ThePilgrim sProgress 天路历程 Oneofthebest sellingbooksofalltime ThePilgrim sProgressholdsauniqueplaceinthehistoryofEnglishliterature Bunyancapturesthespeechofordinarypeopleasaccuratelyashedepictstheirbehaviorandappearanceandasfirmlyasherealizestheirinneremotionalandspirituallife CulturalInfluence Theallegory 寓言 讽喻 ofthisbookhasantecedents 前事 经历 inalargenumberofChristiandevotional 虔诚的 信仰的 worksthatspeakofthesoul spathtoHeaven Bunyan sallegorystandsoutabovehispredecessors 前辈 becauseofhissimpleandeffective ifsomewhatna ve prose 散文体 style steepedin 充满 Biblicaltextsandcadences 节奏 韵律 Heconfesses 忏悔 hisownna vet 天真 轻信 intheverse 诗节 韵文 prologue 序幕 开场白 tothebook IdidnotthinkToshewtoalltheWorldmyPenandInkInsuchamode IonlythoughttomakeIknewnotwhat nordidIundertakeTherebytopleasemyNeighbour nonotI Ididitmineownselftogratifie ContextinChristendom 基督教徒 基督教世界 Theexplicit 详尽的 清楚地 Protestant 基督教徒 新教徒 theology 神学 ofThePilgrim sProgressmadeitmuchmorepopularthanitspredecessors Bunyan sgiftsandplainstylebreathelifeintotheabstractions 抽象概念 oftheanthropomorphized 人性化 temptations 诱惑 andabstractionsthatChristianencountersandwithwhomheconverses 认识 谈话 onhiscoursetoHeaven SamuelJohnsonsaidthat thisisthegreatmeritof thebook thatthemostcultivatedmancannotfindanythingtopraisemorehighly andthechildknowsnothingmoreamusing Threeyearsafteritspublication 1681 itwasreprintedincolonialAmerica andwaswidelyreadinthePuritancolonies Becauseofitsexplicit 详尽的 EnglishProtestanttheology 神学 ThePilgrim sProgresssharesthepopularEnglishantipathy 厌恶 反感 towardtheRoman Catholic 天主教的 Church Itwaspublishedovertheyears 1678 1681 andtenyearsbeforetheGloriousRevolutionof1688 Bunyanpresentsadecrepit 衰老的 破旧的 andharmlessgiant 伟人 巨人 toconfrontChristian 基督教徒 attheendoftheValleyoftheShadowofDeath WhenChristianandFaithfultravelthroughVanityFair 浮华集市 Bunyanaddstheeditorialcomment Butasinotherfairs someCommodityisasthechiefofallthefair sotheWare 货物 商品 ofRomeandherMerchandizeisgreatlypromotedinthisfair OnlyourEnglishNation withsomeothers havetakenadislike IntheSecondPartwhileChristianaandhergroupofpilgrims 清教徒 朝圣者 leadbyGreatheartstayforsometimeinVanity thecityisterrorized 恐怖 恐吓 bytheseven headed whichisdrivenawaybyGreatheartandotherstalwarts 健壮勇敢的人 InhisendnotesW R Owenspointsoutaboutthewoman whogovernsthebeast ThiswomanwasbelievedbyProtestants 基督教徒 新教徒 torepresentAntichrist 反对基督的人 theChurchofRome WhyisThePilgrim sProgresssosuccessful Thesecretofitssuccessisprobablysimple Itis firstofall notaprocession 长排 ofshadowsrepeatingtheauthor sdeclamations butarealstory thefirstextendedstoryinEnglish ThePuritansmayhavereadthestoryforreligion butallclassesofmenhavereaditbecausethey foundinitatruepersonalexperiencetoldwithstrength interest humor inaword withallthequalitiesthatsuchastoryshouldpossess Youngpeoplehavereadit first foritsintrinsic 本质的 内在的 worth becausethedramaticinterestofthestoryluredthemontotheend andsecond because itwastheirintroductiontotrueallegory ItwastheonlybookhavinganystoryinterestinthegreatmajorityofEnglishandAmericanhomeforafullcentury WhatisthesignificanceofThePilgrim sProgress Themostsignificantthingisthatthesatiresinthebookarecenteredupontherulingclass Especiallywell knownarethedescriptionsofVanityFairandoftheexperienceofChristianandFaithfulinit forhereBunyannotonlygivesusasymbolicpictureofLondonatthetimeofRestoration 王朝复辟 butoffeudal 封建制度的 bourgeois 资产阶级 societyingeneralwhereallthingsareboughtandsold includinghonors titles kingdoms lusts淫欲 贪欲 pleasuresandlives andwherecheatingandroguery 流氓行为 诈骗 murdersandadultery 通奸 不贞 arenormal Andeverywhereinthebook behindtheallegoricalfigureswererealpersonsof17th centuryEnglish society suchasWorldlyWiseman Talkative By Ends Money loveandothers InThePilgrim sProgressthepictureunfoldedofthecomplexEnglishsocietyoftheRestorationconsistsofPuritanseverity 严厉 严谨 ontheonehandandcynical 愤世嫉俗的 冷嘲的 egoism 自我本位 自负 利己主义 andmoraldepravity 堕落 邪恶 oftherulingclassesontheother