讀與朝暮第九期:《遇見你之前》

選擇作品:Me Before You?by Jojo Moyes
?????“《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》年度暢銷小說,被改編為經(jīng)典電影!”
????“童話般的愛情故事背后,是對愛情,生死抉擇與存在意義的深刻探討。”
????露·克拉克受雇照顧因車禍癱瘓而變得暴躁厭世的威爾,兩人最初互相不對付,到后來逐漸相識(shí)相愛。威爾帶著平凡而窘困的克拉克領(lǐng)略到一個(gè)全新的天地,克拉克用自己的陽光與真誠溫暖了威爾的心??蔁o法忍受癱瘓生活的威爾最后選擇安樂死,并為克拉克在法國提供了工作機(jī)會(huì),幫助她擁有了更好的人生。
????講解節(jié)選在結(jié)局部分。威爾去世后,克拉克來到法國,讀起威爾留給她的信,帶著他的愛走向全新的天地。

內(nèi)容干貨
1.作者簡介,本文概要
????作者簡介:Jojo Moyes is an English journalist and, since 2002, an award-winning romance novelist, #1 New York Times best selling author and screenwriter. She is one of only a few authors to have twice won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award.
????Notable Works:?Me?Before You, After You, Still Me, the Giver of Stars
?????作品梗概:Louisa is hired by Will's mum to take care of him for six months. Although they have a rocky start, their relationship grows over time, going for hate, to like, to love.?Because ?bad health?situation , Will finally decide to end his life, and change Louisa’s life.
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2.單詞詞組,地道表達(dá)
?????在the tepid sun of a Parisian autumn中,靜靜地品嘗著a plate of croissants and a large cup of filter coffee,感受著Gallic efficiency與法蘭西風(fēng)光。
????寧靜而悶熱的空氣中, 混雜著the scents of patisserie and the acrid tang of someone's cigarettes,車馬喧囂,情意綿長。
????站在巴黎的街道中,sat and squinted a little against the low sun,內(nèi)心天翻地覆。
????咖啡館的服務(wù)生,the tall and brisk man,為你端來一杯cognac,撫慰心神。
????我的愛人,當(dāng)你讀到這封信時(shí),請你as little fuss as possible,but feel a bit exhilarated。
????看到我做的一切,請不要wistful and indebted,看到你走向更遠(yuǎn)是我的心愿。
????合上信紙,tear had plopped in front of the rickety table。
????小心翼翼地?tuck the letter,認(rèn)真地straightened my bag on my shoulder,奔赴向新的天地。
3.散文佳句,沉浸賞析
????I am conscious that knowing me has caused you pain, and grief, and I hope that one day when you are less angry with me and less upset you will see not just that I could only have done the thing that I did, but also that this will help you live a really good life, a better life, than if you hadn't met me. 你可知曉我的為計(jì)深遠(yuǎn)?
?????And stepping out from behind the table, I straightened my bag on my shoulder and set off down the street towards the parfumerie and the whole of Paris beyond.?帶著你的愛與希冀,奔向下一程未知。
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4.主旨哲思,流連賞玩
????愛意永恒,溫暖心弦
????You are scored on my heart, Clark. You were from the first day you walked in, with your ridiculous clothes and your bad jokes and your complete inability to ever hide a single thing you felt. You changed my life so much more than this money will ever change yours.
????這樣笨拙而天真的你,于我舉世無雙。
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????開拓眼界,堅(jiān)定自我
????“I'm not really telling you to jump off tall buildings, or swim with whales or anything (although I would secretly love to think you were), but to live boldly.
????Push yourself. Don't settle. Wear those stripy legs with pride.”
????走出舒適圈,勇敢開辟嶄新的天地;別忘記自我,堅(jiān)定追求自己的意義。

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????歲月恒長,世事多變。這個(gè)世界充斥著太多可能性,蝴蝶扇動(dòng)翅膀,遠(yuǎn)洋驟起風(fēng)暴,我們永遠(yuǎn)不知道,明天和意外,究竟哪個(gè)先到來。
????可我仍要感謝世界的無常,讓我跨過千萬道人潮,如此幸運(yùn)地遇見了你。
????遇見你之前,我如稚氣而茫然的初生小獸,對世界一無所知,只是跌跌撞撞地于此摸索,搖搖晃晃地向前行走。
????遇見你之后,我終于明白——
????愛并非戰(zhàn)無不勝,卻足夠堅(jiān)誠動(dòng)人。
????生命并非堅(jiān)不可摧,卻足夠廣袤無垠。