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(On Howard"s exit, the light on his chair grows very bright and strange.)Willy: Pull myself together! What the hell did I say to him My God, I was yelling at him! How could I(Willy breaks off, staring at the light, which occupies the chair, animating it. He approaches this chair, standing across the desk from it). Frank, Frank, don"t you remember what you told me that time How you put your hand on my shoulder, and Frank...(He leans on the desk and as he speaks the dead man"s name he accidentally switches on the recorder, and instantly.)Howard"s Son: " ...of New York is Albany. The capital of Ohio is Cincinnati, the capital of Rhode Island is..."(The recitation continues). Willy(leaning away with fright, shouting); Ha, Howard! Howard! Howard! Howard(rushing in); What happened Willy(pointing at the machine, which continues nasally, childishly, with the capital cities); Shut it off! Shut it off! Howard(pulling the plug out): Look, Willy... Willy(pressing his hands to his eyes); I gotta get myself some coffee. I"ll get some coffee...(Willy starts to walk out, Howard stops him.)Howard(rolling up the cord): Willy, look... Willy: I will go to Boston.Howard; I don"t want you to represent us. I"ve been meaning to tell you for a long time now. Willy: Howard, are your firing me Howard: I think you need a good long rest, Willy.(Howard exits, pushing the table off let. Willy stares into space, exhausted. Now the music is heard—Ben"s music—-first distantly, then closer, closer. As Willy speaks, Ben enters from the right.He carries valise and umbrella.)[After being fired by Howard, Willy talks to his good friend Charley.]Charley: I offered you a job. You make fifty dollars a week. And I won"t send you on the road. Willy: I"ve got a job. Charley: Without pay What kind of a job is a job without pay(He rises.)Now look, kid, enough is enough. I"m no genius but I know when I"m being insulted. Willy: InsultedCharley: Why don"t you want to work for me Willy: What"s the matter with you I"ve got a job. Charley; Then what"re you walkin" in here every week for Willy(getting up): Well, if you don"t want me to walk in here— Charley: I"m offering you a job. Willy: I don"t want your goddam job! Charley: When the hell are you going to grow up Willy(furiously): You big ignoramus, if you say that to me again I"ll rap you one! I don"t care how big you are!(He"s ready to fight.)(Charley stares after him a moment and follows. All light blacks out. Suddenly raucous music is heard, and a red glow rises behind the screen at right...)Questions:What is the purpose of mentioning the specific names of capitals when Willy accidentally switches on the recorder

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The hero of this great history appears with very bad omens. A little tale of so low a kind that some may think it not worth their notice. A word or two concerning a squire, and more relating to a gamekeeper and a schoolmaster.As we determined, when we first sat down to write this history, to flatter no man, but to guide our pen throughout by the directions of truth, we are obliged to bring our hero on the stage in a much more disadvantageous manner than we could wish; and to declare honestly, even at his first appearance, that it was the universal opinion of all Mr. Allworthy"s family that he was certainly born to be hanged.Indeed, I am sorry to say there was too much reason for this conjecture; the lad having from his earliest years discovered a propensity to many vices, and especially to one which hath as direct a tendency as any other to that fate which we have just now observed to have been prophetically denounced against him; he had been already convicted of three robberies, viz. , of robbing an orchard, of stealing a duck out of a farmer"s yard, and of picking Master Blifil"s pocket of a ball.The vices of this young man were, moreover, heightened by the disadvantageous light in which they appeared when opposed to the virtues of Master Blifil, his companion; a youth of so different a cast from little Jones, that not only the family but all the neighbourhood resounded his praises. He was, indeed, a lad of a remarkable disposition; sober, discreet, and pious beyond his age; qualities which gained him the love of every one who knew him: while Tom Jones was universally disliked; and many expressed their wonder that Mr. Airworthy would suffer such a lad to be educated with his nephew, lest the morals of the latter should be corrupted by his example.Questions:Identify the author and the work from which the passages are selected.

答案：正确答案：Henry Fielding"s Tom Jones.

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To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the sun. At least they have a very superficial seeing. The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child. The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other, who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood. His intercourse with heaven and earth becomes part of his daily food. In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows. Nature says,—he is my creature, and maugre all his impertinent griefs, he shall be glad with me. Not the sun or the summer alone, but every hour and season yields its tribute of delight; for every hour and change corresponds to and authorizes a different state of mind, from breathless noon to grimmest midnight. Nature is a setting that fits equally well a comic or a mourning piece. In good health, the air is a cordial of incredible virtue. Crossing a bare common in snow puddles, at twilight, under a clouded sky, without having in my thoughts any occurrence of special good fortune, I have enjoyed a perfect exhilaration. I am glad to the brink of fear. In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of life, is always a child. In the woods, is perpetual youth. Within these plantations of God, a decorum and sanctity reign, a perennial festival is dressed, and the guest sees not how he should tire of them in a thousand years. In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life—no disgrace, no calamity(leaving me my eyes)which nature cannot repair. Standing on the bare ground—my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space—all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God. The name of the nearest friend sounds then foreign and accidental: to be brothers, to be acquaintances—master or servant, is then a trifle and a disturbance. I am the lover of uncontained and immortal beauty. In the wilderness, I find something more dear and connate than in streets or villages. In the tranquil landscape, and especially in the distant line of the horizon, man beholds somewhat as beautiful as his own nature. Questions:In the line "I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see all" , why the eye-ball is transparent

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TRENCH: I have no objection to sit down and listen; but I don"t see how that can make black white; and I am tired of being turned on as if I were in the wrong.[He sits down. Cokane sits at his elbow, on his right. They compose themselves for a conference.]SARTORIUS: I assume, to begin with, Dr. Trench, that you are not a socialist, or anything of that sort.TRENCH: Certainly not. I"m a Conservative—at least, if I ever took the trouble to vote, I should vote for the Conservative and against the other fellow.COKANE: True blue. Harry, true blue!SARTORIUS; I am glad to find that so far we are in perfect sympathy. I am, of course, a Conservative; not a narrow or prejudiced one, I hope, nor at all opposed to true progress, but still a sound Conservative. As to Lickcheese, I need say no more about him than that I have dismissed him from my service this morning for a breach of trust; and you will hardly accept his testimony as friendly or disinterested. As to my business, it is simply to provide homes suited to the small means of very poor people, who require roofs to shelter them just like other people. Do you suppose I can keep up those roofs for nothingTRENCH: Yes: that"s all very fine; but the point is, what sort of homes do you give them for their money People must live somewhere, or else go to jail. Advantage is taken of that to make them pay for houses that are not fit for dogs. Why don"t you build proper dwellings, and give fair value for the money you takeSARTORIUS:[pitying his innocence]My young friend, these poor people do not know how to live in proper dwellings: they would wreck them in a week. You doubt me; try it for yourself. You are welcome to replace all the missing bannisters, handrails, cistern lids and dusthole tops at your own expense; and you will find them missing again in less than three days—burnt, sir, every stick of them. I do not blame the poor creatures: they need fires, and often have no other way of getting them. But I really cannot spend pound after pound in repairs for them to pull down, when I can barely get them to pay me four and sixpence a week for a room, which is the recognized fair London rent. No, gentlemen; when people are very poor, you cannot help them, no matter how much you may sympathize with them. It does them more harm than good in the long run. I prefer to save my money in order to provide additional houses for the homeless, and to lay by a little for Blanche.[He looks at them. They are silent; Trench unconvinced, but talked down; Cokane humanely perplexed. Sartorius bends his brows; comes forward in his chair as if gathering himself together for a spring; and addresses himself, with impressive significance, to Trench.]And now, Dr. Trench, may I ask what your income is derived fromTRENCH;[defiantly]From interest—not from houses. My hands are clean as far as that goes. Interest on a mortgage.SARTORIUS;[forcibly]Yes, a mortgage on my property. When I, to use your own words, screw, and bully, and drive these people to pay what they have freely undertaken to pay me, I cannot touch one penny of the money they give me until I have first paid you your ￡ 700 out of it. What Lickcheese did for me, I do for you. He and I are alike intermediaries: you are the principal. It is because of the risks I run through the poverty of my tenants that you exact interest from me at the monstrous and exorbitant rate of seven per cent, forcing me to exact the uttermost farthing in my turn from the tenants. And yet, Dr. Trench, you have not hesitated to speak contemptuously of me because I have applied my industry and forethought to the management of our property, and am maintaining it by the same honorable means. Questions:Identify the author and the work from which the passages are selected.

答案：正确答案：Bernard Shaw"s Widower"s Houses.

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The hero of this great history appears with very bad omens. A little tale of so low a kind that some may think it not worth their notice. A word or two concerning a squire, and more relating to a gamekeeper and a schoolmaster.As we determined, when we first sat down to write this history, to flatter no man, but to guide our pen throughout by the directions of truth, we are obliged to bring our hero on the stage in a much more disadvantageous manner than we could wish; and to declare honestly, even at his first appearance, that it was the universal opinion of all Mr. Allworthy"s family that he was certainly born to be hanged.Indeed, I am sorry to say there was too much reason for this conjecture; the lad having from his earliest years discovered a propensity to many vices, and especially to one which hath as direct a tendency as any other to that fate which we have just now observed to have been prophetically denounced against him; he had been already convicted of three robberies, viz. , of robbing an orchard, of stealing a duck out of a farmer"s yard, and of picking Master Blifil"s pocket of a ball.The vices of this young man were, moreover, heightened by the disadvantageous light in which they appeared when opposed to the virtues of Master Blifil, his companion; a youth of so different a cast from little Jones, that not only the family but all the neighbourhood resounded his praises. He was, indeed, a lad of a remarkable disposition; sober, discreet, and pious beyond his age; qualities which gained him the love of every one who knew him: while Tom Jones was universally disliked; and many expressed their wonder that Mr. Airworthy would suffer such a lad to be educated with his nephew, lest the morals of the latter should be corrupted by his example.Questions:How do you understand the comments at the beginning of each chapter

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To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the sun. At least they have a very superficial seeing. The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child. The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other, who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood. His intercourse with heaven and earth becomes part of his daily food. In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows. Nature says,—he is my creature, and maugre all his impertinent griefs, he shall be glad with me. Not the sun or the summer alone, but every hour and season yields its tribute of delight; for every hour and change corresponds to and authorizes a different state of mind, from breathless noon to grimmest midnight. Nature is a setting that fits equally well a comic or a mourning piece. In good health, the air is a cordial of incredible virtue. Crossing a bare common in snow puddles, at twilight, under a clouded sky, without having in my thoughts any occurrence of special good fortune, I have enjoyed a perfect exhilaration. I am glad to the brink of fear. In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of life, is always a child. In the woods, is perpetual youth. Within these plantations of God, a decorum and sanctity reign, a perennial festival is dressed, and the guest sees not how he should tire of them in a thousand years. In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life—no disgrace, no calamity(leaving me my eyes)which nature cannot repair. Standing on the bare ground—my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space—all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God. The name of the nearest friend sounds then foreign and accidental: to be brothers, to be acquaintances—master or servant, is then a trifle and a disturbance. I am the lover of uncontained and immortal beauty. In the wilderness, I find something more dear and connate than in streets or villages. In the tranquil landscape, and especially in the distant line of the horizon, man beholds somewhat as beautiful as his own nature. Questions:Compare and contrast Emerson and British Romanticism.

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TRENCH: I have no objection to sit down and listen; but I don"t see how that can make black white; and I am tired of being turned on as if I were in the wrong.[He sits down. Cokane sits at his elbow, on his right. They compose themselves for a conference.]SARTORIUS: I assume, to begin with, Dr. Trench, that you are not a socialist, or anything of that sort.TRENCH: Certainly not. I"m a Conservative—at least, if I ever took the trouble to vote, I should vote for the Conservative and against the other fellow.COKANE: True blue. Harry, true blue!SARTORIUS; I am glad to find that so far we are in perfect sympathy. I am, of course, a Conservative; not a narrow or prejudiced one, I hope, nor at all opposed to true progress, but still a sound Conservative. As to Lickcheese, I need say no more about him than that I have dismissed him from my service this morning for a breach of trust; and you will hardly accept his testimony as friendly or disinterested. As to my business, it is simply to provide homes suited to the small means of very poor people, who require roofs to shelter them just like other people. Do you suppose I can keep up those roofs for nothingTRENCH: Yes: that"s all very fine; but the point is, what sort of homes do you give them for their money People must live somewhere, or else go to jail. Advantage is taken of that to make them pay for houses that are not fit for dogs. Why don"t you build proper dwellings, and give fair value for the money you takeSARTORIUS:[pitying his innocence]My young friend, these poor people do not know how to live in proper dwellings: they would wreck them in a week. You doubt me; try it for yourself. You are welcome to replace all the missing bannisters, handrails, cistern lids and dusthole tops at your own expense; and you will find them missing again in less than three days—burnt, sir, every stick of them. I do not blame the poor creatures: they need fires, and often have no other way of getting them. But I really cannot spend pound after pound in repairs for them to pull down, when I can barely get them to pay me four and sixpence a week for a room, which is the recognized fair London rent. No, gentlemen; when people are very poor, you cannot help them, no matter how much you may sympathize with them. It does them more harm than good in the long run. I prefer to save my money in order to provide additional houses for the homeless, and to lay by a little for Blanche.[He looks at them. They are silent; Trench unconvinced, but talked down; Cokane humanely perplexed. Sartorius bends his brows; comes forward in his chair as if gathering himself together for a spring; and addresses himself, with impressive significance, to Trench.]And now, Dr. Trench, may I ask what your income is derived fromTRENCH;[defiantly]From interest—not from houses. My hands are clean as far as that goes. Interest on a mortgage.SARTORIUS;[forcibly]Yes, a mortgage on my property. When I, to use your own words, screw, and bully, and drive these people to pay what they have freely undertaken to pay me, I cannot touch one penny of the money they give me until I have first paid you your ￡ 700 out of it. What Lickcheese did for me, I do for you. He and I are alike intermediaries: you are the principal. It is because of the risks I run through the poverty of my tenants that you exact interest from me at the monstrous and exorbitant rate of seven per cent, forcing me to exact the uttermost farthing in my turn from the tenants. And yet, Dr. Trench, you have not hesitated to speak contemptuously of me because I have applied my industry and forethought to the management of our property, and am maintaining it by the same honorable means. Questions:Comment on the features of the dramatist.

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"Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England; that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted with it that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately; that he is to take possession before Michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week."What is his name""Bingley. ""Is he married or single"" Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune, four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!""How so How can it affect them"" My dear Mr. Bennet," replied his wife," How can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them. ""Is that his design in settling here""Design! Nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes. ""I see no occasion for that. You and the girls may go, or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better; for, as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley might like you the best of the party. ""My dear, you flatter me. I certainly have had my share of beauty, but I do not pretend to be any thing extraordinary now. When a woman has five grown up daughters, she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty. "" In such cases, a woman has not often much beauty to think of. "" But, my dear, you must indeed go and see Mr. Bingley when he comes into the neighbourhood. ""It is more than I engage for, I assure you. "" But consider your daughters. Only think what an establishment it would be for one of them. Sir William and Lady Lucas are determined to go, merely on that account, for in general, you know they visit no new comers. Indeed you must go, for it will be impossible for us to visit him, if you do not. "Questions:Comment on the personality of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet.

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During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was—but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit. I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasurable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible. I looked upon the scene before me—upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain—upon the bleak walls—upon the vacant eye-like windows—upon a few rank sedges—and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees—with an utter depression of soul which I can compare to no earthly sensation more properly than to the after— dream of the reveller upon opium—the bitter lapse into everyday life—the hideous dropping off of the veil. There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart—an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime. What was it—I paused to think—what was it that so unnerved me in the contemplation of the House of Usher It was a mystery all insoluble; nor could I grapple with the shadowy fancies that crowded upon me as I pondered. I was forced to fall back upon the unsatisfactory conclusion, that while, beyond doubt, there are combinations of very simple natural objects which have the power of thus affecting us, still the analysis of this power lies among considerations beyond our depth. It was possible, I reflected, that a mere different arrangement of the particulars of the scene, of the details of the picture, would be sufficient to modify, or perhaps to annihilate its capacity for sorrowful impression; and, acting upon this idea, I reined my horse to the precipitous brink of a black and lurid tarn that lay in unruffled lustre by the dwelling, and gazed down—but with a shudder even more thrilling than before—upon the remodeled and inverted images of the grey sedge, and the ghastly tree-stems, and the vacant and eye-like windows.Nevertheless, in this mansion of gloom I now proposed to myself a sojourn of some weeks. Its proprietor, Roderick Usher, has been one of my boon companions in boyhood, but many years had elapsed since our last meeting. Questions:Why does the author deliberately describe the architecture or mansion

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The hero of this great history appears with very bad omens. A little tale of so low a kind that some may think it not worth their notice. A word or two concerning a squire, and more relating to a gamekeeper and a schoolmaster.As we determined, when we first sat down to write this history, to flatter no man, but to guide our pen throughout by the directions of truth, we are obliged to bring our hero on the stage in a much more disadvantageous manner than we could wish; and to declare honestly, even at his first appearance, that it was the universal opinion of all Mr. Allworthy"s family that he was certainly born to be hanged.Indeed, I am sorry to say there was too much reason for this conjecture; the lad having from his earliest years discovered a propensity to many vices, and especially to one which hath as direct a tendency as any other to that fate which we have just now observed to have been prophetically denounced against him; he had been already convicted of three robberies, viz. , of robbing an orchard, of stealing a duck out of a farmer"s yard, and of picking Master Blifil"s pocket of a ball.The vices of this young man were, moreover, heightened by the disadvantageous light in which they appeared when opposed to the virtues of Master Blifil, his companion; a youth of so different a cast from little Jones, that not only the family but all the neighbourhood resounded his praises. He was, indeed, a lad of a remarkable disposition; sober, discreet, and pious beyond his age; qualities which gained him the love of every one who knew him: while Tom Jones was universally disliked; and many expressed their wonder that Mr. Airworthy would suffer such a lad to be educated with his nephew, lest the morals of the latter should be corrupted by his example.Questions:What is the relationship between the structure of the story and titular protagonist"s growing process of gaining knowledge

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TRENCH: I have no objection to sit down and listen; but I don"t see how that can make black white; and I am tired of being turned on as if I were in the wrong.[He sits down. Cokane sits at his elbow, on his right. They compose themselves for a conference.]SARTORIUS: I assume, to begin with, Dr. Trench, that you are not a socialist, or anything of that sort.TRENCH: Certainly not. I"m a Conservative—at least, if I ever took the trouble to vote, I should vote for the Conservative and against the other fellow.COKANE: True blue. Harry, true blue!SARTORIUS; I am glad to find that so far we are in perfect sympathy. I am, of course, a Conservative; not a narrow or prejudiced one, I hope, nor at all opposed to true progress, but still a sound Conservative. As to Lickcheese, I need say no more about him than that I have dismissed him from my service this morning for a breach of trust; and you will hardly accept his testimony as friendly or disinterested. As to my business, it is simply to provide homes suited to the small means of very poor people, who require roofs to shelter them just like other people. Do you suppose I can keep up those roofs for nothingTRENCH: Yes: that"s all very fine; but the point is, what sort of homes do you give them for their money People must live somewhere, or else go to jail. Advantage is taken of that to make them pay for houses that are not fit for dogs. Why don"t you build proper dwellings, and give fair value for the money you takeSARTORIUS:[pitying his innocence]My young friend, these poor people do not know how to live in proper dwellings: they would wreck them in a week. You doubt me; try it for yourself. You are welcome to replace all the missing bannisters, handrails, cistern lids and dusthole tops at your own expense; and you will find them missing again in less than three days—burnt, sir, every stick of them. I do not blame the poor creatures: they need fires, and often have no other way of getting them. But I really cannot spend pound after pound in repairs for them to pull down, when I can barely get them to pay me four and sixpence a week for a room, which is the recognized fair London rent. No, gentlemen; when people are very poor, you cannot help them, no matter how much you may sympathize with them. It does them more harm than good in the long run. I prefer to save my money in order to provide additional houses for the homeless, and to lay by a little for Blanche.[He looks at them. They are silent; Trench unconvinced, but talked down; Cokane humanely perplexed. Sartorius bends his brows; comes forward in his chair as if gathering himself together for a spring; and addresses himself, with impressive significance, to Trench.]And now, Dr. Trench, may I ask what your income is derived fromTRENCH;[defiantly]From interest—not from houses. My hands are clean as far as that goes. Interest on a mortgage.SARTORIUS;[forcibly]Yes, a mortgage on my property. When I, to use your own words, screw, and bully, and drive these people to pay what they have freely undertaken to pay me, I cannot touch one penny of the money they give me until I have first paid you your ￡ 700 out of it. What Lickcheese did for me, I do for you. He and I are alike intermediaries: you are the principal. It is because of the risks I run through the poverty of my tenants that you exact interest from me at the monstrous and exorbitant rate of seven per cent, forcing me to exact the uttermost farthing in my turn from the tenants. And yet, Dr. Trench, you have not hesitated to speak contemptuously of me because I have applied my industry and forethought to the management of our property, and am maintaining it by the same honorable means. Questions:Analyze the lines quoted above in terms of the playwright"s artistic view.

答案：正确答案：We can see this play is not pushed forward by its plot,...

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"Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England; that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted with it that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately; that he is to take possession before Michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week."What is his name""Bingley. ""Is he married or single"" Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune, four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!""How so How can it affect them"" My dear Mr. Bennet," replied his wife," How can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them. ""Is that his design in settling here""Design! Nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes. ""I see no occasion for that. You and the girls may go, or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better; for, as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley might like you the best of the party. ""My dear, you flatter me. I certainly have had my share of beauty, but I do not pretend to be any thing extraordinary now. When a woman has five grown up daughters, she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty. "" In such cases, a woman has not often much beauty to think of. "" But, my dear, you must indeed go and see Mr. Bingley when he comes into the neighbourhood. ""It is more than I engage for, I assure you. "" But consider your daughters. Only think what an establishment it would be for one of them. Sir William and Lady Lucas are determined to go, merely on that account, for in general, you know they visit no new comers. Indeed you must go, for it will be impossible for us to visit him, if you do not. "Questions:Compare and contrast the author with Mark Twain.

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(On Howard"s exit, the light on his chair grows very bright and strange.)Willy: Pull myself together! What the hell did I say to him My God, I was yelling at him! How could I(Willy breaks off, staring at the light, which occupies the chair, animating it. He approaches this chair, standing across the desk from it). Frank, Frank, don"t you remember what you told me that time How you put your hand on my shoulder, and Frank...(He leans on the desk and as he speaks the dead man"s name he accidentally switches on the recorder, and instantly.)Howard"s Son: " ...of New York is Albany. The capital of Ohio is Cincinnati, the capital of Rhode Island is..."(The recitation continues). Willy(leaning away with fright, shouting); Ha, Howard! Howard! Howard! Howard(rushing in); What happened Willy(pointing at the machine, which continues nasally, childishly, with the capital cities); Shut it off! Shut it off! Howard(pulling the plug out): Look, Willy... Willy(pressing his hands to his eyes); I gotta get myself some coffee. I"ll get some coffee...(Willy starts to walk out, Howard stops him.)Howard(rolling up the cord): Willy, look... Willy: I will go to Boston.Howard; I don"t want you to represent us. I"ve been meaning to tell you for a long time now. Willy: Howard, are your firing me Howard: I think you need a good long rest, Willy.(Howard exits, pushing the table off let. Willy stares into space, exhausted. Now the music is heard—Ben"s music—-first distantly, then closer, closer. As Willy speaks, Ben enters from the right.He carries valise and umbrella.)[After being fired by Howard, Willy talks to his good friend Charley.]Charley: I offered you a job. You make fifty dollars a week. And I won"t send you on the road. Willy: I"ve got a job. Charley: Without pay What kind of a job is a job without pay(He rises.)Now look, kid, enough is enough. I"m no genius but I know when I"m being insulted. Willy: InsultedCharley: Why don"t you want to work for me Willy: What"s the matter with you I"ve got a job. Charley; Then what"re you walkin" in here every week for Willy(getting up): Well, if you don"t want me to walk in here— Charley: I"m offering you a job. Willy: I don"t want your goddam job! Charley: When the hell are you going to grow up Willy(furiously): You big ignoramus, if you say that to me again I"ll rap you one! I don"t care how big you are!(He"s ready to fight.)(Charley stares after him a moment and follows. All light blacks out. Suddenly raucous music is heard, and a red glow rises behind the screen at right...)Questions:What is the purpose of mentioning the specific names of capitals when Willy accidentally switches on the recorder

答案：正确答案：The mentioning of names of capitals is the recorded voi...

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The hero of this great history appears with very bad omens. A little tale of so low a kind that some may think it not worth their notice. A word or two concerning a squire, and more relating to a gamekeeper and a schoolmaster.As we determined, when we first sat down to write this history, to flatter no man, but to guide our pen throughout by the directions of truth, we are obliged to bring our hero on the stage in a much more disadvantageous manner than we could wish; and to declare honestly, even at his first appearance, that it was the universal opinion of all Mr. Allworthy"s family that he was certainly born to be hanged.Indeed, I am sorry to say there was too much reason for this conjecture; the lad having from his earliest years discovered a propensity to many vices, and especially to one which hath as direct a tendency as any other to that fate which we have just now observed to have been prophetically denounced against him; he had been already convicted of three robberies, viz. , of robbing an orchard, of stealing a duck out of a farmer"s yard, and of picking Master Blifil"s pocket of a ball.The vices of this young man were, moreover, heightened by the disadvantageous light in which they appeared when opposed to the virtues of Master Blifil, his companion; a youth of so different a cast from little Jones, that not only the family but all the neighbourhood resounded his praises. He was, indeed, a lad of a remarkable disposition; sober, discreet, and pious beyond his age; qualities which gained him the love of every one who knew him: while Tom Jones was universally disliked; and many expressed their wonder that Mr. Airworthy would suffer such a lad to be educated with his nephew, lest the morals of the latter should be corrupted by his example.Questions:What are the author"s contributions to the theory of novel

答案：正确答案：An initial critical theory of the new fictional form is...

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During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was—but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit. I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasurable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible. I looked upon the scene before me—upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain—upon the bleak walls—upon the vacant eye-like windows—upon a few rank sedges—and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees—with an utter depression of soul which I can compare to no earthly sensation more properly than to the after— dream of the reveller upon opium—the bitter lapse into everyday life—the hideous dropping off of the veil. There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart—an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime. What was it—I paused to think—what was it that so unnerved me in the contemplation of the House of Usher It was a mystery all insoluble; nor could I grapple with the shadowy fancies that crowded upon me as I pondered. I was forced to fall back upon the unsatisfactory conclusion, that while, beyond doubt, there are combinations of very simple natural objects which have the power of thus affecting us, still the analysis of this power lies among considerations beyond our depth. It was possible, I reflected, that a mere different arrangement of the particulars of the scene, of the details of the picture, would be sufficient to modify, or perhaps to annihilate its capacity for sorrowful impression; and, acting upon this idea, I reined my horse to the precipitous brink of a black and lurid tarn that lay in unruffled lustre by the dwelling, and gazed down—but with a shudder even more thrilling than before—upon the remodeled and inverted images of the grey sedge, and the ghastly tree-stems, and the vacant and eye-like windows.Nevertheless, in this mansion of gloom I now proposed to myself a sojourn of some weeks. Its proprietor, Roderick Usher, has been one of my boon companions in boyhood, but many years had elapsed since our last meeting. Questions:What is the author"s artistic view on literature

答案：正确答案：Poe"s writing reflects his artistic view on literature,...

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The Whiteness of the Whale Chapter XLII What the white whale was to Ahab, has been hinted; what, at times, he was to me, as yet remains unsaid.Aside from those more obvious considerations touching Moby Dick, which could not but occasionally awaken in any man"s soul some alarm, there was another thought, or rather vague, nameless horror concerning him, which at times by its intensity completely overpowered all the rest; and yet so mystical and well nigh ineffable was it, that I almost despair of putting it in a comprehensible form. It was the whiteness of the whale that above all things appalled me. But how can I hope to explain myself here; and yet, in some dim, random way, explain myself I must, else all these chapters might be naught. Questions:Comment on the personality of Ahab, the captain.

答案：正确答案：Ahab is the tyrannical captain of the Pequod who is dri...

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(On Howard"s exit, the light on his chair grows very bright and strange.)Willy: Pull myself together! What the hell did I say to him My God, I was yelling at him! How could I(Willy breaks off, staring at the light, which occupies the chair, animating it. He approaches this chair, standing across the desk from it). Frank, Frank, don"t you remember what you told me that time How you put your hand on my shoulder, and Frank...(He leans on the desk and as he speaks the dead man"s name he accidentally switches on the recorder, and instantly.)Howard"s Son: " ...of New York is Albany. The capital of Ohio is Cincinnati, the capital of Rhode Island is..."(The recitation continues). Willy(leaning away with fright, shouting); Ha, Howard! Howard! Howard! Howard(rushing in); What happened Willy(pointing at the machine, which continues nasally, childishly, with the capital cities); Shut it off! Shut it off! Howard(pulling the plug out): Look, Willy... Willy(pressing his hands to his eyes); I gotta get myself some coffee. I"ll get some coffee...(Willy starts to walk out, Howard stops him.)Howard(rolling up the cord): Willy, look... Willy: I will go to Boston.Howard; I don"t want you to represent us. I"ve been meaning to tell you for a long time now. Willy: Howard, are your firing me Howard: I think you need a good long rest, Willy.(Howard exits, pushing the table off let. Willy stares into space, exhausted. Now the music is heard—Ben"s music—-first distantly, then closer, closer. As Willy speaks, Ben enters from the right.He carries valise and umbrella.)[After being fired by Howard, Willy talks to his good friend Charley.]Charley: I offered you a job. You make fifty dollars a week. And I won"t send you on the road. Willy: I"ve got a job. Charley: Without pay What kind of a job is a job without pay(He rises.)Now look, kid, enough is enough. I"m no genius but I know when I"m being insulted. Willy: InsultedCharley: Why don"t you want to work for me Willy: What"s the matter with you I"ve got a job. Charley; Then what"re you walkin" in here every week for Willy(getting up): Well, if you don"t want me to walk in here— Charley: I"m offering you a job. Willy: I don"t want your goddam job! Charley: When the hell are you going to grow up Willy(furiously): You big ignoramus, if you say that to me again I"ll rap you one! I don"t care how big you are!(He"s ready to fight.)(Charley stares after him a moment and follows. All light blacks out. Suddenly raucous music is heard, and a red glow rises behind the screen at right...)Questions:Why does Willy refuse to accept a job offer from his friend Charley when he has lost his own salesman job What is the playwright"s concept of tragedy

答案：正确答案：Willy refuses the offer, because of his pride and his j...

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The Whiteness of the Whale Chapter XLII What the white whale was to Ahab, has been hinted; what, at times, he was to me, as yet remains unsaid.Aside from those more obvious considerations touching Moby Dick, which could not but occasionally awaken in any man"s soul some alarm, there was another thought, or rather vague, nameless horror concerning him, which at times by its intensity completely overpowered all the rest; and yet so mystical and well nigh ineffable was it, that I almost despair of putting it in a comprehensible form. It was the whiteness of the whale that above all things appalled me. But how can I hope to explain myself here; and yet, in some dim, random way, explain myself I must, else all these chapters might be naught. Questions:What are the symbolic meanings of the white Moby Dick

答案：正确答案：Moby Dick possesses various symbolic meanings for vario...

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Please analyze the following poem.A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.by John DonneAs virtuous men pass mildly away,And whisper to their souls to go,Whilst some of their sad friends do say," The breath goes now," and some say, " No;"So let us melt, and make no noise. No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move; " Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love.Moving of th" earth brings harms and fears;Men reckon what it did, and meant;But trepidation of the spheres.Thought greater far, is innocent.Dull sublunary lovers" love(Whose soul is sense)cannot admitAbsence, because it doth remove Those things which elemented it.But we by a love so much refin"d.That ourselves know not what it is,Inter-assured of the mind,Care less, eyes, lips, and hands to miss.Our two souls therefore, which are one,Though I must go, endure not yetA breach, but an expansion.Like gold to airy thinness beatIf they be two, they are two soAs stiff twin compasses are two;They soul, the flx"d foot, makes no showTo move, but doth, if th" other do.And though it in the centre sit,Yet when the other far doth roam,It leans, and hearkens after it,And grows erect,as that comes home.Such wilt thou be to me,who mustLike th" other foot, obliquely run;The firmness makes my circle just,And makes me end where I begun.

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(On Howard"s exit, the light on his chair grows very bright and strange.)Willy: Pull myself together! What the hell did I say to him My God, I was yelling at him! How could I(Willy breaks off, staring at the light, which occupies the chair, animating it. He approaches this chair, standing across the desk from it). Frank, Frank, don"t you remember what you told me that time How you put your hand on my shoulder, and Frank...(He leans on the desk and as he speaks the dead man"s name he accidentally switches on the recorder, and instantly.)Howard"s Son: " ...of New York is Albany. The capital of Ohio is Cincinnati, the capital of Rhode Island is..."(The recitation continues). Willy(leaning away with fright, shouting); Ha, Howard! Howard! Howard! Howard(rushing in); What happened Willy(pointing at the machine, which continues nasally, childishly, with the capital cities); Shut it off! Shut it off! Howard(pulling the plug out): Look, Willy... Willy(pressing his hands to his eyes); I gotta get myself some coffee. I"ll get some coffee...(Willy starts to walk out, Howard stops him.)Howard(rolling up the cord): Willy, look... Willy: I will go to Boston.Howard; I don"t want you to represent us. I"ve been meaning to tell you for a long time now. Willy: Howard, are your firing me Howard: I think you need a good long rest, Willy.(Howard exits, pushing the table off let. Willy stares into space, exhausted. Now the music is heard—Ben"s music—-first distantly, then closer, closer. As Willy speaks, Ben enters from the right.He carries valise and umbrella.)[After being fired by Howard, Willy talks to his good friend Charley.]Charley: I offered you a job. You make fifty dollars a week. And I won"t send you on the road. Willy: I"ve got a job. Charley: Without pay What kind of a job is a job without pay(He rises.)Now look, kid, enough is enough. I"m no genius but I know when I"m being insulted. Willy: InsultedCharley: Why don"t you want to work for me Willy: What"s the matter with you I"ve got a job. Charley; Then what"re you walkin" in here every week for Willy(getting up): Well, if you don"t want me to walk in here— Charley: I"m offering you a job. Willy: I don"t want your goddam job! Charley: When the hell are you going to grow up Willy(furiously): You big ignoramus, if you say that to me again I"ll rap you one! I don"t care how big you are!(He"s ready to fight.)(Charley stares after him a moment and follows. All light blacks out. Suddenly raucous music is heard, and a red glow rises behind the screen at right...)Questions:What are the functions of constantly mentioning the changes of colors

答案：正确答案：The changes of colors functions not only as the change ...

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The Whiteness of the Whale Chapter XLII What the white whale was to Ahab, has been hinted; what, at times, he was to me, as yet remains unsaid.Aside from those more obvious considerations touching Moby Dick, which could not but occasionally awaken in any man"s soul some alarm, there was another thought, or rather vague, nameless horror concerning him, which at times by its intensity completely overpowered all the rest; and yet so mystical and well nigh ineffable was it, that I almost despair of putting it in a comprehensible form. It was the whiteness of the whale that above all things appalled me. But how can I hope to explain myself here; and yet, in some dim, random way, explain myself I must, else all these chapters might be naught. Questions:How do you understand the voyage of Pequod the ship in the sea

答案：正确答案：The voyage of Pequod is a trip for vengeance, but it is...