老外也恨读名著！一星差评网带你喷文学著作

 　　外国有个“一星差评”的网站，汇集了所有网上对经典图书的差评（外国人城会玩==），从海明威、加缪到雨果，名人大家一个都不放过的被喷了一遍。英语君节选了一些搞笑的差评，大家来一起乐一乐。

　　The weepy American canine¹ classic Old Yeller by Fred Gipson is immediately given a 'spoiler alert' with the comment: "The dog dies."

　　有人给那本让美国人潸然泪下的、由弗莱德·吉普森所著的犬类经典作品《老黄狗》写上带有“前方剧透高能”的评论：“这只狗死了”。

　　The Sun Also Rises also elicited² ire, noted³ one reader: "This book reads like a series of Twitter posts by an arrogant⁴ alcoholic⁵ hanging around with his irresponsible alcoholic friends.”

　　《太阳照常升起》也引起了人们的愤怒，一个读者评论到：“这本书读起来真的像是一个傲慢的酒鬼和他那些不负责任的酒鬼朋友们在推特上发的状态。”

　　老外也恨读名著！一星差评网带你喷文学著作

　　Charlie and the Chocolate Factory review: "Willy Wonka is a psychotic sadistic⁶ child-hating manchild with a penchant⁷ for third world labor⁸.”

　　《查理和巧克力工厂》的评论写到：“威利·旺卡是一个精神虐待狂，厌恶小孩的大小孩，对第三世界的劳动力情有独钟。”

　　John Steinbeck's renowned⁹ Of Mice And Men set during the Great Depression was damned with: "If I want to be depressed¹⁰, I’ll just think, not read.”

　　约翰·斯坦贝克的著名《人鼠之间》以大萧条时代为背景，竟被人骂成：“如果我想让自己不高兴，我只会想一下，而不是看书。”

　　As for Victor Hugo's Gothic romance, The Hunchback of Notre Dame¹¹: "There were too much describings,” complained the reader.

　　对于维克多·雨果的哥特式罗曼史物语《巴黎圣母院》书中的敲钟驼背人卡西莫多，读者抱怨道：“里面描述性的东西太多了。”

　　Perhaps the most upsetting for book lovers would be the comment on Charle's Darwin's Origin of the Species: "Didn’t like the cover.”

　　可能最让爱好读书的人伤心的是有人对查尔斯·达尔文《物种起源》的评论了：“不喜欢这个封面。”

1 canine   

adj.犬的，犬科的

参考例句：

• The fox is a canine animal.狐狸是犬科动物。
• Herbivorous animals have very small canine teeth,or none.食草动物的犬牙很小或者没有。

2 elicited   

引出，探出( elicit的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Threats to reinstate the tax elicited jeer from the Opposition. 恢复此项征税的威胁引起了反对党的嘲笑。
• The comedian's joke elicited applause and laughter from the audience. 那位滑稽演员的笑话博得观众的掌声和笑声。

3 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

4 arrogant   

adj.傲慢的，自大的

参考例句：

• You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
• People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。

5 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

6 sadistic   

adj.虐待狂的

参考例句：

• There was a sadistic streak in him.他有虐待狂的倾向。
• The prisoners rioted against mistreatment by sadistic guards.囚犯因不堪忍受狱警施虐而发动了暴乱。

7 penchant   

n.爱好，嗜好；（强烈的）倾向

参考例句：

• She has a penchant for Indian food.她爱吃印度食物。
• He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.他喜欢拿人开玩笑。

8 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

9 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

10 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

11 dame   

n.女士

参考例句：

• The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
• If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会，你就要跟那个夫人结婚。