The order of this book is in a general way from the easy to the more difficult, with an attempt, also, at an agreeable variety. The editor has purposely avoided breaking up the book into lesson portions or giving it the air of a text-book. There is no reason why children should not read books as older people read them, for pleasure, and dissociate them from a too persistent notion of tasks. It is entirely possible that some teachers may find it out of the question to lead their classes straight through this book, but there is nothing to forbid them from judicious skipping, or, what is perhaps more to the point, from helping pupils over a difficult word or phrase when it is encountered; the interest which the child takes will carry him over most hard places. It would be a capital use of the book also if teachers were to draw upon it for poems which their pupils should, in the suggestive phrase, learn by heart. To this purpose the contents are singularly well adapted; for, from the single line proverb to a poem by Wordsworth, there is such a wide range of choice that the teacher need not resort to the questionable device of giving children fragments and bits of verse and prose to commit to memory. One of the greatest services we can do the young mind is to accustom it to the perception of wholes, and whether this whole be a lyric or a narrative poem like Evangeline, it is almost equally important that the young reader should learn to hold it as such in his mind. To treat a poem as a mere quarry out of which a particularly smooth stone can be chipped is to misinterpret poetry. A poem is a statue, not a quarry.

Six engaging short stories by six different authors provide enriching literature for Chinese language students.

Read Chinese literature with detailed footnotes, pinyin, author and story summaries all while listening to professionally created audio files. Capturing Chinese provides the ultimate learning tool for breaking away from textbook stories and breaking into engaging Chinese literature.

Put down your dictionary, pick up your copy of Capturing Chinese and enjoy yourself some Chinese literature. Footnotes highlight the more difficult vocabulary and pinyin is provided for the entire text. Historical events, people, and places are explained throughout and illustrations recreate the scenes.

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Explore these six different authors and their stories: Ling Shuhuaprovides a woman's perspective during the May Fourth movement inThe Night of Mid-Autumn Festival. Lai He provides his perspective of Taiwan during the Japanese occupation inThe Steelyard. Mao Dundepicts some of the problems facing rural China in his most famous story, Spring Silkworms. Shen Congwenuses a basic story to show how rural customs inhibit modernization in his story, Xiaoxiao. Yu Dafutakes his readers to Japan, where he himself spent time as a student.Yu Dafu's frank depiction of sexual urges inSinkingshocked the readers of his day. Lao Sheillustrates the changing times in Beijing in his short story, An Old and Established Name.

Enhance your Chinese language skills through literature and culture

You can drill grammar, you can memorize vocabulary; but to truly fortify your Chinese skills you have to read in the language. "McGraw-Hill's Classic Chinese Reader" strengthens your reading comprehension skills and vocabulary through selections from Chinese literature including poetry, folklore, classic stories and novels, and modern drama. The texts are handpicked especially for the needs of students learning Chinese and are presented in both simplified characters and pinyin, so you will enjoy an authentic reading experience with less difficulty. Build your reading comprehension skills and vocabulary Add new words and phrases to your vocabulary Learn about the history, life, and culture of China

"Le Nouveau Testament Bilingue, Francais - Anglais" est base sur la traduction de Louis Segond 1910 et sur la traduction standard americaine de 1901.
Les textes ont ete edites, ainsi les versets sont couplees en francais puis, en anglais les rendant ainsi faciles a suivre et permettant la comparaison des deux langages.
Exemples:
Jean 3:16 "Car Dieu a tant aime le monde quil a donne son Fils unique, afin que quiconque croit en lui ne perisse point, mais quil ait la vie eternelle."
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life."
Matthieu 28:18-20
"18. Je sus, se tant approche, leur parla ainsi: Tout pouvoir ma e te donne dans le ciel et sur la terre.
19. Allez, faites de toutes les nations des disciples, les baptisant au nom du Pe re, du Fils et du Saint Esprit,
20. et enseignez-leur a observer tout ce que je vous ai prescrit. Et voici, je suis avec vous tous les jours, jusqua la fin du monde."
Matthew 28:18-20
"18. And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.
19. Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
20. teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world."
Le couplage des versets peut produire une numerotation des versets qui differe des Bibles standards. Des precautions doivent etre prises quant a la comparaison de cette Bible avec d'autres Bibles.
Table des matieres:
Matthieu - Matthew
Marc - Mark
Luc - Luke
Jean - John
Actes - Acts
Romains - Romans
I Corinthiens - I Corinthians
II Corinthiens - II Corinthians
Galates - Galatians
Ephesiens - Ephesians
Philippiens - Philippians
Colossiens - Colossians
I Thessaloniciens - I Thessalonians
II Thessaloniciens - II Thessalonians
I Timothee - I Timothy
II Timothee - II Timothy
Tite - Titus
Philemon - Philemon
Hebreux - Hebrews
Jacques - James
I Pierre - I Peter
II Pierre - II Peter
I Jean - I John
II Jean - II John
III Jean - III John
Jude - Jude
Apocalypse - Revelation