The Whale is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The story tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaling ship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab seeks one specific whale, Moby-Dick, a white whale of tremendous size and ferocity. Comparatively few whaling ships know of Moby-Dick, and fewer yet have encountered him. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg. Ahab intends to exact revenge. Its reputation as a "Great American Novel" was established only in the 20th century, after the centennial of its author's birthIts opening sentence, "Call me Ishmael", is among world literature's most famous..D. H. Lawrence called it "one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world" and "the greatest book of the sea ever written".

The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy (1848–1850) is a novel by the English author William Makepeace Thackeray. The novel took two years for him to write. Set in 19th century London, England, this novel features a young English gentleman Arthur Pendennis born in the country who sets out to seek his place in life and society. The novel portrays his love affairs with the callous Blanche Amory and poor Fanny. Both of them marry other people, and Pendennis finally weds Laura Bell, his adopted sister, who had always loved him. The characters include the snobbish social hanger-on Major Pendennis and the tipsy Captain Costigan. Miss Amory and Sir Francis Clavering are somewhat reminiscent of Becky Sharp and Sir Pitt from Vanity Fair. In line with other Thackeray's works, Pendennis offers an insightful and satiric picture of human character and aristocratic society. The masterful characterizations include the snobbish Major Pendennis and the tipsy Captain Costigan.

In the early 1800s, John Astor made the fateful decision to make good on his long-held dream of establishing a fur-trading company in the Northwest United States. Astor later convinced Washington Irving, one of the most important figures in nineteenth-century American literature, to create a non-fiction account of the operation's origins. The result, Astoria, is a fascinating work of history. Astoria is a history book published in 1836 by Washington Irving. The full title being "Astoria: Or, Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains". The book was commissioned by John Jacob Astor as an official history of his company's expedition to Oregon in 1810–1812. The book became a bestseller in 1836 and at the time was required reading in some schools. Astoria has been read as a vivid and fascinating history, comparable indeed to the finest of romances, but rooted in the rough and hardy life of trapping, hunting, and exploration.

Thomas Hardy’s final novel “Jude the Obscure” began as a serial publication on December 1894 before being published in book form the following year. It is the story of its titular character Jude Fawley, a young lower-class man with dreams of being a scholar, and his relationships with his wife, Arabella, and his free-spirited cousin, Sue Bridehead. The novel follows the life of Jude from his youth living in a village in southern England where he works in a bakery and studies Classical Greek and Latin in his spare time with hopes of one day becoming a scholar at Christminster, a fictional city modeled after Oxford. His dreams are dashed however when he becomes ensnared by deceit into marriage with Arabella Donn, a coarse and superficial girl. What follows is a classic and tragic tale that plays upon many themes, principally of which is the idea that one’s ruinous downfall is the product of having lived a sinful life. Having been harshly criticized in its day for its scandalous portrayals, “Jude the Obscure” has since been recognized as one of Hardy’s finest and most intricate works.

本套书包括《艾格妮丝·格雷3册》和《威尔德菲尔庄园的房客6册》共9册。《艾格妮丝·格雷》Agnes Grey is the debut novel of English author Anne Bront? (writing under the pen name of Acton Bell), first published in December 1847, and republished in a second edition in 1850. The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry. Scholarship and comments by Anne's sister Charlotte Bront? suggest the novel is largely based on Anne Bront?'s own experiences as a governess for five years. Agnes, her sister Mary, and their mother all try to keep expenses low and bring in extra money, but Agnes is frustrated that everyone treats her like a child. To prove herself and to earn money, she is determined to get a position as a governess. Eventually, she obtains a recommendation from a well-placed acquaintance, is offered a position, and secures her parents' permission. With some misgivings, she travels to Wellwood house to work for the Bloomfield family. The choice of central character allows Anne to deal with issues of oppression and abuse of women and governesses, isolation and ideas of empathy. An additional theme is the fair treatment of animals. Agnes Grey also mimics some of the stylistic approaches of bildungsromans, employing ideas of personal growth and coming to age, but representing a character who in fact does not gain in virtue.《威尔德菲尔庄园的房客》This work is the second and final novel by the English author Anne Bront?. It was first published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. Probably the most shocking of the Bront?s' novels, it had an instant and phenomenal success, but after Anne's death her sister Charlotte prevented its re-publication. Most critics now consider The Tenant of Wildfell Hall to be one of the first feminist novels. The novel is framed as a series of letters from Gilbert Markham to his friend and brother-in-law about the events connected with the meeting of his wife. A mysterious young widow arrives at Wildfell Hall, an Elizabethan mansion which has been empty for many years, with her young son and a servant. She lives there in strict seclusion under the assumed name Helen Graham and soon finds herself the victim of local slander. Refusing to believe anything scandalous about her, Gilbert befriends Helen and discovers her past. In her diary, Helen depicts her husband's physical and moral decline through alcohol and her desperate attempts to save their son from his influence in the dissipated aristocratic society from which she ultimately flees. The depiction of marital strife and women's professional identification has also a strong moral message mitigated by the authors's belief in universal salvation.

本套书包括《基督山伯爵9册》和《三个火枪手6册》共15册。《基督山伯爵》The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas (père). It is one of the author's most popular works completed in 1844. The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815–1839: the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. It begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book, an adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness. It centres on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune, and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However, his plans have devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty. In addition, it is a story that involves romance, loyalty, betrayal, and selfishness, shown throughout the story as characters slowly reveal their true inner nature.《三个火枪手》A timeless tale of adventure, romance, intrigue, and revenge, "The Three Musketeers"is the captivating story .A historical romance, this novel tells of the adventures of the hot-headed young Gascon, d'Artagnan and his three companions Athos, Porthos and Aramis as they gallantly defend the Queen of France, using their wit and their swords. They must foil the nefarious plotting of Cardinal Richelieu against the King and Queen, despite his appearance as an ally. D'Artagnan and the three Musketeers must also overcome the villainous machinations of Milady de Winter, whose lethal criminality threatens those in political power and the love of d'Artgnan for Constance Bonacieux. Dumas' classic story, first serialized in 1844, has enthralled readers with its fast-paced plot, endearing characters, and romantic ideals, immortalized by the motto" one for all, all for one.

《TOEFL Primary Step 1 听力一本通》是“TOEFL Primary”系列图书中的听力专项辅导用书之一，该系列还包括其他三本图书《TOEFL Primary Step 1 阅读一本通》《TOEFL Primary Step 2 听力一本通》《TOEFL Primary Step 2 阅读一本通》。该系列图书由TOEFL Junior中国管理中心为5～12岁小朋友精心编写，是国内备考“TOEFL Primary”考试不可多得的辅导资料。本书依据考试题型进行了分类讲解，并为每种题型配备大量有针对性的练习。此外，本书还配有美式K.K.音标视频发音教程以及语法讲解。

对于小学生来说，背单词是一件令人难过的事情。虽然每个单词并不长，可是记了忘，忘了记，反反复复折腾好多次，一个单词还不见得能牢固掌握。在本书中，耿磊老师用高效记忆法为每个单词都做个诙谐的拆解和说明，并辅以可爱有趣的漫画，你只需拿起水笔上个色，就轻松记住了这个单词。因为，与这个单词相关的图像已经牢牢刻在你脑海了，下次再见到这个单词的时候，形象化的图像就会提醒你怎么拼写怎样准确识别。从此，单词再也不是枯燥易混淆的字母组合，而且一幅幅印象深刻的图像让你过目不忘，学习效率指数增长。

在法国，有一个神父被人称作米里埃先生。他将主要的精力放置在对穷人的宗教布道方面，有很多次，他为了帮助穷人，几乎倾囊。他的生活中几乎没有什么奢侈品，除了一套比较昂贵的银制品。有一个罪犯被关监狱19年之后释放了出来，这个罪犯的名字叫冉阿让。当初他被关监狱的主要原因是他偷了一条面包，并且在监狱里试图越狱逃跑。被释放以后，他来到了一个叫迪尼的城镇，要在一个小酒店里住下来。不过根据这个城镇的法律规定，他必须出示自己有效的身份证件才行。由于他有过前科，小酒店拒绝了他。虽说他有能力支付账单，但是城镇里的其他人都把自家的门关了起来。只有米里埃先生向他敞了大门。对于米里埃先生的这份友善举动，冉阿让不知道如何回应是好。活到了这把年纪，就从来没有被人真诚对待过。可惜的是，出狱后的他囊中羞涩，于是还是忍不住把神父的那套银具偷了后逃跑了。米里埃先生并没有因此报警。不过冉阿让还是遭到了逮捕。警察将冉阿让带回到了米里埃先生面前。神父没有向警察实话实说，隐瞒了自己的银具被冉阿让偷走的事实。就等于说，神父撒谎了。不过他善意提醒冉阿让，那套银具价格不菲，现在只希望冉阿让从此以后好好地生活下去。言外之意就是告诉冉阿让不要在犯罪的道路上继续走下去。神父的这番话，触碰到了他的内心世界，冉阿让始天人交战。就在这头脑一片混乱之际，冉阿让还是偷了一个男孩儿口袋里面的几个钢蹦儿。终于，冉阿让决定从此以后洗心革面，辟一条崭新的生活道路。他来到了近海的蒙特里。这次他将真实的身份隐藏了起来。他把银具卖掉，用这笔钱作为启动资金，了一家工厂。后来他成为了这个地方的市长。而就在这时，一个名叫方汀的女孩也来到了同一座城市。她的到来*终引发了一场惊涛骇浪。冉阿让的真实身份遭到曝光，一直通缉他的警官贾维出现了，冉阿让不得不再次踏上逃亡之路……

《四级翻译强化训练100题》是新东方考试研究中心研发的翻译强化训练习题集，全书分为三个部分：部分为强化翻译基础。该部分剖析了汉英双语的差异，讲解了适合四级翻译考试的翻译步骤和技巧，给出了常用四级英语语法和句式，让四级考生积累一定的汉译英翻译理论，增强考试实战能力。第二部分为强化翻译100题，收录的100篇翻译文章从字数、难易度、表现形式到题材都力求高度模拟真题。我们也对翻译中的难点给出了点拨。每篇文章后都提供“知识小贴士”栏目，相当于本书收录了200篇翻译素材，能帮助考生在短时间内建立起自己的翻译素材库。第三部分为附录，收录了数篇四级翻译真题和近500条四级翻译词汇。

《毛猿》是尤金·奥尼尔创作的一部兼有现实主义、表现主义和象征主义的戏剧。1921年首演，全剧共八场。描述现代人类在丧失宗教信仰和自然的和谐以后对自我寻求的主题。在剧中，奥尼尔以“毛猿”这一意象喻指现代社会中的人，揭示现代人在工业文明中丧失自我的悲剧。主人公扬克是一艘远洋轮船上的司炉，以身强力壮得到同伴的敬畏而自豪，但遭到旅客中一个有钱的女人的侮辱,便到去寻找他的生活地位,*后只好与动物园的一只大猩猩结交朋友，结果却死在它的大力拥抱之中。剧本表明在冷酷无情的资本主义社会，像扬克这样的工人只能忍受非人的待遇。要想改变这种状况，只会遭到更加悲惨的结局。

《巨人传》原名《高康大和庞大固埃》，共五卷，是法国文艺复兴时期小说家弗朗索瓦·拉伯雷创作的多传本长篇小说，出版于1532年1564年。是一部讽刺小说，讲述两个巨人国王高康大及其儿子庞大固埃的神奇事迹：高康大不同凡响的出生；庞大固埃在巴黎求学时的奇遇；庞大固埃和高康大对婚姻问题的探讨；庞大固埃远渡重洋，寻访智慧源泉——“神瓶”，并终如愿以偿。该作鞭挞了法国16世纪封建社会，是新兴资产阶级对封建教会统治发出的呐喊，充分体现了人文主义者对人、人性和人的创造力的肯定。在小说中，拉伯雷痛快淋淳地批判了教会的虚伪和残酷，特别痛斥了天主教毒害儿童的经院教育。

柯南道尔笔下的福尔摩斯从“降生”之日起，已过去一百多年，但他塑造的这个身材瘦削颀长，长着鹰钩鼻，头戴软布帽，身披长风衣，托着大烟斗，手持放大镜的传奇人物形象，已成为*广为受的大侦探形象。福尔摩斯知识渊博，包括化学、植物学、地理学、解剖学、犯罪学、法律、拳术、音乐等诸多学科，他都颇有造诣。他甚至还谙熟化妆和易容术！为了取证，他把自己装扮成步履蹒跚的老太太、骨瘦如柴的大烟鬼、酩酊大醉的马车夫、朴素耐心的好牧师、濒临死亡的重病号……值得一提的是，柯南道尔的所有作品中，并没有几乎所有小说中都少不了的男欢女爱、情意绵绵。相反，按照他的伙伴华生的说法，办案时，对于这位表情冷静刻板、头脑缜密、镇定自若的神探来说，“一切情感都是格格不的”。可以说，在福尔摩斯的探案集里，从未出现他与女性有关的任何绯闻。这位神探之所以赢得读者的喜爱，全靠其机智、敏锐、细致、果敢、胆识、理性、正义、执着、冒险精神和多才多艺。当然，如果大作家塑造一个形象太过完美的话，也就没有属于他自己的独特人格魅力了。在在柯南道尔的笔下，福尔摩斯的缺也不少，比如好吹牛，自命不凡，不把人放在眼里，即使对*忠实的朋友华生，也常常讥讽嘲笑；常表现出冷漠神情；在无事可做时，经常注射可卡因，靠毒品消除身心疲劳；在推理时，对人爱理不理，如被断思路，会立马大发脾气；在对待女人的问题上，既不近女色、不信任女人，也不交女友，不成家；不注意休息，是个典型的工作狂；素来沉默寡言，有些不近人情。有了这些缺，反倒让福尔摩斯这个神探得以走下神坛，可信度更高，成为有血有肉的鲜活英雄。这也就是为什么直到今天，福尔摩斯仍然这么受追捧，甚至连这位神探居住的伦敦贝克大街221号B座，也成了福尔摩斯迷们务必朝拜的名胜，可见福尔摩斯的魅力之大！

本书的故事发生时，骑士早已绝迹一个多世纪，但主角阿隆索·吉哈诺（唐·吉诃德原名）却因为沉迷于骑士小说，时常幻想自己是个中世纪骑士，进而自封为“堂吉诃德·德·拉曼恰”（德·拉曼恰地区的守护者），拉着邻居桑丘·潘沙做自己的仆人，“行侠仗义”、游走天下，作出了种种与时代相悖、令人匪夷所思的行径，结果四处碰壁。但终从梦幻中苏醒过来。回到家乡后死去。文学评论家称《堂吉诃德》是西方文学史上的部现代小说，也是世界文学的瑰宝之一。

《悲惨世界》是法国著名作家、世界浪漫主义文学代表维克多•雨果*著名的的 “命运三部曲”之一。本书通过对冉阿让等人的悲惨遭遇以及冉阿让被卞福汝感化后做出的一系列感人事情，深刻揭露和批判了19世纪法国封建专制社会的腐朽，同时也表达了对在封建压迫下穷苦人民悲惨生活的深切同情。雨果充满激情的文笔，勾勒出了一群生动鲜活的小人物形象。

为什么要给自己的作品起名为看上去希腊语味道十足的“十日谈”—— Decameron呢？从书名上就可以看得出来，薄伽丘对希腊语超级热爱。这个词由两个希腊语单词元素组成：δ?κα= déka ("十"的意思)；?μ?ρα= hēméra ("天"之意思)。合二为一，就是“十天（里发生的故事）”的意思。至于“谈”，是中文翻译时另加上去，将“发生的故事”用“谈”来诠释。1348年，意大利的佛罗伦萨爆发了大瘟疫——黑死病。第天都有无数人死在家里、街头。大批尸体被运到城外。但运送者也会因此染病而死。短短数月，死亡人数达10万以上，昔日繁华的佛罗伦萨变成了一片又一片的大坟场。后来这场瘟疫席卷了整个欧洲，欧洲人口锐减一半以上。薄伽丘深刻地感受到了这场瘟疫带来的巨大影响。他也是以这场瘟疫为背景写下相关作品的*人。小说故事发生在一远离瘟疫的乡间别墅里，一共来了十个青年男女躲避瘟疫。大家约定好以讲故事发日子。每人每天讲一则故事，一天就产生出十个故事。《十日谈》里的故事大都是发生过的真人真事。有歌颂现世生活的，有赞美爱情的，有歌颂自由可贵的。同时，也有故事旨在揭露做官的凶残与暴虐，教会教士修女们的虚伪等。当然，其中还有故事讲诉了命运之力量对人的精神世界的操控，人的意志之力量对人的精神世界的操控。有故事还揭示人与人之间的欺诈与哄骗。其实，不难看出，薄伽丘的《十日谈》里除真人真事故事以外，还有一些故事是来自于历史事件、传说，甚至还参考了东方的某些民间故事，有些故事则感觉明显受《天方夜谭》的影响。作者将故事情节移植过来，然后冠以人文主义思想，再讲述给欧洲读者听。值得指出的是，该作品从头到尾被商业推销行为所能容忍的规范笼罩着。商业常见的小机灵，小把戏等小聪明被抬高到一个新的高度。恶意使坏、勾心斗角等行为被作者行了某种鞭笞。在中世纪的人们来看，将忠诚、孝心这些美德与商场上的恶意使坏和勾心斗角相比，后者是不可被受的。

《大河之战》就是这位英国前首相温斯顿·邱吉尔先生年轻时候所著的一本很著名的书，是关于英国与苏丹战争的历史内容，换言之，是邱吉尔先生亲历的英国重新征服苏丹过程的*手历史记述。该征服过程发生于1899年。温斯顿·邱吉尔先生记录了他作为一名英国军官在持续将近20年的苏丹马赫迪战争期间的经历。所谓“苏丹马赫迪战争”，是指为了反对英国殖民统治，哈利法·阿卜杜拉·穆罕默德领导反抗军，对抗由基奇纳勋爵领导的英国军队展的武装斗争。“马赫迪”，自称马赫迪·穆罕默德·艾哈迈德的继承人，因不满英国殖民当局、埃及封建王朝和苏丹封建主的重重压迫，被迫发动了这场反抗战争。《大河之战》是温斯顿·邱吉尔继《马拉坎德野战纪实》之后出版的第二本著作，本书出版时有上下两卷，总页码超过千页。后于1902年再版时被缩减为一卷。在书中，温斯顿·邱吉尔写道，他之所以报名参战，是因为像很多英国军官一样，他的初衷是希望通过亲自参加*前线的战斗，以获得军人必须拥有的*手经验，来发展自己未来的职业军人生涯。温斯顿·邱吉尔并不希望自己只是在军队里过于安稳，一帆风顺地度过。他那颗年轻的心，关注所有发生在身边的或遥远的地方的战争的情况。他渴望参与战争。

该作讲述1348年，意大利佛罗伦萨瘟疫流行，10名男女在乡村一所别墅里避难。他们终日游玩欢宴，每人每天讲一个故事，共住了10天讲了百个故事，这些故事批判天主教会，嘲笑教会传授黑暗和罪恶，赞美爱情是才华和高尚情操的源泉，谴责禁欲主义，无情暴露和鞭挞封建贵族的堕落和腐败，体现了人文主义思想。《十日谈》是欧洲文学史上部现实主义巨著；意大利近代评论家桑克提斯曾把《十日谈》与但丁的《神曲》并列，称之为“人曲”。

《诗经》是中国古代诗歌开端早的一部诗歌总集，收集了西周初年至春秋中叶（前11世纪至前6世纪）的诗歌，共311篇，其中6篇为笙诗，即只有标题，没有内容，称为笙诗六篇（南陔、白华、华黍、由康、崇伍、由仪），反映了周初至周晚期约五百年间的社会面貌。

 理雅各编*的《孟子(英文版)》七篇是中国古代 政治学、伦理学、哲学、教育学、心理学乃至美学的 经典，堪称中国古代的百科全书。而这部百科全书立 论的根本则是孟子的人性善观，作为孟学核心的 仁政思想也是由此而阐发出来的。全书讨论的内容无 一不围绕着人性、人伦、人道、人格。一句话，无不 围绕着人和人类社会。其立论之精深，涉及学科之广 ，称得上是一部体大思精的古代人学的百科全书。 孟子(约公元前372-约公元前289)，名轲，邹(今 山东邹城市)人，孔子之孙孔伋的再传弟子，对孔子 思想深信不疑，终生致力于传播和发扬儒家学说，却 是一样的敬而不用，不相为谋；况孟子所处乱世，比 孔子之时*甚，孟子想凭一己之力说服各国君主，词 锋论辩较之孔子*有咄咄之势，世人皆言孟子“好辩 ”，*有好事者以此面诘孟子，孟子直言，“予岂好 辩哉，予不得已也”。

部分，基础段。本部分结合Cambridge IELTS 7 至Cambridge IELTS 14 中的题目精确剖析了雅思听力考试的“八大考点”和“九种题型”，帮助考生 从根本上把握雅思听力题目的设题陷阱和题型特点。 第二部分，强化段。六套真题全部来源于历次考试，是权威的备考资料。 在考点解析部分，结合每个题目重点讲解如何“快速审题”，根据“关键词”对答案进行“预测”，并在听音的过程中准确选出或写出答案。