English Recitation of Famous Works (English-Chinese Contrastive Version) (English Classics Series) (English-Chinese Contrastive Version)

Author: He Xiaojia
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: English Classic Series. As the title implies, "English Readings of Famous Works," the selected passages in this book are all from renowned authors and masterpieces. To facilitate readers in imitating and reciting, the chosen works avoid overly complex and lengthy pieces. For longer works, only the most outstanding excerpts are included. Everyone understands the saying, "If you read 300 poems of Tang Dynasty, even if you can't write poems, you will know how to recite them," but it is easier said than done. Not many people can truly persist in memorization. As for the reasons, the editors believe it is multifaceted. One reason is that some of the original texts are too difficult for ordinary readers and too long, and readers lack sufficient background knowledge while being burdened with the tedious task of constantly looking up dictionaries. Over time, they lose interest. From this perspective, the editors hope to introduce the highlights of English and American literary works to readers in a bilingual (English-Chinese) format.