sp.006特别篇｜经典之所以为经典 [纯英文磨耳朵]

*** introduction 介绍 ***Arnold Bennett, British author who wrote prolifically. He was the most financially successful British author of his day. 阿诺德 · 本涅特，多产的英国作家，亦是同时代最吸金的英国作家。*** why a classic is a classic 经典之所以为经典 ***faint: 微弱的，渺茫的，虚弱的 perfunctory: 敷衍的，马虎的  violent: 残暴的，强烈的，猛烈的dream of: 梦想...independent of: 不依赖...，不受...支配passionate: 充满激情的，多情的perseverance: 坚持不懈authoritative: 专断的，具有权威性的accustomed to: 习惯于，熟悉...at work: 在工作中，正在从事...exhaustless: 用不完的，无穷无尽的concur: 同意，赞同by reason of: 因为，由于cynicism: 愤世嫉俗literary: 文学的，博学的employ: 雇用，利用，使用 (employee表示雇员)lengthen: 加长，放长，延长broadly: 大体上convince: 说服，使...信服tedious: 单调乏味的permanent: 永久的，固定的left over: 剩余，留下，剩饭菜vitalize: 使...有生命，有生机 contradict: 与...相矛盾，反驳live on: 继续存活，继续存在put the cart before the horse: 本末倒置impulse: 冲动，助推力 inevitably: 必然的，不可避免的judiciously: 审慎的，明智的*** conclusion 结论 ***The one primary essential to literary taste is a hot interest in literature. If you have that, all the rest will come.It matters nothing that at present you fail to find pleasure in certain classics. The driving impulse of your interest will force you to acquire experience, and experience will teach you the use of the means of pleasure. You do not know the secret ways of yourself: that is all. 文学品味的一个基本要素就是对文学的极度热爱。你做到了这一点，那剩下的则是水到渠成。目前，你没有在某些经典文学作品中获得快乐，这并无大碍。你对文学的兴趣，会驱使你获得更多经验。这些经验会教你运用快乐的方法，那就是你本人也不知道的快乐秘诀，仅此而已。