英语的冒险
The Adventure of English
Melvyn Bragg · 初版 2003 年
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“在这本书中，Melvyn Bragg 向我们展现了 English Language 非凡的发展历程；从最初作为一种边缘、带喉音的日耳曼方言，演变为如今真正稳固的世界通用语言。在这一过程中，其丰富多彩的故事串联起众多人物与地点，涵盖早期部落、Alfred the Great 对丹麦人的顽强抵抗，贯穿 Beowulf 和风趣粗俗的 Geoffrey Chaucer 等早期文学杰作；Henry VIII 与教会围绕私版圣经展开的争斗；一位名叫 William Shakespeare 的‘粗鄙’剧作家；克里奥尔奴隶的歌声，以及世界……
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如果这合你的胃口，你应该看看《英语的冒险》以及 BBC 的同名纪录片。https://www.amazon.com/Adventure-English-Biography-Language/... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihoYL-dUK1g 你知道吗，几乎每一个英语单词……
If this tickles your fancy, you should check out "Adventure of English" and the eponymous BBC documentary. https://www.amazon.com/Adventure-English-Biography-Language/... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihoYL-dUK1g Did you know that just about every English word that…
……在播客列表里随便滑到一个点，我看到 18 年 12 月的四周里，节目分别讲了三十年战争、《高文爵士与绿衣骑士》、济贫法和金星。布拉格的《英语的冒险》一书也是对英语演化史极好的一份综述。
…scrolling to a random point in the podcast feed, I see than in four weeks in Dec ‘18 there were episodes on the thirty years war, ‘Sir Gawain & The Green Knight’, the poor laws and Venus. Bragg’s book ‘The Adventure of English’ is a good survey of the evolution of the English language too.
……关于英语及其他语言的历史，市面上有大量可靠且通俗易懂、对普通读者友好的科普作品（例如梅尔文·布拉格的《英语的冒险》就真正做到了布莱森原本想做好的事）。这就像考古学一样：如果一个普通人想了解金字塔，根本没必要给他们推荐格雷厄姆·汉考克，搞得好像不这样就……
…is a wide selection of popular-science treatments of the history of English and other languages that are both reliable and friendly and accessible for ordinary readers (for example, Melvyn Bragg’s The Adventure of English does right what Bryson set out to do). It is like with archaeology: if an ordinary person wants to learn about the Pyramids, there is no need for someone to recommend Graham Hancock to them as if otherwise…
如果你喜欢 TFA（主贴文章），去看看梅尔文·布拉格这部极棒的 BBC 电视纪录片（以及配套书籍）《英语的冒险》吧：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1XQx9pGGd0
If you enjoyed TFA, check out this excellent BBC tv doc (and companion book) with Melvyn Bragg, The Adventure of English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1XQx9pGGd0