漫游狄更斯的故乡

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1、漫游狄更斯的故乡　　henIwokeup，Ihitmyheadontheundersideofathatchroof.ItwasJune，andIwasinalittleHampshirecottage，havingcometoEnglandforthefirsttimetovisitfamily.　　Iembarkedonanafternoonofexploringthecountryside.AsanAmericanwriter，IwasraisedonahealthydietofBritishliterature，andthiswasmyopportu

2、nitytofindtheEnglandthatIhadknownforyearsinthenovelsofCharlesDickens.　　ReadingDickensdevelopedmyearliestideasofEnglishlifeasahighschoolstudentinTexas.Inmyimagination，Englandwasatinycountryofmistymarshesandscarystormsthatterrifythepoorpeoplesittingclosetotheirfiresandeatingwhatevers

3、implefoodtheycouldfind.　　IwasexpectingtoseethebleakmoorsthatappearinDickens’novels.WhatIdiscoveredwasfartherfrommyassumptions.RatherthanthesickeningpollutionofDickens’factories，IfoundsouthernEnglandfresh，dewyandgreen.Everythingispicturesque，fromthefragrantwoodlandsdowntothewhitechi

4、nateacups.　　Asanovelistandjournalist，DickensrepresentedallofLondon.OfcourseIhadtospendafewdaysinLondonduringmyEnglishvacation.SofromHampshireIgotonatrainandarrivedatWaterlooStation.ThetripfromruralHampshiretotheheartofLondonisanexcitingtransition，aneffortlessswitchbetweencountryand

5、metropolis.AftersteppingoutofWaterloo，themagnificenceofLondonisseenineverysquare，everybridgeandeverysteeple.Thecrowdsaremodern，butjustascolorfulasthosedescribedbyDickens.LondonisstillaslivelyasitwasoverahundredyearsagoinDickens’time，butthecityhasalsochangedsignificantly.　　Inthenine

6、teenthcentury，Londonwasoneofthelargestcitiesintheworld.Thecitywasincrediblydirty，butitwasthisplaceanditspeoplethatinspiredthetimelesstalesofDickens，whowouldwanderthestreetsofLondonforhourswhiledevelopingplotsandcharactersinhismind.　　IwanderedthroughLondon，tryingtobeadventurouswitho

7、utmissingthefamousattractions.IkeptaneyeoutforthingsthatIcoulddescribeasDickensian.Therearechimney-potsanddarkcobblestonestreets，butitisthecrowdsthatremindmemostofDickens’novels.　　OnthetrainbacktoHampshirefromLondon，IwatchedthegreenhillsrollbyandcouldimagineDickens’charactersliving

8、inthelanesandgardens.While