Comic：Ernest Hemingway and his wannabes
【明報專訊】Bill is asking Dr Panda something.
“ Bill: Dr Panda, can we find Hemingway (海明威) for an interview? ”
“ Dr Panda: Yeah, why not? Come on! ”
“ Bill: Am I the only one who feels strange? Everyone looks the same here. ”
“ Hemingway: Hello, welcome to the 44th Hemingway lookalike contest! ”
“ Dr Panda: I think we're in the wrong place. ”
“ Dr Panda: Sorry, Bill. I set the time machine to 2025. Let's go to 1925 now. ”
◆Know more
Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961) was an American writer who wrote both short stories and novels. He wrote about what he knew and felt. Many of his works reflected his own character and life. His sentences were short and clear. His writing style has inspired many writers.
When he was a student, he did very well in English. At high school, he wrote for his school newspaper. After graduation, he worked as a reporter and it helped polish up his writing skills. During wartime, He volunteered to help on battlefields. Later, he started writing about what he had seen. When he ran out of money, he worked for a newspaper. He arranged his time so that he could continue to write his stories.
His novel called The Old Man and the Sea is considered his most famous work. In 1954, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
■English highway﹕To run out of something
- is a phrasal verb which means ''to use or sell all of something, so that there is no more left''.
e.g. Be quick! We've run out of time.
■Glossary
wannabe (n) 模仿名人的人
reflect (v) 反映
polish up (phr v) 改進
battlefield (n) 戰場
[Smarties' Power English 第322期]
