《了不起的盖茨比》英文读书报告 中英文对照 PDF
《了不起的盖茨比》英文读书报告 中英文对照 PDF
R e p o r t o n t h e G r e a t G a t s b yI n t r o d u c t i o n o f t h e w r i t e rT h e G r e a t G a t s b y i s w r i t t e n b y F.S c o t t F i t z g e r a l d,w h o w a s b o r n i n1896a n d d i e d i n1940.H i s n o v e l E a r t h l y P a r a d i s e m a k e h e b e c a m e f a m o u s.H e p u b l i s h e d t h e n o v e l T e n d e r i s t h e N i g h t,P a r a d i s e,T h e L a s t G i a n t a n d s o o n.P u b l i s h e d o v e r160 s h o r t n o v e l s,f o r e x a m p l e B e n j a m i n's F a n t a s y T r i p,I c e P a l a c e,W i n t e r D r e a m,S e n s i b l e,B a c k t o B a b y l o n a n d s o o n.I n t h e81s t O s c a r A w a r d s c e r e m o n y g o t t h r e e O s c a r-w i n n i n g f i l m s B e n j a m i n B u t t o n i s b a s e d o n h i s s h o r t n o v e l B e n j a m i n's F a n t a s y T r i p a d a p t a t i o n.T h e t w e n t i e t h c e n t u r y,t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a c a d e m i c c o m m u n i t ys e l e c t e d100t h e b e s t n o v e l s i n t h e r i v e r o f E n g l i s h l i t e r a t u r e.T h e G r e a t G a t s b y a n d T e n d e r i s t h e N i g h t a r e t h e l i s t.A n d T h e G r e a t G a t s b y i s s e c o n d.T h e n o v e l p u b l i s h e d i n1925.B u t I r e a d t h i s b o o k p u b l i s h e d i n2008b y A v i a t i o n I n d u s t r y P r e s s.I n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h i s n o v e lT h e n o v e l i s t o l d u s t h e s t o r y o f G a t s b y b y N i c k’t o n e.N i c k i s t i r e d o f h i sh o m e t o w n’l i f e(t h e A m e r i c a M i d d l e W e s t)a n d c a m e t o N e w Y o r k.R e n t a s m a l l h o u s e i n t h e s u b u r b o f W e s t E g g.H e i s D a i s y's c o u s i n.T h e G a t s b y i s h i s n e i g h b o r, l i v i n g i n l u x u r i o u s G a t s b y m a n s i o n.H e a n d D a i s y l o v e e a c h o t h e r w h e n G a t s b y w a s y o u n g.B u t b e c a u s e o f h i s p o o r f a m i l y t h e y w e r e b r o k e n u p.T h e n h e j o i n e d t h e F i r s t W o r l d W a r.W h i l e D a i s y w a s m a r r i e d t o r i c h K i d s T o m,a n d g a v e b i r t h t o a d a u g h t e r.F i v e y e a r s l a t e r,D a i s y a n d h e r f a m i l y m o v e t o t h e W e s t f r o m C h i c a g o.N i c k s t a r t e d h a v e c l o s e c o n t a c t s w i t h t h e m.G a t s b y a c c u m u l a t e d g r e a t w e a l t h t h r o u g hi l l e g a l m e a n s i n t h e f i v e y e a r s.F o l l o w D a i s y c a m e t o N e w Y o r k.O p p o s i t e D a i s y h o m e h e b o u g h t t h e v i l l a-G a t s b y M a n s i o n.I n o r d e r t o a t t r a c t m a r r i e d D a i s y t o m e e t.H e h e l d a l a r g e p a r t a t t h e v i l l a e v e r y w e e k e n d.V a i n h o p e t o a r o u s e t h e l o s t l o v e b e t w e e n t h e m.A n o c c a s i o n a l o p p o r t u n i t y l e t G a t s b y k n e w t h a t N i c k i s D a i s y's c o u s i n.A s k e d h i m a r r a n g e a m e e t i n g w i t h D a i s y.T h e n t h e y o f t e n m a k e d a t e.H e g r a d u a l l y f o u n d D a i s y's v a n i t y,v u l g a r a n d s e l f i s h.G a t s b y's p i n k d r e a m f i n a l l y h a s b e e n b r o k e n,b u t h e s t i l l i n s i s t e d i t.S t i l l r e t a i n a n y i l l u s i o n a b o u t D a i s y,a n d e v e n l e a d t o h i s t r a g e d i e s. 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K n o w t h e s e l f-t r a i n i n g w h e n h e w a s a b o y.B u t h i s d r e a m i s D a i s y’s l o v e.H e i n d u l g e s i n t o h i s o w n d r e a m i n t h e i m a g i n a t i o n.“I t h a s g o n e b e y o n d h e r,b e y o n d e v e r y t h i n g”.G a t s b y i s t h e t y p i c a l e x a m p l e o f t h e p e r s o n s w h o p u r s u e t h e i r A m e r i c a n d r e a m,b u t h e c a n c h a n g e h i s f a t e b e c a u s e o f a w o m a n.T h a t i s h i s t r a g e d y.D a i s y c a n b e s a i d i s h a l f a n g e l a n d h a l f d e v i l.H e i s a c o n s e r v a t i v e a n d f i c k l e-m i n d e d w o m a n.R e g a r d l e s s o f t h e s e c u l a r v i s i o n a n d l o v e G a t s b y a t h e r y o u n g a g e,e v e n w i l l i n g t o a b a n d o n e v e r y t h i n g a n d l i v e f o r e v e r w i t h G a t s b y.A f t e r m a r r i a g e s h e s t i l l l o y a l t y t o h e r h u s b a n d e v e n T o m h a s m a n y l o v e a f f a i r s.N e v e r m a k e a n y t h i n g s c o n t r a r y t o h e r f a m i l y.S h e i s a l s o t y p i c a l w o m e n w o r s h i p s m o n e y.U s e G a t s b y's w o r d s"H e r v o i c e f u l l o fm o n e y."H e r s e l f i s h n e s s a n d s t u p i d i t y l e d t o G a t s b y's t r a g e d y.M e a n i n g�W r i t e r o w n e x p e r i e n c e c o m b i n e d w i t h t h e s o c i a l o f t h e U S c r e a t e t h e n o v e l.T h e a u t h o r's w i f e Z e l d a w a s a s p o i l e d r i c h g i r l b y s u b s t a n c e,t h e s a m e a s D a i s y. S o m e p e o p l e s a y t h a t Z e l d a r u i n e d h i s t a l e n t,s o m e s a y s h e c r e a t e d F i t z g e r a l d.I n s h o r t, a n d t h e a u t h o r's e x p e r i e n c e i s s i m i l a r w i t h p a r t o f G a t s b y.T h e r e a s o n w h y a r e G a t s b y g r e a t b e c a u s e h e w a s s i n c e r e a n d p e r s i s t e n t w a i t i n g f o r a n d p u r s u i n g h i s l o v e a t h e a r t.W h e n t h e s o c i a l i s p o p u l a r t h a t p e o p l e i n d u l g i n g p l e a s u r e a n d p r i d e l u x u r y.H o w e v e r,i n m a t e r i a l-d r i v e n e n v i r o n m e n t,w h e t h e r i t i sG a t s b y,D a i s y o r T o m.T h e y p u r s u i t,d e v o t i o n a n d t r a n s f e r f o r l o v e a r e c l o s e l i n k e d t o m o n e y a n d s t a t u s.T h e s t o r y b e g i n s i n1920s–w a s n a m e d b y"j a z z"a n d"m o n e y"e r a.T h e n o v e l u s e N i c k’t o n e s t e l l t h e s t o r y.H a p p e n e d a s i f i s N i c k’e x p e r i e n c e.I t i s u s e a u n i q u e l i t e r a r y v i s i o n a n d n e w p e r f o r m a n c e s t y l e p r o f o u n d l y r e v e a l e d t h e b u r s t r e a s o n a b o u t A m e r i c a n D r e a m a t J a z z a n d M o n e y A g e.A f t e r w a r T h e U S e c o n o m i c p r o s p e r i t y a g e, t h e l i f e s t y l e t r e n d s t o m o n e y w o r s h i p a r e e x p r e s s e d m o s t v i v i d l y.B u t i t w a s u n d e r t h e c o v e r o f t h e s e l f i s h n e s s a n d i n d i f f e r e n c e o f h u m a n n a t u r e.了不起的盖茨比《了不起的盖茨比》是菲茨杰拉德写的�他生于1896年以及死于1940年。
《了不起的盖茨比》英文读后感
Why is Gatsby great?After finishing this novel, this question keep me puzzled for a long time. Is this an irony? As a result of deep thinking and analyzing others' reviews, I finally came to a conclusion, that it isn't a irony.Gatsby is dramatically great.First, he is a man of ambition and diligence.He was born poor materially but not mentally ,longing for a broader world outside. Accidentally he met Dan Cody, a wealthy captain who bring him to the upper class, changing his life. Gatsby was not Gat was called James Gatz originally, but he changed his name in order to suit his status. When he was young, he fell in love with a beautiful debutante, Daisy, when the first world war broke out abruptly. Gatsby reluctantly joined the army, expecting to marry her as soon as the war ended. To his depression, he couldn’t return to America for some particular reason, and five years passed, Daisy married a rich football player, which convinced Gatsby that it was the desire of money captivated Daisy’s pure soul, so he exerted himself to make money, though by some shady business. In consequence of his diligence, he became a famous millionaire that everyone knew in West Egg. It was an typical American story: a poor man managed to be richSecond, he is a man of romantic dream and honest love.He built a luxurious mansion across the bay of Daisy’ house, holding extravagant parties every night, merely because maybe someday she would come. After several twists and turns, he got the opportunity to met her again. He was so into her that as a middle-aged man he couldn’t calm himself. He decorated the room with fresh flowers like garden, just as a teenage boy who is to date with his crushed girl for the first time. When the doorbell rang, he went out and ran in the pouring rain in order to hold back his excitement. There wouldn’t be a more honest man in the world, let alone in the materialistic society where unction was learnt by everyone and honesty was seen as foolishness. His love was the purest in the world and no one would have the honor to accept it. Even though it struck him that Daisy no longer loved him, what she loved was merely his money and the stimulation caused by affairs. After Daisy killed a woman by car accident, he chose to take the responsibility, in order that she would lead an easier life.Last but not the least, he is a man who can find devout hope in impasse and keep it on in the firm belief.He was convinced that it was himself who was the man Daisy ever loved from the beginning to the end, and that she merely married her husband for money. Even after she told him literally that she once love both of them but she only love Gatsby at that moment, he couldn’t accept it.‘Daisy will call’, he just believed for no reason. He moved the telephone around the swimming pool, for fear that he might miss her call. He believed that everyone was as kind as he. He believed in the diming green light.At the same time, “the great Gatsby” is also an irony. The narrator Nick Carraway who hardly ever commented on anybody else said that Gatsby were worth the whole damn bunch put together. The people around Gatsby, including TomBuchanan, Daisy, Meyer Wolfshiem spotlighted his greatness: he treated everyone well when he was alive, but ridiculously no one except Nick would like to attend his funeral. All of the charge was born by him, but in fact he never did one of them. He was the only good man, also the only punished man. What an irony. American dreams were broken just like fragile bubbles along with Gatsby’s lonely death. Millions of teenagers were making themselves another Gatsby, charged with ambition, diligence, love, honesty ,hope, dream, but they inevitably ended up dying miserable.。
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The book report of The Great Gatsbay1《了不起的盖茨比》英文读书报告
The book report of The Great GatsbayBy F. Scott. FizgeraldThe Great Gatsbay is written by American author F. Scott. Fizgerald, who is considered a member of the "lost generation" of the Twenties. It was first published on 1925. The following is the main plot of the novel.A young man named Nick Caraway, who came to New York City in string of 1922. He became involved in the life of his neighbour at Long Island, jay Gatsbay revealed to Nick, that he fell in love with his cousin Daisy before the war. At that time, he is poor. However, Daisy married Tom Buchanan, a rich but boring man of good social position. But Gatsby was still in love with her.In Gatsby's opinion, daisy was a beautiful and charming that he had never seen. But I think she was also fickle, shallow, hypocritical. She was love with money, easy, and material luxury because she seemed to love Gatsby, but just appearance. Although I know the real Daisy, Gatsby did not know her clearly. This is the main reason why Gatsby could not get what he wanted.Becoming wealthy is the most important for him. Large fortune was from distributing illegal alcohol and trading in stolen securities. After getting money, Gatsby got luxurious possessions. "And a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden, it was Gatsby mansion."Besides,Gatsby went to Oxford University to get further study in order to make him more elegant and noble. He changed since his New Haven years. Now he was a study straw-haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner. Two shining arrogant eyes has established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always learning aggressively forward. Not even the effeminate swank of his riding clothes could hide the enormous power of that body- he seemed to fill those glistening boots until he strained the top lacing, and you could see a great pack of muck shifting when his shoulder moved under his thin coat. It was a body capable of enormous beverage-" a cruel body" in Nick's eyes.Gatsby held sumptuous parties every weekend at his mansion. The party is almost unbelievably luxurious. He made friends who have outstanding fame and high position.Due to natural instincts- vanity, Daisy began to sob helplessly;; I did love him true, but I loved you too." when Gatsby tried to convince her to leave Tom. Gatsby lost Daisy because he had no money, but he still loved her. It was the blinding love that killed him.Daisy, driving Gatsby's car, hit and killed Tom's mistress, Myrtle Wilson, Gather knew the truth, but he kept silent to protect her. Afterwards, Tom told Myrtle's husband that it was Gatsby killed his wife. Then Wilson murdered Gatsby and committed suicide.After Gatsby''s dying, almost no people including those who usually attended his parties came to his funeral. Nick was left to arrange Gatsby's funeral, attended only Gatsby's father and the former guests. The woman who ever allowed Gatsby to take the blame for killing Myrtle rather than attend his funeral moved away with her husband finally, leaving no contact address.Gatsby is the typical American youth in the twenties. He regarded Daisy as the symbol of the youth, money and status deeply. He thought innocently: he can receive the last love, his dream after having money. It was a pity. He had misunderstood the girl he loved and the boring society on the surface. So he would never made his dream come true. But, he tried his best.。
(完整word版)《了不起的盖茨比》英文读后感
Pursuit for dreams—after reading The Great GatsbyI have heard of the famous novel The Great Gatsby for many years. However, until recently have I got the time and mood to read it. As soon as I finish reading, I find my previous unwarranted assumption of it totally wrong.This is a story about Gatsby and his pursuit for the ‘American dreams’. During the World War One, the poor soldier Gatsby fell in love with an upper class girl named Daisy. But due to the wide gap between them, Daisy decided to marry Tom, a man of her class, instead of Gatsby. Broken-hearted Gatsby then held the conviction that money was of the greatest importance. He strongly believed in the ‘American dreams’, which as we all know, advocates that one can achieve whatever he or she likes through continuous efforts. He strived for five years to become a millionaire and bought a villa near Daisy’s to attract her. He was too addicted to his fantasy to realize that Daisy was no longer the lovely girl she used to be. Eventually, he was killed because of her crime.After reading it, something reverberates in my heart. I can’t help thinking of the theme Fitzgerald trying to convey. One thing may be the lonely void of people’s spiritual world. I am deeply impressed by chapter 3, where a vivid description of a party is given.There were beautiful girls, drunk men, and boisterous crowds there, but none of them perceived the pointless of their lives and the barren of their minds. To see this phenomenon deeper, there were two circumstances underlying it. The first is the lack of dreams. Some people, especially the people of the upper class, lived an aimless life. They wasted their time and money and took an indifferent attitude towards life. They chased for temporary ecstasy but lost their identity in eternity, namely Daisy and Tom. The second is the misleading of dreams. Some others like Gatsby, bravely pursued their dreams, yet going to a diverged way unconsciously. They might mix up the concept of a richer life and a happier life, viewing a higher social state and a peaceful fulfilled life as equality. Unfortunately, when they were busy chasing their dreams, everything changed with time. When they were anxious about the to-gets, they ignored what they had already had and lost the alert to the constant changes. The excellent use of symbolization illustrates this idea perfectly. The imagery of ‘green light’ is the most important symble which occurred three times in the novel. The green-light’s obscure in the mist indicates the dim of Gatsby’s dreams.As far as I am concerned, this story can serve as a reminder for us. To live a meaningful life, we should carefully choose some dreams to pursue. And in the process of fulfilling our dreams, weshould always be concious about what we really desire. Anyhow, only by pursuing the proper dreams can we finally get to the deep springs of happiness.。
了不起的盖茨比读后感英文
了不起的盖茨比读后感英文了不起的盖茨比读后感英文The novel described for the 20's through the perfect artistic form to sell "the American dream" which liquor nouveau riche Gates compared pursues vanishing, has promulgated the American society's tragedy. Gates and bids good-bye compared to and the black eyebrow coloring alizarin red love originally is the very ordinary love story. But the author makes a masterly opening move, compared to the girl which is in love treats as Gates the youth, the money and the status symbol, treats as * the method pursue wealthy material life "the American dream".Gates compares in order to pursue the black eyebrow coloring alizarin red to exhaust own sentiment and the ability and wisdom, finally ruined own life. He naively thought that, Had the moneyto be able to revive an old dream, redeems the love which lost. He was what a pity wrong. He looked at mistakenly black eyebrow coloring alizarin red this vulgar superficial woman. He looked at mistakenly on the surface the debauchery but the spiritual sky empty bored society. He lives in the illusion, is gotten rid by the black eyebrow coloring alizarin red, is desolate for the society, finally has cast the tragedy which is unable to recall. The Gates ratio is the 20's models American youth. His bitter experience is precisely the happy song smiles the dance "knight the time" the portrayal.The author has designed for the novel "the dual leading character" Nick the Carrow prestige. His importance is not inferior to the leading character Gates ratio in many aspects. He not only is the story narration and commentary, also is in the novel a important personage. He both is having the verycomplicated relations with contradictory both sides. He is Gates compared to neighbor and friend, also is the black eyebrow coloring alizarin red cousin, Tom's schoolmate, but also is being in love black eyebrow coloring alizarin red good friend Jordan.He acted as Gates to compare after the black eyebrow coloring alizarin red distinguishes the go-between which 5 years remet, the sympathy which also became which the Gates ratio to revive an old dream the criticism and he suffers kills. He although advances into to the Long Island luxurious residential district, but he already is not "wilderness time" which Tom represents inner world citizen, also is not worships blindly the black eyebrow coloring alizarin red which Gates compares represents to be separated from the reality the illusion world fellow traveller. He represents the American mid-west the traditionalideas and the moral criterion. He happiness illusion which loses compared to the pursue has many critical criticisms regarding Gates, regarding was fastidious the semblance but innermost feelings vulgar Tom and the black eyebrow coloring alizarin red has carried on fair whipping.After Gates compared to dies, former days guest did not make an appearance, the black eyebrow coloring alizarin red accompanied the husband to depart by far, Nick pertinent had pointed out society's false and the heartlessness, caused the reader compared to the American dream necessity which pursued to be disillusioned regarding Gates had the profound impression.。
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ThebookreportofT...第一篇：The book report of The Great Gatsbay1《了不起的盖茨比》英文读书报告The book report of The Great GatsbayBy F.Scott.FizgeraldThe Great Gatsbay is written by American author F.Scott.Fizgerald, who is considered a member of the “lost generation” of the Twenties.It was first published on 1925.The following is the main plot of the novel.A young man named Nick Caraway, who came to New York City in string of 1922.He became involved in the life of his neighbour at Long Island, jay Gatsbay revealed to Nick, that he fell in love with his cousin Daisy before the war.At that time, he is poor.However, Daisy married Tom Buchanan, a rich but boring man of good social position.But Gatsby was still in love with her.In Gatsby's opinion, daisy was a beautiful and charming that he had never seen.But I think she was also fickle, shallow, hypocritical.She was love with money, easy, and material luxury because she seemed to love Gatsby, but just appearance.Although I know the real Daisy, Gatsby did not know her clearly.This is the main reason why Gatsby could not get what he wanted.Becoming wealthy is the most important for rge fortune was from distributing illegal alcohol and trading in stolen securities.After getting money, Gatsby got luxurious possessions.“And a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden, it was Gatsby mansion.” Besides,Gatsby went to Oxford University to get further study in order to make him more elegant and noble.He changed since his New Haven years.Now he was a study straw-haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner.Two shiningarrogant eyes has established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always learning aggressively forward.Not even the effeminate swank of his riding clothes could hide the enormous power of that body-he seemed to fill those glistening boots until he strained the top lacing, and you could see a great pack of muck shifting when his shoulder moved under his thin coat.It was a body capable of enormous beverage-“ a cruel body” in Nick's eyes.Gatsby held sumptuous parties every weekend at his mansion.The party is almost unbelievably luxurious.He made friends who have outstanding fame and high position.Due to natural instincts-vanity, Daisy began to sob helplessly;;I did love him true, but I loved you too." when Gatsby tried to convince her to leave Tom.Gatsby lost Daisy because he had no money, but he still loved her.It was the blinding love that killed him.Daisy, driving Gatsby's car, hit and killed T om's mistress, Myrtle Wilson, Gather knew the truth, but he kept silent to protect her.Afterwards, Tom told Myrtle's husband that it was Gatsby killed his wife.Then Wilson murdered Gatsby and committed suicide.After Gatsby''s dying, almost no people including those who usually attended his parties came to his funeral.Nick was left to arrange Gatsby's funeral, attended only Gatsby's father and the former guests.The woman who ever allowed Gatsby to take the blame for killing Myrtle rather than attend his funeral moved away with her husband finally, leaving no contact address.Gatsby is the typical American youth in the twenties.He regarded Daisy as the symbol of the youth, money and status deeply.He thought innocently: he can receive the last love, his dream after having money.It was a pity.He had misunderstood the girl he loved and the boring society on the surface.So he would never made his dream come true.But, he tried his best.第二篇：了不起的盖茨比读书报告“The American Dream”reflected in The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F.Scott Fitzgerald.The first time I finished reading it, I treated it as a love tragic story.Gatsby’s love for Daisy was so deep that he loved her for so many years and finally died because of her.However, it is a pity that Daisy was a fickle, shallow girl who only loved money, ease and material luxuty.I feel sorry for Gatsby’s love for a unworthy girl.In fact, the novel involves a much larger and less romantic scope.I came to realize it after knowing more about F.Scott Fitzgerald’s works and the background of the story.The Great Gatsby actually symbolized the disillusion of the American Dream.It shows a vivid picture of the 1920’s with its surface prosperity a nd underlying sadness.The 1920’s is a decade when Americans worship money and ease of life instead of the original American Dream that dreaming of a better, richer and happier life for all citizens of every rank.The tragedy of Gatsby is an example of the failure of the American Dream.It can be analyzed from people’s pursuit of money, status and love.Money was of great importance during that period of time.It can be found from every aspect of people’s life.Firstly, money was a necessity for love and marriage.Gatsby was penniless when Daisy fell in love with him.They could not get married without money.Thus, Gatsby left to make money for his love.However, Daisy didn’t wait for him but married Tom, an arrogant, hypocritical man who had no moral qualms but money.From it we can see that Daisy chose money, not love.Secondly, people can do anything for money.For example, in order to make money, Gatsby chose to smuggle alcohol and do other criminal activities.These activities were of high risks, but Gatsby was willing to do them for money.Thirdly,money was more important than family kinship.At the funeral of Gatsby, his father didn’t show much sorrow for his son’s death, but were more proud of his son’s wealth.In his eye’s, money was more important than his son.Finally, money could make a normal person a celebrity.At the beginning of the novel, the author spent a lot of ink to describe the gorgeous mansion Gatsby lived, the luxurious car he owned, and the grand parties he held.These things made Gatsby popular in the town and these things all came from money.From above it can be concluded that money was the very pursuit of people in that period of time.Status was also a very important thing people try to pursue.Firstly, it can be reflected from Gatsby’s love for Daisy.Why did Gatsby loved Daisy but not other girls? This was because to Gatsby, Daisy represented the paragon of perfection—she has the aura of charm, wealth, sophistication, grace, and aristocracy that he longed for as a child in North Dakota.All her characters were endowed by her status.Secondly, in the novel, the town was divided into East Egg and West Egg.People like Daisy and Tom lived on the East Egg presented American aristocracy(families with old wealth), and people like Gatsby lived in the West Egg presented newly rich industrialists and speculators.Fitzgerald portrays the newly rich as being vulgar, gaudy, ostentatious, and lacking in social graces and taste.Gatsby, for example, lives in a monstrously ornate mansion, wears a pink suit, drives a Rolls-Royce, and does not pick up on subtle social signals, such as the insincerity of the Sloanes’ invitation to lunch.In contrast, the old aristocracy possesses grace, taste, subtlety, and elegance, epitomized by the Buchanans’ tasteful home and the flowing white dresses of Daisy and Jordan Baker.Thus, it can be concluded that the newly rich admired thearistocracy’s status.Gatsby’s pursuit for Daisy also reflected the American Dream.Daisy was beautiful, charmingand grace, but she was also shallow, bored and sardonic.In reality, therefore, Daisy falls far short of Gatsby’s ideals.Daisy proves her real nature when she chooses Tom over Gatsby in Chapter VII, then allows Gatsby to take the blame for killing Myrtle Wilson even though she herself was driving the car.Finally, rather than attend Gatsby’s funeral, Daisy and Tom move away, leaving no forwarding address.With the pursuits corrupted, Gatsby's American dream is inevitably doomed.Gatsby died in line with the disillusionment of the American Dream.Furthermore,Gatsby is merely a typical representative of the thousands of Americans in 1920s.Through the archetypal story of Gatsby, Fitzgerald tells us that the distorted and perverted American dream in 1920s is doomed a disillusionment. 第三篇：了不起的盖茨比读书报告2104070593 2010级王丹Book ReportThis semester, I read a book which is named The Great Gatsby.The Great Gatsby was published in 1922 by F.Scott Fitzgerald.At first glance, the novel appears to be a simple love story, but further examination reveals Fitzgerald's masterful scrutiny of American society during the 1920s and the corruption of the American dream.The author is F.Scott Fitzgerald.Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, and named after his ancestor Francis Scott Key, the author of The Star-Spangled Banner.Fitzgerald was raised in St.Paul, Minnesota.Though an intelligent child, he did poorly in school and was sent to a New Jersey boarding school in 1911.Despite being a mediocre student there, he managed to enroll atPrinceton in 1913.Academic troubles and apathy plagued him throughout his time at college, and he never graduated, instead enlisting in the army in 1917, as World War I neared its end.Fitzgerald was the most famous chronicler of 1920s America, an era that he dubbed “the Jazz Age.” Writt en in 1925, The Great Gatsby is one of the greatest literary documents of this period, in which the American economy soared, bringing unprecedented levels of prosperity to the nation.Prohibition, the ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol mandated by the Eighteenth Amendment to theConstitution(1919), made millionaires out of bootleggers, and an underground culture of revelry sprang up.He published the novel Tender is the Night, Paradise, The Last Giant and so on.Published over 160 short novels, for example Benjamin's Fantasy Trip, Ice Palace, Winter Dream, Sensible.Back to Babylon and so on.In the 81st Oscar Awards ceremony got three Oscar-winning films Benjamin Button is based on his short novel Benjamin's Fantasy Trip adaptation.The twentieth century, the United States academic community selected 100 the best novels in the river of English literature.The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night are the list.And The Great Gatsby is second.The Great Gatsby shows us a vivid picture of the 1920s with its superficial prosperity and underlying sadness.The failure of American dream and the crisis of value are well reflected in characters and the details of the novel.In The Great Gatsby,Fitzgerald skillfully employed the contrastive techniques in terms of scenes,characters as well as dream and reality.These techniques not only deepen the tragic theme, but also imparted the text a brand-new interpretation and profound artistic glamour.The novel is told us the story of Gatsby by Nick’ tone.Nick is tired ofhis hometow n’ life and came to New York.Rent a small house in the suburb of West Egg.He is Daisy's cousin.The Gatsby is his neighbor, living in luxurious Gatsby mansion.He and Daisy love each other when Gatsby was young.But because of his poor family they were broken up.Then he joined the First World War.While Daisy married torich Kids T om.Five years later, Daisy and her family move to the West from Chicago.Nick started have close contacts with them.Gatsby accumulated great wealth throughillegal means in the five years.Follow Daisy came to New York.Opposite Daisyhome he bought the villa-Gatsby Mansion.In order to attract married Daisy to meet.He held a large part at the villa every weekend.Vain hope to arouse the lost lovebetween them.An occasional opportunity let Gatsby knew that Nick is Daisy's cousin.Asked him arrange a meeting with Daisy.Then they often make date.He gradually found Daisy's vanity, vulgar and selfish.Gatsby's pink dream finally has been broken, but he still insisted it.Still retain any illusion about Daisy, and even lead to histragedies.One day Daisy was in a drunken driving Gatsby's car ran over and caused an accident that killed Tom's mistress.And plan a plot with Tom and cruel to put the blame on Gatsby.Resulting in the victim's husband suddenly burst into the house and shot Gatsby.The murderer eventually also killed himself.And Daisy and Tom were traveling to Europe.Only Gatsby's poor father and Nick attend at the funeral.The story ends up with the Gatsby become victim for selfish and cruel of Daisy.The story begins in 1920s –was named by “jazz” and “money” era.The novel use Nick’ tones tell thestory.Happened as if is Nick’ experience.It is use a unique literary vision and new performance style profoundly revealed the burst reason about American Dream at Jazz and Money Age.After war The US economic prosperity age, the life style trends to money worship are expressed most vividly.But it was under the cover of the selfishness and indifference of human nature.The reason why are Gatsby great because he was sincere and persistent waiting for and pursuing his love at heart.When the social is popular that people indulging pleasure and pride luxury.However, in material-driven environment, whether it is Gatsby, Daisy or Tom.They pursuit, devotion and transfer for love are close linked to money and status.The Great Gatsby is ranked second in the Modern Library’s list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century.But everyone has the different criteria on good books.One point of good books is, I think, when you eat it the taste is what you need.The good books tell you clearly something that lurks in your brain dimly.So you will feel very good if you resonate with the character in books.Another point of good books is, after you have eaten it the taste is so good that you want to eat it again.The good book is amusing and thought inspiring.The Great Gatsby also has a lot of puns and symbolisms.Finally, I hope everyone can be himself.Don’t lose your spirit.As far as I amconcerned even though you love someone, you should not accommodate yourself to him or her too much.Just be yourself.Only if he or her love you sincerely can you have a happy life in the future.第四篇：了不起的盖茨比读书报告A Book Report of The Great GatsbyBy Li LiF.Scott Fitzgerald.The Great : Penguin Books Ltd, 2007187 Pages.Fiction.The Great Gatsby is told us a tragic story in which how Gatsby tries his best for his dreams of love and life but finally he also fails in face of the reality by Nick’s tone.Background InformationThe Great Gatsby is the most famous masterpiece of Fitzgerald’s.It’s also the master piece of American realism fiction in the early period of the 20th century.This work was written in 1925 by Fitzgerald.This period is called jazz age, it’s also the most exuberant period of the a uthor’s creativity.In this period, World War I has already ended up(1918)before Great Depression(1929)arrived.The traditional Puritan ethics crumbled and hedonism began to be popular.With Fitzgerald’s words, ‘this is a miracle of the era, an era of art, a miserly time, but also is a era full of taunt’.Fitzgerald called the age as the jazz age, so he is called ‘the poet laureate’ in this jazz age.As he himself also enjoyed this era warmly, he keenly felt this era for the romantic desire, the surface of the luxury of emptiness and behind is helpless, and in his works these emotions were reflect ed heartily.In his works, the delicate affection quarrel of the young people who are in and out of the golf course, country club and luxurious residence of the high society is an eternal theme, and the leading roles’ frustration and disappointment by money dispelling are everywhere.The Great Gatsby describes a story to represent the desire of the young and idealism.It involves the mercurial feelings including confusion and loss all the time.Fitzgerald thinks it’s the fate of the people’s fate in that era.Plot SummaryEvaluationThe Cause of Miriam’s Tragedy:1.Social cause2.The isolated living environment3.The influence of religion4.Paul and the interference of Mrs.Morel第五篇：了不起的盖茨比英文读书报告[小编推荐]Book Report of The Great GatsbyThe introduction about the author:Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald(September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940)was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself.He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.Fitzgerald is considered a member of the “Lost Generation” of the 1920s.He finished four novels: This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, Tender Is the Night, and the most famous one is The Great Gatsby.Fitzgerald also wrote many short stories that treat themes of youth and promise along with despair and age.The Great Gatsby was first published in 1925, and it has been republished in 1945 and 1953.There are two settings for the novel.The first setting is on Long Island's North Shore and the second major setting is in New York City.The book is set within the year 1922 from the spring to the autumn.Summary of this book: Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner who had graduated from Yale, moved to New York in the summer of 1922 to learn about the bond business.He rented a house in the West Egg district of Long Island, a group who had made their fortunes too recently to have established social connections and who were prone to garish displays of wealth.Nick’s next-door neighbor in West Egg was a mysterious man named Jay Gatsby, who lived in a gigantic Gothicmansion and threw extravagant parties every Saturday night.Nick was unlike the other inhabitants of West Egg—he was educated at Yale and had social connections in East Egg, a fashionable area of Long Island home to the established upper class.Nick drove out to East Egg one eveningfor dinner with his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, and her husband, Tom, an erstwhile classmate of Nick’s at Yale.Daisy and Tom introduced Nick to Jordan Baker, a beautiful, cynical young woman with whom Nick began a romantic relationship.Nick also leart a bit about Daisy and Tom’s marriage: Jordan told him that Tom had a lover, Myrtle Wilson, who lived in the valley of ashes, a gray industrial dumping ground between West Egg and New York City.Not long after this revelation, Nick travelled to New York City with Tom and Myrtle.At a vulgar, gaudy party in the apartment that Tom kept for the affair, Myrtle began to taunt Tom about Daisy, and Tom responded by breaking her nose.As the summer progressed, Nick eventually garnered an invitation to one of Gatsby’s legendary parties.He encountered Jordan Baker at the party, and they met Gatsby himself, a surprisingly young man who had a remarkable smile and called everyone “old sport.” Gatsby asked to speak to Jordan alone, and through Jordan, Nick later leart more about his mysterious neighbor.Gatsby told Jordan that he knew Daisy in Louisville in 1917 and was deeply in love with her.He spent many nights staring at the green light at the end of her dock, across the bay from his mansion.Gatsby’s extravagant lifestyle and wild parties were simply an attempt to impress Daisy.Gatsby now wanted Nick to arrange a reunion between himself and Daisy, but he was afraid that Daisy would refuse to see him if she knew that he still loved her.Nick invited Daisy to have tea at his house, withouttelling her that Gatsby would also be there.After an initially awkward reunion, Gatsby and Daisy reestablished their connection.They begin an affair.After a short time, Tom grew increasingly suspicious of his wife’s relationship with Gatsby.At a luncheon at the Buchanans’ house, Gatsby stared at Daisy with such undisguised passion that Tom realized Gatsby is in love with her.Though Tom involved in an extramarital affair, he was deeply outraged by the thought that his wife could be unfaithful tohim.He forced the group to drive into New York City, where he confronted Gatsby in a suite at the Plaza Hotel.Tom asserted that he and Daisy had a history that Gatsby could never understand, and he announced to his wife that Gatsby was a criminal—his fortune came from bootlegging alcohol and other illegal activities.Daisy realized that her allegiance was to T om, and Tom contemptuously sent her back to East Egg with Gatsby, attempting to prove that Gatsby could not hurt him.When Nick, Jordan, and Tom drove through the valley of ashes, however, they discovered that Gatsby’s car h ad struck and killed Myrtle, Tom’s lover.They rushed back to Long Island, where Nick leart from Gatsby that Daisy was driving the car when it struck Myrtle, but that Gatsby intended to take the blame.The next day, Tom told Myrtle’s husband, George, that Ga tsby was the driver of the car.George, who had leapt to the conclusion that the driver of the car that killed Myrtle must have had been her lover, found Gatsby in the pool at his mansion and shoots him dead.He then fatally shot himself.Nick staged a small funeral for Gatsby, ended his relationship with Jordan, and moved back to the Midwest to escape the disgust he felt for the people surrounding Gatsby’s life and for the emptiness and moral decay of life among thewealthy on the East Coast.Nick reflected th at just as Gatsby’s dream of Daisy was corrupted by money and dishonesty, the American dream of happiness and individualism had disintegrated into the mere pursuit of wealth.Though Gatsby’s power to transform his dreams into reality made him “great,” Nick reflected that the era of dreaming—both Gatsby’s dream and the American dream—was over.。
了不起的盖茨比英语读后感及翻译
了不起的盖茨比英语读后感及翻译了不起的盖茨比英语读后感及翻译《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家弗·司各特·菲茨杰拉德1925年所写的一部以20世纪20年代的纽约市及长岛为背景的中篇小说。
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了不起的盖茨比英语读后感及翻译篇1Recently read "the great gatsby, a story of hegemony set up dawn. The north American continent, is hundred years ago, the economic development of the train sped forward; Friction machines roar, but also too much to hide a moment of the heart. The book, that history is a little mark.Investigate its likelihood is a persons tragedy, is the tragedy of the society as a whole, may not be important. Wine party smallpox, extravagant luxury residence, colorful gorgeous clothes, just for the sake of his heart love Daisy. Think first, young and beautiful, sketched a period of time; Flies away and alternative fate lane person, in the heart of love is someone elses confidante. The deep love, the injury the farthest, cut; Not reality, immersed in the beautiful dream, but blurred the forward field of vision. Weakness of gunfire, all the dreams and beautiful, vulnerable to burst, scattered in the wind, without trace.Gatsby, his great, because he was the degree of potential energy, but because of his pursuit of the good feelings. He hasnt done anything wrong, but also had to the empty rooms. A dream, how to do, easy, but also how to away, difficult to achieve. In an age of people pursuit of material, to be backed by real emotions. Buckish, stained with money, odour, lost a condition is a pure heart. Leave a piece of pure land, at that time, doomed tooblivion the audacity of commitments.Finally wrote: "we continue to strive to move forward, stream, after being constantly push, until the return to the days of the old one."Heart can not help a Chu. Accustomed to another potential, accustomed to the intrigue, people, really happy? Blundering world, difficult times, disguise the Buddhism, purports to recall the mood like that is like water. This, is the only thing we can do?"Day after day, excitement consumed by gradually." Reality, kill too much like real unreal image. Those beautiful like a castle in the air, and hollow crowd away already. In between dreams and reality, we go from here?Gatsby is the choice of the former. Even if the cruel reality, fate, his image is still great; Pure love is hard to stop, right and wrong about his, also make them in a glorious situation across the sphere of a bygone era. Quietly away, few people look at the light. Through one hundred, is the ray of light, to the left a dark era deserves stay have story.Even if you, in the reality, still mark a dream back without regrets. That is worth pity era, these moving words, bring us infinite daydream.最近在读《了不起的盖茨比》，一个霸权建立破晓时分的故事。
了不起的盖茨比 中英文台词对照
1、每当你觉得想要批评什么人的时候，你切要记着，这个世界上的人并非都具备你禀有的条件。
Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the peo ple in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.2、人们的善恶感一生下来就有差异。
A sense of the fundamental decencies is parceled out unequally at birth.3、人们的品行有的好像建筑在坚硬的岩石上，有的好像建筑在泥沼里，不过超过一定的限度，我就不在乎它建在什么之上了。
Conduct may be founded on the hard rock or the wet marshes, but after a certain point I don't care what it's founded on.4、这时，天色已经暗了下来，我们这排高高地俯瞰着城市的灯火通明的窗户，一定让街头偶尔抬头眺望的人感到了，人类的秘密也有其一份在这里吧，我也是这样的一个过路人，举头望着诧异着。
我既在事内又在事外，几杯永无枯竭的五彩纷呈的生活所吸引，同时又被其排斥着。
Yet high over the city our line of yellow windows must have contributed their share of human secrecy to the casual watcher in the darkening streets, and I was him too, looking up and wondering. I was within and without, simul taneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.5、他理解体谅地笑了——这笑比理解和体谅有的含义。
电影The.Great.Gatsby.2013《了不起的盖茨比》剧本中英文对照完整版
在我年纪尚轻涉世未深的时候In my younger and more vulnerable years,父亲曾这样告诫我my father gave me some advice."多发掘他人身上的闪光点""Always try to see the best in people," he would say.父亲的教诲使我不对他人妄加评判As a consequence, I'm inclined to reserve all judgments.但我的忍耐也是有限度的But even I have a limit.那时我们每天都醉生梦死Back then, all of us drank too much.越是与时俱进The more in tune with the times we were,越是长醉不醒the more we drank.我们也越是陈旧迂腐And none of us contributed anything new.帕金斯疗养院我从纽约回来时心中深感厌恶When I came back from New York, I was disgusted.我明白卡罗威先生I see, Mr. Carraway.对周围所有的人和事感到厌恶无比Disgusted with everyone and everything.帕金斯疗养院精神康复诊所病人姓名尼克·卡罗威体检结果酗酒过度失眠易怒焦虑除了一个人之外Only one man was exempt from my disgust.一个人One man?卡罗威先生Mr. Carraway?盖茨比Gatsby.医嘱年月日初次问诊盖茨比他是你的朋友吗Was he a friend of yours?他是我见过的最乐观的人He was the single most hopeful person I've ever met.而且是绝无仅有的And am ever likely to meet again.他对周围发生的事十分敏感There was something about him, a sensitivity.就像He was like,就像一台地震仪he was like one of those machines能探测到万里之外的地震that register earthquakes , miles away.你是怎么认识他的Where'd you meet him?在纽约的At a, at a party派对上认识的in New York.那是年夏天In the summer of ,城市发展的脚步越来越快the tempo of the city approached.几近疯狂Hysteria.股价暴涨至史上最高点Stocks reached record peaks,华尔街在呼啸而来的金融大潮中一派昌盛and Wall Street boomed in a steady golden roar.派对排场越发奢华The parties were bigger.秀场演出越发气派The shows were broader.摩天大楼直冲云霄The buildings were higher.道德底线逐渐沦丧The morals were looser,禁酒令反而使私酒泛滥and the ban on alcohol had backfired越演越烈making the liquor cheaper.华尔街吸引着充满野心的年轻人Wall Street was luring the young and ambitious.我就是其中之一And I was one of them.我在距市区英里的长岛租了一间房子I rented a house miles from the city on Long Island.我住在西卵区I lived at West Egg一栋无人修葺的小别墅里in a forgotten groundskeeper's cottage,被暴发户们的豪宅包围squeezed among the mansions of the newly rich.为了尽快上手我买了一整套To get started, I bought a dozen volumes有关信贷金融和投资的书籍on credit, banking and investments.我对此一窍不通All new to me.股市再创新高The stock market hit another high.大盘持续走高The market's moving up, up, up!不过凡事都有风险Well, of course, nothing is percent.换我就不会孤注一掷I wouldn't go investing every penny.《尤利西斯》在耶鲁大学时我曾梦想当一名作家At Yale I dreamed of being a writer不过最终彻底放弃but I gave all that up.在炎炎夏日与繁盛的树荫下With the sun shining and the great bursts of leaves on the trees,我本打算在学习中度过整个夏天I planned to spend the summer studying.第一章市场投资计划未能如愿却也是件好事And I probably would have were it not,因为我那素未谋面的邻居盖茨比for the riotous amusements that beckoned在他那巨大城堡内举办的盛大派对from beyond the walls of that colossal castle已经勾走了我的魂owned by a gentleman I had not yet met named Gatsby.那他是你的邻居了So, he was your neighbor.我的邻居是的My neighbor. Yeah.仔细想想那个难忘的夏季起始于When I think about it, the history of the summer really began我驱车去表妹黛西家吃晚餐的那一夜the night I drove over to my cousin Daisy's for dinner.她住在对岸东卵区She lived across the bay in old moneyed,一座祖传庭院里East Egg.她丈夫是美国最富有的家族之一的继承人Her husband was heir to one of America's wealthiest families.他的名字叫汤姆·布坎南His name was Tom Buchanan.我们就读于耶鲁时他还是个运动健将When we were at Yale together, he'd been a sporting star.但那些都是英雄往事了But now his glory days were behind him他现在安于...and he contented himself with...您的电话布坎南先生Telephone, Monsieur Buchanan.-是我-一些风流韵事- It's me. - other affairs.不是告诉过你别打到这儿来吗I thought I told you not to call me here.波阿斯Boaz!波阿斯是《圣经》中的富豪莎士比亚是人尽皆知的文豪莎士比亚Shakespeare!汤姆Tom!你那本伟大的美国小说写得怎样了How's the great American novel coming?我最近在沃尔特·切斯的公司卖证券呢I'm selling bonds with Walter Chase's outfit.晚饭后和我一起去镇上Let's say after dinner, you and I, we go into town.-不行-带你去见见老弟兄- I can't. - Catch up with the old wolf pack.-明天还上班-废话让你去就去- Big day on the job tomorrow. - Nonsense! We're going.全美第一First team, all-American.看见没You see?造就了今天的我Made me who I am today.森林山[纽约长岛赛场]Forest Hills.大败威尔士亲王队那帮娘娘腔Played the Prince of Wales. What a sissy.人得靠自己本事活着尼克Life is something you dominate, Nick.只要你有一技之长If you're any good.亨利Henri!你在哪儿呢Where are you?这几扇门The doors.给我关上Close them.-抱歉-谢谢- Sorry. - Thank you.是你吗亲爱的Is that you, my lovely?黛西·布坎南绝代佳人Daisy Buchanan, the golden girl.她散发着一股令人窒息的热情A breathless warmth flowed from her.仿佛在这世上除你之外A promise that there was no one else她谁也不想见in the world she so wanted to see.芝加哥那些人想我了吗Do they miss me in Chicago?是的不少人托我带个好Yes. Um, at least a dozen people send their love.真不错How gorgeous.没有你的日子他们悲痛欲绝They're absolutely in mourning.-他们愁眉苦脸真的-瞎说- They're crying. Yes. - No.-才不信你-抱头痛哭- I don't believe you. - Wailing.-我才不信你呢-仰天长啸- I don't believe you. - They're screaming."黛西·布坎南没有你我们活不了""Daisy Buchanan, we can't live without you!"我高兴死了I'm paralyzed with happiness.乔丹·贝克著名高尔夫球手Jordan Baker. A very famous golfer.《纽约闲谈》她是我见过的最让人手足无措的人She was the most frightening person I'd ever seen.我在《运动人生》的封面上见过你的照片Well, I've seen your face on the cover of Sporting Life.尼克·卡罗威Nick Carraway.但能注视着她仍是一桩美差But I enjoyed looking at her.我在沙发上躺得太久了I've been lying on that sofa for as long as I can remember.这个夏天我要把你俩撮合到一块去This summer I'll fling you two together.我会让你们盛装打扮I'll push you into linen closets,然后一起出海游玩and out to sea in boats!-想得美-对了尼克- I'm not listening to a word. - So, Nick,黛西说你住在西卵区那边Daisy tells me that you're over in West Egg throwing your lot in和那些攀高结贵的暴发户们住一起with those social-climbing primitive new-money types.我不过租了间每月块的陋居罢了My little shack's just a cardboard box at a month.你过得真有意思Your life is adorable.我倒是认识一个西卵区的人I know somebody in West Egg.我和那边的人还没来往过呢I don't know a single person that side of the bay.但你一定听说过盖茨比You must know Gatsby.盖茨比Gatsby?哪个盖茨比What Gatsby?夫人晚膳已备齐Madame, the dinner is servi.想听听咱家的秘密吗Would you like to hear a family secret?-洗耳恭听-是有关管家的鼻子的- That's why I came over. - It's about the butler's nose.事情变得每况愈下Things went from bad to worse.我不喜欢"大老粗"这个词I hate that word "Hulking."尼克听说你准备娶一个Nicky, I heard a rumor that you were getting married-西卵区的姑娘-哪有的事- to a girl out West. - It's a libel.我没钱啊I'm too poor.除非找个老女人准备坐吃遗产They have to be old so they die quickly.咱换个话题行吗Can't we talk about something else?什么都好谈谈作物收成吧Anything. Crops.你让我觉得自己像野蛮人黛西You're making me feel uncivilized, Daisy.文明已经要四分五裂了Civilization's going to pieces.你读过戈达德写的那本Have you read The Rise of the Colored Empires《黑色帝国的崛起》吗by this fellow Goddard?人们都该读读这本书Everybody ought to read it.如果白人再掉以轻心的话The idea is that it's up to us, the dominant race to watch out别的种族就要主宰一切了or these other races will have control of things.汤姆近来看问题比较长远Tom's very profound lately.他读了很多晦涩难懂的书籍He reads deep books with long words in them.这是有根据的It's been proved.是科学的道理It's scientific.我们得消灭这些苗头We've got to beat them down.布坎南府邸Buchanan residence.是汽车修理厂的威尔逊先生打来的Monsieur Wilson, from the garage.布坎南先生Monsieur Buchanan.不好意思我去去就来Excuse me, I'll be right back.抱歉I'm sorry.你提到的这个盖茨比先生Well, this Mr. Gatsby you spoke of,-他就住我隔壁-嘘别说话- he's my neighbor. - Shh! Don't talk.我想听听他们在说什么I wanna hear what happens.我不管你用什么方法...I don't care what you do...出了什么事吗Something happening?-我还以为众人皆知呢-我就不知道- Why, I thought everybody knew. - Well, I don't.-汤姆在纽约有了外遇-外遇- Tom's got some woman in New York. - Got some woman?她或许不懂晚饭时不该打过来She might have the decency not to telephone at dinnertime.你说呢Don't you think?你嫌我管太宽吗Is that too much to ask?黛西不要无事生非Daisy, don't create a scene.你能上我这儿吃晚餐真好尼克I love seeing you at my table, Nicky.你让我想到玫瑰他难道不像玫瑰吗You remind me of a rose. An absolute rose, doesn't he?-等下吃完饭-我可没玫瑰那么脆弱- So after dinner, - Well, I'm not even faintly like a rose.尼克想去镇上逛逛对吧Nick wanted to go into town. Right, Nick?去耶鲁俱乐部To the Yale Club.尼克就待在这儿吧Nicky, stay.明天我还得早起上班呢I have to work early.胡说Nonsense.-还有好多话没说-就去喝几杯而已- There's so much to talk about. - It's just for a drink or two.第五次急切而刺耳的电话铃声None of us could ignore that fifth guest's牵动了每个人的神经shrill metallic urgency.-尼克-怎么了- Nicky. - What?就是我觉得一切都糟透了It's just, well, you see, I think everything's terrible anyhow.-是吗-是的- Really? - Yes.我周游各地看遍世间百态I've been everywhere and seen everything and done everything.我曾经有一段低谷时期尼克I've had a very bad time, Nicky.导致我现在有点愤世嫉俗I'm pretty cynical about everything.你女儿一切都好吧Your daughter, I suppose she talks and eats and everything?你说帕米Pammy?是的Oh, yes.尼克她出生的时候Listen, Nick, when she was born,天知道汤姆在哪Tom was God knows where.和谁鬼混在一起with God knows whom.我问护士And I asked the nurse是男孩还是女孩if it was a boy or a girl.她说是女孩And she said it was a girl我哭着说and I wept:真庆幸是个女孩"I'm glad it's a girl.我希望她做个傻姑娘And I hope she'll be a fool.傻姑娘才是最幸福的That's the best thing a girl in this world can be.美丽的傻姑娘A beautiful little fool."华美珍贵的事物总是很快逝去All the bright, precious things fade so fast.而且一去不复返And they don't come back.我回到家When I arrived home发现邻居家的码头上I noticed that a figure出现了一个身影had emerged on my neighbor's dock.直觉告诉我他就是And something told me it was盖茨比先生Mr. Gatsby.他似乎伸着手He seemed to be reaching toward在黑暗中摸索着什么something out there in the dark.那束绿光The green light.我不想再说了医生I don't wanna talk about this, doctor.那就写下来Then write about it.-写下来吗-是的- Write about it? - Yes.为什么要写呢Why would I do that?你说过写作能给你带来慰藉You said yourself writing brought you solace.是的但却不能给别人带去慰藉Yeah, well, it didn't bring anyone else much solace.我写得不好I wasn't any good.又不是给人看的No one need ever read it.你可以烧掉You could always burn it.写些什么呢What would I write about?什么都行Anything.只要能让你安心的东西都可以写Whatever brings you ease:一段回忆a memory一点想法一个地方a thought, a place.写下来Write it down.一个地方A place.灰之谷是个怪异的地方The Valley of Ashes was a grotesque place.它是纽约的垃圾场New York's dumping ground在西卵区和城区之间halfway between West Egg and the city它的煤炭where the burnt-out coal点燃了纽约的纸醉金迷that powered the booming golden city但它已支离破碎was discarded by men who moved dimly在这漫天尘土中and already crumbling也无人愿意停留through the powdery air.这个古怪的农场This fantastic farm一直在T·J·埃克伯格医生的注视下was ever watched by Dr. T.J. Eckleburg他虽然被人遗忘A forgotten oculist却审视着这里whose eyes brooded over it all就像上帝之眼like the eyes of God.汤姆邀请我进城Tom had invited me to town,肯定是去参加耶鲁俱乐部的午宴apparently for lunch at the Yale Club,但是but却出现了意想不到的转折the day took an unexpected turn.跟我来Come on.-快来-什么意思- Come on! - What do you mean?相信我Trust me!-我们这是要做什么-你们在干什么- What are we doing? - Where are you going?跳Jump!-你要做什么-快跳- What are you doing? -Jump, come on!-汤姆-跟我来- Tom! - Come on!天啊Oh, God.汤姆等等等等我行吗Tom, wait. Wait a second, would you?跟我来尼克Dominate, Nick!跟我来Dominate!你好威尔逊Hello, Wilson.生意怎么样How's business?还好没什么可抱怨的Yeah, I can't complain.什么时候把车卖给我So when are you gonna sell me that car?我正让人修着呢Oh, I've still got my man working on it.他修得也太慢了不是吗Yeah, well, he works pretty slow, don't he?也许该卖给别人Maybe I'd better sell it somewhere else.别别别Oh, no, no, no.我不是那个意思我只是...I wasn't saying that. I was...如果是谈生意的话得跟我谈If it's business, you should be talking to me.你还不快去搬椅子来Get some chairs why don't you,让人家坐下so somebody can sit down.好的Uh, sure.我们谈谈生意吧Yeah, let's talk business.没问题Sure.我去搬椅子I'll get the chairs.桃金娘Myrtle,-你来招待一下-快去- why don't you entertain? - Hurry up.-你好-你好- Hi. - Hi.布坎南先生Mr. Buchanan.吃糖吗Candy?-不吃谢谢-不吃吗- No, thank you. - No?威尔逊夫人这是尼克·卡罗威Mrs. Wilson, Nick Carraway.幸会A pleasure.尼克是位作家Nick's a writer.实际上我在搞债券I'm in bonds actually.我要你I want you搭下一列火车get on the next train.现在吗Now?是的Yes.我们可以养只狗吗Can we get the dog?-在公寓里-听你的- For the apartment? - Whatever you want.布坎南先生Hey, Mr. Buchanan!喝汽水吗You want a soda?-不喝了-不喝吗- I'm fine. - No?叫上你的妹妹她会喜欢他的Call your sister. She'll like him.不不不用了谢谢No, no, no. That's all right, thank you.认识凯瑟琳的人都说她漂亮Catherine's said to be very good-looking by people who know.真的不用了Oh, really, I can't.不给桃金娘面子吗You wanna embarrass Myrtle?那多没礼貌That's rude.我是凯瑟琳I'm Catherine.来场狂欢吗Ain't we having a party?我觉得Um, I'm not sure现在不太合适吧now's a good time.我正要走实际上有人在...I'm just going. Actually, there are peop...你好Hello!切斯特他就是那个表哥吧Oh, Chester, this must be the cousin.-你真可爱-谢谢- Oh, you are adorable. - Oh, thank you.我是切斯特·麦基很高兴见到你Chester McKee. Pleasure to meet you.-尼克·卡罗威-来吧- Nick Carraway. - Come on,-难道你不喜欢我-撞盆栽上了- don't you like me? - Oh. Heh. A plant.桃金娘Myrtle!桃金娘桃金娘小龟龟Myrtle turtle!我真得走了I really must go.快给大家拿点喝的不然都睡着了Get everybody a drink before they fall asleep.汤姆我要走了Tom, I'm just leaving now.尼克Nick.等等Wait.-我要走了我得出去了-胡闹- I'm going. I've gotta get out of here. - Nonsense!进去和凯瑟琳说说话Go on in there and talk to Catherine.我觉得不自在黛西可是我表妹I'm not comfortable. Daisy's my cousin.我知道你不爱凑热闹大学时就是这样Listen, I know you like to watch. I remember that from college.不不我不是指责你No, no, no, I don't make any judgment.我们有整个夏天来潇洒We have all summer.你是想袖手旁观呢Now, do you wanna sit on the sideline and watch,还是想参与进来or do you wanna play ball?Play ball.-是我们不够好吗-来吧- Ain't we good enough for you? - Come on!来吧来吧Come on! Come on.他是要袖手旁观He's gonna sit on the side and watch, huh?还是来乐呵乐呵Or is he gonna play ball?摘掉帽子留下来Take off your hat and stay a while.对了尼克Oh, hey, Nick.-麦基是搞艺术的-摄影- McKee is in the artistic game. - Photography.-尼克也是搞艺术的-不是- Nick's artistic. - No.-不是不是-真的吗- No, no, no. - Really?-偶尔会写作但... -真的吗- I write a little, but... - Really?你也住长岛吗Do you live on Long Island too?我住在西卵区I live at West Egg.大概一个月前我去那参加过派对I was there at a party about a month ago.有个叫盖茨比的认识吗A man named Gatsbys. Do you know him?我就住在他隔壁I live right next door to him.他是德皇威廉的表亲He's a cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm's.-就是那个邪恶的德国皇帝-真的吗- You know, the evil German king? - Really?麦基Hey, McKee!把这照下来Take a picture of that.别这样我才不是那种模特呢Don't, I'm not one of those models.如果你想拍也可以You can if you want.他们俩都受不了自己家的那口子Neither of them can stand the person they're married to.她也不喜欢威尔逊吗Doesn't she like Wilson either?他是个谄上媚下的人渣He's a greasy little scumbag.不了谢谢不用喝就已经飘飘然了No, thanks, I feel just as good on nothing at all.治疗神经的药Nerve pills.我在皇后区的一个医生那搞到的I get them from a doctor in Queens.你也来一片吗Do you want one?不我的神经没问题谢谢Oh, no. My nerves are fine, thanks.我一生中只醉过两次I had been drunk just twice in my life.第二次就是在那天下午And the second time was that afternoon.那晚That night,在汤姆为桃金娘准备的藏身公寓里in the hidden flat that Tom kept for Myrtle我们借着酒劲买醉狂欢we were buoyed by a sort of chemical madness.我们内心深处对狂欢的渴望A willingness of the heart雷鸣般迸发出来that burst thunderously upon us all.突然间And suddenly,我开始喜欢上了纽约I began to like New York.这比耶鲁俱乐部棒多了This is better than the Yale Club.我们这排高踞在城市上空的High over the city灯火通明的窗子our yellow windows必定给街上观望的过客must have contributed their share of human secrets增添了神秘感to the casual watcher in the street.我曾经也像他一样And I was him too,仰望又寻思着looking up and wondering.我既置身事内I was within又超乎其外and without.我对人生的变幻莫测Enchanted and repelled既感陶醉又感厌恶by the inexhaustible variety of life.你没权利说她的名字You have got no right to speak her name.黛西黛西黛西Daisy, Daisy, Daisy!你没权利说她的名字You got no right to speak her name!我想说就说...I'll speak her name whenever...天啊你疯了Oh, my God, you are crazy!臭婊子You whore!他们会把你抓起来They're gonna arrest you!不知道我是怎么回的家I have no clue how I got home但我醒来时but I do know that着实有种不安的感觉I awoke with a distinctly uneasy feeling觉得盖茨比在盯着我that Gatsby was watching me.盯着你Watching you?是的Yes.盖茨比一直在盯着我Gatsby was always watching me.你怎么知道的And how did you know that?我收到一份邀请I got an invitation.只有我收到了邀请I was the only one.我是说除我之外By which I mean no one except me恐怕没人真正收到过盖茨比家的邀请ever received an actual invitation to Gatsby's.亲爱的卡罗威先生还望赏光我的小派对您真诚的杰·盖茨比其他纽约人You see, the rest of New York都是不请自来simply came uninvited.全市的人三五成群地搭车而来The whole city packed into automobiles.每个周末And all weekend, every weekend都在盖茨比家度过ended up at Gatsby's.不管是谁什么工作And I mean everyone from every walk of life住在哪里的人都会来from every corner of New York City,这场缤纷夺目的嘉年华this kaleidoscopic carnival挤破了盖茨比家的大门spilled through Gatsby's door.闪开Out of the way!我的邀请函My invitation.先生这是我的邀请函Sir, my invitation.这边This Way!大厅里满是A caravanserai of billionaire playboy publishers左拥右抱的出版界富豪and their blond nurses.沙滩上是炫耀遗产的小姐们Heiresses comparing inheritances on Gatsby's beach.我老板沃尔特·切斯在轮盘赌上输了钱My boss, Walter Chase, losing money at the roulette tables.八卦写手伺机而动Gossip columnists alongside,黑帮和政府官员互换号码打成一片gangsters and governors exchanging telephone numbers.影星Film stars.百老汇导演Broadway directors.道德的捍卫者Morality protectors.叛逆的青少年High school defectors.这是尤因·克里普斯普林格传言是贝多芬的后代And Ewing Klipspringer, dubious descendent of Beethoven.请问派对主人盖茨比先生在哪里Do you know where I might find the host, Mr. Gatsby?我就住隔壁I live just next door.盖茨比吗Gatsby?先生我从未见过盖茨比先生I've never seen Mr. Gatsby, sir.根本没人见过他Why, no one has.孤身一人又碰了一鼻子灰Alone, and a little embarrassed.我决定不醉不休I decided to get roaring drunk.我就觉得看到的是你I thought I might see you here.你好Hello.我记得你就住隔壁I remembered you live next door.这里就像游乐园It's like an amusement park.跳支舞吧Shall we?你收到邀请函了吗Did you get an invitation?来盖茨比家是不用邀请函的People aren't invited to Gatsby's.但是我收到了Well, I was.好像就我收到了Seems I'm the only one.盖茨比究竟是何方神圣Who is this Gatsby?他曾是战时德国间谍He was a German spy during the war.泰迪·巴顿Teddy Barton.尼克·卡罗威Nick Carraway.德国间谍吗A German spy?不对不对他是德皇的杀手No, no, no. He's the Kaiser's assassin.-听说他杀过人-没错- I heard he killed a man once. - It's true.就是杀着玩而已也没被抓Kills for fun, free of charge.绝对是有通天的本领He's certainly richer than God.你不会真相信他杀过人吧You don't really believe he killed a man, do you?找到他以后你自己问问不就知道了Let's go find him and you can ask him yourself.女士们先生们掌声欢迎Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage...才华横溢的the incredible吉尔达·格蕾因西米舞而闻名的美国艺人吉尔达·格蕾小姐Miss Gilda Gray!带来查尔斯顿舞The Charleston!至少我还怀念着At least I miss环球之旅Trips around the world不是你的女人Don't mean a thing就一文不值If I ain't your girl宝贝我没时间陪你耗I ain't got time for you, baby不管你属不属于我Either you're mine or you're not盖茨比先生Mr. Gatsby?亲爱的宝贝Sweet baby来吧Come on.此时此地Right here, right now但你弄错了But you are mistaken!因为我就是For I am神秘的the mysterious盖茨比先生Mr. Gatsby.你们找不到他的You won't find him.这房子只不过是This house and everything in it are all part精心布置的假象of an elaborate disguise.而盖茨比先生并不存在But Mr. Gatsby doesn't exist.呸我碰到过他Phooey. I've met him.是吗是哪一个身份的他呢Really? Which one?是王子The prince?还是间谍The spy?亦或是杀人犯The murderer?我找不出一个I cannot find anyone了解一点真实内幕的人who knows anything real about Mr. Gatsby.我不在乎Well, I don't care.他办了这么多大型派对He gives large parties很合我心意and I like large parties.有很多私人空间They're so intimate.派对小了哪儿都能撞见人Small parties, there isn't any privacy.假如你说的是对的But if that's true,这又是为了什么what's all this for?我亲爱的朋友That, my dear fellow这是个问题is the question.准备好了吗Are you ready?小小派对无伤大雅A little party never killed nobody所以就算跳到精疲力尽依然不停息So we gonna dance until we drop still go on小小派对无伤大雅A little party never killed nobody此时此刻就请及时行乐吧Right here, right now is all we got小小派对无伤大雅A little party never killed nobody能请你跳这一曲吗May I have this dance?你个小白脸You penniless pantywaist.小小派对无伤大雅A little party never killed nobody我把她借走了卡罗威I'm stealing her away. Carraway.女士们先生们Ladies and gentlemen!世界顶尖爵士舞曲过后A jazz history of the world,为您带来的是and accompanying烟花表演fireworks!-快点尼克-看看你周围- Come on. Nick. - Look around you.富家女是不会嫁给穷小子的Rich girls don't marry poor boys.她是我的She's mine.你看起来好眼熟Your face is familiar.您战时曾在第三师吗Weren't you in the Third Division during the war?-对在第九营-我在第七营- Oh, yes, the th Battalion. - I was in the th.-借过-我就觉得是见过的- Excuse me. - I knew you looked familiar.玩得开心吗老伙计Having a good time, old sport?真是太神奇了The whole thing's incredible.我就住隔壁呢I live just next door.他真给我发邀请函了好像就我收到了He sent me an actual invitation. Seems I'm the only one.我还没见过盖茨比先生本人I still haven't met Mr. Gatsby.没人见过他No one's met him.听说是德皇的三表弟They say he's third cousin to the Kaiser,又是魔鬼的二堂弟and second cousin to the devil.恕我招待不周老伙计I'm afraid I haven't been a very good host, old sport.我You see,就是盖茨比您就是...You're...他的微笑是如此不寻常His smile was one of those rare smiles人这一生也难得几回见that you may come across four or five times in life.这微笑似乎在告诉你It seemed to understand you,他理解你信任你and believe in you just as you恰如你内心深处的渴望would like to be understood and believed in.抱歉老伙计我还以为你知道Sorry, old sport. I thought you knew.那个...我不知道说什么不好意思Please just... I don't know what to say. Please forgive me.-没事-我喝多了- it's quite all right. - I've had so much to drink.-怎么了-盖茨比先生- Yes? - Mr. Gatsby, sir.-芝加哥来电-天啊- Chicago on the wire. - Oh,my.我马上过去I'll be in in just a minute.明天上午我新买的水上滑艇试水I'm taking my new hydroplane out in the morning.你想一起来吗Would you like to go with me?What time?你什么时候方便The time that suits you.您真是太好了Well, that's very kind of you.很高兴再次见到你贝克小姐Lovely to see you again, Miss Baker.要是有什么需要If there's anything that you want,尽管开口老伙计just ask for it, old sport.我先失陪了Excuse me.过会儿再来I will rejoin you later.我以为他...I expected him to be...-是个大腹便便的糟老头吗-对- Old and fat? - Yes.年轻人是不会突然冒出来Young men don't just drift coolly out of nowhere,在长岛买座豪宅的and buy a palace on Long Island.他说他以前在牛津读书He told me once he was an Oxford man.可我不相信However, I don't believe it.为什么Why not?不知道就是不信I don't know. I just don't believe he went there.抱歉I beg your pardon.贝克小姐盖茨比先生有请Miss Baker, Mr. Gatsby would like to speak to you.您一人前去Alone.叫我吗Me?是的女士Yes, madam.尼克Nick!尼克Nick!尼克Nick!我刚才听到了最骇人的消息I've just heard the most shocking thing.你去哪里了车等着呢Where have you been? The car's waiting.-快得走了-简直让人目瞪口呆- Come on, we're leaving. - Simply amazing.这就说得通了It all makes sense.解释了这一切It all makes sense.明白了吧-什么意思-所有- What makes sense? - Everything!快点别闹了Come on, this is crazy!-我们得走了-但我只能说这么多- We gotta get out of here. - Oh, but here I am tantalizing you,因为我发了誓不能说when I swore I wouldn't tell.你就告诉我吧Just tell me.尼克对不起我发过誓了Oh, Nick, I'm sorry, I swore.发了誓不能说的I swore I wouldn't tell.抱歉让她走了老伙计Sorry to keep her from you, old sport.别忘了明天上午的水上滑艇之约Don't forget we're going up in that hydroplane tomorrow morning.一定Yes.盖茨比先生Mr. Gatsby, sir.-费城来电-知道了- Philadelphia on the phone. - Yes.晚安老伙计Night, old sport.晚安Good night.Thank you.怎么了What's the matter?没油了吗You run out of gas?尼克要来看我哦Nick! Come and see me!下周一起喝茶We'll have tea next week.电话簿上找I'm in the phone book.我会给你打电话的I'll call you up.后来我们去坐了水上滑艇Well, we rode in the hydroplane.我又参加了两次他的派对And I attended two more of his parties.还借用过他家沙滩Even made use of his beach.但老实说医生But you know, doctor, I realized我完全不了解盖茨比这个人that I knew absolutely nothing about Gatsby at all.直到后来...Until...车还不错吧老伙计It's pretty, isn't it, old sport?以前是不是没见过Haven't you ever seen it before?。
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