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1、英（1）131501135XXXAuthor:WashingtonIrving(1783-1859)♠FirstAmericanwritertobeabigsuccessinEngland.♠1828:ThelifeandVoyagesofChristopherColumbus,researchinSpain.♠1829-1832：DiplomatinLondon.♠1832-1842:ReturnstoU.S,buildshomeSunnnysideonHudsonRiver,NewYork.♠1842-1846:Minister

2、toSpain.♠1851-1859:5vol,lifeofGeorgeWashington.SunnysideHudsonRiverfromSunnysideRipVanWinkleMeaningCharacterSettingandSummaryMeaning"RipVanWinkle"meanseitherapersonwhosleepsforalongperiodoftime,oronewhoisinexplicably(perhapsevenblissfully)unwareofcurrentevents.唐开元七年（公元

3、719年），卢生郁郁不得志，骑着青驹穿着短衣进京赶考，结果功名不就，垂头丧气。一天，旅途中经过邯郸，在客店里遇见了得神仙术的道士吕翁（明代剧作家汤显祖创作的《邯郸记》，将吕翁改为八仙之一的吕洞宾），卢生自叹贫困，道士吕翁便拿出一个瓷枕头让他枕上。卢生倚枕而卧，一入梦乡便娶了美丽温柔、出身清河崔氏的妻子，中了进士，升为陕州牧、京兆尹，最后荣升为户部尚书兼御史大夫、中书令，封为燕国公。他的5个孩子也高官厚禄，嫁娶高门。卢生儿孙满堂，享尽荣华富贵。80岁时，生病久治不愈，终于死亡。断气时，卢生一惊而醒，转身坐起，左右一看，一切如故，吕翁仍

4、坐在旁边，店主人蒸的黄粱饭（黄米饭）还在锅里哩！即黄粱梦（黄粱一梦）的由来也是来于此了。"YellowMilletDream",themeaningisassameas"RipVanWinkle"thoughfromdifferntcontent.CharactersRipVanWinkle-ahenpeckedhusbandwholoathesprofitablelabor.DameVanWinkle-cantankerouswife.Rip-RipVanWinkle'sson.JudithGardener-RipVanWinkl

5、e'sdaughter.DerrickVanBummel-thelocalschoolmasterandlateramemberofCongress.NicolasVedder-landlordofthelocalinnwheremanfolkcongregate.Mr.Doolittle-ahotelowner.Wolf-Rip'sfaithfuldog.TheGhostofHerryandhiscrew-GhoststhatsharepurplemagicliquorwithRipVanWinkle.SettingThestor

6、yofRipVanWinklebeginsaboutfiveorsixyearsbeforetheAmericanRevolutionwhenundertheDutchcolonizationandendstwentyyearslater.TheactiontakesplaceinavillageineasternNewYork,neartheHudsonRiverandtheCatskillMountain(卡茨基尔山）.SummaryAkindheartfarmerRipVanWinklewhohelpedastrangedis

7、tributewineonamountainslope.Hedrankalittleandsoonfellasleep.Whenhewokeandwentbacktothevillage,itwas20yearslater.Everythinghaschanged.ThemostimportantchangewastheWarofIndependencehadbeenwonandtheportraitofKingGeorgeofBritainwasreplacedbyAmericanPresidentGeorgeWashington

8、.GreatchangesThevillageinn→Large,woodedbuildingTheBritishcolonialAmerican→TheunitedStatesofAmericanGeorgell→GeorgeWas