经典美文阅读：最后一课

1、经典美文阅读：最后一课韩麦尔先生一动不动地坐在椅子上，注视着周围的一切东西，仿佛要把这个小小教室里的一切都装进目光里带走。他在我的心目中，从来也没有显得这么高大。下面是为大家带来英语经典美文：最后一课，希望大家喜欢！Iwasverylateforschoolthatmorning，andIwasterriblyafraidofbeingscolded,especiallyasMonsieurHamelhadtoldusthatheshouldexamineusonparticiples,andIdidnotknowthefirstthingaboutthem.Foramoment1though

2、tofstayingawayfromschoolandwanderingaboutthefields.Itwassuchawarm,lovelyday.Icouldheartheblackbirdswhistlingontheedgeofthewood,andintheRippertfield,behindthesawmill，thePrussiansgoingthroughtheirdrill.Allthatwasmuchmoretemptingtomethantherulesconcerningparticiples;butIhadthestrengthtoresist,andIranas

3、fastasIcouldtoschool.那天早晨，我去上学，去得非常晚，我好害怕被责骂，特别是，韩麦尔先生跟我们说过，他要考我们分词规则，而我连头一个字都不会。这时，在我的头脑里冒出了逃学，去野外玩一玩的念头。天气是那么暖和，那么晴朗！画眉在小树林边鸣叫，普备士士兵正在锯木厂后面的草地上操练。所有这一切都比分词规则更吸引我，但我还是顶住了诱惑，加快脚步向学校方向跑去。AsIpassedthemayor'soffice,Isawthattherewerepeoplegatheredaboutthelittleboardonwhichnoticeswereposted.Fortw

4、oyearsallourbadnewshadcomefromthatboard-battleslost,conscriptions，ordersfromheadquarters;andIthoughtwithoutstopping,"Whatcanitbenow?"从村政府门前经过的时候，我看见许多人站在小布告栏前。这两年来，所有的坏消息，诸如吃败仗啦，征兵征物啦，还有普鲁士占领军司令部发布的命令啦，都是从那里来的。我边跑边想：“又有什么事吗？”Then,asIranacrossthesquare,Watchertheblacksmith,whostoodt

5、herewithhisapprentice,readingtheplacard,calledouttome,"Don'thurryso,myboy;you'llgettoyourschoolsoonenough!”1thoughtthathewasmakingfunofme,andIranintoMonsieurHamel'slittleyardalloutofbreath.当我跑着穿过广场的时候，正在布告栏前和徒弟一起看布告的瓦克特尔铁匠朝我高喊：“小家伙，不用赶得那么急；你去得再晚也不会迟到的！”我以为他在跟我开玩笑，便上气

6、不接下气地跑进韩麦尔先生的小教室。Usually,atthebeginningofschool,therewasagreatuproarwhichcouldbeheardinthestreet,desksopeningandclosing,lessonsrepeatedaloudinunison,withourearsstuffedinordertolearnquicker,andtheteacher'sstoutrulerbeatingonthedesk,"Alittlemorequiet!”Icountedonallthisnoisetoreachmybe

7、nchunnoticed;butasithappened,thatdayeverythingwasquiet,likeaSundaymorning.Throughtheopenwindowlsawmycomradesalreadyintheirplaces,andMonsieurHamelwalkingbackandforthwiththeterribleironrulerunderhisarm.Ihadtoopenthedoorandenter,inthemidstofthatperfectsilenee.YoucanimaginewhetherIblushedandwhetherIwasa

8、fraid!Butno!MonsieurHamellookedatmewithnosignofangerandsaidverygently,"Goatoncetoyourseat,mylittleFrantz,weweregoingtobeginwithoutyou."往常，开始上课的时候，总是一片乱哄哄的嘈杂声，课桌的开关声，同学们一起捂住耳朵高声背诵课文的声音，街上都听得见。先生的大戒尺敲打着课桌：‘.安静一点！”我打算趁这片嘈杂声，偷偷地溜到我的座位上去。可是，这一天不同于往常，一切都很安静，就像是星期天的早晨。透过敞开的窗户，我看

9、见同学们已经整整齐齐地坐在他们的座上，韩麦尔先生腋下夹着那把可怕的铁戒尺，来回地踱着步子。我必须推开教室门，在这一片静谧中走进教室。你们可以想像，当时我会多么尴尬，多么害怕！可是，没有。韩麦尔先生看着我，没有生气，而是非常温和地对我说：‘’快点回到座位上，我的小弗朗士，我们就要开始上课了。”Isteppedoverthebenchandsatdownatonceatmydesk.Notuntilthen,whenIhadpartlyrecoveredfrommyfright,did!noticethatourteacherhadonhishandsome

10、bluecoat,hisplaitedruff,andtheblacksilkembroideredbreeches，whichheworeonlyondaysofinspectionorofdistributionofprizes.Moreover,therewassomethingextraordinary，somethingsolemnaboutthewholeclass.Butwhatsurprisedmemostwastoseeatthebackoftheroom，onthebencheswhichwereusuallyempty,somepeoplefromthevillagesi

11、tting，assilentaswewere:oldHauserwithhisthree-corneredhat,theexmayor,theex-postman，andothersbesides.Theyallseemeddepressed;andHauserhadbroughtanoldspelling-bookwithgnawededges,whichheheldwide-openonhisknee,withhisgreatspectaclesaskew.我跨过凳子，马上坐到座位上。我从惊慌中稍稍定下神来，这才注意到，我们的老师穿着他那件漂亮的蓝色外套，领口系着折得很精致的领结，头上戴着

12、那顶刺绣的黑绸小圆帽，这套装束，只有在上头派人来学校视察或学校发奖时他才穿戴的。此外，整个教室也有一种不同寻常的庄严的气氛。但是，最使我吃惊的是，教室里那些平常空着的凳子上，坐着一些跟我们一样默不作声的村里的人，有头戴三角帽的奥泽尔老人，有前任镇长，有以前的邮递员，另外还有其他人。所有这些人都显得很忧伤；奥泽尔老人还带了一本边角都已破损的旧识字课本，摊放在膝头上，课本上横放着他那副大眼镜。WhileIwaswonderingatallthis，MonsieurHamelhadmountedhisplatform,andinthesamegentleandseriousvoicewithwhic

13、hhehadwelcomedme,hesaidtous,"Mychildren,thisisthelasttimethatIshallteachyou.OrdershavecomefromBerlintoteachnothingbutGermanintheschoolsofAlsaceandLorraine.Thenewteacherarrivestomorrow.ThisisthelastclassinFrench,soIbegyoutobeveryattentive."Thosefewwordsoverwhelmedme.Ah!Thevillains!T

14、hatwaswhattheyhadpostedatthemayor'soffice.正当我对这一切感到莫名惊诧时，韩麦尔先生已走上讲台，用刚才对我说话的那种既温和又庄重的声音，对我们说道：“孩子们，我这是最后一次给你们上课了。柏林来了命令，阿尔萨斯和洛林两省的学校只准教德语，新的老师明天就到。今天是你们最后一堂法语课，所以我请你们一定专心听讲。”这几句话使我惊呆了。啊！这些坏蛋，他们贴在村政府布告栏上的就是这个消息。MylastclassinFrench!AndIbarelyknewhowtowrite!SoIshouldneverlearn!Imuststopshortwhe

15、reIwas!HowangryIwaswithmyselfbecauseofthetimeIhadwasted,thelessonsIhadmissed,runningaboutafternests,orslidingontheSaar!Mybooks,whichonlyamomentbeforeIthoughtsotiresome,soheavytocarry-mygrammar,mysacredhistory-seemedtomenowlikeoldfriends,fromwhomIshouldbeterriblygrievedtopart.AnditwasthesameaboutMons

16、ieurHamel.Thethoughtthathewasgoingaway,thatIshouldneverseehimagain,mademeforgetthepunishments,theblowswiththeruler.我的最后一堂法语课！我只是刚刚学会写字！今后永远也学不到法语了！法语就到此为止了！我现在是多么悔恨自己磋跄光阴啊！悔恨自己从前逃课去掏鸟窝，去萨尔河溜冰！我的那些书，我的语法课本，我的神圣的历史书，刚才背在身上还觉得那么讨厌，那么沉重，现在却像老朋友一样，让我难舍难分。还有韩麦尔先生。一想到他就要走了，再也见不到了，我就忘记了以前的处惩和责打。Poorman!Itwa

17、sinhonorofthatlastlessonthathehadputonhisfineSundayclothes;andlunderstoodnowwhythoseoldfellowsfromthevillageweresittingattheendoftheroom.Itseemedtomeanthattheyregrettednothavingcomeoftenertotheschool.Itwasalsoawayofthankingourteacherforhisfortyyearsoffaithfulservice,andofpayingtheirrespectstothefath

18、erlandwhichwasvanishing.可怜的人！他身着漂亮的节日盛装，为的是向这最后的一堂课表达敬意。现在，我明白了为什么村里的老人都坐在教室后面。这好像在说，他们后悔从前不常来学校。这也像是对我们的老师40年的优秀教学，对今后不属于他们的国土表示他们的敬意的一种方式。Iwasatthatpointinmyreflections,whenIheardmynamecalled.Itwasmyturntorecite.WhatwouldInothavegiventobeabletosayfrombeginningtoendthatfamousruleaboutparticiples,in

19、aloud，distinetvoice,withoutaslip!ButIgotmixedupatthefirstwords,andIstoodthereswayingagainstmybench，withafullheart,afraidtoraisemyhead.IheardMonsieurHamelspeakingtome,"lwillnotscoldyou,mylittleFrantz;youmustbepunishedenough;thatisthewayitgoes;everydaywesaytoourselves，'Shaw!Ihavetimee

20、nough.Iwilllearntomorrow'.Andthenyouseewhathappens.Ah!IthasbeenthegreatmisfortuneofourAlsacealwaystopostponeitslessonsuntiltomorrow.Nowthosepeopleareentitledtosaytous,'What!YouclaimtobeFrench，andyoucanneitherspeaknorwriteyourIanguage!'lnallthis,mypoorFrantz,youarenottheguilti

21、estone.Weallhaveourfairshareofreproachestoaddresstoourselves.Yourparentshavenotbeencarefulenoughtoseethatyouwereeducated.Theypreferredtosendyoutoworkinthefieldsorinthefactories,inordertohaveafewmoresous.AndhaveInothingtoreproachmyselffor?HaveInotoftenmadeyouwatermygardeninsteadofstudying?AndwhenIwan

22、tedtogofishingfortrout,haveIeverhesitatedtodismissyou?"我正陷于沉思之中，突然听见叫我的名字。轮到我背分词规则了。要是我能把这条重要的分词规则大声、清晰、准确无误地从头背到尾，有什么代价我不愿付出呢？但是，我连开始的那些词都搞不清楚。我站在凳子前面，左摇右晃，心里难受极了，不敢抬头。我听见韩麦尔先生说：“我不责备你，我的小弗朗士，你可能受够了惩罚，事情就是如此。每天，我们都对自己说:‘算了吧！我有的是时间，我明天再学。’现在，你知道出了什么事吗？唉!我们阿尔萨斯人的最大不幸就是把教育

23、拖延到明天。现在，那些人有权利对我们说:‘怎么!你们声称自己是法国人，可你们既不会说也不会写你们的语言!’我可怜的弗朗士，造成所有这一切，贵任最大的并不是你。我们每个人都有许多应该责备自己的地方。你们的父母没有尽心让你们好好读书。他们宁愿把你们打发到田里或纱厂里去干活，为的是多挣几个钱。我自己呢，难道我一点也没有应该责备自己的地方吗？我不也是经常让你们到我的花园浇水以此代替学习吗？当我想钓鳟鱼的时候，我不是随随便便就给你们放假吗？”Then,passingfromonethingtoanother,MonsieurHamelbegantotalktous

24、abouttheFrenchIanguage，sayingthatitwasthemostbeautifullanguageintheworld,themostclear,themostsubstantial;thatwemustalwaysretainitamongourselves,andneverforgetit,becausewhenapeoplefallsintoservitude,solongasitclingstoitsIanguage,itisasifitheldthekeytoitsprison.Thenhetookthegrammarandreadusourlesson.I

25、wasamazedtoseehowreadilyIunderstood.Everythingthathesaidseemedsoeasytome,soeasy.Ibelieved,too,thatIhadneverlistenedsoclosely,andthathe,forhispart,hadneverbeensopatientwithhisexplanations.Onewouldhavesaidthat,beforegoingaway,thepoormandesiredtogiveusallhisknowledge,toforceitallintoourheadsatasinglebl

26、ow.韩麦尔先生从一件事谈到另一件事，然后开始给我们讲法语，他说，法语是世界上最优美的语言，是最清晰的语言，最严谨的语言，我们应该掌握它，永远也不要忘记。因为当一个民族沦为奴隶时，只要它好好地保存自己的语言，就好像掌握了打开监牢的钥匙。然后，他拿了一本语法书，我们开始朗诵课文。令我吃惊的是，我竟理解得这么透彻。他所讲的一切对我都显得很容易，很容易。我同样觉得，我还从来没有这么认真听讲过，他也从来没有这样耐心讲解过。这个可怜的人，仿佛想在离开这里以前，把他全部的知识都灌输给我们，让我们一下子掌握这些知识。Whenthelessonwasatanend，wepassedtowriting.Fort

27、hatdayMonsieurHamelhadpreparedsomeentirelynewexamples,onwhichwaswritteninafine,roundhand,France,Alsace,France,andAlsace."Theywerelikelittleflags,wavingallabouttheclass,hangingfromtherodsofourdesks.Youshouldhaveseenhowhardweallworkedandhowsilentitwas!Nothingcouldbeheardsavethegrindingofthepe

28、nsoverthepaper.Atonetimesomecockchafersflewin,butnoonepaidanyattentiontothem,noteventhelittlefellowswhowerestrugglingwiththeirstraightlines,withawillandconscientiousapplication,asifeventhelineswereFrench.Ontheroofoftheschoolhouse,pigeonscooedinlowtones,andIsaidtomyselfasIlistenedtothem,"Iwo

29、nderiftheyaregoingtocompelthemtosinginGermantoo!".课文讲解完了，我们开始练习写字。这一天，韩麦尔先生为我们准备了许多崭新的字帖，上面用美丽的圆体字写着：“法兰西”、“阿尔萨斯”、“法兰西”、“阿尔萨斯”。这些字帖卡片悬挂在我们课桌的金属杆上，就像许多小旗在教室里飘扬。每个人都是那样聚精会神，教室里是那样寂静无声，只听得见笔尖在纸上的沙沙声。有一回，几只金龟子跑进了教室，但是谁也不去注意它们，连年龄最小的也不例外，他们正专心致志地练直杠笔画，仿佛这些笔画也是法语。学校的屋顶上，鸽子低声地咕咕地叫着，我一边听，一边寻思：“他们该不

30、会强迫这些鸽子用德语唱歌吧？”Fromtimetotime,whenIraisedmyeyesfrommypaperIsawMonsieurHamelsittingmotionlessinhischairandstaringattheobjectsabouthimasifhewishedtocarryawayinhisglaneethewholeofhislittleschoolhouse.Thinkofit!Forfortyyearshehadbeenthereinthesameplace,withhisyardinfrontofhimandhisclassjustasitwas!Butth

31、ebenchesanddeskswerepolishedandrubbedbyuse;thewalnutsintheyardhadgrown,andthehop-vinewhichhehimselfhadplantednowfestoonedthewindowseventotheroof.Whataheart-rendingthingitmusthavebeenforthatpoormantoleaveallthosethings,andtohearhissisterwalkingbackandforthintheroomoverhead,packingtheirtrunks!Fortheyw

32、eretogoawaythenextday-toleavetheprovinceforever.However,hehadthecouragetokeeptheclasstotheend.Afterthewriting,wehadthelessoninhistory;thenthelittleonessangalltogethertheba,be,bi,bo,bu.Yonder,atthebackoftheroom,oldHauserhadputonhisspectacles,and,holdinghisspelling-bookinbothhands,hespelledoutthelette

33、rswiththem.Icouldseethathetoowasapplyinghimself.Hisvoiceshookwithemotion,anditwassofunnytohearhim,thatwaswealllongtolaughandtocry.Ah!Ishallrememberthatlastclass.Suddenlythechurchclockstrucktwelve,andthentheAngelusrang.Atthesamemoment,thebuglesofthePrussiansreturningfromdrillblaredunderourwindowsMonsieurH