Chinese Classics

This is the abridged version of the trilogy The Torrents: Family, Spring, and Autumn, masterpieces of Ba Jin, one of the greatest writers of modern Chinese literature. The trilogy recounts the decline of a large feudal family following the May Fourth Movement of 1919. The abridged version of 30,000 words for each title, approximately 1/10 of each of the original, can be listened to by elementary-level students of Chinese with a 2,000-word vocabulary or can be used as an aid to reading the original.

These four tales are based on very old stories collected and retold by Lin Yutang in Famous Chinese Short Stories, originally published in 1948. Lin wrote dozens of books in Chinese and English, and has been recognized for his witty and warm style of writing, and for bringing Chinese culture to an English-speaking audience. We have selected four of his best stories for inclusion in this book, and have retold them to appeal to modern listeners and use a limited vocabulary of just 700 different Chinese words.

There have been many translators of Chinese literature and poetry over time, but Arthur Waley stands out as one of the best known and most loved. This is perhaps because he had an attribute that most others lacked, which is his poetic abilities. Waley was as much a poet himself as a translator, and while his scholarly erudition was matched by a few others at his time, none ever managed to bring out the true character of Chinese poetry quite so well.

《战争与和平》是俄国作家托尔斯泰的代表作品。整部作品构思宏伟、气势奔腾，有力地展示出了俄罗斯历史上最壮丽的一页…… 戰爭與和平》是俄國作家托爾斯泰的代表作品。整部作品構思宏偉、氣勢奔騰，有力地展示出了俄羅斯歷史上最壯麗的一頁……

《一千零一夜》是阿拉伯民间故事集。宰相的女儿山鲁佐德用讲述故事的方法吸引国王，她的故事一直讲了一千零一夜，国王终于被感动，与她白首偕老。…… 《一千零一夜》是阿拉伯民間故事集。宰相的女兒山魯佐德用講述故事的方法吸引國王，她的故事一直講了一千零一夜，國王終於被感動，與她白首偕老。

《论语》是儒家学派的经典著作之一，它以语录体和对话文体为主，记录了孔子及其弟子言行，集中体现了孔子的政治主张、论理思想、道德观念及教育原则等。…… 《論語》是儒家學派的經典著作之一，它以語錄體和對話文體為主，記錄了孔子及其弟子言行，集中體現了孔子的政治主張、論理思想、道德觀念及教育原則等。

一个恃才傲物狂放不羁，一个聪颖美丽却心存偏见，千回百转，历经种种心灵涤荡，爱情——终如芙蓉般在清澈的湖水中，静静地含露绽放。 …… 一個恃才傲物狂放不羈，一個聰穎美麗卻心存偏見，千回百轉，歷經種種心靈滌蕩，愛情——終如芙蓉般在清澈的湖水中，靜靜地含露綻放。

在投资领域中，许多名家的著作已经被证明在理论上具有权威性、在实践中具有可操作性，这些经典名著对于广大的投资者来说是一笔宝贵的财富。……在投資領域中，大師名家的著作已經被證明在理論上具有權威性、在實踐中具有可操作性，這些經典名著對於廣大的投資者來說是一筆寶貴的財富。

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《金瓶梅》借《水浒传》中武松杀嫂一段故事为引子，通过对兼有官僚、恶霸、富商三种身份的封建时代市侩势力的代表人物西门庆及其家庭罪恶生活的描述，揭露了明代中叶社会的黑暗和腐败…… 《金瓶梅》借《水滸傳》中武松殺嫂一段故事為引子，通過對兼有官僚、惡霸、富商三種身份的封建時代市儈勢力的代表人物西門慶及其家庭罪惡生活的描述，揭露了明代中葉社會的黑暗和腐敗……

《金瓶梅》借《水浒传》中武松杀嫂一段故事为引子，通过对兼有官僚、恶霸、富商三种身份的封建时代市侩势力的代表人物西门庆及其家庭罪恶生活的描述，揭露了明代中叶社会的黑暗和腐败…… 《金瓶梅》借《水滸傳》中武松殺嫂一段故事為引子，通過對兼有官僚、惡霸、富商三種身份的封建時代市儈勢力的代表人物西門慶及其家庭罪惡生活的描述，揭露了明代中葉社會的黑暗和腐敗……

欧・亨利是美国乃至世界文坛上最杰出的短篇小说家之一，本有声书精心选出了作者的30个作品……歐・亨利是美國乃至世界文壇上最傑出的短篇小說家之一。本有聲書精心選出了作者的30個作品……

吉普赛少女爱斯美拉达以街头卖艺为生，圣母院教堂副主教弗罗洛欲将其占为己有，但发现她另有情人，于是设计刺杀了她的情人并嫁祸于她，致使她被判死刑。但敲钟人卡西魔多把她救到圣母院避难…… 吉普賽少女愛斯美拉達以街頭賣藝為生，聖母院教堂副主教弗羅洛欲將其占為己有，但發現她另有情人，於是設計刺殺了她的情人並嫁禍於她，致使她被判死刑。但敲鐘人卡西魔多把她救到聖母院避難……

Folk tales are immensely popular in China. Passed down orally over the centuries from grandparents and parents to children, they serve as an unwritten handbook for living in society. Within every Chinese folk tale is an underlying moral message derived from one of the three major schools of spiritual thought–Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism.

瓦斯柯夫及五位女战士意外的与德军小股部队遭遇，面对占绝对优势的敌人，上尉和女兵们没有退却……瓦斯柯夫及五位女戰士意外的與德軍小股部隊遭遇，面對占絕對優勢的敵人，上尉和女兵們沒有退卻……

宋诗研究第一人——偃月公子，倾情写意宋诗里的最美时光。浅笑盈然，顾盼流转，惟愿与君听风望月，看尽花开花落，赏潮起潮生……宋詩研究第一人——偃月公子，傾情寫意宋詩裡的最美時光。淺笑盈然，顧盼流轉，惟願與君聽風望月，看盡花開花落，賞潮起潮生……

《欧仁妮·葛朗台》以写实的笔墨描写了资产阶级暴发家葛朗台的罪恶手段：控制市场、哄抬物价、大搞公债投机、放高利贷…… 《歐仁妮·葛朗臺》以寫實的筆墨描寫了資產階級暴發家葛朗臺的罪惡手段：控制市場、哄抬物價、大搞公債投機、放高利貸……

天真善良、聪明可爱的8岁小姑娘海蒂被姨妈送到山上，跟性情古怪孤僻的爷爷住在一起。很快，她就爱上了山上的一切，爷爷也渐渐喜欢上了这个活泼可爱的小女孩……天真善良、聰明可愛的8歲小姑娘海蒂被姨媽送到山上，跟性情古怪孤僻的爺爺住在一起。很快，她就愛上了山上的一切，爺爺也漸漸喜歡上了這個活潑可愛的小女孩……

《尚书》又称《书》、《书经》，为一部多体裁文献汇编，是中国现存最早的史书。…… 《尚書》又稱《書》、《書經》，為一部多體裁文獻彙編，是中國現存最早的史書。

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