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TheRocking-HorseWinner英语1113班智怡婷Content1Thebasicinformationabouttheauthor2Summary3Analysis4Myopinion1D.H.LawrenceDavidHerbertRichardsLawrenceAnEnglishnovelist,poet,playwright,essayist,literarycriticandpainter.Hewasthefourthchildofhisfamily.Hisfatherwasabarelyliterateminer,andhismotherwasaformerschoolmistress.Inhisearlylife,hestudiedwhileworked.InMarch1912LawrencemetFriedaWeekly,withwhomhewastosharetherestofhislife.Shewasthewifeofaprofessorandtheyhadthreechildren.SheelopedwithLawrence.Duringtheyearfrom1912to1914,becauseofmilitarism,LawrencewasarrestedandaccusedofbeingaBritishspy.Aftertheexperienceofthewaryears,Lawrencebeganwhathetermedhis'savagepilgrimage',atimeofvoluntaryexile.HeescapedfromEnglandandwithhiswifespenttheremainderofhislifetravelling.Hediedoftuberculosis肺结核inasanatorium疗养院insouthernFranceattheageof44.MainworksTheWhitePeacock白孔雀(1911)TheTrespasser逾矩的罪人(1912)SonsandLovers儿子与情人（1913）TheRainbow彩虹(1915)WomeninLove恋爱中的女人(1920)LadyChatterley‘sLover查泰莱夫人的情人（1928）2TheRocking-HorseWinnerByD.H.Lawrence(1885-1930)TheRocking-HorseWinnerisashortstorybyD.H.Lawrence.ItwasfirstpublishedinJuly1926,inHarper'sBazaarandsubsequentlyappearedinthefirstvolumeofLawrence'scollectedshortstories.Thestorydescribesayoungmiddle-classEnglishmotherwhohadnoluck.Thoughoutwardlysuccessful,sheishauntedbyasenseoffailure;Thefamily’slifestyleexceedsitsincomeandunspokenanxietyaboutmoneypermeates(弥漫、充满)thehousehold.Herchildren,asonPaulandhistwosisters,sensethisanxiety,andPaulevenclaimshecanhearthehousewhispering:Theremustbemoremoney.PaultellshisUncleOscarCresswellaboutbettingonhorseraceswithBassett,thegardener.He'sbeenplacingbetsusinghispocketmoneyandhaswonandsavedthreehundredtwentypounds.Hesayssometimesheissureofawinnerforanupcomingrace,andthehorseshenamesdoinfactwin.UncleOscarandBassettbothplacelargebetsonthehorsesPaulnames.Afterfurtherwinning,PaulandOscararrangetogivethemotheragiftoffivethousandpounds,butthegiftonlyletsherspendmore.Disappointed,Paultriesharderthanevertobe“lucky”.AstheDerby（马赛名）approaches,Paulisdeterminedtolearnthewinner.Hismotherrusheshomefromapartyanddiscovershissecret.Hehasbeenspendinghoursridinghisrockinghorse,sometimesallnightlong,untilhe“getsthere”,intoaclairvoyant(可以预知未来的)statewherehecanbesureofthewinner'sname.PaulremainsillthroughthedayoftheDerby.InformedbyCresswell,BassetthasplacedPaul'sbetonMalabar,atfourteentoone.HeisinformedbyBassettthathenowhas80,000pounds,Theboydiesinthenightandhismotherhearsherbrothersay,“MyGod,Hester,you’reeighty-oddthousandtothegood（净赚）,andapoordevilofasontothebad（亏损）.But,poordevil,poordevil,he’sbestgoneoutofalifewhereherideshisrockinghorsetofindawinner.”3AnalysisHesterwasabeautifulwomanwhowasborninarichfamily.Originally,shewasakindgirlwhoseheartwasfilledwithlove.Inaddition,sheknewwhatwasloveandhowtolove.Shemarriedforlove.Unfortunately,herhusbandhadno“luck”.furthermore,lovedidnotgiveherhappylifeassheexpected.Asaresult,disappointmentforbothloveandherhusbandeventuallymadeherdevoteherselftopursuingmaterialenjoyment.Hester——themotherWhenherchildrenwerepresent,shealwaysfeltthecenterofherheartgohard.Butshedisguisedperfectlyinfrontofeveryonesothateverybodysaidofher:“sheissuchagoodmother.Sheadoresherchildren.”onlyherselfandherchildrenknewittotallywasn’ttrue.Infact,shecouldnotfeellove.Paul——thesonThelittlePaulcaresabouthismotheralot.Heconcernedaboutthemother'semotions,andhehopedhismothercouldbehappy.e.g.hewasveryanxioustoseetheeffectofthebirthdayletter,tellinghismotheraboutthethousandpounds.Thenacold,determinedlookcameonhermouth.Shehidtheletterunderthepileofothers,andsaidnotawordaboutit.“didn’tyouhaveanythingniceinthepostforyourbirthday,mother?”saidPaul.“Quitemoderatelynice,”shesaid,hervoicecoldandabsent.Shewentawaytotownwithoutsayingmore.Aslongasthemothercouldbecomehappy,hewaswillingtodoanythingforthemother.ClassicconversationsMother,saidtheboyPauloneday,whydon'twekeepacarofourown?Whydowealwaysuseuncle's,orelseataxi?Becausewe'rethepoormembersofthefamily,saidthemother.Butwhyarewe,mother?Well－Isuppose,shesaidslowlyandbitterly,it'sbecauseyourfatherhasnoluck.Theboywassilentforsometime.Isluckmoney,mother?heaskedrathertimidly.No,Paul.Notquite.It'swhatcausesyoutohavemoney.“Oh!saidPaulvaguely.IthoughtwhenUncleOscarsaidfilthylucker,itmeantmoney.Filthylucredoesmeanmoney,saidthemother.Butit'slucre,notluck.“Oh!saidtheboy.Thenwhatisluck,mother?It'swhatcausesyoutohavemoney.Ifyou'reluckyyouhavemoney.That'swhyit'sbettertobebornluckythanrich.Ifyou'rerich,youmayloseyourmoney.Butifyou'relucky,youwillalwaysgetmoremoney.“Oh!Willyou?Andisfathernotlucky?Veryunlucky,Ishouldsay,shesaidbitterly.Theboywatchedherwithunsureeyes.Why?heasked.Idon'tknow.Nobodyeverknowswhyonepersonisluckyandanotherunlucky.“Don'tthey?Nobodyatall?Doesnobodyknow?“PerhapsGod.ButHenevertells.Heoughtto,then.Andaren'tyouluckyeither,mother?“Ican'tbe,ifImarriedanunluckyhusband.“Butbyyourself,aren'tyou?“Thechildlookedather,toseeifshemeantit.Buthesaw,bythelinesofhermouth,thatshewasonlytryingtohidesomethingfromhim.Well,anyhow,hesaidstoutly,I'maluckypers