本书是“普通高等教育十五国家级规划教材”之一，该书采用以学生为中心的主题教学模式，调整了难度和梯度，与其视听说教程密切配合、互相补充，并配以网络课件，着力培养语言综合应用能力。另外，该书还保持了第一版阅读量大的特点，并改进了写作训练的内容，增加了系统的翻译技巧讲解和练习，读、写、说、译技能互为铺垫、相辅相成、全面提高。本书可供各大专院校作为教材使用，也可供从事相关工作的人员作为参考用书使用。

Unit 1 Suspense

 Viewing, Understanding and Speaking

 Listening, Understanding and Speaking

 More Listening

 Testing Yourself

Unit 2 Manners

 Viewing, Understanding and Speaking

 Listening, Understanding and Speaking

 More Listening

 Testing Yourself

Unit 3 Business Strategies

 Viewing, Understanding and Speaking

 Listening, Understanding and Speaking

 More Listening

 Testing Yourself

Unit 4 Friends and Friendships

 Viewing, Understanding and Speaking

 Listening, Understanding and Speaking

 More Listening

 Testing Yourself

Unit 5 Happiness

 Viewing, Understanding and Speaking

 Listening, Understanding and Speaking

 More Listening

Unit 6 Testing Yourself

 Human Behavior

 Viewing, Understanding and Speaking

 Listening, Understanding and Speaking

 More Listening

 Testing Yourself

Unit 7 Hero

 Viewing, Understanding and Speaking

 Listening, Understanding and Speaking

 More Listening

 Testing Yourself

Unit 8 Short Stories

 Viewing, Understanding and Speaking

 Listening, Understanding and Speaking

 More Listening

 Testing Yourself

Unit 9 Public Speaking

 Viewing, Understanding and Speaking

 Listening, Understanding and Speaking

 More Listening

 Testing Yourself

Unit 10 Women in the Workplace

 Viewing, Understanding and Speaking

 Listening, Understanding and Speaking

 More Listening

 Testing Yourself