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1、美国名人女作家路易莎梅奥尔科特1.ouisaMayAlcott,1832-1888:SheWroteHerFirstBookattheAgeof16playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-16:39repeatByShelleyGollust2008-6-1VOICEONE:mSteveEmber.VOICETWO:AndmShirleyGriffithwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramPeopleinAmerica.EveryweekwetellaboutapersonimportantinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.To
2、daywetellaboutLouisaMayAlcott.ShewroteoneofAmericasbestlovedchildrensbooks.VOICEONE:1.ouisaMayAlcottIneighteensixty-eight,anAmericanpublisheraskedastrugglingyoungwritertowriteabookforgirls.Atfirst,thewriter;LouisaMayAlcott,wasnotsureshewantedtodoit.Shesaidsheneverlikedgirls.Andsheneverknewmany,excep
3、thersisters.Shethoughtherfamilysactivitiesandexperiencesmightbeinterestingtoothers.Butzshesaid,probablynot.VOICETWO:Alcottdecidedtowritethebookanyway.ShetoldaboutherexperiencesgrowingupinthenortheasternUnitedStatesduringthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Herbookprovedtobemorethaninteresting.LittleWomen
4、becameoneofthemostpopularchildrensbooksinAmericanliterature.Ithasbeenpublishedinmorethanfiftylanguages.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:1.ouisaMayAlcottwasborninPennsylvaniaineighteenthirty-two.Shewasthesecondoffourdaughters.Shehadoneoldersister,Anna.Andtwoyoungersisters,Elizabeth,calledBethzandMay.HerparentswereBro
5、nsonandAbigailAlcott.Herfatherwasaneducatorandsocialreformer.TheAlcottslatersettledinconcord,Massachusetts.SeveralgreatAmericanwriterswerefriendsofthefamily.TheyincludedRalphWaldoEmerson,NathanielHawthornezandHenryDavidThoreau.MisterAlcottprovidedthegirlseducation.Hetaughtthemmanysubjects.Healsomade
6、themwriteabouttheirpersonalthoughtsandexperiences.VOICETWO:TheAlcottsdidnothavemuchmoney.Louisaworkedtohelpsupportherfamily.Shetriedteaching,sewing,andtakingcareofchildren.ShedidnotlikeanyoftheseJobs.1.ouisathoughtofherselfasawriter.Attheageofsixteen,shewroteherfirstbook.ItwascalledFlowerFables.Shed
7、ecidedtosellwhatshewrote.Shewrotemanykindsofpoems,stories,andplays.Herstorieswereexciting,butunrealistic.Shesoldthemtonewspapersandmagazinesforsmallamountsofmoney.VOICEONE:Ineighteensixty-two,duringtheAmericanCivilWar,LouisaMayAlcottwenttoWashington,D.C.Sheservedasanurseinamilitaryhospital.Shecaredf
8、orsickandwoundedsoldiers.Shewroteletterstoherfamilyaboutherexperiences.Sheincludedtheselettersinabookthatwaspublishedthenextyear.Criticspraiseditbutitdidnotbringhermuchmoney.And,workinginthehospitaldamagedherhealth.VOICETWO:Ineighteensixty-fiveshevisitedEuropeasahelpertoanolderwoman.Alcotthopedtore-
9、gainherhealth.Shespentalongtimeawayfromherfamily.Herhealthdidnotimprove.Butshethoughtaboutherwriting.Whenshereturned,sheagreedtoherpublishersrequestthatshewriteabookforgirlsbasedonthelifesheknew.LittleWomenwaspublishedineighteensixty-eight.Thebookwasimmediatelypopularwithpeopleofallages.ItbroughtAlc
10、ottfameandalotofmoney.Shecontinuedwritingotherpopularbooksforyoungpeople.TheseincludedAnOld-FashionedGirl/LittleMen,andEightCousins.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:1.ouisaMayAlcottwrotebooksforadults,aswellaschildren.Shepublishedtheseunderanothername-A.M.Barnard.ThesebookswerepublishedbeforeLittleWomenmadeherfamous
11、.Theywereverydifferentfromherchildrensstories.Theywereaboutlove,power,andunhappiness.TheyhavebeenpublishedagainintheUnitedStates.OnebookiscalledBehindaMask:TheUnknownThrillersofLouisaMayAlcott.Thebookincludesfourmysterystories.AnotheriscalledTheLostStoriesofLouisaMayAlcott.ThesestoriesareaboutIovezb
12、etrayal,andillegaldrugs.VOICETWO:AlcottwroteastorycalledALongFatalLoveChase.Itisaboutanindependentyoungwoman.Shemarriesanoldermanwhoalreadyhasawife.Shefleesfromhim.HefollowsherthroughoutEurope.Thebooktellsofinsanity,violence,anddeath.LouisaMayAlcotttriedtogetthebookpublishedineighteensixty-six.Thepu
13、blisherrejectedit.Hesaiditwastooshocking.AmanwhocollectedAlcottmaterialsfoundtheunpublishedstoryinabookstoreinNewYorkCity.Heboughtitforaboutfiftythousanddollarsafewyearsago.HereportedlysoldittoamajorAmericanpublisherforaboutonemilliondollars.VOICEONE:1.ouisaMayAlcottwrotemanyexcitingstoriesaboutlove
14、.Yetshenevermarried.Shecontinuedtosupportherfamilyduringthelastyearsofherlife.Infact,shecaredfortheyoungdaughterofhersister,May,whodiedineighteenseventy-nine.Alcottwasinvolvedinthemovementstoendslaveryandtogainvotingrightsforwomen.ShewrotethatI.takemoreprideintheverysmallhelpweAlcottscouldgivethanin
15、allthebooksIeverwrote.LouisaMayAlcottdiedineighteeneighty-eight.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:1.ouisaMayAlcottsmostfamousbook,LittleWomen,tellsthestoryoftheMarchfamilyofConcord,Massachusetts.ThestorybeginsduringtheAmericanCivilWarintheeighteensixties.MisterMarchisawayfromhome.HeiswiththetroopsoftheUnionArmy.Heisa
16、religiousworker.MissusMarchisraisingherfourdaughtersbyherself.TheMarchfamilyisveryclose.Theydomanythingstogether.Theydonothavemuchmoney.Theysuffershortagescausedbythewar.Yettheysharewhattheyhavewithpeoplewhoareinneed.VOICEONE:ThefourdaughtersareMeg,Jo,Beth,andAmy.Theyarestrong,brave,andloving.Joisth
17、emostimportantpersoninthebook.Sheissmart.Shehasagoodimagination.Shewritesstories.Andshecreatesplaysthatthesistersperformtogether.Joalsoisindependent.Shechoosesanon-traditionallife.ShegoestoNewYorktobecomeawriter.Thereshemeetsanolderman,aprofessor.Shereturnshometocareforherparents.Shewritesstoriestha
18、tbecomeverypopular.Later;Jomarriestheprofessor.TogetheGtheyestablishaschool.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:TheMarchfamilyinLittleWomenisverymuchlikeLouisaMayAlcottsfamily.Hersistersarelikethesistersinthebook.Andtheleadingperson,Jo,islikeLouisa.Jomustworktosupportherfamily,justasLouisahadtodo.OneofJosjobsistohelpaf
19、amilymember,anoldwomancalledAuntMarch.JodoesnotreallylikeAuntMarch.Butshelovestheoldwomanshouse,especiallythelargelibrarywithhundredsofbooks.ThisishowAlcottwritesaboutthisplace:VOICEONE:Thedim,dustyroom.thecozychairs,theglobeszand,bestofall,thewildernessofbooksinwhichshecouldwanderwheresheliked,made
20、thelibraryaregionofblisstoher.ThemomentAuntMarchtookhernapzorwasbusywithcompany,Johurriedtothisquietspace,and,curlingherselfupintheeasychair;devouredpoetryzromance,history,travels,andpictures,likearegularbookworm.AllofthesewonderfulbooksputgreatideasintoJoshead.Jowantedtodosomethingverywonderful,Alc
21、ottwrites:Whatitwasshehadnoideaasyet,butleftitfortimetotellher.VOICETWO:JosbelovedsisterBethdiesyoung,asAlcottsownsisterBethdid.Joisveryunhappy.Hermothertellshertowritebecausethatalwaysmadeherhappy.Jowritesastorythatwentstraighttotheheartsofthosewhoreadit.,Jocannotunderstandhowhersimplelittlestorybe
22、camesopopular.Herfatherexplains,Thereistruthinit,Jo,thatsthesecret;.Youhavefoundyourstyleatlast.Youwrotewithnothoughtoffameormoney,andputyourheartintoit.;Youhavehadthebitter,nowcomesthesweet.VOICEONE:1.ouisaMayAlcottsbook,LittleWomen,isstillextremelypopular.Womenwhoreadthebookwhentheywereyoungofteng
23、iveittotheirdaughters.SomefamousAmericanwomenevenclaimtheydecidedtobecomewritersafterreadinghowJoMarchbecameawriterinLittleWomen.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyShelleyGollust.ItwasproducedbyPaulThompson.mShirleyGriffith.VOICEONE:AndmSteveEmber.JoinusagainnextweekforanotherPeopleinAmericaprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.
