CONTEXT 来龙·去脉 2
PLOT OVERVIEW 情节·览 12
CHARACTER LIST 角色·亮相 20
ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CHARACTERS 主角·赏 32
Henrv David Thoreau 亨利·戴维·梭罗 32
Alex Therien 伐木工 36
THEMES,MOTIFS＆SYMBOLS 主题·主题成分·象征 42
The Importance of Self-Reliance 自助的意义 42
The Value of Simplicity 简单的意义 44
The Illusion of Progress 进步的幻觉 46
The Seasonal Cvcle 季节的更替 50
Poetry 诗意 52
Imaginary People 虚构的人物 54
Walden Pond 瓦尔登湖 56
Animals 动物 58
Ice 冰 62
SUMMARY＆ANALYSIS 断章·取义 64
Economy 经济篇 64
Where I Lived,and What I Lived for 我生活的地方，我为何生活 72
Sounds and Solitude 声与孤独 86
Visitors 访客 94
The Bean-Field 种豆 102
The Village and the Ponds 村庄与湖 110
Baker Farm and Higher Laws 倍克田庄与更高的规律 122
Brute Neighbors and House-Warming 禽兽为邻与室内取暖 134
Former Inhabitants;and Winter Visitors,Winter Animals,and the Pond in Winter 旧居民；冬天的访客，冬天的动物，冬天的湖 146
Spring and Conclusion 春天与结束语 158
IMPORTANT QUOTATIONS EXPLAINED 语出·有因 170
KEY FACTS 作品档案 182
STUDY QUESTIONS＆ESSAY TOPICS 问题·论题 190
REVIEW＆RESOURCES 回味·深入 200
Quiz 四选一 200
Suggestions for Further Reading 相关链接 206