HIGH ABOVE the city,on a tall column,stood the statue of theHappy Prince.He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold,for eyes he had two bright sapphires,and a large red ruby glowedon his sword—hilt. He was very much admired indeed.“He is as beautiful as aweathercock,’’remarked one of the Town Councillors who wishedto gain a reputation for having artistic tastes;“0nly not quite SOuseful,”he added,fearing lest people should think him unpractical,which he really was not. “Why can’t you be like the Happy Prince?”asked a sensiblemother of her little boy who was crying for the moon.“The HappyPrince never dreams of crying for anythin9.’’
适合人群：英语中级、高中及以上世界文学名著是岁月和空间的凝炼，集中了智者对于人性和自然的*感悟。阅读精选的世界文学英文原著，是精通英语语言、了解英美文化的一个重要的途径。 中译经典文库系列 图书囊括了百年来英美文学经典，汇集了英美文豪的代表作，为读者提供世界一流的文学精品。以原汁原味的经典著作熏陶人、感染人，使读者在英语阅读水平上有所提高，在阅读事业上有所拓宽，在精神情操上有所升华。
《古希腊神话》薄荷阅读全英文版，书中附有解读和注释，并配以精美插图。本书收录了古希腊民族关于神和英雄的故事。这些故事结合了现实与幻想，描绘了一个神奇多彩的神话世界。许多故事直至今天都耳熟能详，比如特洛伊木马，西西弗斯的石头等等。古希腊神话中优美的形象和浓郁的诗意成为了世界文学艺术的永恒主题。
This is the entrancingly entertaining yetamazingly effective guide that shows you how to know the meaning ofwords that you have never seen or heard before, learn the historyof words so that they come alive for you, master an invaluable andpermanent technique of word-viewing within 30 days. This is the onebook that makes you love to learn.
Malcolm's class at school is having a-fami[] picnic. CanMalcolm's -fami[]make new.friends? No! Francis has girl trouble,Lois and Ha[ have parenttrouble, and Malcolm has c~ problem withsome chemicals, is it the end o.fthe picnic and his teacher's job?On[3 Malcolm's secret can save the da3.
When a group of skaters are wrongly accused of vandalising avaluable piece of art, the Spooky Skaters decide it’s time tointervene … Another ghoulish tale from the Land of the Dead ineasy-toread comic-book format.
《丧钟为谁而鸣》（旧译《战地钟声》）是中国人较早接触到的海明威的长篇小说，作者将细腻的人物刻画与紧凑的故事情节相结合，叙述美国志愿者罗伯特·乔丹支援西班牙政府军的反法西斯战争、在战地与一西班牙姑娘玛丽亚相恋并最终战死疆场的故事。海明威将全部情节压缩在三天之内，动作描写准确生动，人物对话简约而各具特色，内心独白丰富多样，表现了高超的写作技艺，至今仍是海明威小说中最受人们喜爱的作品之一。
本书选取了在全国抗击新冠肺炎疫情素材征集活动中选出的43篇文章，从医护人员、志愿者、社区工作人员、华侨华人、靠前友人等多方面多角度再现抗击疫情中涌现出的感人故事、严格的防控措施、科学的救援制度等，不仅可以留作历史的资料，也可以成为对外宣传的好素材，回应国外关切，讲好中国战“疫”故事。
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Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. "Buffy: Halloween" is based onthe hit TV programme and will be immediately recognisable to teensof all nationalities.
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Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatis suitable for Beginner-level students. "Blog Love" is a 21stcentury story about a lonely Japanese student in London, who keepsa daily blog.
Betty Suorez has just got her frst job. She is the assistant tothe editor at Mode,a top -fashion magazine in New York. But there'sone problem - she doesn't careabout-fashion and she's not cool - atatl! What will life be like.for her in a worldwhere.fashion tseverything?
After the war in Iraq ended in 2003,James Longley and a smallteam of film-makers spent two years filming if different parts ofthe country.In Iraq in Fragments we hear the voices of ordinaryIraqis:Sunis,Shias and Kurds.We learn their opinions about thewar,the occupation and their hopes for the future of their brokencountry.This is their story.
When The Dreams fail to win an important talent contest, anaspiring record producer, Curtis, sees their potential and mouldsthem into the most successful girl group of the 1960s.Soon Curtisrealizes that lead-singer, Deena, has the qualities to become amegastar in her own right. But will his plans for Deena blow apartthe girls’ friendship? Will his recordingbusiness survive?
Roy Eberhardt has just moved to Florida and he doesn't like itmuch. But oneday he.finds the running boy and lie becomes much moreinteresting. Doesthis bou know angthing about the problems at thenew pancake restaurantsite? Whg does he want to save the littleowls that live there? And can Rog doangthing to help?
本书稿系一部汉英双语现代诗精品诗集。书稿中收录的诗作以弘扬中国优秀传统文化、增强文化自信为主题，内容丰富多样，有对祖国大好河山的赞美，如《小鸟坐禅》《百丈崖》《峭壁上的杜鹃》《情人瀑》《秋浦河》《云顶山》等；有介绍古代名人故事，如《杜牧的马》《李白的酒葫芦》《草原上的性格》等，有对中国传统文化的描述，如《过年》《故乡小溪》等。书稿对推动中华优秀传统文化走出去，向世界阐释推介更多具有中国特色、体现中国精神、蕴藏中国智慧的优秀文化具有重要意义。
《奥瑟罗》是莎士比亚创作的四大悲剧之一，大约写作于1603年。作品的主角奥瑟罗是威尼斯公国的一员勇将。他与元老的女儿相爱。因为两人年纪相差太多，婚事未被准许，两人只好私下成婚。奥瑟罗手下有一个阴险的旗官名为伊阿古，为了除掉奥瑟罗，他先是向元老告密，失败之后又设下陷阱试图挑拨奥瑟罗夫妻的感情。鲁莽的奥瑟罗因为轻信了伊阿古的谎言，在愤怒中酿成了一场无可挽回的悲剧。
Robin Hood and his men live in Sherwood Forest. The taxmancomes to see the Sheriff of Nottingham, and the men are not happglTheg hate taxes and they hate the Sheriff. Can Rabin and his mengive back the taxes to the people of Nottingham? Or does theSheriff win ... again?
Following the death of her husband, Mrs Dashwood and her threedaughters, Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, are forced to leave theirfamily home and move to a small cottage in Devon. There, Mariannemeets and falls in love with the charismatic Mr Willoughby but sheis left distraught by his inconsistent behaviour. And whilstconsoling her younger sister, Elinor is forced to confront her ownfeelings towards Edward Ferrars, an old family friend …
