絕處逢生

前言

　　劫難，突發(fā)于休閑之時，驟降于消遣之日。美國人也不例外呦！本書基本囊括了當(dāng)代西方社會形形色色的“劫難”，所選的這18篇短文堪稱經(jīng)典之作。其特點(diǎn)是：　　一、內(nèi)容豐富，趣味性強(qiáng)，故事驚心動魄，無一雷同。一旦始讀，則欲罷不能?！　∵@些文章帶你潛入海底捕田螺、捉龍蝦，到海邊沖浪，同時，也讓你感受到大海的波濤洶涌和大白鯊的兇殘暴戾；　　向你展示大火如同猛獸，火勢囂張，一路呼嘯，吞噬著樹木和房屋，威脅人們的生命；　　水火無情，火患之后，本書又向我們講述突如其來的水災(zāi)——滔滔洪水，如虎似狼，危害之烈，令人震驚；　　“天”災(zāi)“地”禍——使我們感受到“上天”的瀟灑和驟然“入地”的悲愴；　　作者帶領(lǐng)我們走進(jìn)美國蒙大拿州的國家冰川公園、美國科羅拉多落基山脈的印度峰自然保護(hù)區(qū)，以及南非的克魯格國家公園，除了風(fēng)景迷人和地勢險峻，灰熊和野象還屢屢向人們發(fā)動攻擊；　　兒童歷險故事的主人都是孩子：先是險些喪命鐵軌邊的兩個孩子，然后是誤食圭尼?。ㄖ委熜呐K病的藥物）的年僅16個月的幼小生命?！　《?、涵義雋永，引人深思。這些故事啟發(fā)人、激勵人、感動人、震撼人！

內(nèi)容概要

毛榮貴，上海交通大學(xué)教授，翻譯博導(dǎo)。曾任《科技英語學(xué)習(xí)》（月刊）主編10年。1996年應(yīng)美國駐華大使James R.Sasser（詹姆士·尚慕杰）之邀，以leading citizeh（杰出公民）的身份遍訪美國并講學(xué)；RosemaryAdang，英語語言文學(xué)研究專家。中美教授攜手，精選美國當(dāng)代短文，介紹給中國讀者。這些短文反映了美國社會的方方面面，美國人的價值觀、人生觀、生活觀，以及美國人的日常生活，同時，也折射了美國當(dāng)代文學(xué)的某些特點(diǎn)。    毛榮貴約請李樹德教授、張琦教授等七位學(xué)者將這套叢書翻譯成漢語，并約請旅美學(xué)者倪梭先生具體審校了譯稿、指導(dǎo)翻譯了工作。Rosemary教授對書中的社會生活及語言表達(dá)的疑難之處，作了詳細(xì)的解釋，保證了譯文的質(zhì)量。    一篇篇精美短文，富含妙詞佳句，采用中英文對照，并輔以畫龍點(diǎn)睛的“導(dǎo)讀”，是我們中國英語學(xué)習(xí)者不可多得的原材料、好教材。閱讀這套叢書，能解美國社會和文化，學(xué)地道現(xiàn)代英語，記時尚英語新詞，育廣泛閱讀興趣，蕎英語表達(dá)語感，練措詞造句訣竅，習(xí)美倫英語寫作，品英漢表達(dá)差異，磨犀利翻譯文筆。

作者簡介

毛榮貴（1946年12月-），上海交通大學(xué)外國語學(xué)院教授、博士生導(dǎo)師；研究方向：翻譯理論與實(shí)踐；翻譯美學(xué)。原籍：寧波慈城鎮(zhèn)；出生地：江蘇鎮(zhèn)江市。1964-1970求學(xué)于復(fù)旦大學(xué)外文系。1978-1980求學(xué)于杭州大學(xué)外語系（現(xiàn)已并入浙江大學(xué)外國語學(xué)院）。1993年9月入上海交通大學(xué)英

書籍目錄

前言之一前言之二A Swim for Life求生之泳Encounter with a Great White遭遇大白鯊One Minute Left只剩下最后一分鐘“My Family Is Dying”“我的家人完了”Trapped by a Killer Firestorm身陷熊熊烈火“I’m Roasting Alive！”“我正在被活烤”“I’m Not Letting You Go，Dad！”“我不讓你走，爸爸！”Swept Beneath a Dam沖入壩底Against the Raging River面對咆哮的河流“Just Ten More minutes“再等十分鐘”Emergency on the Sky Lift空中吊椅上的險情Lost Beneath the City失蹤在城底下Saved by Strangers陌生人的搭救Grizzly Attack！灰熊的進(jìn)攻！Trapped at 12000 Feet被困在海拔12000英尺處Attack of a Giant Tusker野象的攻擊“Kids on the Track！”小孩在鐵軌上！Ryan's Last Chance瑞安最后的機(jī)會

章節(jié)摘錄

　　1. DAVID MEISTRELL, 17, hung a three-foot-long meshbag from the weight belt of his black rubber wet suit. Around thegently rocking dive boat, Californias Santa Monica Bay sparkledunder a nearly full moon. "Lets go catch more lobsters, Dad,"Da-rid said with a grin.　　2.Joe Meistrell, 49, smiled at his only child. In his 25 yearsas a marine biologist, Joe regulary dived in these waters. But he,too, was excited about another trip 80 feet below to the Avalon, aniron steamship wrecked in a storm 30 years before. On their firstdive they had pulled three spiny lobsters from the 265-foot hulk.　　3. As they prepared for their second dive on that night of Oc-tober 6, 1995, Joes thoughts went back to an old snapshot show-ing little David in a wading pool, wearing a snorkel and mask andholding a plastic lobster. Even then the boy had been eager to huntlobsters. By the time he was 14, he was a certified diver.　　4. Joe checked Davids air tank. "Okay, you can go now," Joesaid, "but dont get out of sight. " David waved, then splashed o-verboard. Joe followed quickly.　　5. Only a luminescent line of bubble and the glow from thelight stick tied to Davids tank marked his descent to the silty bot-tom. At 70 feet down he leveled off and kicked ahead with power-ful thrusts from his fins, disappearing into the darkness. Joe swamharder to catch up. Faintly visible below, the twisted remains ofthe Avalon came into view.　　6. Earlier, on the dive boat, Joe had cautioned David that theycould stay only 18 minutes on the bottom. Their tanks would runlonger, but Joe wanted to be conservative about their exposure tothe nitrogen gas mixed with oxygen in their tanks. They had al-ready stayed down 33 minutes on their first dive.　　7. A hand-size dive computer, dangling on hose from Joestank, calculated their bodies nitrogen saturation.　Its two-inchscreen would warn Joe if they should make a decompression stop at20 feet before their return to the surface to avoid the "bends", apainful, potentially fatal condition when nitrogen bubbles into thebloodstream and tissues. Ascending too fast could also kill by rup-turing the lungs.　　8. For ten minutes they swam above the mangled,　rustywreck. Then they went to inspect the nearly intact bow, aimingtheir flashlights through several irregular six-inch holes corrodedthrough the thick metal of the port side. Inside, they saw lobstersscurrying away, started by the sudden beam.　Hunting would beexcellent here.　　9. But when Joe looked down by his left foot where his sonhad been a moment before, David had vanished.　Where has hegone？ Joe wondered.　　10. DAVID ASSUMED his father had seen him follow a lob-ster into an 80-inch-wide opening in the hull, where the ships bowhad buried itself in the sea floor. The boy edged up an angled pas-sage into a cramped space some 20 feet across, cluttered with thewrecks fallen ribs and cross braces, chunks of rusted iron and col-lapsed bulkheads.　　11. He grabbed a lobster, careful not to let its long spinespiece his gloves. Turning in the tight space, he snaked back to theopening. Hed pass the lobster to his father, then scoot back formore.　　12. A THIN LINE OF SILT eddied across Joes flashlightbeam as he inspected the 18-inch hole. Did David go in there aftera lobster？ He wondered. The hole looks awfully small. Maybe heswam around to another side.　　13. Joe moved a few feet left and looked around the bow at the vast deck stretching away into the muddy gloom. David was not in sight. Joe shivered. Dont worry, he told himself. He can　t be far.　　14. Suddenly Davids hand popped out of the hole holding a squirming lobster. Thank God, Joe thought, sighing with relief. He grabbed the lobster and put it in his game bag, expecting David to follow. Instead, his son disappeared again. Joe shined his lightinto the hole but saw only muddy water.　　15. They now had been at the bottom for 13 minutes. "Comeon out,"Joe muttered to himself. "Weve got to go." Yet Daviddidnt reappear. Two more minutes passed.　　16. Should Igo look for him？ Joe wondered. He was glad hehad made David wear the new 80-cubic-foot tank. The kid used airfaster, especially when he got excited. His own 72-cubic-foot tankwas older, but unlike David s, it had a feature that warned himwhen he was running out of air.　　17. Another minute passed. Could David be struck inside？ Joewondered.　Id better check.　But as he started to pull himselfthrough the hole, his air tank caught on the top of the opening andstruck.　　18. Joe pushed and tugged but couldnt get free. Soon he waspanting, sucking hard at his mouthpiece, straining for each breathas he struggled. His airflow dwindled.　　19. Still wedged in the opening, he reached back over his leftshoulder and pulled a valve to free his last 450 pounds of air.Breaths come more easily again, but Joe knew hed be lucky if hisair lasted another seven minutes.　　20. With a great surge, he broke free and backed out.　Hetrembled from the exertion, sweating despite the cold water. Hednever felt so alone. The question he had been avoiding refused to.

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