THE-FAULT-IN-OUR-STARS

TheFaultinOurStarsisthesixthnovelbyauthorJohnGreen,publishedinJanuary2012.ThetitleisinspiredbyAct1,Scene2ofShakespeare'splayJuliusCaesar(凯撒大帝),inwhichthenobleman(贵族)CassiussaystoBrutus:Thefault,dearBrutus,isnotinourstars,Butinourselves,thatweareunderlings.Narrator(讲述者)HazelGrace,asixteen-year-oldgirlwithterminal(晚期)cancer,waspulledoutofschoolatthirteenandrarelysocializeswithpeopleatherage.Afterbeingdiagnosed(诊断)withclinicaldepression,shejoinsasupportgroupforchildrenwithcancerwhereshemeetsAugustusWaters,aseventeen-year-oldboyinremission(减轻)fromosteosarcoma.(骨肉瘤)HazelintroducesAugustustoherfavoritenovel,thefictionalPeterVanHouten'sAnImperialAffliction,aboutanothergirlwithcancerwhoneverthelesslivesagoodlife—untilthenovelendsmid-sentence(中途).Hazel'sattemptstocontactVanHoutenhavealwaysbeenfutile(徒劳的),butAugustus—whoalsotakesinterestinthenovel—contactsVanHoutenviaemail.TheauthorpromisestoansweranyquestionsaboutthebookifthetwocometoAmsterdam.AugustususesaWishhereceivedbecauseofhispreviouspoorhealthtotakeHazelandhermothertoAmsterdam.VanHoutenpresentshimselfasarudealcoholic.Hazelfindshiscomments(说明）anddemeanor(行为)troubling,andleavesVanHouten'shome,followedbyhisassistant,whoquitsoutofanger.ThegroupthenvisitsAnneFrank'shouse,whereAugustusandHazelshareapassionatekiss.TheydecidetogobacktoAugustus'shotelroom,wheretheysleeptogether.Soonafterthis,Augustusreveals(透露)thatherecentlyhadaPETscanthatfoundnewtumors(瘤).IntheremainingweeksofhislifebackinIndianapolis,HazelseesAugustusslowlydeteriorating(恶化),andbeginstobreakdownmentally-lashingout(猛打)atherparentsandavoidingfriends.Augustusaskstohaveafuneralthathecanwatch,soapproximatelyeightdaysbeforehisdeath.Dontforgettheyarepeoplesufferingcancer!Sowhatshappeningnext?ifyoustillwanttoknowwhat`shappening,youhavetoreadthebookorwatchthemovieha!MYOPINIONTherewillcomeatimewhenallofusaredead.Allofus.Therewillcomeatimewhentherearenohumanbeingsremainingtorememberthatanyoneeverexistedorthatourspecieseverdidanything.Hazelsaidinthebookthatfuneralsarefortheliving.Ihavenotbeenthroughanyfunerals,butsomedayiwill.Idonthaveanypowertomakeanydecisiononit.Willicry?Ihopenot,iselflishlyhopeeverybodyswallowalltheirtearsintotheirstomachandprayforthosepeoplewhojustturnedintostarsshiningabovethesky.Thisnovelwaswrittenbasedonarealstory.Howihopeitwasnot!Butithappened....Luckily,theyare“okay”attheverylastmomentoftheirlife.Becauseoflove.MYOPINIONAndihavetosay,inadditionto“THEFAULTINOURSTARS“,anotherChineseversionextremelyaccuratedescribethestory!“VERYWONDERFULPAIN“THANKFORLISTENING!