塞缪尔.约翰逊Samuel_Jonson.ppt

Samuel Jonson THE DICTIONARY Features curse（诅咒）一条，引自莎剧《暴风雨》（The Tempest）中丑人卡戾笨（Caliban）的台词：“我知道如何诅咒”（I know how to curse）培根的一句名言被约翰生所引用：“读书时不可存心诘难作者，不可尽信书上所言，亦不可只为寻章摘句，而应推敲细思。” Oats: a grain which in?England?is generally given to horses, but in?Scotland?supports the people. (英国人用来喂马，苏格兰人拿来食用的谷物。) Excise: a hateful tax levied upon commodities and adjudged not by the common judges of property but wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid. (一种人人恨之入骨的货物税，按抽税者的兴致任意调整。) Legacy * It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. by Samuel Jonson Born:Sept.18,1709,Lichfield,Staffordshire, England Died: Dec.13, 1784, London Occupation: essayist, poet, biographer, lexicographer词典编纂者 renown: one of the outstanding figures of the 18th-century England. Samuel Jonson塞缪尔.约翰逊 Samuel Jonson’s life Samuel Jonson’s works His life(1709-1784) I. Samuel Jonson was the son of a bookseller. From childhood, he suffered a number of physical afflictions折磨（scrofula淋巴结核、 blind、 tics抽搐）。However, Jonson demonstrated signs of great intelligence as a child. II. 1717 entered grammar school in Lichfiled 1728 entered Pembroke College, Oxford. 1729 dropped out for lack of money 1737 went to London, and worked as a writer His life III. From 1737 His life experience can be divided into three main periods. From 1737 to 1747, wrote for a magazine and early works included biographies, poems and plays, in which he demonstrated his literary power. From 1747 to 1757, embarked on the compiling the dictionary of English language. In the meantime, he published periodicals in order to earn a living and continue his work. Later from 1756 , announced his intention to edit the Shakespeare’s play. Awarded an honorary doctorate in 1765 by Trinity College Dublin and in