Lesson 1 The Good Reader ／优秀的读者 …………………………………………7
Lesson 2 The Bluebell ／蓝色风铃草 ……………………………………………11
Lesson 3 The Gentle Hand ／温柔的手 …………………………………………13
Lesson 4 The Grandfather ／祖父 ………………………………………………18
Lesson 5 A Boy on a Farm ／农场里的男孩 ……………………………………20
Lesson 6 The Singing Lesson ／音乐课 …………………………………………23
Lesson 7 Do not Meddle ／莫管闲事 ……………………………………………25
Lesson 8 Work ／劳动 ……………………………………………………………30
Lesson 9 The Maniac ／疯子 ……………………………………………………32
Lesson 10 Robin Redbreast ／知更鸟 ……………………………………………34
Lesson 11 The Fish I Didn''t Catch ／那条我没钓到的鱼 ………………………36
Lesson 12 It Snows ／下雪了 ……………………………………………………39
Lesson 13 Respect for the Sabbath Rewarded ／尊重安息日的回报 ……………43
Lesson 14 The Sands o'' Dee ／迪河沙滩 …………………………………………46
Lesson 15 Select Paragraphs ／ 《圣经》选段 ……………………………………48
Lesson 16 The Corn Song ／玉米颂歌 …………………………………………50
Lesson 17 The Venomous Worm ／毒虫 …………………………………………52
Lesson 18 The Festal Board ／节日聚会 …………………………………………54
Lesson 19 How to Tell Bad News ／如何告诉坏消息 …………………………57
Lesson 20 The Battle of Blenheim ／布伦海姆之战 ……………………………59
Lesson 21 " I Pity Them" ／“我同情他们” ……………………………………62
Lesson 22 An Elegy on Madam Blaize ／布莱兹夫人的挽歌 …………………64
Lesson 23 King Charles II and William Penn ／查尔斯二世和威廉·佩恩 ……66
Lesson 24 What I Live For ／为何而活 …………………………………………69
Lesson 25 The Righteous Never Forsaken ／正直的人从未被抛弃 ……………71
Lesson 26 Abou Ben Adhem ／阿布·本·阿德汉姆 ……………………………74
Lesson 27 Lucy Forrester ／露西·弗斯特 ………………………………………76
Lesson 28 The Reaper and the Flowers ／死神和花朵 …………………………81
Lesson 29 The Town Pump ／小镇水泵 …………………………………………83
Lesson 30 Good Night ／晚安 ……………………………………………………88
Lesson 31 An Old-fashioned Girl ／传统守旧的女孩 ……………………………90
Lesson 32 My Mother''s Hands ／母亲的手 ………………………………………94
Lesson 33 The Discontented Pendulum ／不满足的钟摆 ………………………96
Lesson 34 The Death of the Flowers ／ 花之凋谢 ………………………………99
Lesson 35 The Thunderstorm ／暴风雨 …………………………………………102
Lesson 36 April Day ／四月天 ……………………………………………………105
Lesson 37 The Tea Rose ／茶玫 …………………………………………………107
Lesson 38 The Cataract of Lodore ／洛多大瀑布 ………………………………112
Lesson 39 The Bobolink ／食米鸟 ………………………………………………116
Lesson 40 Robert of Lincoln ／罗伯特·林肯 …………………………………120
Lesson 41 Rebellion in Massachusetts State Prison ／马萨诸塞州监狱叛乱 ……123
Lesson 42 Faithless Nelly Gray ／薄情寡义的娜莉·格蕾 ……………………129
Lesson 43 The Generous Russian Peasant ／慷慨的俄罗斯农民 ………………132
Lesson 44 Forty Years Ago ／四十年前 …………………………………………135
Lesson 45 Mrs. Caudle''s Lecture ／考多夫人枕边训夫 …………………………138
Lesson 46 The Village Blacksmith ／乡村铁匠 …………………………………142
Lesson 47 The Relief of Lucknow ／勒克瑙救援 ………………………………144
Lesson 48 The Snowstorm ／暴风雪 ……………………………………………147
Lesson 49 Behind Time ／为时晚矣 ……………………………………………151
Lesson 50 The Old Sampler ／老绣花图案 ………………………………………153
Lesson 51 The Goodness of God ／上帝的仁慈 …………………………………157
Lesson 52 My Mother ／母亲 ……………………………………………………160
Lesson 53 The Hour of Prayer ／祈祷时刻 ………………………………………161
Lesson 54 The Will ／遗嘱 ………………………………………………………163
Lesson 55 The Nose and the Eyes ／鼻子和眼睛 ………………………………168
Lesson 56 An Iceberg ／冰山 ……………………………………………………171
Lesson 57 About Quail ／鹌鹑 ……………………………………………………174
Lesson 58 The Blue and the Gray ／蓝与灰 ……………………………………178
Lesson 59 The Machinist''s Return ／机械工回家 ………………………………180
Lesson 60 Make Way for Liberty ／为自由开路 …………………………………184
Lesson 61 The English Skylark ／英国云雀 ……………………………………188
Lesson 62 How Sleep the Brave ／勇士如何安眠 ………………………………190
Lesson 63 The Rainbow ／彩虹 …………………………………………………191
Lesson 64 Supposed Speech of John Adams ／约翰·亚当斯的假想演说 ……192
Lesson 65 The Rising ／为自由呐喊 ……………………………………………197
Lesson 66 Control Your Temper ／请君制怒 ……………………………………201
Lesson 67 William Tell ／威廉·泰尔 ……………………………………………204
Lesson 68 William Tell CONCLUDED ／威廉·泰尔（完结篇） ………………217
Lesson 69 The Crazy Engineer ／疯狂的火车司机 ……………………………224
Lesson 70 The Heritage ／遗产 …………………………………………………232
Lesson 71 No Excellence without Labor ／优秀源于勤奋 ………………………235
Lesson 72 The Old House Clock ／老钟 …………………………………………238
Lesson 73 The Examination ／审查考试 …………………………………………240
Lesson 74 The Isle of Long Ago ／很久以前的小岛 ……………………………246
Lesson 75 The Boston Massacre ／波士顿惨案 …………………………………249
Lesson 76 Death of the Beautiful ／美之将逝 …………………………………254
Lesson 77 Snow Falling ／大雪纷飞 ……………………………………………255
Lesson 78 Squeers''s Method ／斯格威尔的教育方法 …………………………256
Lesson 79 The Gift of Empty Hands ／两手空空的礼物 ………………………261
Lesson 80 Capturing the Wild Horse ／捕猎野马 ………………………………263
Lesson 81 Sowing and Reaping ／播种和收获 …………………………………268
Lesson 82 Taking Comfort ／享受快乐 …………………………………………270
Lesson 83 Calling the Roll ／点名 ………………………………………………273
Lesson 84 Turtle Soup ／甲鱼汤 …………………………………………………276
Lesson 85 The Best Kind of Revenge ／最好的报复 ……………………………279
Lesson 86 The Soldier of the Rhine ／莱茵河的士兵 ……………………………281
Lesson 87 The Winged Worshipers ／长翅膀的朝圣者 …………………………285
Lesson 88 The Peevish Wife ／脾气暴躁的妻子 ………………………………287
Lesson 89 The Rainy Day ／雨天 ………………………………………………291
Lesson 90 Break, Break, Break ／撞击，撞击，撞击 …………………………292
Lesson 91 Transportation and Planting of Seeds ／种子的传播和种植 …………293
Lesson 92 Spring Again ／又是一年春来到 ……………………………………298
Lesson 93 Religion the only Basis of Society ／宗教——唯一的社会基石 ……301
Lesson 94 Rock Me to Sleep ／请摇我入眠 ……………………………………303
Lesson 95 Man and the Inferior Animals ／人和低等动物 ………………………307
Lesson 96 The Blind Men and the Elephant ／盲人摸象 ………………………310
Lesson 97 A Home Scene ／家庭一幕 ……………………………………………312
Lesson 98 The Light of Other Days ／昔日的光辉 ………………………………316
Lesson 99 A Chase in the English Channel ／英吉利海峡追逐战 ………………318
Lesson 100 Burial of Sir John Moore ／约翰·摩尔爵士的葬礼 ………………323
Lesson 101 Little Victories ／微小的胜利 ………………………………………325
Lesson 102 The Character of a Happy Life ／幸福的生活 ………………………331
Lesson 103 The Art of Discouragement ／挫折的艺术 …………………………333
Lesson 104 The Mariner''s Dream ／水手的梦 …………………………………337
Lesson 105 The Passenger Pigeon ／旅行鸽 ……………………………………341
Lesson 106 The Country Life ／乡村生活 ………………………………………346
Lesson 107 The Virginians ／弗吉尼亚人 ………………………………………348
Lesson 108 Minot''s Ledge ／迈诺特的礁石 ……………………………………354
Lesson 109 Hamlet ／哈姆雷特 …………………………………………………357
Lesson 110 Dissertation on Roast Pig ／烤猪的故事 ……………………………364
Lesson 111 A Pen Picture ／北极素描 ……………………………………………370
Lesson 112 The Great Voices ／伟大的声音 ……………………………………374
Lesson 113 A Picture of Human Life ／人生风景画 ……………………………376
Lesson 114 A Summer Longing ／夏日的渴望 …………………………………381
Lesson 115 Fate ／命运 …………………………………………………………383
Lesson 116 The Bible the Best of Classics ／《圣经》——最好的经典 ………384
Lesson 117 My Mother''s Bible ／母亲的《圣经》 ………………………………386
內容試閱：
It is told of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, that, as he was seated one day in his
private room, a written petition was brought to him with the request that it should be
immediately read. The King had just returned from hunting, and the glare of the sun, or
some other cause, had so dazzled his eyes that he found it difficult to make out a single
word of the writing.
His private secretary happened to be absent; and the soldier who brought the petition
could not read. There was a page, or favorite boy servant, waiting in the hall, and upon him
the King called. The page was a son of one of the noblemen of the court, but proved to be
a very poor reader.
In the first place, he did not articulate distinctly. He huddled his words together in the
utterance, as if they were syllables of one long word, which he must get through with as
speedily as possible. His pronunciation was bad, and he did not modulate his voice so
as to bring out the meaning of what he read. Every sentence was uttered with a dismal
monotony of voice, as if it did not differ in any respect from that which preceded it.
"Stop!" said the King, impatiently. "Is it an auctioneer''s list of goods to be sold that you
are hurrying over? Send your companion to me." Another page who stood at the door now
entered, and to him the King gave the petition. The second page began by hemming and
clearing his throat in such an affected manner that the King jokingly asked him whether he
had not slept in the public garden, with the gate open, the night before.
The second page had a good share of self-conceit, however, and so was not greatly
confused by the King''s jest. He determined that he would avoid the mistake which his
comrade had made. So he commenced reading the petition slowly and with great formality,
emphasizing every word, and prolonging the articulation of every syllable. But his manner
was so tedious that the King cried out, "Stop! are you reciting a Lesson in the elementary
sounds? Out of the room! But no: stay! Send me that little girl who is sitting there by the
fountain."
The girl thus pointed out by the King was a daughter of one of the laborers employed by
the royal gardener; and she had come to help her father weed the flower beds. It chanced
that, like many of the poor people in Prussia, she had received a good education. She was
somewhat alarmed when she found herself in the King''s presence, but took courage when
the King told her that he only wanted her to read for him, as his eyes were weak.
Now, Ernestine for this was the name of the little girl was fond of reading aloud, and
often many of the neighbors would assemble at her father''s house to hear her; those who
could not read themselves would come to her, also, with their letters from distant friends
or children, and she thus formed the habit of reading various sorts of handwriting promptly
and well.
The King gave her the petition, and she rapidly glanced through the opening lines to
get some idea of what it was about. As she read, her eyes began to glisten, and her breast
to heave. "What is the matter?" asked the King; "don''t you know how to read?" "Oh, yes!
sire," she replied, addressing him with the title usually applied to him: "I will now read it,
if you please."
The two pages wore about to leave the room. "Remain," said the King. The little girl
began to read the petition. It was from a poor widow, whose only son had been drafted
to serve in the army, although his health was delicate and his pursuits had been such as
to unfit him for military life. His father had been killed in battle, and the son had a strong
desire to become a portrait painter.
The writer told her story in a simple, concise manner, that carried to the heart a belief
of its truth; and Ernestine read it with so much feeling, and with an articulation so just,
in tones so pure and distinct, that when she had finished, the King, into whose eyes the
tears had started, exclaimed, "Oh! now I understand what it is all about; but I might never
have known, certainly I never should have felt, its meaning had I trusted to these young
gentlemen, whom I now dismiss from my service for one year, advising them to occupy
their time in learning to read."
"As for you, my young lady," continued the King, "I know you will ask no better reward
for your trouble than the pleasure of carrying to this poor widow my order for her son''s
immediate discharge. Let me see whether you can write as well as you can read. Take
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this pen, and write as I dictate." He then dictated an order, which Ernestine wrote, and he
signed. Calling one of his guards, he bade him go with the girl and see that the order was
obeyed.
How much happiness was Ernestine the means of bestowing through her good elocution,
united to the happy circumstance that brought it to the knowledge of the King! First, there
were her poor neighbors, to whom she could give instruction and entertainment. Then,
there was the poor widow who sent the petition, and who not only regained her son, but
received through Ernestine an order for him to paint the King''s likeness; so that the poor
boy soon rose to great distinction, and had more orders than he could attend to. Words
could not express his gratitude, and that of his mother, to the little girl.
And Ernestine had, moreover, the satisfaction of aiding her father to rise in the world,
so that he became the King''s chief gardener. The King did not forget her, but had her well
educated at his own expense. As for the two pages, she was indirectly the means of doing
them good, also; for, ashamed of their bad reading, they commenced studying in earnest,
till they overcame the faults that had offended the King. Both finally rose to distinction,
one as a lawyer, and the other as a statesman; and they owed their advancement in life
chiefly to their good elocution.
有一天，普鲁士国王腓特烈大帝坐在自己的私人房间，卫兵给他送来了一封请
愿书，并且需要他立刻审阅。国王刚打完猎回来，不知是太阳光的灼伤还是其他原因，
他感到头晕目眩，完全看不清请愿书上面的字。
他的私人秘书恰好不在，那个给他送来请愿书的卫兵又不识字。还好，这里还
有一个男侍从，也可以称他为小男仆，他在大厅等候国王，国王把他叫了进来。这
个男侍从是一位宫廷贵族的儿子，但是他的阅读能力非常糟糕。
首先，他不能清晰地读出上面的字。他吐字含糊，有些词的音节听起来应该很长，
可他总是急匆匆地胡乱朗读出来。他的发音也不好，不能通过调整语调来表达请愿
书的真正含义。他对每一句话都用令人沮丧的呆板语调读出来，好像句子之间没有
任何差别。
“停！”国王不耐烦地说，“你读的是拍卖清单吗？那么着急干嘛？把你的同伴
带来。”于是从门口进来另一个男侍从，国王把请愿书递给了他。第二个男侍从在读
请愿书之前，很不自然地清了清嗓子。国王开玩笑地问他，昨晚是不是虽然没在公
园过夜，但睡觉时大门敞开着呢！
不过这个男侍从十分自负，国王的嘲笑并没有打乱他的思路，他决定避免犯自
己同伴之前犯过的错误。于是，他开始用十分正式的口吻，慢慢地读起请愿书来。
每一个字他都会着重强调，并且为了听上去更加清楚，他把所有的音节都拉长了。
但是，他的读法太沉闷，以至于国王大吼道：“够了！你是在模仿小学生背课文吗？
给我滚出去！不，等等！你去把那个坐在喷泉边上的小女孩给我带来。”
国王所说的那个小女孩，是皇家园林一个劳工的女儿，她是来帮父亲清除花坛
里的杂草的。和许多普鲁士贫苦家庭的孩子一样，她有幸接受了正规教育。当她站
在国王面前的时候，有点受宠若惊，但是当她知道国王由于眼睛还没有恢复，只是
想让她给自己读一封请愿书时，她才稍稍鼓起了勇气。
欧内斯廷（小女孩的名字）喜欢大声朗读，她的邻居经常聚集到她家来听她读
书；那些不识字的人，收到远方朋友和孩子寄来的信件后，会来找她帮他们读信。
因此她养成了一个习惯，能又快又好地读出任何笔迹的信。
国王把请愿书给了她，她快速看了一下开头，想弄明白这封请愿书里讲了什么。
当她看信的时候，眼中泪光闪烁，呼吸也开始更有节奏地起伏。“怎么了？”国王问，
“难道你不知道怎么读吗？”“不，我当然知道！陛下，”她答道，并且很有礼貌地对
国王说，“如果可以的话，我就开始读了。”
那两个男侍从想要离开房间。“你们别走。”国王说。女孩开始读请愿书。这封
请愿书是一个寡妇写的，她唯一的儿子被抓去参军了，尽管他身体很虚弱，并且他
的追求和军旅生活有点格格不入。他的父亲死于战场，而他的儿子则强烈渴望成为
一名肖像画家。
这个寡妇用简洁质朴的语言讲了她的遭遇，真切的情感令人动容。欧内斯廷带
着深切的感情读着请愿书，吐字清晰，语调纯正，抑扬顿挫。当她读完时，国王眼
里流出了泪水，他惊呼道：“噢！我现在知道这封请愿书的内容了。但是，如果听信
那些年轻贵族的话，我或许永远不知道真相；准确地说，我将永远不会像现在这样
感受到这封信的深刻含义。现在，我要让这些家伙停职一年，好好学习如何朗读。”
“至于你，我的孩子，”国王继续说，“我知道你肯定想把寡妇的儿子调离战场，
让他们母子团聚。那么现在让我看看，你的书写功底是否和你的朗诵一样出色。拿
起笔，写下我的口谕。”然后，他口述命令，欧内斯廷写下来，国王签了字。他叫来
一个卫兵，要求他带着这封签过字的信和欧内斯廷去传达和执行他的旨意。
欧内斯廷通过感情真挚的朗读，把请愿书的内容传达给了国王，因此产生了皆
大欢喜的结局。首先是她的邻居们，她能够给予他们帮助和指导；然后是那位写请
愿书的寡妇，她不但和儿子团聚了，还通过欧内斯廷得到了国王的旨意，要求她儿
子给自己画肖像。她儿子很快成为家喻户晓的画家，请他画肖像的订单多得让他忙
不过来。因此，他和他母亲都无法用言语来表达对欧内斯廷的感激。
而且，欧内斯廷的父亲一跃成为国王的御用园丁，在世界园林界获得了声誉，
这让小姑娘非常自豪。国王也没有忘记她，出钱资助她继续深造。至于那两个男侍从，
欧内斯廷也间接帮助了他们——他们为自己糟糕的阅读感到羞耻，从此开始专心学
习阅读，直到克服当初冒犯国王的错误。后来，这两个男侍从都成了名人，他们中
的一个当了律师，另一个成了政治家，他们都把自己取得的成就归功于良好的演讲
能力。
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