With its humorous language and wonderful characterization, this book won the author the Somerset Maugham Award in 1961 and established his fame as 「a portrayer of street life」.
该作品语言机智幽默、描述生动真实,曾荣获1961年的毛姆文学奖,并为奈保尔带来了「街头生活作家」的声誉。
For example, Somerset Maugham would read Voltaire's 「Candide」 before starting work, while Willa Cather read the Bible.
例如,毛姆会在工作前阅读伏尔泰的《老实人》,而凯瑟则会读圣经。
However, Maugham is generally considered a realistic writer.
但总的来看,毛姆是一个现实主义作家。
The Kennedys, the Eisenhowers, Truman Capote, Somerset Maugham and 「nearly every prominent royal or heiress in Europe」; they all came to dinner chez Jim when they graced Bangkok.
肯尼迪家族、艾森豪威尔家族、杜鲁门?卡波特、萨默塞特?毛姆和「几乎每一位着名的欧洲王室成员及女性王位继承人」在大驾光临曼谷时,无一例外都前往吉姆的住所与他共进晚餐。
In his literary creation of The Moon and Sixpence, Maugham received profound influence from Gauguin and his Tahitian pictures.
毛姆在创作《月亮和六便士》时,深受高更及其在塔希堤时期所创作的绘画作品的影响。
The famous British novelist Somerset Maugham once said, to acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
英国着名小说家毛姆说过:「养成阅读的习惯等于为你自己筑起一个避难所,几乎可以避免生命中所有的灾难。」
In these works, Maugham depicted the image of China which was viewed as the other by him.
在这三部作品中,毛姆描绘了作为「他者」的中国形象。
The document application is still data driven - a fact confirmed by setting the Customer Name at the top to Maugham Inc, saving the document and reloading (Press F5).
文档应用程序仍然是数据驱动的——将顶部的CustomerName设置为MaughamInc,然后保存文档,重新装载文档(按f 5),这一系列的动作保证了这一点。
When Somerset Maugham decided to quit writing, he thought to himself, “Thank God, I can watch a sunset without having to think how to describe it.
当毛姆决定封笔,他对自己说:“老天,这下我可以欣赏日落,而不必去想该怎样来描写了。
The author of the thesis briefly introduced Maugham and emphasized the significance of the Moon and Sixpence.
本文作者简要地介绍了毛姆并强调了《月亮和六便士》的意义。
Maugham himself felt, grudgingly, that he was better known for the film adaptations of his books than for the books themselves.
毛姆本人也怨叹,改编自他作品的电影,比他的书还有名。
The latest Maugham film, a new version of 「The Painted Veil」 starring Edward Norton, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber, will make a three-timer as well.
最新一部改编自毛姆作品的电影,是新版的《面纱》,由艾德华诺顿、娜欧蜜华兹和李佛薛伯主演,也是第三次拍成电影。