Vicky: I know that Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer, but that is all I know about him. Can you tell me something more about him?
Dave: Yes, he’s very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other countries in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote a lot of books, and he also like acting.
Vicky: He was an actor! That’s interesting. Maybe that’s why his books were so good.
Dave: Maybe it is. He gave public readings of his popular stories.
Vicky: Did he? So did he become famous very quickly?
Dave: Yes, he did. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted the next part.
Vicky: What is his most famous book?
Dave: Well, he wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them as well: Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful film.
Vicky: Have you read his book?
Dave: Yes, I have read some of them. May favorite was Bleak House.
Vicky: And what about Dickens’ life? Did he marry? Did he have children?
Dave: Dickens’ early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out of work in a factory when he was 12. he hated it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family.
Vicky: Did he continue to write until he died?
Dave: Yes, he did. When he died in 1870, he was writing a story.
Vicky: That’s sad. We will never know how it ended, will we?
Dave: No, we will not.
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戴夫:好的,他很有名,不仅是在英国,在世界上其它许多国家也很有名。他出生在1812年,住在伦敦。他写了很多的书,并且他也很喜欢演戏。
维琪:他是一个演员!这很有趣。也许这就是他的书都很好看的原因。
戴夫:也许是吧。他把他的流行小说的故事写给公众看。
维琪:是吗?所以他成为著名的很快吗?
戴夫:是的。他的故事首次出现在一本杂志上,那只是一部分。人们总是希望接下来的部分。
维琪:什么是他最著名的书吗?
戴夫:嗯,他写了很多,他们中的大多数都很受欢迎。也有改变成电影和戏剧的:《雾都孤儿》成为著名的音乐剧,《远大前程》是一部好片子。
维琪:你看过他的书吗?
戴夫:是的,我已经读了一些。也许最喜欢的是《荒凉山庄》。
维琪:狄更斯的生活呢?他结婚了吗?他有孩子吗?
戴夫:狄更斯的早期生活是很困苦的。他的家庭是贫穷的,他母亲在他12岁的时候就打发他到一个工厂打工。他讨厌它,但他还是用自己的经验继续写作。他娶了凯瑟琳·斯,他们有一个大家庭。
维琪:直到他去世他还在写么？
戴夫:是的,他是。当他在1870年死的时侯，他还在写故事。
维琪:这很悲哀。我们永远不会知道它如何结束后,不是么？
戴夫:不,我们不会。
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