1. Classics are the antiques of the literary world. They are novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were so well written and well received that people still read them today. 经典文学作品是文学世界的珍贵遗产。它们是很久以前创作的小说、戏剧和诗歌，写得很好，很受欢迎，直至今日人们仍然在阅读这些作品。

（1）句中so…that…意思是“如此……以致……”，so后接形容词或副词；注意与“such…that…”的比较，such后接名词。“such+冠词+形容词+名词”相当于“so +形容词+冠词+名词”，如：
He is such a clever boy that he can do it alone =He is so clever a boy that he can do it alone.
他是一位如此聪明的男孩以致于他能独立完成它。
（2）短语be well received意思是“受到好评”、“普遍认可”。如：
His speech was favourably/well received.
他的讲演很受欢迎。
It’s a generally received opinion.
这是个被普遍接受的意见。

2. Pip’s sister seldom has a kind word to say, but Joe is a kind and simple man, who would rather die than see any harm come to Pip. 皮普的姐姐几乎没有什么善言好语，但乔却是一个善良淳朴的人，他宁愿死也不愿看到皮普受到任何伤害。

     句型would rather do…than do…意思是“宁愿……也不愿……”相当于would do…rather than do…或prefer. to do…rather than do… 如：
He would rather die than give in. 他宁死不屈。
She would rather have the small one than have the large one. 她宁可要小的而不要大的。

3. Money and education have changed him, and before long he develops the shortcomings of being shallow and having prejudice, even against his old companions. 金钱和教育改变了他，不久他养成了浅薄、偏见的缺点，甚至歧视昔日的同伴。

     prejudice 指的无根据的不公正的判断、感情和看法，通常带有恶意，构成短语have prejudice against，意思是“对……有偏见”、“对……有成见”。如：
It is not acceptable that some companies have prejudice against female employees and think that women are not as capable as men. 一些公司对女雇员有成见，认为女性不如男性能干，这是令人无法接受的。