首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Every person plans to run off to some tropical isle, but few do. Real life, family, work, and monetary limitations get in the wa
Every person plans to run off to some tropical isle, but few do. Real life, family, work, and monetary limitations get in the wa
admin
2016-12-06
72
问题
Every person plans to run off to some tropical isle, but few do. Real life, family, work, and monetary limitations get in the way. Ian Fleming let none of these considerations stop him.
After the war, Fleming set down his schedule. The first week of January saw him leave England and travel to Jamaica. The first week of March saw his return. He accepted his job at Kemsley Newspapers without compromise—this portion of the year would be set aside for Jamaica or he would look elsewhere for employment.
For 6 years Fleming traveled each winter to Jamaica, lounging in paradise, romancing women, chasing the sunset, but it was not until he faced the pressure of a married woman who was pregnant with his child did Fleming start the writer’s journey which would change his life and popular culture forever. As Fleming waited in Jamaica for Anne’s divorce to become final, he wrote the first draft of a novel, Casino Royale.
Fleming’s career as a writer deserves more examination than can be offered here, but suffice it to say, over the next 12 years, Ian Fleming transformed his elite existence, his arrogance, his style, and his acid wit into some of the greatest thrillers ever written. Fleming incurred the respect of authors as diverse as Raymond Chandler, Kingsley Amis, and Edith Sitwell. His fans included John, Jackie, and Bobby Kennedy, and his social circle included Prime Minister Anthony Eden, Evelyn Waugh, and Somerset Maugham.
Fleming filled out the 12 years of Bond with great adventure journalism. Even in stories which had little action or pay off, such as his short non-fiction book, The Diamond Smugglers, the "Fleming-flair" ensured exciting reading. He wrote the "Atticus" column for The Sunday Times, proving a wonderful conduit for inside intelligence information, and clever rebukes.
Regardless of book sales or family obligations, Fleming managed to live the life he wanted. As the years passed, his passion for golfing increased so he took more time with it. Fleming’s long-term fascination with America grew, so he traveled there more often.
Ian Fleming’s full life caught up with him through his heart. It may be that years of drinking and smoking took their toll, or that the butter-rich cooking Fleming loved was the culprit. Or maybe it was just genetics. Whatever the cause, Fleming’s health declined in the late 1950s. This plus anxieties in the marriage increased Fleming’s depression. With the success of Bond, the world came knocking at Fleming’s door, and he had a harder time shutting those out that he did not want in his life.
Nonetheless, Fleming fought the loosing battle of his weakening heart by throwing more fuel on the fire. He continued to drink and smoke, making some excuses but not many. He wrote books he wanted to read, and traveled the world with style and authority. By this time, Fleming had already earned his own fortune, created his own identity, and ruled his own literary empire.
What did Fleming probably die of?
选项
答案
Heart trouble/disease.
解析
第7段首句和最后一段首句都提到了heart一词,而最后一段首句中的his weakening heart表明Fleming的心脏正一步步地衰弱,由此可见,Fleming最终可能死于心脏病,故答案为heart trouble或heartdisease。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/y3JK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
VisitorstoBritainmayfindthebestplacetosamplelocalcultureisinatraditionalpub.Butthesefriendlyhostelriescanb
Duringthesummerholidayseasonthereareno______roomsinthisseasidehotel.
Fiftyyearsago,mostpeople’sdailylevelsofactivitywereequivalenttowalkingthreetofivemilesaday.Today,the【C1】____
Theconceptofpersonalchoiceinrelationtohealthbehaviorsisanimportantone.Anestimated90percentofallillnessmayb
Theconceptofpersonalchoiceinrelationtohealthbehaviorsisanimportantone.Anestimated90percentofallillnessmayb
Thewriter-producerplayedaveryimportantroleintheshowandhasthe______sayoneverythingfromcastingtoediting.
Accordingtothepassage,asurveyaboutbutterfliesiscarriedonby______.
Accordingtothepassage,whomightbeespeciallyinterestedinthenewprogram?
AcademicResearchandProjectDesignI.Introduction—【T1】isaspringofcreationwhileinterestisapowersourcefor【T1】_____
AcademicResearchandProjectDesignI.Introduction—【T1】isaspringofcreationwhileinterestisapowersourcefor【T1】_____
随机试题
患者半身不遂,患肢僵硬,拘挛变形,舌强不语,或偏瘫,肢体肌肉萎缩,舌淡红,脉沉细。治宜选方
女性,40岁。疲乏无力,月经不规律,贫血。下列中不能成为贫血原因的是
A.干酪样坏死B.脂肪坏死C.坏疽D.纤维素样坏死E.液化性坏死
呈肾形,略扁,表面黑色、黑褐色或灰褐色,具细微网状皱纹,果皮薄,与种子不易分离,气香,味辛,微苦的药材是()
(2006年)下列哪一项不宜用来同时承受径向和轴向载荷?()
室内生活用水设计秒流量是根据()确定的。
在订立合同的过程中,承诺应当以()方式做出。
某人被银行辞退,离职后佯装仍在银行上班,自称能弄到银行内部高利息集资指标,很多人信以为真,他获取大量资金后携款潜逃,该行为涉嫌构成()。
设D是由曲线与x轴、y轴围成的区域,则
A、Thesurgingcollegecost.B、Therecordofcollegestudents.C、Thereasonsforgoingtofamouscolleges.D、Government’srolein
最新回复
(
0
)