Summary-of-the-Rip-Van-Winkle

班级语言文学3班学号2009090119姓名陈芳学习单元Unit6等级注意：1.请务必书写工整；2.学习单元只需写明第几单元；3.内容较多时可续页；4.请按时交作业。SummaryoftheRipVanWinkleInthenovelRipVanWinkle,theauthordescribesagood-naturedbutlazymanwhoaccidentlysleptfor20yearsandwasn’tawareofthecurrentaffairsafterwakingup.Throughhisunusualexperience,theauthormodestlyexpresseshisfeelingabouttheRevolutionaryWar.RipVanWinkle,asimpleandgood-naturedman,livedinalittleDutchtownintheHudsonValley.Hegainedpopularityamongthevillagebecausehewaskindtoneighborsandobedienttohiswife.Goodwiveslikedhimbecauseheoftenhelpedthemwithchores,butRipdidn’twanttoworkinhisownfarm.Hislivingconditionwaspoorandhischildrenwereasraggedandwildasorphans.Hiswifewasunsatisfiedwithhisbehaviorandalwaysscoldedhim.Oneday,inordertoavoidhiswife’schatter,hetookhisdogandgunandwentintothewoodstohuntsquirrels.Whenhewasabouttogoback,astrangemanaskedhimtohelphimcarryastoutkeg.Eventhoughhewasfeared,heofferedhishelpbecauseofhiskindness.Thekegwaspreparedforagroupofstrangemen.Afterfearfadedaway,Ripdrunkseveralcupsofthekegandthenhadasleepontherock.Afterhewokeupthenextday,hefoundeverythingaroundhimwaschanged.Hecametohisvillagebuthedidn’tfindanyoneheknew.Hecametotheinnonlytofindsomepeoplegatheringheretodiscusspoliticalissues.Thewholeworldwasstrangetohim.Finallyhewas班级语言文学3班学号2009090119姓名陈芳学习单元Unit6等级注意：1.请务必书写工整；2.学习单元只需写明第几单元；3.内容较多时可续页；4.请按时交作业。recognizedbyhisdaughter;suddenlyheknewthathehadsleptfor20yearsandRevolutionaryWarhadhappened.Thoughhiswifediedandeverythingwaschanged,hespenthisrestlifewithhisdaughterpeacefullyandstillgainedtheformerhabit.Hetoldeveryonehisstoryandaftersometimethestorywasformedinonestyle.