本书共包括10个单元，每单元包含 Starting Out； Reading Focus； Readingore；Practical Translation； Focused Writing； Final Project 6大板块。各部分内容既相互关联，又具有一定的独立性，方便教授和学习。旨在通过听、说、读、写、译等技能的综合训练，提高研究生阅读、翻译和写作的能力。该教程选材丰富，启发思维 课文选篇包括多种题材和体裁，内容新颖、立意深刻，适合研究生的阅历和知识结构，富有启发性。练习精当，强调互动 练习编排注重鼓励学生参与，积极思考，提高口头表达能力。

Unit 1 Living a Full Life
Starting Out
Reading Focus: The Hidden Side of Happiness
Reading More: The Good Mind Is Flexible
Practical Translation:语篇层次的翻译——衔接
Focused Writing: Personal Letters
Final Project
Unit 2 Sports in Society
Starting Out
Reading Focus: Commercialization and Changes in Sports
Reading More: Without Passion, Soccer Is Just Another Game
Practical Translation:语篇层次的翻译——连贯
Focused Writing: Formal Letters
Final Project
Unit 3 Travel
Starting Out
Reading Focus: Oslo
Reading More: Three Generations on One Tiny Ship
Practical Translation:语境与语篇的翻译
Focused Writing: Letters of Application
Final Project
Unit 4 Science and Technology
Starting Out
Reading Focus: Is Google Making Us Stupid?
Reading More: Confessions of a Cyber Columnist
Practical Translation:缩译法
Focused Writing: Letters of Recommendation
Final Project
Unit 5 The Art of the Tale
Starting Out
Reading Focus: An Alpine Divorce
Reading More: Symptoms
Practical Translation:拆译法
Focused Writing:Résumés and CVs
Final Project
Unit 6 Transitions
Starting Out
Reading Focus: Inaugural Address
Reading More:An Urge for Going
Practical Translation:语篇的翻译方法——摘译
Focused Writing:Personal Statements
Final Project
Unit 7 Art, Architecture and Beauty
Starting Out
Reading Focus: The Poetry of Architecture (Excerpt)
Reading More: The Beauty Industry (Excerpt)
Practical Translation:英语新闻的翻译
Focused Writing:Notices
Final Project
Unit 8 Man and Nature
Starting Out
Reading Focus: Thinking Like a Mountain
Reading More: The Sea and the Wind That Blows
Practical Translation:科技英语的翻译
Focused Writing:Memos
Final Project
Unit 9 Mass Media
Starting Out
Reading Focus: How Mass Media Affect Our Perception of Reality?
Reading More:Where Is the News Leading Us?
Practical Translation:商务合同的翻译
Focused Writing: Meeting Minutes
Final Project
Unit 10 Business and Economy
Starting Out
Reading Focus: Marketing Across Cultures
Reading More: Warren Buffett-The Sage's Story
Practical Translation:广告英语的翻译
Focused Writing: Brochures
Final Project