Text C Our Attitude about Money(第1页)
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4。VanityFair:AaHero:ItisanovelbyeaceThackeray,firstpublishedin1847-1848,satiriziyih-turyBritaiitleJohnBuoryThePilgrim’sProgress,firstpublishedin1678andstillwidelyreadatthetimeofThaovel。Vanityfairreferstoastopalongthepilgrim’sprogress:anever-endiowy,whittorepresentman’ssinfulattattoworldlythings。Thenovelisnowsideredaclassidhasinspiredseveralfilmadaptations。
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1。ThePilgrim’sProgress:ItisaallegorywrittenbyJohnBunyanandpublishedinFebruary,1678。ItisregardedasosignifitwiousEnglishliterature,hasbeentraomorethan200languages,andhasofprint。