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The Boy and the Elf
A Lesson from "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils"
Unit 7 Reading plus
关于作者：塞尔玛·拉格洛夫 (1858-1940)
她是瑞典国宝级作家，也是世界上第一位获得诺贝尔文学奖的女性，更是北欧文学史上与安徒生齐名的传奇人物。
她的其他代表作还有《古斯泰·贝林的传奇》
《耶路撒冷》等，作品大多根植于瑞典的民间故事与乡村生活，充满浪漫主义色彩与人文关怀。
关于原著：《尼尔斯骑鹅旅行记》
这本书是1902年塞尔玛·拉格洛芙受瑞典国家教师联盟委托，为中小学生编写的一本地理教科书，目的是用故事形式向孩子普及瑞典的地理、历史、民俗与自然知识，激发他们对祖国的热爱。
创作缘起
为了写好这本“童话教科书”，拉格洛芙拖着腿疾的身体，历时四年走遍瑞典各地，实地考察风土人情、搜集民间传说、研究动植物习性，确保书中的地理与自然描写真实可信。
创作过程
了瑞典儿童的国民读物，更成为世界文学史上唯一一部获得诺贝尔文学奖的童话作品，彻底打破了教科书与文学作品的边界。
作品地位
The Boy and the Elf
[Nils, a young Swedish boy, is standing next to a desk.
His parents are by the door, ready to leave.]
The Boy and the Elf
Adapted from Selma Lagerl f "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils"
Mother: Nils, we’re going out. Make sure you study,
and don’t be mean to the farm animals.
Nils: I haven’t been mean to the animals in ages.
Father: Yesterday you pulled the cat’s tail.
Mother: And you ran after the hens.
Father: And we’ve just caught you throwing shoes at the cow.
Nils: [Laughing.] Okay. I promise to be good!
/ swi d / 瑞典的
[Nils, a young Swedish boy, is standing next to a desk.
His parents are by the door, ready to leave.]
（改编自塞尔玛·拉格洛夫《尼尔斯骑鹅旅行记》）
The Boy and the Elf
Adapted from Selma Lagerl f "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils"
Mother: Nils, we’re going out. Make sure you study,
and don’t be mean to the farm animals.
Nils: I haven’t been mean to the animals in ages.
Father: Yesterday you pulled the cat’s tail.
Mother: And you ran after the hens.
Father: And we’ve just caught you throwing shoes at the cow.
Nils: [Laughing.] Okay. I promise to be good!
紧挨着
ready to do sth. 表示“准备好做某事
确保、务必
对…刻薄/不友善
/e d z/
很久、很长时间
pull the cat’s tail 拽猫的尾巴
追赶
throw sth. at sb./sth.“朝…扔某物
promise to do sth. 承诺做某事
保证会听话
catch sb. doing sth. “当场抓住某人正在做某事”
/ swi d / 瑞典的
[An elf enters quietly through the front door. Nils sees it.]
Nils: An elf! I’ve never seen one of those before … I’m going to catch it!
[Nils catches the elf.]
Elf: [Screaming.] Let me go! I’ll give you an old coin.
Nils: I’m not sure … What else have you got
Elf: A silver spoon … and a big gold coin!
[Nils’s parents shake their heads and leave. Nils sighs and sits down.]
Nils: Reading is so boring! I haven’t had any fun for so long.
I wish something would happen.
[An elf enters quietly through the front door. Nils sees it.]
Nils: An elf! I’ve never seen one of those before … I’m going to catch it!
[Nils catches the elf.]
Elf: [Screaming.] Let me go! I’ll give you an old coin.
Nils: I’m not sure … What else have you got
Elf: A silver spoon … and a big gold coin!
[Nils’s parents shake their heads and leave. Nils sighs and sits down.]
Nils: Reading is so boring! I haven’t had any fun for so long.
I wish something would happen.
摇头（表示无奈/不相信）
悄悄进入
放我走
let sb. do sth. 让某人做某事
你还有别的（东西）吗？
Nils: Okay … I could let you go.
Elf: Thank you!
Nils: But actually, I don’t think I e here!
[ There is a loud BANG, and Nils falls over. When he gets up, the elf has disappeared, and Nils has become smaller. The elf has turned him into another elf!]
Nils: Where has that elf gone And why has the desk got bigger
Nils: Okay … I could let you go.
Elf: Thank you!
Nils: But actually, I don’t think I e here!
[ There is a loud BANG, and Nils falls over. When he gets up, the elf has disappeared, and Nils has become smaller. The elf has turned him into another elf!]
Nils: Where has that elf gone And why has the desk got bigger
摔倒、跌倒
fall off 从…跌落；fall down 倒下
[He walks outside and sees a cat, a hen, and a cow. All are now bigger than him.]
Nils: Wow, the animals have grown bigger too.
Cat: We haven’t got bigger, Nils. You’ve got smaller.
Hen: You’re smaller than us now, actually.
Cow: You’ve been mean to us, Nils. And now you’re going to pay the price.
Nils: Oh, I’m really sorry about all that. But look, could you help me find that elf I need him to turn me back into a boy.
Cat: Get him!
[The animals chase after Nils.]
[He walks outside and sees a cat, a hen, and a cow. All are now bigger than him.]
Nils: Wow, the animals have grown bigger too.
Cat: We haven’t got bigger, Nils. You’ve got smaller.
Hen: You’re smaller than us now, actually.
Cow: You’ve been mean to us, Nils. And now you’re going to pay the price.
Nils: Oh, I’m really sorry about all that. But look, could you help me find that elf I need him to turn me back into a boy.
Cat: Get him!
[The animals chase after Nils.]
grow bigger 变大
变小
付出代价
turn sb. back into... 把某人变回……
chase after sb. 追赶某人
完成故事总结
1 Read the play carefully and complete the story summary .
Nils's parents are ______.
They tell him to study and not to be mean to the ______.
Nils ______ an elf and refuses to ______.
The elf uses magic to turn Nils into
______ and disappears.
Nils is ______ than the farm animals now. They start to ______ him because he has been ______ to them.
angry
farm animals.
catches
let the elf go
a tiny elf
smaller
chase
mean
2 Discuss the questions.
1.What do you think will happen to Nils next
2.Do you think Nils will be able to turn back into a boy
He will fly away with wild geese and have adventures, becoming kinder.
Yes, I think so. He will be able to turn back into a boy after learning to be kind and responsible.
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