Jack
London
I have to admit that I'm fond
of reading. I like to read books about the history of our country,
about famous people and adventures. Literature means much in my
life. It helps to form the character and the world outlook, to
understand life better. Books teach us to be honest, modest, and
courageous. They help us to feel compassion for weak
people.
Jack London became my
favourite writer from his first books I'd read. First of all I got
interested in Jack London as a personality. His life story struck
me not less than his works. What a man! He was strong and talented.
He lived a life of adventures and hardships, so he knew what he was
writing about. In his novel Martin Iden he describes his biography.
What a hard life he lived!
Jack London was born in San
Francisco in 1876. From his childhood he suffered greatly. He
changed a lot of jobs: selling out newspapers, working at the
factory. He hated that kind of job, which exhausted people and made
them suffer physically and
morally.
Young Jack had no opportunity
to go to school, so he studied privately reading much at
night.
When gold was found in Alaska,
Jack London joined the gold rush. He returned home without gold but
with rich impressions about people with whom he met and made
friends. They became the prototypes of his
heroes.
The American novelist and
short-story writer knew life in Alaska very well because he
experienced it himself. That is why it is so interesting to read
his novels "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang" His heroes are
bright personalities. They are physically strong and enduring
people. They try to find a way out from the most difficult
situations. They fight and
survive.
The very first story The Love
of Life caught my fancy. I was struck by the will of a sick man who
found himself alone, side by side with a wolf. Both the man and the
wolf were sick and weak. And each of them was waiting for the other
to grow still weaker and faint in order to feed on him. The man
won. While reading the story I admired the courage and human spirit
of the hero.
The story "Brown Wolf" is not
less interesting. Its about a dog and his devotion to
people.
Later I read more novels and
stories by Jack London. My fondness of Jack London, the greatest
American writer, will stay with me all my
life.
Джек
Лондон
Я должен признаться, что люблю читать. Мне
нравится читать книги об истории нашей страны, об известных людях и
приключениях. Литература много значит в моей жизни. Она помогает
формировать характер и кругозор, лучше понять жизнь. Книги учат нас
быть честными, скромными и храбрыми. Они помогают нам чувствовать
сострадание к слабым людям.
Джек Лондон стал моим любимым автором с его
первых книг, прочитанных мною. Прежде всего я заинтересовался
Джеком Лондоном как личностью. История его жизни поразила меня не
меньше, чем его работы. Какой человек! Он был силен и талантлив. Он
прожил жизнь с приключениями и трудностями, поэтому, он знал то, о
чем писал. В романе «Мартин Идеи» он описывает свою биографию.
Какую тяжелую жизнь он прожил!
Джек Лондон родился в Сан-Франциско в 1876 г. Он
много пережил с самого детства. Он сменил много работ: продавал
газеты, работал на фабрике. Он ненавидел такую работу, которая
изнуряла людей и заставляла их страдать физически и
нравственно.
Молодой Джек не имел возможности пойти в школу,
поэтому, он занимался, самостоятельно читая, в основном
ночью.
Когда на Аляске было найдено золото, Джек Лондон
присоединился к золотой лихорадке. Он возвратился домой без золота,
но с богатыми впечатлениями о людях, с которыми он встретился и
подружился. Они стали прототипами его
героев.
Американский романист и автор рассказов знал
жизнь на Аляске очень хорошо, потому что испытал все на себе.
Именно поэтому настолько интересно читать его романы «Зов природы»
и «Белый клык». Его герои — умные люди. Они — физически сильны и
выносливы. Они пытаются найти выход из самых трудных ситуаций. Они
борются и выживают.
Самый первый рассказ, «Любовь к жизни», поразил
мое воображение. Я был поражен силой воли больного человека,
который оказался один, с глазу на глаз с волком. И человек, и волк
были больны и слабы. И каждый из них ждал, когда другой станет
более слабым, чтобы съесть его. Человек победил. Читая рассказ, я
восхищался храбростью и силой духа
героя.
Рассказ «Коричневый волк» не менее интересен. Он
о собаке и ее преданности людям.
Позже я прочитал другие романы и рассказы Джека
Лондона. Мое восхищение Джеком Лондоном, величайшим американским
писателем, останется со мной на всю
жизнь.
Jack
London
I have
to admit that I'm fond of reading. I like to read books about the
history of our country, about famous people and adventures.
Literature means much in my life. It helps to form the character
and the world outlook, to understand life better. Books teach us to
be honest, modest, and courageous. They help us to feel compassion
for weak people.
Jack
London became my favourite writer from his first books I'd read.
First of all I got interested in Jack London as a personality. His
life story struck me not less than his works. What a man! He was
strong and talented. He lived a life of adventures and hardships,
so he knew what he was writing about. In his novel Martin Iden he
describes his biography. What a hard life he
lived!
Jack
London was born in San Francisco in 1876. From his childhood he
suffered greatly. He changed a lot of jobs: selling out newspapers,
working at the factory. He hated that kind of job, which exhausted
people and made them suffer physically and
morally.
Young
Jack had no opportunity to go to school, so he studied privately
reading much at night.
When
gold was found in Alaska, Jack London joined the gold rush. He
returned home without gold but with rich impressions about people
with whom he met and made friends. They became the prototypes of
his heroes.
The
American novelist and short-story writer knew life in Alaska very
well because he experienced it himself. That is why it is so
interesting to read his novels "The Call of the Wild" and "White
Fang" His heroes are bright personalities. They are physically
strong and enduring people. They try to find a way out from the
most difficult situations. They fight and
survive.
The very
first story The Love of Life caught my fancy. I was struck by the
will of a sick man who found himself alone, side by side with a
wolf. Both the man and the wolf were sick and weak. And each of
them was waiting for the other to grow still weaker and faint in
order to feed on him. The man won. While reading the story I
admired the courage and human spirit of the
hero.
The
story "Brown Wolf" is not less interesting. Its about a dog and his
devotion to people.
Later I
read more novels and stories by Jack London. My fondness of Jack
London, the greatest American writer, will stay with me all my
life.
Ex 2 Complete the
sentences
1.Literature means much
in………
2.They help us to feel
compassion …….
3.First of all I got
interested in ………
4.In his novel Martin Iden he
…………
5.Jack London was born
in………..
6.That is why it is so
interesting to read his novels …………
7.The very first story
…………..
8.My fondness of Jack London,
the greatest American ……….
Ex 3 Answer the
question
1. Who is
the Jack
London?
2. When he was
born?
3. His famous
novels…….?
4. His
books teach us to be
………..?