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Джек Лондон. Рассказы этого писателя не нуждаются в рекламе. Джек Лондон — самый любимый в России американский автор., которые вы найдете ниже, я с трудом смогла отобрать среди огромного множества его произведений. Джек Лондон написал более 200 рассказов. И все рассказы интересные. Итак, Вашему вниманию предлагаем читать и слушать лучшие рассказы, которые размещены на английских и американских официальных сайтах и озвучены профессиональными дикторами. Рассказы делятся по уровню сложности. Изучайте английский с Джеком Лондоном!
Jack London is famous all over the world. And he is still the most popular writer in Russia. His stories are about life and death, courage and cowardice, love and treachery. He wrote more than 200 stories. All of them are great, it was difficult to find the most thrilling ones. Enjoy reading
I. Уровень pre-intermediate (читать, слушать, текст адаптирован)
1. Jack London. To build a Fire (in English, adapted, level pre-intermediate)
He travels fastest who travels alone . . . but not after the frost has dropped below zero fifty degrees or more.
The man walked down the trail on a cold, gray day. Pure white snow and ice covered the Earth for as far as he could see. This was his first winter in Alaska. He was wearing heavy clothes and fur boots. But he still felt cold and uncomfortable.
The man was on his way to a camp near Henderson Creek (ручей Гендерсона). His friends were already there. He expected to reach Henderson Creek by six o’clock that evening. It would be dark by then. His friends would have a fire and hot food ready for him.
2. The Story of Keesh (in English, adapted, level pre-intermediate )
Keesh lived at the edge of the polar sea. He had seen thirteen suns in the Eskimo way of keeping time. Among the Eskimos, the sun each winter leaves the land in darkness. And the next year, a new sun returns, so it might be warm again.
The father of Keesh had been a brave man. But he had died hunting for food. Keesh was his only son. Keesh lived along with his mother, Ikeega.
One night, the village council met in the big igloo of Klosh-kwan, the chief. Keesh was there with the others. He listened, then waited for silence.
The story «Keesh» (read and listen online)
3. The Law of Life (in English, adapted, level pre-intermediate)
The old Indian was sitting in the snow. It was Koskoosh, former chief of his tribe. Now, all he could do was sit and listen to the others. His eyes were old. He could not see, but his ears were wide open to every sound.
“Aha.” That was the sound of his daughter, Sit-cum-to-ha. She was beating the dogs, trying to make them stand in front of the snow sleds. He was forgotten by her, and by the others, too. They had to look for new hunting grounds. The long, snowy ride waited. The days of the northlands were growing short. The tribe could not wait for death. Koskoosh was dying.
4. The Apostate (in English, adapted, level pre-intermediate)
«If you don’t get up, Johnny, I won’t give you to eat!»
The boy didn’t move and his mother shook him by the shoulder. She was a sad tired woman, and every morning she came and tried to pull the bed-clothes off the boy but he held them tight.
«Leave me alone!» he protested. But she continued waking him up. When he felt the cold of the room, his eyes opened. And he gave up.
«All right,» he said.
She took the lamp and left him in darkness. He did not mind the darkness. He put on his clothes and went out into the kitchen, pulled a chair to the table and sat down.
5. The God of His Fathers (in English, adapted, level pre-intermediate )
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GREAT WRITERS OF THE WORLD
MY FAVOURITE WRITER: JACK LONDON (1876-1916)
To begin with I have to admit that i"m fond of reading. I have been doing regular reading since my childhood. I liked 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 better life. 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. It was his novel "Martin Iden". 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.
That is why it is so interesting to read his novels "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang". His heroes are bright личностей. 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. 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. It"s 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.
VOCABULARY
adventure
[əd"ventʃə] - приключениеworld outlook
["autluk] - мировоззрениеcompassion
- сожаление, жалость, сочувствиеhardship ["ha:dʃɪp] - нужда, нищета, нужда
to exhaust
[ɪg"zɔ:st] - истощать, исчерпывать; опустошатьto
suffer ["sʌfə] - страдатьenduring
[ɪn"djuərɪŋ] - выносливыйto survive
- выжить, остаться в живых, уцелетьto
faint - слабеть (от голода и т.п.), терять сознание, упасть в обморокto admire
[əd"maɪə] - восхищаться; любоватьсяdevotion - преданность, верность
QUESTIONS
1. Why are you fond of reading?
2. Why is it necessary to read a lot?
3. What kinds of books do you like to read?
4. What is your favourite book ?
5. Шго is your favourite writer?
6. Do you know many of his/her books?
7.
What do his/her books teach you ?8. Do you know your favourite writer"s biography?
9. Why is he/she so famous?
Мой любимый писатель Джек Лондон (1876-1916)
Прежде всего мне придется признать, что я очень люблю читать. Я постоянно читал с детства. Мне нравилось читать книги об истории нашей страны, о знаменитых людях, а также я любил
приключенческую литературу. Литература много значит в моей жизни. Она формирует мой характер и мировоззрение, помогает лучше понять жизнь. Книги учат нас быть честными, скромными и отважными, выражать сочувствие к слабым людям.Джек Лондон стал моим любимым писателем с первого его романа, который я прочитал. Это было произведение «Мартин иден». Я сразу заинтересовался Джеком Лондоном как личностью. Его жизненная история поразила меня не менее, чем его произведения. Какая прекрасная человек! Он был сильный и талантливый. Его жизнь была полна приключений и
тяжелых испытаний. Итак, он знал, о чем пишет. Роман «Мартин Иден» в значительной мере автобиографический. Как тяжела жизнь у него была!Джек Лондон родился в Сан-Франциско в 1876 году. С детства он испытал немало лишений: сменил много работ, чтобы выжить, продавал газеты, работал на фабрике, - и возненавидел ту работу, которая
истощает людей и заставляет их страдать физически и морально.Мальчик не имел возможности учиться в школе. Следовательно, он учился самостоятельно, много читая ночью.
Когда на Аляске было найдено золото, Джек Лондон присоединился к тем, кого поразила золотая лихорадка. Он вернулся домой без золота, но с богатыми впечатлениями о людях, которых он встретил и с которыми подружился. Они стали прототипами его героев.
Вот почему так интересно читать его романы «Зов предков» и «Белый Клык». Его герои - это яркие лица. Они физически сильные и
выносливые люди. Они пытаются найти выход из самых сложных ситуаций. Они борются и выживают.Самый первый рассказ, который я прочитал, было «Жажда жизни». Я был поражен волей больного мужа, который оказался один рядом с волком. Как мужчина, так и волк были больные и слабые. И каждый из них ждал, что другой станет еще слабее и
потеряет сознание. Победу одержала человек. Когда я читал цс рассказ, я восхищался отвагой и человеческим духом героя.Рассказ «Бурый Волк» не менее интересное. Оно про собаку и его
преданность людям.Позже я читал романы и другие рассказы Джека Лондона. Моя любовь к этому крупнейшего американского писателя останется со мной на всю жизнь.
Jack London was born in 1876 in San Francisco. His real name was John Griffit. His father was a farmer. The family was extremely poor and the boy had to earn his living after school. He sold newspapers, worked at a factory. Later he became a sailor; during some time he wandered vrith the unemployed.
For a year he attended the Oakland High school and spent a semester at the University of California, but as he had no money he had to stop his studies and went to work again.
This time it was a laundry. In 1897 he went to the Klondike as a gold miner. His first short story was published in 1898.
Some of the difficulties he met during the first years of his literary work are described in his novel «Martin Eden».
During the sixteen years of his literary career Jack London published about fifty books: short stories, novels and essays. In his best stories London described the severe life and struggle of people against nature.
He died at the age of forty in 1916.
Джек Лондон (перевод)
Джек Лондон родился в Сан-Франциско в 1876 году.
Его настоящее имя — Джон Гриффит. Его отец был крестьянином. Семья была очень бедная, и мальчику приходилось зарабатывать на жизнь после школы. Он продавал газеты» работал на фабрике. Позже он стал матросом. Некоторое время он скитался вместе с безработными.
Он проучился год в Оклендской высшей школе и один семестр в Калифорнийском университете. Но так как у него не было денег, ему пришлось оставить занятия и опять идти работать.
На этот раз он работал в прачечной. В 1897 г. он поехал в Клондайк работать золотоискателем. Его первый рассказ был опубликован в 1898 г.
В романе «Мартин Иден» Джек Лондон описал трудности, с которыми он столкнулся в первые годы своей литературной деятельности.
За 16 лет своей литературной карьеры Джек Лондон опубликовал около 50 книг: рассказы, романы, эссе. В своих лучших рассказах он описывал суровую жизнь и борьбу людей с природой.
Он умер в возрасте сорока лет в 1916 году.
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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.
Перевод текста: Jack London - 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.
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Jack London (12.01.1876 - 22.11.1916) - American writer.
John Griffith "Jack" London was born on 12 January 1876 in San Francisco. His mother, Flora Wellman, lived in Ohio but then moved to San Francisco where she worked as a music teacher. It also known that she was interested in spiritualism. Some biographers suppose that Jack London’s father was William Chaney who lived with Flora Wellman in San Francisco. It is not known if Flora and William were legally married. The house where Jack London spent his childhood was destroyed after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
In 1885 London read Ouida"s long Victorian novel Signa. Jack London maintained that this book was the beginning of his literary career. In 1886 he became acquainted with Ina Coolbrith who was a librarian in the Oakland Public Library. She encouraged London’s learning.
In 1889 he started working at Hickmott’s Cannery. His working day lasted 12 to 18 hours. Afterwards Jack London bought the sloop Razzle-Dazzle and became an oyster pirate. After a while he came to Oakland and entered Oakland High School where he started writing articles for the school’s magazine, The Aegis. The first work of London was “Typhoon off the Coast of Japan” in which he described his sailing experiences.
In 1896 Jack London entered the University of California, Berkeley but because of financial difficulties he left the university in a year. Jack London spent a lot of time at Heinold’s saloon where he met Alexander McLean. He was a cruel captain whom the character Wolf Larsen in London’s novel is based.
At the age of 21 Jack London joined the Klondike Gold Rush. This period of life was a basis for some of his popular stories but his health declined there. As a result London had the scurvy. All the events in the Klondike were an incitement for him to write a short story “To Build a Fire” which is considered one of his best.
From 1898 Jack London started working intentionally to publish his writings. The first published work was “To the Man on Trail”. When London began his literary career the new printing technologies appeared. Consequently popular magazines became available for many people and in 1900 he could earn $2,500. In 1903 The Saturday Evening Post bought London’s work The call of the Wild for $750. In addition to that he sold the book rights to Macmillan for $2,000 and as a result London achieved a swift success. When London lived in Oakland he became acquainted with poet George Sterling who became his best friend. Sterling was described in London’s autobiographical novel Martin Eden as Russ Brissenden.
Jack London’s first marriage was in 1900. He married Elizabeth “Bessie” Maddern with whom he had two children: Joan and Bessie (later called Becky). But they divorced and London married Charmian Kittredge in 1905. They didn’t have children because the first child died at birth and the second pregnancy ended in a miscarriage.
Jack London died November 22, 1916. There are a lot of different suppositions about London’s death. Some people consider that he could commit a suicide but his death certificate gives the cause as uremia. His ashes were interred in Jack London State Historic Park, in Glen Ellen, California.
