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Literature Spot 4 The Pearl - By John Steinbeck Read and listen to the story. Kino was a poor pearl diver.One day his baby was stung by a scorpion, so he took the baby to the doctor. But Kino didn't have any money. He only had some very poor quality pearls. The doctor didn't want to treat the baby,so the doctor's servant lied to Kino: "The doctor has gone out." That day, Kino went diving for pearls.When he was diving he saw a very large oyster.He swam down and down and picked up the oyster.Then he came to the surface. He took his knife and opened the shell of the oyster. Inside, there was an enormous and beautiful pearl - the greatest pearl in the world! Kino and his wife Juana were very happy. Now they would have enough money to educate their son and maybe buy new clothes and even a rifle. The news of the pearl spread through the town very quickly. That evening, lots of neighbours came to their house and they talked about what Kino and Juana could do with the money. The doctor and his servant also came to the house, because they had also heard about the pearl. The doctor made Kino and Juana afraid about the scorpion sting. He gave the baby medicine, which he said would save him. The doctor looked around the house,because he knew that the pearl would be hidden somewhere there. In the middle of the night, while Kino and his family were sleeping, Kino suddenly heard a noise. Someone was trying to get the pearl! In the darkness, Kino jumped up with his knife but someone hit him on the head and ran away. The next morning he took the pearl to the pearl dealers in the main square of the town. There were many dealers but they all worked for one man and they always gave the divers the lowest possible price for their pearls. Kino went to different dealers but they all said that the pearl was too big and ugly and that it wasn't worth more than 1,500 pesos. Kino was very angry.He decided to go to the capital city because he knew that the pearl was very valuable. But that night someone attacked him outside his house. Juana said that the pearl was evil and that it was going to destroy them. She tried to throw the pearl into the sea, but Kino stopped her. Soon afterwards, he was attacked in the darkness by a group of men. He defended himself with his knife and killed one of the men.Kino and Juana knew that they had to get away from the town but someone had made a hole in the bottom of their canoe, so they couldn't go by sea. When they went back to their house they found it in flames.That day, they hid in Kino's brother's house. When night came, Juana and Kino started to walk towards the mountains.They carried the baby with them. Kino was still determined to sell the pearl and kept making plans about the future. During the day, they found a place to hide. They were resting when they saw that three hunters were following them. They hid and stayed very quiet until the hunters had gone past.Then they ran to the mountains. High in the mountains, they found a stream and a waterfall. They drank water and then decided to hide in one of the caves under the waterfall. That evening, the hunters arrived and camped next to the waterfall. Juana had difficulty keeping the baby quiet,so Kino decided to go down and try to kill the men. He was just about to attack them, when the hunters heard the baby.They thought that it was a coyote. A man fired his rifle just as Kino attacked.Kino then took the man's rifle and killed the other men. But suddenly everything went very quiet and Kino knew that something was wrong. He went back to the cave. The baby was dead!He had been hit by the first rifle shot. Kino and Juana walked back to the town carrying the body of their dead baby.They walked slowly. The people came out to meet them but Kino and Juana ignored everybody. They walked towards the sea. Kino took out the pearl. It was grey and ugly, and in the pearl he could see evil faces. He offered the pearl to Juana but she said softly: "No, you." Kino took the pearl and threw it into the water. It dropped to the bottom and settled near some plants. A crab climbed over it and it was covered with sand. The pearl had disappeared. 文学园地4 珍珠 约翰o斯坦贝克 读故事、听故事。 基诺是一个穷苦的采珠人。 一天，他的孩子被蝎子叮了，他就带着孩子去看医生。 但是基诺没有钱。他只有一些劣质珍珠。 医生不想给孩子看病，护士人员就骗基诺说：“医生出门了。” 当天，基诺就去采珍珠。 他采珍珠的时候，发现了一个非常大的牡蛎。 他游下去，捡起牡蛎。 然后游上水面。 他拿起刀子，翘开了牡蛎壳。 里面有一颗美丽的大珍珠—世界上最璀璨的珍珠！ 基诺和他的妻子胡安娜非常开心。 现在他们就有钱让儿子接受教育，或者买新衣服，甚至是买一支来复枪。 很快那颗珍珠的消息就在镇里传开了。 当天晚上，很多邻居都来他们家了，他们谈论着基诺和胡安娜应该怎么花那些钱。 医生和护士人员也来了，因为他们也听说了那颗珍珠。 医生使基诺和胡安娜对蝎子叮的那一下感到很恐惧。 他给孩子开了药，说那药能救孩子。 医生环视整间屋子，因为他知道珍珠就藏在房子的某个地方。 午夜，基诺和家人都睡觉的时候，他突然听到一阵响声。 有人想要偷珍珠！ 黑暗中，基诺拿着刀跳起来，却被人击中了头部，然后那人跑了。 第二天早上，他带着珍珠去了镇上的大广场，那儿有很多珍珠贩子。 珍珠贩子很多，但他们都为一个人工作，他们总是尽可能地以最低价钱买采珠人的珍珠。 基诺找了好几个珍珠贩子，但他们都说珍珠又大又丑，值不了1,500比索。基诺很生气。 他决定去首都，因为他知道那颗珍珠价值连城。 但是那天晚上有人在他家门外袭击了他。胡安娜说这颗珍珠不吉利，它会毁了他们。 她想把珍珠扔进大海，却被基诺拦住了。 不久后一天晚上，一群人袭击了他。他用刀子自卫，杀死了其中一个人。 基诺和胡安娜知道他们必须离开镇子，但是有人在他们的船底凿了个洞，他们没法从海上走了。 他们回家后发现房子着火了。那天，他们藏在基诺哥哥家。 到了晚上，胡安娜和基诺开始往山里走。他们还带着孩子。 基诺仍然坚持要卖掉珍珠，继续为将来做着计划。 白天，他们找到了一个藏身之地。 他们休息的时候发现三个猎人跟踪他们。 他们藏了起来，静悄悄一声不吭，直到猎人们过去。然后他们往山里跑。 爬到山的高处，他们发现了一条小溪和一个瀑布。 他们喝了点儿水，决定藏到瀑布下面的某个山洞里。 那天晚上，猎人们来到了瀑布边，在这儿扎营歇脚。 胡安娜没法让孩子安静下来，基诺决定下去杀了猎人。 他刚要袭击他们，猎人听到了孩子的声音。他们以为是狼在叫。 基诺正要袭击，一个人开了枪。基诺就抢了那人的枪，杀死了其他人。 但是突然万籁俱静，基诺知道一定出什么事了。 他回到洞里。孩子死了！他被第一枪打中了。 基诺和胡安娜抱着孩子的尸体走回镇里。他们走得特别慢。 人们都出来迎接他们，但是基诺和胡安娜对人们一视无睹。 他们向海边走去。基诺拿出珍珠。 它颜色发灰，散发着不详的气息，透过珍珠他能看见无数邪恶的面孔。 他把珍珠递给胡安娜，但是她轻轻地说：“不，你来。” 基诺拿着珍珠，把它扔进水里。 它掉到了海底，落在几棵植物旁边。 一只螃蟹从它上面爬过去，它被沙石掩埋了。 珍珠已经消失了。 |
