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本书由24个单元组成，每个单元至少包括四篇短文。每个单元的短文自成一体，相辅相成，相得益彰。本书所有范文均精心选自国内外出版的各种书刊，其中有一部分是经编者加工、润饰，使之完善的结晶。每篇范文之后有生词短语注音释义和参考译文。参考译文与原文同样精彩，可与原文媲美。熟练诵读本书的范文，就等于掌握了成功作文、成功翻译、成功交际的金钥匙。

Unit 1

Home and Family／家庭与家人

1.Ideas of Home Have Changed／家庭观念的变化1

2.Three Types of Parents／三种类型的父母4

3.The American Way：Family／美国人的家庭观7

4.My Most Unforgettable Character／我最难忘的人11

5.My Forever Valentine／我永远的情人17

6.Telling Mom I love Her／告诉妈妈我爱她21

7.Ohanging Roles：Stay-at—home Dads／角色转换：居家型父亲24

8.Is an Only Child a Lonely Child？／独生子女孤独吗？ 28

Unit 2

Human Life／人生

1.Human Life／人生33

2.How to Grow Old／如何活得老34

3.Love of Life／热爱生命38

4.Some Pieces of Advice About Life／给你一些生活的忠告43

Unit 3

Men and Women／男人与女人

1.Male and Female Roles／男女职责48

2.Please Let Me Have a Little World／给我一个小小的世界51

3.How You Can Be a Good Wife／怎样做个好妻子54

4.How You Can Be a Good Husband／怎样做个好丈夫57

Unit 4

Love and Marriage／爱情与婚姻

1.Love Is a Telephone／爱情是一部电话60

2.How to Tell Wlen She Rirts with Y0u／如何识别女性示爱的信号63

3.Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friends／钻石饰物是女孩的挚友68

4.Empty—shell Marriages／空壳婚姻种种72

5.Old-fashioned Romance Keeps Them Going Strong／爱情忠贞 白头偕老77

6.Making Marriage the Best It Can Be／设法达到婚姻生活的最高境界81

Unit 5

Laws of Lasting Love／持久爱情的法则

1.Put Time Where Love Is／舍得为爱付出时间90

2.In Crisis，Become As One／危急时刻，团结一致92

3.Take a Loving Look／运用充满爱意的眼神94

4.Try Another Perspective／换个角度看问题96

5.Look Out for No.2／照顾配偶的利益98

Unit 6

Beauty and Love of Beauty／美与爱美

1.Why Beauty Matters／美为何重要100

2.Beauty Is in the Eye of the BehaIder／男人眼中的完美女人103

3.The Search for Beauty／美的追求108

4.Queen of the Universe／宇宙皇后112

Unit 7

Friends and Relatives／朋友和亲戚

1.On Making Friends／交友之道11 6

2.We Need Friends／我们需要朋友118

3.A Forever Friend／永远的朋友120

4.My Friend，Albert Einstein／我的朋友一阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦123

5.Departing Guests／送客126

Unit 8

Reading and Learning／读书与学习

1.Of Studies／谈读书129

2.How We Should Read a Book／如何读书132

3.The College Expe rience／上大学经验之谈137

4.Preparing for Final Examination／为期末考试做准备141

5.What Is a Good student？／何谓好学生？ 143

Unit 9

Interview and Employment／面试与就业

1.How to Prepare for an Interview／如何为面试做准备 146

2.What to Do on the Day of an Interview／面试之日做什么149

3.How to Succeed in an Interview／面试成功的要点152

4.21 Tips：From Starting Out to Following Through／21条启示：指导就业的全过程155

5.Writing the Perfect CV／撰写完美的简历159

Unit 10

Success and Failure／成功与失败

1.Rules Every Achiever Knows／成功者知道的规则 168

2.How to Learn with Success／如何学有成效172

3.We Can Succeed／我们能成功174

4.Winners Never Quit／赢者永不言弃179

5.Don’t Worry About Failing／不要担心失败182Unit 11

Work and Careers／工作与职业

1.Work and Careers／工作与职业187

2.Ha rd Work Is Good for Health／努力工作有利于健康189

3.Atti tude Is What Counts／工作态度至关重要191

4.When Opportunity Knocks…／当机会敲门的时候……194

5.Towards the Teaching Profession／教书职业论198

Unit 12

Valuable Advice／宝贵的忠告

1.Good Manne rs／文明礼貌200

2.Just Stop and Say Hello／停下来问候一声201

3.Five Traits of the Educated Man／有教养者的五大特点204

4.What to Do When You FeeI Lonely／孤独之时，做些什么209

5.Adlice on Partner Choice／择偶忠言213

6.Making Requests Instead of Issuing Orders／要提请求，别发命令216

Unit 13

Literature and Art／文学艺术

1.Jane Austin’s Novels／简·奥斯汀的小说221

2.Tribute to the White Poplar／白杨礼赞222

3.Artists’Aspi ration／艺术家们的心愿228

4.Music／音乐 230

5.The Reading of a Painting／读画232

6.The Necessity of Ope ras and Other Forms of Culture／歌剧和其他娱乐必不可少238

Unit 14

Science and People／科学与人

1.Science／科学240

2.Science—A Way of Thinking／科学——一种思维方式242

3.The Study of Science／科学研究245

4.Science and People／科学与人247

5.Spring for Science／科学的春天249

Unit 15

Great People in the World／世界伟人

1.William Shakespeare—Popular Then and Now／威廉·莎土比亚——当时和现在同样受人喜爱252

2.Beethoven and Lennon／贝多芬与列侬255

3.Alfred Nobel—A Man of Cont rasts／阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔——一个对比鲜明的人260

4.Benjamin Franklin／本杰明·富兰克林264

5.Governor Ella Grasso／埃拉·格拉索州长267

Unit 16

Sports & Games and Hobbies／体育运动与业余爱好

1.Sports and Games／体育运动270

2.What We Want from Sports／我们从体育运动中获得什么益处273

3.The Pleasure of Walking／步行的乐趣275

4.Collecting—A Serious Hobby／收藏——一种严肃的爱好278

Unit 17

World Civilization and Its Fruits／世界文明及其成果

1.Civilization／文明282

2.The Development of CiviIization／文明的发展284

3.Paper and Its Uses／纸及其用途288

4.Material Science in the 21st Century／21世纪的材料科学292

Unit 18

World-famous Cities／世界名城

1.Beijing／北京294

2.Shanghai：The Oriental Pearl／东方明珠——上海297

3.Three New Yorks／三个纽约303

4.Tokyo／东京305

Unit 19

Man and Nature／人与自然

1.Man and His Environment／人与环境308

2.Population and Natu ral Resources／人口与自然资源310

3.Significance of WiIdlife Protection／保护野生生物意义重大313

4.Becoming a ChiId of Natu re：It’s a Twofold Task of Parents and ChiIdren／做大自然的孩子：父母与孩子的双重任务315

5.My Heart Was Broken After the Earthquake／地震之后我的心碎了319

Unit 20

Tourism／旅游

1.Reasons for Traveling／旅行的种种理由322

2.Taishan／泰山 324

3.Aust ralia：A Land of Exceptional Beauty／澳大利亚——一个格外美丽的国家327

4.Travel Manners／入乡随俗332

5.Cultural Taboos／文化禁忌335

Unit 21

Culture and Cultural Exchange／文化与文化交流

1.Folk Culture VS.Popular Culture／民间文化与大众文化340

2.Cultural Exchange／文化交流343

3.Christmas Celebrations／庆祝圣诞节346

4.Wedding Customs／婚礼习俗348

5.Fashionable Decisions／时装抉择352

Unit 22

Hot Topics／热门话题

1.The Importance of Time in Modern Life／现代生活中时间的重要性357

2.Crime：An Ever—growing Problem／~iB罪：一个日益严重的问题360

3.Buying Accommodaiion／购房 363

4.A Global Economy／全球化的经济366

5.New Product Development／新产品的开发369

6.Peace and Development：The Themes of Our Times／和平与发展：我们时代的主题374

Unit 23

Important Topics／重要话题

1.Happiness Index／幸福指数377

2.Education and Schooling／普通教育与学校教育382

3.Happiness and Wealth／幸福与财富385

4.Honesty Is the Best Policy／诚实为上策389

5.Think It Over…／好好想想392

Unit 24

Prospects of the New Century／新世纪的展望

1.Looking to the 21st Century／展望21世纪395

2.Trends for the 21st Century／21世纪的趋势400

3.Life.styles of the 21st Century／21世纪的生活方式406

4.Prospects of the New Century／新世纪的展望410

参考书目414