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English writer Enid Blyton is one of the most popular authors in the world.
英国作家伊妮德·布莱顿是世界最著名的作家之一。
More than 400 million copies of her children's books have been sold worldwide and generations of British children have grown up hooked on her stories of adventure and magic.
她写的儿童读物在全球销量超过4亿，英国数代人都是读着她充满冒险和魔幻的故事长大的。
But not everyone likes Enid Blyton.
但是并非所有人都喜欢伊妮德·布莱顿。
Some people are objecting to plans to put up a plaque where her house once stood in the town of Beaconsfleld, as part of a festival to celebrate her life and work.
一些人反对在她比肯斯菲尔德的故居挂牌匾纪念她的生平和作品。
They complain that her books are racist and sexist.
这些人对她作品中的种族歧视和性别歧视作了抨击。
One of the problems is that Blyton wrote between the 1920s and 1960s.
其中一个原因是布莱顿作品的写作时间是20世纪20-60年代。
Since that time British society has changed enormously, especially with regards to how we should speak about race, gender, class and how to bring up children.
那段时期之后，英国社会在种族、性别、等级以及子女抚养方面的观念发生了很大变化。
Generations of children have been willing to overlook the punishments and prejudice and have avidly read her 5,000 short stories and 150 novels.
数代人对她作品中的歧视和偏见采取了宽容的态度，如饥似渴地读了她的5000篇短篇小说和150部长篇小说。
Children's writer Michael Rosen says this is because she knew what children wanted in a story.
儿童作家迈克尔·罗森说这是因为她知道孩子们喜欢怎样的故事。
Adults are usually absent in Blyton's books, allowing children to be powerful: travelling and cooking for themselves, visiting magic lands or solving mysteries.
布莱顿作品中的人物几乎没有成年人，她把能力赋予孩子们：让他们独自旅行、自己做饭、游览魔法之地，破解谜团。
But in modern British life, children are more than ever being constantly watched and controlled, as people become more security conscious.
而如今现实生活中的英国，随着人们安全意识的增加，孩子们受到了严密的看管和控制。
Blyton's books are now published with changes, to make them more acceptable to modern sensibilities, and sales are increasing.
为了让布莱顿的作品更容易为当代人们的情感所接受，现在出版的布莱顿作品做出了改动，而且销量也有所增加。
Regardless of criticisms, Enid Blyton's stories are as much a part of childhood for this generation of British children, as they were for their parents and grandparents.
尽管受到指责，伊妮德·布莱顿的作品在当代孩子童年生活中所占的地位丝毫不比在其父母辈或祖父母辈低。
Questions 23-25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据刚刚听得短文回答16-18题。
Question 23. What can be learned about Enid Blyton?
23.通过短文我们对伊妮德·布莱顿有什么了解？
Question 24. What makes people dislike Blyton's works?
24.人们为什么不喜欢布莱顿的作品？
Question 25. What makes Blyton's books regain its popularity?
25.布莱顿是如何重新受到欢迎的？
