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聚焦文化纽约 | The Making of a New Yorker成为纽约人 【导读】约翰·斯坦贝克(1902—1968)是美国著名作家,1940年凭借长篇小说《愤怒的葡萄》(The Grapes of Wrath)获得了普利策奖,1962年又凭借小说《人鼠之间》(Of Mic
聚焦文化纽约 | New York (Excerpt)纽约(节选) 【导读】安东尼·特罗洛普(1815—1882),英国作家,生、卒于伦敦。他因家境贫寒而未能接受大学教育,19岁便进入邮局工作,英国的邮筒是他在职期间发明设立的。特罗洛普一生勤勉,边工作边写作,共写了4
聚焦文化纽约 | In Harlem (Excerpt)记游哈林区(节选) 【导读】蒋彝先生(1903—1977)一生极富传奇色彩。他曾于上世纪二三十年代在国内执教、从戎、出仕;而立之年,自费赴英游学,先后任教于英国的伦敦大学东方学院和美国的哥伦比亚大学、哈佛大学等。他曾自号
聚焦文化纽约 | How to Sample New York City in a Day体验纽约一日游 While seeing New York City in a day is, of course, an exercise in futility, with some careful planni
聚焦文化纽约 | My City (Excerpt)我的城(节选) 【导读】西奥多·德莱塞(1871—1945)是美国著名小说家,出生于印第安纳州;1894年来到纽约,编辑报刊,从事文学创作;著有长篇小说《嘉莉妹妹》(Sister Carrie, 1900)和《美国悲
聚焦文化纽约 | Broadway百老汇 What hurrying human tides, or day or night!什么样的人潮匆匆,昼夜不息!What passions, winnings, losses, ardors, sw
中国故事 | Walking Storyteller Begins Historic Trek Through China’s Heartland徒步中国腹地,开启历史之旅 YUSAN, YUNNAN, CHINA—My walk restarts at a crossroad.中国云南省雨伞村——我的徒步之旅从一个十字路口重新开启。The crossroad is ch
文苑 | What Goes Around, Comes Around好心有好报 He was driving home one evening, on a two-lane country road. Work in this small mid-western communit
文苑 | Cultural Symbols of the Rain雨的文化意象 Can you remember the smell of petrichor that permeates the air just before twirling and dancing unde
环球万象 | Do You Really Need a New Phone Every 2 Years?要每两年换部手机吗? If you’re looking to replace or upgrade your smartphone in the coming year, take a beat and think it
经济视野 | Trends Shaping the Future of Retirement退休的未来趋势 Retirement is evolving. From changes in the average retirement age to uncertainty about the future o
科技天地 | Eating Too Much Protein Makes Pee Pollute the U.S.蛋白摄入多,尿液污美国 In the U.S., people eat more protein than they need to. And though it might not be bad for human hea
网络时代 | Using AI Police to Recognize Toxic Speech on Social Media用AI警察甄别社媒有害言论 AI speech police are smart and fast, but there’s a gap between strong algorithmic performance and re
艺坛 | Performances That Will Change the Way You Think About Marilyn Monroe梦露:佳片逆成见 Six decades after her death, Marilyn Monroe remains a subject of fascination among cineastes, fashio
艺坛 | An Athlete Wrestling with a Python《与巨蟒搏斗的运动员》 An Athlete Wrestling with a Python was the first of three bronze sculptures produced by the British
行走天下 | It’s Christmas Time in the City菲律宾圣诞临城 The Philippines has arguably the world’s longest, most colorful and happiest celebration of the Chri
史海钩沉 | In Europe, Masks Were Fashionable—and Scandalous昔日欧洲的面具:时尚又藏污 Masks have been used by many of the world’s cultures, from Asia to Africa, for many purposes, from t
心境 | Conquering the Holiday Blues战胜假日忧郁 As the end of the year quickly approaches, for many people, so do the holiday blues1. What is it abo
词林漫步 | 藏在英文里的希腊词根(二十四) “物质世界”类的希腊词根已经介绍了12个。我们依照惯例,温故知新,先重点复习一下:(1)-ge-(地;地球)【geometry(几何;几何学),apogee(远地点)】(2)-heli-(日;太阳)【
词林漫步 | “勉强”的翻译 “勉强”是汉语中经常使用的一个词。商务印书馆出版的《现代汉语词典》(第6版)给“勉强”提供了五个释义:1.【形容词】能力不够,还尽力做(如:这项工作我还能勉强坚持下来);2.【形容词】不是心甘情愿的(
谭译录 | 中译英策略与方法(二十) 从母语译入外语的过程中,译者对母语的理解常常依赖于自己的母语知识储备,特别是对一些常用的词汇,很少再去查证其具体的内涵。但是母语的语境与外语的语境并非完全一致。对母语语境的理解常常是感性的,能够理解,
谭译录 | A Proposal on Chinese Characters1有关汉字的提案 The Chinese written language has a vocabulary of some 7,000 or 8,000 ideographs, commonly called cha
谭译录 | 初读扬州First Impressions of Yangzhou 来扬州不过半月余,便生出一些感慨。慕名来扬州,多半为的是“烟花三月”1的扬州、“二分明月”2的扬州和大运河畔商贾云集的扬州,当然还有隋炀帝、琼花、扬州八怪3……自然还少不了我的同乡史可法(同为开封人)
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学苑 | 读原著学英语(四) 在The Huntress这部小说中,作者经常运用各种比喻(明喻、暗喻、借喻等)和其他多种表达方法,大大增加了小说的可读性,让人感觉耳目一新,带来很不一样的阅读体验。文中的很多话十分鲜活,很多比喻特别
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