馬克吐溫-中英文介紹-PPT課件

1、 馬克吐溫MARK TWAIN 馬克吐溫（Mark Twain,1835年11月30日1910年4月21日）,原名薩繆爾蘭亨克萊門 （Samuel Langhorne Clemens) 是美國的幽默大師、小說家、作家，也是著名演說家，19世紀后期美國現(xiàn)實主義文學的杰出代表。2006年，沃倫被美國的權(quán)威期刊大西洋月刊評為影響美國的100位人物之一（名列第16位）。 雖然馬克吐溫的財富不多，卻無損他高超的幽默、機智與名氣，被稱為美國最知名人士之一，被譽為 “美國文學之父”擅長寫諷刺小說。其交友甚是廣泛，迪士尼、魏偉德、尼古拉特斯拉、海倫凱勒、亨利羅杰諸君，皆為其友。他曾被譽為美國文學史上的林肯。海

2、倫凱勒曾言：“我喜歡馬克吐溫誰會不喜歡他呢？即使是上帝，亦會鐘愛他，賦予其智慧，并于其心靈里繪畫出一道愛與信仰的彩虹?！蓖？思{稱他為“第一位真正的美國作家，我們都是繼承他而來”。他于1910年4月21日去世，享年七十五歲，安葬于紐約州艾瑪拉。人物簡介EARLY LIFE EXPERIENCEBorn in a little town in MississippiAt 11, he lost his fatherAt 13, he stopped schoolingTramp printerSteamboat pilot on the MississippiConfederate guerr

3、illaProspectorReporter on the far western frontierTraveler abroad 出生于密西西比河畔小城漢尼拔的一個鄉(xiāng)村貧窮律師家庭，從小出外拜師學徒。當過排字工人，密西西比河水手、南軍士兵，還經(jīng)營過木材業(yè)、礦業(yè)和出版業(yè)，晚年巡回演講，但有效的工作是當記者和寫作幽默文學。 A master of language shortconcrete direct in effect simple, even ungrammatical sentence and structure words He used colloquial language, v

4、ernacular language, dialects MARK TWAINS WRITING FEATURESlocal colourrepresented social life through portraits of local places which he knew best drew from his own rich fund of knowledge of people and places tall tales (highly exaggerated) WRITING FEATURES OF MARK TWAINMark Twain is famous for his h

5、umor and satire. Mark Twains humor is based on the humor of the Western in AmericaHe often described persons who was innocent, simple, naive, and ignorant as his heroes or heroines.He used the artistic style of hyperbole on the basis of the western traditional humor and made his writing full of alle

6、gories that lay behind the humor. STYLEHis earlier works are light, humorous and optimistic.His later works become darker and more obscure, showing his discontent and disappointment toward the social reality.His last works shows his acute pessimism, despair, skepticism determinism.Simple and plain d

7、iction, precise, direct.Twains greatest fame and his importance in American literature rest largely on his two best known novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 湯姆索亞歷險記 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克費恩歷險記 WorksMARK TWAINS MASTERPIECESOTHER WORKS BY MARK TWAIN 1) “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of

8、Calaveras County” (1865) 加拉維加縣有名的跳蛙 his first sketch that brought him fame and success.2) Innocents Abroad (1869) 傻瓜出國記 The book version of his travel sketches about Middle East, Europe, etc.3) The Gilded Age (1873)4）A Tramp Abroad (1880) Another book of humor and travel observations in the vein of

9、The Innocents Abroad and Roughing It. 5) The Prince And The Pauper (1882) 王子與貧兒6) Life On The Mississippi (1883) 密西西比河的生活7) A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthurs Court (1889) 在亞瑟王朝的康涅狄克州的美國佬8) A Million-Pound Note (1893) 百萬英鎊9) Puddnhead Wilson (1894) 傻瓜威爾遜10) The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1900)

10、敗壞哈德萊堡的人11) The Mysterious Stranger (1916) 神秘的陌生人湯姆索亞歷險記5) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) A story written for boys, full of the horror and joys of childhood flowing on the surface of experience. Generations after generations of young people have held it dear to their hearts. Tom Sawyer is sure

11、to be studied in American schools as The Declaration of Independence.作品簡介湯姆索亞歷險記是美國著名小說家馬克吐溫的代表作，發(fā)表于1876年。小說主人公湯姆索亞天真活潑，富于幻想和冒險，不堪忍受束縛個性，枯燥乏味的生活，幻想干一番英雄事業(yè)。小說通過主人公的冒險經(jīng)歷，對美國虛偽庸俗的社會習俗、偽善的宗教儀式和刻板陳腐的學校教育進行了諷刺和批判，以歡快的筆調(diào)描寫了少年兒童自由活潑的心靈。湯姆索亞歷險記以其濃厚的深具地方特色的幽默和對人物敏銳觀察，一躍成為最偉大的兒童文學作品，也是一首美國“黃金時代”的田園牧歌。本書的姊妹篇是哈克

12、貝利費恩歷險記MAIN CHARACTER Tom Sawyer: the young protagonist(主角)湯姆索亞Huckleberry Finn: the towns pariah(被社會遺棄者)哈克貝利費恩Aunt Polly: Toms aunt and guardian波莉姨媽Sid Sawyer: Toms half-brother希德Mary: Toms elder cousin瑪麗Becky Thatcher: a cute girl that wins Toms affection貝琪薩切爾A BRIEF OUTLINE OF TOM SAWYERTom lives

13、 with his younger brother Sid and Aunt Polly in St. Petersburg, a remote town on the banks of the Mississippi river. While his brother Sid is a “model” boy, Tom is quite the opposite of his brother. At school he disobeys his teacher and always busies himself with outside matters at the lessons. Toms

14、 bosom friend is Huck Finn, a boy deserted by his drunkard of a father and looked upon as an outcast in the town.But Tom has read many books and wants to make his life just as bright as it is depicted in the stories. He devises games in which the boys play the role of brave outlaws and warlike Red I

15、ndians who are the terror of the rich and the oppressors. One night the boys involuntarily witness the murder of Dr. Robinson. An innocent man is charged with the crime. But on the day of the trial Tom fearlessly exposes the real criminal the Indian Joe who escapes through an open window of the cour

16、troom.Another night, the boys went out to dig for hidden treasures near a deserted house three miles from town. There they almost fall into the hands of the murderer who accidentally finds a box filled with gold coins.Shortly after the incident Tom goes to a picnic with a party of schoolmates. Explo

17、ring a cave, he gets lost with Becky Thatcher, the daughter of the Judge. Tom behaves like a brave boy, calms Beckys fears and finds the way out of the cave.In a few days time Tom and Huck return to the cave. They find the dead body of the murderer, who could not have found the way out of the cave a

18、nd also the hidden treasures. 內(nèi)容簡介湯姆幼年喪母，由姨媽收養(yǎng)。聰明頑皮的湯姆受不了姨媽和學校老師的管束，常常逃學闖禍。一天深夜，他與好朋友哈克貝利費恩到墓地玩耍，無意中目睹了一起兇殺案的發(fā)生。因為害怕遭到報復，他們不敢揭發(fā)真相。后來，湯姆、哈克帶著另一個小伙伴一起逃到一座荒島上做起了“海盜”，弄得家里以為他們被淹死了，結(jié)果他們卻出現(xiàn)在了自己的“葬禮”上。在法院上，經(jīng)過激烈的思想斗爭，湯姆終于勇敢地站出來，指證了兇手。又有一天，湯姆和哈克在河邊一幢“鬧鬼”的房子里尋寶時，發(fā)現(xiàn)了印第安喬和他的同伙在往地里埋錢，差點被印第安人喬發(fā)現(xiàn)，幸虧樓梯倒塌，他們才逃過這一劫。后來，哈克跟蹤印第安人喬和他的同伙，發(fā)現(xiàn)他們要謀害寡婦道格拉斯，哈克忙敲開一戶人家的門，在他們的幫助下救出了寡