适合初学者的英语阅读短文(2)

2024-05-04 22:41

1. 适合初学者的英语阅读短文(2)

 适合初学者的英语阅读短文
                    
     【2】Companionship of Books以书为伴 
    A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men.
    A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today that it always was, and it will never chance. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress. It always receives us with the same kindness, amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting and consoling us in age.
    Men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they have for a book just as two persons sometimes discover a friend by the admiration which both entertain for a third.There is an old proverb, "Love me, love my dog." But there is more wisdom in this: "Love me, love my book." The book is a truer and higher bond of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize with each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he in them.
    "Books," said Hazlitt, "wind into the heart; the poet's verse slides in the current of our blood. We read them when young, we remember them when old. We feel that it has happened to ourselves. They are to be very cheap and good. We breathe but the air of books."
    A good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the best that life could think out; for the world of a man's life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which, remembered and cherished, become our constant companions and comforters. "They are never alone," said Sir Philip Sidney, "that are accompanied by noble thoughts." The good and true thought may in times of temptation be as an angel of mercy purifying and guarding the soul. It also enshrines the germs of action, for good words almost always inspire to good works.
    Books possess an essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author's minds, ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effect of time has been to sift out the bad products; for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.
    Books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see them as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were in a measure actors with them in the scenes which they describe.
    The great and good do not die, even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens. Hence we ever remain under the influence of the great men of old. The imperial intellects of the world are as much alive now as they were ages ago.
    了解一个人,通常可以看他读什么书,结交什么人.因为有人以人为伴,有人以书为伴。无论是书友还是朋友,生活中我们都应该和最佳最善者常相伴。
    好书可以是你最好的朋友。它始终不渝,过去如此,现在如此,将来也永不改变。它是最有耐心、最令人愉悦的伴侣。在我们遭受不幸,忧伤悲痛的时候,它不会抛弃我们。它总是一如既往地亲切相待。我们年少时,好书给我们带来欢笑和知识;我们年老时,好书又给我们以亲抚和慰藉。
    喜欢同一本书的人,常常发现彼此间习性也相近,就像有一时两个人因为敬慕同一个人而成为朋友一样。古时有句谚语:“爱屋及鸟。”其实,“爱我及书”这句活蕴涵更多的哲理。书是更为真诚而高尚的情谊纽带。人们可以通过共同喜爱的作家沟通思想,交流感情,产生共鸣。他们和作家情感相通,作家和他们思想相融。
    哈兹利特曾经说过:“书潜移转化人们的内心,诗歌熏陶人们的气质品性。少小所习,老大不忘,恍如身历其事。书籍价廉物美,不啻我们呼吸的空气。”
    好书常如最精美的宝器,珍藏着人生思想的精华,因为人生命的境界主要在于其思想的境界。因此,最好的书是金玉良言,是崇高思想的宝库,这些良言和思想若铭记于心并多加珍视,就会成为我们忠实的伴侣和永恒的慰藉。菲利普·锡德尼爵士说得好:“有高尚思想做伴的人永不孤独。”当我们面临诱惑的时候,优美纯真的思想会像仁慈的天使一样,纯洁并保卫我们的灵魂。优美纯真的思想也孕育着行动的胚芽,因为金玉良言几乎总会启发善行。
    书籍具有不朽的本质,是人类努力创造的最为持久的成果。寺庙会倒塌,神像会朽烂,而书却经久长存。对于伟大思想来说,时间是无关紧要的。多年前初次闪现于作者脑海的伟大思想今天依然清新如故。他们昨日的言论和思想刊载于纸张之上,如今依然生动如初,向我们娓娓道来。时间唯一的作用是淘汰不好的作品,因为只有真正的佳作才能经世长存。
    书籍介绍我们与最优秀的人为伍,使我们置身于历代伟人巨匠之间,如闻其声,如观其行,如见其人,同他们情感交融,悲喜与共.感同身受。一定程度上,我们觉得自己仿佛在作者所描绘的舞台上和他们一起粉墨登场。
    即使在人世间,伟大杰出的人物也永生不朽。他们的精神被载人书册,传于四海。书是有生命力的声音,是人类至今仍在聆听的智慧之声。所以,我们永远都受历代伟人的影响。多少世纪以前的盖世英才,如今仍同当年一样,显示着强大的生命力。
     课堂笔记: 
    1.此处的“as well as”相当于连词"and"、连接两个介词短语。
    2.虚拟语气在由“whether”引导的让步状语从句中,从句谓语用动词原形,表示“不论是……还是……”同时,"whether"一词可以省去,而将“be”动词放在主语前.此从句可以变为“be it of books or of men”.
    3."the same as"和"the same that"都指“和…相同”的含义,但前者强调的是类型的相同,而后者强调的是事物本身的相同。此处指的是好书本身,故而用的是"the same that".
    4.句中的两个介词“by"均表示方式,表“通过”之意。省略"that”的定语从句从句"they have for a book”用于修饰“love"。连词“as”表示“正如……一样”,后接从句,用于比较。关系代词“which”引导的定语从句“which both entertain for a third”用于修饰“admiration"。
    5."Love me, love my dog.”常被译为“爱屋及乌”英语中有关“dog”的谚语很多,比如:a lucky dog(幸运儿);Every dog has his day.(人人皆有得意日。);It rains cats and dogs.(下倾盆大雨。);a cat-and-dog life(争争吵吵的日子)等等。
    6.威廉·哈兹利特(William Hazlitt,1778-1830),英国散文家、评论家、画家.
    7.这是由关系代词which引导的非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词treasuries,从句中的过去分词结构“remembered and cherished(铭记于心并多加珍视)”用作状语,表示条件.
    8.菲利普·锡德尼爵士(Sir Philip Sidney, 1554- 1586 ),英国文艺复兴时期的著名的散文家、政治家,有很高的艺术修养.科学知识丰富.
    9.此处的but为介词,表示“除……以外”的含义,what引导的从句作but的宾语。
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适合初学者的英语阅读短文(2)

2. 有什么英语读物适合初学者读或者英汉双语的读物,求推荐。。。

格林童话
伊索预言
十万个为什么
书虫牛津英汉双语读物
“书虫”是外语教学与研究出版社和牛津大学出版社共同奉献给广大英语学习者的一大精品。如今这只“书虫”漂洋过海,奇迹般的降落到了中国英语学习者的掌中。“书虫”首先将给你自信,即使你目前只有几百的词汇量,也可以不太费劲地阅览世界名作了。书虫还会用它细细的鸣叫声不停地提醒你:要坚持不懈地读下去,要广泛而丰富地读下去。待到读完丛书系列中的最后一本,你也许会突然发现:你已经如蛹化蝶,振翅欲翔了! 
  “书虫”系列丛书主要用于英语阅读的启蒙和提高。 
  中英双语对照阅读,提高阅读量,扩增单词量。建议初学者能熟练的掌握3-5本,通读100本左右。对英语的提高很有好处。

3. 初学者都会爱上的英语阅读

 初学者都会爱上的英语阅读
                         引导语:下面是我整理的一些童话故事双语版,这些英语阅读非常有趣,连初学英语者都会爱上哦!大家快来看看。
    
          1.The Dog Who Carried the Meat 
          1.叼着肉的狗 
         A dog was crossing a river holding a piece of meat in his mouth. Catching sight of his reflection in the water, he believed that it was another dog who was holding a bigger piece of meat. So, dropping his own piece, he leaped into the water to take the piece from the other dog. But the result was that he ended up with neither piece-one didn't even exist
         and the other was swept away by the current.
         一只狗嘴里叼着一块肉,正在过河看。看到自已在水中的倒影,他以为是另一只狗叼着一大块肉。于是,他放下自己嘴里的肉,跳进水里,想从另一只狗嘴里抢过肉来。但结果是最后他一块肉也没有了:一块根本不存在,而另一块被激流卷走了。
         This fable applied to the covetous.
         这则寓言适用于贪婪之人。
          2.The North Wind and the Sun 
          2.北风和太阳 
         The North Wind and the Sun had a contest of strength. They decided to allot the palm of victory to whichever of them could strip the clothes off a traveler.
         北风和太阳较量谁的威力大。他们决定谁能剥去一个行人的衣服,谁就是胜利者。
         The North Wind first tried his power. He blew with all his might. As the man clung on to his clothes, the North Wind attacked him with greater force. But the man,uncomfortable from the cold, put on more clothes. So, disheartened, the North Wind left him to the Sun.
         北风第一个施展威力,他使尽全力刮起来。当行人把一衣服裹紧时,北风更猛烈地吹着他,行人却冷得难受,又穿上了更多的衣裳。最后,北风心灰意冷地把那人交给了太阳。
         The Sun shone moderately, and the man removed his extra cloak. Then the Sun darted light which was more scorching until the man, not being able to stand the heat,took off his clothes and went to take a dip in a nearby river.
         太阳温和地照着,行人脱掉了添加的斗篷。然后,太阳射出的光更强烈了,行人难耐高温,脱下衣服,跳到附近的河里洗澡去了。
         This fable shows that persuasion is often more effective than force.
         这则寓言说明,劝说往往比暴力更有效。
          3.Cutting a Mark on the Boat to Find the Sword 
          3.刻舟求剑 
         One day, a man of the State of Chu was crossing a river by boat. Due to carelessness,his sword which hung at his side fell into the water. Not in the least worried, he slowly took out a small knife and cut a mark on the side of the boat.
         一天,有个楚国人坐船过河,一不小自,身上挂的.宝剑掉进了河里。他一点儿也不着急,慢腾腾地拿出小刀,在船舷上刻了一个记号。
         Someone on the boat asked him:
         船上有人问他:
         "Why don't you jump into the water at once to fish for your sword? What's the use of making his mark on the side of the boat?"
         你为什么不马上下水把剑捞上来?你在船舷上刻记号有什么用啊?”
         He pointed to the mark on the side of the boat, saying unhurriedly:
         他指着船舷上的记号,不慌不忙地说:
         "There is no need to worry. My sword fell into the river at this marked place. As soon as the boat reaches the dock and pulls in to shore, I will jump down from here to retrieve my sword."
         “不必担心。我的剑是从这个刻着记号的地方掉下去的。等船一到码头,靠了岸,我就从这里跳下去,把宝剑捞上来。”
         4.Startling the World with a Single Cry
          4.一鸣惊人 
         It had been three years since King Zhuang of Chu ascended the throne, but he had neither issued a law nor dealt with any state affairs. Furthermore, there were no deeds worth mentioning. All the civiland military officials of the court couldn't understand what was the matter.
         楚庄王即位已有三年之久,却没有颁布过一项法令,没有处理过一件政事,更谈不上有什么作为。朝廷中的文武官员都弄不懂这是怎么回事。
         One day, a military official quietly asked King of Chu in the carriage:
         一天,右司马在马车里悄俏地问楚王:
         "Your Majesty, I heard that in the south, there was a big bird dwelling in the hills.Three years passed, it neither flew nor cried. Could Your Majesty tell me the reason?"
         “大王,我听说南方有一只大鸟栖息在山上,:二年过去了,既不飞.也下鸣。请问大王,这是什么原因呢?”
         King Zhuang of Chu smiled and answered:
         楚庄王笑了笑,回答说:
         "It didn't spread its wings to fly for three years in order to grow full-fledged. It didn't cry for three years in order to carefully observe the conditions of the people in the world. This bird, once it flies, will soar high into the sky; once it cries, it will startle the world with a single cry."
         “三年不展翅飞,是为了让羽翼长得更加丰满;三年不鸣,是在细心观察天下的民情。这只鸟,不飞则已,一飞冲天;不鸣则已,一鸣惊人,”
         Another half a year passed before King Zhuang of Chu began to personallyminister',event)">administer state affairs. He abolished the old rules and regulations, issued nine new policies, sentenced five ministers to death for their evil deeds and promoted six persons with real talents. From then on, the state of Chu became stronger and stronger.
         又过了半年,楚庄王开始亲自处理政事。他废除了十项旧的规章制度;颁布了九项新政策;处决了五个专千坏事的大臣;还提拔了六个真正有才能的人。从此,楚国终于强大起来了。
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初学者都会爱上的英语阅读

4. 适合英语入门阅读的励志书籍

      想要提高英语能力,还得从实战中入手。我帮你挑选了7本初阶-高阶的小说,让你克服语言恐惧,感受英文小说的魅力,打开一扇通往世界的大门。
         1、The Little Prince 
         《小王子》 
        Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
        圣埃克苏佩里
        难度:一星
        蓝思值:710L
        内容简介|
        本书的主人公是来自外星球的小王子。书中以一位飞行员作为故事叙述者,讲述了小王子从自己星球出发前往地球的过程中,所经历的各种冒险。
        我说|
        虽然本书原版是法文,但英文版的《小王子》也没有失掉它该有的韵味。作为入门打个基础是极好的选择,阅读起来几乎不会有什么障碍,适合词汇量在3000左右的书虫们来过渡一下。
         2、Flipped 
         《怦然心动》 
        Wendelin Van Draanen
        文德琳·范·德拉安南
        难度:二星
        蓝思值:720L
        内容简介|
        同名电影的原著小说。一部有趣的青春期小说,是关于男孩女孩互不相让的.“战争”小说。
        我说|
        如果你看过这个温暖轻快的电影,不妨再试试阅读原著,这本算是青少年文学,用词简单易懂,句法易学易模仿,书中还有许多让人忍不住发笑的情节,适合词汇量在5000左右的书虫们阅读。
         3、Murder on the Orient Express 
         《东方快车谋杀案》 
        Agatha Christie
        阿加莎·克里斯蒂
        难度:二星
        蓝思值:640L
        内容简介|
        在暴风雪中,一列东方快车被迫停下,在车上的密闭车厢内死了一名乘客,车上的12名乘客人人都有嫌疑,人人都有作案动机,到底谁才是凶手?
        我说|
        本书作为阿加莎三大奇书之一,只有精彩一词可以用来形容。作为推理小说,它的情节曲折,扣人心弦,让人读得津津有味。书中对话居多,较为口语化。当然了,虽然本书的蓝思值很低,但语法部分还是有一些难度,适合词汇量在5000+的书虫们阅读。
         4、The House on Mango Street 
         《芒果街上的小屋》 
        Sandra Cisneros
        桑德拉·希斯内罗丝
        难度:二星
        蓝思值:870L
        内容简介|
        居住在拉美贫民社区芒果街上的女孩埃斯佩朗莎,生就对他人的痛苦具有同情心和对美的感受力,她用清澈的明眸打量周围的世界,用美丽稚嫩的语言讲述成长、讲述沧桑、讲述生命的美好、讲述年轻的热望和梦想。
        我说|
        诗体小说。风格有些类似《城南旧事》,都是以小孩子的视角去看这个复杂不公的世界。语言清新温暖,有许多新奇的譬喻和表达。本书词汇量不大,句法简单,充满了生活化的气息,可以作为初中级阅读。
         5、The Old Man and the Sea 
         《老人与海》 
        Ernest Hemingway
        欧内斯特·海明威
        难度:三星
        蓝思值:940L
        内容简介|
        它围绕一位老年古巴渔夫,与一条巨大的马林鱼在离岸很远的湾流中搏斗而展开故事的讲述。
        我说|
        海明威用词简洁凝练,虽然曾经也因此被嘲笑,不过这本书所描写的硬汉形象确实很给人力量。书中大段大段的人物描写与动作描写是学习英文写作的极好样本,适合词汇量至少6500的书虫朋友们阅读。
         6、Life of Pi 
         《少年派的奇幻漂流》 
        Yann Martel
        扬·马特尔
        难度:三星
        蓝思值:830L
        内容简介|
        小说描述了16岁的印度少年和一只孟加拉虎共同在太平洋漂流227天后获得重生的神奇经历。如真似幻的海上历险与天真、残酷并存的人性矛盾在书中激荡不已。
        我说|
        这本原著有别于电影的如梦如幻,更多的是如涓涓细流般舒缓、平和。文中对人、神、兽,对信仰的描述极多,前半部分更是集中在关于哲学宗教的思考上,所以不了解宗教的书虫们可能会有一定的阅读难度,所以更适合作为进阶阅读。
         7、Pride and Prejudice 
         《傲慢与偏见》 
        Jane Austen
        简·奥斯汀
        难度:四星 高级
        蓝思值:1100L
        内容简介|
        小说讲述了乡绅之女伊丽莎白·班内特的爱情故事。这部作品以日常生活为素材,以反当时社会上流行的感伤小说的内容和矫揉造作的写作方法,生动地反映了18世纪末到19世纪初处于保守和闭塞状态下的英国乡镇生活和世态人情。
        我说|
        这本书虽然生词不是很多,但简笔下的那个年代,那个年代的语言风格,导致这本书的阅读难度飙升,许多句法、文思晦涩难懂,建议熟练掌握考研或托福生词的书虫们,去挑战一下。

5. 我对英语比较感兴趣,想通过学习后提高英语水平,希望大家i推荐几本好书

《千万别学英语》不错
学英语一定要努力,要持之以恒
1.多听 多看 多说 多练 
2.平时多积累一些词汇 这样用的时候就不会感觉无从下手。 
3.有条件的话可以多跟老师和同学进行交流,多研究 
4.最好是看一些资料和光碟。属于日常口语方面的 ,能锻炼自己的表达能力。 
5.记忆词汇的时候要掌握内在规律,比如 发音方面的 词形方面的 意义方面的等等 
6.可以多看一些英语类的节目,英语类的书籍。 
7.可以多写写小短文。从简单句入手。逐步提高。 
8.可以听听英语歌。看看英语短剧等等。

我对英语比较感兴趣,想通过学习后提高英语水平,希望大家i推荐几本好书

6. 请推荐一些好的学英语阅读的书籍?

分类:  教育/科学 >> 外语学习 
   问题描述: 
  
 水平不高,大概就大学英语三四级的样子,想要提高有什么全面点的书籍推荐?
 
   解析: 
  
 书籍的话,符合你水平的最好的应该是《 Chicken Soup for the Soul(心灵鸡汤) 》系列,一方面可以学习英文,一方面可以提高你对英文写作的美感感知,另外该系列的文章都是比较短小精悍的,却具有很深刻的人生哲理,值得一读。
 
 大学4/6级的话,我想很多文学名著都应该可以读了,比如〈Pride and Prejudice (傲慢与偏见)〉。
 
 不过我始终认为“SOUP”是首选,好喝又有营养!!哈哈! 最重要读着不累,是一种美的享受和哲理的体会。

7. 英语阅读-入门章节书的推荐

最近经常有家长问:“我孩子X岁,适合读什么样的英文书呢?”本文会推荐部分初级入门的章节书,这些书都是在经过无数孩子检验过,轻松有趣,不是家长逼孩子看的,而是孩子自己看了几页后欲罢不能的书!
  
 小插曲:谈阅读的读物在这里,我向大家推荐三部学术性和通俗性兼而有之的关于阅读的译著,作者均为阅读研究领域的大咖,看完他们的作品,会让我们更深刻地体会到“阅读是一笔无价的财富”这一理念。
  
  
    如果您感觉没友时间看书,可以点下面书名读一下我写的读书笔记。
  
  《阅读的力量》 提出了“引人入胜(不仅是有趣)输入假说”【 the compelling (not just interesting) input hypothesis】。这一假说可视为“输入假说”的延伸(“输入假说”强调的是可理解性的输入),指的是输入的有趣性达到了让学习者根本没有意识到自己在用另外一种语言获取信息的程度。不管他们是不是感兴趣,或者是不是想提高语言能力,外语学习都会自然而然地发生。
  
  
  《阅读的力量》 和 《朗读手册》 中列举的大量研究成果表明,阅读与阅读理解能力、口语表达能力、写作能力、词汇量、语法水平、拼写能力、测验成绩都呈正相关。
  
  
    入门章节书指的是含有第一章第二章.....有故事情节,难度不大的书。适合入门阅读,在这里首推《神奇树屋》Magic tree house。
  
 Magic Tree House《神奇树屋》是纽约时报畅销榜的常青树,连续占据了160周的位置,与《哈利波特》拥有同样的数字。也因此,这个系列入选了美国国家教育协会推荐的世界100部经典童书。累计销量已过亿册,全套55本。
  
  
       这套书首先是一套儿童文学作品,其不长的篇幅(每本约5000字左右),语言简单,情节设计吸引人,黑白插图。非常适合低龄孩子进行起步的阅读训练,它被广泛的用作课外阅读和教学读物,著名的 北京Lily英语机构 就用这套书在感高6册里第1课讲这套书的第一本。
  
      这套书同时也是知识读物。故事里有意识地穿插各种各样的知识。虽然这些涉及各个领域的知识在每本故事里都不多,而且都是点到为止,但是因为知识与故事的有机结合,大大地启迪了孩子的求知欲。引起孩子主动进行相关知识的扩展和深度阅读,也是这套书产生的一个神奇效果。很多孩子从神奇树屋起,开始爱上了英文读书。
  
 1. 充满无限想象的冒险故事,带孩子在书中游遍世界;
  
 2. 加入历史、地理知识,以此为起点延伸更多科普话题;科普这部分在MTH “Fact tracker”本套书的第3部分里面有,也就是我们平时说的Nonfiction系列。
  
 3. 文字不多,5000字左右,难度不大,帮孩子从绘本过渡到纯文字阅读;
  
 4.美国总统奥巴马的两个女儿都很喜爱的故事书!你的孩子一定会喜欢!纯英文版本更利于培养孩子学习英语的英文思维!
  
 5.适合国内小学高年级以及初中低年级作为课外阅读材料,故事情节跌宕曲折,人物心理描写得细致入微,是国内亲子教育论坛、国际学校及香港中小学生语言课的推荐课外读物!
  
 Dinosaurs Before Dark《神奇树屋1:恐龙谷历险记》《神奇树屋》中的第1本,一共10章,5000字;
  
  故事简介: 
  
     杰克和安妮在树林里偶然发现了一间神奇树屋,树屋里满满的都是书,这对小兄妹还没有搞清楚树屋从哪里来之前,神秘的树屋便把他们带到史前时代。现在,杰克和安妮必须想出回家的办法,他们能在天黑之前回到家吗?还是会成为暴龙的晚餐呢?此外,杰克在恐龙的年代捡到了一枚上面刻着M字的金色徽章,究竟是谁比他们更早来这里拜访恐龙,而M又代表了什么意思呢?
  
 Jack and Annie travel by opening a book, pointing at a picture of a place and then wishing that they could go there. The magic tree house then spins around and magically they arrive at the location
  
 在分享英文阅读书单之前,要普及几个英文阅读中的术语:
  
     下面附上我花了4小时整理出来的英文经典读物和电影的清单,主要使一本一本的查上面的各个指数比较费时间。这是某北京著名机构的推荐的阅读书单。我还截屏配上了书的图片和中英文名称。

英语阅读-入门章节书的推荐

8. 好学有趣的零基础英文阅读