《闲人漫谈》译析

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1、《闲人漫谈》译析　　浮生长恨欢娱少，肯爱千金轻一笑。生活中难免有些不如意。在看过对自由的激烈追求与对城市的唏嘘感慨之后，是否分外需要一点机智幽默，获取几分轻松开怀呢？千金易得，一笑难求，也难怪日式吐槽和英式毒舌能够横扫世界了。听听懒散的“行家”如何将幽默通过朴实、直接的话语自然流露，跃然纸上。　　本书收录了《闲人漫谈》中的14篇文章。以诙谐幽默的笔触，深入浅出地探讨了懒散、爱情、猫狗、装修等虚虚实实的14个话题，在旁征博引之中道出了作者这位“闲人”心中的所思所想。　　借用作者的话，“要是从别人口中‘公众需求’这个角度来看，我似乎不该冒险把自己这个闲人的‘漫

2、谈’当做精神食粮，奉献给地球上不同国度的英语读者。现在的读者都要求著作有改善现状，有所建树，提升档次的作用。可这本拙作真不能把一头牛给提起来。我不能真心诚意地推荐说拙作能发挥什么作用。我只能说，当你厌倦了阅读‘最优秀的100本读物’，不妨花半小时读读这书。它会给你别样的感受。”OnBeingIdle　　Now，thisisasubjectonwhichIflattermyselfIreallyamaufaitl.Thegentlemanwho，whenIwasyoung，bathedmeatwisdom'sfontfornineguineasaterm-n

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