《博雅阅读·报刊选读》是英语专业博雅教育系列教材之一,是为高等学校英语专业在校本科生量身定做的。
课文部分。课文部分有以下几个特点:一是取材鲜活化,全部内容来源于近几十年以来世界最具权威的英美报刊原文,未作任何改动,原汁原味。二是题材全面化,力求涵盖自由七艺,即古希腊所谓的“三学”(文法、修辞、逻辑)和“四术”(算术、几何、天文、音乐),以求对学生进行广范围和深层次的文化渗透。三是体裁多样化,包括哲理散文、就职讲演、分析评论、人物传记、报告文学等诸多方面。四是编排实用化,结合课堂教学实际,从易到难,循序渐进,简明扼要,囊括一学年的教学内容。
练习部分。均从真实语料库中选用语篇、句子、词组、词汇。设计项目主要有以下五个方面:一是对课文的理解,包括释义、问答;二是对英美文化的介绍,包括阅读、专业术语;三是对语言基础知识能力的巩固和加强,涉及同义词、反义词、词义辨析、词组搭配、句子加工、英汉互译、写作;四是引导学生提高文学鉴赏水平;五是与进一步的学习接轨,对语言学的相关领域给予启示,并练习毕业论文的书写格式。最后在附录中提供部分参考工具书和百科全书,以及全球颇具影响力的报刊名目,给予学生一定的帮助。
愿本书能够有助于实现博雅教育“学识广博,生活高雅”的宗旨,塑造学生的理想人格,丰富他们的健康人性,唤醒他们的优雅气质。这也是我国现代社会教育之所期盼。
Lesson 1 The True Face ofJesus?
Lesson 2 Inaugural Address
Lesson 3 Water Is Life Barbara
Lesson 4 The Forgotten Cold War
Lesson 5 Rising to theChallenge
Lesson 6 Against the Tide
Lesson 7 The Power and Progressof an Altar by Raphael
Lesson 8 Beasts of Burden Brya
Lesson 9 Game Boy Anthc
Lesson 10 In the Beginning: Godand Science Lance
Lesson 11 Queen Elizabeth II: ALook Back at One of the Most Enduring--andSuccessful--Monarchs
Lesson 12 Beyond Understanding And:
Lesson 13 Paradoxical Truth Graha
Lesson 14 The Final Upsurge of aGenius
Lesson 15 The Assault on FreudPaul Gray, Ann Blackman, Barry Hillenbrand
Lesson 1 The True Face ofJesus?
Lesson 2 Inaugural Address
Lesson 3 Water Is Life Barbara
Lesson 4 The Forgotten Cold War
Lesson 5 Rising to theChallenge
Lesson 6 Against the Tide
Lesson 7 The Power and Progressof an Altar by Raphael
Lesson 8 Beasts of Burden Brya
Lesson 9 Game Boy Anthc
Lesson 10 In the Beginning: Godand Science Lance
Lesson 11 Queen Elizabeth II: ALook Back at One of the Most Enduring--andSuccessful--Monarchs
Lesson 12 Beyond Understanding And:
Lesson 13 Paradoxical Truth Graha
Lesson 14 The Final Upsurge of aGenius
Lesson 15 The Assault on FreudPaul Gray, Ann Blackman, Barry Hillenbrand
Lesson 16 Think Again--What DidDescartes Really Know?
Appendix I Key to Exercises
Appendix II A List ofEncyclopedias, Dictionaries and Thesauruses
Appendix III A List of Newspapersand Magazines