Brown Wolf

Name: Brown Wolf
ISBN: 9787533728427

Jack London / O. Henry / Kay Mansfield安徽科学技术出版社2004

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Word count: 99K words
Chapters: 9
Series: 2000-Word English Reading: Classic Stories by Great Writers
ISBN: 9787533728427

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Summary

Brown Wolf is a bilingual English-Chinese reader in the "2000-Word English Classics" series, translated by Wang Lan and published by Anhui Science and Technology Publishing House in January 2004. The book takes Jack London's short story "Brown Wolf" as its title piece and also includes short stories by British and American writers such as O. Henry and Katherine Mansfield, among them "While the Auto Waits," "A Double-Dyed Deceiver," "Jimmy Valentine's Reformation," "Friends in San Rosario," "The Mexican," "Resignation," and "Sixpence," aiming to help English learners consolidate their language skills through vivid plots. The title story, "Brown Wolf," is an animal story Jack London published in 1906. Set in California's Alene Canyon, it tells of the poet Walt Irvine and his wife Madge, who take in a hungry brown stray dog and name him Wolf. The dog retains wild habits: now and then he howls like a wolf and repeatedly runs off toward the north, hundreds of miles away, each time brought back by the address tag on his collar. After a year with the poet, he finally settles down. Then a stranger from the North appears, and the dog barks affectionately for the first time. The man turns out to be his former master, for whom the dog once pulled sleds and prospected for gold in the Northland. The South is warm and comfortable, the North cold and harsh; both masters love the dog deeply and neither will yield, so at last they decide to let the dog choose. After painful hesitation, Brown Wolf runs after the departing northern master. The book is short and its language simple, with Chinese translation and author introductions; it can serve both as graded English reading practice and as an introduction to Jack London's animal fiction.

Editor's review

一只狗要在两处温暖之间做出选择，这是杰克·伦敦最短也最锋利的一次人性解剖。《褐狼》没有《野性的呼唤》那样的长篇铺陈，却把“归属”二字写到了骨头里：南方有果园、牛奶和抚摩，北方有雪橇、冻土和一个把它从小养大的人。作者不替它选，也不替读者选，只把那条沉默的、拼命摇摆的狗推到两种爱之间。本书的妙处在于把这篇名作放进了“2000词畅读”的框架里：它采用英汉对照编排，并配有作者小传；只要你有约2000至2500词的词汇量，就能顺着原文读下去，不会被长句和生词卡住。同一册里还收有欧·亨利的机智短篇与曼斯菲尔德的细腻笔触，一册之内可以同时看到自然主义的冷峻、欧·亨利式反转的俏皮和英式短篇的心理细描，非常适合当作从“课本英语”过渡到“真实文学”的第一块跳板。

Who it's for

A good fit for

词汇量在2000至2500左右、准备读第一本英文原著的读者
喜欢动物题材、对《野性的呼唤》《白牙》有兴趣的中学生
想通过对照阅读积累文学词汇和句式的英语自学者
需要短篇素材做课堂泛读或读书会讨论的英语教师

Not a good fit for

希望读到杰克·伦敦长篇完整作品的读者，本册仅为短篇选集
只想读纯中文小说、不打算接触英文原文的读者
追求深度注释与逐句精讲的高级英语学习者

Reading tips

先通读中文译文理清情节，再回头读英文原文，重点体会描写狗的动作与神态的动词。
遇到生词先按上下文猜测，读完一段再查证，避免边读边查打断节奏。
读完后试着回答一个问题：如果你是褐狼，会选南方还是北方？理由要用原文细节支撑。
可把它当作阅读《野性的呼唤》《白牙》前的热身，比较三篇中“狗与人的关系”写法差异。

About the publisher

安徽科学技术出版社 China · Founded in 1979

Anhui Science and Technology Publishing House is a science and technology publisher known for its titles in the natural sciences, engineering, and popular science for young readers. Judging from the twenty books in the library, its publishing areas cover medicine, military affairs, industrial technology, and popular science, with some extension into inspirational growth. Representative works include a professional book systematically discussing gastrointestinal nutrition in dogs and cats, the Minecraft Steve adventure series for young readers, and popular science titles introducing cutting-edge knowledge such as missiles, lasers, and new materials. Works by authors including Shi Qingsong, Qin Yun, Danica Davidson, Xiao Shu, and Li Lu reflect a mix of professional medical writing and adventure narratives aimed at younger audiences. Its catalog also shows a popular science presence in topics such as scientific mysteries and everyday health, giving it a publishing profile that balances professional depth with readability.

BROWN WOLF
WHILE THE AUTO WAITS
A DOUBLE-DYED DECEIVER
JIMMY VALENTINE'S REFORMATION RETRIEVED
FRIENDS IN SAN ROSARIO
THE MEXICAN
RESIGNATION
SIXPENCE
About the Authors of the Original Texts

FAQ

《褐狼》是长篇小说还是短篇？

标题篇《褐狼》是杰克·伦敦1906年发表的短篇小说，全书是英汉对照的短篇选集，收录杰克·伦敦、欧·亨利、曼斯菲尔德等人的作品，并非单一长篇。

这本书适合什么英语水平？

按出版社定位，读者需掌握基本英语语法、具备约2000至2500个词汇量。词汇量过低会频繁卡顿，建议先补基础词汇再读。

和《野性的呼唤》有什么关系？

两篇都出自杰克·伦敦之手，都以狗为主角、都涉及北方与文明世界的对照。《褐狼》篇幅更短、情节更集中，常被视作入门级读物。

书中的狗最后跟了谁？

两任主人都深爱它，最终决定让狗自己选择。犹豫之后，褐狼追上北方旧主人离去的方向，回到严寒但熟悉的北地生活。

这版有中文注释或译文吗？

本书为英汉对照读物，收录中文译文并附有各篇作者简介，适合对照阅读，但不是逐句注释的精读版本。

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About the author

Jack London Author · American · 1876–1916

Jack London (1876–1916) was an American realist writer, journalist, and social activist. Born in San Francisco, he worked as a sailor and a gold prospector in his early years before gaining fame through his writing. His works are often set against harsh natural environments and struggles for survival, marked by vigorous prose and tightly plotted narratives that focus on the conflicts of will, instinct, and fate, combining adventure with social critique. His representative works include The Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea-Wolf, and Martin Eden. The library holds 35 of his works, including multiple editions of The Call of the Wild and the short-story collection Love of Life. Commonly classified under foreign literature, world classics, and exam reading, he remains a widely read and enduring classic author.

O. Henry Author · American · 1862–1910

O. Henry, whose real name was William Sydney Porter, was born in North Carolina in 1862 and died in New York in 1910. A master of the American short story, he is ranked alongside Chekhov and Maupassant as one of the world's three great short-story writers. His works are mostly drawn from everyday city life, with characters ranging from ordinary citizens to the poor and humble. His language is humorous and light, and he is known for ending stories with unexpected twists, a technique widely called the "O. Henry ending." His representative works include The Gift of the Magi and The Last Leaf, and he is commonly classified under foreign literature, classic works, and world classics. This site carries twenty-six of his works, including several short-story collections and English-language editions.

Kay Mansfield Author

Kay Mansfield is an author about whom little public information is available; only one work by this author is currently held in the collection, namely Brown Wolf. Judging from the existing categories, the book is classified under education and language learning, suggesting that the writing is related to language study or teaching rather than to fictional literary creation. The title Brown Wolf carries a vivid image and may be used as a reader or language-learning material, serving the purposes of instruction or reading practice. Because the author's dates of birth and death, nationality, and personal experience are not recorded, it is not possible to confirm their background or the full scope of their writing, nor to judge their standing and influence in the relevant field. Readers wishing to learn about this author can currently rely only on this single work and the foreign-language learning category to which it belongs. Overall, public information on Kay Mansfield is quite limited, and the author's profile awaits further materials before it can be expanded.