书城工具书老外最想和你聊的101个英语话题——流行名人篇
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第46章 是泰戈尔与华兹华斯自然观的比较。(4)

Shortly after the publication of The Old Man and the Sea in 1952 Hemingway went on safari to Africa, where he was almost killed in a plane crash that left him in pain or ill-health for much of the rest of his life。 Hemingway had permanent residences in Key West, Florida, and Cuba during the 1930s and 1940s, but in 1959 he moved from Cuba to Ketchum, Idaho, where he committed suicide in the summer of 1961。

对于海明威的评价,正如约翰·肯尼迪总统的唁电所说:“几乎没有哪个美国人比欧内斯特·海明威对美国人民的感情和态度产生过更大的影响。”他称海明威为“20世纪最伟大的作家之一”,以文学硬汉著称。

海明威的主要著作表现出更简明的结构,语气和人物角色也显得更具叙事的特征。和这点同样重要,甚至比这更加重要的是,海明威这种以坚持使用简短、具体而直接的平铺直叙的文体和完全由对话构成的场景为主要特点的写作风格,使他的小说和短篇故事具有一种独特的、能够立即被确认是作者本人所写的特征。由于他写作的风格以及他个人生活的风格,人们倾向于把他当做一群美国作家中的代表性人物,这些作家的作品反映了美国人所特有的一种寓于行动中的精神,即勇敢、直率以及坚定的独立精神。他本人是一个曾经参加一战的负过重伤的老兵、一名直接参战的反法西斯战士,同时还是一位热爱户外活动、有着诸多人生追求的“硬汉”,这样的背景加深了他和他作品之间的这种联系。

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He likes Hemingway better than Faulkner。

比起福克纳他更喜欢海明威。

Hemingway is a writer of remarkable genius。

海明威是才华横溢的作家。

Hemingway’s works belong to American modernism。

海明威的作品应属于现代主义。

Hemingway is her favorite author。

海明威是她最喜欢的作家。

In Hemingway’s novels there are graphic descriptions of battles。

在海明威的小说中有生动的战争场面的描写。

The world was at war in 1918 and young Hemingway wanted a piece of the action。

1918年时,战火弥漫全世界,而青年海明威想要有一番作为。

Ernest Hemingway is one of the most famous American authors of the 20th century。

欧内斯特·海明威是20世纪最著名的美国作家之一。

Hemingway’s prose style was probably the most widely imitated of any in the 20th century。

在20世纪的作家当中,海明威的文字风格可说受到最广泛的模仿。

Hemingway, American novelist and short-story writer, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954。

美国长篇和短篇小说作家海明威,1954年获诺贝尔文学奖。

Hemingway is another American writer who has striven, at some cost, to preserve the truth of direct experience。

海明威是另外一个千辛万苦竭力想忠实地描写亲身经验的美国作家。

He begins with Hemingway’s quotation of Lost Generation and then explores other references throughout recent history。

他从海明威的《迷惘的一代》开始研究从而进行近代史的其他参考书的研究。

There are many definitions and situations Hemingway creatively depicts in the novel, including the fiesta and aficionado。

海明威在小说中创造性地描述了很多定义和环境,诸如“斗牛迷”和“狂欢节”等。

One of Hemingway’s greatest works A Farewell to Arms is mainly about World War I, the first great tragedy of humanity。

海明威最伟大的作品之一《永别了,武器》主要内容是关于第一次世界大战这个人类历史上第一个大悲剧的。

A consummately contradictory man, Hemingway achieved a fame surpassed by few, if any, American authors of the 20th century。

海明威是个极端矛盾的人物,他的名气在20世纪的美国作家当中大概无人能比。

He had read the Hemingway story The Snows of Kilimanjaro, and in 2002 went to Tanzania to scale the mountain in the title。

他读过海明威的小说《乞力马扎罗的雪》,于是在2002年前往坦桑尼亚攀登小说中所说的山峰。

But Hemingway prevents readers from accepting that position by taking them through every moment of Santiago’s three days and nights at vast sea。

但是海明威通过描述圣地亚哥在茫茫大海上三天三夜的每一秒钟阻止读者去接受仅仅从物质的判断。

Reaching back to his experience as a young soldier in Italy, Hemingway developed a grim but lyrical novel of great power, fusing love story with war story。

海明威以自己年轻时期在意大利服役的经验,写出了一部沉重而又感人至深的小说,将爱情与战争故事融冶于一炉。

Hemingway identified himself with hunters and bullfighters。

海明威把自己比作猎人和斗牛士。

Hemingway combines austere realism and poetic language to present a powerful argument against war and to tell a touching love story at the same time。

海明威以严峻的现实主义结合富有诗意的语言,对战争作了有力的抨击,同时又叙述了一个扣人心弦的爱情故事。

Ernest Hemingway’s works focus on human nature。

欧内斯特·海明威的作品关注人性。

Let’s Talk!

开始交流吧!

Mike: Who is your favorite writer·

麦克:你最喜欢的作家是谁·

Daisy: I must say Ernest Hemingway。

黛西:海明威。

Mike: Which one of his works do you like particularly·

麦克:你最喜欢他的哪些作品·

Daisy: A Farewell to Arms。

黛西:《永别了武器》。

Mike: I have not read that。

麦克:我没看过这个。

Daisy: What have you read·

黛西:你读过哪些·

Mike: The Old Man and the Sea。

麦克:《老人与海》。

Daisy: That’s really a fantastic book。

黛西:那的确是本很不错的书。

Mike: I have it on my bed head, it gives me strength。

麦克:我把它放在床头,它能给我带来力量。

Daisy: Ernest Hemingway’s language is very concise and plain。

黛西:海明威的语言非常简洁平实。

Mike: Yes, I like this style; I do not like works which have a lot of unnecessarily complicated words。

麦克:是的,我喜欢这种风格,我不喜欢那种故意使用没必要的复杂的字眼的作品。

Daisy: I hate that kind of writing either。

黛西:我也很讨厌那种作品。

The Bronte Sisters

勃朗特姐妹

在英国文学史上,勃朗特三姐妹是一个奇特的现象。她们既作为璀璨的星座而闪耀,又作为单独的巨星而发光,至少就夏洛蒂和艾米莉来说是如此。经过一百多年时间的考验,《简·爱》和《呼啸山庄》已经在世界文学宝库中占据了不可动摇的地位,而安妮作为三星有机体的一员,也被带进了不朽者的行列。

About The Bronte Sisters

关于勃朗特姐妹

The Bront·s were the 19th century literary family associated with Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England。

The sisters, Charlotte (born 21 April 1816), Emily (born 30 July 1818), and Anne (born 17 January 1820), are well known as a trio of sibling poets and novelists。 They originally published their poems and novels under masculine pseudonyms, following the custom of the times practised by female writers。 Their stories immediately attracted attention, although not always the best, for their passion and originality。 Charlotte’s Jane Eyre was the first to know success, while Emily’s Wuthering Heights, Anne’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and other works were later to be accepted as masterpieces of literature。

The three sisters and their brother, Branwell, were very close and they developed their childhood imaginations through the collaborative writing of increasingly complex stories。 The confrontation with the deaths, first of their mother, then of the two older sisters, marked them profoundly and influenced their writing。

1847年,《简·爱》、《呼啸山庄》和《艾格尼斯·格雷》在英国先后出版。《简·爱》和《呼啸山庄》这两部作品的出现,引起了文学界强烈的轰动,而这两部不朽的名著竟出于名不见经传的两姐妹之手,更成了英国文学史上的佳话。这两姐妹就是夏洛蒂·勃朗特和艾米莉·勃朗特。夏洛蒂的《简·爱》因题材的新颖和感情的真挚立即引起当时评论界的重视,而艾米莉则凭着《呼啸山庄》这部有着奇特想象力的小说在英国文学史上占有突出地位。

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Jane Eyre’s author Charlotte Bronte and Wuthering Heights’ author Amy Bronte are sisters。

《简·爱》的作者夏洛蒂·勃朗特和《呼啸山庄》的作者艾米莉·勃朗特是姐妹。

The dramatic moorlands which played such a big part the literature of the Bronte sisters will inspire you。

在勃朗特姐妹的作品中扮演过如此重要角色的高沼地将会带给游人非一般的灵感。

Personally I really enjoy visiting the home museums of the great writers, such as Jane Austin and the Bronte sisters。

我喜欢参观文学家的故居,像简·奥斯汀和勃朗特姐妹的故居。