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JackLondon

JackLondon(1876—1916),formerlyknownasJohnGriffithLondon.HisworkisnotonlywidespreadintheUnitedStates,andwelcomedbythepeoplesoftheworld.Hisworkenjoyshighstatusinworldliterature.JackLondon,beganwriting24yearsold,diedattheageof40years.JackLondon‘screative,boldpenforce,thelanguagesimple,dramaticplot.Heoftendescribedbypeopleplacedinextremelyharsh,lifeanddeathcircumstances,asshowingoffthemostprofound(深刻的)ofhumannature,themostauthentic（真實的）character.Hegavehislifetocreateavolumeofabout50works,mostfamousfor"CalloftheWild,""SeaWolf"and"WhiteTeeth,""MartinEden"andaseriesofexcellentshortstory"LoveofLife",“OldManAlliance","NorthernTheOdyssey,""MaPuxithehouse,""Silenceofthesnow,"andsoon.JackLondonatanearlyagewhenthechild,adrift（漂泊）atsea,trekkinginthesnow,andtheneventuallymadegreatachievementsthroughwork-studywriter.Hislegendarylife,arichexperienceoflifeintheworld,israreamongwriters.Hisworkmorerealisticstyleandformatofthesubjectmatter,andstronglysuggeststhatoutofthewriter'suniquepersonality,formanyyearsbeenattractedtoadifferentera,differentexperiencesofreaders.TheDeathofJackLondonThedeathof

JackLondonisstillamystery.November21,1916,JackLondonplanedtobuysomegoodbullinChicago

onhiswaytoNewYork,butthatnighthetookanoverdoseofmorphine（嗎啡）anddied.Hehadabookonthetable,writingsomenumbers.Atthattimehesufferedfromtheuraemia（尿毒癥）,butthedoctorsthoughtthecauseofhisdeathasuraemiawasnotconvincing.Thenonlytwoexplanations:suicide,orcalculationerrors.Arrangementsduringthedayfromhispointofview,notasuicide;butitisdifficultforpeopletoaccept

theveryimportant

medicationcalculationerrors1.Youthisalwaysyoungandelderlywillonlygrowold.青年總是年青的，只有老年才會變老。2.Theonlywaytogetsmartistobuywiththeyouth.得到智慧的惟一辦法，就是用青春去買。3.Ifyoudonotownhumannatureretreat,wecannotgoagainstnatureencouraged.人如果沒有本性自身的退卻，就不可能違背本性的鼓勵。4.Lifeisnotcaughtgoodcardstosettlethematter,andsometimesbadluck,weshouldplaywell.生活并非抓到好牌就了事，而有時手氣差，就要打得好。5.Youcannotwaitforinspiration,getwithstickschase.你不能光等著靈感，得拿著棍棒去追。WhiteFang白牙SomethingaboutthisbookWhenWhiteFangwaspublishedin1906,JackLondonwasthemostwidelyreadwriterintheUnitedStatesandwasalsopopularinEurope,thankstohissecondnovel,TheCalloftheWild(1903).(Londonhadbecome,aswell,thefirstmillionaireAmericanauthor.)ThetwonovelsarerelatedinthatwhileTheCalloftheWildtellsthestoryofadogwhobecomeswildandleadsawolfpack,WhiteFangisthelifestoryofawolfwhocomes,aftermanyhardshipsdealthimbybothmanandnature,toliveadog’slifewithalovingmaster.Bothnovels,alongwithscoresofLondon’sshortstories,aresetinthelandtheauthorcalledsimply“TheNorth”—theYukonTerritorytowhichheoncetraveledasagoldprospector.goldprospector淘金者prospector勘探者ThoughnotconsideredtheliteraryequalofTheCalloftheWild,WhiteFangwasanimmediatecommercialsuccessandcontinuestobepopularacenturyafteritsinitialpublication.Initsunblinkingportrayalsofnature’sunforgivingharshness,ofhumankind’scapacityforbothshockingbrutalityandunconditionallove,andofthestruggleforsurvivalthatiscommontoalllife,WhiteFangisclassicLondon.雖然沒有被認(rèn)為與《野性的呼喚》具有平等的文學(xué)地位，但《白牙》無疑是一個巨大的商業(yè)成功，并且在最初出版后一個世紀(jì)仍持續(xù)暢銷。這部作品描寫了生命中常見的現(xiàn)象：自然的冷酷無情，人類令人震驚的殘忍與無條件的愛，以及生命的掙扎?！栋籽馈肥堑湫偷膫惗刈髌?。IntroductionofWhiteFangThestorybeginswithtwoprospectors,BillandHenrytravelingacrossAlaskawithateamofsleddogs.Themenarelowonfood,provisionsandammunition.TheyarebeingstalkedbyaviciousandhungrypackofArcticwolves.Onebyone,thewolveskillandeatthesleddogs.EvenBilliskilledbythewolvesandHenryfindshimselfalone.Eventually,afteragruelingstrugglewiththepack,Henryisrescuedbyagroupofprospectors.

provision供應(yīng)ammunition彈藥,軍火

stalk潛步跟蹤grueling緊張的，激烈的Thestorythenfollowsthewolves.Theleaderofthepackfathersalitterofcubs,onlyoneofwhichsurvives.Thesurvivingcub,namedWhiteFangeventuallyfindshimselfinthecareofatribeofAlaskanIndians.WhiteFangisnotacceptedbythetribe'sresidentdogsandistreatedharshlybythem.ThisharshtreatmentforcesWhiteFangtogrowintoarugged,strongandcleveranimal.Afterthedogisfullygrown,theIndianstradeWhiteFangtoanunscrupulousmannamedBeautySmith.SmithpurchasedWhiteFanginordertogambleonhimasafightingdog.cub幼獸unscrupulous肆無忌憚的,不擇手段的,無道德原則的gamble打賭，賭博WhiteFang'stoughnessandstrengthmakehimalmostunbeatableandhedefeatseverychallenger.Oneday,forthefirsttime,WhiteFangfacesastrongerdogthatnearlykillshim.Fortunately,WhiteFangissavedfromthefightbyWeedenScott.ScottadoptsWhiteFangandspendsagreatdealoftimetryingtodomesticatehim.EventuallyWhiteFangyieldstoScott'sattemptsandthetwobecomefriends.ScotttakesWhiteFanghometoCaliforniawithhim,wherethewildanimalslowlyadjuststothepeacefulandeasylifeofadomesticdog.toughness強(qiáng)硬,強(qiáng)健domesticate馴化domestic國內(nèi)的；家(庭)的，家用的；馴養(yǎng)的

Attheend,WhiteFangbecomestheprotectoroftheScottfamilywhenacriminalattemptstotakethelifeofJudgeScott.WhiteFangisinjuredduringthealtercation,butsavestheJudge.ThisstoryclosesthecirclewithTheCalloftheWild.WhiteFangnowlivescomfortablyintheScotthome,exactlythesameplacethatBuckstartedhisadventuresintheCalloftheWild.Altercation爭吵，爭論Somepictures:coversofthisbookcommentsWhiteFangisinmanyways,theoppositeofTheCalloftheWild.Thefirststorydepictsthetransformationofadomesticdogintotheleaderofapackofwildwolves.Theseconddepictsthetransformationofawildanimalintoapeacefuldomesticdog.WhiteFanghasbeenadaptedintonolessthan15TVshowsandmovies.Theexcitingadventurestoryisstillwidelyreadandenjoyedtoday.Itisapopularstoryamongyoungreadersandithascertainlypassedthetestoftime.TheCalloftheWildandWhiteFangshouldbereadinsuccessionandbothstoriesarehighlyrecommendedtofansofclassicliterature.DirectoryPart1—TheWild.1:TheTrailofMeat2:TheShe-Wolf3:TheHungerCryPart2—BornoftheWild.1:TheBattleoftheFangs2:The