本书讲述了一个美国男孩,突然成为英国伯爵爵位的继承人的故事。
本书形式新颖,图文并茂,采用英汉对照的形式编排,使读者不仅可以阅读到这些外国文学名著,同时还能提高自己的英语阅读能力,实为“一举两得”的优秀读物,是青少年学习英语的得力助手。
He did not climb up on the high stool as usual, but sat down on a cracker-box and clasped his knee, and was so silent for a few moments that Mr. Hobbs finally looked up inquiringly over the top of his newspaper.