铁路少年英文总结summary.ppt

EdithNesbit(18581924)wasborninLongdon.Shewastheyoungestchildinherfamily.Herfatherdeidwhenshewas3yearsold,unfortunately,hersisiterwasfoundaseriousdiease,sohermotherdecidetomovefromfoggyLondontoFranceandthenGerman,Inthattime,shewasonly9yearsold.,Introductionoftheauthour,Edithwasdeeplyinfluencedbyhersistersfiancewhowasapoet.Throughhim,shewasfamiliarwithsomefamouspoetandslowlyhadagreatinterestinliterature.Shestartedtrywrtingsomescriptandshortnovelwhenshewasinschool.Sheevenwritedforlivingforalongtimeafterherhusbanddied.,Edithhadpublishednearly100books.Sheachievedagreatsuccessinchildrensliteraturecreationwhichmadeherfamousoverseas.Hercreationcanbeclassficatedintotwoparts:onedescriberealfamilyandadventurestory;theotherisfairytaleandfantasystory,whichismorefamous.,TheStoryoftheTreasureSeekers(1898)TheWouldbegoods(1899)FiveChildrenandIt(1902)ThePhoenixandtheCarpet(1904)TheStoryoftheAmulet(1905)TheRailwayChildren(1906)TheEnchantedCastle(1907TheHouseofArden(1908)HardingsLuck(1909年)GrimTales(stories)(1893)ThePilot(1893)TheSevenDragons(1899)TheNewTreasureSeekers(1904)TheThreeMothers(1908)TheseLittleOnes(1909)TheMagicCity(1910)Dormant(1911)WetMagic(1913)TotheAdventurous(stories)(1923),Background,TheRailwayChildrenreflectsonthehighlyunconventionallifeofitsauthor.ThelostfatherisafavouriteNesbittheme:herownfatherdiedwhenshewasfourandinherbooksshewasalwaystryingtogethimback.BobbiescryattheendofTheRailwayChildren-Oh!MyDaddy,myDaddy-remainsoneofthemostrecognisableandtouchinglinesinchildrensliterature.PovertywassomethingEdithNesbithadknownfirsthand,bothasachildandasayoungmarriedwomanwithsmallchildren.Perhapsasachild,withawidowedmothertryingtomakeendsmeetandfindasuitableclimateforEdithsconsumptiveeldersisterMary,NesbithadexperiencedtheadmonishmentissuedbyMothertoPhyllisinTheRailwayChildren:Jamorbutter,dear-notjamandbutter.Wecantaffordthatsortofrecklessluxurynowadays.,Itisawarmingandmovingstory,Maincharacters,Bobbie-theeldestsisterPeter-thebrotherPhyllis-theyoungersisterPerks-theporteroftherailwayThemother/fatherTheheadoftherailwaystation,Thechangeinthechildrenslivescomesverysuddenly.Oneminutetheyareallahappyfamily,witheverythingthattheywant.Thenextminute,Fatherhastogoawaywithoutsayinganythingonbusiness,Mothersays.Butherfaceiswhite,andthechildrenknowthatitsbadnews.TheyhavetoleavetheirnicehouseinLondon,goandliveinalittlehouseinthecountry.Theyarepoornow,Mothersays.,Inthefreshcountrylife,theyareworriedabouttheirfatherverymuch,Buttheydontloseheartoflife.Andthere,downthehillfromtheirnewhouse,istherailway,withitsshininglinesleadingallthewaybacktoLondon;andtheblackmouthoftherunnel,wheretrainscomescreamingoutofthedarknesslikegreatwildanimals.Theyhaveawonderfullifethere.Suchas,Peterhadstolenthecoalfromtherailwaystation,buthewasbeenforgivenandeducatedbytheheadofthestation;Theymetanoldmaneverydaywhowasalwaysinatrain,andwavedtoeachother.;Theywasverybraveandclevertopullupatrain,stoppeditfromcrashingintothestones;TheygavePerksmanygiftsfromtheneighborstoshowthethanksofallofthem;Theysavedaboywhoselegwashurt,andhewasjustthegrandsonoftheoldman,whohelpedthemalot.,Atlast,theyknowthattheirfatheriswrongtolifeinprisonforfiveyears,Bobbie