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英語國傢學生曾經使用的經典閱讀讀本,國內學生提升英語閱讀水平的優秀素材!在英語閱讀中感受西方文化的魅力!此套文學讀本曾被廣泛用於英語國傢學校教材,這樣一套編寫體例嚴謹,選文內容豐富的閱讀教材,對國內中小學生及英語閱讀愛好者來說都是不可多得的! 內容簡介
本套《英國學生文學讀本》,全書共6冊,以英文原版形式齣版,圖文並茂。編寫體例統一嚴謹,包括生詞、課文、語音、拼讀練習、詞匯解釋等,同時還附加瞭單詞拓展練習,是一套完整的英語學習教材。這些選文,體現瞭英國豐富的曆史文化知識和西方國傢的道德價值觀念。是中國學生學習英語、全麵瞭解西方社會的很好途徑。
第一冊難易程度相當於小學高年級階段,此後各級在詞匯量和閱讀量上逐步提高,選篇的文體也有所變化。全套書可以伴隨學生從小學直至高中或大學階段。同時也適閤成人英語學習者提高英語閱讀水平使用,讓眾多國內讀者在瞭解西方文學的同時,也感受英語語言的魅力。
從文章所涉內容來看,包括有故事、童話、傳記、詩歌、旅遊、曆險、曆史、自然、科學等。每課列齣瞭重難點詞匯並附以英文注釋,加強原文閱讀,是提高閱讀英語水平的一個好途徑之一。相信本套讀本,能讓讀者深受其益。
This set of excellent readers originates from the British school textbooks. It contains hundreds of lessons with beautiful illustrations which bring us interesting stories fairy tales and masterpieces by some great authors. All the texts are model English for Chinese English learners.
Spelling Lists and Word Exercises are appended to the lessons as to aid in the systematic teaching of spelling and also in elementary word building. Notes and Meaning in the text is designed to help the learners to read smoothly and understand the literature more. Special attention is as well as directed by the editors to entertain the young readers.
Both intensive reading and extensive reading are good ways to improve our English. Read and enjoy the series of books! 目錄
第一冊
01 SANDY BEACH
02 PUSSY WHITE FOOT
03 THE LITTLE SWANS' LESSON
04 IN THE WOODS
05 WHICH? (I)
06 WHICH? (II)
07 LONG TIME AGO
08 THE SHEEP
09 THE SEA
10 FRANK'S LETTER TO HIS DOG
11 THE CROWS AND THE WIND-MILL
12 OUT OF HARM'S WAY
13 THE LITTLE BUILDERS (I)
14 THE LITTLE BUILDERS (II)
15 THE EVENING STAR
16 A RIDE IN A TRAM-CAR
17 AMONG THE HAY
18 POOR DOLLY!
19 THE FISHERMAN'S CHILDREN
20 RABBITS
21 THE LITTLE CARPENTER
22 THE HONEY-BEE'S SONG
23 HOW POLL WAS FOUND
24 ELEPHANT STORIES
25 TABBY
26 MOUSIE CAUGHT
27 PUSSY AND MAY
28 PEEPSIE
29 SALT
30 A PICNIC IN THE WOODS
31 A STORY OF AN APPLE
32 THE BIRDS' NEST (I)
33 THE BIRDS' NEST (II)
34 THE LOST LETTERS
35 FATHER'S PAPER
36 HOP O' MY THUMB (I)
37 HOP O' MY THUMB (II)
38 HOP O' MY THUMB (Ⅲ)
39 HOP O' MY THUMB (Ⅳ)
40 LITTLE SAILORS
41 LOST-THREE LITTLE BIRDIES
42 I WONDER
43 A RHYME FOR LITTLE FOLKS
44 NELL AND THE BIRD
45 THE SHINING WEB
46 FREDDIE AND THE CHERRIES
47 A LITTLE BOY
48 DO YOUR BEST
49 GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD MORNING
50 THE TWO LITTLE KITTENS
第二冊
01 WHAT IS FEAR?
02 "BRAVE AS A LION; GENTLE AS A LAMB."
03 CLIMBING
04 THE BEAR AND THE KETTLE
05 THE SNAIL (I)
06 THE SNAIL (II)
07 HIDE AND SEEK
08 THE MAGPIE AND THE BIRDS
09 WILLIE'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT
10 THE MAGIC OF SILENCE
11 MY BOAT
12 WORKING DOGS
13 THE STORY OF MUSSENTOUCHIT
14 THE SEAL
15 NATURE'S STORY-BOOK
16 SWINGING
17 STORIES OF MONKEYS
18 TIME AND TIDE WAIT FOR NO MAN
19 "HERRING, FRESH HERRING."
20 THEY DIDN'T THINK
21 THE INDIAN AND HIS DOG
22 HONESTY
23 SUGAR
24 WHAT ARE YOU?
25 UNCLE PHIL'S STORY
26 PICK, SHOVEL, AND SPEAR
27 HOW LONG IT TAKES
28 SUNNY SUMMER
29 COCOA-NUTS
30 A RUN AWAY RIDE
31 ABOUT FIRES
32 THE BROWN THRUSH
33 A RAILWAY TRAIN
34 SELFISH SAMBO
35 A YOUNG HERO
36 THE SNOW-FLAKE'S SONG
37 A WALRUS HUNT
38 CAMPING OUT
39 FILLING A BASKET WITH WATER
40 TIME ENOUGH
41 THE WATER BABY (I)
42 THE WATER BABY (II)
43 THE WATER BABY (Ⅲ)
44 THREE LITTLE CHICKS
45 SOMETHING FOR CHILDREN
46 WYNKEN, BLYNKEN, AND NOD
47 SUPPOSE!
48 WE ARE SEVEN
49 THE CHILD'S FIRST GRIEF
第三冊
01 BIRD OR BEAST?
02 "EVERGREEN."
03 WISHES
04 GAMBETTA AND HIS DOG
05 THE LARK AND HER YOUNG ONES
06 INDUSTRY
07 THE BANYAN-TREE
08 A HEROIC BROTHER
09 "WANTED-A BOY." 29
10 HOW A DOG SAVED A SHIP'S CREW
11 FABLES
12 THE NAIL-MAKER
13 TRIPPING INTO TOWN
14 HOW BIRDS USE THEIR BILLS
15 A ROGUE OUTWITTED
16 THE MAN IN THE BOY
17 BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SOW
18 THE CARE OF OUR STREETS
19 A NOBLE ACT
20 FAIRYLAND
21 THE TONGUE
22 GOOD 0R BAD?
23 STICK TO YOUR BUSH
24 PERSEVERANCE
25 BUSY RAINDROPS
26 BUSY BROOKS
27 FABLES
28 SUMMER WOODS
29 A CLUMSY PET
30 WHAT THE NETTLE SAID
31 STORY OF A LION
32 THE MAN THAT CARRIED THE BRICK
33 THE WOOD-CUTTERS AND THE BIRDS
34 FUSS-AND-FRET
35 ABOUT MICE
36 "STAND FAST."
37 "HE'S A BRICK."
38 LESSONS FROM LITTLE THINGS
39 OBEYING ORDERS
40 ONLY A RIBBON
41 THE GOLDEN TOUCH (I)
42 THE GOLDEN TOUCH (II)
43 THE GOLDEN TOUCH (Ⅲ)
44 A HIGH MARK
45 CONTENTMENT
46 ADRIFT ON AN ICE-RAFT
47 BABY SEALS
48 THE BEAR AND THE BEES
49 MICHAEL THE UPRIGHT
50 KILLING A RATTLESNAKE
51 HELP ONE ANOTHER
52 THE LADY-BIRD AND THE ANT
53 A BONE THAT NEEDED BREAKING
54 USEFUL GRASSES (I)
55 USEFUL GRASSES (II)
56 GIVING
57 THE HOUSE I LIVE IN
58 KEEP THE BODY CLEAN
59 FRESH AIR
60 EXERCISE
61 POETRY FOR RECITATION
第四冊
第五冊
第六冊 精彩書摘
AMONG THE ALLIGATORS
1. One afternoon in May, I had paddled a few miles up a sluggish① Florida② river, in an almost uninhabited part of the country. As evening fell, I returned in the canoe, floating with the current. The woods were full
of perfume, and I drifted idly along, drinking in the balmy breath of the pines and the fragrance of the lilies and other flowers which grew on every side.
2. The gentle hum of insects filled the air, and softened the shrill voices of the frogs among the reeds, while now and then trills of exquisite bell-like notes rang out from the throats of mocking-birds. Myriads of fire-flies flashed and faded in the thick undergrowth. Presently the moon sent her pale light through the thick foliage of the trees, and the misty vapour over the river shone with a faint silvery sheen. Enchanted
with the beauty of the night, I let the current drift me slowly onward, though the damp air warned me to hasten my return.
3. As I entered a wide lagoon① surrounded by a rank growth of marshy plants, I found the air filled with a musky odour. I knew by experience that it was the odour given out by the alligator. Soon I heard that sharp clacking noise which these creatures are fond of making with their huge jaws; and presently I saw a large alligator not fifteen feet away on my right, close to the bank of the river. In the bright moonlight, and in that clear water, the long body of the creature shone grayish-green. Every mark on it was distinct.Right ahead I saw another, and there was still another to my left; and farther on, in the shadow of the reeds, lay one, two, three big ones and several small ones. In front, the waters swarmed with them.
4. Drifting like a log with the stream, the canoe did not attract their attention. It was necessary to steer very carefully, however, in order to escape a collision with them, as one of them might return the blow
with a snap of his formidable② jaws. In spite of all my precautions③, while passing under the shadow of some great trees, I ran straight upon the back of a large female alligator without seeing her. She did not move; and as the canoe grated against her side in passing on, her eyes glared into mine so near that I could have touched them with my fingers. I cocked my rifle, but the great creature made no effort to attack me. Then I saw about twenty little alligators regain their places on her back and head, from which my canoe had thrown them.
5. Now and then an alligator would lash the water furiously with its powerful tail, and utter a strange sighing bellow. One after another all those within hearing would join in, making the waters foam and gleam, and raising a deafening noise with their hoarse cries and snapping jaws. I did not relish the thought that a slap of some powerful tail might knock me into the water; so I went ashore, and climbed up an oak which overhung the river.
6. The North American alligators do not attack man, and I had never heard of any one being injured by them in Florida; but I did not care to risk being thrown into the water among them. The Florida waters teem with
fish, which furnish the alligators with all the food they need; but I once saw a small hog, which was feeding on the river-bank, seized and borne off shrieking and struggling in the jaws of an alligator.
7. Sitting on a convenient branch, I watched the alligators for an hour or so. The smaller ones gamboled and frolicked like kittens, chasing one another over the backs of the older ones, and tumbling about with the liveliest and most graceful movements. Sometimes a large one would sweep a tribe of small fellows off his back, and pursue them to the bottom of the river. Returning with one in his jaws, he would let it go and catch it again, playing with it sometime before allowing it to escape.
8. After the frolicking company went out of sight, I followed them in the canoe, and soon overtook them. Paddling quickly, I dashed through the startled throng. They dived in great alarm under the water, and for
some time I could trace them by the phosphorescent① gleam they made in their headlong rush. I passed herd after herd as I made for the mouth of the river. Their not unpleasant musky odour was wafted to where our
schooner lay moored, half a mile out at sea; and now and then, high above the wash of the waves on the low, sandy shore, rose that low, hoarse bellowing, as their curious voices blended in a chorus of strange sounds.
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英國學生文學讀本(套裝1-6冊)以外的文學經典導覽 本導覽旨在為讀者提供一係列涵蓋不同時期、風格和主題的英國文學作品的精選推薦,這些作品是理解英國文學發展脈絡、審美變遷以及社會文化變遷的重要基石,但它們並非收錄於“英國學生文學讀本(套裝1-6冊)”之內。我們將深入探討這些文學巨匠的代錶作及其對後世的深遠影響。 --- 第一部分:中世紀的史詩與騎士精神的挽歌 盡管學生讀本可能涵蓋簡化的選段,但要真正領略中世紀英國文學的恢弘氣象與語言魅力,我們必須轉嚮喬叟(Geoffrey Chaucer)的《坎特伯雷故事集》(The Canterbury Tales)的完整文本。 《坎特伯雷故事集》不僅僅是十四個朝聖者圍繞旅途提供的二十四個故事的匯編,它是一部活生生的十四世紀英國社會百科全書。喬叟以其高超的諷刺技巧,通過描繪一個群體——從謙卑的耕者到腐敗的教士,從衣著光鮮的商人到榮譽感十足的騎士——展現瞭封建製度瓦解前夕的社會百態。其語言,中古英語(Middle English)的魅力在於其原始的韻律感和對日常生活的精準捕捉。我們可以在此看到階級、性彆角色以及宗教權威遭受的微妙質疑。特彆是對“老婦人”(The Wife of Bath)的刻畫,她對婚姻和女性自主權的宣言,其激進程度在那個時代是驚人的。 第二部分:文藝復興的戲劇高峰與形而上學的探索 伊麗莎白一世和詹姆斯一世時期的英國戲劇,是世界文學史上最璀璨的群星閃耀的時期。除瞭那些廣為人知的劇作,對剋裏斯托弗·馬洛(Christopher Marlowe)的深入研究是不可或缺的。 《浮士德悲劇》(Doctor Faustus),這部作品深刻探討瞭人類知識的邊界、對無限的渴望以及隨之而來的精神淪陷。浮士德與魔鬼墨菲斯托簽訂契約,以靈魂換取二十四年的全能知識與享樂。馬洛的語言充滿瞭荷馬史詩般的宏大與抒情色彩,這種對人類潛能的狂熱贊美與對終極懲罰的敬畏構成瞭作品核心的張力。它不僅是對中世紀神學恐懼的繼承,更是文藝復興人文主義精神在麵對自我局限時所爆發齣的悲劇性光輝。 隨後,進入十六世紀末十七世紀初,約翰·彌爾頓(John Milton)的《失樂園》(Paradise Lost),這部史詩級作品構築瞭一個宏大而復雜的宇宙觀。彌爾頓以其虔誠的信仰和古典的文學素養,試圖“為人類辯護”,解釋上帝的公義。然而,作品中最引人注目的是對撒旦(Satan)的塑造。撒旦的形象,那個“寜為玉碎,不為瓦全”的反抗者,其雄辯的口纔和不屈的意誌,常常令讀者對正義的界限産生疑問。這部作品是清教徒精神的集大成者,其對自由意誌、服從與反抗的探討,奠定瞭西方文學中關於“原罪”和“反英雄”敘事的基調。 第三部分:十八世紀的諷刺與道德的重構 十八世紀,即“啓濛時代”,文學從詩歌轉嚮瞭小說這一新興的、更具社會實踐性的體裁。 喬納森·斯威夫特(Jonathan Swift)的《格列佛遊記》(Gulliver’s Travels),經常被簡化為兒童冒險故事,但其作為政治和社會諷刺的深度遠超此範圍。斯威夫特對人性的悲觀看法貫穿始終。無論是小人國(Lilliput)的瑣碎爭端,還是大人國(Brobdingnag)的巨大視角帶來的反思,再到休謨國(Houyhnhnms)中純粹理性的馬匹與被貶低的人類(Yahoos)的對比,無不展現瞭作者對當時英國政治腐敗、科學濫用以及人類自身野蠻性的尖銳批判。他通過極端化的想象,迫使讀者審視自身文明的脆弱性。 在道德小說領域,塞繆爾·理查森(Samuel Richardson)的《剋拉麗莎》(Clarissa)是不可逾越的高峰。這是一部書信體小說,以極其細膩的筆觸描繪瞭女主角剋拉麗莎·哈洛(Clarissa Harlowe)被卑劣的洛夫拉斯(Lovelace)先生強行占有後的毀滅過程。小說聚焦於女性在父權社會中對貞潔和榮譽的執著,以及她內在道德力量的勝利。其對人物內心世界的剖析之詳盡、對情感波動的捕捉之精準,預示瞭十九世紀心理小說的成熟。 第四部分:浪漫主義的自然與個體精神的爆發 浪漫主義運動是對啓濛理性過度膨脹的反動,它歌頌情感、想象力、自然的力量以及被壓抑的個體經驗。 威廉·華茲華斯(William Wordsworth)的《序麯》(The Prelude, or Growth of a Poet's Mind),是一部未完成的自傳體長篇敘事詩。它記錄瞭詩人從童年到成熟的內心發展曆程,探討瞭自然界如何塑造詩人的心智與靈魂。華茲華斯並非簡單地贊美風景,而是追溯“記憶中閃光的瞬間”(spots of time),探究它們如何在潛意識中積澱,最終成為創作的源泉。這部作品是浪漫主義“自我”哲學的典範,強調瞭內在經驗與外部世界的相互構建。 同時,塞繆爾·泰勒·柯勒律治(Samuel Taylor Coleridge)的《古舟子詠》(The Rime of the Ancient Mariner)則代錶瞭浪漫主義對“奇幻”與“超自然”的偏愛。這首敘事詩講述瞭一個水手因無故射殺信天翁而遭受詛咒,體驗瞭極度的孤獨、恐懼和贖罪的漫長過程。作品中彌漫著強烈的象徵意義——對人類盲目破壞自然的譴責,以及對同情心和宗教敬畏的迴歸。其怪誕的意象和強烈的節奏感,構成瞭英詩中哥特式美學的代錶。 第五部分:維多利亞時代的社會批判與現實主義的深化 維多利亞時代是工業革命的鼎盛期,文學作品承擔瞭記錄社會矛盾、探究階級固化和道德睏境的重任。 夏洛蒂·勃朗特(Charlotte Brontë)的《簡·愛》(Jane Eyre),是一部裏程碑式的作品,它超越瞭簡單的愛情故事,深入探討瞭女性的經濟獨立、情感需求以及社會身份的復雜性。簡·愛對“平等”的追求,以及她拒絕在情感和道德上做齣妥協的決心,使她成為文學史上第一批真正具有獨立精神的女性角色之一。特彆是對羅切斯特莊園中隱藏的“瘋女人”的揭示,構成瞭對中産階級虛僞道德的有力控訴。 而在更為宏大的社會圖景中,查爾斯·狄更斯(Charles Dickens)的《遠大前程》(Great Expectations),以其無可匹敵的人物群像塑造能力,展現瞭“自我提升”的幻覺與代價。皮普(Pip)對上流社會的嚮往,以及他最終發現財富來源的真相,是對維多利亞時代“嚮上流動”迷思的殘酷解構。小說中對阿提剋斯·派普(Magwitch)的復雜處理,挑戰瞭當時社會對“體麵”與“卑賤”的僵化劃分。 第六部分:現代主義的覺醒與意識流的探索 進入二十世紀,兩次世界大戰的衝擊使得對既有秩序的信任瓦解,文學轉嚮瞭對人類內心世界的深層挖掘。 詹姆斯·喬伊斯(James Joyce)的《都柏林人》(Dubliners),雖然不如《尤利西斯》那樣晦澀,但其作為現代主義短篇小說的奠基之作,對“意象”(Epiphany)的運用達到瞭爐火純青的地步。喬伊斯通過一係列看似平淡的都柏林市民生活片段,捕捉瞭日常瑣事中突然閃現的、令人醍醐灌頂的瞬間,這些瞬間揭示瞭人物的局限性、精神上的麻木和愛爾蘭社會的普遍“癱瘓”(Paralysis)。 最後,弗吉尼亞·伍爾夫(Virginia Woolf)的《到燈塔去》(To the Lighthouse),是意識流寫作的典範。小說幾乎完全摒棄瞭傳統的情節驅動,轉而關注時間在人物內心世界中的流動性、感知的主觀性和記憶的非綫性結構。通過對拉姆齊夫婦在燈塔之旅前後的心理狀態的細緻描摹,伍爾夫探討瞭藝術、時間流逝、死亡以及人與人之間難以完全溝通的內在鴻溝。特彆是對莉莉·布裏斯科(Lily Briscoe)作為藝術傢的掙紮,是對創作本質的深刻反思。 --- 以上推薦的作品,共同構築瞭一個比任何單套讀本都更為廣闊和深邃的英國文學星空,它們代錶瞭從史詩到心理描寫的各個維度的極緻探索。