/37
Sonnet 18/十四行诗(18)/41
Audrey Hepburn on Beauty/奥黛丽·赫本谈美/47
Chapter Three Education教育
The Aim of a University Education/大学教育的目的/53
Education/论教育/57
Of Study/论读书/61
lf I Were a Freshnlan Again/如果重回大一/65
College Pressures/大学压力/69-
The Disadvantages of an Elite Ecbcation/精英教育的弊端/74
Chapter Four Art艺术
The Language of Music/音乐的语言/81
Art/论艺术/84
Photography and Art/摄影与艺术/89
Art and the Handicraftsman/艺术和手艺人/93
Past and Present/昨日与今日/98
Art and Nature/艺术与自然/102
Chapter Five Entertainment娱乐
Excerpt from TheLittleMermaid/《海的女儿》节选/109
Excerpt from Jane Eyre/《简爱》节选/113
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening/雪夜林畔小驻/118
Colors of the Wind/风之彩/122
A Monologue from Dr.Faustus/《浮士德博士》独自/127
A Monologue frcrn Rebecca(1940)/《蝴蝶梦》独白/131
Chapter Six Nature 自然
Night/夜色/137
An October Sunrise/十月日出/141
Nature Is What We See/自然如我们所见/145
Niagara Falls/尼亚加拉瀑布/149
The Surrrner Storm/夏之雷暴/153
Morning/晨/157
Chapter Seven OuIture文化
The English I-tLrnour/英格兰人的幽默/163
Something about England/英格兰二三事/167
American Hard Work/美国人的勤劳/170
Christmas/圣诞/173
Eating and Drinking/论饮食/177
Here Is New York/这就是纽约/181
Chapter Eight Bel ief信仰
Face the Obstacles/直面困难/189
Spiritual Handholds on Life/生命的支撑/192
Joyful,Joyfut,We Adore Thee/快乐崇拜/196
AI Gore at the 1994 Harvard University Corrrnencement/戈尔在哈佛大学的演讲/200
Why This Scientist Believes in God/科学家为何信上帝/204
I Believe in You/我相信你/208
Chapter N ine L ifestyle生活
The Heyday of Life/人生的黄金时期/215
Vvhat l Have Lived for/生活的真谛/219
How to Live to Be 200/如何活到200岁/223
Life Is a Box of Chocolate/人生如盒巧克力/227
What Life Means To Me/生活的意义/231
The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life/孤独的馈赠/235
Chapter Ten Gender男女
Professions for Women/妇女的职业/241
Ethan and Mattie/伊坦和玛蒂/247
Hillary Clinton's Speech on Women/希拉里谈女性/252
Why l Want a Wife/我为何要娶妻/256
Marie Curie in Memorial/纪念居里夫人/260
The Definition of a Gentleman/绅士的定义/265