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原帖由 patrickzhu 于 2011-9-29 11:28 发表 
推荐一本名著【Black Beauty】。
这本书大家应该耳熟能详,是小朋友的必读作品,相信会有很多小学生会写这部书的book review。
故事的主角“Black Beauty”是一匹漂亮的优种黑马,从小生活在贵族人家,受过良好的训练,性格 ...
The main character of the novel is a black horse with a white star on his forehead named Black Beauty whom can only remember he was born in a little meadow with a pond in it, that’s where the novel begins. Black beauty is a loyal and intelligent horse and will never disappoint his master. The other main character is Ginger, a hazelnut mare who likes to show off, and ignore others. The other main characters, particularly Joe Green, Black beauty’s favourite boy, are important to the story too, but we don’t get to know them as much as Black Beauty.
The novel begins as a typical “animal” story that a young colt was born and had been taken away to sell. When that young colt grew up, he was given the name Black Beauty. He was then continually sold to many owners and met Ginger and Joe. The novel moves quickly and there are many key scenes. The most important event is when Black Beauty saved his master on a stormy day, when crossing a bridge to get back home. The bridge had collapsed but his master did not know. Black Beauty refused to go so his master knew something was wrong. Later his master returned the favour and saved Black beauty in a fire.
The novelist’s message is that animals, especially horses deserve kindness and symphony from humans, because they have feelings too. The novel is quite a heartbreaking story, but at the same time the author describes the characters really well and makes them believable. It is like following a painful horse through happy times and terrible times as well. I would recommend this novel to a bit more matured readers at the age 10-12, as less matured readers might find the novel boring or ‘weird’. Adults might even enjoy this novel especially for those that might appreciate the sadness and for those horse lovers. |
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