2003年高考英语全国卷 - 阅读理解C

Tales From Animal Hospital
《动物医院的故事》

David Grant
大卫·格兰特

David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital. Here Dr Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated, including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess, the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity Diamond. He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day, from ordinary medical check ups to surgery. Tales from Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the programme and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet, whether it be cat, dog or snake!
大卫·格兰特已经成为《动物医院》数百万粉丝所熟悉的面孔。格兰特博士在此向我们讲述了他治疗过的动物的最精彩的个人经历，包括熟悉的病人，如狗Snowy 和Duchess，可爱的猫Marigold Serendipity Diamond。他还将读者带到哈姆斯沃斯纪念动物医院的幕后，展示他的一天，从普通的体检到手术。《动物医院的故事》将取悦所有的节目粉丝和任何对他们的宠物感兴趣的人，无论是猫、狗还是蛇！

￡ 14.99 Hardback 272pp Simon Schuster
￡ 14.99 精装 272页 Simon Schuster

ISBN 0751304417

Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer
《牛顿传：最后的炼金术士》

Michael White
迈克尔·怀特

From the author of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, comes this colorful description of the life of the world's first modem scientist. Interesting yet based on fact, Michael White's learned yet readable new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began.
《斯蒂芬·霍金的科学生涯》一书的作者对世界上第一位现代科学家的生活进行了丰富多彩的描述。有趣但基于事实，迈克尔·怀特这本内容丰富但可读性强的新书真实刻画了牛顿，与人们通常所知的牛顿完全不同。牛顿是一位天才科学家，有着人类特有的弱点，他站在巫术终结，科学开始的历史起点上。

￡ 18.99 Hardback 320pp Fourth Estate
￡ 18.99 精装 320页 Fourth Estate

ISBN 1857024168

Fermat's Last Theorem
《费马大定理》

Simon Singh
西蒙·辛格

In 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world's greatest mathematical problem: Fermat's Last Theorem. First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem, and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique. Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995. An unusual story of human effort over three centuries, Fermat's Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike.
1963年，一个名叫安德鲁·威尔斯的小学生在他的学校图书馆里读到了世界上最伟大的数学问题：费马大定理。这个定理最早由17世纪法国数学家皮埃尔·德·费马提出，曾经让最优秀的数学头脑感到困惑，其中包括一位法国女科学家，她在解决这个问题上取得了重大进展，为了能在巴黎综合理工学院学习，她不得不穿得像个男人。经过难以置信的演算，安德鲁·威尔斯终于在1995年解决了这个问题。人类为费马大定理努力了三个世纪，专家和普通读者都为此感到高兴。

￡ 12.99 Hardback 384pp Fourth Estate
￡ 12.99 精装 384页 Fourth Estate

ISBN 1857025210