《The Last of the Mohicans》(大地英豪:最後一個摩希根人)的場景設在1757年的夏天,時值北美印地安戰爭時期,英國和法國為爭奪紐約州西部而開戰。
威廉亨利堡是英國的前哨基地,由穆羅上校所負責,後來遭到法國指揮官孟康和同盟的印地安人攻擊,這些印地安人來自胡龍族和達拉威部落。穆羅上校的兩個女兒愛麗絲和蔻若,前來找他們的父親,卻在途中被胡龍族的馬瓜所挾持,因為馬瓜想向宿敵穆羅上校報一箭之仇。一位叫做鷹眼的早期移民後代,他身懷絕技,和欽加哥、安卡斯兩位摩希根人營救了兩位姊妹。他們歷經了多次危險的交戰,千鈞一髮,最後在奮戰中以悲劇收場。
這是一本虛構小說,但故事中有一些橋段以真實的歷史事件為背景,例如1757年八月威廉亨利堡的投降事件。投降之後,殖民者棄堡離開,卻遭到法國的印地安同盟者攻擊,最後有180個人左右在事件中喪生。
The Last of the Mohicans is set in the summer of 1757. This was the time of the French and Indian War, when the British and the French armies were both trying to gain control of an area of West New York State.
Fort William Henry, a British outpost controlled by Colonel Munro, is under attack by the French General Montcalm and his Indian allies, amongst them the Huron and the Delaware tribes. Munro’s daughters, Alice and Cora, are on their way to join their father. They are captured by Magua, a Huron Indian who wants revenge on his old enemy Munro.
The sisters are helped by an expert frontiersman called Hawkeye, and his Mohican companions Chingachgook and Uncas. After a series of terrible battles and thrilling escapes, the story has a tragic, though positive, ending.
The Last of the Mohicans is a work of fiction, but some parts of the story, such as the surrender of Fort William Henry in August 1757, are based on real events from history. The colonists left the fort after surrendering, but they were attacked by the Indian allies of the French, and around 180 of them were killed.
共出版十餘本,分兩大套:
● Helbling Classics(經典英文文學改寫)
● Helbling Fiction(當代原創英文小說)
全系列皆隨書附贈全文朗讀MP3。
內文編排精美,採用彩色印刷,全文穿插精美插圖,單元設計豐富。
除了精彩的小說之外,另編寫有:
1.About the Author(作者簡介):介紹作者,幫助認識創作背景。
2.About the Book(本書簡介):介紹故事內容概要,幫助了解故事的背景與旨意。
3.Before Reading(閱前活動):設計各種問題和活動,幫助暖身,啟發各種探討與學習。
4.After Reading(閱後練習):設計各種深入的問題和題目練習,幫助復習內容,加深英語的學習印象。
5.Test(測驗):有些讀本在閱畢之後,設計有各種測驗題目,包括文意測驗和英語練習等。
6.隨文討論:在故事行文中,另設計有針對內文情節的問題探討,幫助做啟發性的思考。
威廉亨利堡是英國的前哨基地,由穆羅上校所負責,後來遭到法國指揮官孟康和同盟的印地安人攻擊,這些印地安人來自胡龍族和達拉威部落。穆羅上校的兩個女兒愛麗絲和蔻若,前來找他們的父親,卻在途中被胡龍族的馬瓜所挾持,因為馬瓜想向宿敵穆羅上校報一箭之仇。一位叫做鷹眼的早期移民後代,他身懷絕技,和欽加哥、安卡斯兩位摩希根人營救了兩位姊妹。他們歷經了多次危險的交戰,千鈞一髮,最後在奮戰中以悲劇收場。
這是一本虛構小說,但故事中有一些橋段以真實的歷史事件為背景,例如1757年八月威廉亨利堡的投降事件。投降之後,殖民者棄堡離開,卻遭到法國的印地安同盟者攻擊,最後有180個人左右在事件中喪生。
The Last of the Mohicans is set in the summer of 1757. This was the time of the French and Indian War, when the British and the French armies were both trying to gain control of an area of West New York State.
Fort William Henry, a British outpost controlled by Colonel Munro, is under attack by the French General Montcalm and his Indian allies, amongst them the Huron and the Delaware tribes. Munro’s daughters, Alice and Cora, are on their way to join their father. They are captured by Magua, a Huron Indian who wants revenge on his old enemy Munro.
The sisters are helped by an expert frontiersman called Hawkeye, and his Mohican companions Chingachgook and Uncas. After a series of terrible battles and thrilling escapes, the story has a tragic, though positive, ending.
The Last of the Mohicans is a work of fiction, but some parts of the story, such as the surrender of Fort William Henry in August 1757, are based on real events from history. The colonists left the fort after surrendering, but they were attacked by the Indian allies of the French, and around 180 of them were killed.
共出版十餘本,分兩大套:
● Helbling Classics(經典英文文學改寫)
● Helbling Fiction(當代原創英文小說)
全系列皆隨書附贈全文朗讀MP3。
內文編排精美,採用彩色印刷,全文穿插精美插圖,單元設計豐富。
除了精彩的小說之外,另編寫有:
1.About the Author(作者簡介):介紹作者,幫助認識創作背景。
2.About the Book(本書簡介):介紹故事內容概要,幫助了解故事的背景與旨意。
3.Before Reading(閱前活動):設計各種問題和活動,幫助暖身,啟發各種探討與學習。
4.After Reading(閱後練習):設計各種深入的問題和題目練習,幫助復習內容,加深英語的學習印象。
5.Test(測驗):有些讀本在閱畢之後,設計有各種測驗題目,包括文意測驗和英語練習等。
6.隨文討論:在故事行文中,另設計有針對內文情節的問題探討,幫助做啟發性的思考。