1、The Book ReportThe Cop and the AnthemBy O.Henry警察和赞美诗警察和赞美诗About the AuthorPen name:O.HenryPrimitive name:William Sidney PorterDate of Birth:1862.9.11Date of Death:1910.6.5Birthplace:Greensboro,North CarolinaNationality:AmericaOccupation:WriterCharacteristics of his works:careful plotting,ironic coi
2、ncidences,and surprise endingsWorks:Cabbages and Kings(1904)The Four Million(1906)The Voice of the City(1908)Stories:The Gift of the Magi The Ransom of Red Chief The cop and the Anthem A Retrieved ReformationSummary A New York City hobo（流浪汉）（流浪汉）named Soapy,who sets out to get arrested so he can avo
3、id sleeping in the cold winter as a guest of the city jail.Despite efforts at petty theft（小偷小摸）（小偷小摸）,vandalism（破坏行为）（破坏行为）,disorderly conduct（扰乱治安（扰乱治安行为）行为）,and“mashing”with a young prostitute（妓（妓女）女）,Soapy fails to draw the attention of the police.Disconsolately（愁闷地）（愁闷地）,he pauses in front of a
4、church,where an anthem inspires him to clean up his life and is ironically（讽刺地）（讽刺地）charged for loitering（流浪罪）（流浪罪）and sentenced to three months in prison.Clues 1.Soapy,homeless,plans to get into the jail to avoid sleeping in winter.2.Soapy tries every means to be caught by the cop,but it doesnt wor
5、k.3.Soapy decides to clean up his life after hearing an anthem.But at last,he is sentenced to three months in prison.Soapy sees a high-end restaurant and wants to have dinner with no payment in order to put into the jail.But the head waiters eyes fall upon Soapys threadbare（衣（衣衫衫褴褛）褴褛）clothes,so he
6、refuses to serve him and pushes him to the sidewalk.苏比看见一所高级餐馆，刚苏比看见一所高级餐馆，刚迈进餐馆的门。服务生领班的目迈进餐馆的门。服务生领班的目光就落到他的旧裤子和破皮鞋上，光就落到他的旧裤子和破皮鞋上，然后就把他推到人行道上去了。然后就把他推到人行道上去了。Daydreaming 苏比走到一家陈设别致，大苏比走到一家陈设别致，大玻璃窗惹眼的铺子前，捡起鹅卵玻璃窗惹眼的铺子前，捡起鹅卵石往大玻璃上砸去，然后望着旁石往大玻璃上砸去，然后望着旁边的警察笑，警察认为没有人做边的警察笑，警察认为没有人做了坏事会自己等着受罚，所以正了坏事会
7、自己等着受罚，所以正眼看都没看他就追着前面跑着赶眼看都没看他就追着前面跑着赶车的人去了车的人去了。Vandalism At the corner stands a luxury shop where the plate-glass window is conspicuous（引人注目的）（引人注目的）.Soapy takes a cobble-stone and dashes it through the glass,after that,he indicates to a cop that it is he who vandalizes the plate-glass window.But
8、the cop doesnt think a person who does something illegal will wait to be punished,so he decides to pursue an innocent bystander.Soapy goes to a general restaurant and has a big supper.And then he tells the waiter that he has no money to pay for this,and lets him call the cops to come to get him.But
9、the waiter just throws him out.Whats more,the cops just laughs at him and goes away.苏比走进一家不怎苏比走进一家不怎么起眼的饭馆里，放开胃么起眼的饭馆里，放开胃口吃了一顿。然后告诉服口吃了一顿。然后告诉服务生自己没钱，要他把警务生自己没钱，要他把警察喊来。可是服务生却把察喊来。可是服务生却把苏比扔到街上去了。一旁苏比扔到街上去了。一旁的警察正看着这一幕，捂的警察正看着这一幕，捂着嘴巴笑着走开了。着嘴巴笑着走开了。Has a big supper without any payment A fashion and
10、 gentle woman is gazing at the goods in the shop window.Then soapy tries to molest（调戏）her so as to be caught by the cop who is looking at him.Unexpectedly,she gives him a big hug and asks him to buy her a bottle of beer,because she is a prostitute.So soapy dumps her at the next corner.商店橱台前，一位衣着打扮商店
11、橱台前，一位衣着打扮时髦的文雅娴静的女子在看商品。时髦的文雅娴静的女子在看商品。苏比打算以一个好色之徒的身份苏比打算以一个好色之徒的身份走过去调戏她，旁边的警察正看走过去调戏她，旁边的警察正看着他们。想不到这位女子却转身着他们。想不到这位女子却转身亲热地搂着他，说跟他走之前要亲热地搂着他，说跟他走之前要他给自己买一杯啤酒，然后苏比他给自己买一杯啤酒，然后苏比在拐弯处懊丧地甩掉了女子。在拐弯处懊丧地甩掉了女子。“Mashing”with a young prostitute In front of the theatre,he acts a drunkard（酒鬼、（酒鬼、醉汉）醉汉）to di
12、sturb,but the cop thinks he is a Yale lads（小伙子）（小伙子）celebrating a football game which beats the team of Hartford College.在剧院前，苏比在在剧院前，苏比在热闹的大街上大吵大闹，热闹的大街上大吵大闹，想让警察抓住他，可警想让警察抓住他，可警察对旁人说，这是耶鲁察对旁人说，这是耶鲁的小伙子在为自己战胜的小伙子在为自己战胜了哈特福院队而庆祝，了哈特福院队而庆祝，苏比扰乱治安的梦想又苏比扰乱治安的梦想又一次破灭了。一次破灭了。Disorderly conduct In a cigar
13、 store Soapy sees a well-dressed man lighting a cigar.Then Soapy steals his umbrella which sets by the door and insults（侮辱）（侮辱）him.Unexpectedly,it is also not his umbrella and he is a thief,too.So he dares not to call the cop.But the cop just supports the woman with golden hair in evening dress acro
14、ss the street instead of arresting Soapy.在雪茄烟店前，苏比拿走了一在雪茄烟店前，苏比拿走了一位衣冠楚楚的人的伞还侮辱他，位衣冠楚楚的人的伞还侮辱他，想以此被警察抓走，不料原来伞想以此被警察抓走，不料原来伞的主人竟然也是一个小偷，他不的主人竟然也是一个小偷，他不敢报警。警察并没有抓苏比，而敢报警。警察并没有抓苏比，而是搀扶着一位穿晚礼服的金发高是搀扶着一位穿晚礼服的金发高个女士过马路。个女士过马路。Petty theft 正当他听到教正当他听到教堂的赞美诗，决定堂的赞美诗，决定重新做人时，却被重新做人时，却被莫名其妙地逮捕了，莫名其妙地逮捕了，并被判进他
15、梦寐以并被判进他梦寐以求的监狱三个月。求的监狱三个月。Finally,he pauses in front of a church,where an anthem inspires him to clean up his life.Unfortunately,he is ironically charged for loitering and sentenced to three months in prison.Surprise ending Admittedly,opportunity waits for no man.It is not passive,and it will not w
16、ait for you to consider and analyze whether you should do,and then decide to do it.Therefore,it is no use regretting late in life to say:I should have seized it.“Bear in mind that an opportunity knocks but once.Under no circumstances should we let slip any opportunity,but on the contrary,we should seize it at the very beginning of its appearance and then take good advantage of it.ImpressionThank You
