书名：Pinocchio匹诺曹/木偶奇遇记
难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数710L
作者：Carlo Collodi卡洛·科洛迪
出版社名称：HarperCollins
出版时间：2012
语种：英文
ISBN：9780007920716
商品尺寸：11 x 1.3 x 17.8 cm
包装：简装
页数：182 （以实物为准）

我们都会记得那个长鼻子木偶的故事，他叫匹诺曹，只要他说谎，鼻子就会不断地长，直到他承认了自己的错误。小时候，每当我们说了谎话，都会不自觉地摸一摸自己的鼻子，担心它会不停地长……
我国著名作家巴金曾评价这本书：“我费了几分钟功夫把《木偶奇遇记》读完后，我虽然已经不是一个小孩子了，但我也被迷住了。”
这本Pinocchio《匹诺曹/木偶奇遇记》为HarperCollins推出的英译本，适合有一定英文基础的孩子或成人阅读。
推荐理由：
1.经典童话故事，被誉为影响孩子一生的世界十大名著之一；
2.英译本，内容忠实原著，阅读难度不大；
3.柯林斯经典系列，含历史背景及作者介绍（Life & Times），后附英语词汇注释（Glossary of Classic Literature），生词表采用《柯林斯英语词典》的解释，有助于读者学习理解；
4.原版进口，采用轻型环保纸印刷，小巧轻便，方便随身携带阅读。
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“But I am not like other boys! I always tell the truth.”
The story of Pinocchio has remained one of the best-loved children’s tales for over a century. However, the original 1883 novel about the adventures of the mischievous marionette on his quest to become a real boy began as a sophisticated story for both adults and children, and includes political satire, slapstick humour and questions about the role of tradition and society. From the moment Geppetto decides to carve himself a son from a magical piece of wood, the tale lurches from one fantastical episode to another, in one of the most enchanting fables of all time.
Features:
·Life & Times—a fascinating insight into the author, their work and the time of publication
·Glossary of Classic Literature—useful words and phrases at your fingertips, taken fromCollins English Dictionary

Pinocchio《匹诺曹/木偶奇遇记》讲述当仁慈木匠皮帕诺睡觉的时候，梦见一位蓝色的天使赋予他心爱的木偶皮诺曹生命，于是小木偶开始了他的冒险。如果他要成为真正的男孩，他必须通过勇气、忠心以及诚实的考验。在历险中，他因贪玩而逃学，因贪心而受骗，还因此变成了驴子。后来，他掉进一只大鲸鱼的腹中，意外与皮帕诺相逢……经过这次历险，皮诺曹终于长大了，他变得诚实、勤劳、善良，成为了一个真真正正的男孩。
Made from a piece of pine by a woodcarver named Geppetto, Pinocchio was created as a wooden puppet. But he dreams of becoming a real boy—if only he can overcome his weaknesses and learn to care about others. Much more than a children's story, Pinocchio is a fable of the archetypal quest for all that is meaningful in life.

卡洛·科洛迪（1826—1890年），19世纪意大利著名作家。生于意大利佛罗伦萨乡下一个厨师家庭，在教会学校毕业后，开始给地方报纸写稿，积极参加意大利民族解放运动，并参加了1848年的意大利解放战争。科洛迪以儿童文学作家闻名于世，他先后写过《小手杖游意大利》、《小手杖地理》、《快乐的故事》等童书，代表作为《木偶奇遇记》。
Carlo Collodi (1826–1890) is the pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini, an Italian children’s writer. His most famous work,“The Adventures of Pinocchio”, first appeared in 1880, published weekly in a newspaper for children. The novel’s eponymous character has transcended the page and taken on a life of his own, appearing in films, television, plays, and spinoff works.

CHAPTER 1
How it happened that MrCherry,thecarpenter, found a piece of wood that laughedand criedlike a child.
There was once upon a time…
“A king!” my little readers willshout together.
No, children, youmake amistake. Once upon a time there was a piece of wood.
It was notthe best, but just a common piece of wood,such as is used in stoves and fireplaces to kindle the fire and warm the rooms in winter.
How it happened I cannot tell, but the face is that one fine day this piece of wood just happened to be there in the shop of an old carpenter whose real name was Mr Antonio, but everyone called him Mr Cherry, because the tip of his nose was always as red and shiny as a ripe cherry.
As soon asMr Cherry noticedthispiece of wood,hewasdelighted.He rubbed his handstogetherjoyfully and said, “This has comeat exactly right moment.It is justwhatI needto makealegfor my littletable.”
Then, without hesitating a moment, he took his sharp axe to strip off the bark and the rough part of the wood. But just as he raised the axe for the first blow, he stopped with his arm in the air, for he heard a very tiny voice, begging him gently,“Don’t strip me too hard!”
You can imagine old Mr Cherry’ssurprise.
He looked round the room to see where the tiny voice had come from, he saw nobody. He looked under the bench - nobody. He looked in the cupboard which always shut; but there was nobody. He looked in the basket of chips and sawdust–no one. He opened the door and looked out into the street–no one! What was to be done?