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故事梗概：　　《有抱负的来客》霍桑的一篇短篇小说，讲述了一次山崩事件的前因后果小说取材于美国新英格兰地区的一个神奇传说，想象丰富，描写细致，语言精彩这里节选了小说的

 

故事梗概：　　《有抱负的来客》霍桑的一篇短篇小说，讲述了一次山崩事件的前因后果小说取材于美国新英格兰地区的一个神奇传说，想象丰富，描写细致，语言精彩这里节选了小说的前半部分，也是小说中集中描写有抱负的年轻来客的部分。

九月的一个夜晚，居住在新英格兰地区白山大峡谷里的一家人迎来了一位陌生人当晚，这位年轻来客和这家人相处融洽，年轻人于是向这家人谈起了自己的理想和抱负随后，原本安于平静生活并自得其乐的一家人也分别说出了自己的一些“奇怪”的想法，如父亲希望一家人生活在某个小镇上并有座农场而不是居住在这个危险的峡谷里；最小的孩子还甚至有所预感地提出：“我要咱们全家，还有那位客人，马上出发，到山涧的水潭去喝口水！”（或许那样能够避过后来的山崩？）；当慈祥的老祖母说出自己的想法——“想要你们中的一个人，孩子们——等你们母亲穿戴齐整进了棺材，拿面镜子照照我的脸。

谁知道我就不会再瞧上自己一眼，看看一切是不是都弄妥了？”时，它一下子抓住了听者的心，以致他们竟没有意识到一场突如其来的山崩正朝他们袭来最后，所有人都长眠在了地下，但所有人都留下了各自的遗物，这些东西会使认识这一家子的人为他们洒下泪水。

他们的故事广为流传，成为大山里的一个神话，诗人也咏叹着他们的命运……　　Our story today is called, "The Ambitious Guest. " It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Harry Monroe with our story.

Narrator:  One December night, a long, long time ago, a family sat around the fireplace in their home. A golden light from the fire filled the room. The mother and father laughed at something their oldest daughter had just said.

The girl was seventeen, much older than her little brother and sister, who were only five and six years old. A very old woman, the familys grandmother, sat knitting in the warmest corner of the room. And a baby, the youngest child, smiled at the fires light from its tiny bed.

This family had found happiness in the worst place in all of New England. They had built their home high up in the White Mountains, where the wind blows violently all year long.

The family lived in an especially cold and dangerous spot. Stones from the top of the mountain above their house would often roll down the mountainside and wake them in the middle of the night.

No other family lived near them on the mountain. But this family was never lonely. They enjoyed each others company, and often had visitors.

Their house was built near an important road that connected the White Mountains to the Saint Lawrence River. People traveling through the mountains in wagons always stopped at the familys door for a drink of water and a friendly word.

Lonely travelers, crossing the mountains on foot, would step into the house to share a hot meal. Sometimes, the wind became so wild and cold that these strangers would spend the night with the family. The family offered every traveler who stopped at their home a kindness that money could not buy.

On that December evening, the wind came rushing down the mountain. It seemed to stop at their house to knock at the door before it roared down into the valley.

The family fell silent for a moment. But then they realized that someone really was knocking at their door. The oldest girl opened the door and found a young man standing in the dark.

The old grandmother put a chair near the fireplace for him. The oldest daughter gave him a warm, shy smile. And the baby held up its little arms to him.

"This fire is just what I needed," the young man said. "The wind has been blowing in my face for the last two hours."

The father took the young mans travel bag. "Are you going to Vermont?" the older man asked."Yes, to Burlington," the traveler replied. "I wanted to reach the valley tonight. But when I saw the light in your window, I decided to stop. I would like to sit and enjoy your fire and your company for a while."

As the young man took his place by the fire, something like heavy footsteps was heard outside. It sounded as if someone was running down the side of the mountain, taking enormous steps.

The father looked out one of the windows."That old mountain has thrown another stone at us again. He must have been afraid we would forget him. He sometimes shakes his head and makes us think he will come down on top of us," the father explained to the young man.

"But we are old neighbors," he smiled. "And we manage to get along together pretty well. Besides, I have made a safe hiding place outside to protect us in case a slide brings the mountain down on our heads."

As the father spoke, the mother prepared a hot meal for their guest. While he ate, he talked freely to the family, as if it were his own.

This young man did not trust people easily. Yet on this evening, something made him share his deepest secret with these simple mountain people.

The young mans secret was that he was ambitious.  He did not know what he wanted to do with his life, yet. But he did know that he did not want to be forgotten after he had died. He believed that sometime during his life, he would become famous and be admired by thousands of people.

"So far," the young man said, "I have done nothing. If I disappeared tomorrow from the face of the earth, no one would know anything about me. No one would ask Who was he. Where did he go? But I cannot die until I have reached my destiny. Then let death come! I will have built my monument!"

The young mans powerful emotions touched the family. They smiled."You laugh at me," the young man said, taking the oldest daughters hand. "You think my ambition is silly."

She was very shy, and her face became pink with embarrassment. "It is better to sit here by the fire," she whispered, "and be happy, even if nobody thinks of us."

Her father stared into the fire."I think there is something natural in what the young man says. And his words have made me think about our own lives here.

"It would have been nice if we had had a little farm down in the valley. Some place where we could see our mountains without being afraid they would fall on our heads.  I would have been respected by all our neighbors. And, when I had grown old, I would die happy in my bed. You would put a stone over my grave so everyone would know I lived an honest life."

"You see!" the young man cried out. "It is in our nature to want a monument. Some want only a stone on their grave. Others want to be a part of everyones memory. But we all want to be remembered after we die!"

The young man threw some more wood on the fire to chase away the darkness.The firelight fell on the little group around the fireplace: the fathers strong arms and the mothers gentle smile. It touched the young mans proud face, and the daughters shy one.

It warmed the old grandmother, still knitting in the corner. She looked up from her knitting and, with her fingers still moving the needles, she said, "Old people have their secrets, just as young people do."

 The old woman said she had made her funeral clothes some years earlier. They were the finest clothes she had made since her wedding dress. She said her secret was a fear that she would not be buried in her best clothes.

The young man stared into the fire."Old and young," he said. "We dream of graves and monuments. I wonder how sailors feel when their ship is sinking, and they know they will be buried in the wide and nameless grave that is the ocean?"

A sound, rising like the roar of the ocean, shook the house. Young and old exchanged one wild look. Then the same words burst from all their lips.

"The slide! The slide!"They rushed away from the house, into the darkness, to the secret spot the father had built to protect them from the mountain slide.

The whole side of the mountain came rushing toward the house like a waterfall of destruction. But just before it reached the little house, the wave of earth divided in two and went around the familys home. Everyone and everything in the path of the terrible slide was destroyed, except the little house.

The next morning, smoke was seen coming from the chimney of the house on the mountain.Inside, the fire was still burning. The chairs were still drawn up in a half circle around the fireplace. It looked as if the family had just gone out for a walk.

Some people thought that a stranger had been with the family on that terrible night. But no one ever discovered who the stranger was. His name and way of life remain a mystery. His body was never found.

Announcer: You have just heard the story, "The Ambitious Guest. " It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and adapted for Special English by Dona de Sanctis. Your narrator was Harry Monroe. This is Shirley Griffith.

~~~~~~往期节目1. 听听这段录音，你就明白英语教师练好语音基本功有多重要！2. 请一位英国老师来跟大家讲一讲英语语音的连读3. 英语教学中重视学习体验的重要性以及实现途径4."WIP学习法"引领你走英语口语学习的捷径！

5. 说英语的腔调很重要！这就是样板！6.如何最大限度地发挥课堂教学活动的效应？7.看原文一句句都挺简单的，可是一脱稿就是听不太懂，不信，你也试一试？8.有声书库：听经典，读经典，诵经典（1）9.有声书库：听经典，读经典，诵经典（2）

10.有声书库：听经典，读经典，诵经典（3）11.可视化教学设计：促进思维与表达能力的高效提升！12.有声书库：听经典，读经典，诵经典（4）13.英语思政教学案例推荐14.疫情期间，这位老农的菜比谁都种得更好！

15.工作很努力却得不到提拔重用怎么办？16.团购英文是"group purchase"，那么"团长"是"regimental commander"吗？17.朋友欠钱不还，可以用这种方法搞定？18.新课标视野下，英语考试如何命题？

19.讲得特别清晰的语音难点，一听就懂，一学就会！20.用英文撰写记叙文的诀窍21.文本结构意识能培养阅读素养，能提高写作能力，更关键的是......22.优美的朗读是百听不厌的！23.做录屏节目全靠自己：听我讲故事

24.学一学这些表达法，让你的应酬交流变得更加地道！25.这些朗读技巧也许能帮到你！26.都说大声朗读有助英语发音和口语提高，今天怎么却说无用？？？27.此时如果down payment下调，你会选择买房吗？

28.用英文讲故事有哪些基本结构和要素？29.耐心是毅力和艺术的一种修炼！30.合作与精神的连接纽带是什么？31.本学期，我是如何开展在线教学的？32.“Yes, I am.”这么简单的句子你不要说读不好！

33.用这种方式来练习英语语音好！34.英语读写不分家，应该这样鼓励学生写作！35. 教英语语调、音节重音有什么妙招吗？36.论文答辩过程中，教师常见的提问误区！！！37.牢记这六个要点，你教英语成语会是棒棒哒！

38.当了40多年的教师，我用三个字来总结我的教学之道！39.寥寥数语就能勾勒出龚大爷这个人！40.优秀论文中的结论部分该如何写？41.学点有关自然灾害的常见英语词汇和句型，直接套用，简单高效！42.寥寥数语就能勾勒出龚大爷这个人！

43.还生活质朴与快乐！44.有听众来信问：是否能给个“Think aloud teaching strategy”的案例？45.为什么"有声思维阅读策略"没有引起国内英语教师足够重视？46.学习风格：自我报告与有声思维测量

47.没有这些知识，很难学会道地的英语！48.看完这期节目，你就不会对自己的语音再沾沾自喜了！49.这个问题长期没有得以解决，怎么可能说好英语？50.朗读或说英语时要这样把握节奏，你知道吗？51.没有这些知识，很难学会道地的英语！

52.这些内容学会了，说英语才像英语!53.上外本科三年级学生的英语作文是什么样子？54.好学校，好课程，好老师,才能培养出好学生！-----带你看课堂，听本科生谈"学术论文写作"研修之体验（选登）55.

拥有"自我意识"的社会价值是什么？56.人死了，是用kick the bucket， 还是用die,或是用 pass away？57.有什么办法让你读得更快，更好？当然是Bionic reading method，一种最新的阅读方法！

58.再谈为什么说"仿生阅读"方法是人类阅读的一次革命？59.为什么说学英语就要学RP口音？60.再谈RP英语与美式英语61.会说"posh英语"更容易找到工作？62.学了这28个词汇，你的英文就牛起来了！

63.英美老教师联袂趣谈英、美式英语的异同64.是用“动名词”还是用“不定式”，一学就会！65.一字之差：What with vs. Whats with66.写作时如何避免赘词和赘述？67.这两个动词容易混淆，真还是要常温习！

68.被动语态除了“be+过去分词”之外，还有哪些其他形式？69.说自己胖，可以用"fat",说人家胖，用"fat"就太粗鲁了！70."bought the farm"是买农场吗？显然不是！71."讲错话了"，或"失言了"，用英文怎么表达？

72.语法时空概念如何影响我们的思维与认知？73."手机卡屏了!"，"电脑卡住了！"，英文都有哪些不同的表达方式？74.英语条件句集锦，可以供老师们备课参考使用75."废话少说"的英语表达方式及其例句76.

"豁出去"的英文表达法及其例句77.好高骛远vs脚踏实地：英文谚语78.偶见英文中有"沙发上的土豆"一说，究竟是何意？79.英语谚语中关于水唯美的例句80.学英语，方法有多么重要：会话可以这样练！81.

这些句子并不难，可能你都能读懂，但不一定听得懂！82.与新入职教师谈如何面对即将开始的教学生活83.see, go to, attend, and visit的用法84.做实证研究，如何用好“访谈”这一利器？

85.英语教师课堂用语：简单实用，内涵深刻86.如何避免犯“连写句”这一低级语法错误？87."He was called home."竟然还有这一层意思？88.如何使用"STAR"方法进行有条理的叙事？

89.为什么现在的学生缺乏深耕细读课本的耐心？90.如何做到用好，用足教科书是教师素养的试金石！91."规避风险"，"迷途知返"，"孰是孰非"等意思竟然可以用同一条英语成语来表达？92.“内卷”除了译成“involution”,还有其他更贴切的表达法吗？

93."come over"除了表示"过来"之意，竟然还可以用来描述人的个性或品格？94.“想法子”的英语表达法95.“Amazing”!96.致“beautiful”的九月，秋将至!97.成都发布疫情通告中的“原则居家”英语怎么说？

98.如何把quarantine和isolation的区别讲得清清爽爽？99.英语教师该不该告诫学生避免使用填充词？100.作为新当选的英国首相，可她的英语却带着浓浓的苏格兰味！101，我更喜欢用"grow"这一词来诠释教师专业发展！

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我们先后已推出包括上外名人堂，SISU论教，诗歌朗诵，同行交流，超短篇小说，语音教学微课，科研方法，学术写作，名家访谈，课堂观察，中国英语教师声音图书馆，访谈技巧，数据分析，诗里听潮，小学霸等在内的栏目，今后还将陆续推出更多与英语教学和研究有关的栏目。

欢迎大家赐稿和提出批评建议特别声明："郑新民谈英语教学与研究”微信号上的所有原创内容都拥有版权，未经许可，不能转载电子邮箱：sxmzheng@shisu.edu.cn郑新民教授简介郑新民，1957年生，福建省福州市人，香港大学哲学博士（PhD）,上海外国语大学教授，博士生导师，博士后合作导师。

担任上海市学位委员会第五届学科评议组成员，兼任浦江人才计划评委，国家留学基金委评委，Language Teaching Research，TESOL Quarterly 等国际学术刊物匿名评审，同时还兼任中国英汉语比较研究会外语教师教育与发展专业委员会常务理事。

是美国纽约大学（NYU）和英国利兹大学（University of Leeds）高级访问学者主要研究兴趣：应用语言学、外语教育、外语教师认知和外语课堂教学多模态话语等英文专著Changing Pedagogy: Analyzing ELT Teachers in China

 ( London / New York:  Continuum, 2008）, 全球著名应用语言学专家David Nunan为该书作序，称赞该书拓展、延伸和更新了外语教学理论，尤其对外语课程论理论是一个重要的贡献。

该书已于2018年1月被Bloomsbury出版社收入Bloomsbury Education & Childhood Studies在线平台中文专著《语言教育新概念》（北京师范大学出版集团/安徽大学出版社，2011），《信念与追求—走近上外》（北京师范大学出版集团/安徽大学出版社，2016），《英语学术论文写作之探—来自郑新民研究团队的报告》（北京师范大学出版集团/安徽大学出版社，2017），《英语博士成长札记》（北京师范大学出版集团/安徽大学出版社，2017）。

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