《时间机器》始终以*人称进行叙事,因此读者始终以接近受述者的地位存在,两者之间的心理距离始终得到弱化。值得注意的是,这其中也存在一个级次问题,即读者先听到叙述者 我 的叙述声音,接着听到时间旅行家的叙述声音,*后又听到 我 的叙述声音。这个级次的转换是借助无名叙述者 我 来实现的。 我 的*人称叙述明显意味着时间旅行家的神奇经历他是亲耳所闻,也就是说,他当时是 在场 的,而这位 牵涉其中的叙述者 的在场,使得读者得以跟随他的叙述如同身临时间旅行家家中。从这个意义上讲,无名叙述者 我 构成读者和时间旅行家发生关系的桥梁,正是借助这位不知名的 我 ,时间旅行家的叙述声音有了言说向度,读者参与意识或曰 在场 意识得到进一步强化,对时间旅行家的讲述也就更有可能感同身受。同时,两位叙述者叙述过程中明显的自我意识
《远大前程》是一部具有深刻社会意义的小说。主人公匹普是个孤儿,由姐姐抚养。姐夫乔是个铁匠,忠厚老实,和蔼友善。小说开始时,匹普还是个孩童,他在教堂墓地遇到一个逃犯。善良的匹普从家中偷出食物和锉刀,帮助逃犯。少年时代的匹普一度受雇于镇上有钱人家哈维莎姆小姐,与其养女艾丝黛拉结识,深深爱上了她。匹普长大成人后在乡下跟姐夫学做铁匠,而艾丝黛拉则去法国巴黎受教育,他只得把自己的一份感情深深埋在心里。后来匹普意外地从一个隐姓埋名的有钱人那里得到一笔资助,使他得以摆脱做铁匠的命运,到伦敦去过上等人的生活。匹普有了钱后,思想和行为举止都发生了变化。姐夫乔到伦敦来探望,匹普嫌自己的姐夫土气而冷落他。一个风雨交加的夜晚,一个不速之客来到匹普住处,原来他就是当年匹普在墓地救济过的逃犯麦格维
Are you tired of making the samemistakes in English again and again? End the bad habits that canleave the people you .talk to confused. Correct Your English Errorswarns you of hundreds of,typical errors learners make and explainsthe reasons behind the mistakes, so you can correct yourself in thefuture. "
Chinese herbal medicine offers an ancient, radical approach todisease by eliminating the root cause. This book is designed toenable lay readers to diagnose and treat their own ailments, frominfluenza and general malaise to more serious problems such asrheumatism, infertility and even AIDS.
PETER MARK ROGET (1779--1869) was a British lexicographer and physician. Roger's Thesaurus, a standard reference work for over a century, represents his highly personal view of how the English language reflects the structure of the universe. In some ways, that view is dated today; but the complex structure and breadth of the thesaurus still prove surprisingly helpful to the modern user. Probably the most comprehensive thesaurus on the market. For virtually any word search, it is guaranteed that you can find the most appropriate word with the utmost assurance because of its succinct definition.
When Ernest Gellner was his early thirties, he took it upon himself to challenge the prevailing philosophical orthodoxy of the day, Linguistic Philosophy. Finding a powerful ally in Bertrand Russell, who provided the foreword for this book, Gellner embarked on the project that was to put him on the intellectual map. Words and Things was the first determined attempt to state the premises and operational rules of the movement. The basic charge was that Linguistic Philosophy was an aberrant, trivializing perversion of good philosophical practice, substituting, in place of honest theorizing and argument, pedantic scrutiny of intrinsically uninteresting detail. When this now-famous critique originally appeared in 1959, it created a scandal, causing a flurry of correspondence in the Times. Words and Things remains the most devastating attack on a conventional wisdom in philosophy to this day.
This Gold Stars workbook has been speciaUg created to help develop earlg literacg skirts. The author, Bettg Root, is a literacg expert in the field of primarg education. PHONICS includes helpful guidelines for parents, plus parent notes for each activitg. The clearlg designed pages and brightlg coloured pictures make learning both easg and fun.
A synonyms dictionary written especially for learners. It groups words with similar meanings and explains the differences between them.
Pocket-size guide to more than 2,000 essential phrases inMandarin Chinese, divided into themed sections. Includes food,drink, and lodging; tips for train and automobile travel; andinstructions and phrases for emergencies. Includes a pronunciationtable that explains the phonetic pronunciation. Softcover.
Chat in Mandarin ChInese with the confidence of a native relI the cab driver where you really want him to go Negotiate for the cheapest price on all those gifts you’re bringing home(and on the extra luggage to fit it all)Whether telling the waiter to hold the MSG or just chatting with locals about the weather,our phrase-book helps you to communicate in accurate Mandarin,every time IncIudes an EngIish—Chfnese dictionary of over 2,300 vwords and a CD with a very user—friendly display that turns your MP3 player Into an immediate translator。
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. "Spiderman 2" is the second tothe phenomenally successful "Spiderman" movies and will beimmediately recognizable to teens of all nationalities.
The gear is 1588. Spain is the strongest countrg in the world.The Spanishking, Philip II, is a proud Catholic. England, ruled bklQueen Elizabeth I, is aProtestant country. When the Catholic queen,Marg, Queen oj~ Scots, is executedby Elizabeth, Spain is ready toattack. As the Spanish Armada sails towardsEngland, Elizabethprepares to protect her country, her people and her positionasqueen.
The Tornado is back, and a 'Dream Team' of the world's bestdetectives comes to Paris to find this famous thief. The head ofthe French Police chooses Inspector Jacques Clouseau to help. TheDream Team thinks C[ouseau is an idiot. Can he find the PinkPanther diamond and be France's favourite detective once again?
Anna Scott is an American film star. She is rich, beautiful and very famous. William Thacker is a shy man who has a small, unsuccessful bookshop in London. Their lives are different in every way, but they are both looking for someone special. Can a future together be more than a dream? Notting Hill is a wonderful- and very funny- love story.
Not so long ago, writes Jeremy Paxman, the English were "polite, unexcitable, reserved, and had hot-water bottles instead of a sex-life". Today the end of empire has killed off the Bulldog Breed - "fearless and philistine, safe in taxis and invaluable in shipwrecks" - and transformed the great public schools. Princess Diana was mourned with the effusive emotionalism of an Italian saint. Leader-writers in "The Times" even praise the sexual skills of English lovers ...So what are the defining features of "Englishness"? How can a country of football hooligans have such an astonishingly low murder rate? Does the nation's sense of itself extend to millions of black, Asian and other immigrant Britons? Is it grounded in arrogant, nostalgic fantasy or can it form the basis for building a realistic future within Europe? To answer these crucial questions, Paxman looks for clues in the English language, literature, luke-warm religion and "curiously passionless devotion" to cricket. He explores attitudes to Catholics, th
'The English are sending a great army to Stirling Castle. Some say thereare ten thousand, some say twenty!And the Scots are coming down fromthe Highlands. Hundreds of them!' Braveheart is the story of the famousWilliarnWallace (1272-1305)and the battles between Scotland and England. Scotland at thattime belonged to the English king, Edward I (1239-1307). Thestory begins when William is a young boy. William's father andolder brother fight against the English army and they are killed.William grows up and becomes a rebel too. His story is one oflove for a beautiful Scottish girl and hope for his country. It is astory of rebel attacks and terrible battles, of a French princess,and of the English king who wants to hold onto Scotland. The Australian actor Mel Gibson made the film Braveheart in1995. Gibson starred as William Wallace, and Sophie Marceauplayed Princess Isabella. They made the film in Scotland andIreland. When they were filming, Mel Gibson said, 'This storycould happen anywhere.'T
37,000 words, phrases, and meanings Essential information on basic English vocabulary in a popular, slim, pocket-sized book that is easy to carry. Now updated with new words that have entered the language.
501 Grammar and Writing Questions helps students build writing skills and master the rules of grammar and writing to communicate ideas clearly and effectively. This book teaches through questions about the mechanics of capitalization and punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, paragraph development, and essay questions. Utilizing a mix of multiple choice and essay questions, just like what students see on many placement and state assessment tests, this book is a helpful aid for preparing for tests of many kinds. The questions come along with examples of essays that range from poor to superior and explanations that provide a clear understanding of how to write the best essay.
Prover, sayings, and other expressions are commonly used every day !They're words that are so familiar, however, that their real meanings have been either lost or confused over the years. For instance, who hasn't wished to be "as free ass a bird"?However, our feathered friends are not carefree.In fact, most birds are pretty anxious creatures with a lot of responsibility. When someone says, "One bad apple spoils the barrdl," it means that no mater how good you are, if someone bad enters your group, it's going to be spoiled. While this may not hold true for all people, it does for apples. When an apple starts to rot ,it produces a chemical called ethylene that cfauses the apple to decay. The other apples in the barrdl detect this chemical reaction and begin to produce their own ethylene, causing all the apples to spoil. "All that glitters is not gold."Anyone who has even seen pyrite, or fool's gold, knows this to be true. Has it ever really rained "cats and dogs"?In 1984,during a rainstorm, part of