Frankenstein フランケンシュタインの怪物 (ESL/EFL注釈音声版‪)‬

この本は中級英語読み物「百万英語読書計画」シリーズの第三集の8つで、1500基本的な英語の語彙をマスターした読者に適している。
百万英語読書計画(Million-Word Reading Project,MWRP)は英語を第二言語または外国語として学ぶ者(ESL/EFL)に対する設計した英語読書向上計画である。読者は1500基本英語の語彙(初級英語相当)を習得した読者を対象に、2年、毎日約15分間の読書で中級英語のレベルに達し、3500語以上の単語と大量のフレーズをマスターし、英語の各構文を熟練にマスターし、一般英語の原典を読むことができる。
本文書の統計情報は下表を参照してください。選択時の参考になる。
可読性の値| 78.69
総文字数| 22604
新語件数 | 1165
新語率(%) | 5.15
新語重複率| 3.09
5回以上重複新語件数| 64
2回以上重複新語件数| 186
[内容概要]
Young Swiss scientist Victor Frankenstein decides to make a human being. After months of hard study, he makes a huge creature out of different human organs. He then discovers a method of bringing it to life. However, when the creature opens its eyes, Victor is terrified because his creature looks like a terrible monster. He runs from his laboratory and becomes very ill for almost two years.
After he recovers from his illness, he meets with the creature. The creature tells Victor how he has suffered for the past two years. He tries to be friendly to people, but no one likes him, and they attack him because he is so ugly. He has been so angry with Victor and has killed his younger brother.
After telling his story, the creature demands that Victor make another creature, a female one to be his companion. If Victor does as he asks, he will go away with the new creature and never bother Victor again.
Will Victor agree?
This book is rewritten from “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus” by the English author Mary Shelley (1797- 1851), which has been translated into over 100 languages and made into plays and movies many times.