假期最快乐不是自己休息，而是看着别人忙

- 周日大咖说 -

英国作家J·K·罗琳应该是全世界儿童最喜爱的作家之一，《哈利·波特》系列为所有的孩子们创造了一个惊险刺激的魔法世界。那罗琳的灵感源泉是什么呢？她平时都读什么书呢？

Echo今天为大家介绍一本罗琳的床头必读读物 -- 《柳林风声》（也被译作《风雨河岸柳》）。

The Wind in the Willows《柳林风声》is a story about four animals: the innocent Mole（鼹鼠）, the reliable Rat（河鼠）, the respectable Badger（獾）and the reckless Toad（蟾蜍）.

Fantastic Cast

The innocent Mole

He left his home underground and was attracted by a river. Then he was invited by the Rat to travel on the river and live with him.

The reliable Rat

He was experienced and welcoming. He was patient with his new friend, the Mole. He had many friends, including the Toad and the Badger.

The respectable Badger

He didn’t like society. But when he was needed by his friends, he would be the responsible one and took charge. For example, when the Toad Hall was occupied by weasels and ferrets, he organized them to fight against them.

The reckless Toad

He was crazy about cars and did things without thinking about the consequences.

Word List

Innocent: adj. 无辜的；无罪的；无知的

Reliable: adj. 可靠的；可信赖的

Respectable: adj. 值得尊敬的

Reckless: adj. 鲁莽的

Experienced: adj. 老练的；富有经验的

Welcoming: adj.友好的，热情的

Take charge: 掌管，负责

Weasel: n. 鼬鼠；狡猾的人

Ferret: n.鼬鼠

Be crazy about: 为...而疯狂

Consequence：n. 结果，后果

当然，这里只是超浓缩版的介绍，其实每个动物身上都发生了非常有趣的事情，大家想读完整的话，可以参加Echo老师的洋葱英语分级阅读课程哦，其中就有《柳林风声》，5天带你读完一本书，还有熊叔倾情献声，用地道有磁性的美音讲故事哦。

Insightful Quotes

这本书之所以老少咸宜，是因为作者Kenneth Grahame让书中的角色说出的话也是很有洞察力呢（insightful）！

“After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working.”

“毕竟，假期最好的部分可能不是自己能够休息，而是看到其他人在忙碌地工作着。”

“Good, bad, and indifferent -- it takes all sorts to make a world.”

“无论是好的 ，坏的，还是中立的 -- 一个世界需要囊括万千。”

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