當代英語短篇小說選讀：技能與實踐

　　第一部分以通俗易懂的英語介紹英語文學閱讀的基本技能和方法，幫助讀者提高學習及欣賞英語文學作品的能力和水平。第二部分精選了十篇具有代表性的當代著名作家的短篇小說，每篇作品不但有作家介紹，而且提出一些問題引導讀者思考、領悟、回味與交流。

Part One　Skills Needed For Reading Literature
Unit 1　Identifying the Main Idea
Unit 2　Making Inferences
Unit 3　Getting Meaning from Context
Unit 4　Using Ideas in New Contexts
Unit 5　Style and Structure
Unit 6　Figurative Language
Unit 7　Identifying Implications
Unit 8　Identifying Cause & Effect
Unit 9　Drawing Conclusions
Unit 10　Identifying Assumptions
Unit 11　Symbols"
Unit 12　Similes & Metaphors
Unit 13　Imagery
Unit 14　Characterization
Unit 15　Theme
Keys to Exercises
Part Two　Selected Short Stories
A Rose for Emily　William Faulkner
The First Seven Years　Bernard Maiamud
Shot Actress—Full Story　H.E.Bates
Life of Ma Parker　Katherine Mansfield
A Message from the Pig-Man　John Wain
The Dry Rock　Irwin Shaw
Possessions　George Ewart Evans
The Raid　John Steinbeck
Late Night on Wading Street　Bill Naughton
Araby　James Joyoe