西方历史学经典名著选读读书笔记1.docx

西方历史学经典名著选读读书笔记1

第一篇：西方历史学经典名著选读读书笔记1TheHistory1、重点词汇（1）、remembrance：纪念品；提醒者；提示者；theabilitytorecallpastoccurrences;arecognitionofmeritoriousservice(2)、dwelton：详述；细述（3）、freight：运送；装货使充满(v.)transportcommerciallyascargo;loadwithgoodsfortransportation；货运；运费；船货（n.）goodscarriedbyalargevehicle;transportinggoodscommerciallyatratescheaperthanexpressrates;thechargefortransportingsomethingbycommoncarrierfreighting:海上运送契约(4)、carryoff:夺去；获得；使丧命；(5)、restitution：恢复；赔偿；归还（n.）asumofmoneypaidincompensationforlossorinjury;theactofrestoringsomethingtoitsoriginalstate;gettingsomethingbackagain(7)、seizure：没收；夺取；捕获（n.）asuddenoccurrence(orrecurrence)ofadisease;theactofforciblydispossessinganownerofproperty;theactoftakingofapersonbyforce;thetakingpossessionofsomethingbylegalprocess(8)、sovereignty：主权；主权国家；君主；独立国governmentfreefromexternalcontrol；royalauthority;thedominionofamonarch；theauthorityofastatetogovernanotherstate（9）、endeavor：竭力做到，试图或力图（做某事）（v.）attemptbyemployingeffort(10)、perish：死亡；毁灭；腐烂；枯萎（v.）passfromphysicallifeandloseallbodilyattributesandfunctionsnecessarytosustainlife(11)、prophecy：预言；预言书；预言能力knowledgeofthefuture(usuallysaidtobeobtainedfromapinesource)；apredictionutteredunderpineinspiration（12）、exploit：开发，开拓；剥削；开采（v.）useormanipulatetoone'sadvantage;drawfrom;makegooduseof;workexcessivelyhard勋绩;功绩(n.)anotableachievement(13)、plunder：抢夺；战利品；掠夺品（n.）goodsormoneyobtainedillegally掠夺；抢劫；侵吞(v.)takeillegally;ofintellectualproperty;plunder(atown)aftercapture;stealgoods;takeasspoils;destroyandstripofitspossession(14)、despatch：派遣；发送；（n.v.）sendawaytowardsadesignatedgoal(v.)anofficialreport(usuallysentinhaste);killingapersonoranimal;theactofsendingoffsomething2、精彩摘抄（1）、Candauleswasinlovewithhisownwife;andnotonlyso,butthoughtherthefairestwomaninthewholeworld.Thisfancyhadstrangeconsequences.TherewasinhisbodyguardamanwhomhespeciallyfavouredGyges,thesonofDascylus.AllaffairsofgreatestmomentwereentrustedbyCandaulestothisperson,andtohimhewaswonttoextolthesurpassingbeautyofhiswife.Somatterswentonforawh