壹苹派生活美语　蛤蟆先生去看心理师（二）

　　In Counselling for Toads, author Robert de Board was inspired by the children’s novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham and combined that with his knowledge of psychology. In addition to the characters from The Wind in the Willows, de Board added a new character, Heron, based on his own experiences as a counselor. De Board read The Wind in the Willows as a boy during World War II. At that time, he was sent to a small fishing village until the danger of the war eased.

　　在《蛤蟆先生去看心理师》中，作者罗伯．狄保德将肯尼斯．葛拉罕的儿童小说《柳林风声》与他的心理学知识结合。除了《柳林风声》中的角色外，狄保德还根据自己担任咨商师的经历增加了一个新角色 ── 苍鹭。狄保德小时候在第二次世界大战期间读过《柳林风声》。当时，他被送到一个小渔村直到战争的危机缓解。

 

生活必备字词：

combine A with B　　结合 A 和 B

psychology　n. 心理学

ease　vi. 减轻，缓和

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