storyteller of refugees
难民的说书人
Nobel Prize in Literature
诺贝尔文学奖
73-year-old Abdulrazak Gurnah from Tanzania
73岁的阿卜杜勒拉扎克·古尔纳来自坦桑尼亚
mainly about refugees
主要是关于难民的
because of wars or to find a better life
因为战争或者为了寻找更好的生活
the Swedish Academy
瑞典学院
his writings
他的作品
show us the lives of refugees
向我们展示难民的生活
in a kind way
以友善的方式
see how colonialism influences people
看看殖民主义是如何影响人们的
through his works
通过他的作品
Paradise
《天堂》
one of his most famous novels
他最著名的小说之一
a boy called Yusuf from colonial East Africa
一个叫优素福的男孩来自殖民时期的东非
during World War I
在第一次世界大战期间
sells him to pay a debt
卖了他来还债
war, diseases and child slavery
战争、疾病和儿童奴役
By the Sea
《海边》
learn about his past
了解他的过去
the history of his country
他的国家的历史
was a refugee
是一名难民
leave Africa
离开非洲
arrived in England
抵达英国
are dying
快要死了
are being hurt
正受到伤害
must deal with these problems
必须处理好这些问题
Choose the answer:
1. What can we learn about Gurnah?
关于古尔纳，我们能了解到些什么？
He wrote stories about refugees.
他写关于难民的故事。
A. He started writing books in his 70s.
（他在70多岁时开始写书。）
B. He works at the Swedish Academy.
（他在瑞典学院工作。）
D. He lives in Tanzania.
（他住在坦桑尼亚。）
2. What is Paragraph 3 about?
第三段讲的是什么？
Gurnah's works.
古尔纳的作品。
A. Gurnah's childhood.（古尔纳的童年。）
B. Life in East Africa.（东非的生活。）
C. The First World War.（第一次世界大战。）
3. What does Gurnah share with the character in By the Sea?
古尔纳与《海边》中的角色有什么共同之处？
They both left their country to live in England.
他们都离开了自己的国家，住在英国。
A. They both worked hard to pay their debts.
（他们两人都努力工作来还债。）
C. They both love to travel around the world.
（他们都喜欢环游世界。）
D. They both studied world history when they were in Africa.
（他们在非洲时都学过世界史。）
4.Which of the following is Gurnah's idea?
以下哪一项是古尔纳的主意？
We should deal with refugee problems kindly.
我们应该善待难民问题。
A. Refugees should read his books.
（难民应该读他的书。）
B. Refugees are not safe anywhere.
（难民在任何地方都不安全。）
C.We should not think about refugees.
（我们不应该考虑难民。）
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