欧亨利《警察与赞美诗》英文介绍课件

TheBookReportTheCopandtheAnthemByO.Henry《警察和赞美诗》AbouttheAuthorPenname:O.HenryPrimitivename:WilliamSidneyPorterDateofBirth:1862.9.11DateofDeath:1910.6.5Birthplace:Greensboro,NorthCarolinaNationality:AmericaOccupation:WriterCharacteristicsofhisworks:carefulplotting,ironiccoincidences,andsurpriseendingsWorks:CabbagesandKings(1904)

TheFourMillion(1906)

TheVoiceoftheCity(1908)Stories:TheGiftoftheMagi

TheRansomofRedChief

ThecopandtheAnthem

ARetrievedReformationClues1.Soapy,homeless,planstogetintothejailtoavoidsleepinginwinter.2.Soapytrieseverymeanstobecaughtbythecop,butitdoesn’twork.3.Soapydecidestocleanuphislifeafterhearingananthem.Butalas,heissentencedtothreemonthsinprison.Soapyseesahigh-endrestaurantandwantstohavedinnerwithnopaymentinordertoputintothejail.Buttheheadwaiter’seyesfalluponSoapy‘sthreadbare（衣衫褴褛）clothes,soherefusestoservehimandpusheshimtothesidewalk.

苏比看见一所高级餐馆，刚迈进餐馆的门。服务生领班的目光就落到他的旧裤子和破皮鞋上，然后就把他推到人行道上去了。Daydreaming

苏比走到一家陈设别致，大玻璃窗惹眼的铺子前，捡起鹅卵石往大玻璃上砸去，然后望着旁边的警察笑，警察认为没有人做了坏事会自己等着受罚，所以正眼看都没看他就追着前面跑着赶车的人去了。Vandalism

Atthecornerstandsaluxuryshopwheretheplate-glasswindowisconspicuous（引人注目的）.Soapytakesacobble-stoneanddashesitthroughtheglass,afterthat,heindicatestoacopthatitishewhovandalizestheplate-glasswindow.Butthecopdoesn’tthinkapersonwhodoessomethingillegalwillwaittobepunished,sohedecidestopursueaninnocentbystander.Soapygoestoageneralrestaurantandhasabigsupper.Andthenhetellsthewaiterthathehasnomoneytopayforthis,andletshimcallthecopstocometogethim.Butthewaiterjustthrowshimout.What’smore,thecopsjustlaughsathimandgoesaway.

苏比走进一家不怎么起眼的饭馆里，放开胃口吃了一顿。然后告诉服务生自己没钱，要他把警察喊来。可是服务生却把苏比扔到街上去了。一旁的警察正看着这一幕，捂着嘴巴笑着走开了。

HasabigsupperwithoutanypaymentInfrontofthetheatre,heactsadrunkard（酒鬼、醉汉）todisturb,butthecopthinksheisaYalelads（小伙子）

celebratingafootballgamewhichbeatstheteamofHartfordCollege.

在剧院前，苏比在热闹的大街上大吵大闹，想让警察抓住他，可警察对旁人说，这是耶鲁的小伙子在为自己战胜了哈特福院队而庆祝，苏比扰乱治安的梦想又一次破灭了。Disorderlyconduct

正当他听到教堂的赞美诗，决定重新做人时，却被莫名其妙地逮捕了，并被判进他梦寐以求的监狱三个月。

Finally,hepausesinfrontofachurch,whereanantheminspireshimtocleanuph