本书是为体育院校英语专业学生编写的系列教材中的听说教程。教程选材广泛，有英语国家人士的日常对话，也有英美国家电台、电视台的新闻节目、即席评论及解说等一手资料，根据中国学生的特点编排学习重点，安排教学任务，编写有关练习，提高学生在真实语境中听说能力。本书还适于体育、传媒、翻译等专业高年级的学生及研究生使用。

Unit1 Civilization and History

Text I The Emergence of Civilization

Text II Ancient Western Civilizations and Leisure

Unit2 World Peace and Conflicts

Text I The Power of Sport

Text II On War

Unit 3 Prizes and Awards

Text I History of Pulitzer Prize

Text II Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

Unit 4 Universities

Text I Universities and Their Function

Text II "Illuminating One's Bright Virtue": Higher Education in a Changing World

Unit 5 In a Lifetime

Text I :It's not about Bike: My Journey Back to Life

Text II The Old Man and the Sea

Unit 6 Nutrition

Text I Nutrition for Exercise and Health

Text II Combat Stress with Good Nutrition

Unit 7 Success and Failure

Text I The Art of Turning Failure into Success

Text II Born to Win

Unit 8 Aesthetics

Text I The Beauty Industry

Text II Sport and Physical Education as a Means of Aesthetic Education

Unit 9 Humor

Text I On the Importance of Humor

Text II The Ransom of Red Chief

Unit 10 Medicine

Unit 10 Medicine

Text I A Doctor's Vision of the Future of Medicine

Text II Use of Stimulants in Doping

Unit 11 Communication

Text I I Blog, Therefore I Am

Text II Oprah Talks to Nelson Mandela

Unit 12 Nurturing

Text I Take This Fish and Look at It

Text II My Mother' s Promise

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