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1、introduce of richard bausch richard bausch is the author of nine other novels and seven volumes of short stories. his work has appeared in the new yorker, the atlantic monthly, esquire, playboy, gq, harpers magazine, and other publications, and has been featured in numerous best-of collections, incl

2、uding the o. henry awards best american short stories and new stories from the south. in 2004 he won the pen/malamud award for excellence in the short story.the stories of richard bausch book description a 2004 pen/malamud award winner, this collection celebrates the work of american artist richard

3、bausch - a writer the new york times calls a master of the short story. by turns tender, raw, heartbreaking, and riotously funny, the many voices of this definitive forty-two-story collection (seven of which appear here for the first time) defy expectation, attest to bauschs remarkable range and ver

4、satility, and affirm his place alongside such acclaimed story writers as john cheever, flannery oconnor, raymond carver, and grace paley.thanksgiving night book description will butterfield cant believe it. his 75yearold mother, holly, is drunk and threatening to jump off the roof. again. holly and

5、fiona, another elderly relative, wont stop tormenting will and his wife elizabeth with their bizarre (though often amusing) antics. between wills worries about his bookstore, the hearts ease, and elizabeths troublesome high school students, dealing with the crazies has become just too much. but then

6、 something unexpected happens henry ward, a neighborhood handyman, meets the two old women, and he, his daughter alison, and grandchildren are drawn into the butterfields lives in surprising ways. both a comedy and a love story a first for bausch thanksgiving night is about the real meaning of famil

7、y, and one particular clan that has many reasons to be thankful. the writer and his wife had been married for almost fifty years and he even wanted to leave his wife forever because he has tired of their everyday trivial quarrels. then he thought about his cousin louise and her husband charles. they

8、 experienced a lot in life, also tolerated hardships and enjoyed happy times. but gradually, love faded away and louise became resentful to charles. however, despite the fading love ,disappointment and misery now, the writer realized at last he was not regretful of their marriage and could accept ev

9、erything for the sake of love they had had . the writer said he was not regretful for the marriage. the writers louise and her husband charless marriage is like a mirror to the writers own marriage. when they were young and deeply loved each other ,they are quite happy and there was a sense of conte

10、ntment and enjoyment although they leaded a hard family life. louise was out for work. the suit was tattered at the end of the sleeves.their house was shabby. those rooms were much bigger than closets.the paintings were fade and dull. the pictures she had put on the walls were paints she had cut out

11、 magazines covers. all those told that they had a really hard life. as years went by , the love was fading little by little. they gradually got tired of each other. they quarreled almost everyday but they were responsible for their family and their kids. life consists of a lot of things and it wont

12、be meaningless just because of the fading love. more details analysiscomparison:the author and his wifes marriage life & louise and charless marriage life louise was teaching in a day school charles had been laid off in the first months of roosevelts new deal and was spending most of his time lo

13、oking for work and fixing up the house. (p147 para.3 )charles worn a tattered suit. (p148 para.3)they were not much bigger than closets, really, and the paint was faded and dull; the furniture shed arranged so artfully was coming apart; the pictures shed put on the walls were prints shed cut out, an

14、d the curtains over the windows were the same ones that hand hung in her childhood bedroom for twenty years.(p149 para.2)we can see that even though the couple of louises life are not rich , but they feel very happy and content.details: he leaned back in his chair and put his hands behind his head,

15、looking satisfied. louise was chipping ice for our glasses, and she began singing something low, for her own pleasure, a barely audible lilting. (p150 para2)in fact, she thought there was something in her makeup that liked being needed so completely.(p150 para4)i think the most important thing to su

16、pport louise doing a lot is “love”. according to louises example , the author realized that he remembered well their sweet times, their old loveliness. so even at the beginning of the marriage , the author had somehow been shown that they would end up with this longing to be away form each other, he

17、 would also accept it all freely for the primal love.lovethe eternal theme of mankindi inject 投入投入l loyal 忠诚忠诚o observant 用心用心v valiant 勇敢勇敢e enjoyment 喜悦喜悦y yes 愿意愿意o obligation 责任责任u unison 和谐和谐 what dose love stand for?whats love in “bible”爱是恒久忍耐，又有恩赐；爱是不嫉妒，爱是不自夸，爱是恒久忍耐，又有恩赐；爱是不嫉妒，爱是不自夸，不张狂，不做害羞的

18、事，不求自己的益处，不轻易发不张狂，不做害羞的事，不求自己的益处，不轻易发怒，不计算人的恶，不喜欢不义，只喜欢真理。凡事怒，不计算人的恶，不喜欢不义，只喜欢真理。凡事包容，凡事相信，凡事盼望，凡事忍耐；爱是永不止包容，凡事相信，凡事盼望，凡事忍耐；爱是永不止息。息。 love is patient, love is kind. it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.it is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no reco

19、rd of wrongs.love does not delight in evil but s with the truth.it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.love never fails. but where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.love gives meaning to life as without love life is meaningless. lucky is the person who gets love and keeps the flames of love burning for ever. it is not a matter of days or months. love is for life and life is for love. 爱给予了生活的意义。幸运的人得到爱并能让那爱的火花永远燃烧，这不是一天或几个月的事。爱是生活，生活也是爱。 fami