中英双语 JK罗琳发布新书 TheIckabog
JK Rowling releases chapters of new book The Ickabog online for free
The Harry Potter author is also holding a childrens illustration contest for the book.
JK罗琳发布新书《The Ickabog》的章节在线免费阅读
《哈利波特》的作者还为这本书举办了一次儿童插画大赛。
JK Rowling announced in a tweet on Tuesday that she will be releasing a new book, titled The Ickabog, online starting May 26. The author said shell be posting a chapter every weekday up until June 10 on The Ickabog website for free.
The new childrens fairytale isnt part of the Harry Potter series, Rowling said, and will take place in its own imaginary land.
JK罗琳周二在推特上宣布，她将于5月26日开始在网上发布一本名为《The Ickabog》的新书。作者表示，她将在6月10日之前的每个工作日，在The Ickabog网站上免费发布一章。
罗琳说，这本新的儿童童话故事并不是《哈利-波特》系列的一部分，她将在自己想象中的土地上发生。
The Ickabog is a story about truth and the abuse of power. To forestall one obvious question: the idea came to me well over a decade ago, so it isnt intended to be read as a response to anything thats happening in the world right now. The themes are timeless and could apply to any era or any country, Rowling said in a blog post on Tuesday.
《The Ickabog》是一个关于真相和滥用权力的故事。为了防止一个很明显的问题：这个想法是我十多年前想出来的，所以它并不打算作为对现在世界上发生的任何事情的回应来阅读。罗琳在周二的一篇博文中说：这本书的主题是永恒的，可以适用于任何时代或任何国家。
Rowling will be releasing two to three chapters of the book every Monday through Friday until July 10. Since the first two chapters were released on Tuesday, Rowling on Friday has 10 chapters available on the Read the Story section of the Ickabog website.
罗琳将在7月10日之前，每周一到周五都会发布两到三章的书的内容。由于前两章是在周二发布的，所以周五罗琳在爱卡博官网的 阅读故事 栏目中就有10章可供阅读。
The first two chapters introduce King Fred the Fearless ruler of the mythical kingdom of Cornucopia, where the story takes place, and the legend of the Ickabog, a monster that is said to eat children and sheep who wander too close to the marsh at night.
The idea for the new fairytale came to her while writing Harry Potter, said Rowling. But instead of publishing it, Rowling shared the story with her children and it later lived in her attic for a decade. Now the author hopes to share the story with children around the globe in lockdown.
前两章介绍了故事发生地--神话王国粟米国的无畏之王弗雷德国王，以及传说中的艾卡博格的传说，据说这种怪物会吃掉晚上在沼泽地附近游荡的孩子和羊群，而艾卡博格是一种会吃人的怪物。
罗琳说，在写《哈利-波特》的时候，新童话的想法就出现在她的脑海里，罗琳说。但罗琳没有把它出版，而是把这个故事分享给了她的孩子们，后来这个故事在她的阁楼上住了十年。现在，作者希望能将这个故事与全球的孩子们分享，并将其锁定在全球范围内。
The book lends itself well to being read aloud, but The Ickabog is suitable for 7- to 9-year-olds to read to themselves, said Rowling. The Ickabog will be released online in English, but the author plans on making it available in other languages soon.
Along with the book, Rowling will be hosting a childrens illustration contest for The Ickabog. There will be drawing suggestions on the authors website, but contestants are encouraged to let their creativity run wild. The winners will be featured in the published print and eBook editions in November.
罗琳说，这本书很适合朗读，但《The Ickabog》适合7至9岁的孩子自己读给自己听。艾卡博格》将以英文在线发行，但作者计划很快就会推出其他语言版本。
在出版这本书的同时，罗琳还将为《The Ickabog》举办儿童插画大赛。在作者的网站上会有绘画建议，但鼓励参赛者尽情发挥自己的创造力。获奖者的作品将在11月出版的印刷版和电子书版中刊登。
The winning illustrations will also receive a signed copy of the Ickabog along with a prize package of Scholastic books for the winners school or library of choice.
To enter, parents and guardians in the US can submit their childs artwork through the Ickabog Illustration Contest page of Scholastics website. Submissions must be original hand-drawn or hand-painted illustrations. The last day to enter the competition is July 17, and winners will be announced in August.
获奖的插画作品还将获得签名的《Ickabog》一册，以及Scholastic公司为获奖者选择的学校或图书馆提供的图书礼包。
美国的家长和监护人可以通过Scholastic网站的Ickabog插画大赛页面提交孩子的作品。提交的作品必须是手绘或手绘的原创插画。参赛的最后一天是7月17日，获奖者将在8月份公布。
Hachette Childrens books will also be accepting submissions by children in the UK, Republic of Ireland, India, Australia and New Zealand through its official application.
Parents can also share their childrens drawings with the author on Twitter using the hashtag #TheIckabog, but applications to the competition must be done through the official entry form.
The Ickabog will be published as a book, ebook and audiobook in November. Rowling said royalties from The Ickabog will help communities impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. More details about the authors donation are expected to be available later this year.
Hachette童书也将通过其官方申请，接受英国、爱尔兰共和国、印度、澳大利亚和新西兰的孩子们提交的作品。
家长们也可以在Twitter上使用#TheIckabog这个标签与作者分享自己孩子们的绘画作品，但必须通过官方的报名表进行报名。
《The Ickabog》将于11月以图书、电子书和有声书的形式出版。罗琳表示，《The Ickabog》的版税收入将帮助受冠状病毒大流行影响的社区。有关作者捐赠的更多细节预计将在今年晚些时候公布。
|中英双语、JK罗琳发布新书、TheIckabog
jk罗琳 JK罗琳发布新书 TheIckabog 中英双语 山寺 罗琳