民國英語讀本(全三冊)（簡體書）

《英語模範讀本》是由周越然主編、商務印書館出版的一套民國時期的暢銷英文課本，其受歡迎的程度，著實令人難以想像。第一冊出版不到兩月，便已告罄。儘管商務印製能力強大，隨時添印，可仍在一年左右時間，不能完全滿足市場。《英語模範讀本》不僅暢銷一時，還長銷不衰，幾乎創造了一個英語教科書出版奇跡。據周越然自己計算，該書風行的數十年間，銷量逾百萬冊：在此25年中，華人自編之外國語讀物，絕無勝過其耐久力或超過其暢銷性者。周越然沒有出過洋，在學習英語過程中，甘苦冷暖，比受到正規教育的感受更深刻許多，他通過競選而最後編出的這套中學教材，能夠結合實際，更加得到老師和學生的喜愛。從內容上看，周越然的編寫確實富有特色。第一冊，主要是關於日常用語、人體部位名稱、學校常見物品、家庭會話等，課後還附有發音、抄寫、文法等相關練習。第二冊，主要是介紹美國的日常生活，如方位、街道、火車、輪船、汽車、電車、圖書館、醫院、公園等等，還附加一些有趣味淺易的小故事。第三冊，主要介紹英國的一些情況。比第二冊多了一些文化內容，譬如英國人的家庭、他們會客拜客的禮節、宗教、婚慶、度量衡、紀念日等。總體來看，周越然編寫的這部教材，思路明確，注意到學生的興味所在，最後得到社會的普遍歡迎，風靡數十年，確實因其顯著特色。對於現代英語學習者來講，這套經典的課本，也是一種很好的學習素材。．

《民國英語讀本:民國時期第一套暢銷英語課本(套裝共3冊)》在民國時期暢銷二十多年的中學英語課本，銷量數百萬冊。在此25年中，華人自編之外國語讀物，絕無勝過其耐久力或超過其暢銷性者。——周越然（作者）

第一冊LESSON ILESSON IILESSON IIILESSON VLESSON VILESSON VIILESSON IXLesson XLESSON XILESSON XIILESSON XIIILESSON XIVLESSON XVLESSON XVILESSON XVIILESSON XVIIILESSON XIXLESSON XXLESSON XXILESSON XXIILESSON XXIIILESSON XXIVLESSON XXVLESSON XXVILESSON XXVIILESSON XXVIIILESSON XXIXLESSON XXXLESSON XXXILESSON XXXIIAPPENDIX IAPPENDIX II第二冊第三冊．

PREFACE
Three things make a revision of this book desirable. First the plates of the older edition are so worn out that no more copies can be printed from them. Second teachers who have taught the book have from time to time sent me suggestions useful in rewriting this elementary manual. Third some things that appeared crude or unnatural to me while teaching it myself must be done away with.
In my work of revision I have rewritten many of the lessons. I have omitted a number of words that seemed useless and have added others. Several pictures have also been changed. New words which were formerly indicated by underscoring， are now indicated by little dots under the vowels of these words. In a word of two or more syllables the dot is placed under the vowel of the stressed syllable. This change is made because underscorings attract too much of the pupils attention. I hope that this change as well as others will mean a real improvement.
I have been helped in my work by Professor Donald Roberts of St. John’s University，Shang-hai who has read through the book in manuscript form and has made such changes in the sentences as were necessary to make them
more idiomatic. From his corrections in the manuscript I have learned much that will help me m the further preparation of English textbooks. Nevertheless for whatever defects mechanical or otherwise the book may possess， I alone am to blame.

THE AUTHOR
Shang hai, May, 1922