《英語知道56個為什麼(1)》的內容似乎很難用常規的領域範圍來加以界定，從自然環境到社會現象，從風俗傳統到神話傳說，從歷史事件到名人軼事，可謂包羅萬象。它可以告訴我們亞瑟王的傳說為什麼會如此風靡西方，南極洲的生活是什麼樣的一番景象，J.K.羅琳，這位哈利波特之母一些不為人知的故事，以及新興的安全衛士——網路天使究竟是怎么回事。其知識性和趣味性遠非常見的閱讀材料可比，堪稱一部精華濃縮版的世界文明史。
基本介紹
- 書名：朗文英漢對照 無師自通-英語知道56個為
- 出版社：吉林出版集團有限責任公司
- 頁數：154頁
- 開本：32
- 定價：9.80
- 作者：楊楓 Milada Broukal
- 出版日期：2009年4月1日
- 語種：簡體中文
- ISBN：9787546301730, 7546301734
- 品牌：吉林出版集團外語教育有限公司
內容簡介,圖書目錄,
內容簡介
為何人們在婚禮上饋贈禮物？迪斯尼樂園是如何創建的？安德魯·卡內基是誰？南極洲的生活是什麼樣的？哪裡的人們居住在地下？紅十字會是如何創立的？誰是撒哈拉的藍人？……本書將為你一一解答這些疑問。本書內容豐富，從自然環境到社會現象，從風俗傳統到神話傳說，從歷史事件到名人軼事，可謂包羅萬象。其知識性和趣味性遠非常見的閱讀材料可比，堪稱一部精華濃縮版的世界文明史。本書採用英漢對照的形式，既保留了教科書的功用，又照顧到讀者自學的方便，對提高讀者英語閱讀水平和英語運用能力大有裨益。本書既可以作為各類英語學校或培訓機構開設英語閱讀課的教材，也可以作為英語學習的通俗讀物。
圖書目錄
Unit 1 Why Do People Give Gifts for Weddings？
Unit 2 How Did Disneyland Start？
Unit 3 Who Is Andrew Carnegie？
Unit 4 What Is Life Like in Antarctica？
Unit S Where Do People Live Under the Ground？
Unit 6 Why Do People Decorate Their Bodies？
Unit 7 How Did the Red Cross Start？
Unit 8 Who Are the Blue Men of the Sahara？
Unit 9 What Is Canada's Favorite Sport？
Unit 10 Where IS the Outback？
Unit 11 Why Is the Elephant Important in Thailand
Unit 12 How Did Rich Romans Live？
Unit 13 Who Is the Most Important Person from History？
Unit 14 What Are Fattening Rooms？
Unit 15 Where Do People Celebrate Girls" Day and Boys" Day？
Unit 16 Why Is Marco Polo Famous？
Unit 17 Who Reached the South Pole First？
Unit 18 What Is the Royal Flying Doctor Service？
Unit 19 How Did the Egyptians Make Mummies？
Unit 20 Who Is Stephen Hawking？
Unit 21 What Does Hair Tell Us About People？
Unit 22 Where Did Certain Wedding Customs Come From？
Unit 23 Who Are the CyberAngels？
Unit 24 Why Is the Renaissance Important？
Unit 25 What Is the Most Popular Sport in the World？
Unit 26 How Did Convicts Help Settle Australia？
Unit 27 How Do Greetings Differ Around the World？
Unit 28 Who Is Maria Montessori？
Unit 2 How Did Disneyland Start？
Unit 3 Who Is Andrew Carnegie？
Unit 4 What Is Life Like in Antarctica？
Unit S Where Do People Live Under the Ground？
Unit 6 Why Do People Decorate Their Bodies？
Unit 7 How Did the Red Cross Start？
Unit 8 Who Are the Blue Men of the Sahara？
Unit 9 What Is Canada's Favorite Sport？
Unit 10 Where IS the Outback？
Unit 11 Why Is the Elephant Important in Thailand
Unit 12 How Did Rich Romans Live？
Unit 13 Who Is the Most Important Person from History？
Unit 14 What Are Fattening Rooms？
Unit 15 Where Do People Celebrate Girls" Day and Boys" Day？
Unit 16 Why Is Marco Polo Famous？
Unit 17 Who Reached the South Pole First？
Unit 18 What Is the Royal Flying Doctor Service？
Unit 19 How Did the Egyptians Make Mummies？
Unit 20 Who Is Stephen Hawking？
Unit 21 What Does Hair Tell Us About People？
Unit 22 Where Did Certain Wedding Customs Come From？
Unit 23 Who Are the CyberAngels？
Unit 24 Why Is the Renaissance Important？
Unit 25 What Is the Most Popular Sport in the World？
Unit 26 How Did Convicts Help Settle Australia？
Unit 27 How Do Greetings Differ Around the World？
Unit 28 Who Is Maria Montessori？
