本书是安徽科学技术出版社从美国**引进的英文版《心灵鸡汤》系列读物之一。语言地道新颖,简约易懂,优美流畅;故事生动有趣,寓意深刻感人,内容极富时代感。作为英语阅读的**精品。本套书深得广大读者的推崇与喜爱,广受各方的赞誉和褒奖。
语言难度不大:既无生僻的字词,也无复杂的语法结构,行文质朴简约、优美流畅,口语化特征较为明显。每篇文章短小精悍,不会令读者望而生畏。均由当代美国人所写,反映现今美国的世相百态,内容极富时代感。
作者用平实的语言讲述发生在自己身边的故事,诉说他们对大干世界的真切感受,内容**真实性、平民化与亲和力。
内涵感人:通过平凡小事挖掘普通人的精神力量与人性之美,字里行间洋溢着爱心、希望、鼓励、信念以及对生活的深刻感悟。

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1.LIVING IN HARMONY
Raising Cecily
Surrogate Morn and Pup
Hooked on Mahogany
Picasso of the Sea
The Blind Diver
In Harmony
Encounter with a Sperm Whale
Swimming Surprise
If You Could Touch a Whale
Back to Sea...the Story of J.J
Keiko the Whale
Angus
Sound Behavior
2.THE POWER TO HEAL
Anna's Miracle
Manatee Tranquility
The Art of Healing
A Signal Is Worth a Thousand Words
The Fishermen
A Day on the New Hampshire Shore
Guided Tour
A Forever Ocean View
3.CELEBRATING THE BOND
Crab Lessons
Ebb and Flow
The Friendly Isle
Dream Vacation
Letters
Goddess
The Guide
Octopus's Garden
I Found a Tiny Starfish
After the Beach
Sea Dog
What Do You See?
4.OCEAN WISDOM
A Lesson from the Sea
A Prayer for the Ocean
The Perfect Shell
The Day at the Beach
Octopus Odyssey
The Sea and the Wind That Blows
The Driftwood Queen
A Sign of Love
Sand Castles
Sea of Curiosity
5.FRONTIERS OF THE SEA

Who's Watching Who?
The Jonah Factor
Strange Discovery
Close Encounter of the Squid Kind
Finding His Way Home
Eyes in the Dark
The Specialist
Fred's Big Adventure
6.SAILING SPIRITS
Last One Standing
Geriatric Genocide
A Shot at the Title
Father Time
Surfer
Two Battleships
The Bond Between a Captain and His Ship
Sailsmanship!
First Homecoming
7.ON COURAGE AND ADVENTURE
Lost in the At]antic
One Hundred and One Atlantic Nights
A Miracle Between Sea and Land
Pedaling over the Atlantic
Fear of the Unknown
Exploring the Sunken Wreck
Using His Teeth
8.SAVING THE SEA
This Magic Moment
A New Dawn for Whaling in Taiji
Fighting for Their Lives
Everything I Needed to Know About the Ocean I Learned in the Second Grade
Do You Hear It?
Life Imitates Art

安徽科学技术出版社从美国**引进的英文版《心灵鸡汤》系列读物,全球**8000万册。本书语言地道新颖,简约易懂,优美流畅;故事生动有趣,寓意深刻感人,内容极富时代感。本书中的几百个故事会引你们进入爱与感动的深情世界,会使你们活得充满激情;会使你们更有信心地去追求梦想。在面临挑战、遭受挫折之时,这本书会给你以力量;在彷徨、痛苦和失落之际,这本书会给你以慰藉。
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