瑞普·凡·溫克爾rip_van_winkle中英文對(duì)照與summary

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