《晚安，月亮》：帶孩子進入甜蜜夢鄉

河北 胡金瑩

和月亮道晚安，和身邊的事物道晚安，和家中的小動物道晚安……這是多少孩子潛意識中最想做的事情啊！

主題語境：人與社會 篇幅：329詞 建議用時：6分鐘

1Without a mystery, a hero or a handsome prince,Goodnight Moonhas helped millions of children relax and sleep, in more than two dozen languages, for 76 years.

2Written by Margaret Wise Brown, with illustrations (插圖) by Clement Hurd, the picture book, which has sold more than 40 million copies since its publication in 1947, wins its readers with a series of goodnights to the everyday objects in“the great green room”before bedtime.

3“Once upon a time, librarians set the standard for what books children should read.For decades,they believed classic fairy tales and fantasies (幻想作品)were best for young minds,”says children's book historian Leonard S.Marcus.He explains,“They favored stories that transported children out of the everyday world and enriched their imagination.”By contrast(相比之下), Brown brought children into a world they might know.“Goodnight Moonwas one of the first books for young children that focused on the everyday world and recognized its value and significance for young children,”says Marcus, author ofMargaret Wise Brown:Awakened by the Moon.

4In 1935, Brown began a long association (合作) with the progressive Bank Street school in New York City. Founded by educator and writer Lucy Sprague Mitchell, Bank Street brought together psychologists, pediatricians (兒科醫生), sociologists, and student teachers to explore how children learn. They collected data by observing and talking directly to the experts: the children themselves. Marcus says Bank Street practitioners (從業人員) learned that children want to know about the world they are in at the moment, starting with their own rooms, their own surroundings and their own streets. The noises they hear, the airplanes that go overhead, the trains and cars that go by, they thought all those everyday things were wonderful from a young child's view.”

5WhenGoodnight Moonwas published in 1947, reviews were generally positive. One of them was that in these days of hurry, a book for little children which creates an atmosphere of peace and calm is something for which to be thankful.

Reading Check

1.What can we know aboutGoodnight Moon?

A.It's about superheroes and handsome princes.

B.It has been published in more than 20 languages.

C.It was written by Clement Hurd.

D.It hardly influences children's sleep.

2.What books should children read according to librarians'standard?

A.Books about history.

B.Books about art.

C.Books about fairy tales.

D.Books about everyday life.

3.Whom does the underlined word“they”in paragraph 4 refer to?

A.Psychologists.

B.Teachers.

C.Doctors.

D.Kids.

4.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A.What children really want to learn.

B.How children react to the noises.

C.Positive comments onGoodnight Moon.

D.Goodnight Moon's main topics.

Language Study

en-前綴實用構詞法

1.加在某些名詞前面構成動詞，有“把……置于……之中”等含義。例如：

encage 把……關于籠中

encase 把……裝入箱中

encave 把……藏入洞中

2. 加在一些名詞前面構成動詞，有“用……來做某事”“飾以……”“配以……”等含義。例如：

enchain 用鐵鏈鎖住

entrap 用陷阱誘捕

entitle 給……命名（或題名）

3.加在某些形容詞或名詞前面構成動詞，有“使……處于某種狀態”“致使……“使……如同……”“作為”等含義。例如：

enlarge 使……擴大

enable 使……能夠

enrich 使……富裕

endanger 使……遭遇危險

encourage 使……有勇氣；鼓勵