英国语文(英文原版经典插图珍藏版共6册)

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《英国语文》这套书原名《皇家读本》，全套六册。由英国教材出版公司编写出版。在２０世纪初广泛用作学校教材。编写体例统一严谨、包括生词、课文、语音、词汇解释、课后问题等，同时还附加了书写与听写等，是一套完整的英语学习教材。这些选文，体现了英国丰富的历史文化知识和西方国家的道德价值观念。是中国学生学习英语、全面了解西方社会的很好途径。　　 ThissetofEnglishreaderspublishedinthebeginningof20thcenturywaseverpopularlyusedinthewesternschools.Ithasbeenconstructedwithaviewtoinducechildrentotakearealinterestinwhattheyread,andtomakethemdelighttoexercisetheirpowerofreading.　　 GreatusehasthereforebeenmadeoftheobjectsofNaturalHistory,andoftheincidentsandcommonthingsofdailylife,bywhichchildrenaremostlikelytobeattracted.　　 Bybeingmadetoframeeachanswerintheformofasentence,thechildthusunconsciouslyproducealittlecompositionexercise.　　Furthermore,exercisesofspelling,pronunciationattachedtothetextarealsoofgreathelpforchildrentospeakStandardEnglish.　　 Goodreadingismorereadilyacquiredbypracticethanbyprecept.Themorechildrenread,theywillreadthemorefluently,intelligently,andgracefully.

书籍目录

MYCAT

THEHOOP

KNIFEANDFORK

THEBIRD’SNESTS

LITTLEROBINREDBREAST

NURSERYRHYMES

SAILINGTHEBOAT

LONGTIMEAGO

THELITTLEMILK-MAID

THESWING

GOINGFORADRIVE

LUCYANDHERKITTEN

THECATANDTHEMOUSE

TOMANDHISDOG

THESHEEPANDTHELAMB

THEHENANDITSCHICKS

THEBIRDANDITSNEST

THECOWONTHEGRASS

THESEE-SAW

THECATONTHETREE

THEBIRD’SSONG

THEOLDMANANDTHEDOG

MORNINGANDNIGHT

THEPETBIRD

LITTLEPUSSY

AWEEKATTHEFARM

THEOWL

THEPETGOAT

THESTORM

ONINSTINCT

THEGREATJUMP

FRISKANDNED

IWILLNOTHURTMYLITTLEDOG

THELARK

MARY’SLITTLELAMB

ONETHINGATATIME

NURSERYRHYMES

COUNTTEN

MYDOGDASH

GOOD-NIGHT

THEBOYTHATLIKEDPLAY(I)

THEBOYTHATLIKEDPLAY(II)

FORGIVE

SPRING

RAIN

NORTH,SOUTH,EAST,WEST

AVISITTOTHEBLACKSMITH’SSHOP

FACTSFORLITTLEFOLKS

THELASTCROSSWORD

SUMMER

AUTUMN

MICE

WHATTHECLOCKSAYS

WINTER

QUITEAMAN

AWILLINGBOY

THETWOWHITERABBITS

FANANDHERPUPS

AGAMEWITHPUSS

AGOODLITTLEGIRL

LITTLEWHEELANDBIGWHEEL

TIDYTOM

WASHINGDAY

ONTHESHORE

THESUN

SKIPPING

EACHONEUSEFUL

GODISINHEAVEN

THERABBITINTHEWOOD

THEKETTLEANDITSFRIENDS

SAILINGTHEBOAT

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SCENESINTHETROPICS　　

I.THEFOREST

INhotcountriesthewoodsarenotlikeourwoods.Theyaregreatdarkforests.wherethetreesgrowsocloselytogether,andaresotall,thatifyoulookedupyoucouldhardlyseethesky.　

Thenthereareagreatmanyclimbingplants,thattwistthemselvesroundandroundthetrunksandbranchesofthetrees.Theyarecalledvegetablecables,becausetheyaresomuchlikeropes.Theyreachfromonetreetoanother,andalmostfillupthespacesbetween.Thewhitemanhastocarveouthiswaywithhishatchet,orelseburnapassageforhimselfthroughthedensemass.　　

Dangersofeverykindlurkintheforest.ThequicksubtleIndiandarenotventuretherewithouthispoisonedarrows,northewhitemanwithoutthethunderandlightningofhisgun.Thevenomous①snakemayliecoiledamongthebushes,ortracesofthesavagejaguar②maybeseenuponthepath.　　

Birds,beasts,andinsectslivethere,forthemostpart,undisturbed.Itistheirhome;andoneverysidetheyareatwork,huntingtheirprey,orescapingfromdanger.Forthoughmanseldomwageswaruponthem,thesewildcreaturesoftheforestareengagedinconstantwarfarewitheachother;andtheweakarealwaysusingsomecontrivance①toprotectthemselvesfromthestrong.　　

ThereareagreatmanycuriousthingstobeseenintheseSouthAmerican　　

forests.Inthedeepestgloom,wherethetreesshutoutthesun,myriads②oflightsflitabout,andtwinklelikelittlestars.Astheyflashhereandthere,youmightfancythattroopsoffairieswerefloatingaboutwithtorchesintheirhands;buttherearenofairiesinthecase,—thelightsareonlythetorchesofthefirefliesthatliveintherecesses③ofthewoods,andeverynightmakeakindofilluminationamongstthetrees.　　

Therearetroopsofmonkeys,thatrunalongthevegetablecablesfromonetreetoanother,orswingfromthebranchesbytheirtails,makinganoiseallthetimeasiftheyweretalkingtoeachother.Whennightcomestheyrollthemselvesintoaball,huddledtogetherascloseasmaybe,tokeepthemselveswarm.　

Sometimesithappensthatafewlittlemonkeyshavenotbeenalert④enoughtogetintotheball,andareleftshiveringoutside.Theykeepupapitifulhowlingthewholenightthrough,asiftheyweretellingtheresthowcoldandmiserabletheyare,andbeggingtobeletin.Buttheotherspaynoattention,andgoquietlyofftosleep.　　

Thenthereareallsortsofwonderfulbirds,suchasweneverseeinourcountry,exceptincages.　　

Flocksofparrotsglisteninthesun,cladinglowingscarlet,andgreen,andgold.Humming-birds,likegemsofbeauty,cometoseekhoneyandinsectsfromtheforestflowers.Fly-catchersgleamandsparkleeverywhere.Water-fowlofsnowyplumagesportonthestreams,theirwhitedressescontrastingwiththoseoftheredflamingo,orthescarletibis,thatstandpatientlyfishingontheshore.　　

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