The Legend of Sleepy Hollow沉睡谷传说英文简介.ppt

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1、---writtenbyWashingtonIrvingAmericanauthor,shortwriter,essayist,poet,travelbookwriter,biographer,andcoinmnist.IrvinghasbeencalledthefatheroftheAmericanshortstory.heisbestknownfor“Thelegendofsleepyhollow.”WashingtonIrving:AhistoryofNewYork《纽约外史》BracebridgeHall《布雷斯里奇庄园》ThelifeofGeorgeWashington《华

2、盛顿传》RipVanWinkle《普瑞。凡。温克尔》Thelegendofsleepyhollow《睡谷的传说》Thesketchbook《见闻札记》WashingtonIrving<1783—1859>works:MainCharactersIchabodCrane--------theteacherinthevillage,acowardKatrinaVanTassel---theonlydaughterofarichfarmer,theoneIchabodlovesBromBones-----------astrongyoungman,aherotoalltheyounglad

3、iesPlotThereweremanystoriesinthequietvalley---SleepyHollow.Butthestorythatpeoplebelievedmostwasaboutamanwhowasheadless,rodeahorseatnight.Herodethroughthevalley,lookingforhislosthead.NearSleepyHollowwasavillagecalledTarryTown.Thevillagehadasmallschool.AndIchabodCranewastheonlyteacherinit.Ichabod

4、didnotmakemuchmoneyasateacher.Andalthoughhewastallandthin,heatelikeafatman.Tohelphimpayforhisfoodheearnedextramoneyteachingyoungpeopletosing.EverySundayafterchurchIchabodtaughtsinging.AmongthestudentsIchabodtaughtwasKatrinaVanTassel.ShewastheonlydaughterofarichDutchfarmer.Ichabodsoonfoundhimsel

5、finterestedinKatrina.ButtherewasalsoanotherstrongyoungmannamedBromBoneslovedKatrina.Ichabod'seyesopenedwidewhenhesawtherichesofKatrina'sfarm:themilesofappletreesandwheatfields,andhundredsoffatfarmanimals.HesawhimselfasmasteroftheVanTasselfarmwithKatrinaashiswife.SoIchabodmadehisplansilentlyands

6、ecretly---visitedKatrina'sfarmandmadeherthinkhewashelpinghertolearnbetter.OnedayIchabodwasinvitedtoabigpartyattheVanTassel’shome.Hedressedinhisbestclothes.Afarmerloanedhimanoldhorseforthelongtriptotheparty.BromBonesalsorodetothepartyonhisfastesthorse.IchabodwashappydancingwithKatrinaasBromlooke

7、datthemwithajealousheart.Whenthemusicstopped,youngpeoplesattogethertotellstoriesabouttheSleepyHollow.Andthemostfearedstorywasabouttheriderlookingforhislosthead。Thestoriesendedandtimecametoleavetheparty.Ichabodseemedveryhappyuntilh