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Here is New York

1.

作者：

E. B. White (1899

—

1985)

2.

作者生平：

a)

Elwy Brooks White, born in Mount. Vernon, New York.

b)

He

is

the

famous

Poet,

essayist,

children

’

s

literature

writer

in

American

c)

Graduated from

Cornell University

with a Bachelor of Arts degree

in 1921

d)

He

was

an

anxious

boy

who

enjoy

the

musical

instruments

and

the barnyard animals kept behind his huge house

e)

Then

became

a

reporter

for

The

Seattle

Times

and

as

an

advertising

copywriter

before

joining

the

The

New

Yorker

magazine

in

he

worked

for

The

New

Yorker

for

six

decades

f)

He

published

his

first

article

—

《

A

Step

Forward

》

in

The

New

Yorker magazine in 1925.

g)

Then he joined the staff in 1927 and continued to contribute for

six decades.

h)

In the late 30s, White turned to hand to children's fiction.

i)

Hi

s first children’s book,

Stuart Little

, was published in 1945, and

Charlotte’s

Web

appeared

in

1952.

The

Trumpet

of

Swan

was