《瑞普·凡·温克尔》是华盛顿·欧文的经典短篇小说之一。欧文以幽默风趣的笔调塑造了经典的人物形象。小说发生在美国独立战争爆发前夕,描写了瑞普·凡·温克尔的奇特经历。瑞普憨厚老实、乐于助人,但在自己家里却十分懒惰。为了躲避老婆不停的唠叨,他只得带着猎狗上山打猎消磨时光。在山上他遇到了一群奇特的小个子,并与他们游戏,期间偷尝了美酒因此昏沉地入睡。当他醒来时,二十年过去了,周围很多事物都发生了巨大的 Rip Van Winkle is one of Washington Irving’s classic short stories. Owen humorous style of writing the classic character. The novel took place on the eve of the outbreak of the American War of Independence, describing the unusual experience of Rip Van Winkel. Rip simple and honest honest, helpful, but very lazy in their own homes. In order to avoid his wife kept nagging, he had to hunt down hunting with dogs. He met a group of fanciful little men on the hill and played games with them, stealing wine so he fell asleep. Twenty years later when he woke up, a lot of things have taken place around him