註釋
Astronauts are in constant danger when in space. What are the risks and challenges of space walking? How do astronauts overcome them? How different are the ancient Olympic Games which originated in Greece form today’s? Can you imagine ancient long jumpers holding weights in their hands when they jumped? See how a speed skydiver keeps trying various methods of increasing his speed. Do you want to try extreme skydiving? *1 accompanying CD ◎ 第二個故事關於奧林匹克的起源及古今奧運會的有趣區別。 ◎ 第三個故事關於高空跳傘，講述一個不斷追求速度的高空跳傘員，如何不斷試驗新方法，以達到更高的速度。 本書特色： ◎ 系列分六級，共十六本書，每本有英文文章供閱讀，文章根據 Collins Cobuild The Bank of English 語料庫、British National Corpus 以及 BYU Corpus of American English 等數據庫選收。 ◎ Grammar Focus：解釋語法重點，後附相關練習題，供讀者即時複習所學，題目類型有閱讀理解、聆聽練習、 看短片做練習等，書後有練習答案。 ◎ 配精彩照片，另備一張video /audio 兩用DVD，短片選自National Geographic Digital Media。 ◎ 訓練速讀：每本書除了主題文章之外，還有延伸閱讀，每篇標出字數，供讀者自我計時，練習速讀，並評估 閱讀速度。 ◎ 另附中英對照生詞表，提供英文生詞的中譯，方便參考。