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。

加拿大温哥华是北美第二大华埠所在地，侨居着数以十万计的中国华人。他们无论是做工、经商、治学、行医，在追梦的过程中，都以中国人特有的品质，改变着当地的人文生态，传播着数千年来历 辉煌的人类文明。本书讲述了12位在华人在温哥华的传奇经历，曲折故事，他们生活中的悲欢离合，酸甜苦辣以及心系祖国、回报乡梓的家园情怀。

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, graded material that willinstantly appeal to students. "Night at the Museum" is based on thefamily movie starring Ben Stiller, set in the Museum of NaturalHistory in New York.

本书中无论是鞭辟入里的幽默，还是哀而不伤的怀旧，都以一种举重若轻的言辞含而蓄之，既集中体现了作者的文体追求，又历时地记录了作者三十多年☆旺盛的人生经历中灵光乍现的思绪见解、漫步于伦敦街头巷尾所领略的大大小小的顿悟与重生。作者洛根·波绍尔·史密斯为英国 散文家，英语语言及金句大师，英语修辞上的 主义者，收获了大批有鉴赏力的读者。他在书中讲述了该如何生活、阅读、写作、变老等等，言语间宛若朋友。

收录了莎翁留传于世的全部154首十四行诗，诗歌表现的主题为友谊、爱情、艺术、时间。这些诗篇蕴含着丰富的思想内容，体现了诗人对真、善、美的看法和理想，以及对光明和未来的希望，也表现出诗人对人与人之间不和谐的失望和焦虑。

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.

Larry Daley has left his job as a night guard at the Museum ofNatural History,and is now a rich businessman. Then he hears thathis old.friends - Teddy Roosevelt and the other exhibits - aremoving to the Smithsonian Museum in Washington. And when the Tabletof Ahkmenrah brings all the exhibits in the Smithsonian to Life,the trouble really starts Can Larry and his .friends win theBattle of the Smithsonian?

本书描述了一个叫做“大洋国”的极权统治社会，在那里，权力高度集中在“党”英社的手中，到处张贴着党的领袖老大哥的画像，几乎到处都安有电屏幕监视着每一个人，从而人性遭到扼杀，自由遭到剥夺，思想受到钳制，生活极度贫乏、单调。主人公温斯顿在真理部从事篡改历史的工作，他对所处的社会和老大哥渐渐地产生了怀疑，在与另一名党员朱丽亚秘密恋爱后，逐渐成为思想犯，被思想警察逮捕。全书文笔犀利冷峻，以惊人的敏锐洞察力、严密的逻辑推理和丰富的想象力刻画了未来极权主义社会的面貌，警醒世人提防这种预想中的黑暗成为现实。

The gear is 1588. Spain is the strongest countrg in the world.The Spanishking, Philip II, is a proud Catholic. England, ruled bklQueen Elizabeth I, is aProtestant country. When the Catholic queen,Marg, Queen oj~ Scots, is executedby Elizabeth, Spain is ready toattack. As the Spanish Armada sails towardsEngland, Elizabethprepares to protect her country, her people and her positionasqueen.

一部文学史是人类从童真走向成熟的发展史，是一个个文学大师用如椽巨笔记载的人类的心灵史，也是承载人类良知与情感反思的思想史。阅读这些传世的文学名著就是在阅读最鲜活生动的历史，就是在与大师们做跨越时空的思想交流与情感交流，它会使一代代的读者获得心灵的滋养与巨大的审美满足。“中译经典文库·世界文学名著（英语原著版）”便是这样一套必将使读者受益终生的读物。

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for contemporary graded material that willstimulate students. This compelling biography tells the story ofthe world's most famous president; from his schooldays in Hawaiiand Indonesia, to his time as a community activist in Chicago, andhis subsequent route to the White House.