The Taxman with CD(Scholastic ELT Readers Level 3) 俠盜羅賓漢 ：稅官
羅賓與綠林俠盜們重回了綠林,他們仍然要繼續伸張正義打擊不法，而且他們認為賦稅相當不合理。所以，當收稅官員”拜訪” 綠林時,官員對他們極不友善。綠林俠盜們可以為村民爭取他們不賦稅的權益嗎？ & Robin Hood and his men live as outlaws in Sherwood Forest. They fight corruption and injustice - and they don’t like taxes! So when the taxman pays his annual visit to the Sheriff of Nottingham, the outlaws are less than pleased to see him. Will they help the people of Nottingham get back the money that is rightly theirs, or will the Sheriff win - once again? In easy-to-read photo-story format. Based on an episode from the popular BBC TV series.
Do No Harm
Killing time...Stargate Command is in crisis - too many teams wounded, too many dead. Tensions are running high and, with the pressure to deliver tangible results never greater, General Hammond is forced to call in the Pentagon strike team to plug the holes.But help has its price. When the team's leader, Colonel Dave Dixon, arrives at Stargate Command he brings with him loyalties that tangle dangerously with a past Colonel Jack O'Neill would prefer to forget. Assigned as an observer on SG-1, hostility between the two men escalates as the team's vital mission to secure lucrative mining rights descends into a nightmare.Only Dr. Janet Fraiser can hope to save the lives of SG-1 - that is, if Dave Dixon and Jack O'Neill don't kill each other first...Do No HarmDaniel glared at Dixon, arms defiantly folded. "I don't care what Fraiser said. Fraiser's not here, and she's not my superior officer. You're not my superior officer either, Dave. I'm telling you, flat out, we are not leaving that poor girl alone out there overnight while she's sick and suffering."Beyond the retreat's open door the sun was setting, the Adjoan sky streaking from blue to pink. It'd be dark soon, and if he had to argue with Dixon till his tongue fell out he wasn't going to let some stupid medical protocol get in the way of doing what was right."Would you leave one of your men out there?" he continued. "No. So if you're suggesting Lotar's somehow a second-class citizen because she's not from Earth then -""Whoah, whoah, settle down," said Dixon, a bite in his voice. "Did I say that? What I said was that bringing another sick person in here could increase our chances, yours and mine, of catching whatever the hell it is that's going round. Because we're not sick yet and I'd like to keep it that way.""Oh for crying out loud!" he shouted. "We're already exposed."
Dream Girls with CD (Scholastic ELT Readers Level 3) 夢幻女郎
Jane Eyre with CD (Scholastic ELT Readers Level 2)簡愛
金錢、名利與愛情之間，三個少女是否仍能逐夢而不迷失自我？叫好叫座的百老匯音樂劇電影版。 & 故事女主角簡愛是個孤女，從小被寄養在舅媽家，飽受欺凌，十歲那年被送進了專收孤苦女孩的洛伍德慈善學校，任其自生自滅。在那家飽受貧病威脅的學校歷練八年，靠著堅強的意志完成學業之後，他已經是個亭亭玉立，高雅有氣質的好教師，她踏出追尋自我人生的第一步，在發出數封應徵函後，來到了豪富之家桑菲德山莊擔任家庭老師。& & 在這裡，簡愛與長她近二十歲的桑菲德主人洛查斯特先生展開一段驚心動魄的情愛試煉，歷盡情愛滄桑的中年男主角與一個毫無戀愛經驗的純潔女子，揭露尋找真愛與初戀兩股力量所激迸出的火花，二人歷經懸疑、破壞、分離、絕望，終於保全刻骨銘心的愛，尋找到自己的真愛和幸福。 & 夏洛特‧勃朗蒂(1816~1855)的小說《簡愛》出版於1847年，是勃朗蒂三姐妹文學的首部，小說一問市，即廣受歡迎。 「簡愛」是典型英國古典小說，故事以北英格蘭的鄉村莊園為背景，描敘孤女簡愛Jane Eyre在艱困環境中成長， 與命運搏鬥，追求自我及情愛的歷程，這些情節使得十九世紀的這些小說一直暢銷到二十世紀。
Night at Museum with CD (Scholastic ELT Readers Level 1) 博物館驚魂夜
待業中的賴瑞終於找到工作，進入自然歷史博物館夜班守衛。本以為看守無人的博物館很輕鬆，卻在一個神奇夜晚，展覽品瞬間復活，蠢蠢欲動，倒楣的賴瑞整晚被暴龍化石震撼覓食， 緊接著匈奴王軍隊、羅馬戰士，甚至山頂洞人、獅子、老虎都對他窮追不捨，賴瑞做夢也想不到，所有古物包括古生物，半夜都會復活。 & 賴瑞在深夜唯一能信任的，是前總統蠟像羅斯福，在老羅斯福、西部牛仔和印地安公主的協助下，賴瑞要應付這群難纏的活標本，搶救幾乎解體的博物館…顧全古物，也保住飯碗。
High Stakes Game
READ THE UNTOLD STORY YOU DIDN'T SEE ON TV! Join Ed Deline, President of Operations for the Montecito Resort & Casino, and his prot矇g矇, Danny McCoy, a former U.S. Marine and Las Vegas native, as they deal with card-counting cheaters, costly streaks of random luck, and rival casinos stealing their big-money players in the town deservedly known as Sin City.... Summer. The Montecito has been demolished, and its tight-knit staff has been similarly dismantled, scattered to the four winds. Big Ed and Nessa find intrigue in London, as they try to solve the mystery of her father's fate.... While running his dad's construction company, Danny learns that his ex-fianc矇e Mary is in danger, and takes it upon himself to do something about it.... Mike is working at a rival casino, but when he uncovers a suspicious plot afoot, he finds himself becoming the boy who cried wolf.... Delinda takes on the challenge of managing an exclusive nightclub, but her tempestuous relationship with a pro football player causes unforeseen troubles.... And Sam scrambles to reestablish her reputation (and her bank account). Find out everything you missed during the long hot summer when Danny and his friends struggled to go their separate ways.
Pride and Prejudice with 2 CD (Scholastic ELT Readers Level 3) 傲慢與偏見
這個關於愛情與誤會的經典愛情故事發生在十八世紀末的英國，班奈特家的五千金，從小就被她們的母親洗腦，她的每個女兒都立志要找到一個金龜婿，過著安定美滿的婚姻生活，只有聰明活潑的伊麗莎白受到寵愛她的父親的影響，一心想要為自己打造一個更寬廣的未來。當一名有錢的黃金單身漢賓里先生搬到班奈特家附近的豪宅，他們全家上下都感到非常興奮，因為他們都認為這位交遊廣闊的黃金單身漢搬來以後，他在倫敦結識的有錢公子哥兒和年輕帥氣的軍官一定會經常來訪，這下班奈特家的五個姊妹花絕對不乏追求者。 & 因為這個機緣，麗茲則認識了英俊卻傲慢的達西先生，一場男女之間的性別大戰就此展開，他們這段錯綜複雜的感情關係造成極大的震撼，最後讓班奈特一家人以及他們身邊的每一個人確認了人生最重要的東西到底是什麼。 & 經典名著【傲慢與偏見 Pride and Prejudice】，是英國小說家珍奧斯汀最最受歡迎的作品。 這本書的開場白「 凡是有錢的單身漢，都需要一位太太，這已經成了一條舉世公認的真理。 」已經成為了至理名言。這部充滿浪漫愛情、幽默對白以及感人故事的經典小說，在經過65年的漫長等待之後，終於再度搬上大銀幕。【傲慢與偏見】一片完全在英國實地拍攝，以忠於原著小說的拍攝手法讓這個經典的愛情故事重現大銀幕。
Mr. Beans Holiday with CD (Scholastic ELT Readers Level 1) 豆豆假期
Touching the Void with CD攀越冰峰 (Scholastic ELT Readers Level 3)
Suite Francaise 法蘭西組曲
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The remarkable story of men and women thrown together in circumstances beyond their control during World War II--a heartrending "portrait of a small French town under seige, and the people trying to survive, even to live, as Hitler's horrors march closer and closer to their doors" (New York). "Stunning.... A tour de force." --The New York Times Book ReviewBeginning in Paris on the eve of the Nazi occupation in 1940, as Parisians flee the city, human folly surfaces in every imaginable way: a wealthy mother searches for sweets in a town without food; a couple is terrified at the thought of losing their jobs, even as their world begins to fall apart. Moving on to a provincial village now occupied by German soldiers, the locals must learn to coexist with the enemy--in their town, their homes, even in their hearts. When Ir癡ne N矇mirovsky began working on Suite Fran癟aise, she was already a highly successful writer living in Paris. But she was also a Jew, and in 1942 she was arrested and deported to Auschwitz, where she died. For sixty-four years, this novel remained hidden and unknown.
Monster House with CD 怪怪屋(Scholastic ELT Readers Level 1)
十二歲大的DJ，正卡在童年和青春期之間的尷尬時刻，他時間太多，滿腦子都在想對街老人史老猴的房子有些古怪。一直有東西在那個荒廢的建築裡不意而飛：籃球、三輪車、玩具和寵物。 & 就在萬聖節前一天，DJ和他的玩伴巧達不小心把籃球丟進那棟房子的草坪，兩人眼睜睜的看著一股神祕的力量把籃球掃入房子，史老猴更是怒氣沖沖沖把兩人趕出草皮。當那棟房子試圖吞下他們的新朋友珍妮，卻沒人相信這嚇壞的三人說那棟房子有問題，一切就得靠他們去調查了。 & 他們轉而去尋求地球上唯一有可能明白發生什麼事的人的忠告，他們稱這位睿智的人為骷哥，一位二十多歲的懶惰的披薩廚師，也是電玩達人，最輝煌的紀錄是有一次為了玩電玩，靠一桶巧克力牛奶和一片成人紙尿布撐了四天， 骷哥告訴他們「我知道那棟房子是活的！」骷哥告訴他們，阻止那棟房子繼續作惡吃人的方法，就是攻擊它的心臟，孩子推敲出來，那一定是地下室裡一年到頭都在燃燒的爐灶。他們想出一個看來似乎不可能會失敗的計畫，用扮成假人塞滿感冒藥的吸塵器做誘餌送去那棟房子，心想只要它睡著，他們就能溜進去，用他們的水槍把爐火熄滅。 & 他們的小計畫出了岔子，不過當房子開始沿著路追他們時－沒錯，沿著路追他們！他們必須再度聯合起來，讓鄰居們可以過個平安的萬聖節。
OC the Misfits with CD 玩酷世代(Scholastic ELT Readers Level 3)
OC the Outsider with CD玩酷世代第一季 (Scholastic ELT Readers Level 2)
The Wicker Man
First published in 1978, five years after the release of the classic horror film from which it is adapted, The Wicker Man is a gripping horror classic. It is the tale of Highlands policeman, Police Sergeant Neil Howie, on the trail of a missing girl being lured to the remote Scottish island of Summerisle. As May Day approaches, strange, shamanistic and erotic events erupt around him. Initially he is convinced that the girl has been abducted for human sacrifice - only to find that he may be the revellers' quarry...
Factotum
"The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles."--Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author"He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels."--Leonard Cohen, songwriterOne of Charles Bukowski's best, this beer-soaked, deliciously degenerate novel follows the wanderings of aspiring writer Henry Chinaski across World War II-era America. Deferred from military service, Chinaski travels from city to city, moving listlessly from one odd job to another, always needing money but never badly enough to keep a job. His day-to-day existence spirals into an endless litany of pathetic whores, sordid rooms, dreary embraces, and drunken brawls, as he makes his bitter, brilliant way from one drink to the next.Charles Bukowski's posthumous legend continues to grow. Factotum is a masterfully vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the fictional world of Charles Bukowski.
Angela's Ashes with CD (Scholastic ELT Readers Level 3) 安琪拉的灰燼
本片根據法蘭克麥考特的暢銷小說《安琪拉的灰燼》改編而成，內容敘述1935年法蘭克一家在貧窮中對抗困苦的過程，由於法蘭克家的一個孩子夭折，他們打算從布魯克林區離開，反正再怎麼糟也不會比這糟糕，酒鬼父親希望可以找到好一點的工作，而別靠救濟金過活，母親為了全家也過著有一餐沒一餐的日子，用美金四塊錢支持六個人的開銷，不勝悲苦；法蘭克面對令人失望的父親，不得不及早離開學校參加工作，在做郵遞員時認識了女友薩蕾莎，可她的死亡讓弗蘭克也陷入了對生活的絕望之中。最後，從宿醉中醒來的弗蘭克意識到自己不能再走父親的老路，他必須離開家庭尋找新的生活方式，事實證明了這是弗蘭克最明智的選擇。
My Friend Flicka
"A blend of Steinbeck's short gem, The Red Pony, and Rawling's The Yearling. . . . This novel has sentiment and quality."-- Donald GordonA timeless favorite of adults and children alike, My Friend Flicka resides in "that borderland where some of the best-loved books in the English tongue hold their immortality." (New York Herald Tribune)A daydreamer and a time waster, young Ken McLaughlin spends his days on his family's Wyoming ranch with his head in the clouds, surrounded by endless blue skies, wide-open spaces, and beautiful horses. To his brusque, practical father, the boy is an enigma and a disappointment. Then one day, Ken's life is filled with new purpose when he finds Flicka, a magnificent filly as wild as she is fast.Though the strong bond between boy and horse only fuels his father's disdain, Ken's growing love for his friend Flicka is changing him--leading a once-aimless young man down the path to responsible adulthood, forging a new respect and understanding between father and son, and inspiring a fierce loyalty that nearly costs Ken his life.
Billy Elliot with CD (Scholastic ELT Readers Level 1) 舞動人生
Billy家中的經濟窘困，父親和哥哥的努力工作只夠填飽肚子，但父親給了BILLY50便士去學習拳擊課程，可是 Billy並不想打拳，他想跳芭蕾舞。於是他瞞著所有的人學芭蕾，教芭蕾舞的老師Mrs. Wilkinson一開始並不是很願意教他，但被Billy的熱情感動，也喚醒了她美麗的芭蕾夢想，她一定要讓Billy進入英國倫敦皇家芭蕾學院，而比利也擁有這樣的天賦，沒想到此時被父親、哥哥發現了! & “Boy don’t do ballet, Billy! Boys do football or boxing.”Billy is 11 years old, and life isn’t easy. His mum’s dead. His dad and his brother are on strike and they’ve got no money. But Billy has a dream He was to be a dancer.Every week he goes to dance classes.He wants to audition for the Royal Ballet School.But how can he tell his family?
Brokeback Mountain : Now a Major Motion 斷背山電影短篇小說
A standalone edition of Annie Proulx's beloved story "Brokeback Mountain" (in the collection Close Range)--the basis for the major motion picture directed by Ang Lee, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger, screenplay by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. Annie Proulx has written some of the most original and brilliant short stories in contemporary literature, and for many readers and reviewers, "Brokeback Mountain" is her masterpiece. Ennis del Mar and Jack Twist, two ranch hands, come together when they're working as sheepherder and camp tender one summer on a range above the tree line. At first, sharing an isolated tent, the attraction is casual, inevitable, but something deeper catches them that summer. Both men work hard, marry and have kids. Yet over the course of many years and frequent separations this relationship becomes the most important bond in their lives, and they do anything they can to preserve it. The New Yorker won the National Magazine Award for Fiction for its publication of "Brokeback Mountain," and the story was included in Prize Stories 1998: The O. Henry Awards. In gorgeous and haunting prose, Proulx limns the difficult, dangerous affair between two cowboys that survives everything but the world's intolerance.
Date with Disaster with CD (Scholastic ELT Readers Level 1)
The Ginger Tree
"One of the few contemporary novels to show Japan as it was and is." -- Japan TimesThe classic bittersweet story of love and betrayal in the Far East.A stunning tour de force acclaimed throughout the world, The Ginger Tree is the spellbinding odyssey of one woman's strength and spirit in the face of terrifying odds.In 1903, a young Scotswoman named Mary Mackenzie sets sail for China to marry her betrothed, a military attach矇 in Peking. But soon after her arrival, Mary falls into an adulterous affair with a young Japanese nobleman, scandalizing the British community. Casting her out of the European community, her compatriots tear her away from her small daughter. A woman abandoned and alone, Mary learns to survive over forty tumultuous years in Asia, including two world wars and the cataclysmic Tokyo earthquake of 1923.
The Green Mile
Masterfully told and as suspenseful as it is haunting, The Green Mile is Stephen King's classic #1 New York Times bestselling dramatic serial novel and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Hanks. Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the Depression-worn men of E Block. Convicted killers all, each awaits his turn to walk "the Green Mile," the lime-colored linoleum corridor leading to a final meeting with Old Sparky, Cold Mountain's electric chair. Prison guard Paul Edgecombe has seen his share of oddities over the years working the Mile, but he's never seen anything like John Coffey--a man with the body of a giant and the mind of a child, condemned for a crime terrifying in its violence and shocking in its depravity. And in this place of ultimate retribution, Edgecombe is about to discover the terrible, wondrous truth about John Coffey--a truth that will challenge his most cherished beliefs...
Cool Hand Luke
This "impressive" novel is the basis of the classic Paul Newman movie (New York Times). Out of his experiences working on a chain gang, Donn Pearce created Cool Hand Luke, the larger-than-life war hero--Good Guy Number One--turned drunkard, vandal, and convict. A blasphemer and "pretty evil feller" who "could work the hardest, eat the mostest, and tell the biggest lies." Luke's outsized feats of gambling and gluttony--he bets Society Red, a college man from Boston, that he can eat fifty eggs--and his harrowing escapes and recaptures are recounted by Dragline, who followed Luke in his last, fatal escape attempt and who basks in Luke's reflected glory. To the convicts left behind on the chain gang, Luke has become the hope of freedom and defiance that they dare not act upon themselves. Luke's refusal to "git his mind right" and submit to the sadistic discipline of the Walking Boss becomes part of their mythology of survival.
I- Robot MTI 機器公敵
This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart. "A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike."--The Guardian I, Robot, the first and most widely read book in Asimov's Robot series, forever changed the world's perception of artificial intelligence. Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-reading robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world--all told with the dramatic blend of science fact and science fiction that has become Asimov's trademark. The Three Laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov formulated the laws governing robots' behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future--a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete. "Tremendously exciting and entertaining . . . Asimov dramatizes an interesting question: How can we live with machines that, generation by generation, grow more intelligent than their creators and not eventually clash with our own invention?"--The Chicago Tribune
