Opening
头像加国旗F: Hello everyone, welcome to today’s Crispy English on
M: I’m Yuanxuan.
F: The International Children’s Day marks the beginning of June, and now we are in the midst of this zealous, childlike month. Though the Children’s Day doesn’t belong to us any more, we would still cherish some of our childhood memories as always.
M: Yeah, in retrospect, we all had a time when transformers and toy cars, or Barbie dolls and teddy bears could mean a world to us. But as time goes by, they are gradually put aside and covered with dust.
F: That might be the case. However, I’d think of an exception. It is something with which we grow up and from which we may draw lessons, whatever our age.
M: They are those encouraging fairy tales. Seemingly a special kingdom for kids, fairy tales
韩国美白面膜排行榜are virtually read and loved by adults as well. So in today’s program, we’re gonna have a discussion about the touching fairy tales that appear in the course of our growth. As usual, we’ll start with Word Club in a minute, stay with us!
Part One: Word Club
F: Welcome back. Since today’s program is about fairy tales, let’s first familiarize ourselves with some words that frequently appear in fairy tales.
M: Ok. Do you have any idea?
F: Actually, words used in fairy tale creation are generally short and simple. If any, the various plants and animals could be a difficult point.
M: Yeah, you get a point. I remember the famous Danish fairy tale writer Anderson wrote a lot tales about different kinds of trees.
国产跑步机十大品牌F: For example?
M: Like “Old Oak Tree’s Last Dream”, “The Fir Tree”, “The Snail and the Rose Tree”, “Under the Willow Tree”, and “The Elder Tree Mother”.
F: So, what are the respective Chinese names of those trees?
M: “Oak tree”, 橡树; “fir tree”, 枞树; “rose tree”, 玫瑰树; “willow tree”, 柳树. And elder tree… I’d like to hear your guess.
F: Elder tree…. Is it something like the pine or the cypress that lives very long?
M: Aha, don’t be cheated by the name. “Elder” has nothing to do with the word “old”, instead, it comes from the Anglo-Saxon word that means “fire”如何去除双面胶. “Elder tree”, 接骨木树. The tree has been called “the medicine chest of the common people” and has been used in traditional folk medicine for centuries. Besides, the tree has very lovely white blossoms.
F: Oh, it suddenly occurs to me the skin care brand The Body Shop uses elder flower to make eye gel. It seems that the elder tree is a real treasure.
M: That’s it. And how about flower? You girls must be more fond of that.
F: As far as I know, there are “violet”, 紫罗兰; “daisy”, 雏菊; “hyacinth”, 风信子; “crocus”, 番红花; “tulip”, 郁金香, “poppy”, 花.
M: Oh, poppy! In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy and her friends are poisoned and nearly killed by the deadly poppies.
F: And there are several kinds of lilies.
M: Lilies?
F: Yeah, you know, many other plants exist with “lily” in the common English name, so not all the lilies are “true lilies”.
M: You confused me.
F: Let me give you some examples. “Water lily”, 睡莲; “lily of the valley”, 铃兰; “Calla lily”, 马蹄莲. 尽管他们都不是百合属植物，他们的名字里却都有lily一词。
M: I see. Also, fairy tales would not be as funny as they are without plenty of animal images.
F: That’s true. This often involves the process of “personification”, 支付宝红包页面在哪里也就是拟人. Some personified animals are the embodiment of wisdom, such as “owl”, 猫头鹰; “caterpillar”,毛毛虫; “beaver”, “海狸”; “mole”, 鼹鼠; “crow” or “raven”, 乌鸦.
M: Speak of personification, I find there are also some images that are neither humans nor animals, for example, “mermaid”, 美人鱼; “pixy” or “goblin”, 小鬼; “scarecrow”, 稻草人; “puppet”, 木偶. Anyway, what we’ve listed is just the tip of an iceberg. The only way to learn more is to read more. That’s all for today’s Word Club, do stay tuned for the next part World’s Kaleidoscope.
Part Two: World’s Kaleidoscope
F: Welcome back. You’re still listening to Crispy English and our topic today is fairy tales. In this section, Yuanxuan and I would like to share with you some selected pieces of fairy tales from various countries and regions.
M: Yeah, now let me ask you, which author of fairy tales is your favorite?
Hans Christian Anderson – Under the Willow Tree (柳树下的梦)
F: Speaking of fairy tales, I’ll automatically think of the Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. His many famous works such as “关于跨年的励志句子The Ugly Duckling”, “Thumbelina”, “The little Mermaid” and “The Tinder-box” are very impressive to us when we were small.
M: I notice that the stories you just cited are all written in Andersen’s early stage of creation. From these, we may easily form a misunderstanding that Andersen’s stories are full of splendid fantasies and confident optimism.
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