學好英文閱讀：先讀美國小學課本（附MP3 CD）

本書特色    

　　即刻突破英文閱讀障礙！
　　深入淺出的簡短字句，搭配中文譯文及練習題，讓你讀懂文章內容，熟悉英語語句架構

　　秒殺閱測、作文各類試題
　　學習英語文章條理、邏輯發展，熟悉英語篇章結構，讓閱讀突飛猛進，寫作遊刃有餘
　
　　美式英文，內容原汁原味
　　本書收錄的所有內容（包括習題）均摘自美國小學課本，我們意欲讓讀者看到原汁原味的英語。

　　所選文章涉及面廣，豐富多采
　　文章內容極廣，包括自然科學、社會風土人情、語文、數學等，其中自然科學篇包括天文、地理、生物等知識體系，讓你在學習英語的同時，拓展知識、瞭解美國文化風情，增強英語學習的趣味性。

　　原文朗讀MP3，聽力UP
　　專業英語外師朗讀文章、字彙，培養英聽實力，發音更標準
 

審訂者簡介    

黃玟君 博士 ／國立台灣科技大學應用外語系  
   
　　●台灣英語暢銷書作家，著作豐富，美國俄亥俄州立大學英語教學系/多元文化教育博士
　　●現任教於國立台灣科技大學應用外語系，《自由時報》「KUSO英文小辭典」專欄作者。
　　●曾任《EZ Talk 美語會話誌》、《EZ Basic 美語會話誌》、《Beauty English 漂亮美語》等英文學習雜誌總編審；以及《聯合報》「笑談時事英語」、「用英文遊台灣」；《中國時報》「JOKE．FUN ENGLISH解放英語」等平面媒體的專欄作家。
 

自然科學Science
 
Hunter in the sky  天空中的獵人
 
Stargazing takes imagination. People who love stargazing see the stars as shinning spots in a dot-to-dot drawing game. They imagine lines that connect groups of stars called constellations. A constellation is a group of stars that looks like a person, an animal, or an object.
 
The constellation Orion is known as the hunter, after a hero from ancient Greek myths. To find Orion, first find the Big Dipper. The Big Dipper looks like a huge cup with a long handle. After you find the Big Dipper, turn around. There’s Orion! He is outlined by four bright stars that form two triangles. The tips of the triangles seem to come together. Where they meet, there are three more bright stars. These form Orion’s belt. Some fainter stars appear to hang from the belt. These are Orion’s sword.
 
Different kinds of stars are in the constellation Orion. The star Betelgeuse makes Orion’s bright shoulder. Betelgeuse is an Arabic word that means “shoulder of the giant.” The star itself is so huge that it is called a supergiant. Its diameter is 400 times greater than that of our Sun. Betelgeuse is considered a cool star. It is probably not as hot as our Sun.
 
Rigel is the star that makes Orion’s left foot. Rigel is the Arabic word for foot. Rigel is much brighter than Betelgeuse because it is much hotter. It’s more than three times as hot as our Sun. However, Rigel is just a baby is size compared to Betelgeuse.
 
A large, misty area near Orion’s sword is called a nebula. It is a mass of shining gas and dust. The gases whirl together and may form new stars. As the new stars begin to shine, Orion will be brighter than ever.
 
Words and Phrases:
 
stargaze [’stɑr͵gez] vi 眺望星星；凝視
 
imagination [ɪ͵mædʒə’neʃən] n. 想像力；空想，想像
 
drawing game 塗塗畫畫；畫圖遊戲
 
constellation [͵kɑnstə’leʃən] n. 星座
 
Orion [o’raɪən] n. 獵戶星座
 
Big Dipper 北斗七星
 
outline [’aʊt͵laɪn] vt. 畫（標）出……的輪廓
 
triangle [’traɪ͵æŋg!] n. 三角形