内容正文:
The prosperous ancient city
the lifeless remains of Pompeii
What happened there?
prosperous
feless
C L A S S I C R E P R I N T S E R I E S
THE LAST
DAYS OF
POMPEII
The Last Days of Pompeii I
Book 3 Unit 2 Extended reading
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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C L A SS I C R E P R I N T S E R I E S
Basic steps to read a book
THE LAST
1.look through the introduction to the book
DAYS OF
2.scan the contents of the book.
POMPEII
3.choose the chapters or sections interesting.
4.read globally the whole book to get the
main idea.
5.read carefully the interesting parts about
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
the plot and the language.
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CL A SS I C R E P R I N T S E R I E S
CONTENTS
THE LAST
I.The brief
of
DAYS OF
the book.....
POMPEII
II.The past
III.The terrible volcanic
eruption.......
⑩the warning
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
(II)the destructive
III)the miserable ending
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IV.The lifeless
CONTENTS
I.The brief introduction of
The Last Days
of Pompeii
the book...
(Excerpt)
II.The past prosperity.........
Edward BulwerLytton (1-1875)was a talented Brtish writer who kft his
mark on the English langge.His classic novel The Last Days f Pmpril
III.The terrible volcanic
imagines life in the ancient Boman city of Pompeii in the year 79.when Mourt
Vesuvius erupted This terble natural disaster destroyed Pompell completely.
but it aho kept the ancient city as it was for future ages.Since 1748,Pompell has
been tytematically unearthed.Today it is an intemational tourist destination.
eruption.........
Pompeli was a typlcal Roman city.In its little shops its tiny palaces its forum.Its
wine b气ts theatre-一n the energy and skill of its people,you saw a model o试tle
(1)the warning signs
whole Boman Empir Tading ships bringing imports to the city or camying esports
overseas,along with golden pleasute boats fot the rich,were cmded toeether in the
(II)the destructive process
glassy water of the port.The boats of the fishemen moved rapidly in all diectiom.
Above all,the cloud-capped lop of