“书虫”是外语教学与研究出版社和牛津大学出版社共同奉献给广大英语学习者的一大精品。书虫在英语中大概是颇可爱的形象。想象一下，有那么一只勤勉的小虫，它如痴如醉地沉迷于书卷，孜孜不倦地咀嚼着字母……
　　如今这只“书虫”漂洋过海，轻盈地落在了中国英语学习者的掌中。“书虫”首先将给你自信，即使你目前只有几百的词汇置，也可以不太费劲地阅览世界名作了。书虫还会用它细细的鸣叫声不停地提醒你：要坚持不懈地读下去，要广泛而丰富地读下去。待到读完丛书系列中的最后一本，你也许会突然发现：你已经如蛹化蝶，振翅欲翔了！

　　你曾长期独处过吗？你能够孤身一人在荒岛上生活多年吗？你能够给自己建造房屋，学会种植谷物并制作面包、学会用动物的皮为自己缝制衣服吗？鲁宾孙·克鲁索厌倦了英国家里恬静的生活。他决意成为一名海员，周游世界。他有很多激动人心的冒险经历，并于1659年登上了一艘从巴西开往非洲的船。一天，来了一场可怕的风暴，轮船开始碎裂，克鲁索和他的朋友们立即为求生而与愤怒的大海抗争。所有的朋友都死了，唯有克鲁索活下来并到达了陆地。他发现自己在一个陌生、荒凉的国度——还活着，却孤独地在一个小岛上，没有食物，没有船只，无路可逃。随后的27年他将在那儿生活。
　　丹尼尔·笛福生于1660年，死于1731年。他的一生惊险刺激，他曾作过记者和间谍，并由于政治性的作品而几番入狱。他一生中写了许多书，但《鲁宾孙漂流记》是他最著名的小说。

1 My first sea journey
1 我的第一次海上旅行
2 Down the coast of Africa
2 南下非洲海岸
3 The storm and the shipwreck
3 风暴与海难
4 A new life on an island
4 孤岛上的新生活
5 Learning to live alone
5 学会独自生活
6 A footprint
6 一个脚印
7 Man Friday
7 星期五
8 Escape from the island
8 逃离孤岛
9 Home in England
9 英国的家
Exercises

　　Before I begin my story，I would like to tell you a little about myself．
　　I was born in the year 1632，in the city of York in the north of England．My father was German，but he came to live and work in England．Soon after that，he married my mother，who was English．Her family name was Robinson，so，when I was born，they called me Robinson，after her．
　　My father did well in his business and I went to a good school．He wanted me to get a good job and live a quiet，comfortable life．But I didn't want that．I wanted adventure and an exciting life．
　　‘I want to be a sailor and go to sea，’I told my mother and father．They were very unhappy about this．
　　‘Please don't go，’my father said．‘You won't be happy，you know．Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life．’And because I loved him，and he was unhappy，I tried to forget about the sea．
　　But I couldn't forget，and about a year later，I saw a friend in town．His father had a ship，and my friend said to me，‘We're sailing to London tomorrow．Why don't you come with us？’
　　And so，on September 1st，1651，I went to Hull，and the next day we sailed for London．
　　But，a few days later，there was a strong wind．The sea was rough and dangerous，and the ship went up and down，up and down．I was very ill，and very afraid．
　　‘Oh，I don't want to die！’I cried．‘I want to live！If I live，I'll go home and never go to sea again！’