On the of humanities: English-Chinese Contrast

Author: Wu Hanping, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: This book focuses on introducing the essence of humanistic knowledge through historical moments, featuring essays on literature, history, geography, music, art, and other fields, which not only enriches your humanistic knowledge but also significantly expands your English vocabulary in these areas. Here, you can enjoy the performances of "Comedy Master Charlie Chaplin," engage in direct dialogue with iconic figures like "Karl Marx," "Franklin D. Roosevelt," and "Mahatma Gandhi," learn about "Winston Churchill's legendary life," and understand the tumultuous journey of "Queen Elizabeth II." You can also travel across mountains and rivers, traverse through time, explore the "lost city in the jungle" of Angkor Wat, visit the "City of Music—Vienna," witness the rise and fall of "Hollywood," learn about "Performance Arts in America," and read "An Overview of Film History." Additionally, this book will tell you "Why Study History," take you back to review the "bloody history of the Tower of London," the "evolution of Thanksgiving," the origins of "April Fool's Day," and the "origins of language and songs," then "return to Eden," eat "Easter eggs" in the "world of Coca-Cola," and complete your "historical tour."
The target readers of this book include college students, master's and doctoral students, as well as general readers who have mastered approximately 3,500–6,000 English words. It can be used as both supplementary reading material and a general reading textbook for non-English majors at the university level.