呈现于读者面前的这套《美国经典语文课本:McGuffey Readers》,亦名《麦加菲读本》,其编者威廉H麦加菲曾先后任美国迈阿密大学语言学教授和俄亥俄大学校长。从移民时期以来,这套《美国经典语文课本:McGuffey Readers》影响了四五代美国人的成长,对奠定美国人的道德观与价值观起到了很大作用。本版《美国经典语文课本:McGuffey Readers》的突出特点是,在精彩的原文基础上,增加了导学功能。这一功能包括两个部分:一是课后训练(STUDY GUIDE),这些练习由加拿大公立学校教师与英语教学者共同编写,帮助读者更好地掌握词汇、学会阅读、理解思考;二是朗读制作,加拿大高中从事表演与视觉艺术教学的 Schwartz,利用工作之余的时间,重新录制和编辑配套朗读。配套英文朗读免费下载使用,详见图书封底博客信息。
《美国经典语文课本:McGuffey Readers》第3册是较正式的课文。每一课包括词汇和课文,以及对一些生词的英文解释,让学生学会通过简单英文理解生词,养成用英语理解和思维的习惯。
McGuffey Readers is a series of graded primers, including grade
levels 1-6, widely used as textbooks in American schools from the mid-19th
century to the mid-20th century, and are still used today in some private
schools and in homeschooling. It is estimated that at least 125 million copies
of McGuffey Readers were sold till the year of 1960, placing its sales in a category
with the Bible and Webster''s Dictionary .
The third reader was much more formal. This book was designed for a
more mature mind, of junior high standing today.
LESSON 1 THE SHEPHERD BOY
LESSON 2 JOHNNYS FIRST SNOWSTORM
LESSON 3 LET IT RAIN
LESSON 4 CASTLE-BUILDING I
LESSON 5 CASTLE-BUILDING II
LESSON 6 LEND A HAND
LESSON 7 THE TRUANT
LESSON 8 THE WHITE KITTEN
LESSON 9 THE BEAVER
LESSON 10 THE YOUNG TEACHER
LESSON 11 THE BLACKSMITH
LESSON 12 A WALK IN THE GARDEN
LESSON 13 THE WOLF
LESSON 14 THE LITTLE BIRDS SONG
LESSON 15 HARRY AND ANNIE
LESSON 16 BIRD FRIENDS
LESSON 17 WHAT THE MINUTES SAY
LESSON 18 THE WIDOW AND THE MERCHANT
LESSON 19 THE BIRDS SET FREE
LESSON 20 A MOMENT TOO LATE
LESSON 21 HUMMING BIRDS
LESSON 22 THE WIND AND THE SUN
LESSON 23 SUNSET
LESSON 24 BEAUTIFUL HANDS
LESSON 25 THINGS TO REMEMBER
LESSON 26 THREE LITTLE MICE
LESSON 27 THE NEW YEAR
LESSON 28 THE CLOCK AND THE SUNDIAL
LESSON 29 REMEMBER
LESSON 30 COURAGE AND COWARDICE
LESSON 31 WEIGHING AN ELEPHANT
LESSON 32 THE SOLDIER
LESSON 33 THE ECHO
LESSON 34 GEORGES FEAST
LESSON 35 THE LORDS PRAYER
LESSON 36 FINDING THE OWNER
LESSON 37 BATS
LESSON 38 A SUMMER DAY
LESSON 39 I WILL THINK OF IT
LESSON 40 CHARLIE AND ROB
LESSON 41 RAY AND HIS KITE
LESSON 42 BEWARE OF THE FIRST DRINK.
LESSON 43 SPEAK GENTLY
LESSON 44 THE SEVEN STICKS
LESSON 45 THE MOUNTAIN SISTER
LESSON 46 HARRY AND THE GUIDEPOST
LESSON 47 THE MONEY AMY DID NOT EARN
LESSON 48 WHO MADE THE STARS?
LESSON 49 DEEDS OF KINDNESS
LESSON 50 THE ALARM CLOCK.
LESSON 51 SPRING
LESSON 52 TRUE COURAGE
LESSON 53 THE OLD CLOCK.
LESSON 54 THE WAVES
LESSON 55 DONT KILL THE BIRDS
LESSON 56 WHEN TO SAY NO
LESSON 57 WHICH LOVED BEST?
LESSON 58 JOHN CARPENTER
LESSON 59 PERSEVERE
LESSON 60 THE CONTENTED BOY
LESSON 61 LITTLE GUSTAVA.
LESSON 62 THE INSOLENT BOY
LESSON 63 WE ARE SEVEN
LESSON 64 MARYS DIME
LESSON 65 MARY DOW
LESSON 66 THE LITTLE LOAF
LESSON 67 SUSIE AND ROVER
LESSON 68 THE VIOLET
LESSON 69 NO CROWN FOR ME
LESSON 70 YOUNG SOLDIERS
LESSON 71 HOW WILLIE GOT OUT OF THE SHAFT
LESSON 72 THE PERT CHICKEN
LESSON 73 INDIAN CORN
LESSON 74 THE SNOWBIRDS SONG
LESSON 75 MOUNTAINS
LESSON 76 A CHILDS HYMN
LESSON 77 HOLDING THE FORT
LESSON 78 THE LITTLE PEOPLE
LESSON 79 GOOD NIGHT
內容試閱:
1. James Brown was ten
years old when his parents sent him to school. It was not far from his home, and
therefore they sent him by himself.
2. But, instead of going
to school, he was in the habit of playing truant. He would go into the fields,
or spend his time with idle boys.
3. But this was not all.
When he went home, he would falsely tell his mother that he had been to school,
and had said his lessons very well.
4. One fine morning, his
mother told James to make haste home from school, for she wished, after he had
come back, to take him to his aunts
5. But, instead of
minding her, he went off to the water, where there were some boats. There he
met plenty of idle boys.
6. Some of these boys
found that James had money, which his aunt had given him; and he was led by
them to hire a boat, and to go with them upon the water.
7. Little did James
think of the danger into which he was running. Soon the wind began to blow, and
none of them knew how to manage the boat.
8. For some time, they
struggled against the wind and the tide. At last, they became so tired that
they could row no longer.
9. A large wave upset
the boat, and they were all thrown into the water. Think of James Brown, the
truant, at this time!
10. He was far from
home, known by no one. His parents were ignorant of his danger. He was
struggling in the water, on the point of being drowned.
11. Some men, however,
saw the boys, and went out to them in a boat. They reached them just in time to
save them from a watery grave.
12. They were taken into
a house, where their clothes were dried. After a while, they were sent home to
their parents.
13. James was very sorry
for his conduct, and he was never known to be guilty of the same thing again.
14. He became regular at
school, learned to attend to his books, and, above all, to obey his parents
perfectly.
STUDY GUIDE
A.
Vocabulary PracticeAnswer the following questions.
1.
A truant is a student who stays away from school. Why do you think James Brown
stayed away from school?
2.
James Browns mother told him to make haste coming home. This means to come
quickly. Did he listen to her? Why or why not?
3.
Ignorant means to not know something. What were James Browns parents ignorant
of in the story?
4.
Struggle means to make a great effort against something. What did James and the
other boys struggle against in the story?
5.
To attend means to go regularly. Why do you think James Brown decided to attend
school?
6.
Conduct is how someone behaves. How did James Brown feel about his conduct?
B.
True or FalseWrite T true or F false. Explain your answer.
_____
1. James Brown always told his mother the truth.
_____
2. James Brown was in a dangerous situation.
_____
3. James Brown improved his conduct at the end of the story.
_____
4. James Browns parents always knew where he was.
_____
5. James Brown was saved by other children.
_____
6. James Brown spent the money his aunt gave him.
C.
OppositesFind the words in the story that are opposite to the words in this
exercise.
_______________: truly _______________:
safety
_______________: active _______________: dry
_______________: uncle _______________:
innocent
_______________: stormy _______________: close