Madame Bovary - Bedtime English Learning Reader IV (Pure English Version)

Author: Wang Ruoping
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
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Optical a few dry English sentences are not enough. Don't always put the purpose of reading in improving English. Reading is primarily about absorbing knowledge, and in the process of absorbing knowledge, language is naturally absorbed. Using English thinking is a realm that many English learners hope to achieve, because it is the foundation for expressing thoughts fluently in English. For Chinese students living in a non-English environment, it is indeed very difficult to think partly or entirely in English, but it is not an unreachable goal. From my own experience in learning English, I have found that persistent extensive reading is one of the most effective ways to achieve this goal.
He Qixin (Vice President and Doctoral Supervisor of Beijing Foreign Studies University) especially recommends English easy readers for beginners and intermediate learners. The materials should be easy to understand, with a strong narrative element, and the reading speed should be as fast as possible. The more you read, the better. This is a proven and effective method for learning English.
Hu Wenzhong (Professor of Beijing Foreign Studies University, author of Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)) was born into a family of doctors. His childhood was spent during the height of Romanticism in France. Hugo was an idol in his heart. However, what truly shaped his creative style was the positivist science that began to flourish in France in the mid-19th century. He regarded novels as "the scientific form of life"①, demanding that writers depict and dissect everything with the same calm and objective attitude that natural scientists apply to nature. In Flaubert's view, "beauty means truth, although not everything true is beautiful, but everything beautiful is always true,"② "once (authenticity) is lost, so is artistry."③ Therefore, he placed great importance on observation, analysis, and understanding. He believed that "thoroughly understanding reality and faithfully reflecting it through typicalization"③ is a fundamental principle that novelists should follow. This perspective led him to diverge from Hugo, whom he revered, and align himself with the successors of Balzac and Stendhal. However, Flaubert did not completely follow the footsteps of others in art. Instead, he broke new ground, determined to innovate, and ultimately developed his own unique artistic style, enriching and advancing 19th-century realism.