新小说自我剖析
<p> 2015复习正是强化复习阶段，在考研英语中占了40分，所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读，快速提高考研英语阅读水平。 <span word="New">New</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> 新小说 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="self">self</span> <span word="stripped">stripped</span> 自我剖析 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="masquerading">masquerading</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tell">tell</span>-<span word="all">all</span> <span word="memoir">memoir</span> 看似自传，畅所欲言;实则小说 <span word="How">How</span> <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Person">Person</span> <span word="Be">Be</span>? <span word="By">By</span> <span word="Sheila">Sheila</span> <span word="Heti">Heti</span>. 《应该如何做人?》作者：希拉海蒂。 <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="confessional">confessional</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="depravity">depravity</span> <span word="redeemed">redeemed</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Augustine">Augustine</span>. <span word="Sheila">Sheila</span> <span word="Heti">Heti</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>, <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Person">Person</span> <span word="Be">Be</span>? <span word="out">out</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britainfollowing">Britainfollowing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rapturous">rapturous</span> <span word="reception">reception</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="masquerading">masquerading</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="memoir">memoir</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharpand">sharpand</span> <span word="unsentimental">unsentimental</span> <span word="chronicle">chronicle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> 20-<span word="something">something</span> <span word="now">now</span>. 自我救赎的忏悔故事至少可以追溯到圣奥古斯汀时代。加拿大作家希拉海蒂的《应该如何做人?》戏谑地沿用此法。之前该书在美国受到狂热追捧，现已在英国上市。表面上它是一部自传，实则编年体小说，以犀利而冷静的文风，讲述了现在二十出头的人是何处境。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="spans">spans</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sheila">Sheila</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="playwright">playwright</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Toronto">Toronto</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="recentlydivorced">recentlydivorced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commissioned">commissioned</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="Convinced">Convinced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="feellike">feellike</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="wolves">wolves</span>, <span word="Sheila">Sheila</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ugliness">ugliness</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>. <span word="Shefeels">Shefeels</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="fame">fame</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="shampooing">shampooing</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="salon">salon</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="waswork">waswork</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span>: <span word="making">making</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="oncesincere">oncesincere</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disingenuous">disingenuous</span>: <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Heti">Heti</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="deadpan">deadpan</span>, <span word="naked">naked</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="Sheila">Sheila</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="journeyso">journeyso</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span>. 故事讲述了郁郁不得志的多伦多剧作家希拉的一年生活。她刚刚离婚，又无法完成受人委托的剧本。希拉确信其他人不会认为自己是被狼带大的，所以决定从自身出发，探索内心体会到的丑陋。她觉得自己应该追名逐利，然而她却在美发店给顾客洗头中得到解脱。工作就是我的信仰：我在美发店的工作能让别人容光焕发，精神抖擞。这种平淡的语调立刻就产生一种既真挚诚恳、又惺惺作态的感觉：正是因为海蒂女士故作冷酷、毫无感情色彩的语调，希拉之旅才会让人如此着迷。 <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Heti">Heti</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="captures">captures</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="malaise">malaise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="types">types</span>. <span word="Again">Again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="Sheila">Sheila</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="ifmaking">ifmaking</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="narcissistic">narcissistic</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="absorption">absorption</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swamp">swamp</span> <span word="thetale">thetale</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="squarely">squarely</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="debased">debased</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="friendshipwith">friendshipwith</span> <span word="Margaux">Margaux</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="painter">painter</span>, <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="redemption">redemption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>. <span word="Throughout">Throughout</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beguiledby">beguiledby</span> <span word="blunt">blunt</span>, <span word="sly">sly</span> <span word="observations">observations</span>: <span word="Smiling">Smiling</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="encourages">encourages</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bore">bore</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brimming">brimming</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="shit">shit</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="adifference">adifference</span>. 海蒂女士也捕捉到了富有创意的那一类年轻人身上莫名的不安。希拉总是在思考一个问题：艺术创作是否只是一种自恋?但是，正当她过于自我投入、故事几乎要失控时，一场危机让她开始正视性的问题和自己堕落的生活。她和画家马尔戈的友谊就给她带来了某种救赎。纵观全文，读者会始终陶醉在坦率而狡黠的文字描写之中：浅浅一笑只会招蜂引蝶，浪费自己的时间。这个世界充斥着自己的胡言乱语，都快装不下了。所以，多我一句不多，少我一句不少。 <span word="Written">Written</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="foruncomfortable">foruncomfortable</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Heti">Heti</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="mordant">mordant</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="modernity">modernity</span> <span word="encouragesintrospection">encouragesintrospection</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="theauthor">theauthor</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>. 小说有时候用第一人称、有时候又转为第三人称，读起来并不畅快。然而，海蒂对现代生活的尖酸调侃却引人反思。不难看出，为什么一本讲述成名带来的焦虑的书却让作者自己出了名。 词语解释 1.<span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> 回转;回顾 <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span>. 今晚采访之后，我又得回去埋头干活了。 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="now">now</span>. 我现在不能回去并结束这一切了。 2.<span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> 打算，着手 <span word="Determined">Determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="independent">independent</span>, <span word="armani">armani</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="capability">capability</span>. 阿玛尼决心要保持独立，他开始扩大自己的生产能力。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="screenwriter">screenwriter</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="demandingtimes">demandingtimes</span>. 剧本作者一开始是要探讨不同的人面对艰难时期的方式。 3.<span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="to">to</span> 鼓励 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="china">china</span>. 我们鼓励合资企业在中国之外的市场上销售其产品。 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>. 我鼓励您加入这个列表，并提供您对这个项目的想法。 4.<span word="make">make</span> <span word="for">for</span> 走向;前往;冲向 <span word="That">That</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fractious">fractious</span> <span word="party">party</span>. 这将会导致一个乖张固执的政党。 <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="s">s</span>. <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="volatile">volatile</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span>. 美国的政治局势和动荡的金融市场使人民币的日子有些不好过。</p>
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