原著:漢斯.剋裏斯蒂安.安徒生(Hans Christian Andersen, 1805-1875)
安徒生為丹麥著名作傢,自幼便極富想像力。十一歲時,父親因病去世,母親染上酗酒習慣,他被迫輟學去當織工和裁縫學徒。1819年,安徒生開始寫作,他閱讀大量名傢如哥德、拜倫的作品,學習創作詩篇和劇本,並於1822年發錶作品《嘗試集》(Ghost at Palnatoke's Grave),但沒有劇院願意採用他的劇本。
The Little Match Girl 賣火柴的小女孩 Chapter One A Girl and a Match 賣火柴的小女孩 Chapter Two Journey to Paradise 天堂之旅
The Emperor's New Clothes 國王的新衣 Chapter One A Two Thieves 兩個小偷 Chapter Two The Emperor Wears the New Clothes 國王的新衣
The Red Shoes 紅舞鞋 Chapter One A Poor Little Girl 貧窮的小女孩 Chapter Two The Evil Shoes 邪惡的舞鞋
圖書序言
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.