一起来写读书笔记之---记忆传授者（the giver)

婧珂妈

小荷家宝贝的英文读书笔记给我们做了很好的榜样，要给孩子看看，学习好的经验。

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it was a Small thing, the standing; but no one had ever stood automatically to acknowledge Jonas's presence before.(Everything changed when Jonas became the Receiver of Memory, even the tiniest details.)
The fabrics on the upholstered chairs and sofa were slightly thicker and more luxurious; the table legs were not straight like chose at home, but slender and curved, with a small carved decoration at the foot. (All these details of the furniture make me know that the Receiver of Memory was different and more important than other people.)
The flesh around them was darkened into shadowed circles.(This little detail shows the man’s tiredness and his will to let Jonas be the next Receiver of Memory.)
Jonas went on, uncomfortably aware that he might be interrupting again,(Because of the education of being polite, Jonas hadn’t get used to the job.)
He rested for a moment, breathing deeply. "I am so weighted with them,'' he said. (This job was hard.)
"I am going to transmit the memory of snow," the old man said, and placed his hands on Jonas’s bare back.(I think the next part will be exciting and fascinating to the reader and Jonas.)

lovealan

这种读书方法真好啊，可是我们这样的也只能是仰望了

天行妈

你们看英语的，我今天借来了中文的。

天行妈

昨天一晚上，天天就把这书的中文版给看完了，读后感就四个字：老好看的。为了能和他交流，我也拿来看，不过，好象不是太对我胃口的。

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Chapter Eleven:
At the same instant, breathing in, he felt the air change, and his very breath was cold. He licked his lips, and in doing so, his tongue touched the suddenly chilled air.(The writer wrote this part with all the details because Jonas had this feeling for the first time and other members in the community didn’t have it.)
The touch of the man's hands seemed to have disappeared.(It’s sort of magical.)
Comprehending all of those things as he sped downward, he was free to enjoy the breathless glee that overwhelmed him: the speed, the clear cold air, the total silence, the feeling of balance and excitement and peace.(All these things were new to Jonas and he was really happy to feel them and experience them.)
Snow made growing food difficult, limited the agricultural periods. And unpredictable weather made transportation almost impossible at rimes.(I think this was the reason why the bad weather has disappeared and the community was very peaceful.)
His skin began to sting. Restlessly he moved one arm, bending it, and felt a sharp pain in the crease of his inner arm at the elbow.(Jonas was going to fell the painful part of the training.)
"Call me The Giver,'' he told Jonas.(Now I know the whole name of the title---the Giver of Memory.)

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Chapter 12:
Jonas simply smiled and nodded, not ready to lie, not willing to tell the truth.(Although Jonas had to follow the rules, he was still feeling uncomfortable about the rules.)
All of them talked at once, interrupting each other, hastily making the required apology for interrupting, then forgetting again in the excitement of describing the new experiences.(Everyone was really excited, but unfortunately Jonas couldn’t share his wonderful feelings.)
He was already seated beside the bed, and he seemed more energetic today, slightly renewed, and glad to see Jonas.(Because of the memory the Giver had given to Jonas, he felt much better, and had a better attitude.)
But it didn't come.(Something was going to happen.)
Jonas grinned with delight, and blew his own steamy breath into view.(The memory brought Jonas comforting memory.)
probably when you saw the faces take on color it wasn't as deep or vibrant as the apple, or your friend's hair.(Now I know all the reason for the strange things Jonas had seen.)
"We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others."( I was first confused when I realized the people in the book cn’t see any color, now I know the reason.)

小荷听雨

chapter 3
Father had brought Gabe home, and here is the mistake. Lilly had squealed that the newborn had different eyes, just like Jonas. Their eyes were pale. Lighter than the others’ eyes. When we say pale and light, we’re referring to color. And yet, the author later tell us that the world of the community doesn’t have colors. So, there’s a kind of mistake here. And since Jonas’s lighter colored eyes gives us a hint of his assignment’s specialness, and it is also part of the reason why Jonas liked Gabe so much, this mistake is pretty big! (Just like the glass shoe that didn’t turn back in Cinderella).
Jonas then started to remember one of his awkward incidents. The time when he and Asher had been playing Catch with an apple, and Jonas had seen something change, within the apple. Not its size, not its shape. But a quality, one that Jonas couldn’t describe and had never seen before, changed within the apple. We know, or rather, we can guess, that Jonas had seen color for the first time. And Jonas had taken the apple home that day, in spite of the rules, to examine it. But he never found anything unusual.
At the end of the paragraph, the author had, once again, pointed out the newchild’s eyes, and the look of depth they gave him.

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Chapter 13:
There would be a glimpse of green -- the landscaped lawn around the Central Plaza; a bush on the riverbank. The bright orange of pumpkins being trucked in from the agricultural fields beyond the community boundary -- seen in an instant, the flash of brilliant color, but gone again, returning to their flat and hueless shade.(Jonas’s life became more colorful and beautiful.)
"they chose their own job??"(This kind of thing is regular in our life.)
the sharp crack of weapons – he perceived the word guns -- and then shouts, and an immense crashing thud as something fell, tearing branches from the trees.(The Giver had given Jonas a really, really bad memory---killing.)
Jonas had never heard such a sound. It was a sound of rage and grief and it seemed never to end.(Jonas was surprised of all the feelings the elephants had expressed.)
But he read the titles here and there, and knew that they contained all of the knowledge of centuries, and that one day they would belong to him.(Jonas was starting to look forward to the job.)
"So there will be a whole part of your life which you won't be able to share with a family. It's hard, Jonas. It was hard for me.(Because the job was so special, the rules were strong and hard. I can’t think what I will do if I can’t share with my family.)
Life here is so orderly, so predictable -- so painless.(Now I am thinking this kind of life is boring.)
He paused, and seemed to be struggling with the concept.(The memory was hard and painful to remember.)
Jonas knew, on days when he arrived to find The Giver hunched over, rocking his body slightly back and forth, his
face pale, that he would be sent away.(Something was wrong with the Giver.)
The Giver nodded. "Lie down," he said. "It's time, I suppose. I can't shield you forever. You'll have to take it all on eventually.(I think something painful will happen to Jonas.)

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Chapter 14:
The sled moved forward, and Jonas grinned with delight, looking forward to the breathtaking slide down through the invigorating air.(The word ‘look forward’ told me this trip was not going to the same as before.)
It was as if a hatchet lay lodged in his leg, slicing through each nerve with a hot blade.(This sentence mode the pain Jonas felt more easy to understand.)
No medication for anything related to his training.And no discussion of his training(We can see why the training was so hard now.)
"And the strongest memory that came was hunger. It came from many generations back. Centuries back.The population had gotten so big that hunger was everywhere. Excruciating hunger and starvation. It was followed by warfare."(This tells us that the memory from the generations before was important to the community.)
"Bur then everyone would be burdened and pained. They don't want that. And that's the real reason The Receiver is so vital to them, and so honored.(It is a little unfair to the Receive of Memory.)
She was kneeling beside the crib, making funny faces at the little one, who was smiling back at her.(All the family members love the new member of their family unit.)
The new child was on his stomach, his arms relaxed beside his head, his eyes closed, and his breathing regular and un- disturbed. Finally Jonas slept too.(This description made us see a cute and peaceful baby, sleeping, undisturbed.)
He was not aware of giving the memory; but suddenly he realized that it was becoming dimmer, that it was sliding through his hand into the being of the new child.(I think Gabriel (or all babies) can receive memories easily.)