《新东方英语》于2003年10月发行的，分为小学、初中、高、大学等诸多版本，现与剑桥英语教材、朗文英语系列教材、Market-leader英语系列、培生英语系列等几种主流教材，占据着全国英语学习书刊内发行的大额比率。
本书优势：
① 精选作品 适合背诵：收录英语现代文优秀作品，语言优美地道，风格简洁明快，文体应用广泛，最适合背诵与模仿。
② 常考话题 尽数涵盖：80篇文章涉及社会生活、人文科学、自然科学等领域众多题材，四六级、托福、雅思、GRE考试常考话题尽数涵盖。
③ 全文译文 加深理解：每篇文章都给出准确、精到的全文译文，有助于加深读者对文章的理解，双重语境下全面把握文章的行文组织与精巧构思。
④ 扩充词汇 活学活用：每篇文章后对文中重点词汇进行中英双解，帮助读者在鲜活的英语语境中快速扩充词汇量。
⑤ 听读结合 培养语感：本书配有MP3光盘一张，所有英文内容由美音外教朗读，语音语调纯正。听读结合，能够有效培养语感，提高英语听说能力。
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