目录
Bible to Descend from Net/《圣经》自网上来
The Clues in Beethoven’S Hair/贝多芬的头发
Old Renaissance Fai r Rakes in st-Century Cash/旧貌换新钱
Accurate Sta rs/精确的星星
Cockney Bible/伦敦版《圣经》
Book Lovers Bid for Paragraphs of Fame/拍卖不朽
Pipes Show Cocaine Smoked in Shakespea re’S England/古已有之
Tale ofTwo Sites/双址记l
Lennon’S Sex Pictures Were "Bad Art"/画虎不成反类犬
Mighty Aphrodite Idea Panned as Kitsch/爱神巨像成话柄
Be Stupid,Look Young/愈傻愈青春
Open-Air Urinals tO Help Rescue Landmark/便池拯救美术馆
Artist Pays Tax Debts with Sketches/艺术与税收
Hugo Family Slams "Les Miserables"Sequel/《悲惨世界》的“悲惨”续集
Fungal Foe/敌菌凶猛
Sperm:The New Digital Art/精子:新数码艺术
Did Tainted Meat Kill Mozart?/猪肉害死莫扎特
Stamp Issued , Years Too Late/古代邮票
Louvre Laziness Enough to Put Scowl on Mona Lisa/管理不善的卢浮宫
Smithsonian to Enshrine Enron Memorabilia/收藏丑闻
Can Magic Revive a Dead Language?/以魔法拯救语言
Gender of Instruments/乐器的性别
Louvre To Be"worldS Biggest ViEual Museum"/世界最大的虚拟博物馆
"World"S Worst Poet"Wins Immortality/最蹩脚的诗人
Readers Reveal Stuff of Dreams/书中有梦
The Power of Hany Potter/《哈利·波特》的力量
Even in Death,Elvis Is Still the King/死亦为鬼雄
Political Correctness Rings Hunchback Death Knell/政治正确“驼背”无理
Musician Serenades Judge,Wins Court Fight/法庭凯歌
Playing with Their Food/拿食物来玩
Spell.Check Can Make Writing Worse/拼写软件帮倒忙
Soccer Player Traded for Shrimp/球员的价值
Hat Trick of Own Goals/乌龙球“帽子戏法”
Art Is Such a Torture/”前卫”酷刑
Arts Education May Improve Children’S Academic Performance/艺术教育的功用
Fake van Gogh a Hit/假货抢手
Comedian Disarms Good-Humored Gangsters/一语退群盗
Studying Proust Has Negative Financial Outcome/文艺令人穷
Softwa re Program Designed to Spot Musical Hits/软件星探
Were Einstein,Newton Autistic?/孤独天才
Clerk Wins Spain’S Love Letter Contest/情书比赛
Booker Winner Pays His Dues/觉今是而昨非
Tennis Player Koubek to Donate His Anger to Charity/冲冠一怒为慈善
Nike Gives Tiger a Raise/“老虎”的新合同
Ovid’S Love Nest Found /雕栏玉砌今犹在
Poets DieYoung/诗人短寿
City Battles Lovers’Padlocks/情锁无计可消除
丫ou’Il Never Guess Who’S Still Alive/它还活着
Hitler Heir Doesn’t Want Hein Kampf Royalties/希特勒的版税
Last Post for Britain’S Card Habit?/明信片的末路
Its Official:Santa Is from Greenland/圣诞老人的老家
Romans Fear for Colosseum as Backdrop for MTV Gig/摇滚危及大剧场
Classical Music Makes Diners Spend/音乐洗钱囊
Tomb Tourists Have a New Guide in France/基地指南
Pop Songs Challenge Funeral Favorites/葬礼歌曲排行榜
Putting the Squeeze on Ketchup Goal Celebration/进球别跳番茄舞
Price of Elton John Tickets?, Grasshoppers/票价蝗虫三万八
Reading on a Roll/茅厕书香
Were Being Fiddled,Say Violinists/我们被人耍了
Shakespeare Actors Learn Love Chemistry/爱情化学
Scientific Conference Falls for Gibberish Prank/胡说八道的论文
Rodin Stolen"to Test Museum"/另类“安全检查”
Paintings by Chimpanzee Outsell Wa rhol/明”猩”作品热卖
Cinderella:A Poor Role Model/要不得的榜样
Trashing MichelangeloS david-to Save Italian Art/文化救亡的苦肉计
Music tO Drive away Tube Louts/“老土”音乐.先锋用途
Like Opera,Striptease Is Art/脱衣艺术
English Opera Singers"Translated"into English/“翻译”唱词
Soccer Players Rich but Stressed,Survey Shows/不开心的球星们
Tom Cruise Voted Most Irritating Star of All Time/最招人烦的影星
Man Chooses Girlfriend over Elvis/要女友不要猫王
National Geographic Finds Afghan Girl/重见画中人
Sta r Gives Part of Liver to Save Dying Lover/明星捐肝救爱人
Man Makes Film Based on His Messy Divorce/讲述自己的故事
内容摘要
《世说英语:艺文轶事》是英语书,读之可改善英语阅读,写作及翻译技巧;是文化书,读之可全方位管窥当今世界的多元文化;是漫画集,一篇篇纪实短章如同一帧帧妙趣横生的世态风情画;是评论集,文章末尾的Remarks记录着一个凡人对尘世的点滴思考。
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