本书为“超越概念——高等院校英语专业系列教材”之《精读》教材，全套共4册，每册含16个单元，供大学本科一至二年级及水平相当的学习者使用。

课文素材以美国原版教材为主，报纸、杂志及网络文章为辅。选材在突出时代感的同时兼顾经典语篇的分析与欣赏；

课文内容重点介绍以美国为代表的英语国家的文化内涵与价值，关注当今人类面临的各种挑战与热点，使学习者在提高英语语言知识与技能的同时，开阔视野，增强独立思考与分析批判能力，形成理性思维的习惯。

Unit 1 TakeThis Fish and Look atIt

Unit 2 Crybabies：EternalVictims

Unit 4 Entropy

Unit 6 Rethinking Divorce

Unit 7 Don't Let Stereotypes Warp YourJudgments

Unit 8 Reclaiming Ownership ofMy History

Unit 10 Sitting Duck

Unit 11 TheBestYears ofMy Life

Unit 12 Scx，Lies，and Conversation：Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?

Unit 13 Just lhke Away Their Guns

Unit 14 WhyDon'tWeComplain?

Unit 15 LifeAsTypeA

Unit 16 Scientist Finds the Beginnings ofMorality in Primate Behavior

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