书中讲述了三个人的故事:若伊、凯特和杰克三个狂热的自行车车手,年轻有为,志同道合。故事里有高水准的自行车极客。正如题目所暗示的,克里夫甚至刻意让故事游离在奥运会那终极的竞技场的边缘。但是,此书也绝对不是为了在炎夏给体育迷们提供一份短暂的消遣。
Instead, cycling is the backdrop for a deeper exploration of the struggle between thephysical and the psychological. Into the love triangle and professional exertions MrCleave throws eight-year-old Sophie, diagnosed with leukaemia only days before theOlympics and fighting a different type of battle to the finish.
相反,自行车运动化为了背景。小说在这背景上深入探讨了灵与肉的挣扎。除了三角恋、职业上的进取,克里夫还讲述了苏菲的故事:一个年仅8岁的孩子,在奥林匹克运动会开幕前被诊断出白血病,在生命的尽头处,打了一场特殊的生死之战。
At times the book seems slightly sentimental. Sophie and Kate are a little too good to betrue; Zoe a bit too deranged and calculating. Yet Gold works as a novel because Mr Cleavemanages to make the reader care about what it takes to winor even to take part.
书中,有些地方的行文会略显情绪化。苏菲和凯特美好得不真实;若伊则又太神经兮兮且斤斤计较。然而,《赤子之心》之成其为小说,在于克里夫将读者的关注点,引向夺冠前的征程,或者说整个参赛的过程,和夺冠与否无关。
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