Oliver Twist
/ˌɒlɪvə ˈtwɪst/
/ˌɑːlɪvər ˈtwɪst/
- a novel (1838) by Charles Dickens, well known for its realistic descriptions of London's poor districts and criminals. Oliver is a poor orphan (= child whose parents are dead) who runs away to London. There he joins a group of criminals, including Fagin, the Artful Dodger and Bill Sikes, who try to turn him into a thief. He is rescued by a good man, Mr Brownlow, but captured again by the criminals. Nancy, Sikes's girlfriend, tries to help Oliver and is killed by Sikes, who dies while trying to escape from the police. The criminals are all arrested and Oliver goes to live with Mr Brownlow. It is one of Dickens's most famous books, and has been made into successful films and a musical show called Oliver!(1960).
《奥利弗·特威斯：一本小说》（1838年），由查尔斯·狄更斯（Charles Dickens）撰写，以对伦敦贫困地区和罪犯的真实描述而著称。奥利弗（Oliver）是一个贫穷的孤儿，他逃往伦敦。在那里，他加入了一群罪犯，包括法金（Fagin），狡猾的道奇（Artful Dodger）和比尔·西克斯（Bill Sikes），他们试图将他变成小偷。他由好人布朗洛先生救出，但被罪犯再次抓获。西克斯的女友南希（Nancy）试图帮助奥利弗（Oliver），并被西克斯（Sikes）杀死，西克斯在试图逃离警察时死亡。罪犯全部被捕，奥利弗与布朗洛先生住在一起。它是狄更斯最著名的书之一，并已成功地制作成电影和音乐剧《奥利弗！》（1960）。