thegiver英文版

Jonas – the protagonist, an eleven year-old when the novel opens, who is selected to become Receiver of Memory at his Ceremony of Twelve. He is intelligent, brave, caring, sensitive, and determined. The Giver – the incumbent Receiver of Memory, who stores human experiences from the time before Sameness. The Community's Elders rely upon his "wisdom" in the event of emergencies; because no one wants the pain that comes with keeping the necessary memories, this "honor" is restricted to one individual. He is frusutrated at the Elders for only consulting him during emergencies instead of all of the time, and seems somewhat disgusted by the actions of the community's people, though he tells Jonas that they "know nothing" and therefore cannot be blamed. His real name is not known. Jonas's Mother – an intelligent, practical woman who serves her Community as a judge. Jonas's Father – a caring man, something of the ideal father figure, who works as a Nurturer for children in their first year of life. Later, Jonas learns that his father is, sometimes, responsible for the Release of defective children. Lily – Jonas's talkative, curious, enthusiastic and outgoing younger sister. Asher – Jonas's closest friend, a clumsy and easygoing boy who is assigned the position of Assistant Director of Recreation. Fiona – Female friend of both Jonas and Asher. Her red hair represents a failure of genetic engineering, as the Giver notes: "We never completely mastered Sameness. The genetic scientists are still... trying to work the kinks out. Hair like Fiona's must drive them crazy." She works as a Caretaker for the Old. Despite her kind demeanor, she is adept at Releasing the elderly without emotion. She is referred to as Jonas's 'favorite female' as a result of his sexual emotions for her. Gabriel – an infant from the Nurturing Center whom Jonas's father takes home for extra care. Slow in development and highly emotional, Gabriel is at risk of Release. Jonas takes him on his journey to Elsewhere. Gabriel is able to Receive memories from Jonas. He is also one of the only people other than Jonas and a female Six to have pale eyes. Rosemary – the Elders' previous selection to be the new Receiver of Memory, when Jonas was a Two. Her training failed, in a way which impacted the entire Community: defeated by the memories of loss and hurt which the Giver was forced to transfer, she asked for Release. Once she was released, the memories given her had no place to go, so they floated freely. The Giver reveals that Rosemary was his daughter, though some readers believe the Giver uses the term "daughter" metaphorically. Caleb – A child who drowned in the river near the town. Because of release, "natural" or accidental death is not known, so this shocks the community. They chant his name all day in a "Ceremony of Loss" until it fades from their memories.

赐予者他们在讨论改变规定,早一点给自行车.一个委员会在研究讨论这个意见.每当有什么事交给委员会去商议的时候,人们都喜欢开玩笑地说,当这个改变规定的建议被制定的时候,委员会的成员们都已经七老八十了.

Feelings are temporary, whilst emotions are perpetual.

译文：有这么一种讨论，是关于修改"允许使用自行车的最低年龄限制的规定"的。一个委员会正在研究这种想法。而当有事情被提交到委员会作商讨时，总是会被人取笑。人们说，等到这些修改被制定的时候，那些委员会成员们，他们自己都已经年纪一把了。