quite different from those of modern works. This makes them difficult for some people to read, so they are often left to gather dust on shelves. Many people do not read them, because they think classics are old and boring and have nothing to do with⑦ life today.

　　However, if this is true, why do we still find these classics in bookshops and libraries? They have not disappeared and still have a place in⑧ the world. Why else would many films adapted from them⑨ be successful? In 1995, an award­winning⑩ film based on Jane Austen's novel Emma⑪ came out⑫. Three years later, in 1998, a modern adaptation⑬ of Charles Dickens's novel Great Expectations appeared in cinemas. Nobody would bother to⑭ make these classic novels into films if they had nothing to do with contemporary⑮ life.

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　　①antique/æn'tiːk/n.古董，文物

　　②literary adj.文学的　literature n．文学，文学作品

　　③that were written a long time ago是that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词novels, plays and poems。

　　④written centuries ago是过去分词短语作定语，修饰those。

　　⑤classic n．[C]名著，经典作品

　　还可用作形容词，意为"典型的，经典的"。

　　⑥characteristic/ˌkærəktə'rIstIk/n.特征，特点adj.典型的，独特的，特有的

　　⑦have nothing to do with ...与......没有关系

　　⑧have a place in在......占有一席之地

　　⑨adapted from them是过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰films。adapted from意为"由......改编"。

　　⑩award­winning获奖的

　　⑪based on Jane Austen's novel Emma是过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰film。

　　⑫come out推出，发行，出版

　　⑬adaptation n．改编本(也作adaption)

　　⑭bother to do费心去做，通常用在否定句中，表示"懒得做"。

　　⑮contemporary adj.当代的

　　文学欣赏

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　　什么是经典文学？经典文学作品是文学世界里的古董。它们是很久以前创作的小说、戏剧和诗歌。这些作品写得如此之好以至于今天人们仍然在阅读它们。经典文学是杰出的创作及智慧的典范，即使是几世纪前写的那些作品，现在依然可以在书店和图书馆里找到。

因为许多经典文学作品创作如此久远，它们的语言特色与现代文学作品的语言特色