大学英语泛读教程 第2册PDF电子书下载

Part One Texts 1

Unit 1 3

Ⅰ．Western Civilization 3

Passage One:Zeus and His Wife 3

Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 5

Passage Two:The Real Life Theater of a Cross-Border Marriage 5

Unit 2 9

Ⅰ．Western Civilization 9

Passage One:Medea the Sorceress 9

Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 12

Passage Two:China Enforcing Green Laws Suddenly 12

Unit 3 17

Ⅰ．Western Civilization 17

Passage One:Jupiter's Love for Europa 17

Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 20

Passage Two:Different Marriage Customs in the World 20

Unit 4 23

Ⅰ．Western Civilization 23

Passage One:The Golden Touch 23

Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 25

Passage Two:Asian-Americans' Performance in School 25

Unit 5 28

Ⅰ．Western Civilization 28

Passage One:Athena 28

Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 31

Passage Two:Good Parenting Is No Easy Job 31

Unit 6 35

Ⅰ．Western Civilization 35

Passage One:Prometheus 35

Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 38

Passage Two:Discrimination Against Fat People in Employment 38

Unit 7 42

Ⅰ．Western Civilization 42

Passage One:Pandora's Box—How Troubles Came into the World 42

Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 45

Passage Two:Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick 45

Unit 8 49

Ⅰ．Western Civilization 49

Passage One:Disaster Strikes Egypt 49

Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 53

Passage Two:How to View the World 53

Unit 9 57

Ⅰ．Westem Civilization 57

Passage One:Pygmalion and His Statue 57

Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 59

Passage Two:The Brain Drain to the United States 59

Unit 10 63

Ⅰ．Western Civilization 63

Passage One:Echo and Narcissus 63

Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 66

Passage Two:German Final Situation in the Second World War 66

Part Two Keys and Explanations 71

Part Three Translation for the Texts 89