［作者与背景简介］塞缪尔·约翰逊（SamuelJohnson，1709—1784），英国十八世纪文坛巨匠，著名的散文家，文艺批评家和字典编纂家。早年曾就读于牛津大学，后因生计而中途辍学，遂以卖文为生。开始了艰难的文学生涯。早期主要从事翻译和诗歌创作。还主办过主要由自己撰稿的《 [Author and background introduction] Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), a British literary master in the eighteenth century, a famous essayist, literary critic and lexicographer. He studied at Oxford University in the early years and dropped out of school because of his livelihood. He lived as a writer. Began a difficult literary career. In the early days, he mainly engaged in translation and poetry creation. He also sponsored a book written mainly by himself.