Module6TheInternetandTelecommunications【导读】《芒果街上的小屋》是一本优美纯净的小说,一本“诗小说”
所有的讲述都归于一个叙述中:居住在芝加哥拉美移民社区芒果街上的女孩埃斯佩朗莎
生来就有对弱者的同情心和对美的感知力,她用清澈的眼睛打量周围的世界,用美丽稚嫩的语言讲述成长、沧桑、生命的美好与不易和年轻的希望与失望,梦想有一所自己的房子,梦想在写作中追寻自我,获得自由和帮助别人的能力
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InSpanishitmeanstoomanyletters
Itmeanssadness,anditmeanswaiting
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Itwasmygreatgrandmother'snameandnowitismine
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