Reading Space · New Curriculum English Graded Readers White Whale ((English-Chinese Bilingual Edition))

Author: Melville
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This is a graded reading series of world literary classics published for students whose first language is not English. The series is closely aligned with the requirements of the new "English Curriculum Standards," divided into 6 levels in terms of difficulty, suitable for students from Level 3 to Level 8 (i.e., from the first year of junior high school to senior high school), helping them achieve the cultivation goals of the new curriculum standards in terms of language skills, language knowledge, learning strategies, and cultural awareness. The series has the following characteristics:
- It includes classic Western literary works, helping students improve their language level while allowing them to glimpse the full picture of literary masterpieces through reading abridged versions suitable for their foreign language proficiency.
- Graded according to the new curriculum standards, the English-Chinese bilingual editions of each book have vocabulary ranging from 700 to 3,500 words, meeting the reading needs of middle school students.
- The language difficulty gradually increases, helping teachers expand students' language knowledge and cultural background information, and enhancing students' English reading skills.
- The language is simple, vivid, and authentic, published in English-Chinese bilingual form, which not only preserves the original flavor of English but also removes language barriers for readers, fully engaging their reading interest and making English reading easier.
Herman Melville (1819–1891) may be one of the greatest American writers of the 19th century. He was born in New York City, and his father went bankrupt when he was very young, so Melville dropped out of school at the age of 15. Subsequently, before dedicating himself to writing in 1844, he engaged in various jobs and gained extensive experience in overseas shipping. His main works include: White-Jacket, Typee, Omoo, and Moby Dick. Moby Dick was published in 1851, during a period when American society was filled with great optimism and confidence. In Moby Dick, Melville may have shown the world a "dream of human reason controlling such a rational creature as a human." Captain Ahab is a demagogue who takes democracy to an extreme.