一、引言菲茨杰拉德(F.Scott Fitzgerald,1896-1940)是美国著名的小说家。他生活在19、20世纪之交,代表着美国文化史上一个关键时期。他既体验到喧嚣的20世纪20年代“爵士时代”(Jazz Age)的表面繁荣,又预感到它好景不长。其实这种认识始终贯穿在他的作品中,也使他成为“爵士时代”的代言人。正如他所说的那样:“进入我头脑的故事都包含某种灾祸,在我的长篇小说里,可爱的青年走向毁灭。”~([1])所以,菲茨杰拉德吟唱的“爵士时代”不是一首热情洋溢的歌,而是一首悲切的哀歌,一曲“美国 I. Introduction F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) is a famous American novelist. He lived at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and represented a crucial period in the history of American culture. Not only did he experience the bustling 1920s Jazz Age, he also felt it was not promising. In fact, this understanding has always run through his works, but also make him a ”Jazz“ spokesman. As he put it: ”The stories that go into my head contain some kind of disaster, and in my novels the adorable youth goes to destruction.“ ~ ([1]) So, Fitzgerald singing ” “Jazz” is not a passionate song, but a sad lament, a "United States