王凌主编的《精编英语背诵文选（初级本）》供英语学习者和英语，教师选用。既可以作为大学或高中生英语课堂教学的辅助教材，也可以作为英语学习者课余自学的读物。每个单元包括文章、作者介绍、词汇分析、句子赏析等内容。对英语学习者来说，在背诵文章的时候，往往只是囫囵吞枣，忽视了文章中的重点，也就是其中应该掌握的词汇和句子结构。针对这一误区，本书特别设计了词汇分析和句子赏析这两个部分，为学习者提示出学习的重点和难点，有利于学习者提高学习效果，事半功倍。语言学习是一个漫长的过程，还选择了一些相关的趣闻逸事编入书中，让学习和背诵这些英语范文更加充满乐趣。

Chapter One Family家庭

The Runaway Bunny／逃家小兔／3

Home，Sweet Home／家，甜蜜的家／7

Dorothy's Home／多萝西的家／12

Understanding Mother／理解母亲／16

The Pleasant Family Life／幸福的家庭生活／19

Children in the Dream／梦中儿女／24

Chapter Two Love 爱

The Passion for Love／爱之渴望／31

Proposal／求婚／34

When You Are Old／当你老了／38

A Love Letter／情书／41

Smile and Love／微笑与爱／45

Of Love／爱情／49

Chapter Three Sports运动

Soeech at the Opening Ceremony of the Beij ing Olympic

Games／北京奥运会开幕式上的讲话／55

Quidditch Game／魁地奇比赛／59

I Am Still the Greatest／我仍是最伟大的／63

Basketball Is Everything to Me／篮球是我的一切／67

Closing Speech for the XI I I Paralympic Games／第十三届残奥会闭幕式上的讲话／70

Arm-wrestling with My Father／掰腕父子情／74

Chapter Four Friendship友情

Wilh a Little Help from My Friends／朋友的一点儿帮助／79

The Little Prince and the Mountain／小王子与大山／83

Friendship／友情／87

On Friendship／论友情／91

The Arrow and the Song／箭与歌／94

A Friend in Need／患难之交／97

Chapter Five Music音乐

The Sound of Music／音乐之声／103

The Power of Music／音乐的力量／106

A Hero and a Hman／英雄与凡人／110

If Music Is the Food of Love／假如音乐是爱情的食粮／114

The Beautiful in Music／论音乐之美／118

On Music／论音乐／120

Chapter Six Festivals节日

The Gift of the Magi／麦琪的礼物／125

The Little Match Girl／卖火柴的小女孩／128

The Camival at Rome／罗马狂欢节／132

The President's Speech On the Independence Day／独立日总统讲话／136

The Christmas Holidays／圣诞佳节／139

The President's Speech on the Memorial Day／美国阵亡战士纪念日上的讲话／143

Chapter Seven Movies 电影

Titanic／泰坦尼克号／149

Forrest Gum／阿甘正传／152

Beauty and the Beast／美女与野兽／155

Dead Poets Society／死亡旅社／159

Jane Eyre／简·爱／162

To Be or Not to Be／生存或毁灭／167

Chapter Eight Tales故事

Alice's Adventure in Wonderland／爱丽丝漫游奇境／173

The Happy Prince／快乐王子／176

Anne of Green Gables／绿山墙的安妮／180

Digging for Treasure／寻宝／183

A Tale of Two Cities／双城记／188

The Call of the Wild／野性的呼唤／191

Chapter Nine Travel旅行

The Princess'Trip／公主之旅／197

Gulliver's Travels／格列佛游记／201

Around the World in Eighty Days／八十天环游地球／205

Once More to the Lake／重游缅湖／208

On Going a Journey／论出游／212

A Fellow—traveler／旅伴／215

Chapter Ten Poetry诗歌

A Red Red Rose／一朵红红的玫瑰／221

She Walks in Beauty／她走在美的光彩中／225

Ode to the West Wind／西风颂／229

Spring／春／233

Hope Is the Thng with Feathers／希望是长着羽毛的东西／237

The Road Not Taken／未选之路／240