内容简介

本书《漂浮岛》主要讲述了娃娃一家的故事。在书里的世界有个玩具店，店里有个玩具叫娃娃屋，娃娃一家都住在这里面。白天，娃娃一家就安安静静地立在橱窗里面而到了晚上娃娃一家就会唱起歌跳起舞。有一天，伊丽莎白的叔叔走进玩具店一眼相中了并把它们买下来作为伊丽莎白的生日礼物。于是娃娃一家被钉入了木箱开始了他们的奇幻之旅。在旅行的途中，它们乘坐的船遇到了大风暴，把它们冲到了一个叫做漂浮岛的地方，它们也各自失散了。庆幸的是它们在历经千难万险之后终于重逢于漂浮岛。并且在漂浮到上面，娃娃一家与当地小动物们相遇相知相识，建立了深厚的友谊，也逐渐适应了漂浮岛的生活。

 这本书充满童趣并且配有大量的插图，非常适合小读者阅读。此次翻译实践主要翻译了本书的第一到十二章节，向读者介绍了娃娃屋一家以及它们为何会漂流到漂浮岛的故事。

这些章节看似是一个个独立的小故事，实际上相互关联。作者通过简单童稚的话语传递着大哲理。即无论我们生活中遇到什么挑战和困难，我们都要永葆初心，坚定向前，始终怀着爱和感动大步向前。

INTRODUCTION

The Floating Island is about a story of the Dolls’ family. There is a toy shop in the book. It had a toy called Dolls’ family. In the daytime the dolls’ family kept silent in the display while at night they sang and danced. One day, Elizabeth’s uncle came into the toy shop. The toy Dolls’ family attracted his attention, so he bought it as Elizabeth’s birthday present. Thus, the shop assistant put it into the cartoon and started its exploring trip. During the trip, the ship encountered the storm and the Dolls’ family was rushed to the floating island. They got separated. Luckily, they met again in the floating island after the difficulties. Finally, the Dolls’ family gradually adapted to the life on the island and established friendship with the animals on the island.

This book is very interesting and equipped with illustrations, so it is very suitable to the children. The translation practice translates chapters 1-12. It’s mainly about the reason why Dolls’ family were rushed to the floating island?

It seems that there are independent stories in these chapters, but they are linked. The writer transmits philosophical thoughts to us through simple words. Although we might meet many difficulties in the life, we should always hold love and courage when face the difficulties.