英文短篇科幻小说节选
Ⅰ 求一篇1500词左右的英文科幻小说
Though this is a relatively short collection of stories, the strength of the tales inside it is such that they will leave the reader with flashbacks and images for days afterwards. They did me. In fact, days after reading I still remember vividly parts of its contents.
The fourteen stories included vary in scope, size and length. The book starts strongly with 态est New Horror?/I>, which deals with the premise of Eddie Carroll, a jaded horror story editor who is sent a story so memorable that it jolts him out of his malaise. The problem is that the story, 态uttonboy?/I>, is so horrific that many are sickened by it. Nevertheless, the editor sets off to find the mysterious writer, Peter Kilrue, and the story ends with something not expected. This was a very strong tale ?filmic, for reasons that are best left until you抳e read the story, and references that a fan will get.
Reminiscent in tone of Bradbury and Serling, and another famous author more contemporary, this is a collection marinated in genre and societal references; the societal references help create that feeling of normality in stories that are anything but; the genre references, which though not necessarily important to get to enjoy the stories, add another dimension to their narrative.
Fritz Leiber once pointed out that the scary things are not always gothic castles and ghostly spectres, but the unusual things that are part of our normal everyday world. This is something that Joe has clearly understood here. Part Horror, part 1950抯 SF B-movie, part surreal fantasy, the collection covers a broad range with skill, humour and, hell, an empathy for the genre抯 long history.
There are common themes throughout the book. Most of the stories are interwoven around familial relationships?the bonds between mothers/fathers and their daughters/sons - and peer friendships, between the main character and their friends.
With such a variety of interests, not all of the stories worked for me as well as others. Least successful, though still pretty good, was You Will Hear the Locust Sing, a story with a Bradbury-esque title that clearly highlights a respect for the 1950抯 B-Movies of mutant insects. Though initially amusing, by the end it was a little disappointing. Similarly, The Black Phone was a little creepy, though a weaker effort in such a strong collection. With a Weird Tales type ending that Richard Matheson would be proud of, though strong in feel, this one seemed a little too obvious to me.
My 'weirdness award' goes to My Father抯 Mask, which I抦 not sure I still understand, though it is very unsettling to read. Rather Wicker Man to me.
Having said this, most of the stories are very strong. Most successful to me were Voluntary Committal, (the final novella in the book which sympathetically deals with Nolan Lerner抯 brother, Norris, a boy with Aspberger抯 Syndrome, who has a connection with The Twilight Zone), and in a Tales from the Crypt-type tale, Last Breath, which deals with a visit to a very unusual museum. I also really enjoyed The Cape, a story about Eric抯 particular piece of clothing with a special power (or is it just self-belief?)
There are many stories like that in this book. It is a book that reads with deceptive ease, yet is supremely adept at creating ghosts. To illustrate this, Dead-Wood is a story that, in a page-and-a-half, creates an intriguing 憌hat-if?that is simultaneously beautiful, creepy, and haunting.
All good; but perhaps the biggest surprise to me was the story Pop Art, which deals with the story抯 nameless central character and his relationship with his inflatable schoolfriend, Arthur Roth. (Pop Art, get it?) On first reading, the story reads as allegorical whimsy. It takes a writer of skill, which Hill clearly is, to turn that around so that the end of the story is a powerfully moving one. Forget the practical impossibility here ?Joe makes the reader forget the impracticality to create this story with an ending that is almost painful to read.
To summarise, in this book Hill manages to combine hometown dreams and ambitions with the reality of failure, pathos, horror, humour and B-movie kitsch; all of which is achieved with surprising aplomb and an ease and skill that belies this being just labelled as 'an author抯 first book'.
Let's go further than that. Many other long-published authors would kill to be as good as just one of these stories ?it抯 that good. And one of the best story collections I抳e read in years.
Haunting, resonant, melancholic ?a collection that richly deserves its awards.
Hobbit, October 2006
Ⅱ 有关太空或科幻的英语短文，急求~~
Pychologists have confirmed what writers have always believed: that books are literally the stuff of dreams. A survey has confirmed that readers of Iris Murdoch or JK Rowling are more likely to have bizarre dreams than people deep into a history of
Pychologists have confirmed what writers have always believed: that books are literally the stuff of dreams.
A survey has confirmed that readers of Iris Murdoch or JK Rowling are more likely to have bizarre dreams than people deep into a history of the crusades. People with a taste for fiction experienced dreams that contained more improbable events, and their dreams were more emotionally intense. The survey also found that people who read thrillers were no more likely to have nightmares. But those with a weakness for science fiction were rather more likely to wake up suddenly with a cold sweat.
The study, according to Mark Blagrove, of the University of Wales, is perhaps the first experiment to determine a link between the waking world and dreams. Dr Blagrove and colleagues distributed 100,000 questionnaires about sleep patterns and literary tastes, and got more than 10,000 replies.
They found that 58% of all alts had experienced at least one dream in which they were aware they were dreaming ?nbsp;and that women could recall more dreams than men. Older people seemed to dream less and have fewer nightmares.
Around 44% of children said their dreams were affected by the books they had been reading. "Children who report reading scary books have three times the number of nightmares as children who don't," said Dr Blagrove.
心理学家证实了作家们一直以来的信念：书籍的确是梦的素材。
一项调查证明，读爱丽丝·默多克或是罗琳的作品的人比钻研十字军东征史的人更容易做怪梦，而小说爱好者的梦带有更强烈的感情色彩，其中包含的奇异事件也更多。调查还发现读恐怖小说的人并不一定会多做噩梦，而喜欢科幻小说的人却更容易带着一身冷汗惊醒。
按照威尔士大学的马克·布拉格罗夫的说法，这项研究可能是考察梦与现实之间关系的第一次实验。布拉格罗夫博士和他的同事发出了10万份关于睡眠型态与阅读趣味的调查问卷并收到了超过1万份回复。
他们发现成人中有58%做过至少一次这样的梦：在其中他们知道自己在做梦。他们还发现女性能比男性记起更多的梦境。老年人的梦似乎要少一些，也更少做噩梦。
大约44%的孩子说他们正在阅读的书籍影响到了他们的梦境。布拉格罗夫博士说：“正在读吓人的书籍的孩子做噩梦的次数是那些没读孩子的3倍。”
====================================================================
英语短文：星球大战重返银幕
核心提示： Star Wars Returns to the Screens星球大成重返银幕IN THIS ARTICLE： One of the biggest blockbuster movie series， the Star WStar Wars Returns to the Screens
星球大成重返银幕
IN THIS ARTICLE： One of the biggest blockbuster movie series， the Star Wars cycle created by George Lucas， has returned to the screen， with the prequel titled Star Wars： Episode 1－－The Phantom Menace。
Once， when a movie was successful there used to be a sequel， a follow－up film destined to build on the popularity of its predecessor and extend the life of the story at the box office。
Now there is the prequel。 After the success of the great Star Wars trilogy－－Star Wars （1977）， The Empire Strikes Back （1980） and Return of the Jedi （1983）－－procer George Lucas has come up with the movie which preceded the famous story of good and evil forces battling it out across the galaxy。
This preceding movie，orprequel， Star Wars： Episode 1－－－－The Phantom Menace （1999） sets the scene for the Star Wars trilogy， with the introction of characters such as the all－seeing old man of wisdom， Obi－Wan Kenobi， and the evil Darth Vader。
When Star Wars was introced in 1977， it set new standards。 Writes film critic Colin Hogg： ‘A long， long time ago in a galaxy far away，‘ begins ‘Star Wars‘， the ‘Gone With the Wind‘ of science fiction movies， the epic that made the stars in the sky the stars of the movie screen and did more than any other film to bring that ‘other world‘ out there in the darkness into the hearts and minds of a generation。
本文简介：由乔治卢卡斯创造的、耗巨资拍摄的最宏大的电影系列之一《星球大战》故事又回到了银幕上。这部前传名叫《星球大战：第一集－－－－幽灵的威胁》。－－－－编者
一旦一部影片成功了，往往就会有一部续集出现，这部紧随其后的电影注定是建立在前一部影片的名气之上并在票房收入方面延续该故事生命的。
现在则有了前传。在了不起的《星球大战》三部曲－－－－《星球大战》（1977），《帝国反击战》（1980）和《杰迪的归来》（又译：《武士的归来》（1983）－－－－成功之后，制作人乔治卢卡斯又推出了一部新片，讲述的是银河系善恶力量决一胜负的这个著名故事之前的故事。
这个之前的故事，或称前传，《星球大战：第一集－－－－幽灵的威胁》（1999）以介绍诸如洞悉一切的智慧老人、奥比温肯诺比和恶魔达思威德等人物为《星球大战》三部曲作了铺垫与衔接。
当《星球大战》在1977年初次面世的时候，它树立了一些新标准。电影评论家科林霍格写道：很久很久以前，在遥远的银河系上开始的星球大战，是科幻电影中的飘，是使太空中的群星成为银幕上明星的史诗，没有任何一部电影像它这样将那个在黑暗中的另一个世界带进一代人的心里和意识中。
威尔斯这部发表于1898年的科幻小说《世界大战》，被斯皮尔伯格搬上大荧幕。小说对外星人的外貌特征进行了直接描写，这也成了后来20世纪美国科幻小说“黄金时代”的一大特征。
Ⅳ 最短的科幻小说 英文加翻译
Fredric Brown's "Knock"published in Thrillering Wonder Stories 1948:
"The last man on earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door...."
这就是全文!
Ⅳ 最短的科幻小说 原文..
地球上最后一个人独自坐在房间里，这时，忽然响起了敲门声……
英文原文：The last man on earth sat alone in a room.There was a knock on the door..
Ⅵ 牛人进，超奇怪英文科幻短文~~~
之前，我们见过面，你给我看你的日记。
我必须承认，我仍然感到困惑，这事件的顺序，正如我想象，您必须困惑，我决定离开你的生活如此突然。我已经经历过的一切，我的头时间和一次又一次，我不能动摇的感觉，不知何故，一切都得到混合起来。虽然这可能似乎站不住脚的理由给你，这是有足够的理由对我来说。我不明白，所以我要离开。
之前，我们见过面，你给我看你的日记，然后我们有性别对木地板的客厅里。我还记得的方式植物过滤阳光和良好的茶水壶建设蒸汽。那么，我们的儿子是在脚下的床上，问我您要消失。
“我不知道， ”我告诉他， “我期待着她离开，马上回来” 。
今天我走进你的研究和发现，您要转换成一个画廊。第一张照片，每卷的电影，我们要不断的发展是有，某处。我发现我可以每一个日期，即使是那些没有发生。他们似乎永远继续下去，一个混乱的烂摊子的美好的回忆，每一个部分掩盖致盲白光。 i撞倒一缸充满tacks但是，当我到自己去取，我是克服眩晕，我不得不离开。
我们正在绝望的爱在你的地下室时，你告诉我关于时空。你说未来是，正如真正的作为过去。你告诉我，只是因为你是不存在，但并不意味着它是不是真正的。你说，这是想在巴格达仍被真正当您在伦敦。您谈到了个人的时间和轻锥和折叠的空间和我并不明白什么除外的方式，您的乳房动议的方式和您的呼气misted在冷战。然后我们就过山车和你尖叫和你说： “这是什么的，将会如同所有的时间” 。热气球卖方失去掌握他的创作和他们浮动majestically到天空。这是美丽的。
之后，你介绍了自己，我们恢复我们的日期和我问你再次为什么您要选择一个驱动器-在。你告诉我，您有一个特别的软现货在你的心的B电影。你说有一些endearing关于语重心长这一切。你说，他们所谓的向我们想象的方式，大预算的电影再也不能达到的目标。你说所有的科幻小说-无论多么令人沮丧的-是乐观的，因为它假定会有未来在所有。我们在董事局会议室和你解释，组装组投资者的有关机器。他们面带微笑和点头。他们没有真正理解，但专家们告诉他们，你的想法表明的承诺，毕竟，战争是对的。咖啡尝到了可怕的和我一直fidgeting在我的座位。你的辐射。没有人想到要问会发生什么事，如果机器发生。
<二>
今天，我观看了一个鸡蛋组装本身对厨房的地板。它提出了奇怪的噪音出现，作为最后一点，蛋壳的重视本身。它飞到到空气中和起来，然后来休息的柜台。直升机轰鸣，间接费用和我们的儿子来到在和告诉我，他很害怕。我不知道该怎么告诉他。战争已经开始，没有人可以说是如何或何时会结束。
我记得您的反应，当您阅读这封信。我记得如何的最后一行，在那里我说： “我们并不意味生活像这样， ”带来了催泪到您的眼睛和你把我们的儿子，并试图解释，他说，我是荡然无存。但你怎么解释？什么是'去'是指一个孩子，他的年龄？然后我们躺在一起下的星星和当第一烟花到小康，你倾斜超过亲吻我为第一次。你尝到了像爆米花。我不能责怪你选择一个新的丈夫。
当你终于回来，你年轻。这是最难的美双方均是，我觉得。我们没有共享相同的记忆了。您举行的我并告诉我，这将是好吧，你已很难改变，但我认为我们都知道，现在，这是不正确的，在所有。时间改变了人们。这是它如何工作。
今天，我下降到地下室和盯着机器。我还记得那天你打开它。您的立场，在前面的一大群记者，与我们的儿子和您的新丈夫在贵方和您让您的讲话，有关暴政的时间和死亡的胜利科学和有关设置我们的自由。但内，您将思想， “我想他已在这里看到这样的” 。我知道这是因为，之前，我们见过面，你给我看你的日记，你写的这一天。你怎么可以不？这是最重要的日子，你的生活。你救了我们从敌人结束了战争。你问我，以阻止它。有什么我可以做的。未来，只是作为真正的作为过去。有没有以前或以后了。因为你，有没有被。
我们并不意味着生活是这样。
Ⅶ 有没有自己写的短篇英语科幻小说不要翻译别人的！悬赏啊！
Science fiction story
AD 3,000
A group of scientists(including me) went to the bottom of the sea,some aliens are living there,they may cause a world war because they can take control of water.This time,we want to talk with them.
With the help of the sea-spaceship,we got the destination easily.To my surprise,this is a wonderful undersea world,beautiful fishes,and green coral reef which can make people feel great.
We didn't forget why we came here,but we saw no alien.Suddenly a huge screen was presented before us.It was playing a tsunami around India,and some wars around the world.Yes,this is our true life,I realized something,and turned around,a alien was looking us.Then,it began to say,"Human beings,you've made a lot trouble to the earth,e.g. The wars,the pollution,the experiment,etc.Now,we use the water to give you a tsunami,this is only a lesson for you.If you do this continuously,you will be punished!"
We were back to the ground,everything seemed peaceful,we knew what we should do.
The gone with the fire
the beginning
‘don‘t touch my salad!black-spirit!‘John said with a loud voice.
‘If you call me black-spirit again，white-monkey!I promise....‘
‘promise what?killing me?attention that we are thousands kilometres from the earth!‘john said，and taking the salad to his side.Then continue his speech，‘You know there are only two human in this space-ship-----you and me.So you‘d better not do some foolish things.‘Then john turn his eyesight to his bread，which covered a lot of salad again.
Though he is very angry，bob could do nothing but sustain.He really doesn‘t understand why john hit him only because his skin ，which is black.Bob continue eating his lunch ，chinese rice，too.
‘This is the centre of the space-technology on ground，received?Maya?‘The voice came from the radio.
‘This is maya space-ship，recieved，centre!‘John answerd quickly.
‘Is there all right?‘centre asked.
Ⅷ 求一些中短篇英文原版科幻奇幻小说
我有《趁生命气息逗留》
和拉玛系列之二《拉玛2号》英文原版的要不要？中篇！！
已发，求采纳！！
Ⅸ 世界上最短的英文科幻小说
就25汉字 自己翻译下吧
25字科幻小说
美国近代著名科幻小说家弗里蒂克·布朗曾写过一篇就目前来说，堪为世界上最短的科幻小说。把它译成现代汉语恰好是25个字，仅仅只有一句话：
地球上最后一个人独自坐在房间里，这时，忽然响起了敲门声……
尽管只有一句话，但它同样具备了小说的特点。就小说的三要素而言，有人物（一个人）、有情节（一个人独坐，听到敲门声）、有环境（仅有一人的地球上的某房间里）。科幻，重在科学幻想，其最为显著的特征就是：擅长夸张、制造悬念，给读者设置自由而广阔的联想、想象等思维空间。这25个字促使读者追究、探求的问题太多了——
地球上怎么会只剩下一个人？其他人都到哪里去了？是去往别的星球还是都死了？如果死了是因为什么而死的？既然地球上仅剩一个人，那么敲门的又是谁呢？是人类，是外星人，还是其它高智能的动物？这最后一个人是否去开门？开门后将看到什么？如果是外星人，他们能够通过语言来沟通彼此的情感吗？……最后故事又将会怎样发展？……总之，将会使每个读者都产生多维而丰富的联想和想象，有一百个读者，就会有一百个关于“地球上最后一个人”的故事。
Ⅹ 世界上最短的科幻小说的英文版
美国近代著名科幻小说家弗里蒂克·布朗曾写过一篇世界上最短的科幻小说。仅仅只有一句话:"地球上最后一个人独自坐在房间里,这时,忽然响起了敲门声……"