Lesson 1 The Good Reader 第1课 优秀的读者 1
Lesson 2 The Bluebell 第2课 蓝铃草 5
Lesson 3 The Gentle Hand 第3课 温柔的手 7
Lesson 4 The Grandfather 第4课 祖父 12
Lesson 5 A Boy on a Farm 第5课 农场里的男孩 14
Lesson 6 The Singing Lesson 第6课 音乐课 17
Lesson 7 Do not Meddle 第7课 莫管闲事 19
Lesson 8 Work 第8课 劳动 24
Lesson 9 The Maniac 第9课 疯子 26
Lesson 10 Robin Redbreast 第10课 知更鸟 28
Lesson 11 The Fish I Didn''t Catch 第11课 那条我没钓到的鱼 30
Lesson 12 It Snows 第12课 下雪了 33
Lesson 13 Respect for the Sabbath Rewarded 第13课 尊重安息日的回报 37
Lesson 14 The Sands o'' Dee 第14课 迪河沙滩 40
Lesson 15 Select Paragraphs 第15课 《圣经》选段 42
Lesson 16 The Corn Song 第16课 玉米颂歌 44
Lesson 17 The Venomous Worm 第17课 毒虫 46
Lesson 18 The Festal Board 第18课 节日聚会 48
Lesson 19 How to Tell Bad News 第19课 如何告诉坏消息 51
Lesson 20 The Battle of Blenheim 第20课 布伦海姆之战 53
Lesson 21 " I Pity Them" 第21课 我同情他们 56
Lesson 22 An Elegy on Madam Blaize 第22课 布莱兹夫人的挽歌 58
Lesson 23 King Charles II and William Penn
第23课 查尔斯二世和威廉 佩恩 60
Lesson 24 What I Live For 第24课 为何而活 63
Lesson 25 The Righteous Never Forsaken 第25课 正直的人从未被抛弃 65
Lesson 26 Abou Ben Adhem 第26课 阿布 本 阿德汉姆 68
Lesson 27 Lucy Forrester 第27课 露西 弗斯特 70
Lesson 28 The Reaper and the Flowers 第28课 死神和花朵 75
Lesson 29 The Town Pump 第29课 小镇水泵 77
Lesson 30 Good Night 第30课 晚安 82
Lesson 31 An Old-fashioned Girl 第31课 传统守旧的女孩 84
Lesson 32 My Mother''s Hands 第32课 母亲的手 88
Lesson 33 The Discontented Pendulum 第33课 不满足的钟摆 90
Lesson 34 The Death of the Flowers 第34课 花之凋谢 93
Lesson 35 The Thunderstorm 第35课 暴风雨 96
Lesson 36 April Day 第36课 四月天 99
Lesson 37 The Tea Rose 第37课 茶玫 101
Lesson 38 The Cataract of Lodore 第38课 洛多大瀑布 106
Lesson 39 The Bobolink 第39课 食米鸟 110
Lesson 40 Robert of Lincoln 第40课 罗伯特 林肯 114
Lesson 41 Rebellion in Massachusetts State Prison
第41课 马萨诸塞州监狱叛乱 117
Lesson 42 Faithless Nelly Gray 第42课 薄情寡义的娜莉 格蕾 123
Lesson 43 The Generous Russian Peasant 第43课 慷慨的俄罗斯农民 126
Lesson 44 Forty Years Ago 第44课 四十年前 129
Lesson 45 Mrs. Caudle''s Lecture 第45课 考多夫人枕边训夫 132
Lesson 46 The Village Blacksmith 第46课 乡村铁匠 136
Lesson 47 The Relief of Lucknow 第47课 勒克瑙救援 138
Lesson 48 The Snowstorm 第48课 暴风雪 141
Lesson 49 Behind Time 第49课 为时晚矣 145
Lesson 50 The Old Sampler 第50课 老绣花图案 147
Lesson 51 The Goodness of God 第51课 上帝的仁慈 151
Lesson 52 My Mother 第52课 母亲 154
Lesson 53 The Hour of Prayer 第53课 祈祷时刻 155
Lesson 54 The Will 第54课 遗嘱 157
Lesson 55 The Nose and the Eyes 第55课 鼻子和眼睛 162
Lesson 56 An Iceberg 第56课 冰山 165
Lesson 57 About Quail 第57课 鹌鹑 168
Lesson 58 The Blue and the Gray 第58课 蓝与灰 172
Lesson 59 The Machinist''s Return 第59课 机械工回家 174
Lesson 60 Make Way for Liberty 第60课 为自由开路 178
Lesson 61 The English Skylark 第61课 英国云雀 182
Lesson 62 How Sleep the Brave 第62课 勇士如何安眠 184
Lesson 63 The Rainbow 第63课 彩虹 185
Lesson 64 Supposed Speech of John Adams
第64课 约翰 亚当斯的假想演说 186
Lesson 65 The Rising 第65课 为自由呐喊 191
Lesson 66 Control Your Temper 第66课 请君制怒 195
Lesson 67 William Tell 第67课 威廉 泰尔 198
Lesson 68 William Tell 第68课 威廉 泰尔 211
Lesson 69 The Crazy Engineer 第69课 疯狂的火车司机 218
Lesson 70 The Heritage 第70课 遗产 226
Lesson 71 No Excellence without Labor 第71课 优秀源于勤奋 229
Lesson 72 The Old House Clock 第72课 老钟 232
Lesson 73 The Examination 第73课 审查考试 234
Lesson 74 The Isle of Long Ago 第74课 很久以前的小岛 240
Lesson 75 The Boston Massacre 第75课 波士顿惨案 243
Lesson 76 Death of the Beautiful 第76课 美之将逝 248
Lesson 77 Snow Falling 第77课 大雪纷飞 249
Lesson 78 Squeers''s Method 第78课 斯格威尔的教育方法 250
Lesson 79 The Gift of Empty Hands 第79课 两手空空的礼物 255
Lesson 80 Capturing the Wild Horse 第80课 捕猎野马 257
Lesson 81 Sowing and Reaping 第81课 播种和收获 262
Lesson 82 Taking Comfort 第82课 享受快乐 264
Lesson 83 Calling the Roll 第83课 点名 267
Lesson 84 Turtle Soup 第84课 甲鱼汤 270
Lesson 85 The Best Kind of Revenge 第85课 最好的报复 273
Lesson 86 The Soldier of the Rhine 第86课 莱茵河的士兵 275
Lesson 87 The Winged Worshipers 第87课 长翅膀的朝圣者 279
Lesson 88 The Peevish Wife 第88课 脾气暴躁的妻子 281
Lesson 89 The Rainy Day 第89课 雨天 285
Lesson 90 Break, Break, Break 第90课 撞击，撞击，撞击 286
Lesson 91 Transportation and Planting of Seeds
第91课 种子的传播和种植 287
Lesson 92 Spring Again 第92课 又是一年春来到 292
Lesson 93 Religion the only Basis of Society
第93课 宗教唯一的社会基石 295
Lesson 94 Rock Me to Sleep 第94课 请摇我入眠 297
Lesson 95 Man and the Inferior Animals 第95课 人和低等动物 301
Lesson 96 The Blind Men and the Elephant 第96课 盲人摸象 304
Lesson 97 A Home Scene 第97课 家庭一幕 306
Lesson 98 The Light of Other Days 第98课 昔日的光辉 310
Lesson 99 A Chase in the English Channel 第99课 英吉利海峡追逐战 312
Lesson 100 Burial of Sir John Moore 第100课 约翰 摩尔爵士的葬礼 317
Lesson 101 Little Victories 第101课 微小的胜利 319
Lesson 102 The Character of a Happy Life 第102课 幸福的生活 325
Lesson 103 The Art of Discouragement 第103课 挫折的艺术 327
Lesson 104 The Mariner''s Dream 第104课 水手的梦 331
Lesson 105 The Passenger Pigeon 第105课 旅行鸽 335
Lesson 106 The Country Life 第106课 乡村生活 340
Lesson 107 The Virginians 第107课 弗吉尼亚人 342
Lesson 108 Minot''s Ledge 第108课 迈诺特的礁石 348
Lesson 109 Hamlet 第109课 哈姆雷特 351
Lesson 110 Dissertation on Roast Pig 第110课 烤猪的故事 358
Lesson 111 A Pen Picture 第111课 北极素描 364
Lesson 112 The Great Voices 第112课 伟大的声音 368
Lesson 113 A Picture of Human Life 第113课 人生风景画 370
Lesson 114 A Summer Longing 第114课 夏日的渴望 375
Lesson 115 Fate 第115课 命运 377
Lesson 116 The Bible the Best of Classics
第116课 《圣经》最好的经典 378
Lesson 117 My Mother''s Bible 第117课 母亲的《圣经》 380
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 were 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 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.
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