名著Oliver Twist《雾都孤儿》中英文简介.doc

Oliver Twist, written in 1837-1838，was the second novel of Charles Dickens. Ittells the story of an orphan boy, whose adventures provides a description of the lower depths of London. Oliver Twist is born in a workhouse in 1830s, England. His mother, whose name no one knows is found on the street and dies just after Olivers birth. He is brought up in the workhouse where he and other orphans are maltreated(虐待) and constantly starved.One day, because Oliver asks for more gruel(稀粥), he is sent to an undertaker(承办人) to work as an apprentice(学徒), Noah Claypole, makes disparaging(诽谤的) comments about Olivers mother, Unable to bear it, Oliver attacks him and run away to London. There he falls into the hands of a gang of thieves headed by old Jew Fagin. In the thieves den(贼窝) Oliver is taught the skill of pocking and stealing and is forced to steal. He is rescued for a time by the kind-hearted Mr. Brownlow. But Nancy and other gang members find him and bring him back .It finally turns out that a mysterious man Monks wants to make the boy a criminal. Once Oliver is forced to help a burglar, Bill Sikes, in a burglary. In the course of it, Oliver is shot and badly wounded, the kindly care from Mrs. Maylie and her beautiful adopted niece Rose brings him back to health, Nancy, who now repents(后悔) for what she has done, tries to help .she tells Rose and Mr. Brownlow of the mystery about Olivers origin and is found out by the gang and brutally(残忍地) murdered by Bill Sikes. Persued by his guilty conscience(内疚) and an angry mob, he inadvertently(非故意地) hangs himself while trying to escape. Fagin is arrested and executed(执行) .It is now know that Monks is the half -brother of Oliver and he does all this for the purpose of seizing the whole of their fathers property. Rose is revealed(透露) in the end to be the sister of Olivers dead mother. Oliver is finally adopted by Mr. Brownlow. Monks is exiled(放逐) and dies in prison. Bumble, the self important beadle(教区执事) of the workhouse who has conspired(密谋策划) with Monk, become an inmate(同狱犯人) of the workhouse over which he formerly ruled.奥列佛特维斯特/雾都孤儿，写于1837-1838年，是查尔斯狄更斯的第二本小说。故事讲述了一个孤儿的故事,他的冒险故事描述了伦敦底层深处的生活.Oliver Twist 出生于19世纪30年代的伦敦的济贫院.他的妈妈,无名无姓，在Oliver出生后就被发现死在街上. Oliver在济贫院里长大在那里他和其他孤儿们一直受到虐待，也持续挨饿。 一天,因为Oliver想索要更多的稀饭,他便被送往一个承办人那里当学徒。Noah Claypole一直对发表一些对Oliver的诽谤的言论, Oliver因为无法忍受,便攻击了他,然后逃亡伦敦。在那里他落入了一伙窃贼的手里,首领是老Jew Fagin. 在窃贼们的贼窝里,Oliver被教会了扒窃和偷东西。他有一次被善心的Brownlow先生所救。但是Nancy和其他团伙人找到了他并把他带回去了. 结果是一个叫做Monks的神秘人想要让Oliver成为一名罪犯.有一次Oliver被迫要在一次盗窃中帮助一个窃贼Bill Sikes.在此过程中, Oliver被击中并伤的很重。是Mrs. Maylie和她收养的美丽外甥女Rose让Oliver恢复了健康. 而Nancy后来对自己的所作所为感到后悔,便也想尽力救助.她告诉Rose和Mr. Brownlow有关Oliver的来源，但是后来她被团伙人找到并被Bill Sikes残忍的杀害了. 因为内疚还有受到围追堵截，Bill Sikes在逃跑过程中不慎吊死了. Fagin则被逮捕和处决了.后来得知Monks 是Oliver的同父异母的弟弟,