Now, I had two objects in view in writing the foregoing, one of which was to try and reconcile people to those poor unfortunates who feel that they have a genius for music, and who drive their neighbors crazy every night in trying to develop and cultivate it; and the other was to introduce an admirable story about Little George Washington, who could Not Lie,and the Cherry-Tree — or the Apple-Tree — I have forgotten now which, although it was told me only yesterday. And writing such a long and elaborate introductory has caused me to forget the story itself; but it was very touching. (查看原文)
For three nights in succession I gave my new neighbors “Auld Lang Syne,” plain and unadulterated, save by a few discords that rather improved the general effect than otherwise. But the very first time I tried the variations the boarders mutinied. I never did find any body that would stand those variations. I was very well satisfied with my efforts in that house, however, and I left it without any regrets; I drove one boarder as mad as a March hare, and another one tried to scalp his mother. I reflected, though, that if I could only have been allowed to give this latter just one more touch of the variations, he would have finished the old woman. (查看原文)
0 有用 maverick 2014-06-28 17:24:19
“自己并不意识到可笑，必须完全不动声色，从而产生故事过程本身和故事内容之间不协调，以达到幽默效果”
0 有用 樗下盟鸥鹭 2024-06-15 02:09:32 北京
原文远胜译本
0 有用 [已注销] 2010-12-03 13:09:45
美国文学课上读的。很有趣~
0 有用 Vivian 2026-04-01 15:52:04 四川
独特的美国本土文学，书中有非常之多的美国方言以及特色语言，在阅读过程中，我连猜带蒙，还是把句子的意思差不多弄懂了。但是要较真阅读起来的话，还是需要标注很多词汇以及固定搭配的。(我认为没有太大的必要，书中有的语言已经过时。)总的来说，读起来还是比较轻松的。
0 有用 朝狗 2017-03-03 20:43:00
适合英文阅读初学者