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Hemingway's Word's on War(2)
http://www.sina.com.cn 2002/10/10 10:16  空中美语

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  Ernest Hemingway was one of the most important American writers of the 20th century. Born on July 21, 1899, Hemingway first started writing in high school. After finishing high school, he worked as a reporter for the Kansas City Star.

  Hemingway was fascinated by war all his life. At 18, he entered World War I as an ambulance driver. He was injured in 1918, and returned home a hero. He later began working for the Toronto Star, and was sent to write about the war between Greece and Turkey.

  During his time in Europe, Hemingway found what he wanted his writing to do: show the horrors of war so clearly that his readers would want to end all war. In 1929, Hemingway published, "A Farewell to Arms", a novel about a young ambulance driver's unhappy experiences during World War I.to be continued ...

海明威:昔人已远去,警语犹在耳(2)

  欧内斯特.海明威是20世纪美国最重要的作家之一。海明威出生于1899年7月21日,他在高中时便开始写作。念完高中以后,他在堪萨斯城市星报担任记者。

  海明威一生都很关注战争。在18岁时,他作为一名救护车司机加入第一次世界大战。他在1918年受了伤,以英雄的身份回到家乡。后来他开始为多伦多星报工作,并且被派往希腊和土耳其去报导这场战争。

  海明威在欧洲期间找到了什么是他想要写的:清楚地展现战争的恐怖,从而使他的读者想要终止所有的战争。1929年,海明威出版了《永别了,武器》,这是一部有关一位年轻救护车司机在第一次世界大战中的不愉快经历的小说。

  词汇小补帖:

  ●Kansas City Star堪萨斯城市星报

  ●ambulance救护车

  ●Toronto Star多伦多星报

  ●A Farewell to Arms永别了,武器

  ●novel小说

  Sentence_4u

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  work as“从事……职业”,例如:

  He worked as a waiter while attending university.

  在上大学的时候,他做着服务生的工作。

  

  英语小教室

  海明威(Ernest Hemingway)的一生就和他写的小说一样精彩(His life was as exciting as the stories he wrote)。除了写作,他也喜爱打猎(big-game hunting)、深海捕鱼(deep-sea fishing),同时对斗牛也极有兴趣(interested in bullfighting)。因而他小说中的人物多为这些过着充满危险生活的人(people living dangerous lives),例如军人、渔夫、斗牛士等(soldiers, fishermen, bullfighters, etc.),他们都以无比的勇气来面对生活中的痛苦、困难与挑战(They met the pain, difficulty, and challenge of their existence with courage)。

  英语练功房

  代名词it在句子中可用作主语或宾语。

  例如:It was impossible to avoid the pain of war.

  要避免战争的痛苦是不可能的。

  I consider it immoral to steal from people.

  我认为偷别人的东西是不道德的。

  练习: 1.小孩学第二种语言很容易。

  2.我认为买盗版光盘是不对的。

  英语练功房_答案:

  1.It is easy for children to learn a second language.

  2.I consider it wrong to buy pirated CDs.

  听力小试

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  1.Hemingway was a great writer, wasn’t he?

  (A) Yes, he was one of the most important.

  (B) Yes, he knew the alphabet well.

  (C) Yes, he could speak English perfectly.

  (D) Yes, he could not write well.

  2. M: Why did you become a soldier?

  W: Because I think guns are interesting.

  Q: Why did the woman become a soldier?

  (A) Because she hates guns.

  (B) Because she has a gun.

  (C) Because she is fascinated by guns.

  (D) Because the man owns a gun.

  听力小测验_答案:

  1.A 2.C




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Annotation

1.century

n. a period of one hundred years世纪
People have lived here for centuries.
人们已经在这里住了几个世纪了。

2.reporter

n. sb. who writes news stories记者
Harry is a reporter for a big newspaper.
哈利是一家大报社的记者。

3.be fascinated by

phr. to be very interested in (sth.)对……很着迷
Young children are often fascinated by dinosaurs.
小孩子总对恐龙很着迷。

4.injured

adj. hurt受伤的
Bob was injured in a car accident.
鲍勃在一场车祸中受了伤。

5.horror

n. a scary, terrible thing恐怖
The car crash was a horror: Both drivers were killed.
这场车祸真是恐怖,两位司机都丧生了。

6.publish

v. to print a book, magazine, etc. in order to sell it出版
The magazine published pictures of the movie star.
这本杂志刊出了这位电影明星的照片。


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