Children's Classics at the Cinema -3 兒童文學經典躍上大銀幕
Beatrix Potter wrote secretly on her own, and when she was 36, 1)published 《The Tale of Peter Rabbit》. The book became an 2)instant 3)bestseller. Beatrix often said that Peter and the other 4)characters in her books were really her friends, as real to her as the people in her life.
A classic children's story is one that 5)appeals to both children and adults across many generations. When adults read classic children's stories like 《Charlotte's Web》 and 《The Tale of Peter Rabbit》 to their children, they 6)bring back happy memories of their own childhoods. That might help explain why there are so many adults going to enjoy these two wonderful new movies.
碧翠克絲波特私底下偷偷寫作，三十六歲的時候出版《彼得兔的故事》。這本書馬上成為暢銷書。碧翠克絲常說，彼得和書中其他角色都是她真正的朋友，和她生活中的人們一樣真實。
經典的兒童故事吸引的讀者不分兒童和跨越許多世代的成人。大人在唸《夏綠蒂的網》和《彼得兔的故事》這類經典兒童故事給孩子聽的時候，腦海也會浮現兒時的歡樂回憶。這或許有助於解釋，為何有那麼多成人去看這兩部精采新片了。
1) publish (v.) 出版，刊登
2) instant (a.) 立即的
3) bestseller (n.) 暢銷書
4) character (n.) 角色，人物
5) appeal to 向……提出訴求，迎合……的喜好
6) bring (v.) 引起，使產生，bring back memories of...即「勾起……的回憶」 |
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