Qiliang Feng has been a teacher of English in senior high schools since 1983. He is a keen supporter of reading in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) and is expert at rewriting graded/simplified ESL(English as a Second Language) and EFL (English as a Foreign Language) readers. He has published several series of English reading course books and is promoting a reading project called Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP), in which ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words) are expected to read one million words within two or three years, and reach the upper-intermediate level easily.
本书是“百万英语阅读计划”丛书——英汉对照中级英语系列读物第II辑之3,适合已掌握1500基本英语词汇的读者阅读。(Notice: This book can only be bought in countries where copyright term is life-plus-50 years. Do not buy it yet if copyright term in your country is life-plus-70 years.)
本書是“百萬英語閱讀計劃”叢書——英漢對照中級英語系列讀物第II輯之3,適合已掌握1500基本英語詞彙的讀者閱讀。
(Notice: This book can only be bought in countries where copyright term is life-plus-50 years. Do not buy it if copyright term in your country is life-plus-70 years.)
この本は中級英語読み物「百万英語読書計画」シリーズの第二集の3つで、1500基本的な英語の語彙をマスターした読者に適している。(Notice: This book can only be bought in countries where copyright term is life-plus-50 years. Do not buy it if copyright term in your country is life-plus-70 years.)
《致富的科學》(The Science of Getting Rich)出版于1910年。作者華萊士•瓦托斯19世紀中葉出生于美國,在生活中屢經失敗,直到晚年通過不斷研究和試驗,他形成幷且實踐了《致富的科學》所指闡述的法則。過去100多年中所有的成功和個人發展的文學作品的創作源泉都在于《致富的科學》。本書采用英漢對照形式,對于英語程度好的讀者,漢語譯文可以作爲參考,而對于英語程度差的讀者,則可以以漢語譯文爲主。
《致富的科学》(The Science of Getting Rich)出版于1910年。作者华莱士•瓦托斯19世纪中叶出生于美国,在生活中屡经失败,直到晚年通过不断研究和试验,他形成并且实践了《致富的科学》所指阐述的法则。过去100多年中所有的成功和个人发展的文学作品的创作源泉都在于《致富的科学》。本书采用英汉对照形式,对于英语程度好的读者,汉语译文可以作为参考,而对于英语程度差的读者,则可以以汉语译文为主。
This is the Reader Guide of Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP). It helps readers to carry out MWRP reading more efficiently. MWRP is a project in which ESL/EFL learners at elementary level are expected to read one million words within two or three years, and reach upper-intermediate level.This project contains about 40 simplified readers, enough for an ESL/EFL learner to read for two years.
This is Book 12, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. This book is rewritten from “The Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank. It is a diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
This is Book 11, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Apart from being fun, reading jokes is a good way for ESL/EFL learners to improve their understanding of English. Some jokes show different ways in which words are used, and such jokes make it easier to remember the language points.
This is Book 10, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Aesop’s fables are among the best known in the world and have been translated in many languages and become popular in dozens of cultures. They have been told and retold in various forms.
This is Book 4, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It is rewritten from “The Young Adventurer, Or, Tom’s Trip Across The Plains” by Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832 – 1899), a 19th-century American author, most famous for his novels about the adventures of poor boys who succeed through hard work.
This is Book 14, Collection I, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It is rewritten from “Don Quixote of La Mancha” by Miguel de Cervantes. This novel is his masterpiece and is considered to represent the birth of modern literature in the 20th century.
This is Book 2, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Robin Hood is a hero of English folk tales. He is believed to have lived in Nottinghamshire about 700 years ago. He lost his home and ran away into the Sherwood Forest. There, he gathered together a band of brave men called "merry men".
This is Book 6, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It is rewritten from “A Little Princess” by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), published in 1905. It has been made into movies, TV series and musicals many times.
This is Book 7, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It is rewritten from “Little Prince” by French author Antoine de Saint Exupéry (1900-1944). It is the third most-translated book in the world and one of the best-selling books ever published.
This is Book 5, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It is rewritten from the three-act play “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), which has been made into many films and TV series.
This is Book 7, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It is rewritten from the children’s novel “Cuore (Heart) ” written by Italian author Edmondo De Amicis. It is a novel written in a diary form as told by Enrico Bottini, a 10-year-old primary school student.
This is Book 8, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. This book is rewritten from “Frankenstein” by the English author Mary Shelley. It tells the story of a young science student Victor Frankenstein, who creates a strange creature. The story has been made into films many times.
This is Book 10, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. This book is rewritten from “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens (1812~1870), which has been made into films and plays several times.
This is Book 9, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. This book tells stories about foolish people of the village of Gotham in England, the Schildburger, from the German town of Schilda, the Chelmites, from a small Jewish village in Poland named Chelm and stories of other foolish people.
This is Book 3, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It is rewritten from “Heidi” by Johanna Spyri, a Swiss-born author of novels and best known for her children’s stories. “Heidi” is her best-known book and about 20 film or television productions of the original story have been made.
This is Book 2, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It is about the mischievous adventures of a marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto. This book is rewritten from “The Adventures of Pinocchio” by Italian author C. Collodi, published in 1880.
This is Book 4, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. This book is rewritten from “Pollyanna” by Eleanor H. Porter (1868-1920. Pollyanna is a best-selling 1913 novel and is now considered a classic of children’s literature. It has been adapted for film several times.
This is Book 7, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. This book include some of his most famous fairy tales, including “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, “The Little Mermaid”, “The Nightingale”, “The Ugly Duckling”, and so on.
This is Book 13, Collection I, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It is rewritten from “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum, American author of children’s books.
This is Book 9, Collection I, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It is a collection of stories of a detective club made up of 3 girls and 2 boys. The original stories are written by Ellis Parker Butler, famous American humorist, author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays
This is Book 9, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. The story is set in the 1840s in Italy, when Italy was under Austrian rule. This book is rewritten from “The Gadfly” by Irish writer E. L. Voynich (1864-1960), published in 1897.
This is Book 12, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It is rewritten from “The Red House Mystery” by A. A. Milne, English author, who is best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems.
This is Book 13, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Peter Pan is a naughty boy who can fly and never grows up. He spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang, the Lost Boys. He is a famous character created by J. M. Barrie.
This is Book 8, Collection I, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It is rewritten from “The Railway Station” by the famous English writer E. Nesbit (1858~1924). It was first published in book form in 1906 and has been adapted for the screen several times.
This is Book 6, Collection I, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. This book is rewritten from “The Young Treasure Hunter: Or Fred Stanley's Trip To Alaska” by Frank V. Webster.
This is Book 11, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It describes the adventures of a young boy growing up in the wild country of Indiana in the early nineteenth century. This book is rewritten from “The Bears of Blue River” by the famous American writer Charles Major (1856-1913).
This is Book 14, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Stories about Nasreddin are known throughout the Middle East. In these stories, Nasreddin is always clever, sometimes wise, and sometimes even foolish. These stories are generally humorous, but there is always a lesson to be learned.
This is Book 12, Collection I, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It is rewritten from “Mary Marie” written by the American novelist Eleanor H. Porter (1868-1920).
This is Book 8, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It is rewritten from the novel “The Thirty-Nine Steps” by British writer John Buchan (1875-1940), which has been made into films several times.
This is Book 11, Collection I, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. It is rewritten from “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, another famous novel by Mark Twain (1835 – 1910).
This is Book 10, Collection I, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. This book is rewritten from “Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by the famous American writer Mark Twain (1835 - 1910).
This is Book 5, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. The stories are rewritten from “Fifty Famous Stories Retold” and “Thirty more Famous Stories Retold” by James Baldwin. These include short stories about famous heroes and their romantic tales, as well as many other interesting tales.