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《字里行间英文经典:假如给我三天光明(英文版)》是影响青少年一生的世界名著被誉为“世界文学史上无与伦比的杰作”。教育部推荐:最佳的文学经典读物、最好的语言学习读本。
Only the deaf appreciate hearing, only theblind realize the manifold blessings that lie in sight.Particularly does this observation apply to thosewho have lost sight and hearing in adult life.
内容简介
This book consists of two parts, The Story of My Life and Three Days to See. The former isan autobiog raphy by Helen Keller, first publishedin 1903, detailing her early life, especially herexperiences with her teacher Anne Sullivan. ThreeDays to See is a beautiful essay, in which HelenKeller explained what she would do if she had three days of sight. This book is a life lesson for both blind and sighted -people alike.
作者简介
Helen Keller (1880-1968), American author,political activist, and lecturer. She was the firstdeafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Artsdegree. Keller wrote a total of 12 published books.In 1999, she was listed in Gallup's Most WidelyAdmired People ofthe 20th Century.
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目录
Part Ⅰ The Story ofMy Life
Chapter Ⅰ
Chapter Ⅱ
Chapter Ⅲ
Chapter Ⅳ
Chapter Ⅴ
Chapter Ⅵ
Chapter Ⅶ
Chapter Ⅷ
Chapter Ⅸ
Chapter Ⅹ
Chapter Ⅺ
Chapter Ⅻ
Chapter ⅪⅡ
Chapter ⅪⅤ
Chapter ⅩⅤ
Chapter ⅩⅥ
Chapter ⅩⅦ
Chapter ⅩⅧ
Chapter ⅩⅨ
Chapter ⅩⅩ
Chapter ⅩⅪ
Chapter ⅩⅫ
Chapter ⅩⅩⅢ
Chapter ⅩⅩⅠⅩ
Part Ⅱ Three Days to See
The First Day
The Second Day
The Third Day
精彩书摘
All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year; sometimes as short as twenty-four hours. But always we were interested in discovering just how the doomed man chose to spend his last days or his last hours. I speak, of course, of free men who have a choice, not condemned criminals whose sphere of activities is strictly delimited.
Such stories set us thinking, wondering what we should do under similar circumstances. What events, what experiences, what associations should we crowd into those last hours as mortal beings? What happiness should we find in reviewing the past, what regrets?
Sometimes I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should die tomorrow. Such an attitude would emphasize sharply the values of life. We should live each day with a gentleness, a vigor, and a keenness of appreciation which are often lost when time stretches before us in the constant panorama of more days and months and years to come. There are those, of course, who would adopt the Epicurean motto of "Eat, drink, and be merry," but most people would be chastened by the certainty of impending death.
In stories the doomed hero is usually saved at the last minute by some stroke of fortune, but almost always his sense of values is changed. he becomes more appreciative of the meaning of life and its permanent spiritual values. It ahs often been noted that those who live, or have lived, in the shadow of death bring a mellow sweetness to everything they do.
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前言/序言
字里行间:探索人性的广阔疆域 一部深入灵魂的文学之旅,一次对人类经验的深刻反思 简介 本书汇集了不同时代、不同文化背景下,那些以其深刻洞察力和卓越文笔震撼世界的经典英文文学作品。它并非仅仅是一本选集,而是一次精心策划的阅读体验,旨在引导读者穿越语言的表象,直抵人性最幽微、最复杂的核心。我们精选的篇章,如同夜空中最亮的星辰,照亮了人类共同的情感图谱——从对自由的渴望,到面对命运的无力与抗争;从爱与失落的永恒主题,到对社会不公的尖锐批判。 阅读这些文字,我们仿佛站在巨人的肩膀上,得以窥见那些塑造了现代思想和情感的伟大灵魂的内在世界。每一篇文章、每一段叙述,都凝聚着作者对生活、对时间、对“存在”本身的沉思。在这里,没有肤浅的娱乐,只有对意义的追寻;没有简单的答案,只有复杂问题的精妙呈现。 核心主题的深度挖掘 本书的选材跨越了多个文学流派和历史时期,但其内在的联系在于对“人”这一核心主题的执着探索。 一、个体与社会:边界的拉扯 我们收录了大量探讨个体如何在庞大社会结构中定位和生存的文本。从早期关于道德困境的叙事,到探讨工业化时代异化现象的现代主义作品,读者将面对个体良知与集体规范之间的永恒冲突。例如,某些作品深刻描绘了“局外人”的视角,展现了主流社会如何通过排斥来定义自我,以及个体在寻求身份认同时所付出的巨大代价。这些文字挑战读者去审视自己所处的社会环境,反思那些被视为理所当然的规则和权力结构。 二、时间的重量与记忆的构建 时间,是所有经典叙事的隐形骨架。本书中的选篇,尤其擅长处理时间的流动性与非线性。有些故事通过意识流的手法,将过去、现在与未来交织在一起,揭示了人类心智如何依赖记忆来构建一个连贯的自我。另一些作品则聚焦于“失落的时间”——那些无法挽回的瞬间,以及它们如何在余生中不断回响。通过这些叙事,我们得以体会到,记忆并非忠实的记录者,而是我们为了生存而不断重写的历史。 三、道德的灰色地带与伦理的拷问 真正的文学经典,从不提供廉价的道德裁决。本书精选的片段,往往将角色置于进退两难的境地,迫使他们做出关乎生死的选择。这些选择很少是非黑即白的,而是充满了挣扎与自我怀疑。读者将深入体会到,在极端压力下,所谓的“善”与“恶”如何模糊边界。我们探讨了责任的重量,以及个体为维护其核心信念所表现出的非凡勇气,即便这种勇气可能导致自身的毁灭。 四、自然、技术与人类的渺小 部分选篇将叙事背景设定在广袤的自然界或新兴的技术前沿,以此来映衬人类情感的复杂性与人类存在的渺小。在面对不可抗拒的自然力量时,人类的骄傲被击碎,暴露出其脆弱性。而在面对科技带来的全新可能性时,文本则警示我们,工具的进步并不等同于道德的提升,反而可能带来新的、更隐蔽的束缚。这些作品提醒我们,在任何时代,保持对世界的好奇心和敬畏感是何等重要。 五、语言的魔力与界限 作为“字里行间”的精选,本书对语言本身的运用进行了细致的展示。从精准、克制的散文笔法,到充满韵律感和象征意义的诗意表达,这些文字本身就是艺术品。读者将领略到,优秀的作家如何利用词汇的排列组合,创造出超越字面意义的深度和情感张力。我们不仅在阅读故事,更是在学习如何“看”和“听”语言的潜台词,理解那些未被言明但至关重要的信息。 阅读的价值:超越文本的沉思 本书的结构设计鼓励读者进行跨文本的比较和思考。当读者将一个关于“孤独”的描绘与另一个时代背景下关于“疏离”的论述进行对照时,会发现人性深处的某些特质是恒久不变的,而社会语境又是如何塑造这些特质的表现形式。 这套选集的目标,是为那些渴望进行严肃、深入阅读的读者提供一个丰富的精神食粮。它要求读者投入时间与心力,但所回报的,是对自身情感体验更深刻的理解,是对人类历史与文化脉络更清晰的认识。每一次重读,都可能发现新的层次和新的共鸣点。它邀请您,走入这些文字构建的宏大世界,去体验那些伟大灵魂曾经经历的喜悦、痛苦、觉醒与困惑。 本书特色 精心筛选的权威版本: 确保所选译文(或原文)忠实于原著精神,语言精准而富有张力。 主题式编排: 摒弃简单的年代顺序,采用更具启发性的主题关联进行组织,便于进行深度比较阅读。 为思考者而作: 旨在激发哲学思辨和情感共鸣,适合所有对文学、历史、人性抱有浓厚兴趣的读者。 踏上这段旅程,您将发现,那些古老的文字,依然以最尖锐的方式,触及我们当下生活的核心。