《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》是马克·吐温写的一部著名的小说,海明威曾这样评价:“全部美国文学都来自《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》”,让我们一起进入这引人入胜的故事之中,进行冒险之旅吧。
There's one famous novel written by Mark Twain called The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.It tells a story before the Civil War of the United States around 1850.Huck is the hero in the novel.One day,Huck's father,Pap,extorts money from Huck which is earned by the little boy in an adventure.After Pap knows that his son is adopted by the Widow Douglas,and he is warned to stay away from her house,Pap kidnaps Huck,holding him in a cabin across the river.Huck is so scared of the beating from his father that he escapes from the cabin by faking his death.Huck hides in Jackson's island,and comes across Jim,Miss Watson's slave,who has run away from the unbearable heavy work.After a few days,they leave the island and intend to go to find a free land where slavery is prohibited.In the adventure of going to a“free land”,they meet the English “Duke”and the French “Dauphin”.Huck and Jim go through many difficulties and dangers by following the “Duke” and “Dauphin”,and finally become good friends.In the end,they escape from the dangers.Jim becomes a free man as Miss Watson frees him in her will.Huck who has been tired of“civilizing”sets out another adventure with Tom.
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1.extort vt.强取
2.kidnap vt.绑架
3.cabin n.船舱
4.fake vt.假装
5.prohibit vt.禁止
6.civilizing adj.文明的