I want to learn English from the basics.

First, get quick success and instant benefit. The concrete manifestation of this situation is that you need to pass the English proficiency test, or you have a dispute with the leader and want to get rid of your present job through the postgraduate entrance examination. In this urgent situation, many people often think of learning English. Because I don't have a good foundation at ordinary times, I often feel very hard after rushing into battle. In fact, if you can consciously watch English movies or novels at ordinary times, the purpose is not very strong, and you will not feel too much psychological pressure when you have to learn English.

Second, one exposure is ten cold. Friends who take part in the work will have this experience: due to the unsatisfactory life, we have made up our minds to learn English well many times and bought relevant English textbooks. But often after ten days or a month or two, our original enthusiasm will gradually fade because we think English is not easy to learn. The older you get, the more times you repeat this.

Third, "eat a fat man in one bite." Many friends after work, after making up their minds to learn a foreign language, say that they will spend a lot of time to "occupy the position of English" every day. In fact, most people persist for a week or so, and then give up halfway because they find it unbearable. In fact, if you are determined to learn a foreign language, you should be prepared to fight a "protracted war". Learn less at first, and then gradually increase the content of daily study when you feel better.

Fourth, "not high, not low." Many friends who plan to teach themselves English have some basic knowledge of English before, and because of this, many people look down on the most basic textbooks. In fact, if you can learn the second and third volumes of new concept English well, it is more than enough to cope with the general English exam; If you can recite some texts in New Concept English Book 2 and Book 3 and recite each text clearly, it won't take much effort to take the CET-4 and CET-6 and the postgraduate entrance examination.

In a word, you can't have a quick psychology in learning a foreign language. If one day you find that English learning has become an indispensable part of your daily life, it means that your English learning is on the right track.

It is better to buy books than to teach yourself English. Much better than surfing the internet.

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New concept English

Bilingual Publisher: Shen Weixian

Co-publisher: Li Pengyi.

L. Alexander, Roy Kingsbury, He Qixin.

Planning Editor: Cai Nvliang

Editor in charge: (Longman) Guan, Cai Dehui, (FLTRP) Ren Xiaomei.

Cover design: Liang Ruoji

Press: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press and Pearson Education Publishing China Co., Ltd.

As the most classic and authentic English textbook, New Concept English is deeply loved by English learners with its strict system, rigorous science, exquisite practicality and rich interest. It has a history of more than 30 years in China, with millions of learners every year. It has long been a must-read for English learners.

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Windless bamboo shadow

June 2004

Elephant Man (Bilingual Edition)

By Tim Vicari (English)

Translation: Ding Songtao

Chapter 1

The creatures in the shop

I'm Dr. Frederick Treves. I'm a doctor in London Hospital. 1884 One day, I saw a photo in the window of a shop near the hospital. I stopped in front of the shop and looked at the picture. At first I felt interested, then I felt angry, and then I was afraid. This is a terrible and ugly photo. There is a man in the photo, but he doesn't look like you and me. He doesn't look like a person. He looks like an elephant.

I read the words under the picture. It says:

Come in and see the elephant man. Two pence. I opened the door and went in.

There is a man in the shop. He is a dirty man, wearing an old coat and holding a cigarette in his mouth. "What do you want?" He asked.

"I want to meet the elephant man," I said.

The man looked at me angrily. "Well, you can't," he said. The shop is closed now. You can come back tomorrow.

"Sorry," I said. But I want to see him now. I have no time tomorrow, I have a lot of work to do. But I can give you more than two pence.

The man looked at me carefully. Then he took the cigarette out of his mouth and smiled with yellow teeth.

"Yes, sir," he said. Then give me 12 pence.

I gave him money and he opened a door behind the shop. We walked into a small room. The room is cold and dark, and there is an unpleasant smell in it.

A creature is sitting in the chair behind the desk. I say a creature because it is not a man or a woman, like you or me. The creature didn't move or look at us. It sits very quietly in a chair in a cold, dark and dirty room, looking at the table. Because it was too cold, the creature covered his head with a piece of cloth. On the table in front of it, there is a withered flower.

"Stand up!" The shopkeeper said loudly.

The creature stood up slowly. It took the old cloth off its head and put it on the chair.

I looked at this creature and felt very sad. I am a doctor, so I know a lot about accidents and patients. I see terrible and ugly things every day. But this creature, this thing, is the worst. There are no men or women like him in the hospital.

He is wearing some old trousers, but he has no shirt, coat or shoes, so I can see his body well. His head is the most interesting thing. It's very, very big-like a big bag with many books. There is not much hair on the head, and there is a bag of brown dirty skin at the back. The skin below his neck. I can't see one of his eyes clearly because there is a lot of skin in front of his face, too.

A huge red tooth came out of his mouth, under his nose. It looks like an elephant's tooth. The mouth and nose are like holes in the face. This face can't smile or laugh, nor can it look angry or sad, because the skin can't move. It's dead, just like an elephant's face.

There is more dirty skin in front of and behind this creature's body. These bags hung down to his legs. The right arm is very big, and there is a lot of skin on it. The right hand is like a human foot.

But the left hand, the left arm and the left hand are beautiful! The skin of the left arm is good, and the fingers of the left hand are long and beautiful. It's like a young woman's hand!

"Come on, Merrick," said the shopkeeper angrily. "Come on, come on, go!" He hit the creature with his hand.

Slowly, the creature walked across the room. But he can't walk well. His legs are big and fat, and his back is not good. He can't go far without a cane.

"Ok, thank you," I said. Sit him down. I don't want to watch any more. I don't feel well. The smell in the room is terrible.

"Yes, sir," said the shopkeeper. Sit down, Merrick.

We went out of the room and closed the door. The shopkeeper smiled at me with yellow teeth.

"Great, sir, isn't it?" he said. The best elephant man in Britain! Hundreds of people came to see him, you know, hundreds! "I took him all over the country, really!"

"Yes, it's very interesting," I said. May I sit down?

Yes, sir, of course. "Here is a chair," he looked at me and smiled. Would you like a glass of water, sir?

"Yes, please," I said. Then I looked at the things in the dirty shop. There are two or three bad apples and some old black bananas, that's all. Uh, no ... no, thank you. "I am fine," I said. "Did you ... did you call that creature Merrick?"

That's right, sir. Joseph merrick. The best elephant man in Britain! I took him all over the country, you know. Many people want to meet him.

Yes, I see. "Did you get a lot of money?"

Well, sometimes we do, sir, yes. But it's hard, sir, because there are policemen. You know, the police don't like us, sir. So we can't stay in a town for long. We usually move every week.

Yes, I see. "Well, anyway, sir ... er,"

Mr. Silcook. Simon Silcock.

Yes, Mr. Silcook, I'm a doctor at London Hospital. I'm Dr. Treves. I think this ... er ... Joseph Merrick is very interesting. I want to go to the hospital to see him. You see, I want to see him more carefully.

Yes, sir, I see. But how does he get to the hospital? This will be difficult.

Why, man? The hospital is not far from here.

Yes, sir. I know. But, you see, Merrick doesn't walk very well. He needs help.

You can come with him. Do you want more money? "That's it?"

Yes, sir, I know. But, you see, people are afraid of him, too … On the way, the little boy always runs after him and hits him. Then the police will get angry because people are afraid. Sometimes they take us to prison.

"I see," I said. "So, how did he come to the hospital?"

"Call a taxi, sir," said Silcock. You can take him to the hospital by taxi.

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