綠雞蛋和火腿
Green Eggs and Ham
是全球公認的最佳兒童讀物之一。作者蘇斯博士。出版於1960年。到2001年的統計,這本書排在全球最暢銷英語兒童讀物第四位。
書中一個叫作「Sam-I-Am」的角色纏繞著另一個「Grouchy Guy」,強迫他吃綠雞蛋和火腿。而GrouchyGuy拒絕說:"I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am." 不罷休的Sam-I-Am堅持要他吃,連續建議了八個不同的地方:house, box, car, tree, train, dark, rain, boat。而每一次Grouchy Guy都會同樣的回答"I do not like them here (或當前的選擇) or there (或之前的選擇). I do not like them anywhere."
最終 Grouchy Guy抵禦不了Sam-I-Am的糾纏,嘗試了。出乎意料的是他喜歡這個綠雞蛋和火腿,高興地回答, "I do so like green eggs and ham. Thank you. Thank you,Sam-I-Am."
《綠雞蛋和火腿》是蘇斯博士為英語起步讀者而創作,書中用了及其簡單的單詞,全書一共只有50個單詞反覆出現。這背後有一個有趣的故事。蘇斯博士的出版人在他用236個單詞完成了他的另一部暢銷書「The Cat in the Hat」之後,跟他打賭說他再也不可能創作出一本少於這些字的書。於是,這本通篇只有50字的書就誕生了。據說,打賭輸了的出版人一直沒有願賭服輸。
這50個單詞是:
a, am, and, anywhere, are,
be, boat, box,
car, could,
dark, do,
eat, eggs,
fox,
goat, good, green,
ham, here, house,
I, if, in,
let, like,
may, me, mouse,
not,
on,
or,
rain,
Sam, say, see, so,
thank, that, the, them, there, they,train, tree, try,
will, with, would, you.
NOW!!!
請聽美媽蒙晰和她的小女兒英語朗讀的Green Eggs and Ham.
綠雞蛋和火腿(全文)
"GREEN EGGS AND HAM" (by Doctor Seuss)
I AM SAM.I AM SAM. SAM I AM.
THAT SAM-I-AM! THAT SAM-I-AM! I DO NOT LIKE THAT SAM-I-AM!
DO YOU LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM?
I DO NOT LIKE THEM,SAM-I-AM.
I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM.
WOULD YOU LIKE THEM HERE OR THERE?
I WOULD NOT LIKE THEM HERE OR THERE.
I WOULD NOT LIKE THEM ANYWHERE.
I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.
WOULD YOU LIKE THEM IN A HOUSE?
WOULD YOU LIKE THEM WITH A MOUSE?
I DO NOT LIKE THEM IN A HOUSE.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM WITH A MOUSE.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM HERE OR THERE.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM ANYWHERE.
I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.
WOULD YOU EAT THEM IN A BOX?
WOULD YOU EAT THEM WITH A FOX?
NOT IN A BOX. NOT WITH A FOX.
NOT IN A HOUSE. NOT WITH A MOUSE.
I WOULD NOT EAT THEM HERE OR THERE.
I WOULD NOT EAT THEM ANYWHERE.
I WOULD NOT EAT GREEN EGGS AND HAM.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.
WOULD YOU? COULD YOU? IN A CAR?
EAT THEM! EAT THEM! HERE THEY ARE.
I WOULD NOT, COULD NOT, IN A CAR.
YOU MAY LIKE THEM. YOU WILL SEE.
YOU MAY LIKE THEM IN A TREE!
I WOULD NOT, COULD NOT IN A TREE.
NOT IN A CAR! YOU LET ME BE.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM IN A BOX.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM WITH A FOX.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM IN A HOUSE.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM WITH A MOUSE.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM HERE OR THERE.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM ANYWHERE.
I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.
A TRAIN! A TRAIN ! A TRAIN ! A TRAIN!
COULD YOU, WOULD YOU ON A TRAIN?
NOT ON A TRAIN! NOT IN A TREE!
NOT IN A CAR! SAM! LET ME BE!
I WOULD NOT, COULD NOT, IN A BOX.
I WOULD NOT, COULD NOT, WITH A FOX.
I WILL NOT EAT THEM IN A HOUSE.
I WILL NOT EAT THEM HERE OR THERE.
I WILL NOT EAT THEM ANYWHERE.
I DO NOT EAT GREEM EGGS AND HAM.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.
SAY! IN THE DARK? HERE IN THE DARK!
WOULD YOU, COULD YOU, IN THE DARK?
I WOULD NOT, COULD NOT, IN THE DARK.
WOULD YOU COULD YOU IN THE RAIN?
I WOULD NOT, COULD NOT IN THE RAIN.
NOT IN THE DARK. NOT ON A TRAIN.
NOT IN A CAR. NOT IN A TREE.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM, YOU SEE.
NOT IN A HOUSE. NOT IN A BOX.
NOT WITH A MOUSE. NOT WITH A FOX.
I WILL NOT EAT THEM HERE OR THERE.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM ANYWHERE!
YOU DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM?
I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.
COULD YOU, WOULD YOU, WITH A GOAT?
I WOULD NOT, COULD NOT WITH A GOAT!
WOULD YOU, COULD YOU, ON A BOAT?
I COULD NOT, WOULD NOT, ON A BOAT.
I WILL NOT, WILL NOT, WITH A GOAT.
I WILL NOT EAT THEM IN THE RAIN.
NOT IN THE DARK! NOT IN A TREE!
NOT IN ACAR! YOU LET ME BE!
I DO NOT LIKE THEM IN A BOX.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM WITH A FOX.
I WILL NOT EAT THEM IN A HOUSE.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM WITH A MOUSE.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM HERE OR THERE.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM ANYWHERE!
I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM!
I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.
YOU DO NOT LIKE THEM. SO YOU SAY.
TRY THEM! TRY THEM! AND YOU MAY.
TRY THEM AND YOU MAY, I SAY.
SAM! IF YOU LET ME BE,
I WILL TRY THEM. YOU WILL SEE.
SAM! I LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM!
I DO! I LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM!
AND I WOULD EAT THEM IN A BOAT.
AND I WOULD EAT THEM WITH A GOAT...
AND I WILL EAT THEM, IN THE RAIN.
AND IN THE DARK. AND ON A TRAIN.
AND IN A CAR. AND IN A TREE.
THEY ARE SO GOOD, SO GOOD, YOU SEE!
SO I WILL EAT THEM IN A BOX.
AND I WILL EAT THEM WITH A FOX.
AND I WILL EAT THEM IN A HOUSE.
AND I WILL EAT THEM WITH A MOUSE.
AND I WILL EAT THEM HERE AND THERE.
SAM! I WILL EAT THEM ANYWHERE!
I DO SO LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM!
THANK YOU!THANK YOU!
SAM-I-AM!
蘇斯博士,原名 Theodor Seuss Geisel 希奧多·蘇斯·蓋索(1904年3月2日,1991年9月24日)。著名美國作家、插畫家。他的大部分作品都已經成為經典兒童讀物。印數超過6億本,並被翻譯成20多個語種。他一生的60多部作品中,有不少經常被改編成其他藝術形式。包括,十一部電視專題片、四部故事影片、一部百老匯音樂劇、四部電視系列劇。
蘇斯博士畢業於美國常春藤盟校之一達特茅斯學院(Dartmouth College)以及英國牛津大學(Universityof Oxford)。在達特茅斯學院有一個學校慣例,幾乎所有的一年級新生都要參加達特茅斯野營聚樂部,到新罕布夏州的野外參加活動。返回學校的第一天都要入住Moosilauke Ravine Lodge大木屋。在那裡他們的第一頓早餐就是綠雞蛋和火腿,以此來紀念校友蘇斯博士。
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