The Legend of Sleepy Hollow沉睡谷传说英文简介

---writtenbyWashingtonIrving2021/5/91Americanauthor,shortwriter,essayist,poet,travelbookwriter,biographer,andcoinmnist.IrvinghasbeencalledthefatheroftheAmericanshortstory.heisbestknownfor“Thelegendofsleepyhollow.”WashingtonIrving:2021/5/92AhistoryofNewYork《纽约外史》BracebridgeHall《布雷斯里奇庄园》ThelifeofGeorgeWashington《华盛顿传》RipVanWinkle《普瑞。凡。温克尔》Thelegendofsleepyhollow《睡谷的传说》Thesketchbook《见闻札记》WashingtonIrving<1783—1859>works:2021/5/93MainCharactersIchabodCrane--------theteacherinthevillage,acowardKatrinaVanTassel---theonlydaughterofarichfarmer,theoneIchabodlovesBromBones-----------astrongyoungman,aherotoalltheyoungladies

2021/5/94PlotThereweremanystoriesinthequietvalley---SleepyHollow.Butthestorythatpeoplebelievedmostwasaboutamanwhowasheadless,rodeahorseatnight.Herodethroughthevalley,lookingforhislosthead.2021/5/95NearSleepyHollowwasavillagecalledTarryTown.Thevillagehadasmallschool.AndIchabodCranewastheonlyteacherinit.Ichaboddidnotmakemuchmoneyasateacher.Andalthoughhewastallandthin,heatelikeafatman.Tohelphimpayforhisfoodheearnedextramoneyteachingyoungpeopletosing.EverySundayafterchurchIchabodtaughtsinging.AmongthestudentsIchabodtaughtwasKatrinaVanTassel.ShewastheonlydaughterofarichDutchfarmer.IchabodsoonfoundhimselfinterestedinKatrina.ButtherewasalsoanotherstrongyoungmannamedBromBoneslovedKatrina.2021/5/96Ichabod'seyesopenedwidewhenhesawtherichesofKatrina'sfarm:themilesofappletreesandwheatfields,andhundredsoffatfarmanimals.HesawhimselfasmasteroftheVanTasselfarmwithKatrinaashiswife.SoIchabodmadehisplansilentlyandsecretly---visitedKatrina'sfarmandmadeherthinkhewashelpinghertolearnbetter.OnedayIchabodwasinvitedtoabigpartyattheVanTassel’shome.Hedressedinhisbestclothes.Afarmerloanedhimanoldhorseforthelongtriptotheparty.BromBonesalsorodetothepartyonhisfastesthorse.IchabodwashappydancingwithKatrinaasBromlookedatthemwithajealousheart.2021/5/97Whenthemusicstopped,youngpeoplesattogethertotellstoriesabouttheSleepyHollow.Andthemostfearedstorywasabouttheriderlookingforhislosthead。Thestoriesendedandtimecametoleavetheparty.IchabodseemedveryhappyuntilhesaidgoodnighttoKatrina.Wassheendingtheirromance?Heleftfeelingverysad.HadKatrinabeenseeingIchabodjusttomakeBromVanBruntjealoussohewouldmarryher?2021/5/98Heleavesalone.Hethoughtthere’ssomethingwhitemovinginthetree.Andheheardanoise.Ichabodsawaheadlessrideronthehorse.Onthesideoftheriverstoodanugly,bigandblackthing.ItlookedlikeagiantmonsterHisheadwasrestingonthehorse.Ichabodkickedandhithisoldhorsewithallhispower.Ichabodlookedbacktoseeiftheheadlessmanhadstopped2021/5/99TheheadlessmanpickeduphisheadandthrewittoIchabod.IthitIchabodinthefaceandknockedhimoffhishorse.Nextday,peopleonlyfoundIchabod’shat.TheybelievedtheheadlesshorsemanhadcarriedIchabodaway.MuchlateranoldfarmerreturnedfromoutsideandsaidhesawIchabod.HethoughtIchabodsilentlyleftSleepyHollowbecausehehadlostKatrina.2021/5/910AsforKatrina,hermotherandfathergaveherabigweddingwhenshemarriedBromBones.

ManypeoplewhowenttotheweddingsawthatBromsmiledwheneverIchabod'snamewass