王子与贫儿：英汉对照The Prince and the Pauper: A Chinese English Translation

by Mark Twain

Overview

"The Prince and the Poor Boy ""depicts Prince Edward and the poor boy Tom changing positions by chance, with the prince becoming the poor boy and the poor boy becoming the prince. Poor children can enjoy glory and wealth in the palace by wearing prince's clothes, and even become the new king of England. But the real prince wandered around and had to endure poverty and the bullying and ridicule of beggars. With the help of the good man Hendon, Prince Edward went through many hardships, changed his bad habits, and returned to the palace. Under the condemnation of conscience, the poor Tom returned the throne that did not belong to him to the true prince. Afterwards, Edward became a benevolent monarch and lived a happy life with his people. The imagination of the story is extremely rich, and the language is humorous and witty. While bringing joy to children, it can also greatly stimulate their imagination and longing for pure, kind, and beautiful things.

《王子与贫儿》描写王子爱德华和贫儿汤姆在一个阴差阳错的偶然机会下，互相换了位置，王子变成了贫儿，贫儿成了王子。贫儿因穿着王子的衣服可以在王宫里尽享荣华富贵，还当上了英国的新国王。而真正的王子却在外四处流浪，不得不忍受贫穷和乞丐们的欺凌嘲讽。在好人亨顿的帮助下，爱德华王子经过了重重劫难，改掉了自己的坏习惯，回到了王宫。而贫儿汤姆在良心的谴责下，将不属于自己的王位还给了真正的王子。此后，爱德华成了一位仁慈的君主，和他的子民一起过着幸福的生活。故事的想像极其丰富、语言幽默风趣，在带给儿童快乐的同时，还能极大地激发儿童的想象力和对纯洁、善良、美好事物的向往。

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9787500150053
Publisher:	China National Publications Import & Export C
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Pages:	436
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.19(h) x 1.18(d)
Language:	Chinese

About the Author

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), best known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an author and humorist noted for the novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (which has been called "The Great American Novel") and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, among many other books. Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and he spent time as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before finding fame as a writer.

Date of Birth:

November 30, 1835

Date of Death:

April 21, 1910

Place of Birth:

Florida, Missouri

Place of Death:

Redding, Connecticut