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《《听见颜色的女孩》――美丽梦想,多彩心灵》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在学术论文-天天文库。
1、《听见颜色的女孩》――美丽梦想,多彩心灵 莎朗?M?德雷珀(SharonM.Draper,1952~),美国知名儿童文学作家,被誉为“美国版J.K.罗琳”。在成为畅销书作家之前,德雷珀是俄亥俄州辛辛那提市的高中英语教师,执教长达25年,被授予“全美最佳教师”称号,并获得了一系列教育相关奖项。因其在教育和文学创作上的杰出贡献,她曾五次获得科雷塔?斯科特金奖,六度获得白宫授勋。其代表作有《老虎的眼泪》(TearsofaTiger)、《黎明前的黑暗》(DarknessBeforeDawn)、《罗密叶与朱丽欧》(RomietteandJulio)、《十一月的忧郁》(NovemberB
2、lues)、《听见颜色的女孩》(OutofMyMind)等,荣获了美国图书馆协会最佳青少年图书奖等十多个奖项。 《听见颜色的女孩》讲述了一个不能说话、不能行走甚至不能写字的脑瘫女孩美乐笛(Melody)克服困难、走出绝望的励志故事。该书一经出版,便受到了美国各大媒体的一致好评,并荣获了美国家长选择奖银奖、美国联合儿童图书理事会选择奖等18项大奖。 下文节选自本书第八章。 精彩片段 Foralongtimeitwasjustme,mymomanddad,andmygoldfish,Ollie.IwasfiveyearsoldwhenIgothim,andIhadhimfo
3、ralmosttwoyearsbeforehedied.Iguessthat'soldforagoldfish.NobodyknewOllie'snamebutme,butthat'sokay.And9IthinkOllie'slifewasworsethanmine. Helivedinasmallbowlonthetableinmyroom.Thebottomofthebowlwascoveredwithtinypinkrocks,andafakeplasticlogsatwedged1)intherocks. Olliespentalldaylongswimminga
4、roundthatsmallbowl,ducking2)throughthefakelog,andthenswimmingaroundagain.Healwaysswaminthesamedirection.Theonlytimehe'dchangehiscoursewaswhenMomdroppedafewgrainsoffishfoodintohisbowl.I'dwatchhimgobble3)thefood,thenpoop4)itout,thenswimaroundandaroundonceagain.Ifeltsorryforhim. AtleastIgottog
5、ooutsideandtothestoreandtoschool.Olliejustswaminacircleallday.Iwonderediffisheverslept.ButanytimeIwokeupinthemiddleofthenight,Olliewasstillswimming,hislittlemouthopeningandclosinglikehewastryingtosaysomething. OnedaywhenIwasaboutseven,Olliejumpedoutofhisbowl.Ihadbeenlisteningtomusicontherad
6、io.Ifeltrealmellow5)asIwatchedOlliedohisthingroundandroundhisbowl. Butsuddenly,Olliedovedowntothebottomofhisbowl,rushedtothetop,andhurledhimselfrightoutofthebowl.Helandedonthetable.Hegaspedandflopped6),andI'msurehewassurprised9hecouldn'tbreathe.Hiseyesbulged,andthegills7)onhissidepulsedwith
7、effort. Ididn'tknowwhattodo.He'ddiewithoutwater―reallyfast.SoIscreamed.Momwasdownstairs,ormaybeoutsidegettingthemail,butshedidn'tcomerightaway.Iscreamedagain.Louder.Icriedout.Iyelled.Olliecontinuedtoflopandgasp,lookingmoredesperate. Ihowled8)once
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