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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.Joisthemostimportantpersoninthebook.Sheissmart.Shehasagoodimagination.Shewritesst