众所周知,语言是传递信息的工具。在传递信息过程中,为了把信息传递效果发挥得最佳,要求人们反复推敲,作精心按排,因为巧妙的语言按排会赋于人们要传达的信息产生巨大的感染力、表现力和说服力。这一点从各国文学巨著中就可窥见一斑。本文拟将威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆(William Somerset Maugham,1874—1965)这位二十世纪雅俗共赏的作家的作品,作一粗浅的剖析。从欣 As we all know, language is a tool for transmitting information. In the process of transferring information, in order to maximize the effectiveness of information transfer, people are required to repeatedly scrutinize and make careful arrangements, because the ingenious language will give people the message they want to convey to produce a huge influence, expressiveness, and persuasion. force. This point can be seen from the literary masterpieces of various countries. This article intends to give a brief analysis of the works of William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), a literary and literary literary writer from the twentieth century. From Xin