梭罗英文介绍

Thoreau’sNatureWorldCloudWalden,orLifeintheWoodswhichwasfirstreleasedin1854hadbeenpubilshedforthousandsoftimesandhadhundredsofeditionsinthe156yearssinceThoreaupassedaway.Anduntilltoday,it’sstillreadbypeoplefromeverycorneroftheworld.HenryDavidThoreau(1817-1862)Birthplace:MassachusettsNationality:AmericaTitle:Proser,Poet,Naturalist,PhilosopherHewasgraduatedfromHarvardCollegein1837.In1845,hebuilthimselfasmallframehouseontheshoresofWaldenPond,andlivedtherefortwoyearsalone,alifeoflaborandstudy.NowifeNofriendNoservantsHesupportedhimselfbygrowingvegetablesandbysurveyinganddoingoddjobsinthenearbyvillage.Hereducedhismaterialneedsbylivingsimply,sothathewouldnothavetospendmuchtimesupportingalifestylethathedidnotneedorcareabout.HowdidThoreauliveinthewoods?WhydidThoreaulivealoneinthewoods?InWalden'sWhereILived,&WhatILivedfor,hedescribesanmotive:IwenttothewoodsbecauseIwantedtolivedeliberately.Iwantedtolivedeepandsuckoutallthemarrowoflife!Toputtoroutallthatwasnotlife.Andnot,whenIcametodie,discoverthatIhadnotlived.-----Thoreau我步入丛林，因为我希望生活得有意义，我希望活得深刻，汲取生命中所有的精华，把非生命的一切都击溃，以免让我在生命终结时，发现自己从来没有活过。-----梭罗Thoreauwantedtogetthemostfromhislifebydeterminingwhatwasreallyimportant.HedevotedmostofhistimetoobservingNature,reading,andwritingandhekeptadetailedjournalofhisobservations,activitiesandthoughts.Hewasquiteenjoythatlifeandsolitude.Andthere,hefinishedhismostfamousbookWalden.ThoreaudiedonMay6,1862,aged44years.Inthecontemporaryeyes,Heisjuststrangeparanoid(偏执狂),aEmersonsuitors.Anduntillthecenturychanging,Heandhisbookgotaprofoundunderstanding.IbelievepeoplewholoveThoreauandWaldenarenotonlylikethegeniusofsentencesinhiswriting,butalsofallinginlovewiththebeautyofnatureandthequietofsoul.ThankyouForlisteningCloud