UNIT8 Literature and Art
第八單元 文學與藝術
Part1 Talking about Literature
第1部分 c
Dialogue 1
會話1
A: Who is your favorite poet?
A: 你最喜歡的詩人是誰?
B: Tagore is my favorite.
B: 我喜歡泰戈爾。
A: What do you think about his poetry?
A: 你認為他的詩怎么樣?
B: His poetry is refreshing and philosophical. And he won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913.
B: 他的詩清新而富有哲理。他在1913年獲得了諾貝爾文學獎。
Dialogue 2
會話2
A: Have you read any good books lately?
A: 你最近看什么好書了嗎?
B: I've been reading Harry Potter books.
B: 我在看《哈利·波特》叢書。
A: Really! They have become one of the most in-demand book series among young readers.
A: 真的啊! 他們成了極受年輕讀者歡迎的銷路最好的叢書之一了。
B: Yes, And I can't wait to finish reading it.
B: 是啊。我都迫不及待地要把它讀完了。
Dialogue 3
會話3
A: I'm reading Thomas Hardy now. This term we're studying Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
A: 我正在讀托馬斯·哈代的作品。這學期我們在學《苔絲》。
B: Are you enjoying the book?
B: 你喜歡這本書嗎?
A: I'm enjoying it. But I found Thomas Hardy to be very depressing.
A: 喜歡。不過我覺得托馬斯·哈代的作品令人抑郁。
B: I agree. It seems that the people are in situations beyond their control.
B: 我同意你的觀點。人們好像處于無能為力的境遇之中。
A: It seems that fate rules their lives.
A: 似乎命運控制了他們的生活。
B: I'm going to read a recreational book. I don't want to end up feeling depressed.
B: 我要讀本休閑書。我不想最后搞得精神抑郁。