
《荒诞书》是作者爱德华·利尔最有影响的作品,上百幅漫画描绘了他在旅行中所遇到的滑稽好笑的人和事,笔法幽默夸张,所配打油诗语言技巧高超,极具特色
本书是英国19世纪儿童文学大师爱德华?利尔的经典之作,他用丰富而大胆的想象力为广大儿童创造出一个奇幻而瑰丽的童话世界,拓展了他们的视野,启迪了他们的想象力。本书的译文部分通俗易懂,行文流畅,用词押韵,符合儿童的欣赏水平和阅读习惯。
There was an Old Man with a nose,
有个小老头,长个大鼻子,
Who said, “If you choose to suppose
他常说:“关于我的鼻子莫乱猜,
That my nose is too long, you are certainly wrong!”
你若猜它特别长,那可大错特错!”
That remarkable Man with a nose.
他就是很牛的大鼻子老伯。
There was a Young Person of Smyrna,
士麦那的妙女郎,
Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her;
奶奶说要将她烧;
But she seized on the Cat, and said, “Granny, burn that!
她抓来一只猫说:
You incongruous Old Woman of Smyrna!”
“吧烧!您总是这样自相矛盾!”
There was an Old Man on a hill,
山里有个老伯伯,成天难得有停歇,
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