本书适合高中学生、在校大学生和中等程度英语学习者晨读及平时阅读之用。书中精选热门话题，哲思小品和名篇名段近60篇，既有趣好玩，又感人益智、开拓视野，符合年轻读者兴趣。此外书中还特地编入了4个专栏，将英语表达技能的说和写融入其中，帮助学生提高英语综合表达能力。

Week 1

Day 1 Much to Live For 3／生命的追求

Day 2 Yao Ming：New Center Style 5／姚明：新式中锋

Day 3 Tall Tale 7 ／吹牛

Day 4 Nanotechnology：Beyond Your Wildest Dreams 9 ／纳米科

技，超越终极想象

Day 5 Jimmy：Picture Books for Adults 11／幾米：画给大人看的

漫画

Day 6 A Tale of Two Cities(excerpt)14／双城记(节选)

Day 7 Two Poems 16／诗两首

Time for Fun

Week 2

Day l Youth 23／青春

Day 2 The Mountian Story 26／大山的故事

Day 3 Two Fables 29／寓言两则

Day 4 Does It Make a Difference 32／这样做有用吗

Day 5 Jane Eyre(excerpt)34／简爱(节选)

Day 6 Rave the Day 34／锐舞终日

Day 7 Winner Never Quit 39／成功者决不放弃

Time for Fun

Week3

Day l Pe~istence 45／毅力

0ay 2 Cost of Love 47／母爱无价

Day 3 Great Expectations(excerpt)50／远大前程(节选)

Day 4 Anthrax，Another Terrorist Weapon 52／炭疽热，恐怖分子

的又一种武器

Day 5 The Garden of Eden 55／伊甸园

Day 6 Hallowe’en 57／万圣节

Dav 7 Two Peoms 61／诗两首

Time to Learn

Week 4

Day 1 A Courageous Leader 67／勇敢的领袖

Day 2 Antelope and Lion 70／羚羊和狮子

Day 3 Habit 72／习惯

Day 4 Learn Constantly 74／不断学习

Day 5 The Fox and the Rooster 77／狐狸和雄鸡

Day 6 Do You Fear the Wind 79／你可害怕风

Day 7 The Price of Miracle 81／奇迹的价格

Time to Learn

Week 5

Day l The End of A Dream 91／美梦告终

Day 2 A Strange Present 93／一件奇怪的礼物

Day 3 Vacations in Spac~95／太空度假

Day 4 Keeping Pleasant 97／保持愉快的心情

Day 5 The Man I Respect Most 99／我最尊敬的人

Dav 6 Mv Time 0f HaopineSS Each Day 101／我每天的快乐时光

Day 7 Home—A Jo]r Forever 103／家——永恒的快乐

Time to Speak

Week 6

Day 1 Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address 111／林肯在盖茨堡的演说

Day 2 Self-Shortening Shirt 1 14／自动伸缩衬衫

Day 3 Stopping by Woods Oil a Snowy Evening 11 7／风雪夜林边停

Day 4 Winston Churchill’s Address 120／温斯顿·丘吉尔的演说

Day 5 Summer 122／夏日

Day 6 Hip—Hop World 124／嘻哈音乐的世界

Day 7 How to Be Happy 127／快乐的秘诀

Time to Speak 133

Week7

Day 1 Exploring the Oceans 139／海洋探索

Day 2 Attitude is Ever／thing 142／态度决定一切

Day 3 Yoga 147／瑜伽

Day 4 Spring Song 151／春之歌

Day 5 The Sonic Cruiser 153／音速巡航机

Day 6 New Pictures of all Old Universe 156／宇宙初生

Day 7 Father and Daughter 159／父亲和女儿

Time to Enjoy

Week 8

Day 1 Trouble 0n the Table 167／餐桌上的麻烦

Day 2 Three Days to See 171／假如给我三天光明

Day 3 Pitch in for the Planet 175／为这颗星球努力

Dav 4 Who Moved Mv Cheese 179／谁动了我的奶酪

Day 5 The Rising Popularity of Extreme Sports 183／极限运动日

渐流行

Day 6 I Have a Dream 186／我有一个梦想

Dav 7 The Wisdom 0f One Word 189／一句话的智慧

Time to Enjoy