原着:汉斯.克里斯蒂安.安徒生(Hans Christian Andersen, 1805-1875)
安徒生为丹麦着名作家,自幼便极富想像力。十一岁时,父亲因病去世,母亲染上酗酒习惯,他被迫辍学去当织工和裁缝学徒。1819年,安徒生开始写作,他阅读大量名家如哥德、拜伦的作品,学习创作诗篇和剧本,并于1822年发表作品《尝试集》(Ghost at Palnatoke's Grave),但没有剧院愿意採用他的剧本。
The Little Match Girl 卖火柴的小女孩 Chapter One A Girl and a Match 卖火柴的小女孩 Chapter Two Journey to Paradise 天堂之旅
The Emperor's New Clothes 国王的新衣 Chapter One A Two Thieves 两个小偷 Chapter Two The Emperor Wears the New Clothes 国王的新衣
The Red Shoes 红舞鞋 Chapter One A Poor Little Girl 贫穷的小女孩 Chapter Two The Evil Shoes 邪恶的舞鞋
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前言
This series of Let’s Enjoy Masterpieces are a special reading comprehension booster program, devised to improve reading comprehension for beginners whose command of English is not satisfactory, or who are elementary, middle, and high school students. With this program, you can enjoy reading masterpieces in English with fun and efficiency.
This carefully planned program is composed of 5 levels, from the beginner level of 350 words to the intermediate and advanced levels of 1,000 words. With this program’s level-by-level system, you are able to read famous texts in English and to savor the true pleasure of the world’s language.
The program is well conceived, composed of reader-friendly explanations of English expressions and grammar, quizzes to help the student learn vocabulary and understand the meaning of the texts, and fabulous illustrations that adorn every page. In addition, with our “Guide to Listening,” not only is reading comprehension enhanced but also listening comprehension skills are highlighted.
In the audio recording of the book, texts are vividly read by professional American actors. The texts are rewritten, according to the levels of the readers by an expert editorial staff of native speakers, on the basis of standard American English with the ministry of education recommended vocabulary. Therefore, it will be of great help even for all the students that want to learn English.