读与朝暮第九期：《遇见你之前》

选择作品：Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

     “《纽约时报》年度畅销小说，被改编为经典电影！”

    “童话般的爱情故事背后，是对爱情，生死抉择与存在意义的深刻探讨。”

    露·克拉克受雇照顾因车祸瘫痪而变得暴躁厌世的威尔，两人最初互相不对付，到后来逐渐相识相爱。威尔带着平凡而窘困的克拉克领略到一个全新的天地，克拉克用自己的阳光与真诚温暖了威尔的心。可无法忍受瘫痪生活的威尔最后选择安乐死，并为克拉克在法国提供了工作机会，帮助她拥有了更好的人生。

    讲解节选在结局部分。威尔去世后，克拉克来到法国，读起威尔留给她的信，带着他的爱走向全新的天地。

内容干货

1.作者简介，本文概要

    作者简介：Jojo Moyes is an English journalist and, since 2002, an award-winning romance novelist, #1 New York Times best selling author and screenwriter. She is one of only a few authors to have twice won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award.

    Notable Works: Me Before You, After You, Still Me, the Giver of Stars

     作品梗概：Louisa is hired by Will's mum to take care of him for six months. Although they have a rocky start, their relationship grows over time, going for hate, to like, to love. Because  bad health situation , Will finally decide to end his life, and change Louisa’s life.

 

2.单词词组，地道表达

     在the tepid sun of a Parisian autumn中，静静地品尝着a plate of croissants and a large cup of filter coffee，感受着Gallic efficiency与法兰西风光。

    宁静而闷热的空气中, 混杂着the scents of patisserie and the acrid tang of someone's cigarettes，车马喧嚣，情意绵长。

    站在巴黎的街道中，sat and squinted a little against the low sun，内心天翻地覆。

    咖啡馆的服务生，the tall and brisk man，为你端来一杯cognac，抚慰心神。

    我的爱人，当你读到这封信时，请你as little fuss as possible，but feel a bit exhilarated。

    看到我做的一切，请不要wistful and indebted，看到你走向更远是我的心愿。

    合上信纸，tear had plopped in front of the rickety table。

    小心翼翼地 tuck the letter，认真地straightened my bag on my shoulder，奔赴向新的天地。

3.散文佳句，沉浸赏析

    I am conscious that knowing me has caused you pain, and grief, and I hope that one day when you are less angry with me and less upset you will see not just that I could only have done the thing that I did, but also that this will help you live a really good life, a better life, than if you hadn't met me. 你可知晓我的为计深远？

     And stepping out from behind the table, I straightened my bag on my shoulder and set off down the street towards the parfumerie and the whole of Paris beyond. 带着你的爱与希冀，奔向下一程未知。

 

4.主旨哲思，流连赏玩

    爱意永恒，温暖心弦

    You are scored on my heart, Clark. You were from the first day you walked in, with your ridiculous clothes and your bad jokes and your complete inability to ever hide a single thing you felt. You changed my life so much more than this money will ever change yours.

    这样笨拙而天真的你，于我举世无双。

 

    开拓眼界，坚定自我

    “I'm not really telling you to jump off tall buildings, or swim with whales or anything (although I would secretly love to think you were), but to live boldly.

    Push yourself. Don't settle. Wear those stripy legs with pride.”

    走出舒适圈，勇敢开辟崭新的天地；别忘记自我，坚定追求自己的意义。

    

    岁月恒长，世事多变。这个世界充斥着太多可能性，蝴蝶扇动翅膀，远洋骤起风暴，我们永远不知道，明天和意外，究竟哪个先到来。

    可我仍要感谢世界的无常，让我跨过千万道人潮，如此幸运地遇见了你。

    遇见你之前，我如稚气而茫然的初生小兽，对世界一无所知，只是跌跌撞撞地于此摸索，摇摇晃晃地向前行走。

    遇见你之后，我终于明白——

    爱并非战无不胜，却足够坚诚动人。

    生命并非坚不可摧，却足够广袤无垠。