資源簡介

1.與很多有聲分級讀物不同的是，書蟲這套系列書故事特別多，不僅有經典的小說故事，也有很多新寫的現代故事;不僅有愛情故事，也有冒險類的故事。為學習者提供了多元的選擇機會，為英語學習提供了更多的便利。

2.書蟲系列是白紙黑字的印刷，沒有花枝招展五顏六色，如果是聆聽過關的學生，這套書完全可以用來獨立閱讀。適合有一定英語基礎的孩子學習。當學生在享受這套故事的音頻帶給他(她)有趣的故事情節時，這套書就變得多姿又多彩了。

3.共7個級別，從小學高年級到大學，為英語學習提供豐富的閱讀材料;

4.入門級為漫畫形式，看圖閱讀，讓孩子更容易踏入書蟲的世界。

5.一級至第六級為英漢對照形式，每頁提供重點單詞注釋，讓孩子更快掌握重點詞匯。

6.每本書后配有練習題，檢測閱讀效果。

7.按照詞匯量和語言難度進行科學分級，方便選擇。

原文簡介

THE WITHERED ARM

Sometimes strange things happen, and nobody can explain why. A door

opens in the night, but there is nobody there. A cold hand takes you by the

neck, but you are alone, and it is a warm day. You go into a house, and it is

full of people. You cannot see them, but you can feel them there, waiting in

the dark.

Rhoda is a farm worker. She is tall, with beautiful dark eyes, and works long

hours for not much money. Gertrude does not work. She is pretty, has small

white hands, a sweet smile, and beautiful dresses. Mr Lodge is a farmer, with

a big farmhouse, and many fine cows on his rich farm. Which of the two

women is the wife of Farmer Lodge? Which woman did he love, which

woman does he love, which woman is the mother of his son?

And which of these people has a withered arm? A poor, thin, withered arm,

an arm with the marks of fingers on it, an arm that grows thinner and more

withered, week by week. How did those marks get there? Nobody knows,

nobody can explain them. But people say they are a witch's marks...

生活中有時候會有些奇怪的事情發生，沒人能解釋為什么。一扇門在夜里開

了，卻見不到人。一只冰冷的手掐住了你的脖子，你身邊卻沒有人，天氣也很暖

和。你進了一間房子，里面都是人。你看不到他們，卻能感受到他們的存在，他們

在黑暗中等待。

羅達是農場里的工人。她高高的個子，有一雙美麗的黑眼睛，每天工作很長時

間，掙得卻不多。格特魯德不工作。她很漂亮，有一雙小巧白皙的手，一副甜美的

笑容，還有許多美麗的裙子。洛奇先生是農場主，擁有一棟很大的農舍，一座富庶

的農場和很多良種奶牛。兩個女人中哪個是洛奇農場主的妻子?農場主過去愛誰，

現在愛誰，誰又是他兒子的母親?

上面這些人里誰有一條萎縮的胳膊?一條可憐的、細細的、萎縮的胳膊，一條

留有手指印跡的胳膊，一條一周周愈加纖瘦、枯槁的胳膊。胳膊上的印跡是從哪里

來的?沒人知道，也沒人能解釋。但人們都說，那是女巫留下的……

(本書屬于哈代的非現實題材小說)