包邮赖世雄美语从头学-(高级篇)(附1张光盘)

br />     这套《赖世雄美语从头学》系列丛书是专为英语初学者以及想重
新学好英文的人士所编写的。
    这系列丛书其实是我一生学习英文的缩影。1961年，我在台北
念初一起就接触英文，6年的中学生涯中，由于语法的艰涩，用语不
易了解，再加上单词背诵需要投入大量的时间及精力，因此懒散的我
就索性采取放弃学习的态度，结果在1966年大学联考名落孙山，英
文一科竞只得了7分(满分是100分)!就像大多数联考失利的年轻
人一样，我选择了当兵，我的英文就是在当兵期间重新学习的。这段
期间我扭转了学习态度，按照自行摸索的方法，竟然让我全凭自修学
好英文，后来也考上了公费赴美留学，在美国明尼苏达大学攻读大众
传播及英语教学的硕士学位。惜在念博士课程时内人罹患尿毒症，不
得不中断学业，赶返台北照顾内人迄今。
    由于我学英文时，听、说、读、写并重，使我多次在国际性会
议中担任同声传译及在大学从事英文教学工作时，皆能游刃有余。我
是怎么学好英语的呢?我天赋平平，只不过秉持了以下三个学习态
度，经历了三个学习阶段而已：
    三个学习态度：
    1．善用零星时间：我在走路、等车、坐车、休息的时间都在说
    英语或看英文书籍。
    2．少就是多、慢就是快：我英文程度差，所以每天只看一两句
    英文，勤查字典，了解句意后，就利用零星时间慢慢地念，
    一遍又一遍地重复念，竟然使我能够凭声音记住单词、短语
 或句子，不知不觉中说英语的速度也愈来愈快了。
3．持之以恒、永不放弃：学习语言贵在勤加复习，每日不间断
  地练习，终有成功的一天。
三个学习阶段：
第l阶段：学习音标
  我善用零星时间，每天只学3至4个音标，配合胶质唱片随
  着外籍老师灌制的录音跟着念，一遍一遍重复地念。元音学
  完后，再学辅音，约2个星期为一周期，如此反复练习。3
  个月后，我打开字典就可以凭音标念出每一个英文单词的正确
  发音。
第2阶段：学习入门会话
  我的做法是：
  先查字典以了解每一课会话的字词内容，再慢速将会话内容
  利用零星时间反复念出来。到了下午我会找个无人的地方，
  以一人分饰两角的方式把会话表演出来，我一遍又一遍地表
  演，并不时加入自己曾学过的词汇以扩大会话内容，如此才
  能活学活用。经过3个月后，我在路上见到外国人时竟然敢
  开口，更因为自己对发音的挑剔及自信心，常获得老外的称
  许。
第3阶段：大量“阅读”
  我深知仅从会话书学英语，所学得的词汇及常识是有限的，
  于是我在自修学会基础会话的能力后，便转而注重英文阅读能
  力的培养。
 我的做法是看到文章就念出来，这才是真正的“阅读”：
我选择内容生动、文字浅显的文章入门。一旦选定文章后，
我本着“少就是多”的学习态度，每天只精读一小段。我会
先以慢速朗读这一小段(愈慢愈好)，以粗略了解这一小段
的内容。再以字典勤查每一个单词，并将字典内的相关短语
或例句一一抄写在笔记本上。*后，我再将该小段的英文译
成中文，然后将此中文以口译的方式反翻成英文。之后，就
以自己的英文叙述该小段的内容，直至我当天深夜上床睡觉
为止。这个做法有助于我对字词运用的了解及口译能力的培
养。时至今日，我可以在阅读英文报纸或杂志之后，随即用
英文说出报章杂志的内容!
    从一个原本对英文一窍不通的我到今日热爱英文并以英语教学为
终身职志的我，这个转变全在于我在学习英文的路途上坚持我的3个
学习态度及3个学习阶段。1990年，时任中央人民广播电台科教部
主任的张力先生请我在该台向全中国推广英文听、说、读、写的全向
式教学。面对这项既光荣又艰巨的挑战，我随即召集台北常春藤出版
社所有的中外编辑，按照我学习英文的切身经验，编写了这套《赖世
雄美语从头学》。本套从书共7本：
1．美式音标
2．入门篇
3．初级篇·上
4．初级篇·下
5．中级篇·上
 6．中级篇·下
7．高级篇
    读者不难发现，这些书就是我学习英文的过程。读者购买这套
丛书时，马上会发现不论哪一本书，我们都本着“完全解析”的态
度将读者学习英文可能遇到的疑难杂症全都以系统而又完整的方式解
说，读者在看这些书时会觉得我就在您身旁一样，不时鼓励您向前迈
进。
    为了协助读者有效学习，我特别邀请发音纯正的Jennifer以及目
前仍在台湾大学外文系任教的美籍老师Bruce Bagnell一起逐课录制
讲解。这些内容15年前起在中央人民广播电台播出以来就一直深受
好评。阅读本套丛书时若能配合这些有声课程的使用，学习效果会远
超出读者的想像。
    十余年来，我们在全中国不知培养了多少因为学习本套丛书而
成功的人士，例如知名的李阳老师。2003年，李老师邀请我去他的
广州集团总部访问时，就当面跟我说：  “我就是看了您的书才有今
天!”大连市的王馨颖小妹妹7岁开始看本套丛书学英语，7个半月
后参加共青团举办的全国少儿组英语演讲大赛勇得第1名。我们都想
把英文学好，我做到了，李阳老师做到了，王馨颖小妹妹做到了，
亲爱的读者，您当然也可以做到!
本人在人生*黄金阶段编写及讲授本套丛书，愿将它献给所有想
学好英文的朋友1
2007．10．1

Hot Animals Around the
    World: The Koala
世界热门动物：无尾熊
     Why are all those people standing in line in
the hot sun at the zoo? Maybe the zoo just opened
a koala exhibit. With the survival rate of native
Australian koalas on the rise, more and more zoos
around the world are adding a "koala house" or
"koala exhibit" to their roster of special animals. And
the people keep coming, whether merely to catch a
glimpse of one or, if really lucky at zoos which permit
it, to hold and be photographed with one.
     Why are koalas among the most beloved of all
animals? At times referred to as "koala bear," this
Australian marsupial is not a bear at all. It is one of
the few tailless mammals besides the apes and man.
Yet apes are not often considered cuddly; indeed,
they are often feared for being either too large or too
 naughty. This Australian real-life teddy bear, instead,
is the best of all worlds: it is quiet, soft, neither too
large nor too small (adults are usually 65 to 80 cm.
long), and really cuddly! With its soft fur, leathery
nose, rounded ears, and big eyes, most people seem
to melt when near one. Its disposition is perfect for
children and adults alike; it rarely makes a fuss, even
when being held. (Try that with a baby tiger!) No
wonder the lines to see, hold, or just touch the koalas
are always among the longest at zoos.
      One reason zoos today are able to keep koalas
is the rise in the koala population in its native habitat,
the eucalyptus forests of southeastern Australia. This
nation, famous for its unique fauna and flora, is now
allowing applications for the professional export of its
protected species to overseas zoological gardens.
Once hunted for its fur, this arboreal leaf-eater is
today protected by stringent laws and is making a
slow but steady comeback. Indeed, everything about
the koala seems slow. It sleeps more than 12 hours a
day (often much more), eats only choice leaves from
eucalyptus trees (which can now be grown in many
zoos to provide the more than one kilogram of leaves
 that each adult koala needs per day), and rarely if at
all descends to the ground because it is such a slow
runner (from wild Australian dogs called dingoes or
from human hunters). As koalas are such a great
draw for visitors, many zoos are trying to include
them among their species.
      Mother koalas give birth to babies only every
other year. These young ones, as with other
marsupials, spend a period of time inside the
mother's "pouch" before venturing out into the world.
In the case of the koala, this pouch is located below
and in back of the mother; the small koalas can climb
out directly from the pouch and onto the mother's
back before learning to feed and fend for themselves.
With all other marsupials, the pouch is located in
the front, perhaps most famously with the kangaroo,
where the "joey" can sometimes be seen popping its
head out of its soft, warm pouch to survey the world
about it safely.
     Until the 1980s, zoologists feared that the koala
might go the way of some other rare marsupials.
Just as their eucalyptus habitat was being destroyed