摘要
《柳林风声》出版后,因其优美流畅、清新自如的英语散文风格和幽默精彩的童话故事而被公认为英国儿童文学乃至世界儿童文学的经典之作。《柳林风声》是以动物为主角的童话,文笔典雅,描写细致,富含哲理。书中塑造了几个可爱的动物形象:胆小怕事但又生性喜欢冒险的鼹鼠,热情好客、充满浪漫情趣的水鼠,侠义十足、具有领袖风范的老獾,喜欢吹牛、炫耀、追求时髦的蛤蟆,敦厚老实的水獭--他们生活在河岸或大森林里,有乐同享,有难同当。本期的"经典连载"专栏就带领大家一起走进这神奇的柳林中,一起去看看鼹鼠在这里的生活吧!
The Mole had been working very hard all the morning,spring-cleaning his little home.First with brooms,then with dusters;then on ladders and steps and chairs,with a brush and a 1)pail of whitewash;till he had dust in his throat and eyes,and 2)splashes of whitewash all over his black fur,and an aching back and weary arms.
