The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

作者C.S.LewisPaulineBaynes
出版社HarperTrophy
出版时间2006-03-01

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AslandoesnotalwayschoosethemostobviouspeopletoenterNarnia,andC.S.LewisbeginsTheVoyageoftheDawnTreaderbytellingus,"TherewasaboycalledEustaceClarenceScrubb,andhealmostdeservedit."Notsurprisingly,Eustacedoesnotlikehiscousins,LucyandEdmund,andwhentheyaresenttostaywithhimonesummer,Eustacecanonlythinkhowhecanmaketheirstaymiserable.ButthisisbeforethethreechildrenseethepictureinLucy'sroom.EdmundandLucyrecognizeitatonceasaNarnianship.Herprowwasgildedandshapedliketheheadofadragonwithwide-openmouth.Shehadonlyonemastandonelarge,squaresailwhichwasarichpurple.Thesidesoftheship-whatyoucouldseeofthemwherethegildedwingsofthedragonended-weregreen."Thequestionis,"saidEdmund,"whetheritdoesn'tmakethingsworse,lookingataNarnianshipwhenyoucan'tgetthere."Suddenly,andbeforethechildrenquiteunderstandwhatishappening,theyaretumblingthroughthepictureandintotheblueNarniansea.Eustaceishorrified.HeisnotevengratefulwhenPrinceCaspianandtheNarniansailorspullhimsafelyaboardtheDawnTreader.ButEdmundandLucyaredelightedtoseetheiroldNarnianfriends,especiallyCaspianandReepicheepthefearlessmouse.Asthedayspass,EdmundandLucylovetheirlifeonboardshipwhileEustacesulksandplotsrevenge.Evenescapingfrompiratesandaterriblestormdonotteachhimtovaluehisfriends.Finallyhismeannessandgreedgivehimanopportunityfortherevengehewants.Buthehastopayaterribleprice.PoorEustace!Heonlyrealisesjustwhatamonsterheiswhenheischangedintoahuge,scalydragon!Itwasverydrearybeingadragon.HeshudderedwheneverhecaughtsightofhisownreflectionHehatedthehuge,batlikewings,thesaw-edgedridgeonhisback,andthecruel,curvedclaws.Hewasalmostafraidtobealonewithhimselfandyethewasashamedtobewiththeothers.ButhasAslanforgottenEustace?WillthechildrenescapethechillingDeathwaterIsland?WhoaretheDufflepudsandwhatisthesecretoftheterrifyingDarkIslandwhichthreatenstodrawtheDawnTreaderintoitsshadowsforever.And,finally,whatiswaitingforthemattheEndoftheWorld?Willtheybestrongenoughtofacethelastandgreatesttest?

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