外国笑话与现代英语短文选读

章节摘录

版权页：   It is a common saying that we do not fully valuc a thing until we lose it.We often value the love and worth of a friend whcn he has been taken from us by death,more than when he was with us in the flesh; it is only when we have left school or college that we understand the greatness of our opportunity of education,which has gone for ever;and it is the sick and the ailing who realize the value of good health.When we are young and strong,we cannot imagine what it is to beweak and ailing.We are so used to vigorous health that we take it for granted.The organs of our body work so smoothly that we scarcely know we have lungs and liver,heart and stomach.But when any of these get upset and give us pain and sickness,we learn by bitter experience what an unspeakable blessing it is to be well. [2] It is therefore wise and necessary to learn in time,before we have lost our health,that it can be kept only by knowing and observing the laws of health.Nature's laws cannot be ignored with impunity.In the long run they will avenge themselves on us if we forget them,even if they do not do so at once.At first we may not feel the result of excesses and unhealthy habits; but we certainly shall some day."The mills of God grind slowly,but they grind exceedingly small.Many aman who in middle age finds himself a confirmed invalid6 has to curse the follies of his youth; but his remorse is vain,for Nature never forgives breaches of the laws of health-" physical sins",as Huxley called them.

书籍目录

前言 PartOneOverseasJokes 第一部分外国笑话 Aerobatics飞行表演 Ambiguous含糊不清 ANautical Bird一只随船航过海的鹦鹉 ANovice帮倒忙的生手 AQuestion of Proportion比例问题 A Tardy Explanation迟到的说明 Close Acquaintance亲密之友 Come to Stay住下不走 Eager to Learn急于想知道 Easily Explained解释并不难 Expensive饭量太大 Expert Treatment专家的疗法 Hi sMind Was MadeUp决心已下 His Opinion一方之见 How Sweet of Her她真可爱 How They Got Their Goats他们怎样分到山羊 Immune自身免疫 Inspiration急中生智 Instantaneous快照 Like Father Like Son（有其父必有其子）有其母必有其女 Live and Learn活一天长一天见识 Marital Sympathy夫妻情 Misplaced Sympathy不该给予的同情 More Ambiguity更加含糊不清 Mosquitoes蚊子 MyFather Is Speaking是爸爸在打电话 New Evidence新证 No Other Need不再有其他需要 No Sale生意没做成 Not His Fault不是他的错 Notup to His Reputation名不副实 No Wonder不足为奇 Of Two Evils Choose the Lesser两害相权取其轻 Oneor the Other非此即彼 Onlya Biped只有两只脚 Onthe Underground在地铁里 Politeness礼貌 Practical实际的打算 Prepared to Take the Risk甘冒风险 Punctuation Made All the Difference标点符号使意思大不一样 Road Safety交通安全 Soon Over完卷迅速 S.O.S.紧急求助 Sure Proof确信的证明 Sympathy同情 The Husband’S Humor丈夫的幽默 The Last Vacation假期归来 The Pleasure of Anticipation期盼的愉快 The Real Reason真实的解释 The Wrong Counter指错了柜台 The Wrong Direction上下颠倒 Tireless不知疲倦 Tragedy in East Africa东非的悲剧 Twins双胞胎 Two Letters两封信 Unchanged不变的心理 Victory or Death不成功就死亡 Part Two Present—Day English Prose 第二部分现代英语短文选读 Abouta Dog狗的易主 A Jet Propelled Car Breaks the Sound Barrier on Land 一辆喷气推力汽车打破地面声障 A Littleata Time分秒必争 A Love Story爱情的故事 Application and Perseverance Give Results勤奋有恒结硕果 A Tribute to the Dog义犬颂 Books书籍 Books and Reading书籍和阅读 Charles Robert Darwin查尔斯·罗伯特·达尔文 Coal煤 Compensation补偿 Farewell Addressat Springfield在斯普林菲尔德城的告别演说 Health健康 Lost and Found失而复得 Mother and Son母子情 Obstacles to Success成功道路上的障碍 On the Study of Medicine谈学医 On Writing谈写作 Petroleum石油 Self-Mastery自我克制 Self-Reliance依靠自己 The Art of Pleasing取悦于人的艺术 The Boy Who Drew Cats画猫的男孩 The English Character英国人的性格 The Future of the Far East远东的未来 The Great Ceremony on the Battleship Missouri 密苏里号战舰上的大典 The Importance of Applied Science应用科学的重要性 The Monkey’S Revenge“猴子”的“报复” The Pyramids金字塔 The Test of a Great Book检验巨著的标准 Tolstoy’S“Resurrection”托尔斯泰的《复活》 Victim’S Gold受害者的金块

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作者简介

《外国笑话与现代英语短文选读(英汉对照)》收录的大部分文章曾在《英语世界》杂志上发表过，少数文章在《大学英语》杂志上刊登过。第一部分“外国笑话”，文笔简洁利落，趣味盎然，以期引起读者的学习兴趣。第二部分“现代英语短文选读”，有的是名家名篇，有的是为了题材内容多样化：入选的文章有叙述文、议论文、散文、演讲辞、书信、人物、故事、史地、科普知识等等。

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