numberthestars英语版在线阅读「双语阅读Numberthestars节选」

作者露易丝·劳瑞（Lois Lowry）于1937年生于夏威夷的檀香山市。1976年开始从事青少年文学创作,劳瑞一直恪守一个作家的职责,十分关注青少年的成长以及他们在成长过程中所遇到的问题。她以其独到的眼光分析探讨一直以来困扰少年儿童的诸多问题,深受广大青少年读者的喜爱。

《Number the stars》主要探讨了什么是勇敢？这个问题让年仅10岁的安美瑞在心中想了又想，总是想不明白。但自从纳粹占领丹麦之后，安美瑞小时候熟悉的很多事物就从生活中消失了。每个街道转角总是有站岗的德国士兵……直到纳粹在丹麦展开追捕犹太人的行动时，当安美瑞必须挺身出来保护她的犹太朋友艾伦时，她才第一次通过自己的行动，深深体会了保持勇气的艰难。接着安美瑞一次又一次地把艾伦从纳粹手中救出……《数星星》是美国中学生必读的佳作，不论从文学、历史还是励志等角度，这都是一本值得任何年龄层的读者细细品味的作品。

When it’s very dark, Peter leads a few of the Jews to Henrik’s boat. Annemarie’s mother departs soon after with the rest. Annemarie waits anxiously for her mother’s return. As dawn breaks, Annemarie sees her mother struggling back. She broke her ankle in the dark. As Annemarie helps her mother into the house, she spies the package that Peter had given Mr. Rosen lying on the ground. Annemarie’s mother hides the package in a basket under some bread and cheese. Annemarie takes it and runs to Henrik’s boat, but Nazis and their dogs stop her and search the basket. They find the package, rip it open but find only a handkerchief. After they leave, Annemarie rushes to the boat and gives it to Uncle Henrik.

趁着夜幕低垂，彼得先带领一些犹太人登上了亨利克的船。安美瑞的母亲随后也带着剩下的犹太人动身。安美瑞焦急地等待母亲回来。天刚破晓之际，安美瑞终于看到母亲步履蹒跚地走回来。原来母亲在黑暗中伤了脚踝。安美瑞扶着母亲进屋时，发现彼得交给罗森先生的包裹居然在地上。安美瑞的母亲将包裹藏在一个提篮里，上面再放些面包和奶酪覆盖住。安美瑞提着篮子向亨利克的船跑去，但是纳粹带着狗在半路拦住了她，他们还搜查了篮子。他们发现了包裹，撕开包裹却发现里面只有一条手帕。纳粹离开后，安美瑞火速冲往渔船，并把手帕交给了亨利克舅舅。

Later Uncle Henrik told her that she saved the Jews on his boat. Soldiers and their dogs boarded his boat to look for Jews. Henrik let the dogs sniff the handkerchief, which had a chemical on it. It numbed their sense of smell, so they didn’t find the Jews.

后来，亨利克舅舅告诉安美瑞，是她救了船上的犹太人。那天，纳粹士兵带着狗上船搜捕犹太人。亨利克让狗闻了那条沾有化学物质的手帕。那种物质麻痹了狗的嗅觉，所以他们没有发现船上的犹太人。

Annemarie hopes to see Ellen again one day.

安美瑞希望有朝一日还能再见到艾伦。

生词本：

depart v. 动身，出发

What time does your train depart?

anxiously adv. 焦急地，担忧地

Maria waited anxiously to see what grade she got on her test.

rip v. 撕破

The little girl excitedly ripped open her birthday gift.

numb v. 使麻木

The cold numbed their fingers and toes.

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