2021诺奖文学《囚笼》第一课：如何在优秀小说里欣赏到诗歌的韵律？ / 四六文摘

嗨大家好，今天这节课呢，我们欣赏2021诺贝尔文学奖得主Abdulrazak Gurnah短篇小说“Cages”的语言，入门诗歌的基础知识。

废话不多说，直接上第一个自然段，第一遍读它时，请大家大声朗读出来，千万不要理解内容的意思，把它当成一个乐谱，只去在意自己发出来的声音是否有音韵美：

There were times when it felt to Hamid as if he had been in the shop always, and that his life would end there. He no longer felt discomfort. nor did he hear the secret mutterings at the dead hours of night which had once emptied his heart in dread. He knew now that they came from the seasonal swamp which divided the city from the townships, and which teemed with life. The shop was in a good position, at a major crossroads from the city's suburbs. He opened it at first light when the earliest workers were shuffling by, and did not shut it again until all but the last stragglers had trailed home. He liked to say that at his station he saw all of life pass him by. At peak hours he would be on his feet all the time, talking and bantering with the customers. courting them and taking pleasure in the skill with which he handled himself and his merchandise. Later he would sink exhausted on the boxed seat which served as his till.

有时，哈米德会产生一种错觉，以为自己已经在这小店里待了很久很久，而且将会在此度过余生。他不再觉得日子难挨，夜深人静时也没有再听到那曾经让他吓破胆的窃窃私语声。现在他知道了，那声音是从长满虫豸的沼泽里传出来的。正是那些季节性出现的沼泽，把市区和乡镇分了开来。小店正处在通往市区的一个主十字路口上，地理位置不错。每天清晨，第一缕曙光出现，最早的那批工人拖着沉重的步子走过时，小店就开门营业了。晚上，一直要等到最后的游荡者没精打采地回家才会打烊。他得意地说，当售货员好，能看到形形色色过路人。店里忙的时候，他脚不着地，一边和顾客们插科打诨，帮他们从货架上取下各种商品，一边为自己的驾轻就熟而沾沾自喜。干得累了，就一屁股坐在一只充当钱柜的箱子上休息片刻。

第一遍朗读之后，大家有没有发现这个自然段的音韵没呢？请将体验分享在打卡区哦～

朗读第二遍之前，Bunny教大家一个诗歌小知识：押韵。

押韵指的是单词之间有重复的读音，比如我们熟悉的歌曲《一闪一闪亮晶晶》：