眾所周知，學好語言除了“課本+習題”外，還需大量閱讀課外讀物，例如小說、故事等。然而，調查發(fā)現(xiàn)，經(jīng)常性自主閱讀英文課外讀物的學生只有2%！這一方面是由于學生沒有合適的課外讀物可讀，另一方面是因為一邊看書一邊查閱生詞或譯文，學生的閱讀興趣難以維持。“英語趣味閱讀系列”精選了適合青少年學生心理、認知特點和知識架構的英文故事500多則，叢書共四冊，難度依次遞進，內容各有側重，分為童話故事、民間故事、情感故事、幽默故事四大類。所選故事趣味性強、語言地道、情節(jié)生動、真摯感人。《英語趣味閱讀系列：四十箱財寶》在保持原文原汁原昧的前提下對影響故事整體理解的難點部分進行了改寫或添加了簡明的漢語注釋，語言難度逐冊提高，力求讓所有中學生、大學生在“無詞典、無詞表、無譯文”的狀態(tài)下一口氣看完每一個完整的故事。本叢書的編寫方式不僅降低了學生對于漢語的依賴性，而且為閱讀的連續(xù)性創(chuàng)造了條件。一口氣看完本叢書中一個個動人故事也是學生真實體驗“欣賞與自我欣賞”的一個新奇歷程，即在欣賞優(yōu)美英語故事的同時，不知不覺開始欣賞自己英語水平的提高�？傊�，本叢書在提高學生閱讀興趣、養(yǎng)成英語閱讀習慣、增強英語閱讀信心、擴展英語文化知識、培養(yǎng)英語敏捷思維等方面將起到積極的推動作用。
1. The Beggar and His Gifts
2. The Magic Ring
3. The Rich Man and the Beggar
4. The Cricket
5. Men and Women of Stone
6. The Golden Fish
7. The Donkey and the Lap Dog
8. The Town of Fools
9. The Wolf and the Crane
10. Fortune and the Poor Man
11. The Goose That Could Lay Golden Eggs
12. A Mouse Chose a Son-in-Law
13. The Wisdom of a Poor Man
14. The Ungrateful Man
15. New Arrruals at the Zoo
16. The Hedgehog and the Hare
17. The Boastful Mouse
18. The Farmer， the Snake and the Fox
19. The Six Srllies
20. The Golden Touch
21. The BoV and the Wolf
22. A Faithful Dog
23. A Dollar for a Donkey
24. The Iron Pot ancr the Pottey Pot
25. To Be Wise， Strong， and Good
26. Riding a Tiger
27. The Biggest Voice
28. Apple Tree
29. The Krng’s Banquet
30. The Bell of Justice
31. Damon and Pythias
32. The Sky Is Falling Down
33. The King and the Goose Boy
34. What Was the Tiger Afrard of？
35. The Dwarf and the Fish-Bone
36. Muhammad and Hrs Dogs
37. Foolish Jack
38. Opossums Like to Roll Over
39. Lazy Eliza
40. The Boy Who Drew Cats
41. The Frog Went to Heaven
42. The Master of Masters
43. The Gourd Children
44. The Miser
45. The Woman and the Mustard Seed
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參考文獻
Once there was a king and queen who were never happy，because they had no children.Every day，the queen would sit and sigh， until the king would ask，“What is wrong，my dear？”
“Oh，you know，she would say，and sigh again.“If only we had children.I could hug them when they were good， and scold them when they were bad.What fun it would be！”
Then the king too would sigh and agree with the queen.one day，the queen was sitting and sighing in the garden， when the gardener‘s wife came by.
“What is wrong，Your Majesty？” she asked.
“Oh，you know， said the queen， and sighed again.“If only we had children.”
“Well，”said the woman，“perhaps I have sometlung that can help.”
From her pocket she took a little bag， and from the bag she took a seed.She placed it in the queen’s hand.It was shaped like a baby，curled in sleep.
“ Plant this seed tonight，when the full moon is at its highest，”said the woman.“Water it with your right hand.But don’t water it with your left， or you’ll be sorry！”
That night， when the full moon was at its highest， the queen went out to the garden and planted the seed.She got some water with her right hand and poured it over.But she forgot what the gardener swife.
said，and she watered it with her left hand，too.Early next monung，the queen ran back to the garden.There， in place of the seed， she found a tall tree with two long branches.On each branch was a blossom .The blossom on the right was golden yellow，and very lovely.The blossom on the left was flaming red， and very strange.
As the queen watched，the petals fell from the yellow blossom，and the fruit began to grow.It grew into a lovely little girl with a princess's gown and shining golden hair.
The child cried，“Pick me， Mama， I’m ripe！
The queen rushed to pick the child from the tree.“Am I your Mama？” said the queen.“How wonderful！I shall call you Fair Hair.Just then， the red petals fell，and another child began to grow.But this one was a dirty mess， with tangled red hair that stuck out all over.Her clothes were rags.She carried a wooden ladle，and she sat on a baby goat.
The child called，“Pick me，Mama，I’m ripe！
The queen rushed to pick her.“Am I your Mama？”said the queen.
“How temble！I shall call you Mop Top.“
“Mop Top！Mop Top！”shouted the cluld.With her wooden ladle，she bopped her goat’s bottom， and the goat ran round and round the tree.
So now the queen had the children she wished for.Fair Hair was as good as gold，so the queen could hug her as much as she liked.And Mop Top was always up to mischief，so the queen could scold her as much as she liked.
As for the two sisters，they loved each other dearly and were never apart.One day，the girls were playing in a cow pasture .When they sat down to eat their food， suddenly，from the nearby woods came a temble ruckus .
“What’s that？”said Fair Hair.
“ Troll girls！”answered Mop Top.
Just then， many troll girls burst from the woods， shouting and screeching ugly troll words.They had very big ears and longer noses.They came to Fair Hair，took her food and played catch with it.“Keep your head down！said Mop Top to Fair Hair.“I’ll take care of tlus！
Mop Top bopped her goat’s bottom， and raced right among the troll girls.Then she bopped those troll girls’ bottoms.Bop！Bop！Bop！One after another，those troll girls went jumping and crying back into the woods.
Meanwhile，F(xiàn)air Hair just had to peek.She lifted her head a bit.Whisk！A troll girl took Fair Hair’s head right off！ Then the troll girl cut the head off a cow，put it on Fair Hair，and ran away with Fair Hair's head.
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