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Bryson, Bill 出版社: Broadway 副标题: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away 出版年: 2000-6-6 页数: 304 定价: USD 15.99 装帧: Paperback ISBN: 9780767903820
After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with his English wife and four children (he had read somewhere that nearly 3 million Americans believed they had been abducted by aliens--as he later put it, "it was clear my people needed me"). They were greeted by a new and improved America that boasts microwave pancakes, twenty-four...
After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with his English wife and four children (he had read somewhere that nearly 3 million Americans believed they had been abducted by aliens--as he later put it, "it was clear my people needed me"). They were greeted by a new and improved America that boasts microwave pancakes, twenty-four-hour dental-floss hotlines, and the staunch conviction that ice is not a luxury item.
Delivering the brilliant comic musings that are a Bryson hallmark, I'm a Stranger Here Myself recounts his sometimes disconcerting reunion with the land of his birth. The result is a book filled with hysterical scenes of one man's attempt to reacquaint himself with his own country, but it is also an extended if at times bemused love letter to the homeland he has returned to after twenty years away.
It’s reassuring to know someone could be so clueless in life and still be fine. An adorable nerd, who knows nothing about how anything works in this world, and who could hardly write a few pages witho...It’s reassuring to know someone could be so clueless in life and still be fine. An adorable nerd, who knows nothing about how anything works in this world, and who could hardly write a few pages without calling his wife back to mind and saying “my wife thinks … “. He makes “my wife” sound like the most glorious thing in the world.(展开)
这本书被豆瓣某小组强力推荐，于是找来看看。作者是写了《万物简史》的Bill Byson（好吧我真没听说过），找的是美版，英国版叫《Notes from a big country》，内容据说略有不同。中文版书名被译为《人在故乡为异客》，倒是十分应景。 全书是作者从英国返回美国后在报纸上开的专...
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This"l'm a stranger here myself" is, miraculously written by the man who wrote the history to everything(万物简史), lt's pretty interesting to read, because the aurther used the rhythm language of speaking. lt's fun and good to get people interested in. The...
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比尔·布莱森 作者
清雅戒奢
上海译文出版社2009版
0 有用 地瓜 2009-12-21 10:13:05
电子书
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Cup Holder/ Staying Indoors/ Convenient/ Good Neighbors - Bill Bryson - At Home - I'm a Stranger Here Myself
0 有用 晓风 2012-12-13 23:48:03
Notes from a big country的英国版，Bill Bryson一如既往的幽默笔风，每天睡前看一点是再合适不过了
0 有用 阿🔒 2014-06-19 21:45:49
没想到的是生词略多，但表达真心很巧妙，生动有趣，能写出这样文的人一定是非常热爱生活哒
0 有用 雪地里的水煮蛋 2011-10-16 09:47:29
so funny....
0 有用 清爽小姐 2024-05-02 23:58:42 美国
好幽默，英语精读绝佳材料！
0 有用 mipropiocentro 2024-01-01 11:55:50 加拿大
It’s reassuring to know someone could be so clueless in life and still be fine. An adorable nerd, who knows nothing about how anything works in this world, and who could hardly write a few pages witho... It’s reassuring to know someone could be so clueless in life and still be fine. An adorable nerd, who knows nothing about how anything works in this world, and who could hardly write a few pages without calling his wife back to mind and saying “my wife thinks … “. He makes “my wife” sound like the most glorious thing in the world. (展开)
0 有用 arkansas 2022-09-24 22:14:08
这本套路比较多，也写得有得有点偷懒，没另外几本那么好看那么有诚意。
0 有用 一杯水 2022-04-16 09:29:25
2022/25 这是读过的第三本比尔·布莱森的书，也是他写的最散的一本。大概因为这是一本专栏合集。专栏的特点是有篇幅和时间限定，这就不免有些篇是硬凑字数，有些篇是无话找话。另外，吐槽的内容一周看一篇也许调节情绪，不太适合集中看。这本书是在读《瓦尔登湖》（英文版）最烦躁的时候开始读的，不为别的，就为读几页顺畅轻松的文字。这本书的阅读速度是每小时十五六页，比《瓦》快两倍多。
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Cup Holder/ Staying Indoors/ Convenient/ Good Neighbors - Bill Bryson - At Home - I'm a Stranger Here Myself