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1、美国名人儿童作家苏斯博士DoctorSeussz1904-1991:PeopleofallAges1.ovehisBooksforChildrenplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-17:51repeatBy1.awanDavis2010-5-1Photo:TheCatintheHatzGreenEggsandHamandHowtheGrinchStoleChristmasareamongDr.Seussmostpopularbooks.MARYTI1.1.OTSON:PEOP1.EINAMERICA,aprograminSpecialEnglishontheVoiceofA

2、merica.Todaywetellaboutoneofthemostsuccessfulwritersofchildrensbooks.Sarah1.ongandSteveEmbertellaboutDoctorSeuss.(MUSIC)SARAH1.ONG:DoctorSeusswasthenameusedbyTheodorSeussGeisei.Hewasfamousbecauseofthebookshewroteforchildren.Theycombinehumorouswords,funnypictures,andsocialopinion.MisterGeiselalsoillu

3、stratedhisbookswithpicturesoffunnycreaturesandplants.Hedidnotreceivetraininginart.Yethecreatedthepicturesformostofhisbooks.TheDoctorSeussbooksareverypopularwithyoungreaders.Theyenjoytheinventedwords.AndtheyliketolookatthepicturesofunusualcreaturessuchastheCatintheHat,ThingOne,ThingTwo,1.ittleCindy-1

4、.ouWho,andSam-I-Am.(MUSIC)STEVEEMBER:TheodorGeiselwasborninSpringfield,Massachusettsinnineteen-oh-four.HegraduatedfromDartmouthCollegeinnineteentwenty-five.HespentayearstudyingliteratureatOxfordUniversityinEngland.MisterGeiselreturnedtotheUnitedStatesinnineteen-twenty-seven.Hehopedtobecomeawriterofs

5、eriousliterature.DuringthistimetheUnitedStateswasinaneconomicdeclineknownastheGreatDepression.ThisforcedMisterGeiseltodelayhisdreamsofbecomingaseriouswriter.Hefoundworkasacreatorofadvertisingcampaignsdesignedtosellproducts.Healsodrewcartoonsforpopularmagazinesincluding1.ifeandVanityFair.Cartoonsareh

6、umorouspictureswithwords.SARAH1.ONG:DoctorSeusswrotehisfirstbookforchildreninnineteenthirty-seven.ItiscalledAndToThinkISawItonMulberryStreet.Anumberofpublishersrejectedit.Theysaiditwastoodifferent.Afriendfinallypublishedit.Soonothersuccessfulbooksfollowed.Overtheyearshewrotemorethanfortychildrensboo

7、ks.Theywerefuntoread.Yethisbookssometimesdealtwithserioussubjectsincludingequality,responsibilityandprotectingtheenvironment.Bythemiddlenineteenfifties,DoctorSeusshadbecomeoneofthebest-lovedandmostsuccessfulchildrensbookwritersintheworld.Hehadastrongdesiretohelpchildren.Innineteenfifty-four,1.ifemag

8、azinepublishedareportaboutschoolchildrenwhocouldnotread.Thereportsaidmanychildrensbookswerenotinteresting.DoctorSeussdecidedtowritebooksthatwereinterestingandeasytoread.Heusedrhymingwords,wordswiththesameendingsound,likefishandwish.InthebookHoponPop,hepresentedtwowords.Thenheusedtheminsimplesentence

9、slikethis.Day.Play.Weplayallday.Night.Fight.Wefightallnight.STEVEEMBER:Innineteenfifty-seven,Dr.SeusswroteTheCatintheHat.Heusedlessthantwohundredtwenty-fivewordstowritethebook.Thiswasanestimateofthenumberofwordsasix-year-oldshouldbeabletoread.Thestoryisaboutacatwhotriestoentertaintwochildrenonarainy

10、daywhiletheirmotherisawayfromhome.Thecatisnotlikenormalcats.Itismorelikeahuman.Itwalksontwolegsinsteadoffour.Itwearsatall,redandwhitehat.Abigredbowisarounditsneck.Andittalks.Asthecatentertainsthechildrenitcreatescompletedisorderinthehouse.Thebookwasanimmediatesuccess.Itwasafunstoryandeasytoread.Chil

11、drenlovedit.Theirparentslovedit,too.Todaymanyadultssayitisstilloneofthestoriestheylikebest.1.istenasRayFreemanreadsfromTheCatintheHat.RAYFREEMAN:Thesundidnotshine.Itwastoowettoplay.Sowesatinthehouseallthatcold,cold,wetday.IsattherewithSally.Wesatthere,wetwo.AndIsaid,HowIwishwehadsomethingtodo!”Toowe

12、ttogooutandtoocoldtoplayball.Sowesatinthehouse.Wedidnothingatall.SoallwecoulddowastoSit!Sit!Sit!Sit!Andwedidnotlikeit.Notonelittlebit.AndthensomethingwentBUMP!Howthatbumpmadeusjump!Welooked!Thenwesawhimstepinonthemat!Welooked!Andwesawhim!TheCatintheHat!AndhesaidtouszWhydoyousittherelikethat?Iknowiti

13、swetandthesunisnotsunny.Butwecanhavelotsofgoodfunthatisfunny!1APDr.SeusswidowAudreyposeswithTheCatintheHat,Thing1andThing2,allcharactersfromhisbooks.SARAH1.ONG:DoctorSeusswasveryconcernedthatsomechildrenwerenotlearningtoread.ThesuccessoftheCatintheHatmadehimwanttowritemorebooksforchildren.Hestarteda

14、seriescalledBeginnerBooks.BeginnerBooksremainwelllikedamongchildrentoday.TheseriesincludessuchtitlesasYertletheTurtleandOtherStoriesJFoxinSocksandThe1.orax.InnineteensixtyDoctorSeusswasurgedbyabookpublishertowriteabookusinglessthanfiftywords.Andhedid.ThebookiscalledGreenEggsandHam.ItisoneofDoctorSeu

15、ssmostpopularbooks.InthebookacreaturenamedSam-I-Amtriestogetanothercreaturetoeatanunusualmeal,greeneggsandham.HereispartofthestoryreadbyMikoPrescott.(SOUND)STEVEEMBER:Innineteensixty,DoctorSeusswrotethestoryHowtheGrinchStoleChristmas.ItisaboutanextremelyunkindmancalledtheGrinch.HetriestostopChristma

16、sfromarrivinginavillagecalledWhoville.HestealsalltheChristmasgiftsandfoodinthevillagewhileeveryoneissleeping.YetChristmascomesanyway.ThepeopleofWhovillearehappyalthoughtheyhavenogifts.Bytheendofthestory,theGrinchbecomesakindperson.InthisstoryDoctorSeussgivesthemessagethatChristmasisaboutmorethanreceivinggifts.HowtheGrinchStoleChris