15.Adam's Apple喉结亚当是圣经中人类的始祖,而苹果的历史比人类的历史还悠久。在世界各文明古国的民间故事和神话传说中,苹果都是受人喜爱的一种果实。英语中有个谚语:An apple a day keeps the doctor away.但据圣经故事上说,苹果也给人类带来了麻烦,男...
10.The Augean Stable(s)肮脏的地方;藏垢纳秽之所;积弊The Augean Stable(s)直译"奥吉亚斯的牛圈",源自古希腊神话中关于赫拉克勒斯的英雄传说.奥吉亚斯(Augeas)是古希腊西部厄利斯(Elis)的国王。他有一个极大的牛圈,里面养了2000...
6.A Penelope's Web亦作The Web of Penelope故意拖延的策略;永远做不完的工作A Penelope's Web或The Web of Penelope,直译为"珀涅罗珀的织物",典故出自荷马史诗《奥德赛》卷2。这部史诗的主人公奥德修...
4.The Trojan Horse木马计;暗藏的危险;奸细The Trojan Horse直译"特洛伊木马",是个国际性成语,在世界各主要语言中都有。来自拉丁语equns Trojanus.这个成语甚至还进入到汉语词汇中。这个成语出自荷马史诗《奥德赛》。希腊人和特洛伊人交战10...
1.An Apple of Discord争斗之源;不和之因;祸根An Apple of Discord直译为"纠纷的苹果",出自荷马史诗Iliad中的希腊神话故事传说希腊阿耳戈英雄(Argonaut)珀琉斯(Peleus)和爱琴海海神涅柔斯的女儿西蒂斯(Thetis)在珀利翁山...
Chapter 8 Black American LiteratureI. OverviewNegro 每 coloured (legally free) 每 black (after civil rights movement)1.oral tradition(1)songs and ballad...
Chapter 7 American DramaI. Brief Introduction1.17th centurylYe Bare and Ye Cubb (1665) by William Darby2.18th centurylAmerican subjects began to be tr...
Chapter 6 The Post-War Period: 50s 60sI. Historical Background 每 multi-faceted1.Cold War2.McCarthyism (persecution of communists)3.Korean War4.Civil R...
Chapter 5 The Modern PeriodSection 1 The 1920s I. Introduction The 1920s is a flowering period of American literature. It is considered ※the second re...
Chapter 4 American NaturalismI. Background1.Darwin*s theory: ※natural selection§2.Spenser*s idea: ※social Darwinism§3.French Naturalism: Zor...