“Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss. But every once in a while you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.”
“我们生命中会遇到很多人，有的黯淡无光，有的色彩艳丽，有的光彩照人。但是偶尔，你也会遇到一个彩虹般绚丽的人。当你真的遇到，其他人就此变成匆匆浮云。”
Have you ever been in love at first sight? Do you have an experience of "flipped"? Can you give me some reasons to fall in love with someone? You may find the answers after reading Flipped, the famous American novel which has been adapted to a successful movie. It is not only a romantic comedy about adolescents, but a book full of philosophy as well.
你是否曾经一见钟情？你有过心动的经历吗？你能说出一些爱上某人的原因吗？读了美国著名小说《怦然心动》后，你也许会有所启发。这本小说已经被改编成一部成功的电影。它不仅是一部关于青少年的浪漫喜剧，也是一本充满哲理的书。
In Grade Two, the moment Juli saw Bryce's blue eyes, she was flipped. She had been making every effort to get close to him, but he tried his best to avoid any communication with her. However, after some events, he began to pay attention to Juli. And unexpectedly, in Grade Eight, Bryce suddenly felt that Juli's unusual interest and pride in her family made her very attractive. He gradually found that she fell in love with the girl and bravely expressed his heart. In the meantime, Juli reflected on their relationship and realized Bryce’s empty and poor soul...
二年级时，看到布莱斯蓝眼睛的那一瞬间，她的心就被击中了。她一直想方设法接近他，但是他避之不及，不愿与她有任何交流。然而，经过一系列事件后，他开始关注她。没想到到了八年级，布莱斯突然觉得朱丽不同寻常的兴趣和对于家庭的自豪感使她显得很有魅力，逐渐发现自己爱上了她，并勇敢地表明心意。此时女孩却开始反思这段关系，觉得布莱斯漂亮的蓝眼睛或许跟他本人一样，其实很空洞⋯⋯
The whole book is narrated from the perspective of hero and heroine, which is very picturesque. You'll be surprised how different people think of the same thing. We really need to learn to see things from multiple perspectives, for they are not simply black or white in many cases. There are quite a lot classical sentences, such as “The whole being greater than the sum of its parts” and “The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. People do change in a positive way”. The former sentence asks us to learn to look at a person or a thing in a comprehensive way, and the latter tells us that personality can be changed positively.
整本书都是从男女主人公的角度来叙述的，非常生动。你会惊讶于不同的人对同一件事的看法。我们真的需要学会从多个角度看问题，因为在很多情况下，事物并不是非黑即白的。书中有很多经典的句子，如“整体大于部分之和”和“落下的苹果不会离树很远，（而）人确实会以积极的方式改变”。前一句话要求我们学会全面地看待一个人或一件事，后一句话则告诉我们性格可以积极地改变。
The plots are vivid and most of the words and expressions are easy in this book. It is suitable for us to read it. So, how to read the original English books? Here are some suggestions. First of all, reserve the vocabulary. We can constantly accumulate new words in our daily study and life to expand our vocabulary. Second, start from reading bilingual books, and then change to read original English ones. Third, understand the background knowledge and basic content of the books. By doing this, we can understand the content better. Finally, when coming across words and sentences and classic paragraphs that we don’t know, we should extract and memorize them.
这本书的情节生动、多数词汇也比较简单，适合我们阅读。那么，如何阅读英语原著呢？这里有一些建议。首先，储备词汇量。我们可以在日常的学习和生活中不断地积累，扩大词汇量。第二，从阅读双语书籍开始，然后改为阅读英文原著。第三，了解书的背景知识和基本内容，这样我们可以更好地理解内容。最后，当遇到不懂的单词、句子和经典段落时，我们应该摘抄并记住它们。
Date: 2019/12/3
