出版時間:2009-6 出版社:清華大學(xué)出版社 作者:(法)凡爾納 原著,王勛 等編譯 頁數(shù):203
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儒勒·凡爾納(JulesVeme,1828-1905),法國著名作家,現(xiàn)代科幻小說的奠基人,被譽為“科幻小說之父”。凡爾納一生共創(chuàng)作了六十多部充滿神奇與浪漫的科幻小說,其代表作有《氣球上的五星期》、《地心游記》、《從地球到月球》、《海底兩萬里》、《八十天周游世界》、《格蘭特船長的兒女》和《神秘島》等,這些小說被譯成世界上幾十種文字,并多次被搬上銀幕,在世界上廣為流傳。儒勒·凡爾納于1828年2月8日出生在法國西部海港南特。自幼熱愛海洋,向往遠航探險。他的父親是一位事業(yè)成功的律師,并希望凡爾納曰后也以律師作為職業(yè)。18歲時,他遵從父訓(xùn)到首都巴黎攻讀法律??墒撬麑Ψ珊翢o興趣,卻愛上了文學(xué)和戲劇。1863年,他發(fā)表了第一部科幻小說《氣球上的五星期》,之后又出版了使他獲得巨大聲譽的科幻三部曲:《格蘭特船長的兒女》、《海底兩萬里》和《神秘島》。凡爾納的科幻小說是真實性與大膽幻想的結(jié)合:奇幻的故事情節(jié)、鮮明的人物形象、豐富而奇妙的想象、濃郁的浪漫主義風(fēng)格和生活情趣,使之產(chǎn)生了巨大的藝術(shù)魅力,、贏得了全世界各國讀者,特別是青少年讀者的喜愛。他的作品中所表現(xiàn)的自然科學(xué)方面的許多預(yù)言和假設(shè),在他去世之后得以印證和實現(xiàn),至今仍然啟發(fā)人們的想象力和創(chuàng)造力。總的說來,凡爾納的小說有兩大特點。第一,他的作品是豐富的幻想和科學(xué)知識的結(jié)合。雖然凡爾納筆下的幻想極為奇特、大膽,但其中有著堅實的科學(xué)基礎(chǔ),這些作品既是科學(xué)精神的幻想曲,也是富有幻想色彩的科學(xué)預(yù)言,他的許多科幻猜想最后變成了現(xiàn)實。
內(nèi)容概要
Measure the Meridian,中文譯名為《測量子午線》,這是一部充滿傳奇、冒險與幻想的科幻著作,它由法國著名作家、“現(xiàn)代科幻小說之父”儒勒·凡爾納編著。書中內(nèi)容是英、俄聯(lián)合科考隊為了測出子午線的準確長度,來到了神秘的非洲大陸??茖W(xué)家們性情各異,英、俄兩位領(lǐng)隊也在科學(xué)問題上各持已見,但為了科考目的他們求同存異。科學(xué)家們不僅要應(yīng)對惡劣的自然環(huán)境,還要提防土著部落的侵擾。更令他們始料不及的是,在科考期間英、俄兩國之間還爆發(fā)了戰(zhàn)爭。最后,他們克服各種困難完成了科考任務(wù)。故事情節(jié)跌宕起伏,而關(guān)于非洲大陸風(fēng)土人情、自然美景的描寫也同樣引人入勝。 該書至今被譯成世界上多種文字。書中所展現(xiàn)的神奇故事伴隨了一代又一代人的美麗童年、少年直至成年。無論作為語言學(xué)習(xí)的課本,還是作為通俗的文學(xué)和科學(xué)讀本,本書對當(dāng)代中國的青少年都將產(chǎn)生積極的影響。為了使讀者能夠了解英文故事概況,進而提高閱讀速度和閱讀水平,在每章的開始部分增加了中文導(dǎo)讀。
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作者:(法國)儒勒·凡爾納 編譯:王勛 紀飛 等
書籍目錄
第一章 在奧冉吉河岸/Chapter 1 On the Banks of the Orange River 1第二章 一次正式的介紹/Chapter 2 An Official Introduction 10第三章 搬運/Chapter 3 The Portage 16第四章 關(guān)于長度單位“米”的簡單介紹/Chapter 4 A Few Words About the Metre 23第五章 霍屯督小鎮(zhèn)/Chapter 5 A Hottentot Town 28第六章 進一步相互了解/Chapter 6 They Get Better Acquainted 36第七章 三角形底邊/Chapter 7 A Base of a Triangle 44第八章 經(jīng)度二十四度/Chapter 8 The Twenty-fourth Meridian 54第九章 "卡拉阿"村莊/Chapter 9 A Kraal 59第十章 湍急的流水/Chapter 10 The Rapid 71第十一章 帕蘭德心不在焉/Chapter 11 Nicolas Palander's Absent-mindness 79第十二章 約翰先生的理想觀測位置/Chapter 12 A Station to Sir John's Taste 89第十三章 用火開路/Chapter 13 Helped by Fired 101第十四章 宣戰(zhàn)/Chapter 14 Declaration of War 110第十五章 又進一緯度/Chapter 15 Another Degree 119第十六章 各種突發(fā)事件/Chapter 16 Various Incidents 127第十七章 制造沙漠/Chapter 17 The Creation of Deserts 136第十八章 沙漠/Chapter 18 The Desert 146第十九章 測量或死亡/Chapter 19 Triangulation or Death 157第二十章 思克爾澤弗山峰上的一周/Chapter 20 A Week on the Scorzef 167第二十一章 好吧,盧克司/Chapter 21 Fiat Lux! 176第二十二章 尼古拉? 帕蘭德生氣了/Chapter 22 Nicholas Palander Lost His Temper 186第二十三章 維多利亞瀑布/Chapter 23 The Victoria Falls 197
章節(jié)摘錄
rom 28th to 30th January, Mokoum and Emery never left therendezvous. While the bushman, true to his instinct, passed his time in shootingdeer and beasts of prey indiscriminately in the covers adjoining the cataract, theyoung astronomer watched the course of the river——the sight of Nature sogrand and so wild ravished him and filled his soul with emotions completelynew to him.He, the man of figures, the savant always bent over his catalogues, hiseyes glued day and night to his telescope, watching the stars as they passed themeridian, or calculating their occultations——he enjoyed this open-air life, eitherin the almost impenetrable woods which fringed the base of the hills, or on thedeserted hills sprinkled with moisture from the Morgheda cataracts. It was ajoy for him to feel the poetry of these vast solitudes, almost unknown to man,and to refresh his mind, fatigued with mathematical speculations. He thusovercame the dreariness of the delay while both body and mind gained new life.The novelty of this existence explained his patience, which the bushman wasincapable of sharing. Thence arose the same complaints on the part of thehunter, and the same calm replies from the astronomer, which failed to sooththe nervous bushman.At last 31st January came, the last day mentioned in Mr. Airy's letter. Ifthe strangers they expected did not put in an appearance on that day, William -Emery would have to come to some decision, and this would embarrass himconsiderably. Their delay might be prolonged indefinitely, and how could hewait indefinitely?‘Mr. William,' the hunter suggested, ‘why shouldn't we go and meet thestrangers? We can't possibly miss them; there's only one way for them to come,by the river, and if they ascend it, as your bit of paper tells you, we can't fail tomeet them.'‘That's a very good idea, Mokoum,' replied the astronomer; ‘let's make areconnaissance below the falls. We can find our way back by the valleys on thesouth. But tell me, bushman, do you know the course of the Orange River forany distance?'
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