《英语名篇名段背诵精华》收录70余篇英语名篇名段,主要是优美地道的英语散文、小品文以及诗歌和电影脚本等,旨在帮助英语专业学生和其他英语学习者提高语音、语感和语言运用综合能力。内容涉及英语语言、社会文化、历史地理、风土人情等各个方面,既能开阔读者视野,提高读者对英语学习的兴趣,又能启发、引导和培养他们文学审美和高尚的情操,激发他们丰富的想像力和创造力。

I want a wife who will take care of my physical needs. I want a wife who will keep my house clean. A wife who will pick up after my children, a wife who will pick up after me. I want a wife who will keep my clothes clean, ironed, mended, replaced when need be, and who will see to it that my personal things are kept in their proper place so that I can find what I need the minute I need it. I want a wife who will plan the menus, do the necessary grocery shopping, prepare the meals, serve them pleasantly, and then do the cleaning up while I do my studying. I want a wife who will care for me when I am sick and sympathize with my pain and loss of time from school. I want a wife to go along when our family takes a vacation so that someone can continue care for me and my children when I need a rest and a change of scene.I want a wife who will not bother me with rambling complaints about a wife's duties. But I want a wife who will listen to me when I feel the need to explain a rather difficult point I have come across in my course of studies. And I want a wife who will type my papers for me when I have written them. 《英语名篇名段背诵精华(第二版)》可供高等学校英语专业、英语二专、双语以及与英语运用相关专业的学生作为语音朗读、背诵或名著选读的教材,也可供中等程度以上的英语学习者自学之用。
从小学到大学,我们所背诵过的古诗文几乎都还可以信手拈来,这说明背诵对我们语言表达能力的提高帮助很大。英语专家朱光潜、戴馏龄、赵元任、许国璋、李赋宁诸位先生都对背诵在语言学习中的作用给予了充分肯定。在英语学习中重视利用年轻时的这段宝贵时光,尽可能多地背诵一些名篇名段和诗文、格言等,一定会终身受益。本书所选70多篇文章,体裁包括散文、随笔、评论、演说、诗歌、小品文和电影脚本等,覆盖自文艺复兴、启蒙运动等时期以来各流派知名作家的作品。我们从读者、文本、审美等角度来综合选取合适的短文和段落,并力图有所创新。 因为我们认为,这种选本,一要吸取西方文化之精华,二要符合当代年轻人的兴趣,启发、引导和培养他们高尚的情操,激发他们丰富的想象力和创造力。

Novels
小说
Best of Times
*好的时代
Great Expectations
远大前程
Heart of a Stranger
陌生者之心
I Have As Much Soul As You
我的心灵一样丰富
The Pleasant Family
快乐的家庭
Essays
散文,随笔,小品文
Life Is a Chessboard
人生是盘棋
Equality and Greatness
平等与伟大
The Doer of Deeds
有作为的人
American Dream
美国梦
Shakespeare
莎士比亚
Thoughts in a Grave Yard
墓园沉思
Frankness
坦诚
Letter to a Young Friend
给年轻朋友的一封信
The Meaning of Life
生命的意义
Love Your Life
热爱生活
Build Me a Son
塑造我儿
TWO Views Of Time
两种时间观念
Youth
青春
Advice to a Young Man
给一位青年的忠告
What Is Immortal
论不朽
The English Character
英国人的性格
The Use of History
历史的作用
The Study of Words
学习词汇的重要性
Did You Deal With Fortune Fairly?
你对命运公平吗?
The Lesson of a Tree
一棵树的启示
The Joys of Writing
写作的快乐
Three Passions
三种激情
The Americans
美国人
The English and the Americans
英国人和美国人
Advice to Youth
忠告年轻人
Companionship of Books
书为友
A Tribute to the Dog
犬的礼赞
Three Days to See
假如给我三天光明
Golden Fruit
金灿灿的水果
The English Humor
英国人的幽默
The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life
独居所感
Why I Want a Wife
我为什么想要个妻子
of Studies
论读书
The Tragedy of Old Age
老年的悲剧
Three Periods of My Youth
年轻时代的三个阶段
The Lowest Animal
*低等的动物
The Art of Living
生活的艺术
Art and Life
艺术与生命
The Winter of Wisconsin
威斯康星州的冬日
New England Weather
新英格兰的天气
A Wet Sunday in a Country Inn
乡村客栈的一个阴雨星期天
Summer
夏
At the Edge of the Sea
在海边一
Speeches
演说
I Have a Dream
我有一个梦想
Gettysburg Address
在葛底斯堡的演讲
Address on Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy
哥伦比亚号航天飞机失事讲话
Remarks in Welcoming Ceremonies in Xi’an
在西安欢迎仪式上的演说
The Tribute
悼词
Inauguration Address
肯尼迪就职演说
Poems
诗晾
Fog
雾
First Fig
**颗无花果
Quiet Girl
恬静的女孩
My People
我的人民
Spring Song
春之歌
A Girl
女孩
Do You Fear the Wind?
你可害怕寒风凛冽?
Hope Is the Thing With Feathers
希望长着翅膀
To Daffodils
咏黄水仙花
Those Winter Sundays
冬天的星期日
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
风雪夜林边停
A Red,Red Rose
一朵红红的玫瑰
Sonnet 18
十四行诗(第18首)
The Road Not Taken
未选择的路
She Walks in Beauty
她走在美的光彩中
0 Captain!My Captain!
哦,船长!我的船长!
All the World's a Stage
整个世界是个舞台
Movies
电影
Mr.Holland's Opus
霍兰先生的乐章
Teachers Are People
教师是人
Scent of a Woman
闻香识女人
Postscript
后记
……

Never too busy for the wonder and the awe of life.
不要因为太忙而忽视了生活中令人惊奇、令人敬畏的东西。
Years may wrinkle the skin,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.Worry,fear.self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit backtodust.
岁月悠悠,衰微只及肌肤;热忱抛却,颓唐必至灵魂。
忧烦,惶恐,丧失自信,定使心灵扭曲,意气如灰。