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1、TheMetamorphosisKafka,Franz(Translator:IanJohnston)Published:19121AboutKafka:FranzKafkawasoneofthemajorGerman-languagefictionwritersofthe20thcentury.Amiddle-classJewbasedinPrague,hisuniquebodyofwriting—manyincompleteandmostpublishedposthumously—hasbecomeamongstthemostinfluentia
2、linWesternliterature.Kafka'sworks–includingthestoriesDasUrteil(1913,"TheJudgement"),InderStrafkolonie(1920,"InthePenalColony");thenovellaDieVerwandlung("TheMetamorphosis");andunfinishednovelsDerProzess("TheTrial")andDasSchloß("TheCastle")–havecometoembodytheblendofab-surd,surre
3、alandmundanewhichgaverisetotheadjective"kafkaesque".Source:Wikipedia2Chapter1Onemorning,asGregorSamsawaswakingupfromanxiousdreams,hediscoveredthatinbedhehadbeenchangedintoamonstrousvermin.Helayonhisarmour-hardbackandsaw,asheliftedhisheadupalittle,hisbrown,archedabdomendividedup
4、intorigidbow-likesections.Fromthisheighttheblanket,justaboutreadytoslideoffcompletely,couldhardlystayinplace.Hisnumerouslegs,pitifullythinincomparis-ontotherestofhiscircumference,flickeredhelplesslybeforehiseyes."What'shappenedtome?"hethought.Itwasnodream.Hisroom,aproperroomfor
5、ahumanbeing,onlysomewhattoosmall,layquietlybetweenthefourwell-knownwalls.Abovethetable,onwhichanun-packedcollectionofsampleclothgoodswasspreadout—Samsawasatravellingsalesman—hungthepicturewhichhehadcutoutofanillus-tratedmagazinealittlewhileagoandsetinaprettygiltframe.Itwasapict
6、ureofawomanwithafurhatandafurboa.Shesaterectthere,lift-ingupinthedirectionoftheviewerasolidfurmuffintowhichheren-tireforearmhaddisappeared.Gregor'sglancethenturnedtothewindow.Thedrearyweather—theraindropswerefallingaudiblydownonthemetalwindowledge—madehimquitemelancholy."Whydon
7、'tIkeepsleepingforalittlewhilelongerandforgetallthisfoolishness,"hethought.Butthiswasentirelyimpractical,forhewasusedtosleepingonhisrightside,andinhispresentstatehecouldn'tgethimselfintothisposition.Nomatterhowhardhethrewhimselfontohisrightside,healwaysrolledagainontohisback.He
8、musthavetrieditahundredtimes,closinghiseyessothathewou
