Bedside Lamp English Learning Reader III: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (English-Chinese Contrast)

Author: Li Zhengshuan
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Due to having no means of support, Tess was arranged by her parents to go to the d'Urberville family to claim kinship. However, d'Urberville turned out to be a fake capitalist. The son of Mrs. d'Urberville, Alec, was a playboy who took the opportunity to humiliate Tess. Tess resolutely left the d'Urberville household. She met the son of a low church clergyman, Clare. On their wedding night, Tess confessed her story, but Clare turned against her cruelly and abandoned her, going alone to Brazil. While wandering, she encountered the hypocritical Alec again. Forced by livelihood, she returned to his side. Clare's experiences in Brazil led him to realize his mistakes and return to search for Tess. Clare's arrival threw Tess into conflict. After arguing with Alec, driven to despair, she killed him. Subsequently, she and Clare spent several magical days of escape in the wilderness. One morning in July, a black flag for execution slowly rose on the high mast of the city prison tower, and Clare carried this regret for life.