罗伯特·詹姆士·狄克森

**羅伯特・詹姆士・狄克森**（英語：Robert James Dixson ，1908 年 5 月 23 日 —1963 年 2 月 1 日）美國作家。他著有多本英語學習書籍，其著作《Essential Idioms in English for the Foreign Born》（狄克森片語）有多種繁體中文譯本。

1950 年代初，他從紐約市遷往佛羅里達州。 1963 年，他於美國佛羅里達州的科勒爾蓋布爾斯市（Coral Gables）過世。

狄克森著作英語學習書籍，也與他人合作寫書。編撰主旨在於幫助讀者學習或改善美式英語的文法、用語和發音。其著作有多種譯本，雖然原文版本已能滿足閱讀目的，但是在不同國家重新出版時，出版商都加入了翻譯注釋，以提升易讀性。

## 編寫作品

### 改編作品

"Ten carefully graded readers American Classics, simplified and adapted"

1. 《七角閣樓》The House of the Seven Gables (vocabulary range 750 words)
2. 《白鯨記》Moby Dick (vocabulary range 1000 words)
3. 《莫爾格街兇殺案和金甲蟲》Murders in the Rue Morgue, and The Gold Bug (vocabulary range 1200 words)
4. The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea (vocabulary range 1400 words)
5. The Outcasts of Poker Flat (vocabulary range 1600 words)
6. The Hoosier Schoolmaster (vocabulary range 1800 words)
7. The Portrait of a Lady (vocabulary range 2000 words)
8. The Rise of Silas Lapham (vocabulary range 2200 words)
9. 《頑童歷險記》Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (vocabulary range 2400 words)
10. 《紅色英勇勳章》The Red Badge of Courage (vocabulary range 2600 words)

### 英語書籍

* 1945 Exercises in English Conversation for the Foreign Born
* 1949 Tests and Drills in English Grammar for Foreign Students
* 1950 Modern Short Stories by American Authors
* 1951 Essential Idioms in English for the Foreign Born
* 1951 Complete Course in English
* 1953 Everyday Dialogues in English for the Foreign Born
* 1955 Curso Completo de Inglés (Spanish)
* 1957 Practice Exercises in Everyday English
* 1962 Modern American English

### 在美國以外出版的著作

* Robert J. Dixson (2003). Essential Idioms in English. Japan: Pearson Kirihara K.K. ISBN 978-0-13-141176-0
* Robert J. Dixson (1971). Elementary Reader in English. Venezuela: Regents. Clasificación: 65 D55 1971(Barcode 14364)
* Robert J. Dixson (2008). Essential Idioms in English. Taiwan: Pearson. ISBN 978-986-154-698-8
* Robert J. Dixson (1986). Practical English Self-taught. Spain: Edaf. ISBN 84-7166-555-7
* Robert J. Dixson (2003). Essential Idioms in English. Italy: Pearson. ISBN 0-131-41176-4 [sic]
* Robert J. Dixson (1994). Graded Exercises in English. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ISBN 85-215-0425-X
* Robert J. Dixson (1978). Modern American English. France: Regents. ISBN 0-88345-311-8
* Robert J. Dixson (2010). Essential Idioms in English. Iran: Forest. ISBN 978-964-981-513-8
* Robert J. Dixson (1987). Las 2000 Palabras Usadas Con Más Frecuencia en Inglés. Latin America: Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-523416-7
* Robert J. Dixson (2003). Everyday Dialogues in English. New Delhi: PHI Learning. ISBN 81-203-0566-3

## 參考文獻

1. Melville, Herman (1990). Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-024662-X
2. Twain, Mark (1977). Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. McDougal Littell. ISBN 0-88343-415-6
3. Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1974). Nathaniel Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-024407-4
4. Poe, Edgar Allan (1973). Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue and the Golden Bug. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-024424-4
5. Jump up ^ Crane, Stephen (1977). The Red Badge of Courage. McDougal Littell. ISBN 0-88343-417-2
6. Cooper, James Fenimore (1973). The Pathfinder. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-024548-9
7. La Penna, Tony (1988). Dall'America all'Italia: Memorie di un Attore. Italy: Sabatia. p. 69.
8. Robert J. Dixson (2003). Essential Idioms in English. Japan: Pearson Kirihara K.K. ISBN 978-0-13-141176-0
9. Robert J. Dixson (1971). Elementary Reader in English. Venezuela: Regents. Clasificación: 65 D55 1971 (Barcode 14364)
10. Robert J. Dixson (2008). Essential Idioms in English. Taiwan: Pearson. ISBN 978-986-154-698-8
11. Robert J. Dixson (1986). Practical English Self-taught. Spain: Edaf. ISBN 84-7166-555-7
12. Robert J. Dixson (2003). Essential Idioms in English. Italy: Pearson. ISBN 0-131-41176-4 [sic]
13. Robert J. Dixson (1994). Graded Exercises in English. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ISBN 85-215-0425-X
14. Robert J. Dixson (1978). Modern American English. France: Regents. ISBN 0-88345-311-8
15. Robert J. Dixson (2010). Essential Idioms in English. Iran: Forest. ISBN 978-964-981-513-8
16. Robert J. Dixson (1987). Las 2000 Palabras Usadas Con Más Frecuencia en Inglés. Latin America: Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-523416-7
17. Robert J. Dixson (2003). Everyday Dialogues in English. New Delhi: PHI Learning. ISBN 81-203-0566-3