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杰克·伦敦Ja
杰克·伦敦(Ja,1876—1916),美国著名作家之一。
出身贫困,童年以从事繁重劳动谋生,先后做过工人、水手、司炉、淘金者,甚至流浪汉。
艰苦的生活使他深切体会到损贫利富的社会弊端,由此对社会问题深感兴趣,自称社会学者,从事过工人运动。
他的短篇小说独树一帜,情节紧凑,人物形象栩栩如生,深受读者喜爱。
代表作有《狼的儿子》《荒野的呼唤》《铁蹄》等。
JohnClaverhousewasamoon-fa.Youknowthekind,esart,dforeheadmeltingiopletetheperfed,andthenose,broadandpudgy,equidistantfromtheciredagaireofthefacelikeadough-ballupontheg.PerhapsthatiswhyIhatedhim,fortrulyhehadbeeaomyeyes,aheearthtobecumberedwithhispresence.
&asitmay,IhatedJohnClaverhouse.Notthathehaddosocietywouldsiderawrongoranillturn.Farfromit.Theeviler,subtlersort;soelusive,soiodefyclear,defniteanalysisinwords.eriehingsatsomeperiodihefrsttimeweseeadividual,oheveryinstantbeforewedided;ahefrstmomeing,wesay:“Idoman.”
Whydowenotlikehim?Ah,wedonotknoonlythatwedoakenadislike,thatisall.AndsoIwithJohnClaverhouse.
Whatrighthadsutobehappy?Yethetimist.Hewasalwaysgleefulandlaughing.Allthingswerealwaysallright,cursehim!
Ah!
Howitgratedonmysoulthatheshouldbesohappy!
Othermencouldlaugh,anditdidnotbotherme.Ieveolaughmyself-beforeImetJohnClaverhouse.
Buthislaugh!
Itirritatedme,maddehihesuncouldirritateormaddehauntedme,grippedholdofme,andwouldwasahuge,gargantuanlaugh.Wakiithme,whirringandjarringayheart-stringslikeanenormousrasp.Atbreakofdayitcamewhoopingacrossthefeldstospoilmypleasantmrevery.Uheadayglare,whehihebirdswithdrewtothedepthsoftheforest,andallnaturedrowsed,hisgreat“Ha!ha!”
and“Ho!ho!”
roseuptotheskyahesun.Andatblaight,fromthelonelycross-roadswhereheturownintohisownplace,camehisplagueyationstorousemefrommysleepaheandailsintomypalms.
&hprivilyiime,atleintohisfelds,andinthemheardhiswhoopinglaughashedrovethemba.“Itisnothihepoor,dumbbeastiesarenottobeblamedfiures.”
Hehadadoghecalled“Mars,”
abig,spledeer-houndandpartblood-hound,andresemblingbreatdelighttohim,andtheywerealwaystogether.ButIbidedmytime,andoneday,whenopportunitye,luredtheanimalawayaledforhimwithstrydbeefsteak.ItmadepositivelynoimpressiononJohnClaverhouse.Hislaughwasasheartyaasever,andhisfaceasmuchlikethefullmoonasitalwayshadbeen.
&firetohishaystadhisbarm,beingSuforthblitheandcheerful.“Whereareyougoing?”
Iaskedhim,ashewentbythecross-roads.“Trout,”
hesaid,andhisfacebeamedlikeafullmoon.“Ijustdoteontrout.”
Wasthereeversuan!
Hiswholeharvesthadgoneupinhishaystadbarn.Itwasuninsured,Iknew.Ahefaiherigorouswigaylyiofamessoftrout,forsooth,becausehe“doted”
onthem!
Hadgloombutrested,nhtly,onhisbrow,orhadhisbovienanlongandseriousahemoon,orhadheremovedthatsmilebutonoffhisface,IamsureIcouldhavefivenhimf.Butno,hegrewonlymorecheerfuluune.
IinsultedhiHelookedatmeinslowandsmilingsurprise.“Ifghtyou?Why?”
heaskedslowly.Andthenhelaughed.“Youaresofunny!
Ho!ho!
Youllbethedeathofme!
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