媒體英語(yǔ)
Jon Fosse: Norwegian author and playwright wins Nobel Literature Prize 挪威作家約恩·福瑟獲諾貝爾文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)
來(lái)自挪威的作家、詩(shī)人、劇作家約恩·福瑟被授予諾貝爾文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)。評(píng)定該獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)的瑞典文學(xué)院稱，約恩·福瑟獲獎(jiǎng)是因?yàn)樗?“以創(chuàng)新性的戲劇和散文為不可言喻之事發(fā)聲”。
Jon Fosse began writing stories as a child. His breakthrough novel, Boathouse, was published in 1989. Having established himself as a novelist, poet and children's author, he then turned his attention to writing plays.
約恩·福瑟從童年時(shí)就開始編寫故事。他在1989年發(fā)表的小說(shuō)《船屋》令他嶄露頭角。在以小說(shuō)家、詩(shī)人及兒童文學(xué)作家的身份站穩(wěn)腳跟后，他將注意力轉(zhuǎn)移到戲劇劇本創(chuàng)作。
His sparse, Pinteresque style brought him to international attention, though commercial success has eluded him in the UK. Jon Fosse was nominated for the Booker Prize, won the Ibsen Prize, and was awarded the French Order of Merit in 2007. He said he's overwhelmed and somewhat frightened at becoming a Nobel laureate.
他的劇作中人物對(duì)話簡(jiǎn)短，頗有英國(guó)著名劇作家哈羅德·品特的風(fēng)范，這令他受到了國(guó)際關(guān)注，盡管他的作品在英國(guó)并未取得商業(yè)上的成功。約恩·福瑟曾獲得布克文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)提名、獲得過(guò)易卜生戲劇獎(jiǎng)、并在2007年被授予法國(guó)國(guó)家功績(jī)勛章。他說(shuō)他對(duì)于自己成為諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)獲得者一事備感激動(dòng)，同時(shí)也有些受寵若驚。
His latest book, Septology, a semi-autobiographical magnum opus, is in seven parts spread across three volumes. It runs to 1,250 pages without a single full stop.
他的最新作品《七部曲》是一部半自傳體巨著，分為七個(gè)部分，共三卷。這部作品長(zhǎng)達(dá)1250頁(yè)，其中沒(méi)有一個(gè)句號(hào)。
詞匯表
breakthrough 有重大進(jìn)展的，突破性的
novelist 小說(shuō)家
sparse 稀少的，零星的
Pinteresque 與劇作家哈羅德·品特相似的，有品特作品風(fēng)范的
commercial success 商業(yè)上的成功，作品暢銷、賣座
eluded 未能達(dá)到，與（某人）無(wú)緣
Booker Prize 布克文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)
Nobel laureate 諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)獲得者
semi-autobiographical 半自傳體的
magnum opus （作家或藝術(shù)家的）最重要的作品，代表作
volumes （文學(xué)作品的）冊(cè)，卷
full stop 句號(hào)
閱讀理解：請(qǐng)?jiān)谧x完上文后，回答下列問(wèn)題。
1. When did Fosse start writing plays?
2. True or false? The Nobel Prize in Literature is the first award Fosse has won.
3. How does Fosse feel about becoming a Nobel laureate?
4. What is mentioned about the punctuation in Septology?
答案
1. When did Fosse start writing plays?
He started writing plays after he established himself as a novelist, poet and children's author.
2. True or false? The Nobel Prize in Literature is the first award Fosse has won.
False. Jon Fosse had won the Ibsen Prize before.
3. How does Fosse feel about becoming a Nobel laureate?
He said he's overwhelmed and somewhat frightened at becoming a Nobel laureate.
4. What is mentioned about the punctuation in Septology?
Septology runs to 1,250 pages without a single full stop.
