
2024年1月12日
No.4 《Number the Stars》
作者:Lois Lowry 纽伯瑞金奖 作品
蓝思指数:670L 比较简单
《Number the Stars》是一本历史小说,讲的是二战期间,一个丹麦女孩儿Annemarie Johansen和她的家人帮助犹太朋友Ellen Rosen逃离纳粹迫害的故事。从一个孩子的视角讲历史,突出了友情,勇气、家庭等主题。
我个人特别喜欢这本小说,语言简单,生动。无论是中小学生,成年人都推荐一读。
摘抄两句文中关于勇气的句子:
1,Annemarie发现妈妈和舅舅在向她隐瞒一些真相对她撒谎的时候,她提出质疑,舅舅对她说了下面的话。这就是无知者无畏吗?
"But," he added, "it is much easier to be brave if you do not know everything. And so your mama does not know everything. Neither do I. We know only what we need to know.
2,舅舅说Annemarie非常勇敢,Annemarie说她自己非常害怕。但是她依然克服了恐惧,完成了任务。
That's all that brave means—not thinking about the dangers. Just thinking about what you must do. Of course you were frightened. I was too, today. But you kept your mind on what you had to do.