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旅管181董杰铁飞扬卢浩玥TheIntroduction0101TheMoonandSixpenceisanovelwrittenbytheBritishnovelistWilliamSomersetMaugham,writtenin1919.PaulGauguinFrenchpost-impressionistpainterThisbookdescribesanordinaryLondonstockbroker,CharlesStrickland,whoabandonshiswifeandchildrenabruptlytopursuehisdesiretobecomeanartist.Intheprocessofhiswanderingaround,hefillscanvasaftercanvas,refusingtosellorevenexhibithiswork.Besetbypoverty,sickness,andhisownintransigent,hethendriftstoTahiti,wherehelivedforafewyearsbeforedyingofleprosy.(aninfectiousdiseasethatcausespainfulwhiteareasontheskinandcandestroynervesandflesh麻风)Stricklandleftbehindnumerouspaintings,buthiswifeburnedhismasterpiece,whichhepaintedonthewallsofhishutbeforelosinghissighttoleprosy,inordertofollowhisdyingorders.TheTitle02SixpencewasthesmallestunitoftheBritishcurrencyatthetime.“Peopleoftenforgotthesixpenceatthefootwhentheylookedupatthemoon.”ThemoonhasaverysacredandloftymeaningintheWest.Themoonrepresentstheidealandatruelovethatisnotswayedbymaterial,andthesixpencerepresentscruelrealityandsecularmaterial.“Helivesatanotherlevel.Otherpeople'slifeisconstantlydoingaddition,butheisdoingsubtraction.Everyidentityofapersonisaself-abduction,andonlylossisthepathtofreedom.Hedidnotchooseadream,butwashitbyadream.Justlikehisownwords,Ihavetopaint,justlikedrowningpeoplehavetostruggle.Heisdifferentfromtheothers:whileothersarechasingfameandfortune,herefusedtobe“others”.Thegroundwassixpence,buthelookedupandsawthemoon.03CharacteranalysisMr.StricklandStorytellerStorytellerStorytellerisawriterInpointoffacthewasbroadandheavy,withlargehandsandfeet,andheworehiseveningclothesclumsily（笨拙地）.Hewasamanofforty,notgood-looking,andyetnotugly,forhisfeatureswererathergood;buttheywereallalittlelargerthanlife-size,andtheeffectwasungainly（笨拙地）.Hewascleanshaven,andhislargefacelookeduncomfortablynaked.Hishairwasreddish,cutveryshort,andhiseyesweresmallblueorgrey.AppearanceinLondonTheirflatwasalwaysneatandcheerful,gaywithflowers,andthechintzes(印花布)inthedrawing-room,notwithstanding(尽管)theirseveredesign,werebrightandpretty.Themealsintheartisticlittledining-roomwerepleasant;thetablelookednice,themaidsweretrimandcomely;thefoodwaswellcooked.HomeinLondonAppearanceinParisHewassittingthereinhisoldNorfolkjacketandhisunbrushedbowler;histrouserswerebaggy,hishandswerenotclean;andhisface,withtheredstubbleoftheunshavedchin,thelittleeyes,andthelarge,aggressivenose,wasuncouthandcoarse.WhenlastI(writer)sawhimhewasspruce（打扮整齐）enough,buthelookedillatease:now,untidyandill-kempt,.Itwasaverysmallroom,overcrowdedwithfurnitureofthestylewhichtheFrenchknowasLouisPhilippe.Therewasalargewoodenbedsteadonwhichwasabillowingredeiderdown（鸭绒被）,andtherewasalargewardrobe（衣柜）,aroundtable,averysmallwashstand,andtwostuffedchairscoveredwithredrep.Everythingwasdirtyandshabby.HomeinParisIntheMarseillesHeworenothingbutapaleo土著.Hewasanextraordinaryfigure,withhisredbeardandmattedhair,andhisgreathairychest.Hisfeetwerehornyandscarred,sothatI(CaptainBrunot)knewhewentalwaysbarefoot.Hehadgonenativewithavengeance.AppearanceinTahitiThepareoisalongtripoftradecotton,redorblue,stampedwithawhitepattern.Itiswornroundthewaistandhangstotheknees.(缠腰布土著人的服饰)HomeinTahitiTheplacewhereStricklandlivedhadthebeautyoftheGardenofEden.Acornerhiddenawayfromalltheworld,withtheblueskyoverheadandtherich,luxurianttrees.Itwasafeastofcolour.Anditwasfragrantandcool.Wordscannotdescribethatparadise.Andherehelived,unmindfuloftheworldandbytheworldforgotten.斯特兰里克兰住的地方美的就像是伊甸园，一个与尘世隔绝的世外桃源，头顶是碧蓝的天空，到处是绿意葱茏、枝繁叶茂的树木。那简直是个彩色的盛宴，而且芬芳馥郁，凉爽宜人，言语根本就无法描述那个人间天堂，而他就住在这么一个地方，不问世事，也完全被世人所遗忘I(writer)supposethenextthreeyearswerethehappiestofStrickland’slife.Hepaintedandheread,andintheevening,whenitwasdark,they(Mr.StricklandandAta)sattogetherontheverandah(走廊）,smokingandlookingatthenight.Sentenceappreciation04Eachoneofusisaloneintheworld.Heisshutinatowerofbrass黄铜,andcancommunicatewithhisfellowsonlybysigns,andthesignshavenocommonvalue,sothattheirsenseisvague模糊anduncertain.Wearelikepeoplelivinginacountrywhoselanguagetheyknowsolittlethat,withallmannerofbeautifulandprofound深厚thingstosay,theyarecondemned判死刑tothebanalities平凡oftheconversationmanual社交套路.Iforgetwhoitwasthatrecommendedmenfortheirsoul‘sgoodtodoeachdaytwothingstheydisliked:itwasawiseman,anditisapreceptthatIhavefollowedscrupulously;foreverydayIhavegotupandIhavegonetobed.（chapter2）我不记得是谁曾经建议过，为了使灵魂宁静，一个人每天要做两件他不喜欢的事。说这句话的人是个聪明人，我也一直在一丝不苟地按照这条格言行事：因为我每天早上都起床，每天也都上床睡觉。Thefaculty能力formythisinnate先天的inthehumanrace.Itseizeswithavidity贪欲uponanyincidents,surprisingormysterious,inthecareerofthosewhohaveatalldistinguishedthemselvesfromtheirfellows,andinventsalegendtowhichitthenattaches系上afanatical狂热的belief.Itistheprotestofromanceagainstthecommonplaceoflife.（chapter1）制造神话是人类的天性，对那些出类拔萃的人物，如果他们生活中有什么令人感到诧异或者迷惑不解的事件，人们就会如饥似渴地抓住不放，编造出种种神话，而且深信不疑。这可以说是浪漫主义对平淡生活的一种抗议。thatcivilisedmanpractisesastrangeingenuity心灵手巧的inwastingontedious沉闷的exercisesthebriefspan持续ofhislife.（c8）文明社会这样消磨自己的心智，把短促的生命浪费在无聊的应酬上实在令人莫解。Ihadnotyetlearnthowcontradictoryishumannature;Ididnotknowhowmuchposethereisinth