大學(xué)英語(yǔ)閱讀
閱讀能力的提高跟閱讀興趣有很大的聯(lián)系，閱讀興趣的培養(yǎng)又跟閱讀材料有很大的聯(lián)系。在獨(dú)立學(xué)院大學(xué)英語(yǔ)閱讀教學(xué)中，選擇合適的英語(yǔ)閱讀材料是有效提高學(xué)生英語(yǔ)閱讀能力的關(guān)鍵。下面小編給大家準(zhǔn)備了大學(xué)英語(yǔ)閱讀的材料，一起來(lái)看一下吧!
【我們?yōu)槭裁匆喿x】
It doesn't matter if books are delivered in print or by smartphone, the main thing is to get lost in reading them. Reading books is vital for human development.
看紙質(zhì)書還是電子書并不重要，重要的是沉迷于閱讀中的那種感覺(jué)。讀書對(duì)人類的發(fā)展非常重要。
Why should we bother reading a book? All children say this occasionally. Many of the 12 million adults in Britain with reading difficulties repeat it to themselves daily. But for the first time in the 500 years since Johannes Gutenberg democratised reading, in a world of accelerating technology, increasing time poverty and diminishing attention spans, should they invest precious time sinking into a good book?
我們?yōu)槭裁匆M(fèi)神去讀書呢?所有的孩子都曾經(jīng)問(wèn)過(guò)這個(gè)問(wèn)題。英國(guó)有1200萬(wàn)成年人存在閱讀困難的問(wèn)題，他們每天也會(huì)這樣問(wèn)自己。從約翰內(nèi)斯·古騰堡普及閱讀至今已有500年了(小編注：1440年到1445年之間，德國(guó)人約翰內(nèi)斯·古滕堡制造了世界上第一臺(tái)鉛活字印刷機(jī))，在這樣一個(gè)技術(shù)不斷加速發(fā)展的世界，人們感覺(jué)時(shí)間越來(lái)越少，能集中注意力的時(shí)間也越來(lái)越短，為什么還要把寶貴的時(shí)間投入到一本好書上呢?
10104106589f72c225_副本.jpgThe discovery that our brains are physically changed by the experience of reading is something many of us will understand instinctively, as we think back to the way an extraordinary book had a transformative effect on the way we viewed the world. This transformation only takes place when we lose ourselves in a book, abandoning the emotional and mental chatter of the real world. That's why studies have found this kind of deep reading makes us more empathetic, or as Nicholas Carr puts it in his essay, The Dreams of Readers, "more alert to the inner lives of others".
研究發(fā)現(xiàn)閱讀會(huì)從生理上改變我們的大腦，當(dāng)我們回想一下一本特別的書是如何轉(zhuǎn)變我們的世界觀的時(shí)候，就會(huì)立刻地理解這種變化。只有當(dāng)我們?cè)谇楦猩虾途裆虾鲆暚F(xiàn)實(shí)世界的瑣碎生活、完全沉迷于書中的時(shí)候，這種轉(zhuǎn)變才會(huì)發(fā)生。這就是為什么研究發(fā)現(xiàn)深度閱讀會(huì)讓我們更加感同身受�；蛘哒f(shuō)，正如美國(guó)作家尼古拉斯·卡爾在他的著作《讀者的夢(mèng)》中所描述的那樣， “閱讀能使人更容易注意到他人的內(nèi)心生活�！�
Rationally, we know that reading is the foundation stone of all education, and therefore an essential underpinning of the knowledge economy. So reading is – or should be – an aspect of public policy. But perhaps even more significant is its emotional role as the starting point for individual voyages of personal development and pleasure. Books can open up emotional, imaginative and historical landscapes that equal and extend the corridors of the web. They can help create and reinforce our sense of self.
從理性角度來(lái)說(shuō)，我們理解閱讀是所有教育的基石，因而也是知識(shí)經(jīng)濟(jì)必要的支撐。所以閱讀理所當(dāng)然應(yīng)當(dāng)是公共政策的一部分。但可能更重要的是，它作為通向個(gè)人發(fā)展和幸福旅程的起點(diǎn)時(shí)扮演的感性角色。與網(wǎng)絡(luò)相比，書籍在提升我們的情感、想象力和歷史觀方面更勝一籌。書籍也有助于創(chuàng)建和增強(qiáng)我們的自我感。
If reading were to decline significantly, it would change the very nature of our species. If we, in the future, are no longer wired for solitary reflection and creative thought, we will be diminished. However, technology throws up as many solutions as it does challenges: for every door it closes, another opens. So the ability, offered by devices like e-readers, smartphones and tablets, to carry an entire library in your hand is an amazing opportunity. Publishers need to use every new piece of technology to embed long-form reading within our culture. We should concentrate on the message, not agonise over the medium. We should be agnostic on the platform, but evangelical about the content.
如果閱讀能力顯著下降，人類的天性也會(huì)發(fā)生變化。如果我們將來(lái)不再自我反省、不再有創(chuàng)造性的思維，人類勢(shì)必會(huì)消亡。不過(guò)技術(shù)給我們帶來(lái)了很多挑戰(zhàn)的同時(shí)，也為我們提供了多種解決方案：每關(guān)閉一扇門，另一扇門就會(huì)打開(kāi)。電子書、智能手機(jī)、平板電腦這些設(shè)備讓你在手中托起整個(gè)圖書館，這是一個(gè)絕好的機(jī)遇。出版商需要利用每一種新興技術(shù)把長(zhǎng)期閱讀融入到我們的文化中。我們應(yīng)該把注意力集中在信息本身，而不該為傳播載體而煩惱。我們應(yīng)該忽視平臺(tái)而專注于內(nèi)容。
We must also get better at harnessing the ability of the internet to inform readers, and potential readers, about all the extraordinary new books that are published every year, and to renew their acquaintance with the best of rich literary tradition. The research shows that if we stop reading, we will be different people: less intricate, less empathetic, less interesting. There can hardly be a better reason for fighting to protect the future of the book.
我們也要更好地利用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，為讀者也包括潛在的讀者提供每年值得看的新書信息，讓他們重新熟識(shí)豐富多彩的傳統(tǒng)文學(xué)精粹。研究表明，如果我們停止閱讀，我們會(huì)變得不同：沒(méi)那么精細(xì)、沒(méi)那么善解人意，沒(méi)那么有趣。再也沒(méi)有比這更好的理由來(lái)努力保護(hù)圖書的未來(lái)了。
【I Have A Dream我有一個(gè)夢(mèng)想】
So I say to you ,my friends, that even though we must face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.
朋友們，今天我要對(duì)你們說(shuō)，盡管眼下困難重重，但我依然懷有一個(gè)夢(mèng)。這個(gè)夢(mèng)深深植根于美國(guó)夢(mèng)之中。我夢(mèng)想有一天，這個(gè)國(guó)家將會(huì)奮起，實(shí)現(xiàn)其立國(guó)信條的真諦：“我們認(rèn)為這些真理不言而喻：人人生而平等�！�
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
我夢(mèng)想有一天，在佐治亞州的紅色山崗上，昔日奴隸的兒子能夠同昔日奴隸主的兒子同席而坐，親如手足。
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
我夢(mèng)想有一天，甚至連密西西比州——一個(gè)非正義和壓迫的熱浪及逼人的荒漠之州，也會(huì)改造成為自由和公正的青青綠洲。
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
我夢(mèng)想有一天，我的四個(gè)小女兒將生活在一個(gè)不是以皮膚的顏色，而是以品格的優(yōu)劣作為評(píng)判標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的國(guó)家里。
I have a dream today.
我今天懷有一個(gè)夢(mèng)。
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.
我夢(mèng)想有一天，深谷彌合，高山夷平，歧路化坦途，曲徑成通衢，上帝的光華再現(xiàn)，普天下生靈共謁。
This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to go to jail together, knowing that we will be free one day.
這是我們的希望。這是我將帶回南方去的信念。有了這個(gè)信念，我們就能從絕望之山開(kāi)采出希望之石。有了這個(gè)信念，我們就能把這個(gè)國(guó)家的嘈雜刺耳的爭(zhēng)吵聲，變?yōu)槌錆M手足之情的悅耳交響曲。有了這個(gè)信念，我們就能一同工作，一同祈禱，一同斗爭(zhēng)，一同入獄，一同維護(hù)自由，因?yàn)槲覀冎溃覀兘K有一天會(huì)獲得自由。
This will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with new meaning.
到了這一天，上帝的所有孩子都能以新的含義高唱這首歌：
My country, ’ tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing: Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountainside Let freedom ring.
“ 我的祖國(guó)，可愛(ài)的自由之邦，我為您歌唱。這是我祖先終老的地方，這是早期移民自豪的地方，讓自由之聲，響徹每一座山崗�！�
And if America is to be a great nation this must become true.
如果美國(guó)要成為偉大的國(guó)家，這一點(diǎn)必須實(shí)現(xiàn)。
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