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   William Shakespeare was the greatest English writer of all time. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. His stories are almost known in every comer of the world.

   William Shakespeare was bom in Stratford,a small town in England,in 1564. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582,he married the 26-year-old Anne Hathaway who was a farmer's daughter. Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins. In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592. These years are called “the lost years”. In his youth,he moved to London and began a career as a playwright. By 1594,he had become a key playwright of a popular acting company in the city.

   Although Shakespeare is famous as a playwright,he once was an actor and poet. He usually acted in his own plays. He earned almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. At the age of forty-nine,Shakespeare retired. Shakespeare spent the last five years of his life in Stratford. He died on 23 April 1616.

   Of course,Shakespeare wrote 400 years ago and his English was very different from that of today. He is a master of words. He coined about 1 ,700 English words,including everyday ones like “ lonely ” and “hurry,”according to the New York Post.

William Shakespeare

In 1564

He was bom in   Stratford, in England.

In 1582

He married a farmers daughter and then they had 1 children.

In 1585

Shakespeare left   his hometown 2 .

Between 1585 and 1592

No one knows what   Shakespeare did.

By 1594

He had become one   of the most popular 3 in London.

At the age of 4

He died in his   hometown Stratford.

Shakespeares work also   has a big 5 on the English language.

1.2.3.4.5.

本文介紹了英國著名的劇作家莎士比亞的生平和其作 品對(duì)現(xiàn)代英語的影響。

1. three 根據(jù)第二段的“Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins. ”可知,莎士比亞的第一個(gè)孩子是女 兒,后來有了雙胞胎,即莎士比亞有三個(gè)孩子。

2. alone 根據(jù)第二段的 “ His wife and children stayed behind. ”可知,莎士比亞獨(dú)自離開了家鄉(xiāng)。

3. playwrights 根據(jù)第二段最后一句可以確定答案, playwright意為“劇作家”。

4. 52莎士比亞生于1564年,死于1616年,即享年52歲。

5. influence 短文最后一段具體說明了莎士比亞的作品對(duì) 現(xiàn)代英語的影響。

   威廉.莎士比亞(William Shakespeare,1564—1616) 是歐洲文藝復(fù)興時(shí)期英國最重要的作家,杰出的戲劇 家和詩人,他創(chuàng)作了大量膾炙人口的文學(xué)作品,在歐 洲文學(xué)史上占有特殊的地位,被喻為“人類文學(xué)奧林 匹斯山上的宙斯”。

障礙句分析

   Although Shakespeare is famous as a playwright,he once was an actor and poet.雖然莎士比亞是著名的劇作家,但是他一度是一名演員和詩人。

   although表示“雖然”時(shí),不要根據(jù)漢語習(xí)慣,在后面使 用連詞but ,不過有時(shí)它可與yet,still,nevertheless等副詞 連用。

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