1. The History of American literature
The literature of Colonial American (1607-1765)
The literature of Reason and Revolution(1765—18世纪末）
The literature of Romanticism（1800—1865）
The literature of Realism（1865—1918）
The literature of Modernism（1918－1945）
The contemporary literature (1945－Now)
2.Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography
That good fortune, when I reflected on it, which is frequently the case, has induced me
something to say that were it left to my choice, I should have no objection to go over the same
life from its beginning to the end, only asking the advantage authors have of correcting in a
second edition some faults of the first.
3.Thomas Jefferson The Declaration of Independence
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed
郭沫若
Guo Moruo
《杜鹃》
The cuckoo
| 译文摘自张培基《英译中国散文选二》
杜鹃，敝同乡的魂，在文学上所占的地位，恐怕任何鸟都比不上。我们一提起杜鹃，心头眼底便好像有说不尽的诗意。
The cuckoo, the spirit of my native place Sichuan, is probably holding a higher place in Chinese
literature than any other bird. The mere mention of this bird will arouse in our hearts a great deal of
poetic feeling.
要点：
1，“敝同乡的魂”中的“敝”意为“我的”，是一种谦称，“敝同乡的魂”意即“我们同乡的魂”，但这样容易造成误解（同乡的魂，想想就好可怕），因此按“故乡四川的魂”理解，译为the spirit
of my native place Sichuan.
2，“……都比不上”译为比较级+than any other.
3，“我们一提起杜鹃，心头眼底便好像有说不尽的诗意”译为The mere mention of this bird will
arouse in our hearts a great deal of poetic feeling. 此处又出现了“the + 抽象名词+of”来代替动词，便于下文衔接。
综述：
注意第三点，将动词译为抽象名词结构多是为了串句子的需要，这种情况在《背影》一文中出现多次。
它本身不用说，已经是望帝的化身了。有时又被认为薄命的佳人，忧国的志士；声是满腹乡思，血是遍山踯躅；可怜，哀惋，纯洁，至诚……在人们的心目中成为了爱的象征。这爱的象征似乎已经成为了民族的感情。
To begin with, she is the incarnation of the legendary king of ancient Sichuan named Wang Di. She
1. The History of American literature
The literature of Colonial American (1607-1765)
The literature of Reason and Revolution(1765—18世纪末）
The literature of Romanticism（1800—1865）
The literature of Realism（1865—1918）
The literature of Modernism（1918－1945）
The contemporary literature (1945－Now)
2.Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography
That good fortune, when I reflected on it, which is frequently the case, has induced me
something to say that were it left to my choice, I should have no objection to go over the same
life from its beginning to the end, only asking the advantage authors have of correcting in a
second edition some faults of the first.
3.Thomas Jefferson The Declaration of Independence
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed
电大本科文学英语赏析样题及答案资料小抄
开放教育本科英语专业“文学阅读与欣赏”（《文学英语赏析》）样题
Information for the examinees:
This examination consists of 3 parts. They are:
Part I: Literary Fundamentals (30 points)
Part II: Reading Comprehension (50 points)
Part III: Writing (20 points)
The total marks for this examination are 100 points. Time allowed for completing this examination is 90 minutes.
There will be no extra time to transfer answers to the Answer Sheet; therefore, you should write ALL your answers on the Answer Sheet as you do
each task.
Part I Literary Fundamentals [30 points]
Section 1. Match the writers with their works (10 points).
Works
1. The Pearl
2. Lord of the Flies
3. The Dumb Waiter
4. An Inspector Calls
5. The Old Man and The Sea
Writers
A. John Steinbeck
