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Winnie-the-Pooh Power 小熊维尼的甜蜜魅力

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For countless children around the world, the adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends, along with their playmate, Christopher Robin, have been a staple of their children years, These best-selling children’s books take readers into a magical world of make-believe and wonder, where the imagination is free to run wild and life lessons are imparted by a lovable bunch of stuffed animals.

对全世界无数的孩子们而言，小熊维尼和他的朋友们、以及他们的玩伴克里斯托弗罗宾一起经历的冒险旅程，一直是孩子们童年中重要的一部份。这系列热销的童书带领读者进入一个虚构、充满惊奇的神奇世界，在那里想象力能天马行空驰骋，而这一大群可爱的动物填充玩具也在其中教导孩子们各种人生课题。

Winnie-the-Pooh was actually a real teddy bear owned by the real Christopher Robin, whose full name was Christopher Robin Milne. The son of author A.A. Milne, Christopher got his unusual name for his bear while on a visit to the London Zoo, where he saw Winne, a Canadian black bear. Pooh was the name of a swan he had seen while on holiday, and he combined the two names when naming his beloved bear, which is now on display at the New York Public Library.

小熊维尼其实是一只真实存在，并由真人克里斯托弗罗宾所拥有的泰迪熊娃娃。克里斯托弗罗宾全名罗宾．克里斯托弗．米尔恩，是作家艾伦．亚历山大．米尔恩的儿子。克里斯托弗罗宾去参观伦敦动物园时，看到一只来自加拿大，名叫「维尼」的黑熊，他的布偶熊名字里便有了这个少见的名字；而「波」则是他度假时看到的一只天鹅，他结合两个名字为他挚爱的熊命名，现在那只泰迪熊正在纽约市立图书馆展出。

In 1926, A.A. Milne published the first book about Christopher’s bear, Winnie-the-Pooh, which was followed by The House at Pooh Corner in 1928. Christopher’s other toys, such as Piglet, Eeyore, and overly energetic Tigger also made their way into these stories. The tales are set in Ashdown Forest, a real place in Sussex, England, where Milne had a country home nearby. But in the books, the forest was given the name “Hundred Acre Wood.”

在1926年，艾伦．亚历山大．米尔恩出版了第一本关于克里斯托弗罗宾小熊的书《小熊维尼》，接着第二本《小熊维尼的小屋》在1928年出版。克里斯托弗罗宾其他的玩具，像是小猪、咿唷，以及精力太过充沛的跳跳虎，也都进入到故事里。故事场景设定在亚士顿森林，是一个位于英格兰萨西克斯郡境内的真实地点，就在米尔恩的乡间房舍附近。但在故事书中，这座森林被取作「百亩森林」这个名字。

In 1961, Disney was granted rights to the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, and made many cartoons and movies featuring Milne’s characters. To learn more about Pooh and his friends, check out Milne’s classic books and the Disney films that have brought timeless wisdom to generations.

在1961年，迪斯尼取得《小熊维尼》系列故事的版权，制作了许多米尔恩故事里角色的卡通及电影。如果想更了解小熊维尼以及他的朋友，可以去看看已带给不只一个世代永恒智慧的米尔恩经典图书和迪斯尼电影。

－by Joe Henley

Vocabulary

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countless [ˋkaʊntlɪs] adj. 数不尽的，无数的

playmate [ˋple͵met] n. 玩伴

staple [ˋstep!] n. 主要成分

make-believe [ˈmekbɪˌliv] n. 虚构；虚幻 fantasy, imagination

impart [ɪmˋpɑrt] v. 传授 to pass on; transmit

energetic [͵ɛnɚˋdʒɛtɪk] adj. 精力旺盛的；精神饱满的

grant [grænt] v. 同意，准予

feature [fitʃɚ] v. 以……为特色；是……的特色

timeless [ˋtaɪmlɪs] adj. 不受时间影响的

Idiom

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run wild 自由生长; 人其发展 to get out of control

make one’s way 前进 to advance in life by one's personal efforts

Reading Questions

1.   Which of the following statements about Winnie-the-Pooh is NOT true?

(A)  The stories of Winnie have been made into cartoons and movies.

(B)  Part of Winnie’s name was taken from the name of a swan.

(C)  Winnie was actually a real teddy bear, which was named for a real bear.

(D)  The Winnie-the-Pooh stories were written by Christopher Robin.

2.    What is true of characters such as Piglet, Eeyore, and Tigger?

(A)  They were actually real animals.

(B)  They were based on a child’s toys.

(C)  They were only featured in one book.

(D)  They were created by Disney.

3.    What do we know about the “Hundred Acre Wood?”

(A)  It is a popular theme park run by the Disney corporation.

(B)  It is where Christopher Robin first came across a black bear named Winnie.

(C)  It is the fictional name in the Winnie-the-Pooh stories for Ashdown Forest.

(D)  It is a place that Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends avoid as much as possible.

YTP - Pooh's Adventures of the Good, the Bad and the Tigger

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