《名人轶事》精心筛选了政界、商界、文化界、科学界等100多位西方**人物鲜为人知的轶事和传说,您在轻松的阅读中,不仅可以品味到名人们的幽默诙谐、机智聪敏,还可以更深地体会到他锲而不舍、执著追求的精神。在不知不觉之中,拉近与名人间的距离。

Chapter One
**章 Anecdotes of Literrati
文学家轶事
1. Marriage Proposal to Bernard Shaw
向肖伯纳求婚
2. The Reason of the Famine
闹饥荒的原因
3. Good to Write Poorly at the Beginning
开头写得差是好事
4.An Exhausting Struggle
5.Hallucination of Balzac
巴尔扎克的幻觉
6.Lose?Gain?
亏损?赢利?
7. Experiencing Realistic Details
8.St.Nicholas Described by Irving
欧文笔下的圣·尼古拉
9. Unusual Echoes
不同寻常的回音
10.Mark Twain's Speechmaking Strategy( 1)
马克·吐温的演讲策略(1)
11. Mark Twain's Speechmaking Strategy(2)
马克·吐温的演讲策略(2)
12.He Once Had Thoughts of Suicide
他产生过自杀的念头
13.Won the Pulitzer Prize Four Times
四次荣获了普利策奖
14.Died on the Very Same Day
同年同月同日死
Chapter Two
第2章 Anecdotes of Painters and Musicians
画家和音乐家轶事
15.Notes Written Backward
反着写的笔记
16. Notions Written in Code
密码写成的见解
I7. Jacob's Footprints on Picasso's Paintings
毕加索画上的雅科布的脚印
18.Picasso Left
毕加索留下
19.The First but Also the Last Meeting
**次也是*后一次会面
20 .Wagner,Haunted by Number 13
摆脱不了13的瓦格纳
21. A Monster of Conceit
自负的怪物
22. Not for Criticism,but For Applause
不是为了批评,而是为了掌声
23.Innocent of Any Sense of Responsibility
没有丝毫责任感
24. He Stole the Wife From His Friend
他夺走了朋友的妻子
25.Johann Strauss Conducted in Boston
约翰·施特劳斯曾在波士顿指挥
26.Both Were Inspired by Cats
两人都受到过猫的启示
27. Not Giving a Single Performace in 23 Years
23年里没有上演过一次
Chapter Three
第三章 Anecdotes of Actors and Actresses
演员轶事
28.The First of Millions Laughs
几百万次笑声中的**次
29. Once Locked In a Meat Cage
曾被锁进放肉的笼子里
30.Reciting the Polish Alphabet
背诵波兰文字母表
Chapter Four
第4章 Anecdotes of Athletes
运动员轶事
31. The Greatest American Athlete
美国*伟大的运动员
32.Eisenhower Tried to Stop Him
艾森豪威尔曾试图阻拦他
33.Is He Highest Type Of Citizen?
他是公民的*高典范?
34.Jim Thorpe,a Sad,Bewildered Man
一个悲伤,惘的人——吉姆·索普
35、Sports Ethic?Sports Salaries?
体育道德?体育薪水?
Chapter Five
第5章 Anecdotes of Emperors and Kings
皇帝和国轶事
36.King John and the Abbot
国王约翰和修道院长
37.Bruce and the Spider
布鲁斯和蜘蛛
38.A Laconic Answer
简洁的回答
39. Alexander and Bucephalus
亚历山大和比塞弗勒斯
4o.Julius Caesar
朱利叶斯·凯撒
41.The Great King Who Swallowed Poison
吞毒的国王
42.Nero's Dearest Ambition
尼禄*大的心愿
43. Silkworm Eggs in Bamboo Canes
竹手杖里的蚕卵
44.Henry VIII Was Extrmely Popular
极受欢迎的亨利八世
45. Marriage of Henry VIII
亨利八世的婚姻
46. King Alfred and the Cakes
国王阿尔弗雷德和蛋糕
41. King Canute on the Seashore
48.The Sons of William the Conqueror(1)
征服者威廉的儿子们(1)
49.The Sons of William the Conqueror(2)
征服者威廉的儿子们(2)
SO. King of England Did Not Know English?
英格兰国王不懂英语?
51. The Custom of King Edward VII
爱德华七世的习惯
52.Three Different Crowns
三顶不同的王冠
53.Two-Foot Shoe Tips?
两英尺长的鞋尖?
54“Raise”His Own Giants
“培育”自己的巨人?
55. Diary of Czar Nicholas II
沙皇尼古拉二世的日记
56.How Napoleon Crossed the Alps
拿破仑是怎样越过阿尔卑斯山的
57. Prediction of Churchill’s Father
邱吉尔父亲的预言
58. Broadcasting Speech of Churchill
丘吉尔的广播演讲
chapter Six
第六章 Anecdotes of Presidents
总统轶事
59. George Washington and His Hatchet
乔治·华盛顿和他的斧子
60. Jefferson’s Bridal Journey
杰斐逊的新婚旅行
61. Make No Promise for the Presidency
不为当选总统而做任何承诺
62.The Mould-Board of Last Resistance
阻力*小的模板
63. Jefferson as an Inventor(l)
发明家杰斐逊(1)
64.Jefferson as an Inventor(2)
发明家杰弗逊(2)
65.Jefferson and the Jockey
杰斐逊与赛马骑师
66. Stones Fell the Sky?
石头从天上掉下来?
67.Honest Abe
诚实正直的亚伯
68.Am I Uglier than You
我比你还丑?
69.Lincoln’s Beard
林肯的胡子
70.The“First” of American Presidents
西奥多·罗斯福的“**”
简洁的回答
71. Using Only One Eye?
只用一只眼睛?
72.The 350-Pound President
体重350磅的总统
73.“President of the U. S,One Day”
担任过**的美国总统
74.The Longest Presidential Inaugural Address
*长的总统就职演说
75.“Roosevelt”,a Bad Word?
“罗斯福”,一个不好的词?
76. The Presidents’Pets
总统的宠物
Chapter Seven
第七章 Anecdotes of Scientists
科学家轶事
77. Hankering for the Sea
渴望当水手
78.Benajamin Franklin,Mrs.Dogood?
本杰明·富兰克林,杜古德夫人?
79. Strange and Awkward Benjamin
奇怪而笨拙的本杰明
80.“The Leather Apron”
“皮围裙”
81.Franklin and “Poor Richard's Almanacs”
富兰克林与“可怜的理查德历书”
82.Franklin's Kite
富兰克林的风筝
83.“Your Special Achievements?”“None.”
“您的特别成就?”“没有。”
84. Beetle in His Mouth
他嘴里的甲虫
85.Eccentric Cavendish
古怪的卡文迪什
86.Nothing Book
空白的书
87.Absent-minded Ampere
心不在焉的安培
88.Ohm Did Not Get the University Professorship
欧姆没有得到大学教授的职位
89.He Played Violin Between Bouts
他在比赛回合之间演奏小提琴
90.He Had His Hand In Many Pies
他多方涉足
91.Achilles Can Never Overtake the Tortoise?
阿基里斯永远也追不上乌龟?
92.Claude Bernard's Ambition
克劳德·贝尔纳的抱负
93.Many Years?Eight Minutes?
好多年?8分钟?
94.Discovery of the Comet of 1847
发现1847年彗星
95.Refused Because She Was a Women
因为她是妇女而被拒绝了
96.Better Telegrapher than his teacher
比老师还棒的报务员
97.Edison's First Big Success
爱迪生的**重大成功
98.“Spoke”to Each Other in Morse Code
用莫尔斯电码“交谈”
99.The Beginning of a Great Industry
一种伟大工业的开端
100.They were Discoveryd by Accident
它们是偶尔被发现的
101.Cheated by Edison?
被爱迪生欺骗?
102.They First Words Spoken on the Telephone
通过电话所讲的**句话
103.Einstein's Youth
爱因斯坦的青年时代
104.“Having No Head for Human Problems”?
“没有本事解决人的问题”?
IO5. Einstein and Shaving Cream
爱因斯坦与刮胡膏
106. Purely and Exclusively a Theorist
一个完完全全的理论家
IO7.His Driver Gave the Lecture for Him
他的司机替他做了报告
IO8. Bewildered by His Fame
名望使他迷惑不解
1O9.Einstein and the Little Girl
爱因斯坦与小姑娘
11O.The Sharpest Eyes
*尖锐的眼睛
111. A Very Short Letter
一封非常简短的信
112. Carver’s Pioneer Work with Peanuts(l)
卡弗*早进行的花生研究(1)
113. Carver’s Pioneer Work with Peanuts(2)
卡弗*早进行的花生研究(2)
114.Carver Also Developed
卡弗还发展了
115.He Changed American Farming
他改变了美国耕作方法
116.“Almondprune” Trees?
“杏-梅 ”树?
117.“Plant Wizard”
“树木巫师”
118. They Killed Themselves
119. He Proved His Theory Within Two Hours
两小时之内他证明了自己的理论
120.Doppler's Equation
多普勒公式
121.Winning Out Posthumously
死后赢得这场斗争
122.Nobel——A Man of Contrast
诺贝尔——一个反差鲜明的人
123.He Made His Own Telescope
他磨制了自己的望远镜
124、Accuracy——Crazed Babbage
讲究**的查尔斯·巴贝奇
Chaptet Eight
第八章 Anecdotes of Philosophers
哲学家轶事
125. Socrates and His House
苏格拉底和他的房子
126. Work Only One Day During the Week?
一星期只工作**?
121. Servant or Family Member?
仆人,还是家庭成员?
128. His Home Cost $ 8. 12
他的住房造价只有8美元12美分
129.Thoreau Refused to Pay a Tax
索洛拒绝纳税
130.People Searching for Gold Were Fools
找金子的人是傻瓜
Chapter Nine
第9章 Anedotes of Industrialists
工业家轶事
131. Carnegie Earned $1. 20 a Week
卡内基一星期挣1美元20美分
134. His Company Was Valued $ 500 Million
他的公司估价五亿美元
133.What Did He Do with His Money?
他怎样处理他的钱财呢?
134. Father of Amertcan Industualization
美国工业化之父
135. Ford’s Effort to End the War
福特结束战争的努力
136.“Fod for President”?
“福特当总统”?
Chapter Ten
第10章 Anecdotes of Navigators
航海家轶事
137. Indies? Bahamas!
印度群岛?巴哈马群岛!
138.The Columbian Exchange
哥伦布文化交流
139.Columbus’Scheme Was Vetoed
哥伦布的计划被否决
140.Portuguese Magellan Joined the Spanish Service
葡萄牙人麦泽伦投效了西班牙
141. Sailing Round the World Single-handed
独自环球旅行