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How long與How soon怎麼用？英文學很久，文法還是囧？ 以勇者闖關概念設計的基礎英文法養成書 《基礎英文法養成篇》助你釐清「觀念」、抓對「重點」、舉一反三「練習」， 不用砍掉重練，也能無縫接軌、輕鬆養成英文文法！ ★特色一：條列章節重點 每章節精選普高技高必備文法重點，編排環環相扣、循序漸進。 ★特色二：學習重點圖像化與表格化 文法重要觀念與例句以圖表統整，視覺化學習組織概念，輕鬆駕馭文法重點。 ★特色三：想像力學文法很不一樣 將時態比喻為「河流」，假設語氣比喻為「時光機」，顛覆枯燥文法印象。 ★特色四：全面補給一次到位 「文法小精靈」適時補充說明，「文法傳送門」則是提供相關文法知識章節，觸類旁通學習更全面。 ★特色五：即時練習LEVEL UP! 依據文法重點設計多元題型，透過練習釐清觀念，融會貫通熟練文法。 適用對象 ◆ 基礎文法容易搞混，需要紮實訓練的考生 ◆ 喜歡以圖表與故事聯想記憶學文法的學習者 ◆ 對英文學習有興趣，想了解英文文法的讀者

From the combined talents of the UK's bestselling novelist and a giant of British science fiction comes the sequel to the phenomenal No.1 bestseller The Long Earth.A generation after the events of The

Bob Books Set 5: Long Vowels Bob Books Set 5 introduces the important new skills of long vowels and the magical silent E. Maturing readers continue to love Bob Books with their lighthearted stories an

Two friends try to estimate how long they will have to wait in line to get on the fantastic new ride.

Shane and Ilya's story, first seen in Heated Rivalry, continues in this long-awaited hockey romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid.To the world they are rivals, but to each other they are everything.Ten years.That's how long Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have been seeing each other. How long they've been keeping their relationship a secret. From friends, from family...from the league. If Shane wants to stay at the top of his game, what he and Ilya share has to remain secret. He loves Ilya, but what if going public ruins everything?Ilya is sick of secrets. Shane has gotten so good at hiding his feelings, sometimes Ilya questions if they even exist. The closeness, the intimacy, even the risk that would come with being open about their relationship...Ilya wants it all.It's time for them to decide what's most important--hockey or love.It's time to make a call.Need more Reid? Don't miss The Shots You Take--a sweet and sexy hockey romance about two ex-best friends with bene

《First Time, Long Time》是 Amy Silverberg 的首部小說，描述一位年輕女性 Allison 在洛杉磯追尋自我身份與成長的故事。Allison 是個懷抱寫作夢想的二十八歲女子，自哥哥意外去世、父母情感動盪之後，她一直被過去的悲痛和家庭影響所束縛。搬到洛杉磯後，她希望自己能成為自己故事的主角，但依舊感到迷惘、孤獨，寫作陷入停滯，只靠教英文為生。在這樣的生活狀態中，Allison 偶遇著名廣播DJ Reid Steinman——一位她父親與故去兄長崇拜的對象。她迅速被 Reid 吸引，這段錯綜複雜的關係讓她重新面對過去的傷痛與自我認同問題。更複雜的是，Allison 同時和 Reid 的成年女兒 Maddie 之間發展出一段微妙且強烈的感情糾葛，兩段關係形成了一個情感上的三角拉鋸。《First Time, Long Time》透過坦率的自省、敏銳的觀察與妙趣橫生的冷嘲熱諷，提出問題：當一名年輕女子愛上一位聲名顯赫且需求強烈的男人，她的夢想將會如何改變？當過去依然充滿未解的糾結，她又該如何前行？這是一部帶著真實感與幽默、直面情感複雜性的成長小說，對於喜歡探索身份、慾望與家庭傷痛交織的讀者來說，是一部值得注意的出色首作。"[T]he funniest debut book of the year." --DebutifulFor readers of Emma Cline and Melissa Broder, "a brilliant novel about becoming more the person you're meant to be," following an untethered, sardonic young woman who falls for an older man and begins to lose herself (Roxane Gay).Aspiring writer and all-around naive person Allison expected her life to finally take shape when she moved to Los Angeles. After years grieving her brother's untimely death and allowing he

這是一個歡樂的故事，慶祝自我接受和友誼的力量，鼓勵孩子們以同理心和愛來推崇彼此的不同之處。有些人不總是理解那個留長髮的男孩。但他知道，他的頭髮是他的一部分，也是他能夠位生活做些什麼的一部分，柔軟和堅強，狂野而靜止，兇猛和溫柔。他想帶你踏上一段旅程，向你展示擁抱真正自己可以有多麼神奇。本書以抒情文本講述，並伴隨著令人驚艷的水彩藝術作品，探索包容性、同情心，以及對自我信心的轉化力量。A joyful story celebrating the power of self-acceptance and friendship, encouraging children to champion each other's differences with empathy and love.People don't always understand the boy with long hair. But he knows that his hair is a part of who he is and who he can be - soft and strong, wild and still, fierce, and gentle. He'd like to take you on a journey to show you exactly how magical embracing who you are can be.Told in lyrical text, accompanied by stunning watercolour artwork, My Hair is as Long as a River explores inclusivity, compassion, and the transformative power of being confident in yourself.

Kids will dive into reading with Ms. Frizzle and all of her students in these absorbingly engaging phonics storybooks! Each book strengthens your child's reading abilitites by focusing on different aspects of phonics.魔法校車自然發音讀本，以魔法校車的主角，透過精心編寫的短篇故事與短句，輔以插圖，自然而然學會發音。Features:-Short Vowels (短母音)-Long Vowels (長母音)-Digraphs (複合子音)12本書的書目1. Book 1 Take a Nap (short a)2. Book 2 Falls from the Nest (short e)3. Book 3 Sticks to It (short i)4. Book 4 Drops the Trash (short o)5. Book 5 Pumps It Up (short u)6. Book 6 Makes Flakes (long a)7. Book 7 Falls with the Leaves (long e)8. Book 8 Rides the Wind (long i)9. Book 9 Gets So Cold! (long o)10. Book 10 Flies to the Moon (long u)11. Book 11 Ships Out! (sh)12. Book 12 Loses a Tooth (th) 關於音檔每本書皆有兩個音軌，一個為慢速朗讀並有翻頁提示音，一個為有背景音樂的朗讀版

哥哥尚恩被槍殺，威爾的世界瞬間崩塌。但在這個街區，有三條規則：不能哭、不能告密、必須報仇。威爾握著槍，踏上電梯，樓層下降的短短時間，卻像走過一段漫長人生。獲獎小說改編圖像版，以陰鬱畫風與簡練語言，直面暴力、悲傷與選擇。Five starred reviews Jason Reynolds's Newbery Honor, Printz Honor, and Coretta Scott King Honor-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling novel Long Way Down is now a gripping, galvanizing graphic novel, with haunting artwork by Danica Novgorodoff. Will's older brother, Shawn, has been shot.Dead.Will feels a sadness so great, he can't explain it. But in his neighborhood, there are THE RULES: No. 1: Crying.Don't.No matter what. No. 2: SnitchingDon't.No matter what. No. 3: RevengeDo.No matter what. But bullets miss. You can get the wrong guy. And there's always someone else who knows to follow the rules...

A uniquely silly and rebellious twist on a favourite fairy tale – with a fabulously foiled cover! “Rabunzel, Rabunzel, let down your ears!…” Rabunzel has a teeny tufty tail, a twitchy nose and two wide brown eyes. She also has VERY long ears – so long that her mother worries they will make her easy bait for the hungry creatures of the forest. The answer? Rabunzel must be kept safe … in towering hutch, high in the sky.Here Rabunzel waits grumpily for her mother's daily visit with carrots and fresh lettuce, letting down her ears so she can climb up the tower. But one day, it isn't her mother who climbs up Rabunzel's very long ears… The first hilarious title in a fun-filled fairytale series with empowering messages for young readers! Perfect for fans of The Fairytale Hairdresser and The Lion Inside series. Look out for Cindergorilla, based on the classic Cinderella!

I've known my mama for such a long time. For my whole life, actually.My mama loves playing with me and my cars. I like that, as long as mama tidies up the cars afterwards.I'm good at hiding. No one ca

MARY THOMAS’ DICTIONARY OF EMBROIDERY STITCHESFirst published in 1934, Mary Thomas' Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches has long been a well-loved favorite of novice and experienced embroiderers alike!

Seven months into her pregnancy, Rachel discovers that her husband is in love with another woman. The fact that this woman has a 'neck as long as an arm and a nose as long as a thumb' is no consolatio

A long, long time ago, before email and texting, the mail was delivered in a much slower way-it was called Snail Mail (because some thought it was delivered by a snail). Although it took much longer,

Chinese bibliography has a long history and tradition of its own, going back two millennia. It resembles critical bibliography, incorporates key features of today’s library cataloging and classificati

Learning Chinese is notoriously difficult and has long put off even the most linguistically savvy Westerners … until now. ShaoLan has used her entrepreneurial and software background to unpick Chinese

'Their fruits be diverse and plentiful, as nutmegs, ginger, long pepper, lemons, cucumbers, cocos, sago, with divers other sorts...'Scholar, spy, diplomat and supreme propagandist for Elizabethan sea

The long-awaited sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel Robopocalypse

Winner of the CWA John Creasey Award for Best First Novel of the Year -- and the start of Minette Walter's long list of bestsellers

The digital divide and the inequalities of the availability and deployment of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) between developed and developing countries have long been a source of co

Some dinosaurs were big. How big? As long as four school buses in a row, as heavy as sixteen elephants.Some dinosaurs were small. How small? Read and find out!

Contents are: Long, Long Ago (T.H. Bayly) * May Time, Komm Lieber Mai (Longing for Spring) from Sehnsucht nach dem FrA?hlinge, K. 96 (W.A. Mozart) * Minuet No. 1, Minuett III from Suite in G Minor fo

Long, long ago, a little girl named Laura Ingalls headed west toward the prairie with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters, Mary and Carrie, and their good old bulldog, Jack. They traveled far each day in thei

Long, long ago, a little girl named Laura Ingalls lived in a little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters, Mary and Carrie, and their good old bulldog, Jack. One spring

Even though a pygmy shrew is only three inches long, other things are smaller, including a ladybug, paramecia, bacteria, molecules, atoms, protons, neutrons, electrons, and quarks

Darth Vader still casts a long shadow upon the galaxy!On a distant, snow-covered planet, Kylo Ren has met his match against former Jedi Grandea, a survivor of Order 66! Flashbacks to the Clone Wars era reveal Grandea’s daring use of the Force in the face of ultimate betrayal! But will a living testament to the worst tragedy to ever befall the Jedi be able to change Kylo’s evil ways?COLLECTING: Star Wars: Legacy of Vader (2025) #7-12

《Phonics Step-By-Step 1 : The Alphabet》 The Alphabet 為自然發音拼讀系列第一冊，全書介紹了 26 個字母的讀法及發音，也介紹了超過 200 個以上的單字，搭配全彩生動的插圖，讓英文初學者輕鬆學習每個字母的基本發音、單字的發音、讀音及拼字。線上有聲書讓學習方式更多元，隨時隨地，輕鬆開口說英語。 《Phonics Step-By-Step 2 : Short Vowels》 Short Vowels 為自然發音拼讀系列第二冊，以短母音為主軸，學習以母音 a、e、 i、o、u 音組的發音及單字。在熟悉了 26 個字母的基本發音後，為了讓學習者更加熟練這些音組，本冊設計多種練習，有趣味短句、生動的韻文，複習遊戲，循序漸進讓學習更為活潑有效率。 《Phonics Step-By-Step 3 : Long Vowels》 Long Vowels為自然發音拼讀系列第三冊，以長母音為主軸，練習常見的長母音音組，發母音的長音。當 Vowels ( 母音 ) 加上 Consonants ( 子音 )，並在子音後面接 e 母音，e 會消音並將母音變長母音的發音，而成規則，如：a_e、e_e、i_e、o_e、u_e 等音組。 《Phonics Step-By-Step 4 : Long Vowel Digraphs》 Long Vowel Digraphs為自然發音拼讀系列第四冊。複合長母音是以長母音的基本發音延續教學。複合長母音為兩個母音或字母發一個長母音發音的音組，認識母音組合的變化，產生出新的發音，如： ai/ay、ea/ee、oa/ow 等音組。 《Phonics Step-By-Step 5 : Gliding Vowels》 Gliding Vowels為自然發音拼讀系列第五冊。Gliding Vowels ( 滑動母音 ) 又稱作為 Diphthong ( 雙母音 ) ，是以雙母音或兩個字母為主軸，共同發一個 音節。在音節裡的兩個母音或兩個字母，組合成一個整體的發音。個長母音發音的音組，認識母音組合的變化，產生出新的發音，如： ai/ay、ea/ee、oa/ow 等音組。 《Phonics Step-By-Step 6 : R-Controlled Vowels》 R-Controlled Vowels》為自然發音拼讀系列

Turn back the clock with History Comics! In this volume we explore the Great Depression, an era of economic turmoil, resilience, and innovation.In October 1929, a stock market crash in the United States caused millions of people to suddenly lose their savings, their jobs, and everything they owned. Many had to survive by waiting in long breadlines for free food, building their own homes from trash, and making clothes from scraps. Some rode railroad cars in a desperate search for work, only to end up on farms battling huge dust storms. This was the Great Depression, a time of tragedy but also one where people showed immense grit.

Discover incredible facts and unbelievable real-life stories about our mysterious feline friends in this illustrated guide to cats. From being worshipped by the ancient Egyptians to becoming beloved household pets around the world, cats have long occupied a special place in our hearts. In A World of Cats, you can find out everything you ever wanted to know about these fascinating animals: Learn how to better understand your cat, with a guide to cat body language and what it means Discover ancient cat ancestors from millions of years ago, and famous cats from history Find out what cats really think about us, and how clever they actually are This is the ideal book for all cat lovers who want to learn all about their favourite animal.

No need to be humble—herald your own achievements proudly and toot your own horn with this hilarious mini kit!Portable fun:The 3-1/2 inch long, electro-plated, shiny, gold-colored miniature horn fits in the palm of your handMini book included:Kit includes a 32-page mini book on the history of the phrase "toot your own horn" and its counterparts in other languagesPlays three different toots:The electronic sounds in this unique horn include three different toot sequences for maximum effectActually squeezable:Activate the sound by squeezing the soft rubber bulbLatest RP Minis musical instrument kit:This horn joins our mini instruments series alongside theTiny Violin,Sad Trombone, andDesktop Drum Kit

The hottest picture book from the incredible duo behind the New York Times bestseller, The Leaf Thief! Squirrel is back, and he's enjoying the long, sunny summer days. But wait! Why is Bird going to bed when the sun is still up? What a silly idea! Squirrel could never fall asleep while it's still light... And when the sun starts to disappear earlier and earlier each night, Squirrel is convinced there MUST be a sun thief about! Join Squirrel on a mission to find the culprit, and meet some new nocturnal friends along the way.Luckily, the sun always comes out in the end ... even if it doesn't stay for long! Another personality-packed story by Alice Hemming, celebrating the changing seasons Brilliant illustrations by Nicola Slater that are full of expression and humour With a handy information spread at the back for kids that explains why days become longer in the summer and get shorter through the winter Lots of fun facts about nocturnal animals, too! Also available: The Leaf Thief (paper

Some people say that entrepreneurship is a lonelyroad, but new startups do not need to travel it alone.Hong Kongʼs mature startup ecosystem providesmany lessons to be learned for startup founders inthe city and around the world. As long as they arewell prepared and understand the ecosystem, theycan create a path to success! This book features exclusive interviews withstakeholders involved in various aspects of HongKongʼs startup ecosystem, providing answers toquestions about entrepreneurship. It allows readersto connect with the startup ecosystem, learn aboutthemselves and their competitors, and subsequentlyachieve twice the results with half the effort. A must-read for startups, the book also includes lists of usefulinformation to help entrepreneurs put theirinnovative ideas into practice.

An interactive board book adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic—featuring 12 different sounds! A perfect choice for celebrating Pop on Father's Day and all year long!This interactive adaptation of the classic bestseller will have babies and toddlers giggling with glee! Featuring simple rhymed text that teaches the basics of word construction, combined with wacky illustrations that help decode the words, children can press the matching buttons and listen to sounds that bring the story to life.

★ 英國No.1暢銷奇幻小說，TikTok熱議新世代YA話題作★ 《羅密歐與茱麗葉》家族宿命 × 小鎮詛咒傳說★ 黑暗魔法氛圍媲美 Krystal Sutherland★ 危險三角戀張力堪比 The Inheritance Games在Idlewood小鎮，德盧卡巫師家族與巴里昂富豪家族因古老詛咒成為世仇——只要巴里昂家族的人愛上你，你就會死亡。當Penny的母親成為詛咒受害者，她必須讓兩位敵對少年合作，揭開數十年來的黑暗祕密。面對魔法、家族恩怨與逐漸萌生的情感，她能否打破詛咒，同時守住自己的心？An unputdownable gothic contemporary fantasy with the feuding families of Romeo and Juliet, the dark magic of Krystal Sutherland and a love triangle to rival The Inheritance Games.An instant #1 UK BestsellerAn unputdownable gothic contemporary fantasy with the feuding families of Romeo and Juliet, the dark magic of Krystal Sutherland and a love triangle to rival The Inheritance Games.The locals of Idlewood whisper of a tragic love story that began a decades long blood feud.For as long as anyone can remember, the De Luca witches and the wealthy Barrion family have been sworn enemies. Ever since the curse that changed their fates forever. Now, if a Barrion falls in love with you, you’ll die.But when Penny Emberly’s mother becomes the curse’s