俞希主编的《精编英语背诵文选》(附光盘高级本)，供英语学习者和英语教师选用。既可以作为大学或高中生英语课堂教学的辅助教材，也可以作为英语学习者课余自学的读物。《文选》的每个单元包括文章、作者简介、词汇赏析、句子赏析和技巧借鉴等内容。书中特别设计了词汇赏析和句子赏析这两个部分，为学习者提示出学习的重点和难点，有利于学习者提高学习效果，事半功倍。

Chapter One Tradition传统

 Tradition／传统／3

 Wings and Roots／翅与根／6

 Fish Cheeks／鱼腮／9

 Patterns of Culture／文化模式／13

 An Excerpt frall The Kite Rurrer／《追风筝的人》节选／18

 Folk Cultures／民间文化／22

Chapter Two Work工作

 Choosing an Occupation／选择职业／31

 Find Something You Love and Enjoy／寻求你所爱／35

 Work／工作／39

 The Rage to Know／求知的热情／43

 To Be of Use／做有益的事／47

 Work and Pleasure／工作与娱乐／50

Chapter Three Courage勇气

 Courage／勇气／59

 An Excerpt from Braveheart／《勇敢的心》节选／62

 Courage／勇气／66

 Awakening the Inner Warrior：Stoking the Fire within／

 唤醒心中的勇士：激发内心火种／69

 An Excerpt from The Old Man and the Sea／《老人与海》节选／73

 Justice Will Be Done／正义终将来临／77

Chapter Four Faith信仰

 Growing Roots／成长的树根／89

 I Don't Play to the Grandstand／我不为哗众取宠而战／93

 This Is My Hope This Is My Prayer／我的希望，我的祈祷／97

 I've Been to the Mountaintop／我已登上山巅／101

 Give Part of Yourself Away／乐于奉献／106

 If／如果／111

Chapter Five Literature文学

 Shakespeare／莎士比亚／119

 Comedy／喜剧／122

 The Influence of Literature／文学的影响／125

 How Should One Read a Book／应该怎样读书／129

 Speech at the Nobel Banquet／诺贝尔文学奖获奖致辞／133

 The Literature of Knowledge and the Literature of Power／知识文学与力量文学／139

Chapter Six Technology技术

 The Shock of Recognition／认知之冲击／151

 An Excerpt from Three Stories from My Life／《我生命中的三个故事》节选／156

 Telephone／电话／161

 The Difference between a Brain and a Computer／人脑与电脑的区别／165

 All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace／一切由电脑倾情看守／170．

 The Sacred RAC／神圣的RAC／173

Chapter Seven Identity身份

 Questions of Culture／文化问题／183

 American Individualism／美国人的个人主义／188

 ThFee New Yorks／三个纽约／192

 Understanding Self Identity--Social Aspects of Your Individual Self／了解自我身份认同——个人的社会性／196

 Expressing One's Individuality／表达个性／201

 An Excerpt from The Invisible Man／《隐身人》节选／206

Chapter Eight Environment环境

 Illusions of Pastoral Peace／宁静田园生活的遐想／217

 Speech at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit／哥本哈根气候变化峰会上的讲话／221

 Man and Nature／人与自然／227

 A Fable for Tomorrow／明日的寓言／231

 The Balance of Nature／自然界的平衡／237

 Nature／自然／242

Chapter Nine Communication沟通

 The Politics of Language／语言的政治／251

 Exploring an Alternate Universe: What Makes People Tick?／探索另一个宇宙：人们是如何行事的？／255

 Alienation and the Internet／网络使人疏远？／259

 Customs／习俗／264

 An Excerpt from Letter to His Son／《致子书》节选／268

 Politics and the English Language／政治与英语语言／273

Chapter Ten Ideals理想

 Free to Soar／自由飞翔／283

 Kindness：Living the Ideal／友爱：生活之理想／286

 Public Service: The Task of Building Bridges／公益服务：架设生命之桥／290

 Chinese Humanism／中国人的人文主义／294

 Man Is Here for the Sake of Other Men／人是为了别人而活着／299

 An Excerpt from The Great Gatsby／《了不起的盖茨比》节选／303