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《英語學習必讀名著:基礎卷》精心挑選100篇耳熟能詳的原版英文名著,從浪漫的愛情故事、夢中的旋轉木馬到華麗的冒險,希望能帶給讀者別具風味的閱讀盛宴,提升讀者的英語閱讀能力與綜合實力。提高英語閱讀能力最好的途徑就是從自己感興趣的文章讀起。
《英語學習必讀名著:基礎卷》由美籍專家錄音,並配有輕鬆的背景音樂,可有效幫助讀者訓練聽力。
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《英語學習必讀名著:基礎卷》精心挑選100篇耳熟能詳的原版英文名著,從浪漫的愛情故事、夢中的旋轉木馬到華麗的冒險,希望能帶給讀者別具風味的閱讀盛宴,提升讀者的英語閱讀能力與綜合實力。提高英語閱讀能力最好的途徑就是從自己感興趣的文章讀起。 《英語學習必讀名著:基礎卷》由美籍專家錄音,並配有輕鬆的背景音樂,可有效幫助讀者訓練聽力。
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I was born at Geneva, in 1712, son of Isaac Rousseau and Susannah Bernard,citizens. My fathers share of a moderate competency, which was divided among fifteenchildren, being very trivial, his business of a watchmaker (in which he had the reputa-tion of great ingenuity) was his only dependence. My mothers circumstances weremore affluent; she was daughter of a Mons. Bernard, minister, and possessed a consid-erable share of modesty and beauty; indeed, my father found some difficulty in obtain-ing her hand.<br> The affection they entertained for each other was almost as early as their existence;at eight or nine years old they walked together every evening on the banks of theTreille, and before they were ten, could not support the idea of separation. A naturalsympathy of soul confined those sentiments of predilection which habit at firstproduced; born with minds susceptible of the most exquisit sensibility andtenderness, it was only necessary to encounter similar dispositions; that moment fortu-nately presented itself, and each surrendered a willing heart. The obstacles that op-posed served only to give a degree of vivacity to their affection, and the young lover,not being able to obtain his mistress, was overwhelmed with sorrow and despair. Sheadvised him to travel - to forget her. He consented - he traveled but returned morepassionate than ever, and had the happiness to find her equally constant, equallytender. After this proof of mutual affection, what could they resolve? - to dedicatetheir future lives to love! The resolution was ratified with a vow, on which Heaven shedits benediction.
【前言/序言】
世界文學名著足人類歷史長河中一份珍貴的文化遺產,是人類文明的共同財富,其閃耀的光芑猶如沙中的金子,歷經塵世的磨練、歲月的洗禮,至今仍然熠熠乍輝,滋養著當今讀者的靈魂。但是,浩如煙海的世界文學名著,仿佛又像一顆顆散落沙灘的珠貝,想要-一拾起,恐怕窮盡一牛也難辦到。尤其是在這日新月異的今世,一杯香茗、一本名著的恬靜仿佛已成為人們夢中的奢侈。 《英語學習必讀名著》,里的每一篇作品,都像一隻只小船,引領著讀者駛向原作的海洋。在這裡,你會感受到名著的力量原來竟如此震撼!這裡既有影響人類歷史進程的《物種起源》,又有《老人與海》式的生命禮讚;既有《荊棘鳥》里痛徹心扉的真愛,又有滴血的《紅字》帶來的人性救贖;既有戰爭肆虐的棉花地里《飄》來的美國風情,又有愛爾蘭高地上世代吟唱的玫瑰愛人;既有爵士時代《了不起的蓋茨比》,義有剌穿財富面紗的《富爸爸,窮爸爸》;既有《綠野仙蹤》里的童真童趣,又有《沉默的羔羊》里的異度驚悚。 需要指明的是,名著並不完全等同於經典,我們在感悟經典作品的凝練時,也需要關注時下的流行元素。因此我們精心遴選出讀者朋友喜歡的、富有時代氣息的、貼近生活的文學作品,如科幻小說、兒童文學作品、財富勵志小說等。這樣,本書便具有了經典性、時代性、流行性等諸多特徵,相信定會成為大家認同並喜歡的一套叢書。 還需指出的是,對於廣大英語學習的愛好者來說,本書無疑在親近名著的同時,大大豐富了讀者的英語語言閱讀素材,使讀者在感受名著風貌的同時,領略到名著原汁原味的魅力,於無形中提高了自己的英語語言運用能力。尤其是其獨具匠心的體例編排,讀者在英語學習方面定會受益匪淺。本書在編排上分為上、下兩冊,每冊書里都包含10個章節,每個章節中精選的5篇名著都包括以下幾個部分:引言、作者簡介、名著原文節選、語言特點點評、難詞積累以及名著內容簡介等。其中,引言、名著原文節選和辭彙積累部分都提供了英漢兩種版本。這樣,一方面給讀者提供了便捷的幫助,使其形成開放的品讀鑑賞空間,另一方面又使得名著閱讀成為一個愉快的英語學習之旅。 熱愛英語的朋友,渴望名著的讀者,希望本書能引領著你穿越歷史時空,步入世界文學的殿堂,去和偉大的靈魂進行心靈的碰撞。