张丽娜

Judith Kerr was unusual in being equally successful as a writer and illustrator. In a career， she created more than 30 books， all of which have remained in print and sell worldwide.

The best-selling The Tiger Who Came to Tea （1968） was her first book. Characterized by its bold， naive-style illustrations， it tells the playful and imaginative story of how the everyday routine of a mother and her young daughter， Sophie， is disrupted by the unexpected arrival of a handsome stripy（有条纹的） tiger. There is no panic; the tiger settles down to drink all the water and eat all the food， to Sophie's delight rather than terror， before leaving politely. When father comes home， he cheers mother and daughter up by taking them out to dinner.

Antonia Fraser， one of the earliest reviewers， said it was a simple picture book that created delight for children. Later， many other reviewers assumed that the tiger stood for the Gestapo， who had so vividly interrupted Judith's own childhood. When interviewing her at events across the country I frequently heard her say， “It's just the story of a tiger who came to tea. I made it up to amuse my children because we were bored and their father was away filming for very long days at a time.”

Always thoughtfully prepared and elegantly and beautifully turned out， she remained a lively and inspiring speaker until her death， taking part in festivals and bookshop events， where she charmed audiences from babies to grandparents with her dry humour， warmth and natural storytelling ability.

Reading Check

Why did the author make up the story？

A.To make her children happy.

B.To express her love for the tigers.

C.To prepare for some bookshop events.

D.To kill time when waiting for her husband.

Language Study

I. 寫作推荐

In a career， she created more than 30 books， all of which have remained in print and sell worldwide. 在其职业生涯中，她创造出30多部作品，所有的这些作品目前仍在印刷，销往世界各地。

【点石成金】句中的which指代前面的books，引导非限制性定语从句，对前面主句进行补充说明。

【仿写】我的爸爸失业了，这使我很沮丧。

Ⅱ. 畅销书话题表达

1. be equally successful as 作为……和……都很成功

2. the best-selling 畅销书

3. be characterized by 以……为特色

4. It tells the playful and imaginative story of...

它讲述了一个有趣和充满想象力的故事

5. be disrupted by 被……打扰

6. the earliest reviewers 最早的评论者

7. a simple picture book 一本简单的图画书

8. create delight for children 给孩子创造快乐

9. amuse my children 逗我的孩子开心

10. stand for 代表;象征

11. think highly of 高度评价

12. It's just the story of...  讲的只是一个……故事

13. thoughtfully prepared and elegantly and be-autifully turned out 精心准备，优雅而美丽地出席

14. She charmed audiences from babies to grandparents with her dry humour， warmth and natural storytelling ability. 她常以她的自嘲，温暖及自然讲述故事的能力吸引她的观众，老少皆宜。

Ⅲ. 小试牛刀

假定你是李华，你的英国网友Tony想买一本畅销的儿童读物送给他的儿子当作礼物，发邮件向你征求建议，请给他回一封邮件，推荐一本你喜欢的儿童读物。

注意：

1. 词数100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3. 邮件开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Tony，

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Yours，

Li Hua