The-Wizard-of-OZ--绿野仙踪

TheWizardofOZThewizardofOZisafull-lengthfairytale,whichiscalledthewesternJourneytotheWest(西方西游记).ThebooktellsanadventurestoryaboutalittlegirlnamedDorothy.DorothyGalewholivesonaKansasfarmwithherAuntEmandUncleHenry,butdreamsofabetterplacesomewhereovertherainbow.Afterbeingstruckunconsciousduringatornado(龙卷风)byawindowwhichhascomeloosefromitsframe,Dorothydreamsthatshe,herdogToto,andthefarmhousearetransportedtothemagicalLandofOz.There,theGoodWitchoftheNorth,Glinda,advisesDorothytofollowtheyellowbrickroadtotheEmeraldCity(翡翠城)andmeettheWizardofOz,whocanreturnhertoKansas.Duringherjourney,shemeetsaScarecrow,aTinManandaCowardlyLionwhojoinher,hopingtoreceivewhattheylackthemselves(abrain,aheart,andcourage,respectively).TheybravemanydangersinsearchoftheWonderfulWizardinhisEmeraldCityattheheartofOztoaskhimtogranteachofthemwhattheymostdesire-onlytofindthattheyalreadypossessit.Intheend,DorothysaysatearfulgoodbyetothefriendsshehasmetinOz,andthenfollowsGlinda'sinstructionstogethome.Backinsepiatone,sheawakensinherbedroominKansassurroundedbyfamilyandfriendsandtellsthemofherjourney.Everyonelaughsandtellsheritwasalladream,exceptUncleHenry,whosayssympatheticallyOfcoursewebelieveyou,Dorothy.Totoappearsandjumpsontothebed.AhappyDorothy,stillconvincedthejourneywasreal,hugsTotoandsays,There'snoplacelikehome.Thereisnoplacelikehome.Dorothy•Brainsaretheonlythingworthhavinginthisworld,nomatterwhetheroneisacroworaman.Scarecrow•DuringtheyearIstoodthereIhadtimetothinkthatgreatestlosshadknownwaslossofmyheart.Oncehewasanormalmanandhadabeautifulgirlfriendwhopromisedtomarryhim.Butthegirl’smotherwantedtoremainthegirlwithhersoshewenttoawitchtoaskhertopreventthemarriage.Atlast,thewitchenchanted(施魔法)themanintoaTinMan.•Mylifeissimplyunbearablewithoutabitofcourage.Afterreadingthisbook,Icanfeellove,brave,deepfriendshipandsomeothergoodspirits.Thestoryalsoshowsushowimportantteamworkisandhowweneedfriends.Maybedifferentpeoplehavedifferentopinionabouthappiness,brains,heart,courage,oranythingelse,however,wecanalwaysgetwhatwewantwhenwetryhardtofindit.L.FrankBaum(1856-1919)Bornin1856inupstateNewYork,Baumwasaclassiclatebloomerwhotriedacting,selling,andediting.Finally,inhislate30shetooktheadviceofhismother-in-law,suffragistleaderMatildaGage,andturnedhisattentiontosellingthestorieshe'dbeentellingtohissonsandtheirfriends.Afterafewbookswerepublishedwithvaryingsuccess,TheWonderfulWizardofOz(originallytitledTheEmeraldCity)wasreleasedin1900.Itquicklybecameabestsellerandhasremainedsoeversince.SinceitwasfirstintroducedoverahundredyearsagointhebookTheWonderfulWizardofOZhasbecomeoneofthemostbelovedcreationsinchildren'sliteratureandfilm.Butwhowasthecreator?•Somewhereovertherainbow.Somewhereovertherainbow,wayuphighThere'salandthatIheardofonceinalullabySomewhereovertherainbow,skiesareblueAndthedreamsthatyoudaretodreamreallydocometrue在彩虹之上，有個很高的地方有一塊樂土，我曾在搖籃曲中聽到過在彩虹之上的某個地方，天空是蔚藍的只要你敢做的夢，都會實現SomedayI'llwishuponastarAndwakeupwherethecloudsarefarbehindmeWheretroublesmeltlikelemondropsAwayabovethechimneytopsThat'swhereyou'llfindme有一天，我會對著星星許願然後在雲遠天高的地方醒來在那裡，煩惱像檸檬汁一樣溶化遠離煙囪的頂端你就可以找到我Somewhereovertherainbow,bluebirdsflyBirdsflyovertherainbowWhythen,ohwhycan'tI?IfhappylittlebluebirdsflyBeyondtherainbowWhy,ohwhycan'tI?在彩虹之上的某個地方，青鳥悠然飛翔青鳥越過了彩虹那麼，我為何不能？如果快樂的小青鳥兒飛過了彩虹那麼，我為何不能？That’sall,thankyou.