英语口语畅谈世界文化之西班牙79:Don Quixote堂吉诃德mp3

英语口语畅谈世界文化

之西班牙

79:Don Quixote 堂吉诃德

S1: Student    S2: Foreign student (From spain)
S1：学生       S2：西班牙学生  

S1: I just found a book in the library, a Spanish one. Is but I'm sure I've heard of the author.
S1：我刚从图书馆找到一本关于西班牙的书。它有名吗？书名我不熟悉，但我确实听说过这本书的作

S2 : Let's see. Hmm .. . Cervantes? He's a very famous. But nowadays, we spell it "Quijote" in Spanish.
S2：我看看。嗯……塞万提斯？他可是一位非常著名的作家，这本书叫《堂吉诃德》‘。不过现在，在我们西班牙语中拼成Quijote。

S1: Oh. so " Quixote" is old fashioned. Yes, I knew I'd heard of Cervantes, but I've never read this book.
S1：噢，那么说吉诃德是一个过时的名字了。是的，我听说过塞万提斯，可是从来没读过这本书。

S2 : Well, I guess it's pretty heavy going. but if you can finish it, it's really worth it. It's a masterpiece !
S2：不过，我认为这本书很不好读，但是如果你能读完，应该还是很值的。这是一部杰作。

S1: Really? It says here that the first part was published in 1605 and the second in 1615. That's a long time ago.
S1：真的吗？书上说第一部分在16U5年出版，第二部分在1615年出版。时间距我们很遥远。

S2 : But. it's one of the earliest written novels in a modem European language and is one of the most influential works of Spanish literature.
S2：但是这本书是最早用欧洲现代语言写出的小说之一，是西班牙文学中最有影响的作品之一。

S1: I see. So he must have been an excellent writer, perhaps well ahead of his time.
S1：我知道。那他一定是个优秀的作家，也许远远走在了他那个时代的前面。

S2 : His full name was Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, and most people believe him to be brilliant. I've read the book before, but as I say, it can be challenging.
S2：他的全名叫米盖尔·德·塞万提斯-萨阿维德拉，多数人认为他非常出色。我以前读过这本书，但就像我刚才说的，这本书很不好读。

S1: What's it about? I mean, Don Quixote was a bit crazy, wasn't he?
S1：这本书是讲什么的？我是说，堂吉诃德有点疯疯癫癫的，对不对？

S2 : The book tells the story of Alonso Quixano, a man who has read so many stories about brave knights that, he goes mad and, renames himself Don Quixote de La Mancha.
S2：这本书讲述的是阿伦索·吉哈诺的故事，他读了很多有关勇敢骑十的故事，然后变得疯疯癫癫，给自己超了个新名字叫堂吉诃德·德·拉·曼恰。

S1: So, he thinks he really is a knight? OK, and what does he do? Where does he go?
S1：那样，他就认为自己成了真正的骑士了？好了，那他都做些什么事？去了哪些地方？

S2:Well, he sets out to fight injustice in the name of his beloved maiden Aldonsa, or as he knows her in Ius mind, Dulcinea del Toboso.
S2：他爱着一个叫阿尔东萨的姑娘，或者说他在心里叫她达西妮亚·托博索．他就是为了她出发去与所有的不平之事做斗争。

S1: So, it's a love story. then. But, I think nowadays we have words in English based on him. For example, the adjective "quixotic" , which means "idealistic and impractical", derives from his name.
S1：那么说这是个爱情故事了。不过，现在根据他的故事出现了很多英语词汇。例如．形容词“堂吉诃德式的”，意思是“理想主义的，不切实际的”，这来源于他的名字。

S2 : Oh, really? You use his name in English? I never knew that
S2：哦，真的吗？你们英语中也用他的名字？我怎么就从来不知道这些。

S1: Yes, we do.  So, I think he wasn't just famous in Spain, he's famous throughout the whole English speaking world.
S1：没错，我们在用。所以我想他不只是著名的西班牙人物，在所有讲英语的国家中也是个名人。

S2: If I were you, I'd read it. You may even find some more words or phrases we use in English.
S2：我要是你的话，就好好读读这本小说。在我们英语中你还会找到很多这样的词或词组。

【单词词组】
old fashioned过时的   
heavy going进展艰难，缓慢
well ahead of his time远远走在了他那个时代的前面
set out出发，动身

【背景介绍】
本书是西班牙大师塞万提斯划时代的巨著，是文艺复兴时期的现实主义巨作，也是世界文学史上一颗璀璨的明珠。主人公堂吉诃德一方面脱离现实，爱幻想，企图仿效游侠骑士的生活；另一方面又心地善良，立志铲除人间邪恶。是一个可笑、可叹、可悲又可敬的人物，是幽默文学中一个不朽的典型。