前言
所有的兒時讀的美麗童話故事和名著，都會成為長大後的一縷溫暖記憶。現在就讓我們走入世界文學的英文殿堂，享受無法從中譯文中領會的英文名著深層之美。
Reading Room為一精心設計的增進閱讀理解系列套書，為初學者或小學到高中學生所設計，所選名著因皆為讀者非常熟稔的故事，所以極易讀懂故事內容。學習者在享受閱讀之時，英文能力也能飛速增進，更能沉浸在閱讀英文名著的興味中。
本套書分為五級，故事由入門的初級350字，到中級及進階級的1000字寫成，以此精心設計的分級故事，讀者能閱讀英文名著，吟味英文的純正趣味。
在Before You Read中以繪製精美的跨頁情境繪圖，結合圖帶出故事中的重要單字和英文表述法；每章末並有閱讀理解測驗，幫助學生學習重要字彙並了解故事文本的意義；全書並搭配有精緻的插畫。此外，「聽力引導練習」單元不只能加強閱讀理解，也能強化聽力理解技巧。
本書生動活潑的朗讀音檔，是由專業的美國播音員所錄製；故事是由以英文為母語的專業編輯，參照教育部公布的英文字彙改寫而成，對於所有學生將大有助益。
現在就讓Reading Room帶你悠游在英文世界名著的世界中吧！
All the beautiful fairy tales and masterpieces that you have encountered during your childhood remain as warm memories in your adulthood. This time, let’s indulge in the world of
masterpieces through English. When you enjoy reading , your ability to understand English will also rapidly improve.
This series of “Reading Room” is a special reading comprehension booster program, devised to improve reading comprehension for beginners whose command of English is not satisfactory, or who
are elementary, middle, and high school students. With this program, you can enjoy reading masterpieces in English with fun and efficiency.
This carefully planned program is composed of 5 levels, from the beginner level of 350 words to the intermediate and advanced levels of 1,000 words. With this program’s level-by-level
system, you are able to read famous texts in English and to savor the true pleasure of the world’s language.
In the audio recording of the book, texts are vividly read by professional American voice actors. The texts are rewritten, according to the levels of the readers by an expert editorial
staff of native speakers, on the basis of standard American English with the ministry of education recommended vocabulary. Therefore, it will be of great help even for all the students that
want to learn English.
Please indulge yourself in the fun of reading and listening to English through “Reading Room”.
