沃尔特·米蒂的隐秘生活——The-Secret-Life-of-Walter-Mitty

THESECRETLIFEOFWALTERMITTY沃尔特·米蒂的隐秘生活ⅠTheAuthorⅡTheContextⅢTheGlossaryCONTENTSⅠTheAuthor1.TheDateofBirthandDeathBornDecember8,1894DiedNovember2,1961Lifespan66years2.OccupationandPeriodAmericanhumorist,author,journalist,playwright.1929--19613.RestingPlaceGreenLawnCemetery,Columbus,Ohio,U.S.ProfileofJamesThurberPersonalFile4.SubjectHumor6.CommonThemesa.Frustrationofmodernlifeb.Disappointmentofmodernhumanbeingsc.Underdogs5.GenreShortstories,cartoons,essaysHisfather,dreamingbeingofalawyeroranactorHismother,aborncomedianHehastwobrothers.Twomarriages:1922-19351935-1961FamilyWorkexperienceCareer1961,hediedduetocomplicationsfrompneumonia(肺炎).DeathNotableWorksWorks21134LifeStoryTheOhioStateUniversityAreporterforTheColumbusDispatch1921-1924AneidtorofTheNewYorkerAncartoonist(1930)1927-19331925-1927AreporterfortheNewYorkEveningPostAcodeclerkforDepartmentofState1918-1920LifeStory1933LateinhislifeTeachingatYaleUniversityResignedfromTheNewYorkerAfreelancewriter1913-1918IsSexNecessary?《性是必要的吗》该书结合美国知识阶层男性在同女性交往和恋爱、婚姻中的种种表现，精辟的分析了这些现象的心理原因，并探讨了应该怎样对待这些问题。MyLifeandHardTimes《我的生活与艰苦岁月》该书为詹姆斯·瑟伯的自传文章。FablesforOurTime《当代寓言集》该书文体简洁，对人类的弱点洞察入微，评价毫不留情，被认为是继马克·吐温之后最有幽默感的作品。1929The13Clocks《十三座钟》该书是儿童读物，是英美经典儿童文学作品，也是仅有的几部儿童作品中最著名的一部。193319401950TheSecretLifeofWalterMittyisashortstorybyJamesThurber.Themostfamousofhisstory,itfirstappearedinTheNewYorkeronMarch18,1939andwasfirstcollectedinhisbookMyWorldandWelcometoIt.ⅡTheContextTheSecretLifeofWalterMittySocialBackgroundandSettingSocialBackground•Thestorywaswrittenin1939,justafterthebeginningofWWⅡ.ThewarinfluencedAmericaaswell.Peopleatthattimeadmiredthelivesofmillionaires,famousdoctorsandmilitaryheroes.•In1929-1933,AmericanpeopleweresufferingthedestructionoftheeconomiccrisisduringtheGreatDepression.Americansofallclassesatthattimewerelostintheconfusion,frustration,povertyandthepremonitionofdeath.SettingTheactiontakesplaceinthelate1930sinacartravelingtoWaterbury,Connecticut,andintheMainStreetofthiscity.PlotMr.Mitty,asuburbanite,driveshiswifeintothecenterforsomeshopping.Afterhavingbeenreprovedfordrvingtoofast,heletsheroutatthehairdresser'sandleaveshiscarattheparkinglot.Hebuysapairofovershoesandaboxofdogbiscuit,thengoestothelobbyofthehotelwherehiswifeistomeethim.Ontheirwaybacktotheparkinglot,hiswiferememberssomethingthatsheneedstobuyinhedrugstoreandthestoryendsasMr.Mittywaitsforheroutside.Duringthistimehehasfiveheroicdaydreamepisodes.Daydream1asacommanderofanavyhydroplanebreakingastormDaydream2amagnificentsurgeonperformingaone-of-a-kindsurgeryDaydream3acoolcrackshottestifyinginacourtroomDaydream4aRoyalAirForce(RAF)pilotvolunteeringtobombanammunitiondumpDaydream5aherofacingthefiringsquadwithoutthehandkerchiefPlotFiveDaydreamsPlot弗洛伊德说：白日梦往往是利用眼前的发生的事件，为自己构想未来，以实现未能满足的欲望。现实与梦境的衔接点开车超速手套摘下又戴上；停车前经过医院一个报童喊着有关华脱伯雷审判案的新闻在过期杂志上看到德军轰炸机和街头废墟的图片背靠着墙，吸着烟等待妻子梦境幻想自己是指挥水上飞机冲出风暴的指挥官医学界赫赫有名，技术精湛的医生，治愈了一位生命垂危的亿万富翁右手用绷带绑着，即使左手也能百发百中的神枪手，藐视法庭，辱骂检察官为“狗杂种”自己单枪匹马为炸毁敌人军火库勇于战斗的飞行员在吸完最后一口烟后，幻想自己是因华脱伯雷案而判处死刑的视死如归的英雄现实与梦境的分裂点妻子的训斥停车场伙计的训斥猛然想起妻子让他买小狗饼干妻子的埋怨全文在梦境中结束hypocritical,vainThenexttime,hethought,I'llwearmyrightarminasling...myself.(P15,3,6)Iwantsomebiscuitforsmallyoungdogs...PuppiesBarkforItonthebox.(P16,2,6)incompetent,clumsyWronglane,Mac,saidtheparking-lotattendant...(P15,2,2)Oncehehadtriedtotakehischainsoff,outsideNewMilford...axles.(P15,3,2)forgetful,absent-mindedWalterMittybegantowonderwhattheotherthingwas....twicebefore..Waterbury.(P15,4,2)Hewasalwaysgettingsomethingwrong(下一行）mild,good-natured,docile,henpeckedNotsofast!You'reDrivingtoofast!(P14,1,1)Hmm?Remembertogetthoseovershoes...(P14,3,2)Whydon'tyouwearyourgloves?...(P14,3,6)Characters--WalterMittyInrealitydecisive,resolute,goodleadershipandcommandWe'regoingthrough!(P13,1,1\6)Revherupto8500,SwithonNo.8auxiliary!FullstrengthinNo.3turretcalm,knowledgeable,skillful,respectedI'vereadyourbookonstreptothricosis(P14,last1,2)Thenewanaesthetizer...low,cool,voice.(P14,last1,last8)Hepulledafaultypistonoutof...getonwiththeoperation.(P14,last1,last3)calmandcollected,righteousWithanyknownmakeofgun,...withmylefthand.(P15,last1,last5)Withoutrisingfromhischair,....thechin.(P15,last1,last1)romantic,courageousI'mgoingover.Spotofbrandy?...(P16,last2,7)WalterMittywalkedtothedoor...wavedtothesergeant.(P16,last2,last3)braveandproud,fearlesstodeathTohellwiththehandkerchief,(last1,last5)withthatfaint,fleetingsmile...Undefeated,inscrutabletothelast.(thelastsentence)Characters--WalterMittyIndaydreamsWalterMittyandMrs.MittyWalterMittyisahenpeckeddaydreamer,hemarriedtoawomanwhotreatshimmorelikeachildthanahusband.Thisisduetohisimmaturetendencytoescapeintofantasiesratherthanliveintherealworld.Thurber’scharacterizationofthisneuroticmanwhosewifedominateshim,whocannotfixhisowncar,andwholivesindreamshasbecomeanarchetypalfigureoftheineffectual,weak-willed,bumblingmaleinAmericanculture.SheisWalter'sdominatingwife.Shenagshimtobuyovershoes,toputonhisgloves,andtodrivemoreslowly.WhensheasksWalterwhyhedidnotputonhisovershoesbeforeleavingthestore,herespondswithirritation:“Iwasthinking,...doesite