Blind Men and an Elephant (Three Foreign Essays) (Three Foreign Essays)

Author: Baldwin
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: This series is divided into six levels based on readers' English proficiency, suitable for middle school students, high school students, college students, and adults. The series selects well-known world classics and is adapted by nine native English writers. The text includes vocabulary explanations and detailed translations of difficult sentences, allowing readers to enjoy a world classic without needing a dictionary. The series also features short questions and unit exercises to assess readers' comprehension, providing strong supplementary learning support. All books in the series are accompanied by audio cassettes, featuring readings by professional American actors, set to background music, various sound effects, and beautiful songs summarizing the content of the books. All these elements make listening to American English an enjoyable experience. The four short stories in this book are selected from the book "50 Famous Stories." The story "The Blind Men and the Elephant" uses symbolic language to mock those who are arrogant and stubborn. It later refers to making judgments based on partial or incomplete guesses, ignoring the whole truth of the matter. The second story, "The Indian Maiden," tells the story of John Smith, who was captured by an Indian tribe and escaped danger with the help of the daughter of an Indian king. The third story, "The Wise Man of the Foolish Village," is about the villagers of the foolish village, who, in the face of tyranny, deliberately do a series of foolish things to save themselves. The fourth story, "The Hero Horatius," describes a war between the Romans and the Etruscans, where the hero Horatius guards a bridge over the Tiber River and swears to prevent the Etruscans from crossing.