American children's literature in those days was mostly didactic, addressed to some imaginary reader—an ideal girl or boy, upon reading the story, would immediately adopt its heroes as role models.

因为那时的美国儿童文学大多还是说教式，目标受众为某个虚幻的读者——某个理想化的男孩或女孩，假定情境是他或她在看完故事后会立刻把里面的主角奉为榜样。

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American children's literature in those days was mostly didactic, addressed to some imaginary reader—an ideal girl or boy, upon reading the story, would immediately adopt its heroes as role models.

因为那时的美国儿童文学大多还是说教式，目标受众为某个虚幻的读者——某个理想化的男孩或女孩，假定情境是他或她在看完故事后会立刻把里面的主角奉为榜样。

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