托马斯-尼尔森公司编写的《英国语文（英汉双语版上下）》这套书原名《皇家读本》(The Royal readers)，是20世纪初期英国使用的一套经典教材。为了帮助读者更好地学习和使用，出版者特意翻译和出版了此中英双语版的《英国语文》，分上下册。从文章所涉内容来看，包括有故事、童话、传记、诗歌、旅游、历险、历史、自然、科学等。这些选文，体现了英国丰富的历史文化知识和西方国家的道德价值观念。是中国学生学习英语、全面了解西方社会的很好途径。加强原文阅读，是提高英语阅读水平的最好途径之一。相信这套读本，能让读者深受其益。读者可以根据此书封面上的博客地址，下载到配套的英文朗读。

《英国语文（英汉双语版上下）》的英文提要如下：

The Royal Readers were edited and published by the famous British publisher and used in schools until well into the 20th century. They are edited as six books in the Royal School Series. Students progressed from the very easy lessons to classic readers.

The lessons in this bilingual edition are selections from the original six-volume edition, beginning with similarly easy lessons, consisted of rhymes and simple short stories with plenty of illustrations for young learners. More literature masterpieces,geography knowledge and history events are introduced in the whole book.

《英国语文（英汉双语版上下）》由托马斯-尼尔森公司编写。

上册

01 THE HOOP 滚铁环

02 THE BIRD’S NEST 鸟 巢

03 THE LITTLE MILK-MAID 挤奶的小姑娘

04 THE SWING 秋 千

05 GOING FOR A DRIVE 赶马车

06 LUCY AND HER KITTEN 露西和小猫

07 THE CAT AND THE MOUSE 猫和老鼠

08 TOM AND HIS DOG 汤姆与狗

09 THE SHEEP AND THE LAMB 绵羊和羊羔

10 THE HEN AND ITS CHICKS 母鸡和小鸡

11 THE BIRD AND ITS NEST 鸟和鸟巢

12 THE COW ON THE GRASS 草地上的牛

13 THE OLD MAN AND THE DOG 老人与狗

14 MORNING AND NIGHT 早与晚

15 THE PET BIRD 家养的鸟

16 A WEEK AT THE FARM 农场一周

17 THE OWL 猫头鹰

18 THE PET GOAT 家养的山羊

19 THE STORM 风 暴

20 THE GREAT JUMP 鲁莽的一跳

21 FRISK AND NED 蹦蹦和尼德

22 THE LARK 云 雀

23 MARY’S LITTLE LAMB 玛丽的小羊羔

24 COUNT TEN 数到十

25 MY DOG DASH 小狗冲冲

26 THE BOY THAT LIKED PLAY ( I ) 爱玩的男孩（一）

27 THE BOY THAT LIKED PLAY ( Ⅱ ) 爱玩的男孩（二）

28 FORGIVE 原 谅

29 SPRING 春 天

30 RAIN 雨

31 NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST 东西南北

32 A VISIT TO THE BLACKSMITH’S SHOP 参观铁匠铺

33 THE LAST CROSS WORD 最后一句气话

34 SUMMER 夏 日

35 AUTUMN 秋

36 MICE 小老鼠

37 WINTER 冬

38 QUITE A MAN 堂堂男子汉

39 A WILLING BOY 听话的孩子

40 THE TWO WHITE RABBITS 两只白兔

41 FAN AND HER PUPS 扇子和小狗娃

42 A GOOD LITTLE GIRL 善良的小女孩

43 TIDY TOM 整洁的汤姆

44 WASHING DAY 洗衣日

45 ON THE SHORE 岸 上

46 THE SUN 太 阳

47 SKIPPING 跳 绳

48 EACH ONE USEFUL 各尽其用

49 THE RABBIT IN THE WOOD 林中兔

50 THE KETTLE AND ITS FRIENDS 水壶跟朋友们

51 SAILING THE BOAT 玩小船

52 THE SPIDER 蜘 蛛

53 THE RABBITS 兔 子

54 THE TWO GOATS 两只山羊

55 EARLY RISING 早 起

56 BEES 蜜 蜂

57 THE BEE 一只小蜜蜂

58 THE SWAN 天 鹅

59 TELL THE TRUTH 说真话

60 WELCOME, LITTLE ROBIN 欢迎你，知更鸟！

61 THE WOLF 狼

62 THE ECHO 回 声

63 STORY OF A PARROT 鹦鹉的故事

64 THE CAT AND THE CANARY 猫与金丝雀

65 THE WASP AND THE BEE 黄蜂和蜜蜂

66 THE HORSE 马

67 THE DOG WITH THE LANTERN 打着灯笼的狗

68 THE CAMEL 骆 驼

69 STORY OF A DOG 一只狗的故事

70 STORY OF THE SHEEP AND THE LAMB 母羊和小羊的故事

71 THE BROWN BEAR 棕 熊

72 THE LION AND THE MOUSE 狮子和老鼠

73 THE PET LAMB 宠物小羊

74 PERSEVERE 坚 持

75 THE CROW AND THE PITCHER 乌鸦和水罐

76 THE SOLDIER AND THE HORSE 士兵与马

77 THE WHITE BEAR 白 熊

78 THE FOX AND THE GOAT 狐狸和山羊

79 THE TRAVELLER AND THE LION 狮子和旅人

80 THE BEAR IN SCHOOL 学校里的熊

81 THE FAIRY RING 仙子的圆圈

82 THE WHALE 鲸

83 THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE 野兔和乌龟

84 SPEEDY AND STEADY 快和稳

85 THE WOOD-MOUSE 林 鼠

86 THE BOY AND THE PLUMS 男孩与梅子

87 THE TWO CROSSING-SWEEPERS 两个清洁工

88 TOO CLEVER 聪明误

89 THE PRINCE AND THE PRISONERS 王子和囚徒

90 THE BRAVE LITTLE HOLLANDER 勇敢的荷兰男孩

91 THE LION 狮 子

92 THE TIGER 虎

93 THE LEOPARD 金钱豹

94 THE ZEBRA 斑 马

95 THE JAGUAR 美洲虎

96 METALS 金 属

97 HIS GOOD ANGELS 他的小天使

98 ABOUT KINGS AND QUEENS 国王和女王

99 WORDS WHICH DECEIVE 假 话

100 THE SEA-GULL 海 鸥

101 KINDNESS REWARDED 善有善报

102 TEA AND COFFEE 茶和咖啡

103 THE IDLE BOY 懒孩子

104 THROUGH THE SNOW 雪中的路

105 TRUE COURAGE 真正的勇气

106 THE WIDOW’S LAMP 寡妇的油灯

107 A GOOD EXAMPLE 好榜样

108 A NOBLE BOY 高贵的孩子

109 WHAT MAGGIE’S PENNY DID 玛吉的便士

110 THE SNAIL ON THE WALL 墙上的蜗牛

111 THE TEA-FARMER 茶 农

112 TIT FOR TAT 以其人之道还治其人之身

113 THE HUMMING-BIRD 蜂 鸟

114 THE BOY WHO WAS ALWAYS TOO LATE 总爱迟到的男孩

115 THE SAILOR AND THE MONKEYS 水手和猴子

116 THE WONDERFUL PUDDING 美妙的布丁

117 STORIES OF THE ELEPHANT ( I ) 大象的故事（一）

118 HOW A DOG GOT HIS DINNER 狗是怎样得到晚餐的

119 THE TRAVELLERS AND THE BEAR 旅行者和熊

120 THE DUN COW 凶猛的奶牛

121 THE GATE WITHOUT A LATCH 没插栓的门

122 THE SPIDER AND THE FLY 蜘蛛和苍蝇

123 TAKE CARE OF THE MINUTES 珍视每一分钟

124 HALF THE PROFIT 一半的报酬

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