内容简介
《蝇王》是威廉·戈尔丁的长篇代表作。小说故事发生于未来第三次世界大战中的一场核战争中,一群六岁至十二岁的儿童在撤退途中因飞机失事被困在一座荒岛上,起先尚能和睦相处,后来由于恶的本性膨胀起来,便互相残杀,发生悲剧性的结果。《蝇王》是一本重要的哲理小说,借小孩的天真来探讨人性的恶这一严肃主题。
《蝇王(英文版)/外教社经典伴读丛书》是英文原著,并配有部分录音。目录
CHAPTERONETHESOUNDOFTHESHELL
CHAPTERTWOFIREONTHEMOUNTAIN
CHAPTERTHREEHUTSONTHEBEACH
CHAPTERFOURPAINTEDFACESANDLONGHAIR
CHAPTERFIVEBEASTFROMWATER
CHAPTERSIXBEASTFROMAIR
CHAPTERSEVENSHADOWSANDTALLTREES
CHAPTEREIGHTGIFTFORTHEDARKNESS
CHAPTERNINEAVIEWTOADEATH
CHAPTERTENTHESHELLANDTHEGLASSES
CHAPTERELEVENCASTLEROCK
CHAPTERTWELVECRYOFTHEHUNTERS精彩书摘
《蝇王(英文版)/外教社经典伴读丛书》:
Theboywithfairhairloweredhimselfdownthelastfewfeetofrockandbegantopickhiswaytowardthelagoon.Thoughhehadtakenoffhisschoolsweaterandtraileditnowfromonehand,hisgreyshirtstucktohimandhishairwasplasteredtohisforehead.Allroundhimthelongscarsmashedintothejunglewasabathofheat.Hewasclamberingheavilyamongthecreepersandbrokentrunkswhenabird,avisionofredandyellow,flashedupwardswithawitch-likecry;andthiscrywasechoedbyanother.“Hi!”itsaid.“Waitaminute!”
Theundergrowthatthesideofthescarwasshakenandamultitudeofraindropsfellpattering.
“Waitaminute,”thevoicesaid.“Igotcaughtup.”
Thefairboystoppedandjerkedhisstockingswith
anautomaticgesturethatmadethejungleseemforamomentliketheHomeCounties.
Thevoicespokeagain.
“Ican'thardlymovewithallthesecreeperthings.”
Theownerofthevoicecamebackingoutoftheundergrowthsothattwigsscratchedonagreasywind-breaker.Thenakedcrooksofhiskneeswereplump,caughtandscratchedbythorns.Hebentdown,removedthethornscarefully,andturnedaround.Hewasshorterthanthefairboyandveryfat.Hecameforward,searchingoutsafelodgmentsforhisfeet,andthenlookedupthroughthickspectacles.
“Where'sthemanwiththemegaphone?”
Thefairboyshookhishead.
“Thisisanisland.AtleastIthinkit'sanisland.That'sareefoutinthesea.Perhapstherearen'tanygrownupsanywhere.”
Thefatboylookedstartled.
“Therewasthatpilot.Buthewasn'tinthepassengercabin,hewasupinfront.”
Thefairboywaspeeringatthereefthroughscrewed-upeyes.
“Allthemotherkids,”thefatboywenton.“Someofthemmusthavegotout.Theymusthave,mustn'tthey?”
Thefairboybegantopickhiswayascasuallyaspossibletowardthewater.Hetriedtobeoffhandandnottooobviouslyuninterested,butthefatboyhurriedafterhim.
“Aren'tthereanygrownupsatall?”
“Idon'tthinkso.”
Thefairboysaidthissolemnly;butthenthedelightofarealizedambitionovercamehim.Inthemiddleofthescarhestoodonhisheadandgrinnedatthereversedfatboy.
“Nogrownups!”
Thefatboythoughtforamoment.
“Thatpilot.”
Thefairboyallowedhisfeettocomedownandsatonthesteamyearth.
“Hemusthaveflownoffafterhedroppedus.Hecouldn'tlandhere.Notinaplanewithwheels.”
“Wewasattacked!”
“He'Ilbebackallright.”
Thefatboyshookhishead.
“WhenwewascomingdownIlookedthroughoneofthemwindows.Isawtheotherpartoftheplane.Therewereflamescomingoutofit.”
Helookedupanddownthescar.
“Andthisiswhatthecabindone.”
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