Unit 1 Culture＆Science 1
Text A Guide to Historic Attractions in Beijing 1
Text B Let a Thousand Ideas Flower:China Is a New Hotbed of Research 6
Supplementary Reading Test-tube Baby Option 12
小贴士——世界权威科学网站 15
Unit 2 Policies＆Laws 16
Text A Circular Economy Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China 16
Text B Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China 21
Supplementary Reading China to Tighten Monetary Policy in 2008 27
小贴士——中国的司法制度 29
Unit 3 Society＆People 30
Text A Reaching the Coal 30
Text B New Rules Make China's Bao World's Tallest Again 35
Supplementary Reading Random Access Memory 39
小贴士——中国常用谚语英译 42
Unit 4 Diplomacy＆State Visits 43
Text A Shanghai Cooperation Organization Playing Ever Bigger Role 43
Text B FM:Chinese President's Asian Tour of Strategic Significance for Regional Peace,Stability 48
Supplementary Reading Forum Discusses Bilateral Relations 52
小贴士——当今主要的国际组织 54
Unit 5 Education＆Employment 56
Text A Parents Pray as 10 Million Chinese Teenagers Sit Make-or-break Exam 56
Text B Graduate Employment:High Hopes,Low Access 61
Supplementary Reading The Right of Citizens to Education 67
小贴士——中国著名大学校训 70
Unit 6 Holidays＆Celebrations 71
Text A Holiday Suggestion Sparks Heated Online Debate 71
Text B Tomb Sweeping Day 75
Supplementary Reading Celebrating Festivals According to Customs 80
小贴士——中国主要节日 82
Unit 7 Reform＆Development 83
Text A Shenzhen Zen 83
Text B Seen through Small Screen 88
Supplementary Reading New York Film Festival Focusing on China in'09 93
小贴士——公共场所大写英文招牌 94
Unit 8 Hong Kong＆Macao 96
Text A "One Country,Two Systems"Works in Hong Kong 96
Text B Chinese Mainland,Macao Deepen Economic Ties with New Agreement 101
Supplementary Reading Southern Economies to Boost Cooperation 104
小贴士——有关香港和澳门的英文词语 107
Unit 9 International Business＆Economic Cooperation 109
Text A The Chinese Pharma Challenge 109
Text B U.S.and China Agree to Ease Foreign Investment 115
Supplementary Reading Unlocking the Chinese Internet Market 121
小贴士——重要经济商业类报刊 125
Unit 10 Environmental Protection 127
Text A Water Pollution Trends and Quality 127
Text B Remarks at the Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change 133
Supplementary Reading Pollution Victims Start to Fight Back in China 139
小贴士——环境保护组织网站集粹 142
Unit 11 Interests＆Tourism in China 144
Text A Mt. Taishan(Tai'an City,Shandong Province) 144
Text B The Old Town of Lijiang 149
Supplementary Reading The Ancient City of Pingyao 154
小贴士——中国著名景点 155
Unit 12 Earthquake in Wenchuan 157
Text A China:Roused by Disaster 157
Text B Sichuan Learns to Help Itself 162
Supplementary Reading The Invisible Resurrection 167
小贴士——中国部分慈善团体的名称及标志 168
Keys 171
References 188