《温馨美文·心静如水(英汉对照)》为“大学英语美文赏析”系列四级丛书之一。精心选取的40篇国外最新美文，从心灵、情感、教育、科普、社会、文体、励志和哲理八个方面为读者提供接触经典英文的机会。每篇文章包括斟词酌字、佳句有约、译笔生花、情趣链接四个部分，它们不仅帮助读者理解文章，掌握重要单词和句型，更为读者列出丰富的文化语言链接内容。
《温馨美文·心静如水(英汉对照)》所有的文章均来自2005年之后的英语报纸杂志，选材新颖，结构安排合理，内容紧跟时代潮流，语言地道真实，既能提供英语美文的赏析，也能拓展视野，更好地了解英语世界和文化。
《温馨美文·心静如水(英汉对照)》的目标读者广泛，不论是教师还是研究生、本科生抑或专科生，只要对优美的英文篇章感兴趣的读者都将从中获益匪浅。

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