憂鬱症纏身
Ernest Hemingway is considered by critics and scholars as one of the greatest novelists of the twentieth century.
厄尼斯特海明威被評論家和學者公認為二十世紀最偉大的小說家之一。
critic (n.)評論家scholar (n.)學者
Unlike other writers who prefer a life of solitude and peace, Hemingway’s personal life was full of adventures.
不同於其他喜歡獨處和寧靜生活的作家，海明威的私人生活充滿了冒險。
solitude (n.)獨處,獨居be full of 充滿=be filled with
Hemingway’s father was a doctor, and his mother was a musician, so he was immersed in sciences and arts since childhood. A born explorer, he volunteered as an ambulance driver during the First World War.
海明威的父親是醫生，而母親是一名音樂家，所以他自小就沉浸在科學和藝術中。身為一名天生的冒險家，他自願在一戰時當救護車駕駛。
immerse (v.)沉浸於,埋頭做……explore (v.)探索,探測 explorer (n.)探險家
He experienced the war and witnessed the cruelty of death firsthand, which made him the master of war literature.
他親身經歷戰爭並親眼見證了死亡的殘酷，這讓他成為戰爭文學的大師。
witness (v.)見證,目擊 (n.)證人,目擊者cruelty (n.)殘酷,虐待 animal cruelty 動物虐待firsthand (adv.) 第一手地,直接地master (n.)大師,名家
Hemingway is a genuine survivor. Not only did he survive the war, he lived through malaria, pneumonia, a fractured skull, a ruptured liver, and two plane crashes.
海明威是一名真正的勇者。他不只在戰爭中存活了下來，他還經歷了瘧疾、肺炎、顱骨骨折、肝臟破裂、和兩次飛機失事意外。
genuine (adj.)真正的,真誠的 genuine leather真皮survivor (n.)生存者,善於在困境中生存的人live through 經歷(困難的情形或事件)
It seemed like the only thing that could kill Hemingway was Hemingway himself. Unfortunately, this is exactly what happened.
看來能夠殺死海明威的只有他自己了。很不幸地，這正是現實中所發生的。
unfortunately (adv.)不幸地
In his later years, Hemingway suffered from severe mental illness. He was convinced that he was being followed by the FBI, but this was dismissed by his family as paranoia.
在他晚年時，海明威飽受精神疾病之苦。他堅信他被聯邦調查局跟蹤，但卻被他的家人當成妄想而不予理會。
suffer from 遭受(身心疾病或困境)dismiss (v.)對某件事(因為不重要或不值得考慮)不予理會paranoia (n.)妄想症
He finally committed suicide in 1961. At a time when depression was poorly understood, many had difficulty believing why the successful writer would take his own life.
他最終在1961年自殺。在那時大眾並不瞭解憂鬱症，很多人難以相信為何這麼成功的作家要了結自己的性命。
suicide (n.)自殺 commit suicide 自殺poorly (adv.)不足地have difficulty +Ving做某件事情很困難=have trouble(problems)+Ving
Ironically, the FBI later admitted in official records that they were indeed monitoring Hemingway.
諷刺的是，聯邦調查局之後在正式文件中承認他們的確在監視海明威。
ironically (adv.)諷刺地ironic (adj.)具有諷刺意味的sarcastic (adj.)諷刺的,挖苦的admit (v.)承認