心静如水 大学英语美文赏析 四级PDF电子书下载

心灵 1

On Peace of Mind 1

Two Extremes in Life 6

Be Still 11

Self-esteem Booster： Stand up for Peace 17

情感 23

Are Men Romantic？ 23

They Tried it Twice 29

Quirks 35

Love the One You’re with 41

Blessings Take on Many Guises 48

A Goodbye Kiss 53

教育 59

Five Things Every Parent Should Do for Their Young Children 59

Obama’s Address to America’s Schoolchildren （Excerpt） 65

Surviving College Life 71

Oxford Slips in International University Ranking as Asian Rivals “Snap at Heels” 78

Do Master’s Degrees Really Pay off？ 85

科普 91

The Science of Fairy Tales （Excerpt） 91

Number of Earth’s species known to scientists rises to 1.9 million 97

Apple releases Snow Leopard， next version of Mac operating system 102

Latest Google News Service Promises Publishers Money and Readers 107

NASA’s Mission This Week： to Smash Into the Moon 113

社会 119

Tough Goodbye to Flimsy Bin Bags？ 119

French Fries and Fat Kids — Asia’s Next Epidemic 124

The Grab for Africa’s Farmland 130

Debate： Can We Turn Off the Air Conditioning This Summer？ 135

10 First Date Mistakes 140

Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address （Excerpt） 147

文体 154

You Can Learn to Love Exercise 154

Backstreet Boys Still Love to Perform 159

Simple Change to Get Fit and Green at the Same Time（Excerpt） 164

Wenger Says No Spend Despite Arsenal’s Record Turnover 170

励志 176

Renew Your Life 176

Growing Roots 181

Qian Xuesen 186

Why I’m Trying to Become a Quitter 192

Be Lucky — It’s an Easy Skill to Learn 198

哲理 205

How Arguments and Fights Keep Relationships Happy 205

Treat People with Kindness 211

Tips for Better Family Communication 216

Why You Should Learn to Forgive 222

How Many Points Would You Score？ 228