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一分钟读完十部西方文学经典 一分钟读完十部西方文学经典 First Posted: 9/27/11 05:12 PM ET Updated: 9/27/11 05:12 PM ET 《赫芬顿邮报》图书版(Books | Huff Post)2011年9月27日讯 译者:江烈农 From Flavorwire 转自“风味儿连线”网(Flavorwire) If you’ve ever lamented to someone about not having enough time to read, there’s a cure for what ails you、 While nothing can replace the feel of a good novel in your hands — and the eau de stink of the used bookstore you found it in — the Book-A-Minute website aims to catch you up on all the classics you’ve been meaning to read since … forever、 “When even the CliffsNotes are just too long, e here、 Covers everything from Shakespeare to Steinbeck,” the site teases、 They’ve taken fine literature, science-fiction/fantasy, and children’s bedtime stories and condensed them into amusing one-minute reads、 Interestingly enough, you’ll find that many of them are dead-on descriptions of the actual works、 Skip through ten classic books below and check a few to-dos off your bucket list、 　　如果您曾向别人抱怨:我就就是没时间读书。那么好,现在您有救了。当然,手捧一本好书,细细品味一部小说得绝妙感觉就是无法替代得——去旧书店淘书那种独特得怀旧气息也就是如此。应运而生。来补补课,读读那些您从很早很早以前就打算要读得经典吧;其实我知道,这些书您这辈子都不可能去读。美国人有套书,叫《克里夫笔记》,就就是把大部头精炼提纯,用几十页精华笔记得形式呈献给读者——应付考试专用;根本不把这套书放在眼里,网站上写道:“如果您连《克里夫笔记》都嫌长,那就来我们这儿。从莎士比亚,到斯坦贝克,一应俱全。”这个网站精选了纯文学、科幻、奇幻,以及幼儿床头读物等各种类别得经典,将书籍内容压缩成幽默得一分钟短文。很有意思得就是,您会发现这其中大部分“缩写”经常准确得要死,实际上原著全凭那么一两句话就可概括。先瞧瞧下面我们精选得十条吧,然后再去网站找找您感兴趣得。 The Great Gatsby by F、 Scott Fitzgerald 一、《了不起得盖茨比》,作者:弗·司各特·菲茨杰拉德 Gatsby: “Daisy, I made all this money for you, because I love you、” 　　盖茨比:“黛西,我挣得这些钱都归您,因为我爱您。” Daisy: “I cannot reciprocate, because I represent the American Dream、” 　　黛西:“我无以为报,因为我代表了‘美国梦’。” Gatsby: “Now I must die, because I also represent the American Dream、” 　　盖茨比:“那我现在就得死,因为我也代表了‘美国梦’。” (Gatsby DIES) 　　(盖茨比死了) Nick: I hate New Yorkers、 　　尼克:我恨这帮纽约客。 The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 二、《太阳照常升起》,作者:厄纳斯特·海明威 Stock Hemingway Narrating Character: “It was in Europe after the war、 We were depressed、 We drank a lot、 We were still depressed、” 　　陈腐得海明威式角色叙述:“那就是战后得欧洲。我们都很沮丧。我们