ISBN号:9780063291348
书名:The Great Divide
作者:Cristina Henriquez
出版日期:2023-12-23
英文简介:
A TODAY Show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick! A powerful novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored there It is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history.
But first, it must be built.
For Francisco, a local fisherman who resents the foreign powers clamoring for a slice of his country, nothing is more upsetting than the decision of his son, Omar, to work as a digger in the excavation zone.
But for Omar, whose upbringing was quiet and lonely, this job offers a chance to finally find connection.
Ada Bunting is a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados who arrives in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work.
Alone and with no resources, she is determined to find a job that will earn enough money for her ailing sister’s surgery.
When she sees a young man–Omar–who has collapsed after a grueling shift, she is the only one who rushes to his aid.
John Oswald has dedicated his life to scientific research and has journeyed to Panama in single-minded pursuit of one goal: eliminating malaria.
But now, his wife, Marian, has fallen ill herself, and when he witnesses Ada’s bravery and compassion, he hires her on the spot as a caregiver.
This fateful decision sets in motion a sweeping tale of ambition, loyalty, and sacrifice.
Searing and empathetic,The Great Divide explores the intersecting lives of activists, fishmongers, laborers, journalists, neighbors, doctors, and soothsayers–those rarely acknowledged by history even as they carved out its course.
Named a Most Anticipated Book By: Washington Post * Book Riot * Electric Literature * LitHub * ELLE * The Millions * Goodreads * Reader’s Digest
中文简介:
今日秀与珍娜读书俱乐部精选一起阅读！这是一部关于巴拿马运河建设的震撼人心的小说，揭示了在那里生活、热爱和劳动的无名人们。
据说，这条运河将成为历史上最伟大的工程壮举。
但首先，它必须被建造。
弗朗西斯科是一名当地渔民，他对外国列强争夺自己国家的一块土地感到不满，对于他来说，没有什么比他的儿子奥马尔决定在挖掘区当挖掘工更令人沮丧的了。
但对于成长过程安静而孤独的奥马尔来说，这份工作提供了一个最终找到联系的机会。
艾达·邦廷 (Ada Bunting) 是一位来自巴巴多斯的勇敢的 16 岁女孩，她与数千名寻求工作的其他西印度群岛人一起偷渡到巴拿马。
独自一人，没有资源，她决心找到一份工作，赚到足够的钱来为她生病的妹妹做手术。
当她看到一名年轻人奥马尔在一次艰苦的轮班后倒下时，她是唯一一个冲上去帮助他的人。
约翰·奥斯瓦尔德一生致力于科学研究，并专程前往巴拿马，一心追求一个目标：消除疟疾。
但现在，他的妻子玛丽安也病倒了，当他看到艾达的勇敢和同情心时，他当场雇用她作为看护者。
这一决定性的决定引发了一个关于野心、忠诚和牺牲的宏大故事。
《大鸿沟》探讨了活动家、鱼贩、劳工、记者、邻居、医生和占卜者的交叉生活，这些人即使在开辟自己的道路时也很少被历史承认。
被评为最受期待的书籍：华盛顿邮报 * Book Riot * 电子文学 * LitHub * ELLE * The Millions * Goodreads * Reader’s Digest
书籍总体字数：108706，除去名字和专有名词等之后还剩余103344计入单词总数。
书籍单词数在10万至20万之间，难度稍大,还需要结合下方难度分析。
其中：
四级单词出现97699个/次,
六级单词（排除四级单词后）出现903个/次，
托福单词出现44843个/次，
SAT单词出现4102个/次，
GRE单词出现7356个/次，考研单词出现97942个/次，
雅思单词出现21216个/次。
高中单词出现94694个/次。
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这些统计基于我的词库，不排除词库存在误差，仅供参考。
非常欢迎大家提供自己收集的词库给我。
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