Module3MyFirstRideonaTrain【导读】《远大前程》又译《孤星血泪》,是英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯晚年写成的长篇小说
故事背景为1812年圣诞节前夕至1840年冬天,主角孤儿皮普(Pip)以自传式手法,叙述从7岁开始的三个人生阶段
此小说贯彻了狄更斯文以载道的风格,透过剧中孤儿的跌宕起落,表达他对生命和人性的看法
GreatExpectations(excerpt)MyfirstnamewasPhilip,butwhenIwasasmallchildIcouldonlymanagetosayPip
SoPipwaswhateverybodycalledme
IlivedinasmallvillageinEssexwithmysister,whowasovertwentyyearsolderthanme,andmarriedtoJoeGargery,thevillageblacksmith
MyparentshaddiedwhenIwasababy,soIcouldnotrememberthematall,butquiteoftenIusedtovisitthechurchyard,aboutamilefromthevillage,tolookattheirnamesontheirgravestones
Myfirstmemoryisofsittingonagravestoneinthatchurchyardonecold,grey,Decemberafternoon,lookingoutatthedark,flat,wildmarshesdividedbytheblacklineoftheRiverThames,andlisteningtotherushingsoundoftheseainthedistance
Don'tsayaword