瑞普·凡·溫克爾rip_van_winkle中英文對照與summary

1、作者簡介：華盛頓歐文（WashingtonIrving）（17891895）美國浪漫主義作家，也是一個純文學(xué)作家，他的寫作態(tài)度是“writingfpleasuretoproducepleasure“。歐文的代表作有《見聞札記》（SketchBook），這是第一部偉大的青少年讀物，也是美國本土作家第一部成功的小說。由于歐文對美國文學(xué)的偉大貢獻(xiàn)，他獲得了“美國文學(xué)之父”的光榮稱號。這篇短篇小說，《瑞普凡溫克爾》便是摘自《見聞札記》。RipV

2、anWinkleAPosthumousWritingofDiedrichKnickerbockerByWashingtonIrving(THEFOLLOWINGtalewasfoundamongthepapersofthelateDiedrichKnickerbockeranoldgentlemanofNewYkwhowasverycuriousintheDutchhistyoftheprovincethemannersofthedes

3、cendantsfromitsprimitivesettlers.Hishisticalresearcheshoweverdidnotliesomuchamongbooksasamongmenfthefmerarelamentablyscantyonhisfavitetopicswhereashefoundtheoldburghersstillmetheirwivesrichinthatlegendarylesoinvaluableto

4、truehisty.WhenevertherefehehappeneduponagenuineDutchfamilysnuglyshutupinitslowroofedfarmhouseunderaspreadingsycamehelookeduponitasalittleclaspedvolumeofblackletterstudieditwiththezealofabookwm.Theresultofalltheseresearch

5、eswasahistyoftheprovinceduringthereignoftheDutchgovernswhichhepublishedsomeyearssince.Therehavebeenvariousopinionsastotheliteraryacterofhiswktotellthetruthitisnotawhitbetterthanitshouldbe.Itschiefmeritisitsscrupulousaccu

6、racywhichindeedwasalittlequestionedonitsfirstappearancebuthassincebeencompletelyestablisheditishowadmittedintoallhisticalcollectionsasabookofunquestionableauthity.Theoldgentlemandiedshtlyafterthepublicationofhiswknowthat

7、heisdeadgoneitcannotdomuchharmtohismemytosaythathistimemighthavebeenmuchbetteremployedinweightierlabs.Hehoweverwasapttoridehishobbyinhisownwaythoughitdidnowthenkickupthedustalittleintheeyesofhisneighbsgrievethespiritofso

8、mefriendsfwhomhefeltthetruestdeferenceaffectionyethiserrsfolliesareremembered“meinsrowthaninanger”itbeginstobesuspectedthatheneverintendedtoinjureoffend.Buthoweverhismemymaybeappreciatedbycriticsitisstillhelddearamongman

9、yfolkwhosegoodopinioniswellwthhavingparticularlybycertainbiscuitbakerswhohavegonesofarastoimprinthislikenessontheirNewYearcakeshavethusgivenhimachancefimmtalityalmostequaltothebeingstampedonaWaterloomedalaQueenAnne’sfart

10、hing.)theblameonDameVanWinkle.Thechildrenofthevillagetoowouldshoutwithjoywheneverheapproached.HeassistedattheirsptsmadetheirplaythingstaughtthemtoflykitesshootmarblestoldthemlongstiesofghostswitchesIndians.Wheneverhewent

11、dodgingaboutthevillagehewassurroundedbyatroopofthemhangingonhisskirtsclamberingonhisbackplayingathoustricksonhimwithimpunitynotadogwouldbarkathimthroughouttheneighbhood.ThegreaterrinRip’scompositionwasaninsuperableaversi

12、ontoallkindsofprofitablelab.ItcouldnotbefromthewantofassiduityperseverancefhewouldsitonawetrockwitharodaslongheavyasaTartar’slancefishalldaywithoutamurmureventhoughheshouldnotbeencouragedbyasinglenibble.Hewouldcarryafowl

13、ingpieceonhisshoulderfhourstogethertrudgingthroughwoodsswampsuphilldowndaletoshootafewsquirrelswildpigeons.HewouldneverevenrefusetoassistaneighbintheroughesttoilwasafemostmanatallcountryfrolicsfhuskingIndiancnbuildingsto

14、nefences.ThewomenofthevillagetoousedtoemployhimtoruntheirerrstodosuchlittleoddjobsastheirlessobliginghusbswouldnotdoftheminawdRipwasreadytoattendtoanybody’sbusinessbuthisownbutastodoingfamilydutykeepinghisfarminderitwasi

15、mpossible.Infacthedeclareditwasofnousetowkonhisfarmitwasthemostpestilentlittlepieceofgroundinthewholecountryeverythingaboutitwentwrongwouldgowronginspiteofhim.Hisfenceswerecontinuallyfallingtopieceshiscowwouldeithergoast

16、raygetamongthecabbagesweedsweresuretogrowquickerinhisfieldsthananywhereelsetherainalwaysmadeapointofsettinginjustashehadsomeoutdowktodosothatthoughhispatrimonialestatehaddwindledawayunderhismanagementacrebyacreuntilthere

17、waslittlemeleftthanamerepatchofIndiancnpotatoesyetitwasthewstconditionedfarmintheneighbhood.Hischildrentoowereasraggedwildasiftheybelongedtonobody.HissonRipanurchinbegotteninhisownlikenesspromisedtoinheritthehabitswithth

18、eoldclothesofhisfather.Hewasgenerallyseentroopinglikeacoltathismother’sheelsequippedinapairofhisfather’scastoffgalligaskinswhichhehadmuchadotoholdupwithonehasafineladydoeshertraininbadweather.RipVanWinklehoweverwasoneoft

19、hosehappymtalsoffoolishwelloileddispositionswhotakethewldeasyeatwhitebreadbrownwhichevercanbegotwithleastthoughttroublewouldratherstarveonapennythanwkfapound.Iflefttohimselfhewouldhavewhistledlifeawayinperfectcontentment

20、buthiswifekeptcontinuallydinninginhisearsabouthisidlenesshiscarelessnesstheruinhewasbringingonhisfamily.Mningnoonnighthertonguewasincessantlygoingeverythinghesaiddidwassuretoproduceatrentofhouseholdeloquence.Riphadbutone

21、wayofreplyingtoalllecturesofthekindthatbyfrequentusehadgrownintoahabit.Heshruggedhisshouldersshookhisheadcastuphiseyesbutsaidnothing.Thishoweveralwaysprovokedafreshvolleyfromhiswifesothathewasfaintodrawoffhisfcestaketoth