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A 6-word "novel" regarding a pair of baby shoes is considered an extreme example of .
For sale: baby shoes, never worn. is the entirety of what has been described as a six-word novel, making it an extreme example of what is called
or sudden fiction. Although it is often attributed to , the link to him is unsubstantiated and similarly titled stories predate him.
Hemingway's purported authorship usually centers upon him doing so as the result of a wager between him and other writers. In a 1992 letter to Canadian humorist , science fiction writer
recounts it thus: While lunching with friends at a restaurant (variously identified as
or ), Hemingway bets the table ten dollars each that he can craft an entire story in six words. After the pot is assembled, Hemingway writes "For sale: baby shoes, never worn" on a napkin, passes this around the table, and collects his winnings.
This May 16, 1910 article from The Spokane Press recounts an earlier article which struck the author as particularly tragic.
The May 16, 1910 edition of The Spokane Press had an article entitled "Tragedy of Baby's Death is Revealed in Sale of Clothes." At that time, Hemingway would only have been aged ten: years from beginning his writing career.
In 1917, William R. Kane published a piece in a periodical called The Editor where he outlined the basic idea of a grief-stricken woman who had lost her baby and even suggested the title of Little Shoes, Never Worn. In his version of the story, the shoes are being given away rather than sold. He suggests that this would provide some measure of solace for the seller, as it would mean that another baby would at least benefit directly.
By 1921, the story was already being parodied: the July issue of
that year published a version that used there, however, the narrator described contacting the seller to offer condolences, only to be told that the sale was due to the birth of twins rather than of a single child.
The earliest known connection to Hemingway was in 1991, thirty years after the author’s death. This attribution was in a book by Peter Miller called Get Published! Get Produced!: A Literary Agent’s Tips on How to Sell Your Writing. He claimed he was told the story by a "well-established newspaper syndicator" in 1974. In 1992, John Robert Colombo printed a letter from Arthur C. Clarke that repeated the story, complete with Hemingway having won $10 each from fellow writers.
This connection to Hemingway was reinforced by a one-man play called "Papa" by John deGroot, which debuted in 1996. Set during a
magazine photo session in 1959, deGroot has the character utter the phrase as a means of illustrating Hemingway’s brevity. In , deGroot defended his portrayal of Hemingway by saying, "Everything in the play is based on events as described by Ernest Hemingway, or those who knew him well. Whether or not these things actually happened is something we’ll never know truly. But Hemingway and many others claimed they did."
The baby shoes story was earlier referred to as a "short-short" story, but the general
of trying to tell a story with the absolute minimum of words is now known by the general term of . The six-word limit in particular has spawned the concept of , including a collection published in book form in 2008 by , and two sequels published in 2009.
Garson O’Toole (January 28, 2013). .
Haglund, David (Jan 31, 2013). . Slate 2013.
Kane, William R. (February 24, 1917). . The Editor: The Journal of Information for Literary Workers, Volume 45, number 4. pp. 175–176 2013.
Miller, Peter (Mar 1, 1991). . SP Books. p. 27.
Mikkelson, D Mikkelson, Barbara (29 October 2008). .
. CBS News. February 11, .音节划分：beat?en
中频词，你记住了吗？
被打败的；
耗损的，常走的；
筋疲力尽的
（心脏等）跳动( beat的过去分词)；
（风、雨等）吹打
筋疲力尽的；
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1. The rescuers were beaten back by strong winds and currents.
救援人员因风浪太大而被迫中断工作。
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2. In a warm-up game for the World Cup, Uruguay have beaten England.
在世界杯热身赛中，乌拉圭队打败了英格兰队。
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3. They would look out through the cracks of their weather-beaten door.
他们会透过那扇经受风吹日晒的老木门的缝隙向外张望。
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4. Before you is a well-worn path of beaten earth.
在你面前是一条踩出来的陈年小道。
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5. Holloway was beaten in a one-on-one with Miklosko just before half-time.
比赛进行到快一半时，霍洛韦在跟米克洛什科一对一的较量中告负。
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（泥土）被踩硬的，被压实的 Beaten earth has been pressed down, often by people's feet, until it is hard.&
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Before you is a well-worn path of beaten earth.
在你面前是一条踩出来的陈年小道。
偏僻的；人迹罕至的；荒无人烟的 A place that is off the beaten track is in an area where not many people live or go.&
Tiny secluded beaches can be found off the beaten track.
在人迹罕至的地方可以找到一些隐蔽的小海滩。
Fold in the beaten whites of two eggs.
加进两个打散的蛋白后搅匀。
Glaze the pie with beaten egg.
在馅饼上挂一层鸡蛋显得光亮。
2. 锤平的;锤成的
3. 打败的, 击跨的
The beaten dog crawled to his masters feet.
挨打的狗爬到主人的脚边去。
He is a conservative bureaucrat who can be counted upon to follow a beaten path.
他是一个保守的官僚,他准会循规蹈矩地办事。
4. (路)踩出来的;常有人行走的
5. 搅成糊状的
6. 筋疲力尽的
7. 偏僻；人跡罕至
Our house is a bit off the beaten track.
我们房子的地点有点太偏僻了。
1. beaten repeate
"a battered child"
"the battered woman syndrome"
2. formed or ma
"beaten gold"
3. much trodden and
"did not stray from the beaten path"
英语不规则动词表(附音标)测试卷 - 豆丁网 ... shut 关上, 闭起,停止营业 2. beaten 打败 3. become 变.
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2. 筋疲力尽的
There’s a letter addressed to her with a picture of a half-dead, beaten(筋疲力尽的) horse. It’s from a charity asking Ruth to donate money to.
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beaten track 常规beaten 挫败beater 搅拌器
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- 周半仙 ... Bitches,things to be secluded 婊子，被排挤 Beaten 殴打 Shit on 欺辱.
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1. 受暴风雨打击的
storm beat 受暴风雨打击的storm beaten 受暴风雨打击的storm belt 暴风雨带
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1. 风雨侵蚀的
weather beaten sailor 有航海经验的海员weather beaten 风雨侵蚀的weather bitten 风雨侵蚀的
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1. 粘状打浆的
wet and dry bulb temperature 干湿球温度wet beaten 粘状打浆的wet beater 粘状打浆机
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英语新词汇与常用词汇的翻译(B) ... beatage 颓废派的 beaten track 常规 beaten 挫败.
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2. 被踩出来的路
高中英语单词表---词组部分 ... be sentenced to 被判处……（徒刑） beaten track 被踩出来的路；常规；惯例 because of 因为；由于.
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What is it?This outstanding society of students
and ex-students at the famous (Belgium) was founded on November 22th 1922 by a
group of students under leadership of Robert Ancot and Fernand
Kesteloot who became later on , the first a Belgian senator and the second a
high rank judge. This was a reaction against the politisation of most student's
associations after World War 1.It gathers students (and subsequently
ex-students) originating from and/or living in the Old
Flanders(now the Belgian provinces of
East- and West-Flanders, the Dutch region named Zeeuws
Vlaanderen and the western half of the French D閜artement du Nord)
Since one of the first presidents was sometimes stuttering during the meetings,
when he had to name the association, the nickname
Vla-Vla became soon fashionable and much shorter to
pronounce than the full name of Koninklijke Oost- en Westvlaamsche
Kring-Lovaniensis
Purpose and appearance of the Vla-Vla
According to the Statutes and by-laws (named
"CODEX" ) of the Vla-Vla, (article 2) :"The Association has as purpose to allow its members to maintain
real bonds of friendship which will later on in public life, remain as a
precious remembrance of the too short period of undergraduate life at the
university. Every political attitude is purposely excluded from its
concerns."
As indicated on the
iconographic documents, the Vla-Vla is an uniformed society. This
uniform is called "Toga". The ribbon is called "band" and is made of the
three colours which are mainly those of the arms of the two Belgian provinces of
East- and West-Flanders- blue, yellow, black.. The West-Flandrians wear the
"band" with the blue stripe on top and the East-Flandrians wear it with the
black stripe on top. The picture here below shows therefore a Toga of a
West-Flandrian member. The "band" of ordinary members is narrow, the one of the
office bearers is broad with a pictogram representing the office on it.
The uniform is directly derived from the heralds of the Kings of Spain
and the Emperors of Austria. When visiting the treasure rooms of the Habsburg
dynasty in the Imperial treasury (Schatzkammer) at the Schweizer Hof (+43-1-533
7931 ) of the in Vienna you will recognize immediately the same model of
uniform. This uniform has nothing "militaristic" in itself, but is a sign of
membership of the association. It is seldom worn in the streets and at public
events. Only once a year it is worn in public , at the very occasion of the
celebration of the Dies Natalis, the anniversary of the foundation of the
association, which is always held in the historic City of
The various offices in the Vla-VlaAs most
associations, the Vla-Vla has a council which is elected for every new
academic year. It consists of one President, two Vice-Presidents
(one for "internal affairs" and the other one for "external affairs"
which consist of keeping relations with other associations), a
secretary ,a treasurer and a couple of
"commissarii",assisting the main office bearers.But outside those
functions, the Vla-Vla has also quite a few other more specific
offices:The most prestigious is of course the office of the
Chancelor. The Chancelor is the keeper of the traditions. He
is a kind of Monarch, having often more prestige than the president himself. He
is always an older member of the Vla-Vla, known for his thorough
knowledge of the past and the present of the association. He is the link with
the members who have left the university of Louvain and are in public life.
In addition, he has the all important task of giving the
"Vleks" which are the Orders of merit of the
Vla-Vla. To receive a "Vlek" is a great honour for a member.Therefore
a "Vlek" is only given to very meritful members.We will see below
more about the "Vleks. "
the very seal of the
ChancelorOutside of the very prestigious office of Chancelor,
the Vla-Vla has a "Massier" or mace bearer who is handling the
"Massa" a big mace about one meter long , which represents the force and
the virility of the Vla-Vla and its members.
"Massa"Another office is the office of
Flag-bearer. This persony, chosen from the most representative members,
has the task of looking after the flag of the Vla-Vla, and keep utmost care of
this most precious object. He is only entitled to raise the flag and show it
after having received the permission of the President (art.52)
The most glorious Flag of the
Vla-VlaOrder is of course a must during the sessions of
the Vla-Vla, sessions which are always held according to the most formal
traditions.Among those, some traditions are even going back to the
Middle-Ages when the university of Louvain was founded . This was in <FONT
color=#ff.To keep order the President of the
Vla-Vla nominates a "Censor morum" who has as sign of his
authority upon all other members, a big wooden stick (about 50 cm long and 7 cm
diameter) called "baston of the censor"or more commonly his "organ", owing to a
deeper symbolism with "the" male organ. This stick is being used during the
sessions to maintain order by hitting forcefully on the tables where the members
are sitting.
The "organ" of the
CensorFinally the President appoints as well every year a
"Magister Tyronum" who is in charge of the education of the new members
during the first year of their membership. A new member must also undergo a
purification ritual to clean him from the original sin of puberty and give him
the necessary knowledge about all aspects of the "Vla-Vla". A "Magister
purificator" is appointed for the three evenings during which the new member is
being actually purified. This ritual is physical but even more intellectual. The
member must answer all kind of questions about his insights in the very
functioning of the Vla-Vla.Once accepted as member, this during a
very evocative ceremony, full of traditions, he must remain during one year
under the supervision of the "Magister Tyronum" and wears the "band" on the left
shoulder. All older members wear it on the right shoulder. The Magister Tyronum
wears two "bands" cross-wise to show his function. The first-year members also
have to be at the service of the older members during that year. They receive as
compensation advice regarding their studies from the "god-father"( = tutor) they
are entitled to have.
What's worn on the head of a member of the
Vla-VlaDuring the sessions of the Vla-Vla one is
allowed to wear a cap. But only one kind, with exclusion of any other cap. This
cap is called "Calotte". It is the cap all
Catholic students are used to wear and still wear since the 19th century. Only
the Catholic Flemish student associations which are linked to the KVHV do wear
some kind of ugly french alpino cap. But those associations are mixing
themselves with politics. They even now dare to claim that the "Calotte" is a
cap which is only worn by French-speaking Catholic students, which is utmost
false, although most calotte-wearing students are indeed
French-speaking.
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CalotteThe Vla-Vla is in fact a catholic
institution, it is open to anybody. But it has, as a students association at the
Catholic University of Louvain, a Roman Catholic tradition.
What's on the chest of a meritful member of the
Vla-VlaAs mentioned already above, the very
meritful members of the association can, if the Chancelor is convinced about
this and the President is not opposed to it, receive a " Vlek " . This is a degree in the Orders of Merit of the
Vla-VlaThere are two types of "Vleks" in the
Vla-Vla:1. An Order of Merit given to the members only, which is
called "The Order for the Vla-Vla". In this order one can become
successively :
an Officera Commanderand a Grand-Ribbon which is called "Grand
Cordon"The last degree is the absolute highest award a
member can ever receive. 2. The Order of the Legio Vlavlaensis
the Legion of the Vla-vla with the degrees of
Legionair and Prevost. This order may also be given to
non-members who have been declared very meritful.But due to the high
value of the "Vleks" which really mean the member is meritant, a category
of people of lesser value tries to appropriate for themselves the highly
desirable "Vleks" . Those people are called the "Vlekken-jagers"
or Vlek-hunters. They are rare inside the Vla-Vla, but not elsewhere.
They also operate through the maleficious practice of the
"Vlek-Exchange" "You receive the Vlek of my association if I
receive the Vlek of your association." This is an awful practice which must
be impeded by all means.Outside of the "Vleks" the Vla-Vla issues also
commemorative medals. They are given to all participants at a special
event, such as a jubilee etc... The oldest "Commemo" in the
Vla-Vla is the medal for the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the
Vla-Vla, medal issued for the Dies Natalis in 1962.Vleks
are to be pinned on the left side of the breast, on the Toga, commemorative
medals on the right side.
Or if you want the latest
information on the association (in French only, till
this is the original
"Sigillum" or seal of the association.}