《三十九级台阶(附光盘适合初3高1年级)/津津有味读经典》编著者John Bnchan。

《二十九级台阶》是英国作家约翰·巴肯的重要作品之一，也是文学史上经典的悬疑小说。2009年，英国《卫报》评选出“死前必读的1000本小说”，巴肯有两部作品入选，其中之一便是《三十九级台阶》。

《三十九级台阶(附光盘适合初3高1年级)/津津有味读经典》编著者John Bnchan。

《三十九级台阶(附光盘适合初3高1年级)/津津有味读经典》内容提要：书中主角理查德·汉内是一个在非洲长大的苏格兰人，曾在非洲担任工程师。他退休后从非洲来到伦敦，感到百无聊赖。正当他想回到非洲去寻找刺激的时候，他遇见斯卡德，通过他知道了一个国际间谍组织的秘密。后来斯卡德被杀，汉内成了主要怀疑对象。为了躲避警察和间谍的追踪，他逃到苏格兰，一次次巧妙机智地脱离了危难。最后，根据斯卡德留下的“三十九级台阶”这条线索，他成功地摧毁了敌人的阴谋。

这本书于1915年第一次世界大战期间发表，成为士兵喜爱的小说。本书描述的是一个为了国家甘愿牺牲自己的人，战乱中的士兵从主角中得到认同感，也愿意为了自己的国家奉献自己的生命。

巴肯曾是政治家。在战争时期，他做过情报工作，同时也坚持写作。事实上，理查德·汉内在他的另外四本小说中反复出现过，但《三十九级台阶》是其中最经典的一部。

CHAPTER 1 The Man Who Died

CHAPTER 2 The Milkman Begins:His Travels

CHAPTER 3 The Landlord's Adventure

CHAPTER 4 The Politician's Adventure

CHAPTER 5 The Road Worker

CHAPTER 6 The Bald Man's Adventure

CHAPTER 7 The Engineer's Adventure

CHAPTER 8 The Faithful Friend

CHAPTER 9 The Coming of the Black Stone

CHAPTER 10 The Thirty-Nine Steps

CHAPTER 11 All Together at the Sea.

CHAPTER 12 A Visit to the Black Stone

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He told me that he was an American. He went to SoutheastEurope and got interested in politics. There, he discovereda secret group of very rich men who wanted war in Europe.This would make them richer. He knew a lot about how thegovernments and armies worked. Some of his explanationspuzzled me. He told me that these rich men had a secretplan, and he had to stay alive for one month to stop them.

"But I thought you were dead!"I said.

"I'm coming to that,"he answered.

He told me that these rich men all hated Karolides fortrying to stop the war and planned to kill him. He foundout how they were going to do this. The rich men could notkill Karolides in Greece because he had very strong guards.Karolides, however, was coming to London on the 15th ofJune. The rich men were planning to kill him then.

"Why don't you tell him?"I asked."Then he can stayat home."

"Then they will win,"he replied."Karolides must cometo London because he is the only one who can stop the war."

"You should tell the British Government,"I said."Thenthey will make sure he is safe."

"I don't think so,"said my visitor."The men who wantto kill him are very clever. They will find a way to do it. IfI am still alive on the 15th of June, I can save him."

I asked him some questions. He told me his name wasFranklin Scudder. He said he found out about the plan ashe was traveling around Europe. He learned the first part ofthe plan in Austria. He found out more about it in Poland.He learned the last part of the plan in Paris. As soon as hewas sure, he tried to disappear. He put on a disguise and Austria, however, hated him. I wondered if I could get a job in the Near East. It seemed more interesting than England.

I had dinner at the Caf Royal and went to a show afterward. It wasn't very interesting, and I left early.

I went to my flat, which was on the first floor. I was justputting my key into the keyhole when I saw a man beside me.I didn't hear him coming, so I was very surprised. He wasa thin man with a short beard and small eyes. I recognizedhim. He lived in a flat on the top floor.

"May I come in and speak to you?"he asked.

I nodded and opened the door to let him in. He hurriedin and looked around the flat, making sure that there was noone else there. I had a servant named Paddock, but I didn'twant him to sleep in the flat. He came every morning andleft in the evening. Of course, he was not there when myvisitor rushed in. As soon as he saw that there was no oneelse in the flat, he made sure the door was locked.

"I'm sorry,"he said."I need to talk to someone. You looklike the kind of person a man can trust. Will you help me?"

"I'll listen,"I said,"but I can't promise any more thanthat."

He was very nervous."I'm sorry to look around yourflat like that,"he said."I'm a little nervous, you see. Atthis moment, I am dead."

I was sure he was mad."What does it feel like to hedead?"I asked.

He smiled."I'm not mad. I want to tell you my story. Ineed help. Will you help me?"

"1'11 answer that question after you tell me your story,"I answered.went to Germany. Then he changed his disguise and wentto Norway. He changed his disguise again and came toLondon. He was afraid that they would catch him.

Then he discovered that they were watching him andwanted to kill him. One day, he found a card under his door,The man who left that card was a very rich and cruel man.Scudder shook with fear when he talked about him. Hedecided that he would make them think he was dead. Thenthey would stop watching him.

He stole a dead body from the hospital and brought it tohis flat in a large box. He took out his gun and shot the deadbody in the face. This made it more difficult to recognize thebody. People would not know that it was not him. He dressedthe body in his pajamas and left the gun next to it. Then hewaited until he saw me come home and came down thestairs to meet me.

I thought about his story. It seemed true. I liked Scudder.He did not look like a liar. I decided to check his story byseeing the dead body in his fiat. I asked him for his key. Hetold me that he did not have it.

"I had to leave it in the flat,"he said."My enemies are veryclever and would know that I had escaped if the key wasnot in the fiat. You'll have to wait until tomorrow morning."

I decided to trust him and told him he could stay in my flatfor the night. He thanked me. He went into a bedroom andchanged his appearance. When he came out, I thought he wasa different man. He shaved off his beard. He cut his eyebrows.He combed his hair differently and walked differently. Heeven spoke differently. He lost his American accent andspoke like a British Army officer.P2-P4

读书最美妙的境界是读得津津有味。

我想，对于中小学生，英语阅读要读出三味才算是津津有味。

津津第一味，是读出好成绩。国家《义务教育英语课程标准》(2011年版)和国家《普通高中英语课程标准》(实验)都规定了中小学生的英语阅读量，要求学生每年课外阅读一定量的英文读物。用课外的阅读提高自己的英语成绩。肯定是我们进行课外阅读的一个基本愿望。如何实现呢?这需要有相应的配套活动指导，因为这些活动可以把我们在阅读中获得的语感转化为我们考试中可以表现出来的语言运用能力。

津津第二味，是读出宽视野。我们通过阅读认知我们无法靠自己生活的直接经验认知的世界，我们可以通过阅读穿越到任何时代，与大师为伍，与英雄比肩，入宫廷痛斥国王，到小村体恤贫民。我们不仅可以因此而晓知天下，更可因此与人广泛交流。

津津第三味，是读出高素养。阅读是学习。学习知识，更学习做人的道理、做事的方法，分折的恩路、明辨的条理、批评的路径、建构的框架。阅读是体验，体验如何淡泊明志、如何激扬文字，如此等等。丰富藐们的人生理解，提高我们的综合素养。

你肯定会问，如此三味，需要太多课外时间，我本无多少课外时间，是否可以聚合一体?

当然可以。

《津津有味，读经典》就是一套可以让你读出津津三味的读物。这套读物不仅符合国家《义务教育英语课程标准》(2011~)和国家《普通高中英语课程标准》 (实验)的要求，更是汇集了西方文学经典，更为难得的是，英语语言优美而又符合我国学生语言水平，同时附有表演短剧剧本、纯正地道MP3和自主评价手册。

如此，你可以开卷“悦读”了吧？

期待你读出津津三味？