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Ｔｈｅ Ｇｒｅｅｎ Ｄｒｅａｍ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｇｒｅａｔ Ｇａｔｓｂｙ
了不起的盖茨比
Motto（箴言真谛）
“Gatsby lived for one goal, only to be betrayed by the cruel world, and buried with hisdisillusioned green dream.”（盖茨比只为了一个目标而活，然而这个残酷的世界背叛了他，他只能和他幻灭的绿色梦想长眠地下。）
Questions（边想边读）
・What’s your dream in your life?
・Why does Gatsby want to get rich?
・What kinds of character make you like or dislike him?
Reading（阅读欣赏）
All summer, Nick Carraway wonders about the fantastic parties frequently1
held at his neighbor’s large house. Jazz music comes from the house, laughing guests smoke, eat,get drunk, and then go away. Rumor2 has it that the
host of the parties got rich by boot-legging , and once even killed a man.
整个夏天，尼克・卡拉韦（Ｎｉｃｋ Ｃａｒｒａｗａｙ）邻居豪宅夜夜笙歌的景象一直盘踞在他的脑海。豪宅中传出爵士音乐，还供应大量的生蚝和香槟。在明亮的灯光下，欢闹嬉笑的宾客抽着烟，享受美食，喝个酩酊大醉，然后离去。有人谣传宴会主人靠非法买卖酒致富，而且还杀过人。
towards a faraway, green light. Nich is later invited to one of the parties, where he
finally meets Jay Gatsby, the mysterious3 host. Nick feels that Gatsby has a secret4
. He pretends to come from a rich family, and lies about having a glorious5 past. Also,
he keeps asking about Daisy, Nick’s beautiful--but married--cousin.
某天晚上，尼克瞥见他的邻居独自站立着，并将双臂伸向远处的绿光。后来，尼克受邀参加其中一场宴会，终于见到神秘的宴会主人杰伊・盖茨比（Jay Gatsby）。尼克感觉到盖茨比有不为人知的秘密。他假装出自豪门并吹嘘他的过往，还不断询问尼克那位美丽但已婚的表妹戴西（Daisy）。
Gradually, Nick discovers that Daisy is Gatsby’s first love. Five years ago, Daisy
because he was poor. Since then, Gatsby has had only one goal6:
to make Daisy love him by getting rich. He holds parties simply The green light turns out to be where Daisy lives.
尼克逐渐发现戴西是盖茨比的初恋。５年前，戴西因为盖茨比很穷而拒绝了他。自那时起，盖茨比的心中只有一个目标：靠致富来使戴西爱他。他不断举办宴会只为了引起戴西的注意，而那道绿光正来自戴西的住处。
Gatsby and Daisy to get together. Seeing Daisy again, Gatsby
acts like a shy boy. He is thrilled7 to be with Daisy, but she is a shallow girl. Nick
notices that she is quite impressed8 with Gatsby’s beautiful home, clothes, and cars.
He doubts9 that Daisy Gatsby’s precious love.
尼克安排盖茨比与戴西见面。再次见到戴西时，盖茨比像个羞怯的小男孩和戴西在一起
让他感到非常兴奋，但戴西是个肤浅的女孩。尼克注意到她只对盖茨比的豪宅、华服和名车印象深刻。他怀疑戴西是否值得盖茨珍贵的爱。
Nick is also unsure about Gatsby. He can’t forget Gatsby’s lies and the rumors
about him. On the other hand, he admires his strong will Nick especially10 likes the bright, innocent11 smile that crosses Gatsby’s face whenever
he talks about Daisy. For Gatsby, winning Daisy’s love would be a symbol of his
success.
同时尼克也觉得盖茨比不可靠。他无法忘却盖茨比的诺言以及关于他的那些谣言。然而，他又很佩服盖茨比勇于实现梦想的意志力。尼克特别喜欢盖茨比每次谈到戴西时，脸上就洋溢着一抹开朗纯真的笑容。对盖茨比而言，赢得戴西的爱就象征着成功。
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Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s husband, is an unkind man almost
relationship12 with Gatsby. On a hot, dry
day ,Tom, Daisy, Nick, and Gatsby drive off to get a drink in town. Driving torough
a garbage-filled valley of ashes, they become covered with dust. Large blue eyes
wearing yellow glasses look down coldly from an advertisement13 at these thirsty
people lost in their desires.
戴西的丈夫汤姆・布坎南（Tom Buchanan）是个几乎瞧不起所有人的恶人。他嫉妒
妻子和盖茨比交往。某个酷热干燥的一天，汤姆、戴西、尼克和盖茨比开车去镇上喝酒。途中经过满是垃圾的灰烬之谷，灰尘沾满了他们全身。广告牌上戴着黄色眼镜的一双蓝色大眼睛冷冷地俯视着这些渴望的人迷失在欲望之中。
Gatsby asks Daisy to tell her husband that he, Jay Gatsby, is her only true love.
But T“glorious ”past is false. Then, the
cruel truth comes out: Daisy only loves Tom. Gatsby’s dream falls apart.
盖茨比要戴西告诉她丈夫，他才是她惟一的真爱。但汤姆指控他是个骗子，并道出
盖茨比“光荣”的过去根本是个谎言。然后，残酷的事实揭晓：戴西只爱汤姆。盖茨比的美
梦破灭了。
Daisy is upset, and drives off with Gatsby in his car. Fatefully, she runs over and
kills a woman. Gatsby sends her home. Later, Tom’s sweet talk convinces14
Daisy to desert15 Gatsby in her heart. She doesn’t know that Gatsby, worried
about her ,stands looking up at her window that night.
戴西心烦意乱地和盖茨比驾车离去。有如宿命一般，她开车辗死了一位妇人。盖茨比送
戴西回家。稍后，汤姆的甜言蜜语说服戴西忘了盖茨比。她不知道，担心她的盖茨比那天晚上站在楼下，正抬头望着她的窗户。
Trcked16 by Tom, Gatsby is shot to death by the husband of the woman Daisy
killed. His illegal17 business comes to light, and none of his”friends,”except18
Nick, come to his funeral. Gatsby’s father shown Nick a daily planner written by
Gatsby years ago. It makes Nick feel that this hopeful19 young man, successful, is alive again.
由于汤姆的陷害，盖茨比被戴西辗死的妇人的丈夫开枪杀害。盖茨比的非法生意东窗事
发，除了尼克以外，没有一个“朋友”参加他的葬礼。盖茨比的父亲给尼克看一本盖茨比几年前写的计划表。这个计划表让尼克觉得这个前途一片光明、梦想着成功的年轻人又复活了。
Nick feels the weight of the green light Gatsby was reaching for .He misses his
friend’s bright smile. Gatsby lived for one goal, only to be betrayed20 by the
cruel world, and buried with his disillusioned green dream.
尼克感受到盖茨比追求那道绿光所付出的代价。他很怀念他朋友开朗的笑容。盖茨比只
为了一个目标而活，然而这个残酷的世界背叛了他，他只能和他幻灭的绿色梦想长眠地下。Ｂａｃｋｇｒｏｕｎｄ（作品背后）
科特・菲兹杰拉德（F・ Scott Fitzgerald）（１８９６－１９４０）是位美国小说家。１８９６年９月２４日生于明尼苏达州圣保罗市。父亲是家具商。他年轻时试写过剧本，读完高中后考入普林斯顿大学。在校时曾自组剧团，并为校内文学刊物写稿。后因身体欠佳，中途辍学。１９１７年入伍，终日忙于军训，未曾出国打仗。退伍后坚持业余写作。１９２０年出版了长篇小说《人间天堂》，从此出了名。婚后携妻寄居巴黎，结识了安德逊、海明威等多位美国作家。
１９２５年《了不起的盖茨比》问世，奠定了他在现代美国文学史上的地位，成了２０年代“爵士时代”的发言人和“迷惘的一代”的代表作家之一。菲兹杰拉德成名后继续勤奋笔耕，但婚后妻子讲究排扬，后来又精神失常，挥霍无度，给他带来极大的痛苦。他经济上入不敷出，一度去好莱坞写剧本挣钱维持生计。１９３６年不幸染上肺病，妻子又一病不起，使他几乎无法创作，精神濒于崩溃，终日酗酒。１９４０年１２月２１日突发心脏病，死于洛杉矶，年仅４４岁。菲兹杰拉德不仅写长篇小说，短篇小说也频有特色。除上述两部作品外，主要作品还有《夜色温柔》（１９３４）和《最后一个巨商》（１９４１）。他的小说生动地反映了２０年代“美国梦”的破灭，展示了大萧条时期美国上层社会“荒原时代”的精神面貌。
Ｅｘｃｅｒｐｔｓ（原文精粹）
Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ９
After the death scene is cleaned up the final conclusion of police investigators is simply thatGeorge Wilson had been a madman. His suspicions about Myrtle being involved with another manare cast aside since Catherine swears that no such thing ever occurred. Nick Carraway remainsthe one man still faithful to Gatsby since he had understood him so well. He tries to call Daisy totell her about his death only to find that she and Tom have abruptly packed their bags and disappearedwithout leaving a date of their return.
Next he tries to talk to Wolfsheim although this man too is quite inaccessible. At last he sends
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the butler off to his office bearing a letter to explain about Gatsby’s murder, uncertain of what else todo. He persists in feeling a loyalty and allegiance to the dead man. Had he not taken responsibility ofarranging the funeral and informing his associates of Jay’s death there really was no one else whowould have, tragically enough despite the hundreds that had been in attendance at his parties. Wolfsheimreplies to his letter stating that he is unable to assist Nick in these matters due to his busy schedule andthat he has no information concerning the whereabouts of Jay’s family. An odd business call comes tothe house, which Nick answers and hears a man mutter something about “bonds over the counter.”The man hangs up on Nick after he tells the man he is not Gatsby and that Gatsby is dead.
The shady business Gatsby had been involved with at the time seems to involve something withbonds, ironically the same profession Nick is in .His work had been honest after turning down anopportunity to become a part of whatever illegal dealings Jay and Wolfsheim had been involved in.
A turning point comes at last after receiving a message from Jay’s father, Henry C. Gatz inMinnesota. He comes at once to at tend the funeral, a sparse old man full of nervousness after seeingthe news of his son’s death reported in a Chicago newspaper. After viewing Gatsby’s body Mr. Gatzbecomes more interested in exploring the expanse of the house since“He had reached an age wheredeath no longer has the quality of ghastly surprise, and when he looked around him now for the firsttime and saw the height and splendor of the hall--his grief began to be mixed with an awed pride.”He talks about how ambitious his son had been and what a great man he would have become had henot been slain at such an early age. His son had always liked the East best, he said, since it was therethat he had earned all of his wealth and had even bought Henry’s home in Minnesota for him. DespiteJay’s efforts to disguise his meager family history, he nevertheless had felt some connection or hewould not have gone far as to buy his father a house. Mr. Gatz was a simple man and Nick did not seeany need to inform him of the complications with Daisy or about the illegal means by which his moneywas earned, but rather let Gatz enjoy the pride he felt for his son.
Ｃｌａｕｓｅｓ（短句功力）
本文出现许多句子使用的都是被动语态，英文中的语态有两种：主动语态和被动语态，后者在英文中的使用频率比中文的高，所以十分常见。被动语态的构成是：“be”动词后面加上动词的过去分词，句子的时态体现在“be”动词的时态变化上。
例如，He is thrilled to be with Daisy, but she is a shallow girl.
这句话的主语是“他”，但是他是“thrill”这个动作的宾语，因此要用到被动语态，说明“与戴西共处使他激动不已。”
再如，Gatsby lived for one goal, only to be betrayed by the cruel world, and buried with hisdisillusioned green dream.
这个例句中的被动语态是出现在一个动词不定式里的，这里不定式作了前面主句的结果状语，而其中使用了两个动词的被动形式，一个是“be betrayed”，另一个是“be buried”，第二个”be”动词被省略掉了。
再如，“”
这个例子显然与前两个不同，这里涉及是“过去分词”作状语的用法，但是这个短语“Tricked by Tom”就相当于一个含有被动语态的短句，即“Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｔｒｉｃｋｅｄ ｂｙＴｏｍ”。
Ｐｈｒａｓｅｓ（短语魅力）
The wedding ceremony costs them a large amount of money.
I stretched out my hand towards the book.
I invited her, but she turned me down.
The speaker raised his voice to attract our attention.
演讲人提高声音来吸引我们的注意力。
Example:“ Nick arranges for Gatsby and Daisy to get together.”
They are arranging for a big wedding.
他们正在安排一次盛大婚礼。
Example:“ He doubts that Daisy is worthy of Gatsby’s precious love.”
He is worthy of our praise.
他值得我们表扬。
true.”
How can you make your dream come true?
你怎样实现自己的梦想？
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who looks down on almost everyone.”
You shouldn’t look down on your rival.
你不应该轻敌。
She is jealous of our success.
她嫉妒我们的成就。
The police accused him of murder.
警方指控他谋杀。
of being successful, is alive again.”
I dream of being the best football player in the town.
我梦想成为全城最好的足球队员。
Ｗｏｒｄｓ（小词大用）
１ frequently adv. 频繁地
He appears on TV frequently.
他频繁在电视上出现。
（相关词汇：frequent adj．频繁的）
２ rumor n. 谣言
The rumor was fabricated by the enemy radio station.
这谣言是敌人广播电台捏造出来的。
３ mysterious adj. 神秘的
They’re being very mysterious about their holiday plans.
关于他们的度假计划，他们显得很神秘。
４ secret n. 秘密
Don’t tell others, for it’s a secret.
别告诉别人，这是个秘密。
５ ｇｌｏｒｉｏｕｓ ａｄｊ． 光辉的
Our country has a glorious past.
我们的国家有一段光辉的历史。
６ goal n. 目标
His goal is a place at University.
他的目标是在大学任教。
７ thrill v. 激动、发抖
Stories of adventure thrilled him.
冒险小说使他激动。
（相关词汇：thrilling adj. 惊心动魄的）
８ ｉｍｐｒｅｓｓ ｖｔ． 对……留有印象
I was deeply impressed by his words.
我对他所说的话印象深刻。
９ doubt vt. 怀疑、不信
I doubt that he will come.
我看他不见得会来。
１０ especially adv. 特别、尤其
I Like the country especially in spring.
我喜欢乡村，尤其在春天。
１１ innocent adj. 天真的
The girl is innocent and lovely.
小姑娘天真可爱。
１２ relationship n. 关系
The teacher has a very good relationship with her students.
这位老师和学生们关系很好。
（相关词汇：relate vt. 联系）
１３ advertisement n. 广告
The wall was covered with advertisements.
墙上贴满了广告。
（相关词汇：可以缩写为“ad”）
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１４ convince vt. 使相信、信服
He convinced me that I should study law.
他劝我应该学法律。
１５ desert vt. 抛弃
The fort had been hurriedly deserted.
这堡垒被仓促地放弃了。
１６ trick vt. 欺骗
He tricked me into giving him the money.
他哄骗我给了他钱。
１７ illegal adj. 违法的
It is illegal to steal things.
偷东西是违法的。
（相关词汇：legal adj.合法的）
１８ except prep. 除……以外
We all went except John.
除了约翰外，我们都去了。
１９ hopeful adj. 充满希望的
I’m hopeful about the future.
我对未来充满希望。
（相关词汇：hopeless adj. 绝望的）
２０ betray vt. 背叛
His subordinated betrayed him.
他的手下背叛了他。
Ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅｓ（熟能生巧）
Please choose the best answer.（请选择最佳答案。）
1 I was deeply ______ by his performance.
A .impress B impressing
C impression D impressed
2 Many cats are _________ in the streets and become homeless.
A deserting B deserted
C desert D deserts
A Encouraging B Encouragement
C Was encouraged D Encouraged
4 He was accused ________ robbery.
A to B for
C of D by
5 All of us went to swim_______ Tom, because he had caught a bad cold.
A except B besides
C plus D aside
Please answer the following questions with words or phrases learnt in the text.（请用文中所学的词语回答下列问题。）
（１） If you think it’s a nice book to read, what will you say?
Answer:_____________________________________________
（２） If you have realized your dream, what would you say?
Answer:_____________________________________________
（３） If nobody knows anything about Bob, how will you describe him?
Answer:_____________________________________________
（４） Is there another way to say “we get on well with each other”?
Answer:_____________________________________________
（５） If Mike does a business which is contrary to the law, how to express it in another way?Answer:_____________________________________________
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Ｔｈｅ Ｇｒｅｅｎ Ｄｒｅａｍ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｇｒｅａｔ Ｇａｔｓｂｙ
了不起的盖茨比
Motto（箴言真谛）
“Gatsby lived for one goal, only to be betrayed by the cruel world, and buried with hisdisillusioned green dream.”（盖茨比只为了一个目标而活，然而这个残酷的世界背叛了他，他只能和他幻灭的绿色梦想长眠地下。）
Questions（边想边读）
・What’s your dream in your life?
・Why does Gatsby want to get rich?
・What kinds of character make you like or dislike him?
Reading（阅读欣赏）
All summer, Nick Carraway wonders about the fantastic parties frequently1
held at his neighbor’s large house. Jazz music comes from the house, laughing guests smoke, eat,get drunk, and then go away. Rumor2 has it that the
host of the parties got rich by boot-legging , and once even killed a man.
整个夏天，尼克・卡拉韦（Ｎｉｃｋ Ｃａｒｒａｗａｙ）邻居豪宅夜夜笙歌的景象一直盘踞在他的脑海。豪宅中传出爵士音乐，还供应大量的生蚝和香槟。在明亮的灯光下，欢闹嬉笑的宾客抽着烟，享受美食，喝个酩酊大醉，然后离去。有人谣传宴会主人靠非法买卖酒致富，而且还杀过人。
towards a faraway, green light. Nich is later invited to one of the parties, where he
finally meets Jay Gatsby, the mysterious3 host. Nick feels that Gatsby has a secret4
. He pretends to come from a rich family, and lies about having a glorious5 past. Also,
he keeps asking about Daisy, Nick’s beautiful--but married--cousin.
某天晚上，尼克瞥见他的邻居独自站立着，并将双臂伸向远处的绿光。后来，尼克受邀参加其中一场宴会，终于见到神秘的宴会主人杰伊・盖茨比（Jay Gatsby）。尼克感觉到盖茨比有不为人知的秘密。他假装出自豪门并吹嘘他的过往，还不断询问尼克那位美丽但已婚的表妹戴西（Daisy）。
Gradually, Nick discovers that Daisy is Gatsby’s first love. Five years ago, Daisy
because he was poor. Since then, Gatsby has had only one goal6:
to make Daisy love him by getting rich. He holds parties simply The green light turns out to be where Daisy lives.
尼克逐渐发现戴西是盖茨比的初恋。５年前，戴西因为盖茨比很穷而拒绝了他。自那时起，盖茨比的心中只有一个目标：靠致富来使戴西爱他。他不断举办宴会只为了引起戴西的注意，而那道绿光正来自戴西的住处。
Gatsby and Daisy to get together. Seeing Daisy again, Gatsby
acts like a shy boy. He is thrilled7 to be with Daisy, but she is a shallow girl. Nick
notices that she is quite impressed8 with Gatsby’s beautiful home, clothes, and cars.
He doubts9 that Daisy Gatsby’s precious love.
尼克安排盖茨比与戴西见面。再次见到戴西时，盖茨比像个羞怯的小男孩和戴西在一起
让他感到非常兴奋，但戴西是个肤浅的女孩。尼克注意到她只对盖茨比的豪宅、华服和名车印象深刻。他怀疑戴西是否值得盖茨珍贵的爱。
Nick is also unsure about Gatsby. He can’t forget Gatsby’s lies and the rumors
about him. On the other hand, he admires his strong will Nick especially10 likes the bright, innocent11 smile that crosses Gatsby’s face whenever
he talks about Daisy. For Gatsby, winning Daisy’s love would be a symbol of his
success.
同时尼克也觉得盖茨比不可靠。他无法忘却盖茨比的诺言以及关于他的那些谣言。然而，他又很佩服盖茨比勇于实现梦想的意志力。尼克特别喜欢盖茨比每次谈到戴西时，脸上就洋溢着一抹开朗纯真的笑容。对盖茨比而言，赢得戴西的爱就象征着成功。
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Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s husband, is an unkind man almost
relationship12 with Gatsby. On a hot, dry
day ,Tom, Daisy, Nick, and Gatsby drive off to get a drink in town. Driving torough
a garbage-filled valley of ashes, they become covered with dust. Large blue eyes
wearing yellow glasses look down coldly from an advertisement13 at these thirsty
people lost in their desires.
戴西的丈夫汤姆・布坎南（Tom Buchanan）是个几乎瞧不起所有人的恶人。他嫉妒
妻子和盖茨比交往。某个酷热干燥的一天，汤姆、戴西、尼克和盖茨比开车去镇上喝酒。途中经过满是垃圾的灰烬之谷，灰尘沾满了他们全身。广告牌上戴着黄色眼镜的一双蓝色大眼睛冷冷地俯视着这些渴望的人迷失在欲望之中。
Gatsby asks Daisy to tell her husband that he, Jay Gatsby, is her only true love.
But T“glorious ”past is false. Then, the
cruel truth comes out: Daisy only loves Tom. Gatsby’s dream falls apart.
盖茨比要戴西告诉她丈夫，他才是她惟一的真爱。但汤姆指控他是个骗子，并道出
盖茨比“光荣”的过去根本是个谎言。然后，残酷的事实揭晓：戴西只爱汤姆。盖茨比的美
梦破灭了。
Daisy is upset, and drives off with Gatsby in his car. Fatefully, she runs over and
kills a woman. Gatsby sends her home. Later, Tom’s sweet talk convinces14
Daisy to desert15 Gatsby in her heart. She doesn’t know that Gatsby, worried
about her ,stands looking up at her window that night.
戴西心烦意乱地和盖茨比驾车离去。有如宿命一般，她开车辗死了一位妇人。盖茨比送
戴西回家。稍后，汤姆的甜言蜜语说服戴西忘了盖茨比。她不知道，担心她的盖茨比那天晚上站在楼下，正抬头望着她的窗户。
Trcked16 by Tom, Gatsby is shot to death by the husband of the woman Daisy
killed. His illegal17 business comes to light, and none of his”friends,”except18
Nick, come to his funeral. Gatsby’s father shown Nick a daily planner written by
Gatsby years ago. It makes Nick feel that this hopeful19 young man, successful, is alive again.
由于汤姆的陷害，盖茨比被戴西辗死的妇人的丈夫开枪杀害。盖茨比的非法生意东窗事
发，除了尼克以外，没有一个“朋友”参加他的葬礼。盖茨比的父亲给尼克看一本盖茨比几年前写的计划表。这个计划表让尼克觉得这个前途一片光明、梦想着成功的年轻人又复活了。
Nick feels the weight of the green light Gatsby was reaching for .He misses his
friend’s bright smile. Gatsby lived for one goal, only to be betrayed20 by the
cruel world, and buried with his disillusioned green dream.
尼克感受到盖茨比追求那道绿光所付出的代价。他很怀念他朋友开朗的笑容。盖茨比只
为了一个目标而活，然而这个残酷的世界背叛了他，他只能和他幻灭的绿色梦想长眠地下。Ｂａｃｋｇｒｏｕｎｄ（作品背后）
科特・菲兹杰拉德（F・ Scott Fitzgerald）（１８９６－１９４０）是位美国小说家。１８９６年９月２４日生于明尼苏达州圣保罗市。父亲是家具商。他年轻时试写过剧本，读完高中后考入普林斯顿大学。在校时曾自组剧团，并为校内文学刊物写稿。后因身体欠佳，中途辍学。１９１７年入伍，终日忙于军训，未曾出国打仗。退伍后坚持业余写作。１９２０年出版了长篇小说《人间天堂》，从此出了名。婚后携妻寄居巴黎，结识了安德逊、海明威等多位美国作家。
１９２５年《了不起的盖茨比》问世，奠定了他在现代美国文学史上的地位，成了２０年代“爵士时代”的发言人和“迷惘的一代”的代表作家之一。菲兹杰拉德成名后继续勤奋笔耕，但婚后妻子讲究排扬，后来又精神失常，挥霍无度，给他带来极大的痛苦。他经济上入不敷出，一度去好莱坞写剧本挣钱维持生计。１９３６年不幸染上肺病，妻子又一病不起，使他几乎无法创作，精神濒于崩溃，终日酗酒。１９４０年１２月２１日突发心脏病，死于洛杉矶，年仅４４岁。菲兹杰拉德不仅写长篇小说，短篇小说也频有特色。除上述两部作品外，主要作品还有《夜色温柔》（１９３４）和《最后一个巨商》（１９４１）。他的小说生动地反映了２０年代“美国梦”的破灭，展示了大萧条时期美国上层社会“荒原时代”的精神面貌。
Ｅｘｃｅｒｐｔｓ（原文精粹）
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After the death scene is cleaned up the final conclusion of police investigators is simply thatGeorge Wilson had been a madman. His suspicions about Myrtle being involved with another manare cast aside since Catherine swears that no such thing ever occurred. Nick Carraway remainsthe one man still faithful to Gatsby since he had understood him so well. He tries to call Daisy totell her about his death only to find that she and Tom have abruptly packed their bags and disappearedwithout leaving a date of their return.
Next he tries to talk to Wolfsheim although this man too is quite inaccessible. At last he sends
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the butler off to his office bearing a letter to explain about Gatsby’s murder, uncertain of what else todo. He persists in feeling a loyalty and allegiance to the dead man. Had he not taken responsibility ofarranging the funeral and informing his associates of Jay’s death there really was no one else whowould have, tragically enough despite the hundreds that had been in attendance at his parties. Wolfsheimreplies to his letter stating that he is unable to assist Nick in these matters due to his busy schedule andthat he has no information concerning the whereabouts of Jay’s family. An odd business call comes tothe house, which Nick answers and hears a man mutter something about “bonds over the counter.”The man hangs up on Nick after he tells the man he is not Gatsby and that Gatsby is dead.
The shady business Gatsby had been involved with at the time seems to involve something withbonds, ironically the same profession Nick is in .His work had been honest after turning down anopportunity to become a part of whatever illegal dealings Jay and Wolfsheim had been involved in.
A turning point comes at last after receiving a message from Jay’s father, Henry C. Gatz inMinnesota. He comes at once to at tend the funeral, a sparse old man full of nervousness after seeingthe news of his son’s death reported in a Chicago newspaper. After viewing Gatsby’s body Mr. Gatzbecomes more interested in exploring the expanse of the house since“He had reached an age wheredeath no longer has the quality of ghastly surprise, and when he looked around him now for the firsttime and saw the height and splendor of the hall--his grief began to be mixed with an awed pride.”He talks about how ambitious his son had been and what a great man he would have become had henot been slain at such an early age. His son had always liked the East best, he said, since it was therethat he had earned all of his wealth and had even bought Henry’s home in Minnesota for him. DespiteJay’s efforts to disguise his meager family history, he nevertheless had felt some connection or hewould not have gone far as to buy his father a house. Mr. Gatz was a simple man and Nick did not seeany need to inform him of the complications with Daisy or about the illegal means by which his moneywas earned, but rather let Gatz enjoy the pride he felt for his son.
Ｃｌａｕｓｅｓ（短句功力）
本文出现许多句子使用的都是被动语态，英文中的语态有两种：主动语态和被动语态，后者在英文中的使用频率比中文的高，所以十分常见。被动语态的构成是：“be”动词后面加上动词的过去分词，句子的时态体现在“be”动词的时态变化上。
例如，He is thrilled to be with Daisy, but she is a shallow girl.
这句话的主语是“他”，但是他是“thrill”这个动作的宾语，因此要用到被动语态，说明“与戴西共处使他激动不已。”
再如，Gatsby lived for one goal, only to be betrayed by the cruel world, and buried with hisdisillusioned green dream.
这个例句中的被动语态是出现在一个动词不定式里的，这里不定式作了前面主句的结果状语，而其中使用了两个动词的被动形式，一个是“be betrayed”，另一个是“be buried”，第二个”be”动词被省略掉了。
再如，“”
这个例子显然与前两个不同，这里涉及是“过去分词”作状语的用法，但是这个短语“Tricked by Tom”就相当于一个含有被动语态的短句，即“Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｔｒｉｃｋｅｄ ｂｙＴｏｍ”。
Ｐｈｒａｓｅｓ（短语魅力）
The wedding ceremony costs them a large amount of money.
I stretched out my hand towards the book.
I invited her, but she turned me down.
The speaker raised his voice to attract our attention.
演讲人提高声音来吸引我们的注意力。
Example:“ Nick arranges for Gatsby and Daisy to get together.”
They are arranging for a big wedding.
他们正在安排一次盛大婚礼。
Example:“ He doubts that Daisy is worthy of Gatsby’s precious love.”
He is worthy of our praise.
他值得我们表扬。
true.”
How can you make your dream come true?
你怎样实现自己的梦想？
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who looks down on almost everyone.”
You shouldn’t look down on your rival.
你不应该轻敌。
She is jealous of our success.
她嫉妒我们的成就。
The police accused him of murder.
警方指控他谋杀。
of being successful, is alive again.”
I dream of being the best football player in the town.
我梦想成为全城最好的足球队员。
Ｗｏｒｄｓ（小词大用）
１ frequently adv. 频繁地
He appears on TV frequently.
他频繁在电视上出现。
（相关词汇：frequent adj．频繁的）
２ rumor n. 谣言
The rumor was fabricated by the enemy radio station.
这谣言是敌人广播电台捏造出来的。
３ mysterious adj. 神秘的
They’re being very mysterious about their holiday plans.
关于他们的度假计划，他们显得很神秘。
４ secret n. 秘密
Don’t tell others, for it’s a secret.
别告诉别人，这是个秘密。
５ ｇｌｏｒｉｏｕｓ ａｄｊ． 光辉的
Our country has a glorious past.
我们的国家有一段光辉的历史。
６ goal n. 目标
His goal is a place at University.
他的目标是在大学任教。
７ thrill v. 激动、发抖
Stories of adventure thrilled him.
冒险小说使他激动。
（相关词汇：thrilling adj. 惊心动魄的）
８ ｉｍｐｒｅｓｓ ｖｔ． 对……留有印象
I was deeply impressed by his words.
我对他所说的话印象深刻。
９ doubt vt. 怀疑、不信
I doubt that he will come.
我看他不见得会来。
１０ especially adv. 特别、尤其
I Like the country especially in spring.
我喜欢乡村，尤其在春天。
１１ innocent adj. 天真的
The girl is innocent and lovely.
小姑娘天真可爱。
１２ relationship n. 关系
The teacher has a very good relationship with her students.
这位老师和学生们关系很好。
（相关词汇：relate vt. 联系）
１３ advertisement n. 广告
The wall was covered with advertisements.
墙上贴满了广告。
（相关词汇：可以缩写为“ad”）
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１４ convince vt. 使相信、信服
He convinced me that I should study law.
他劝我应该学法律。
１５ desert vt. 抛弃
The fort had been hurriedly deserted.
这堡垒被仓促地放弃了。
１６ trick vt. 欺骗
He tricked me into giving him the money.
他哄骗我给了他钱。
１７ illegal adj. 违法的
It is illegal to steal things.
偷东西是违法的。
（相关词汇：legal adj.合法的）
１８ except prep. 除……以外
We all went except John.
除了约翰外，我们都去了。
１９ hopeful adj. 充满希望的
I’m hopeful about the future.
我对未来充满希望。
（相关词汇：hopeless adj. 绝望的）
２０ betray vt. 背叛
His subordinated betrayed him.
他的手下背叛了他。
Ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅｓ（熟能生巧）
Please choose the best answer.（请选择最佳答案。）
1 I was deeply ______ by his performance.
A .impress B impressing
C impression D impressed
2 Many cats are _________ in the streets and become homeless.
A deserting B deserted
C desert D deserts
A Encouraging B Encouragement
C Was encouraged D Encouraged
4 He was accused ________ robbery.
A to B for
C of D by
5 All of us went to swim_______ Tom, because he had caught a bad cold.
A except B besides
C plus D aside
Please answer the following questions with words or phrases learnt in the text.（请用文中所学的词语回答下列问题。）
（１） If you think it’s a nice book to read, what will you say?
Answer:_____________________________________________
（２） If you have realized your dream, what would you say?
Answer:_____________________________________________
（３） If nobody knows anything about Bob, how will you describe him?
Answer:_____________________________________________
（４） Is there another way to say “we get on well with each other”?
Answer:_____________________________________________
（５） If Mike does a business which is contrary to the law, how to express it in another way?Answer:_____________________________________________
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