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1、Jack·London杰克.倫敦AfamousAmericanwriterBornonJanuary12,1876inCalifornia.Hisfamilywasverypoor,andJackhadtoleaveschooltomakemoney.Heworkedhardinmanydifferentjobs.Later,Jackreturnedtoschool.Butdidn’tstaylong.Intheyear1897,hewenttoAlaskatofindgold.Insteadofgettingmuchgold,hef
2、oundideasforhisbooksandstories.Hewentbackhomeandbegantowrite.Hiswritingwerewarmlywelcomedandhebecamerichandfamouswhenhewasunderthirty.ButJackLondonwasnotahappyman.Inpoorhealth.Hetookhisownlifein1916.Hewasthenonlyfortyyearsold.AboutJackJackbelievedinself---struggle,andst
3、roveveryhardtobethestrongoflife,becausehelearntthelawofthenature,thestrongconqueredtheweak.Healsoheldveryactiveandenthusiasticattitudetowardlife.Thefollowingquotationmayfullyillustratewhathewas.JackIwouldratherbeashesthandust.Iwouldratherthatmysparkshouldburnoutinabrill
4、iantblazethanthatitshouldbestifledbydry-rot.Iwouldratherbeasuperbmeteor,everyatomofmeinmagnificentglow,thanasleepyandpermanentplanet.TheproperfunctionofmanistoLIVE.Ishallnotwastemydaystryingtoprolongthem.Ishallusemytime.死后,我寧愿是一堆骨灰而不是化為塵土。我寧愿是一顆閃亮的火星投入熊熊燃燒的火焰,而不愿在死灰中窒息。
5、我寧愿是華美的流星,讓每一顆粒子都綻放光芒,而不是做沉沉悶悶的,不停繞行的行星。生活應(yīng)是人的本分。我不會(huì)為延長(zhǎng)生命而活著,我為生活而活。Translation熱愛(ài)生命Thecallofthewild野性的呼喚ByJack·LondonTheCallOfTheWildAlthoughitisashortstoryaboutadog,Buck,itvividlydepictsthelifeintheprimitiveNorthwherepeoplerushedforgoldandfortune.Buck,usedtobelongtoaju
6、dge,waskidnappedandsoldtoNorth.Thenhebecameamemberofadog-teampullingasled(雪橇).Inthedaysofpullingasnow-sled,helearnedtoconformtothelawofnatureandobeythemaster.Finally,hefoundabasicinstincthiddeninsidehim,whichenabledhimselftosurvivethetoughenvironment.Thisisthecallofthew
7、ild.TheCalloftheWildPlotSummary故事發(fā)展在一個(gè)法官的家里過(guò)著養(yǎng)尊處優(yōu)的生活被法官那貪婪的助手給拐賣到一個(gè)訓(xùn)練狗拉雪橇的人手里到嚴(yán)寒的阿拉斯加島上拉雪橇受盡了皮肉和精神的雙重折磨漸漸適應(yīng)了沒(méi)有人性的生活打敗了他的對(duì)手,當(dāng)上了領(lǐng)頭軍換了主人,受盡鞭打。仁慈的桑頓帶著他離開了桑頓被土著居民打死,暴怒的巴克為了給主人報(bào)仇咬死了許多人野性在向他呼喚,他加入了狼群,走向了那本屬于他的—野性Buck,themaincharacter,isaSaintBernardandScotchShepherdcross,which
8、giveshimtheappearanceofanexceptionallylargedogthatlookssimilartoawolf.BuckleadsacomfortablelifeasthepetofJudge