Classic American Literature: One Story a Day

Author: Zhu Zhenwu
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This book is part of the "Classic Literature One Read a Day" series, which is a new contribution from Professor Zhu Zhenwu, the Chinese translator of the best-selling book The Da Vinci Code. It strikes a good balance in terms of knowledge, fun, test-prep, gradual progression, and comprehensiveness. It avoids the traditional approach to classic literature and does not focus on scattered knowledge points or language points. Instead, it aims to cultivate readers' overall English thinking ability, striving to fundamentally improve their practical English application skills, enhance their English literacy and related cultural literacy, and thereby enable readers to improve their overall English proficiency, including test-taking skills, in a relaxed and enjoyable way. The main readers of this series are college students and English enthusiasts, and it can also be used as a teaching reference for secondary school teachers and university instructors. This volume is the Story Collection. It includes world-famous fairy tales such as Gulliver's Travels, The Ugly Duckling, and The Emperor's New Clothes.