伊恩·麦克尤恩是英国文坛大师级作家,他六度提名入围布克奖,是获得最多次布克奖提名的作家。除此之外他还一直是诺贝尔文学奖候选人。《黑犬》写于1992年,为作家赢得了第二次布克奖的提名。这部小说讲述了一个家庭,两代人之间复杂关系的多幕剧。小说中作者运用了“黑犬”和“羊圈”两个典型的隐喻。笔者将阐释这两个隐喻,分析其中的矛盾冲突, Ian McEwan, a literary writer in the British literary world, was nominated six times for the Booker Buick Prize and was the writer who won the most book award nomination. In addition, he has been a Nobel Prize winner. Written in 1992, Black Dog won the second Booker nomination for the writer. This novel tells the story of a multi-screen drama of a complex family relationship between two generations. The author uses two typical metaphors, “Black Dog” and “Sheep Circle”. The author will explain these two metaphors, analyze the contradictions and conflicts therein,