里普·万·温克尔 Rip Van Winkle 大学英语精读PPT.pptVIP

英（1） 131501135 XXX Author: Washington Irving(1783-1859) ? First American writer to be a big success in England. ? 1828: The life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, research in Spain. ? 1829-1832：Diplomat in London. ? 1832-1842: Returns to U.S, builds home Sunnnyside on Hudson River, New York. ? 1842-1846: Minister to Spain. ? 1851-1859: 5 vol, life of George Washington. Sunnyside Hudson River from Sunnyside Rip Van Winkle Meaning Character Setting and Summary Meaning Rip Van Winkle means either a person who sleeps for a long period of time, or one who is inexplicably(perhaps even blissfully) unware of current events. 唐开元七年（公元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。 Yellow Millet Dream , the meaning is as same as Rip Van Winkle though from differnt content. Characters Rip Van Winkle- a henpecked husband who loathes profitable labor. Dame Van Winkle- cantankerous wife. Rip- Rip Van Winkle s son. Judith Gardener-Rip Van Winkles daughter. Derrick Van Bummel- the local schoolmaster and later a member of Congress. Nicolas Vedder- landlord of the local inn where manfolk congregate. Mr.Doolittle- a hotel owner. Wolf- Rips faithful dog. The Ghost of Herry and his crew- Ghosts that share purple magic liquor with Rip Van Winkle. Setting The story of Rip Van Winkle begins about five or six years before the American Revolution when under the Dutch colonization and ends twenty years later. The action takes place in a village in eastern New York, near the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountain(卡茨基尔山）. Summary A kindheart farmer Rip Van Winkle who helped a strange distribute wine on a mountain slope. He drank a little and soon fell asleep. When he woke and went back to the village, it was