英語口語學習話題

1、英語口語學習話題【 - 英語口語】以下是整理的英語口語學習話題：學生必讀的三本英文小說，希望大家喜歡！What books are you reading right now?您最近在讀哪些書?Ive got a pile of books stacked on my night stand that Im reading or hoping to get to soon. Im usually working on more than one at a time. So right now its “The Goldfinch,” by Donna Tartt; “Mom & Me

2、& Mom,” by Maya Angelou; and “Missing You,” by Harlan Coben。在我床頭的桌子上放了一摞我正在讀和想要讀的書。我總是會同時看好幾本書?，F(xiàn)在正在看的是唐娜塔特的金翅雀、瑪雅安吉羅的媽媽，我和媽媽以及哈蘭科本的想念你。What was the last truly great book you read?上一本覺得非常好的書是什么?I cant stop thinking about “The Hare With Amber Eyes,” by Edmund de Waal; “The Signature of All Things,

3、” by Elizabeth Gilbert; “Citizens of London,” by Lynne Olson; and “A Suitable Boy,” by Vikram Seth。讓我難以忘掉的有埃德蒙德瓦爾的琥珀眼睛的兔子、伊麗莎白吉爾伯特的萬物的簽名、萊恩奧爾森的倫敦市民和維克拉姆塞斯合適郎君。Who are your favorite contemporary writers? Are there any writers whose books you automatically read when they come out?您最喜歡的當代作家是哪位?有沒有那樣一位作

4、家，他只要出書您就會讀呢?I will read anything by Laura Hillenbrand, Walter Isaacson, Barbara Kingsolver, John le Carré, John Grisham, Hilary Mantel, Toni Morrison, Anna Quindlen and Alice Walker. And I love series that follow particular characters over time and through their experiences, so I automatically

5、 read the latest installments from Alex Berenson, Linda Fairstein, Sue Grafton, Donna Leon, Katherine Hall Page, Louise Penny, Daniel Silva, Alexander McCall Smith, Charles Todd and Jacqueline Winspear。勞拉希倫布蘭德、沃爾特艾薩克森、芭芭拉。金索沃爾、約翰勒卡雷、約翰格里森姆、希拉里曼特爾、托尼莫里森、安娜昆德蘭和艾麗斯沃克等這些作家的所有書我都會讀。我比較喜歡那種講述某些人物長期經歷的系列小說

6、，所以亞歷克斯貝倫森、琳達費爾史坦、蘇格拉夫頓、唐娜列昂、凱瑟琳霍爾佩奇、露意絲佩妮、丹尼爾西爾瓦、亞歷山大B梅可B史密斯、查爾斯托德和杰奎琳溫斯皮爾的書只要出新我就會買來看。What are your favorite novels? Your favorite short stories? Poems you hold especially dear?您最喜歡的長篇小說、短篇小說、詩歌有哪些?“The Brothers Karamazov” made a lasting impression on me when I read it as a young woman; I intend t

7、o reread it this summer to see what I now think about it. My favorite short stories are by Alice Munro, especially her collections “CCarried Away” and “Runaway?！?Thats an easy choice for me compared with the many poets Ive appreciated over time. Included in that list are E.E. Cummings, T.S. Eliot, S

8、eamus Heaney, Pablo Neruda, Mary Oliver and W.B. Yeats. 卡拉馬佐夫兄弟給我的印象很深刻，我看這部小說的時候還很年輕，我計劃今年夏天再讀一篇，看看現(xiàn)在的我會有什么新的體會。我最喜歡的短篇小說家是艾麗絲門羅，尤其是她的忘乎所以逃離等作品。詩人卡明斯、艾略特、謝默斯希尼、巴勃羅聶魯達、瑪麗奧利弗和葉芝的詩歌我都很喜歡。And the best books about Washington, D.C.? Is there one book youd recommend to someone planning to move to or work

9、in the capital?有關華盛頓最好的書是哪本?有沒有哪本書您想推薦給計劃來華盛頓工作的人?“Our Divided Political Heart,” by E.J. Dionne, shows how most everybody has some conservative and liberal impulses, but just as individuals have to reconcile them within ourselves, so does our political system if we expect to function productively. “

10、After the Music Stopped,” Alan Blinders account of the financial crisis, is clear in its analysis and recommendations。迪翁的我們分裂的政治心顯示了大多數(shù)普通人都有保守和自由的沖動，但是就像我們每個人都得在內心深處調和二者一樣，如果我們想讓政治體系有效運轉，也要調和這二者。艾倫布林德爾的音樂停止之后是對金融危機的描述，他的分析和建議非常清晰。What do you like to read when you travel?您旅行的時候喜歡讀什么書?When I traveled

11、as secretary of state, I was deluged with thick briefing books full of information about the politics, economy and culture of each destination, so those took up most of my reading time. But when I could, Id read a novel or travelogue about the places I was visiting, such as “The House at Sugar Beach

12、,” by Helene Cooper, about her childhood in Liberia, and “Finding George Orwell in Burma,” by Emma Larkin。任國務卿時，我在旅行期間要讀大量關于目的地的政治、經濟和文化信息的簡報，它們占據(jù)了我大部分的閱讀時間。但是只要有機會，我會讀我要去的地方的小說或旅行見聞，比如海倫妮庫珀講述她在西非利比里亞童年時代的糖果海灘的家以及艾瑪拉金的在緬甸尋找喬治奧威爾。Is there one book you wish all students would read? 哪些書所有的學生都該讀一讀?“Prid

13、e and Prejudice,” by Jane Austen; “Out of Africa,” by Isak Dinesen; “Schindlers List,” by Thomas Keneally。奧斯汀的傲慢與偏見(、迪內森的走出非洲、托馬斯肯尼利的辛德勒的名單。What kind of reader were you as a child? What were your favorite childhood books? And the books you weremost eager to pass along to your daughter? 您小時候是個怎樣的讀者?您

14、童年時代最喜歡的書是什么?您最想傳給女兒的書是什么?Oh, I was always reading something, from “Winnie-the-Pooh” to Nancy Drew to “Little Women” to James Michener. And I started reading to Chelsea with “Goodnight Moon” and “The Runaway Bunny” and “Curious George” and all the favorites which led her to make her own reading choi

15、ces。我小時候總是在讀書，從小熊維尼、神探南茜、小婦人，到詹姆斯米切納。我最早給女兒讀的是晚安，月亮、離家的小兔、好奇的喬治以及其他一些我喜歡的書，這些書引導她做出了自己的閱讀選擇。If you had to name one book that made you who you are today, what would it be? 如果您必須選一本對造就現(xiàn)在的您影響最大的書，您會選哪本?At the risk of appearing predictable, the Bible was and remains the biggest influence on my thinking.

16、 I was raised reading it, memorizing passages from it and being guided by it. I still find it a source of wisdom, comfort and encouragement. 雖然這么說可能顯得很老套，但圣經一直都是對我的思想影響最大的書。我從小就讀它，背它，按它的指導做事;現(xiàn)在仍然覺得它是我智慧、安慰和鼓勵的源泉。Which books might we be surprised to find on your shelves? 您書架上的哪些書可能會讓我們覺得意外?You might

17、be surprised to see memoirs by Republicans such as “Decision Points,” by President George W. Bush, and “Faith of My Fathers,” by Senator John McCain. 你們可能不會想到我的書架上有共和黨人的回憶錄，比如布什的抉擇時刻和參議員約翰麥凱恩的父輩的信仰。What was the last book to make you laugh? 上一本讓您開懷大笑的書是什么?Janet Evanovichs series about Stephanie Plums

18、 adventures in Trenton always makes me laugh. 珍妮特伊萬諾維奇關于斯芬蒂尼普拉姆在特倫頓歷險的系列故事總能讓我大笑。Youre hosting a literary dinner party. Which three writers are invited? 如果舉辦一個文學晚宴，您會邀請哪三位作家?Id choose to have one guest for a long dinner: William Shakespeare. Im curious to see who would show up and what he really wrote. 我只會邀請一位客