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?
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 …
Three Days to See，中文译名《假如给我三天光明》，属“壹力文库?百灵鸟英文经典”系列丛书。海伦?凯勒用一个身残志坚的盲聋人的视角来记述认知中的世界，透过“三天光明”的情景设定，描述自己对丰富多彩的生活活动的体会以及对人生的多重感悟。同时，在本书中，海伦还完整地描述了自己富有传奇色彩的一生，对自己的求学生活以及个人成长经历进行了详尽的介绍，无不浸润着成长的喜悦和汗水。海伦﹒凯勒用她生动细腻的笔触、优美的文辞，唤醒了每个人对生命的珍惜和敬畏。编辑推荐：推荐的成长励志经典让千百万人重获信心与希望之书被誉为“世界文学史上无与伦比的杰作”讲述一段没有光明、没有声音的传奇人生英文精装版本，适合收藏
Charles Weyland and his team go to the Antarctic to find outmore about apyramid under the ice. Their work is difficult anddangerous - and they soonrealise that they are not alone. Deepunder the ice, something is waking up afteralong sleep ... and thePredators are returning from space to hunt once again.Will anyonelive to see the end of this horrible.fight?
It features： Alphabetical listing of entries；Explanations of meanings of synonyms；Antonyms；Index。The ideal companion to the best-selling，The Word Book Ⅲ and The Written Word Ⅲ。
伦敦房地产界的年轻律师乔纳森·哈克，到特兰西瓦尼亚去见想在伦敦置业的德丘拉伯爵。当他到了德丘拉所居的古堡时，发现这位相貌极其英俊的伯爵举止非常古怪，而且城堡内竟然连一个仆人都没有，他慢慢意识到自己被当成了囚犯。哈克的未婚妻米娜与好友露茜到一个海滨小镇度假，海边停了一艘无人驾驶的船，海岸巡逻员在舵轮上发现了船长的尸体，他的双手被绑在舵轮上。在船长的丧礼后露茜开始梦游，不知所踪。米娜四处寻找，直到在墓园里发现一黑影俯身弯向露茜……
《汤姆·索亚历险记》描写了以汤姆·索亚为首的一群孩子天真烂漫的生活。这部作品自问世以来，一直受到美国广大读者的喜爱，被誉为“真正的儿童小说，不朽的儿童读物”。 幼年丧母的汤姆，由姨妈抚养，由于受不了姨妈和学校老师的管束，常常逃学闯祸。一天深夜，他与好友哈克贝利·费恩竟跑到凄凉的墓地玩耍，他们躲在三棵大树的后面，却目睹了一起凶杀案的发生。因为怕被凶手灭口，他们带着另一个小伙伴逃到一座荒岛，做起了“海盗”。家里本以为孩子们淹死了，结果他们却出现在了自己的“葬礼”上。经过激烈的思想斗争，汤姆终于勇敢地站出来指证了凶手。不久，他和他心爱的姑娘贝基外出野餐，在岩洞里迷了路。整整三天三夜饥寒交困，面临着死亡的威胁。后来终于成功脱险，意外地和哈克一起找到了凶手埋藏的一笔宝藏。 马克
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. "Billy Elliot" is based on thaward-winning film and tells the story of a young boy who followshis dream, against all the odds. It also provides an insight intoBritish culture and family relationships.
This is the entrancingly entertaining yet amazingly effective guide that shows you how to know the meaning of words that you have never seen or heard before, learn the history of words so that they come alive for you, master an invaluable and permanent technique of word-viewing within 30 days. This is the one book that makes you love to learn.
In a border town in Mexico, a group of young Mexicans begin adangerous journey across the US-Mexico border in search of a betterlife… . Don starts a new job as a marketing manager for Mickey’s, agroup of fast food restaurants. Will he find out the truth behindthe burgers…? And Amber, a high school student, starts to askserious questions about her part-time job at Mickey’s. Maybe theburgers don’t taste so good after all…
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.
《外刊精读点津》精选20余种国内外主流刊物，包括《经济学人》《环球时报》《华尔街日报》《卫报》《纽约时报》《泰晤士报》《哈佛商业评论》等。全书共有近50篇文章，内容涵盖七大领域，包括经济、社会、文化、法制、热点、体育和趣闻。每篇文章开头提供导读，帮助学生了解文章背景，为精读原文作铺垫；有效划分文章段落，逐段逐句阅读，提供优质全文翻译；整理使用频率较高的重点词汇，帮助理解和记忆；重点词语提供双语解释，配以例句。附录为外刊常见词汇表，用于拓展阅读外刊所需的关键词汇，增强外刊精读能力。
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?
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. The Lost Chronicles is based onthe first series of the hugely successful TV series about a groupof survivors from a plane crash who find themselves on an isolateddesert island.
Becky Sharp is alone in the world. She has no money, nofortune and no family. However she is clever, funny ... and hasvery .fine eyes. Amelia Sedley is a sweet girl with a good fortune,but some say she is rather boring. As the two girls meet theirhusbands and live their lives in Vanity Fair,which of them findswhat they are looking for?
美国的民间传说中有这么一个说法：“如果我挖个够深的地洞，会不会从中国冒出来？”本书围绕这一传说，讲述了美国中西部山区的一个12岁小男孩莎莉文与中国西南部的一个小女孩李梅互换身份的历险故事。在24小时内，两人分别经历了与之前接近不同的世界，也因为这样的历险而成
