常春藤生活英语【66】Hans Christian Andersen

Born in the small town of Odense, Denmark in 1805, Hans Christian¹ Andersen's life was not easy. His father was a sickly man and his mother washed clothing for a living. His mother wasn't highly educated, but because she was superstitious², she introduced Andersen to folklore³. This encouraged his love of stories, plays, and the theater1 at a young age. These hobbies, which were combined with Andersen's love of literature2, eventually helped him become a famous writer.

Andersen was forced to start working after his father passed away in 1816. For a time, he worked as a tailor3, and then in a tobacco4 factory. At 14, he moved to Copenhagen to become a singer. However, after his voice changed, a director at the Royal Theater arranged for Andersen to go back to school.

Andersen began his writing career by writing plays and poems for a local journal5. Then, in 1835, he broke into novel writing with The Improvisator. The plot6 of this novel is the basis of many of Andersen's works. In general, Andersen's stories are mostly about a main character who has to face many problems while he or she is pursuing happiness. Despite his success in novel writing, it was children's tales that eventually brought Hans Christian Andersen fame.

汉斯?克里斯钦?安徒生于1805年出生在丹麦的欧登赛这座小镇里，当时的他日子过得并不好。他的父亲体弱多病，而母亲则靠洗衣服维持家计。他母亲没受过高等教育，但因为她很迷信，所以带安徒生认识了许多民间传说。这使得他在小小年纪时就热爱故事、剧本和戏剧。这些嗜好与安徒生对文学的热爱相互结合，使他最后成为一位著名的作家。

安徒生的父亲于1816年过世后，他便被迫开始工作。他曾一度以裁缝师为职，之后又在烟草工厂上班。十四岁时，他搬到哥本哈根，成了一位歌手。不过在安徒生变声之后，皇家剧院的一位导演便安排安徒生回学校念书。

安徒生藉由帮一家当地的杂志撰写剧本和诗而开始他的写作生涯。然后于1835年，他以《即兴诗人》一书打入了写小说的领域中。这本小说的情节是安徒生许多作品的根基。大体上，安徒生的故事是描述一位主角在追求快乐的同时还必须面对许多难题。仅管他在小说写作上颇为成功，终将名气带给安徒生的还是儿童故事。

Building Your Vocabulary

1. sickly　a. 虚弱的，常生病的
The sickly child has to stay indoors.
那位身体需弱的孩子必须待在室内。

2. educate　vt. 教育
My parents educated me to be polite.
我父母教我要有礼貌。

3. pursue　vt. 追求
What do you pursue in your life?
在你的生命中，你追求的是什么？

Phrases for Learning

1. for a time　　有一段较短的时间
My family and I lived in Hawaii for a time.
我和我家人曾在夏威夷住过一阵子。

2. arrange for + 人 + to + 原形动词　　安排某人做……
Lisa arranged for a man to paint her house.
莉萨安排了一个人来油漆她的房子。

3. break into...　　开始从事……
The company is planning to break into the publishing business.
那家公司打算投入出版事业。

参考字词

1. the theater　n. 戏剧
2. literature　n. 文学（作品）
3. tailor　n.（男装）裁缝师
4. tobacco　n. 烟草（本文中作形容词用）
5. journal　n. 杂志，期刊
6. plot　n.（小说、戏剧等的）情节

Enjoy Box

安徒生故居博物馆

安徒生故居博物馆（Andersen Hus）正是位于他的故乡欧登赛市区。在安徒生一百周年诞辰时，奥登赛市政府买下这间房子用来建立安徒生博物馆，在很短时间内也购进了许多各式各样安徒生的馆藏品项以供展览之用。

博物馆整体是一座一层楼的建筑，有六、七间房子，原来住六、七户人家，而安徒生的家便是其中一间。屋内陈设相当简朴，仍保持十九世纪初的老样子。墙上镶嵌着厚大的玻璃柜子，展示安徒生的手稿、信件、童话出版合同、相关人物介绍、画像等珍贵数据，这些数据为数众多而广、保存完善，且备有丹麦文和英文解说。

博物馆的陈列室一共有十八室，前十二室基本上按时间顺序介绍安徒生的生平及其各时期的作品；第十三至十八室则为图书馆、录像、录音播放室及安徒生出版品陈列室等。另外，博物馆还有一间房间放置安徒生用过的沙发、椅子、皮包、衣服之类的用品，都是安徒生远行前留给故乡的纪念。

Grammar Check

Born in the small town of Odense, Denmark in 1805, Hans Christian Andersen's life was not easy.
（汉斯?克里斯钦?安徒生于1805年出生在丹麦的欧登赛这座小镇里，当时的他日子过得并不好。）

本句原为"Hans Christian Andersen was born in the small town of Odense, Denmark in 1805, Hans Christian Andersen's life was not easy."
但这是一个两句在一起而无连接词连接的错误句构，所以必须将其中一个子句化简为分词句构，其步骤如下：

1. 被化简的子句中主词与主要子句的主词相同时，该主词要被删除，若主词不同时则要保留；

2. 之后的动词要变成现在分词；

3. 若该动词为 be 动词时，变成现在分词 being 之后可省略。
I was feeling tired, I went to bed early. (×)
→ Feeling tired, I went to bed early. (○)
（我觉得很累，早早便上床睡觉。）

1 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

2 superstitious   

adj.迷信的

参考例句：

• They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief.他们的目的在于解脱那些受迷信束缚的人。
• These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible.这些迷信做法应尽早取消。

3 folklore   

n.民间信仰，民间传说，民俗

参考例句：

• Zhuge Liang is a synonym for wisdom in folklore.诸葛亮在民间传说中成了智慧的代名词。
• In Chinese folklore the bat is an emblem of good fortune.在中国的民间传说中蝙蝠是好运的象征。