Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings (Webster's Chinese Traditional Thesaurus Edition)
- Pages (approximate) 248
- Author Joel Chandler Harris
- Item Code 1114507342
- Published 2010-06-10
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Introduction
Webster's paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. By using a running English-to-Korean thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of Dope by Sax Rohmer was edited for three audiences. The first includes Korean-speaking students enrolled in an English Language Program (ELP), an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) program, an English as a Second Language Program (ESL), or in a TOEFL® or TOEIC® preparation program. The second audience includes English-speaking students enrolled in bilingual education programs or Korean speakers enrolled in English-speaking schools. The third audience consists of students who are actively building their vocabularies in Korean in order to take foreign service, translation certification, Advanced Placement® (AP®) or similar examinations. By using the Webster's Korean Thesaurus Edition when assigned for an English course, the reader can enrich their vocabulary in anticipation of an examination in Korean or English.
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Webster's edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of difficult and potentially ambiguous English words. Rare or idiosyncratic words and expressions are given lower priority compared to “difficult, yet commonly used” words. Rather than supply a single translation, many words are translated for a variety of meanings in Korean, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of English, and avoid them using the notes as a pure translation crutch. Having the reader decipher a word's meaning within context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not already highlighted on previous pages. If a difficult word is not translated on a page, chances are that it has been translated on a previous page.
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Table of Contents
- PREFACE FROM THE EDITOR1
- PREFACE AND DEDICATION TO THE NEW EDITION2
- INTRODUCTION4
- LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION13
- I. UNCLE REMUS INITIATES THE LITTLE BOY15
- II. THE WONDERFUL TAR BABY STORY18
- III. WHY MR. POSSUM LOVES PEACE21
- IV. HOW MR. RABBIT WAS TOO SHARP FOR MR. FOX24
- V. THE STORY OF THE DELUGE AND HOW IT CAME ABOUT27
- VI. MR. RABBIT GROSSLY DECEIVES MR. FOX30
- VII. MR. FOX IS AGAIN VICTIMIZED34
- VIII. MR. FOX IS “OUTDONE” BY MR. BUZZARD38
- IX. MISS COW FALLS A VICTIM TO MR. RABBIT41
- X. MR. TERRAPIN APPEARS UPON THE SCENE45
- XI. MR. WOLF MAKES A FAILURE49
- XII. MR. FOX TACKLES OLD MAN TARRYPIN52
- XIII. THE AWFUL FATE OF MR. WOLF55
- XIV. MR. FOX AND THE DECEITFUL FROGS59
- XV. MR. FOX GOES A-HUNTING,61
- XVI. OLD MR. RABBIT, HE’S A GOOD FISHERMAN63
- XVII. MR. RABBIT NIBBLES UP THE BUTTER66
- XVIII. MR. RABBIT FINDS HIS MATCH AT LAST70
- XIX. THE FATE OF MR. JACK SPARROW74
- XX. HOW MR. RABBIT SAVED HIS MEAT78
- XXI. MR. RABBIT MEETS HIS MATCH AGAIN82
- XXII. A STORY ABOUT THE LITTLE RABBITS85
- XXIII. MR. RABBIT AND MR. BEAR88
- XXIV. MR. BEAR CATCHES OLD MR. BULL-FROG91
- XXV. HOW MR. RABBIT LOST HIS FINE BUSHY TAIL95
- XXVI. MR. TERRAPIN SHOWS HIS STRENGTH98
- XXVII. WHY MR. POSSUM HAS NO HAIR ON HIS TAIL101
- XXVIII. THE END OF MR. BEAR105
- XXIX. MR. FOX GETS INTO SERIOUS BUSINESS109
- XXX. HOW MR. RABBIT SUCCEEDED IN RAISING A DUST113
- XXXI. A PLANTATION WITCH116
- XXXII. “JACKY-MY-LANTERN”120
- XXXIII. WHY THE NEGRO IS BLACK124
- XXXIV. THE SAD FATE OF MR. FOX126
- PLANTATION PROVERBS131
- HIS SONGS135
- I. REVIVAL HYMN137
- II. CAMP-MEETING SONG139
- III. CORN-SHUCKING SONG141
- IV. THE PLOUGH-HANDS’ SONG144
- V. CHRISTMAS PLAY-SONG146
- VI. PLANTATION PLAY-SONG148
- VII. TRANSCRIPTIONS150
- VIII. THE BIG BETHEL CHURCH153
- IX. TIME GOES BY TURNS155
- A STORY OF THE WAR157
- HIS SAYINGS165
- I. JEEMS ROBER’SON’S LAST ILLNESS167
- II. UNCLE REMUS’S CHURCH EXPERIENCE169
- III. UNCLE REMUS AND THE SAVANNAH DARKEY172
- IV. TURNIP SALAD AS A TEXT175
- V. A CONFESSION177
- VI. UNCLE REMUS WITH THE TOOTHACHE179
- VII. THE PHONOGRAPH182
- VIII. RACE IMPROVEMENT184
- IX. IN THE ROLE OF A TARTAR186
- X. A CASE OF MEASLES188
- XI. THE EMIGRANTS190
- XII. AS A MURDERER192
- XIII. HIS PRACTICAL VIEW OF THINGS194
- XIV. THAT DECEITFUL JUG196
- XV. THE FLORIDA WATERMELON200
- XVI. UNCLE REMUS PREACHES TO A CONVERT202
- XVII. AS TO EDUCATION204
- XVIII. A TEMPERANCE REFORMER206
- XIX. AS A WEATHER PROPHET208
- XX. THE OLD MAN’S TROUBLES210
- XXI. THE FOURTH OF JULY212
- GLOSSARY215
- ENDNOTES241