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1、Mr Loveday sLittleOuting 刘洋刘月庞敏琪 EvelynWaugh Mr Loveday sLittleOuting EvelynWaughVocabularySummaryMainIdeaAppreciationDetailedanalysisQuestions Vocabulary Asylum sa l m 精神病院Caprice k pri s 变化莫测Scuttle sk t l 急促奔跑Loft l ft 往高处掷Soggy s i 湿透的Abominable b m n bl 糟透的Culminate k lm ne t 到达高潮 ret s nt 沉默寡言
2、的 Inmate nme t 精神病人Segregation s ri e n 隔离 分开Lunatic lu n t k 精神病人Foible f b l 弱点 怪癖Hoarding h r d 临时围篱Regime re i m 生活规则 体系Fa ade f s d 建筑物的 正面 Uncompromising不妥协的Defective身心有缺陷的人Basely卑鄙地Shuffle拖着脚走Peevish带怒气的Jogginggait e t 小跑的步态petulantly petj l ntli 任性地 坏脾气地 ToneReproachMuddledCuckooConjuringGra
3、mophoneValetThrottleLooneybinbemused 身体 器官的 健康状况责备 指摘混乱的 杂乱无章的疯子 傻子变戏法 施魔术唱机 留声机伺候 服饰掐死 使窒息疯人院困惑的 茫然的 anointv 选定 指定abstracteda 心不在焉的disconcertv 使不安 使仓皇失措uncoutha 粗野的 无教养的cross examinev 盘问 盘诘pretensionn 自称 自夸alienistn 精神病医师 尤指在法庭作证者 glamourn 魅力afflicteda 受折磨的driven 公园等得 车行道whimsicallyad 离奇地 古怪地remini
4、scencen 回忆 怀旧stranglev 扼死 勒死musev 冥想 MissAngela aftertenyearspartingwithhermentalmorbidfather wentforthefirsttimetoseehiminthelunaticasylumwheresheisindifferenttoherownfather butgreatlytouchedbyananotherpatientnamedMr Lovedaywhocommitsmurdercrimelongagoandnowisagoodcompaniontoherfatherandkindtoevery
5、bodyhere Chattingwithhimshefindshimwellandnormalnowandfurtheraskshimhisfuturewishesandistoldhewouldliketohaveanouting MissAngelaconsultsbooksandprofessionalpeopleandfinallytriumphsinobtaininganopportunityforhimtocarryouthiswishes Onthedayofhisdeparturethelunatichouseholdsaceremonytocelebratehisfreed
6、omandseehimoff MissAngelacomestoattendtheceremony TwohourslaterMr Lovedayreturnsandsayshehassuccessfullyfulfilledhiswishes Acoupleofdayslateranoldbikeisfoundbesidetheroadsideditchtogetherwiththedeadbodyofayoungladyfromthelunatichouseonthewayofhomefortea MissAngelaismurdered Summary Mainidea Thestory
7、exposesthecoldrealityofthesocietyofhistimein1930s MissAngelashowscoldandindifferentattitudetowardsherownmorbidfatherbutoutofcuriosityevincesoddsympathyoveranotherlunaticpatientwhofinallykilledher Thestoryisbothanexposureandsatireofhistimeandpeople Appreciation Mr Loveday sLittleOutingiswrittenfromth
8、epointofviewofintrusivenarrator i e likeHemingway sKillers thestoriesgivenoclearhintsofwhatareimpliedbytheauthor thereaderhastoassociatethedetailsandclueswithakeenandperceivingeye Detailedanalysis ForexampleinthisstorythereisanimportantdetailtellingafterMr Mopingfailedtohanghimselfonannualgardenpart
9、ydayandissentofftothelunaticasylum thenitwrites SincethenLadyMopinghadpaidseasonalcallsattheasylumandreturnedintimefortea ratherreticentofherexperience HerhusbandisawayandeachtimeMrs Mopingpaysashortvisitandthenbackintimefortea Thenintheendofthestorywhenthedeadbodyoftheyoungladyisfound theauthorwrit
10、es Halfamileuptheroadfromtheasylumgates theylaterdiscoveredanabandonedbicycle Itwasalady smachineofsomeantiquity Quitenearitintheditchlaythestrangledbodyofayoungwoman who ridinghometohertea hadchancedtoovertakeMr Loveday ashestrodealong musingonhisopportunities WhocouldthatbeexceptMissAngela Questio
11、n1 1 WhydoyouthinkLadyMopingwasratherreticentofherseasonalvisittotheasylumwhereherhusbandwas Whywereherneighbourscriticalofherhusband slivinginthatasylum Howwashetreatedthere LadyMopingwasunwillingtotalkabouthervisitperhapsbecausetherewasn tmuchtotalkabout Herhusbandwasnotgettinganysanerandwaspretty
12、muchoccupiedinhisownworld Herneighbourswerecriticalofherhusband saccommodationbecausetheythoughtawealthymanshouldliveinarespectableplacelikeaseasidenursinghomeratherthanamentalinstitutioneventhoughhewaswelltreatedthereandgrantedeveryconsiderationwhichhisfoiblespermitted Question2 2 Whydidn tLadyMopi
13、ngsendhimtoaseasidenursinghomeassuggestedbyherfriends Wasitbecauseoffinancialreasons LadyMopingfeltnoinclinationtosendhimtoaseasidenursinghomebecauseshethoughtherhusbandhadbetrayedherbaselyontheonedayintheyearwhenshelookedforloyalsupportandsothementalinstitutionwaswhathedeserved Thus itwasnotbecause
14、offinancialreasonsthatLadyMopingrefusedtofollowherfriends suggestions Question3 WhowasLoveday DidladyMopingandAngelaknowhewasinaninmatewhentheyfirstsawhim WhywasheintheAsylum Howwashetreatedthere AccordingtothedoctorwashequalifiedtobeletoutoftheAsylum Whydidtheykeephimthere Lovedaywasaninmatewho35ye
15、arsago killedayoungwomanquiteunknowntohim Hegivehimselfupimmidiatelyandwasinstitutionalizedeversince LadyMopingandAngeladidn tknowhewasaninmatewhentheyfirstsawhimbecauseheseemedsosane Hehadbecomethelifeandsouloftheplaceandwasallowedtomixfreelywithprivatewealthypatients Hewasevenallowedtoreceivesmall
16、tipsfromthewealthypatients Accordingtothedoctor hewaswellenoughtobeletoutoftheAsylum Butsincehehadnorelativesexceptastep sisterandsincehewasperfectlyhappyintheinstitution theykepthimthere Question4 DoyouthinkLovedaywashappyintheAsylum Didhecraveinthefreeoutsideworld Doyouthinkhewantedtobefreeforthesamereasonasanordinarysaneperson Howdoyouknow IbelieveLovedaywashappyintheAsylum Foronething hewaswelltreatedandreceivedthereandhadevenbecomethelifeandsouloftheplace Foranother ifhehadnotbeenhappy hewo