gritty 不是生動

Though known mostly for his depiction of gritty London streets and of his travels to America, Dickens was also inspired by Switzerland, where he spent five months writing “Dombey and Son,” found inspiration for “Little Dorrit” and “David Copperfield” and finished his fourth Christmas story. His visit was no mere writer’s retreat: he temporarily moved his wife, six children and the family dog to Lausanne, where they lived in a villa staffed with four servants.

尽管狄更斯最广为人知的是他对伦敦街头的生动刻画，还有他的美国游记， 但他也同样受到过瑞士的启发。在这里，他花了五个月时间写出了《董贝父子》(Dombey and Son)，找到了创作《小杜丽》(Little Dorrit)和《大卫·科波菲尔》(David Copperfield)的灵感，还写了他的第四个圣诞故事。不过他不仅是作为一个作家在这里休养，而是把妻子、六个孩子以及家里的狗都带到了洛桑 (Lausanne)，住在别墅里，雇了四个仆人。

 gritty 不是生動:
  showing unpleasant details about a situation in a way that is realistic:
a gritty portrayal of inner-city poverty
a gritty documentary