通往特雷比西亚的桥中的Terabithia（特雷比西亚）是什么意思？

the bridge to terabithia tells a story about a couple of good friends. jess is a boy who loves painting very much. although the life is hard and nobody appreciates his talent, there is still hope and fantastic pictures in his heart. leslie is an active girl with romantic fantasies. she has unique personality and can write very well. the two children who are freaks in their classmates became best friends soon, and create a wonderful magical world. in the world which simply belongs to themselves, they can do anything: repulse squirrel monsters, frustrate the giants, and defeat the king of the dark. meanwhile they are becoming more and more confident in the real world, too.

everything should go in a happy way as we hoped, but a selfish behavior of jess changes this. leslie is drowned, while jess is happily visiting the museum with the music teacher who he likes very much. 

jess feels miserable, but he has to accept that no matter how regret and guilt he felt, the tragedy can’t be changed.

at last jess built a bridge for his little sister, a bridge to terabithia-a bridge to happiness. 

the story is different from the happy-ending ones which we are familiar with. in our progress of growing up, each choice may bring a huge change. whether it is proper or not can’t be judged easily, since you have to pay for your every choice. maybe it’s sad and miserable, but you must give some up. it’s just the cost of growing up.

life is flat, as well as cruel. but as long as we keep dreams in our minds, we can find wonders. even when some unlucky things happen, we can face them in a positive and brave way .

not only the pictures are beautiful, the actions are excellent, but also the story itself is really a good one. it makes us think about the life, death and happiness.