365天每天讀個英文好故事(附光碟)（簡體書）

《365天每天讀個英文好故事》內容簡介：在本套書的編寫過程中，我們突出了以後幾個特色：1選材精，篇幅短，內容豐富，啟迪人生。每個故事，都選自國外知名報刊雜志以及暢銷文學著作，既保證了故事內容與全書主題的高度統一，又確保了英語語言的純正地道，兼顧學習的趣味性，短小精悍，是您學習英語最棒的精選套餐。
2.純英語學習環境。《365天每天讀個英文好故事》選取的故事，以純英文+難詞注解的方式呈現，在您翻閱時會有一個天然的英文語境，半強制地聚焦您的學習注意力。《365天每天讀個英文好故事》的內容對詞匯量要求較低，即使是中學生，也能流暢地閱讀。
3.按照時間自然順序安排學習進程。《365天每天讀個英文好故事》按照“四季─12個月－52周”的自然時間順序來安排學習內容，每天一個英文故事，每周的故事屬于同一類型，每月的故事貫穿一個主題，每季的故事突出一種人生的必經歷程。
4生僻詞匯，難解語句，標本兼治，徹底突破。靠內容的簡單堆砌，并不能最快地學好英語，只有充分掌握了英語母語國的文化特征和表現形式，才能真正讀懂外國人寫的英語。《365天每天讀個英文好故事》將難點生詞、句子單獨列出，并輔以詳細注解，幫您學得快、記得牢、用得上！

《365天每天讀個英文好故事》：選材精，篇幅短，內容豐富，啟迪人生。純英語學習環境。按照時間自然順序安排學習進程。生僻詞匯，難解語句，標本兼治，徹底突破。
《365天每天讀個英文好故事》對以下讀者學習英語有幫助：中學生：通過閱讀《365天每天讀個英文好故事》，可以擴充自己的詞匯量，培養英語語感。短篇的故事模式，也使得中學生的閱讀障礙大為減少。
大學生：通過閱讀《365天每天讀個英文好故事》，可以在學習英語的同時，陶冶情操，建立健康積極的人生態度。不單獲得實用的英語知識，還對通過四六級英語考試有積極的促進作用。
存職人員：通過閱讀《365天每天讀個英文好故事》，可以時常鞏固提高自己的英語知識，避免英語學習由于工作忙而急速退步。
各類考試應試者：在各類考試中，閱讀理解都占有很重要的比例。通過《365天每天讀個英文好故事》的學習，讀者的閱讀理解能力會有很大的提升，同時多讀英文，更容易體會西方人的思維習慣和價值判斷，潛移默化地提升考試成績。

春Spring
三月March
第一周 播種希望
1. The Miracle of Mother's Love
2.Mag ge
3.The Seeds of Hope
4.A Bag of Seeds
5.Gradu ally Brighter Heart
第二周 感悟春天
1. Don't Wait Till the Flowers Wilt
2. Spring Is Coming and I Cannot See It
3.Sprng
4.Spring Had Come Early
5.Spring Has Come
第三周 感受幸福
1.A Thousand Times
2.Jenny'S Antique
3.Go if Course Romance
4.Rice Pudding
5. What Does Happiness Come From？
第四周 感悟自然
1.A Ma Dle
2.When the Moon Follows Me
3. The Revelation of Lilacs
4.A Fine ProSpect
5.The Sound of Waterfalls

四月April
第一周 感悟生命
1. Life Is the Cookie
2.Medical Cat
3. The Worth of Life
4. The Flowers on the Ruins
5. The Smile Penetrating the Soul
第二周 學會快樂
1.One Door at A Time
2.1 Choose to Be Cheerful
3. The Postman Who Planted Flowers
4.Push the Son to Set
5. Happiness of Saying Thanks
第三周 平和心態
1.The Fence
2. Feathers in the Wind
3. Please Help Tie It
4. One-dollar Trip
5. Tolerance Is Gold
第四周 改變自我
1. Polish the Stone in Your Heart
2. To Be A Lake
3. The Paper Cup
4.A Hug for Your Thoughts
5. Dating With My Mother

五月May
第一周 結交新友
1.Finding Forrester
2.The Right Moves
3. My Favorite Lady
4.FIying
5.The Light in the Window
第二周 感悟母愛
1. Mother Donates Ears for Son
2. Blind Mother's Love
3. There Is No Mountain You Cannot Climb
4. Love Can Also Inspire the Potential
5. Mother's Love Is Free
第三周 正確選擇
1. The Most Successful Lesson
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夏Summer
秋Autumn
冬Winter

I clipped coupons and tracked down sales. Tuesday was when the thrift stores putout their "new" merchandise. Wednesday was when the meat and dairy section goodswere marked at half price just prior to their expiration date. Saturdaymorning meant getting to the garage sales before anyone else. But none of this wasunfamiliar. I grew up wanting. So I had set my sights on realistic goals that would getme out of poverty: a college education, a solid marriage and a career. l'd had done itall, yet I still couldn't imagine things would never go right for me. My faith felt more like a safety net than a reason to have hope for a better life.
Things took a tum one day when I got a phone call. "Shelly？ Thts is Bill Porter," thevoice on the end of the line said. Bill was a door to door salesman l'd delivered pack-ages for in high school. "Would you be interested in coming back a couple of days aweek to fill orders for me？" I talked about it with John, and then went to work for Bill.
The first thing you notice about Bill is his unusual appearance. His ears are verylarge. He walks-or rather, shuffles-stooped over. His right hand is balled up almost into a fist. And he takes a long time to get his words out. When I was a teen I was tooshy to ask about it. But one day after I started to work for him again I posed the ques-tion.
"Bill, do you have MS or something like that？" I asked. "I have cerebral palsy ," he answered matter-of-factly. I think he knew I was nervous talking aboutit. "But...what does that mean？ How did you get it？ Will it get worse？" "The doctor'sforceps damaged my brain at my birth. My condition will never get any worse. But it won't get any better, either. It doesn't stop me from accomplishing whatever I setmy mind to."
Bill's optimism amazed me, especially in contrast to my own tendency toward pes- simism. （1） He gave credits to his parents. who taught him a strong faith. They foughtto get him into public school; after he graduated, his father told him, "Get a job." He wasn't being harsh. lt's just that they'd never coddled Bill; instead, they had always insisted he could do anything he set his mind to and they never let him give up. Bill got an interview with Watkins Incorporated, a company whose salesmen peddle home remedies and spices door to door. Bill told the director, "Selling is in my blood. It almost doesn't matter what the product is, as long as I believe in it. Give me a chance and you'II see."
The director gave Bill a job on a trial basis. He knocked on door after door and heardno after no. Then Bil
started making sales. He walked his route eight hours a day, or more, and became the company's top salesman in the entire Northwest. It wasn'teasy. Every morning, Bill's alarm went off at 4:45 a.m. His bus downtown left at 7:20 a.m. Bill needed all that time because he doesn't like to dress in a rush. "Appearanceis essential," he said. Each morning he put on clean socks, pressed trousers and fresh white shirt. He would leave his cuffs unbuttoned, his wingtips loosely tied, and his tie in the briefcase. Some friends at a hotel near where he made a bus transfer attended to those loose ends. Bill would hit the streets, knocking on every single door, telling himself, "The next customer will say yes." The key is, Bill believes they'II alsay yes eventually.
I kept working for Bill even after I had a few more children. John was making more money, but I continued to scrimp and save. Honestly, it had become a compulsion. I still went through life with a sense of foreboding. Faith was still an insurance policy against disaster rather than a way to meet life head on. Bill used his faith every day, getting out of bed and expecting the best. Would I ever look at life that way？