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آموزش زبان انگلیسی
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
TRUE! nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why WILL you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses, not destroyed, not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How then am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily, how calmly, I can tell you the whole story.
It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain, but, once conceived, it haunted me day and night. Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! Yes, it was this! One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture -- a pale blue eye with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me my blood ran cold, and so by degrees, very gradually, I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye for ever.
Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded -- with what caution -- with what foresight, with what dissimulation, I went to work! I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him. And every night about midnight I turned the latch of his door and opened it oh, so gently! And then, when I had made an opening sufficient for my head, I put in a dark lantern all closed, closed so that no light shone out, and then I thrust in my head. Oh, you would have laughed to see how cunningly I thrust it in! I moved it slowly, very, very slowly, so that I might not disturb the old man's sleep. It took me an hour to place my whole head within the opening so far that I could see him as he lay upon his bed. Ha! would a madman have been so wise as this? And then when my head was well in the room I undid the lantern cautiously -- oh, so cautiously -- cautiously (for the hinges creaked), I undid it just so much that a single thin ray fell upon the vulture eye. And this I did for seven long nights, every night just at midnight, but I found the eye always closed, and so it was impossible to do the work, for it was not the old man who vexed me but his Evil Eye. And every morning, when the day broke, I went boldly into the chamber and spoke courageously to him, calling him by name in a hearty tone, and inquiring how he had passed the night. So you see he would have been a very profound old man, indeed , to suspect that every night, just at twelve, I looked in upon him while he slept...
Once upon a time, there was a great king. He has a smart henchman and always take him along eveywhere.
One day, the king got bitten by a dog giving him a severe wound. He asked the henchman "Is this some kind of bad luck?" The henchman said "Good or bad. Hard to tell."
Finally the king lost his finger. He asked the henchman again "Is this some kind of bad luck?" Same reply by the henchman "Good or bad. Hard to tell."
The King got very angry and order to put him in the jail.....
A group of students were asked to list what they thought were the present "Seven Wonders of the World." Though there were some disagreements, the following received the most votes:
Egypt's Great Pyramids
2. Taj Mahal
3. Grand Canyon
4. Panama Canal
5. Empire State Building
6. St. Peter's Basilica
7. China's Great Wall
While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one student had not finished her paper yet...
25 كتاب كه تا قبل از 25 سالگي بايد خوند
(چهار كتاب اول توسط سايت مرجع تخصصي ترجمه جمع آوري شدند)
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
This classic novel is set in a futuristic time when firefighters are employed not to fight fires but to set fire to the ultimate symbol of human knowledge: books. In a grim look at an alternate reality, the all-powerful government has banned all books from society, and anyone found with a book in his possession is guilty of the highest possible crime.
Bradbury’s greatest novel is a testament to the value of learning and knowledge. Readers become adamant opponents of censorship and vigilant guardians of freedom from government control.
— Amy Korst
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
If you’re looking for some inspiration in your life, look no further than The Power of One. Set in South Africa during World War II, The Power of One tells the story of Peekay, an English boy who spends his childhood under constant abuse from his peers. Peekay finds a release in boxing and sets his dream to become the welterweight champion of world.
What follows is a classic David vs. Goliath tale, although in this instance Goliath is an entire country. Not only will this novel rock your emotions, it’s beautifully written and depicts pre-apartheid South Africa vividly.
The Power of One will give you hope, inspiration and make you realize the vast potential everyone is capable of.
— Eric Uthus
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
To Kill A Mockingbird is the story of a lawyer in a small southern town, who is given the improbable task of defending a young black man accused of raping a white woman. The story is told through the eyes of the lawyer’s children Scout and Jem and their friend Dill in a coming-of-age story.
Harper Lee’s book is a classic of an era. In simplicity, it captures a time, the innocence of youth, and a social perspective of a time in 1950s America when racism was prevalent. Reading this book is not just about critiquing our past, but being honest about our present philosophies.
— Rebecca Bale
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
A muckraking tale of the dark side of the American Dream, The Jungle chronicles the lives of a Lithuanian immigrant family struggling to make it in Chicago. Sinclair’s detailed description of the horrors of the meat-packing industry is spince-tingling awful. The book’s underlying current of socialism paints a picture of the United States at a time when big companies swallowed peoples’ hopes, dreams and sometimes their lives.
— Blythe Lawrence
by Honore de Balzac
I. How Bertha Remained a Maiden in the Married State
About the time of the first flight of the Dauphin, which threw our good Sire, Charles the Victorious, into a state of great dejection, there happened a great misfortune to a noble House of Touraine, since extinct in every branch; and it is owing to this fact that this most deplorable history may now be safely brought to light. To aid him in this work the author calls to his assistance the holy confessors, martyrs, and other celestial dominations, who, by the commandments of God, were the promoters of good in this affair.
From some defect in his character, the Sire Imbert de Bastarnay, one of the most landed lords in our land of Touraine, had no confidence in the mind of the female of man, whom he considered much too animated, on account of her numerous vagaries, and it may be he was right. In consequence of this idea he reached his old age without a companion, which was certainly not to his advantage. Always leading a solitary life, this said man had no idea of making himself agreeable to others, having only been mixed up with wars and the orgies of bachelors, with whom he did not put himself out of the way. Thus he remained stale in his garments, sweaty in his accoutrements, with dirty hands and an apish face. In short, he looked the ugliest man in Christendom. As far as regards his person only though, since so far as his heart, his head, and other secret places were concerned, he had properties which rendered him most praiseworthy. An angel (pray believe this) would have walked a long way without meeting an old warrior firmer at his post, a lord with more spotless scutcheon, of shorter speech, and more perfect loyalty.
Certain people have stated, they have heard that he gave sound advice, and was a good and profitable man to consult. Was it not a strange freak on the part of God, who plays sometimes jokes on us, to have granted so many perfections to a man so badly apparelled?
Author: John Grisham
Published by: Longman, Penguin
File size: 1.90 MB
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Penguin Graded Readers Level 5
With over 55 million of his books currently in print worldwide, John Grisham has been described as “the bestselling novelist of the 90s”. A Time to Kill is his first novel. The story is set in the southern states of the USA, where the Ku Klux Klan still meet and racial tension can still run high.
It begins with the vicious rape of a ten-year-old black girl by two white men. They are quickly arrested and charged. However, things then get more complicated. The girl's father, Carl Lee Hailey plans the murder of the two rapists and shoots and kills them in the town courthouse. He is sentenced to death. Jake Brigance, an ambitious young lawyer, agrees to defend Carl Lee. Can he possibly get Carl Lee off? Does Carl Lee deserve to go free? The Ku Klux Klan certainly don't think so. The attention of all of America is focused
on the trial . . .
File includes book, covers and lesson supplements from the Longman site
Password : englishtip
سوپی روی یک نیمکت درمیدان مَدیسون نیویورک نشست و به آسمان نگاه کرد. یک برگ خشک روی بازویش افتاد. زمستان از راه میرسید و او میدانست که باید هرچه زودتر نقشههایش را اجرا کند. با ناراحتی روی نیمکت جابهجا شد. احتیاج به سه ماه زندان گرم و نرم با غذا و دوستان خوب داشت. معمولا زمستانهایش را اینگونه سپری می کرد.
وحالا وقتش بود، چون شبها روی نیمکت میدان با سه روزنامه هم نمی توانست از سرما خلاصی یابد. بنابراین تصمیمش را برای زندان رفتن گرفت و فوراً شروع به بررسی اولین نقشه اش کرد. نقشه ساده ای بود. در یک رستوران سطح بالا شام می خورد، سپس به آنها می گفت که پول ندارد وآنها پلیس را خبر می کردند. ساده وراحت بدون هیچ دردسری. با این فکر نیمکتش را رها کرد و آهسته براه افتاد.
THE DONKEY ATTITUDE
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey .He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up
As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon,
Everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!
MORAL:
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.
شازده کوچولو
اثر آنتوان دو سنتگزوپهرى
برگردان احمد شاملو
يک بار شش سالم که بود تو کتابى به اسم قصههاى واقعى -که دربارهى جنگل بِکر نوشته شده بود- تصوير محشرى ديدم از يک مار بوآ که داشت حيوانى را مىبلعيد. آن تصوير يک چنين چيزى بود:
تو کتاب آمده بود که: ?مارهاى بوآ شکارشان را همين جور درسته قورت مىدهند. بى اين که بجوندش. بعد ديگر نمىتوانند از جا بجنبند و تمام شش ماهى را که هضمش طول مىکشد مىگيرند مىخوابند?.
اين را که خواندم، راجع به چيزهايى که تو جنگل اتفاق مىافتد کلى فکر کردم و دست آخر توانستم با يک مداد رنگى اولين نقاشيم را از کار درآرم. يعنى نقاشى شمارهى يکم را که اين جورى بود:
شاهکارم را نشان بزرگتر ها دادم و پرسيدم از ديدنش ترس تان بر مىدارد؟
جوابم دادند: -چرا کلاه بايد آدم را بترساند؟
نقاشى من کلاه نبود، يک مار بوآ بود که داشت يک فيل را هضم مىکرد. آن وقت براى فهم بزرگترها برداشتم توى شکم بوآ را کشيدم. آخر هميشه بايد به آنها توضيحات داد. نقاشى دومم اين جورى بود:
بزرگترها بم گفتند کشيدن مار بوآى باز يا بسته را بگذارم کنار و عوضش حواسم را بيشتر جمع جغرافى و تاريخ و حساب و دستور زبان کنم. و اين جورى شد که تو شش سالگى دور کار ظريف نقاشى را قلم گرفتم. از اين که نقاشى شمارهى يک و نقاشى شمارهى دو ام يخ شان نگرفت دلسرد شده بودم. بزرگترها اگر به خودشان باشد هيچ وقت نمىتوانند از چيزى سر درآرند. براى بچهها هم خسته کننده است که همين جور مدام هر چيزى را به آنها توضيح بدهند.
علی بابا و چهل دزد
داستاني مشهور از داستانهاي
هزار و يك شب
THE STORY OF ALI BABA AND THE FORTY ROBBERS DESTROYED BY A SLAVE
علي بابا و چهل دزد كه توسط غلامي از بين رفتند.
In a town in Persia, there lived two brothers, one named Cassim, the other Ali Baba. Their father left them scarcely any thing; and he had divided his little property equally between them, but chance determined otherwise.
در يكي از شهرهاي ايران دو برادر زندگي ميكردند . اسم يكي كاظم و نام ديگري علي بابا بود. پدرشان براي آنها چيزهاي اندكي را باقي گذاشته بود و دارائي اندك خودش را به نحو كاملا مساوي بين آندو تقسيم كرده بود ولي بخت به گونه ديگري با آنها رفتار كرد
The Last Leaf
by O. Henry (1862-1910)
Word Count: 2500
In a little district west of
So, to quaint old
Misery
by Anton Chekhov
در اين سايت وطني تعدادي كتاب داستان انگليسي و منابع جالب ديگري وجود دارد كه بازديد از آنرا به شما توصيه ميكنيم. براي بازديد از اين سايت كافي است بر روي تصوير كليك نمائيد
EAGLES IN A STORM
Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks?
The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm. While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it.
