Unit 1 Cyberspace 2
Background Reading 2
So,What Is Cyberlove? 何为网恋？ 2
Listening and Speaking 10
Section 1 My Cyber Love 我的网恋故事 10
Section 2 Don't Be Overwhelmed by Cyberspace 别让网络慑倒 13
Section 3 Cyber Love Can Bring Joy,Regret and Grief 网恋让人快乐、悔恨又痛苦！ 16
Section 4 Does the Internet Make People Closer? 网络拉近了人与人之间的距离吗？ 21
Free Talk Cartoons 24
What a Love! 24
A Net-orphan 25
Free-downloading and Cyber-ethics 25
Unit 2 Schooling and Education 学校教育 28
Background Reading 28
"Five-point Plan"for Prosperity and Equal Opportunity 倡导教育平等构建繁荣的“五项计划” 28
Listening and Speaking 31
Section 1 Schooling and Education 上学与受教育 31
Section 2 EQ Is More Important than IQ? 情商比智商重要吗？ 33
Section 3 Studying Abroad or at Home? 出国留学还是在本国就读？ 36
Section 4 Should College Students Take Part-time Jobs? 大学生该兼职吗？ 38
Free Talk Cartoons 41
Dependence on High-tech 41
Terrible Homework 42
Corporal Punishment in Schools 43
Unit 3 Fashion and fads 流行时尚 46
Background Reading 46
Women's Handbags and the Consumption of Social Status 妇女的手提包消费关乎身份 46
Listening and Speaking 52
Section 1 Follow the Fashion 赶时髦 52
Section 2 Youth of Today:No Savings,No Pension,Huge Debts 如今的年轻人：零存款、零退休金、债台高筑 55
Section 3 The Metrosexuals 都市美男 60
Section 4 Raising Pets,a Serious Business 养宠物乃正经事业 64
Free Talk Cartoons 67
Practicality vs.Beauty 68
Lightning Marriage 68
The"Moonlit Clan" 69
Unit 4 Healthy Lifestyles 健康生活 72
Background Reading 72
Eating for Health 健康饮食 72
Listening and Speaking 77
Section 1 The White Collars' Health Crisis 白领之健康危机 77
Section 2 Preventing Stress through a Healthy Lifestyle 减轻压力的健康生活方式 80
Section 3 Hidden Fitness 被忽略的健身法 85
Section 4 We Should All Grow Fat and Be Happy 胖，并快乐着！ 89
Free Talk Cartoons 93
Exercises vs.The Diet 93
Dieting 94
Parental Influence 95
Unit 5 Work and Job Hunting 工作求职 98
Background Reading 98
When Job Hunting,What You Don't Know Can Hurt You 求职必读 98
Listening and Speaking 103
Section 1 Job Market in China 中国的职场现状 103
Section 2 Negotiating Salary for a New Job 找工作如何谈薪水 106
Section 3 Talking about Work 谈谈工作 111
Sample Dialogue1—What Job to Take 111
Sample Dialogue2—Reporting to Work 113
Sample Dialogue3—Asking for a Promotion 113
Sample Dialogue4—Working Overtime 114
Section 4 Job-hopping:How It Affects Your Career Success 跳槽对职业生涯的影响 115
Free Talk Cartoons 118
Self-confidence vs.Competition 119
Hunting for a Job or a Rich Husband? 120
Iron Rice Bowls or Joint Ventures? 122
Unit 6 Environmental Protection 环境保护 125
Background Reading 125
Air Pollution Fatalities Now Exceed Traffic Fatalities by 3 to 1 空气污染杀伤力高出交通事故三倍 125
Listening and Speaking 129
Section 1 Sandstorms in Beijing 北京的沙尘暴 129
Section 2 Environmental Consciousness of Our Society 环境意识 132
Section 3 China Battles Pollution from Plastic Bags 抗击白色污染——中国拿塑料袋开刀 136
Section 4 Take Urgent Measures to Protect Our Environment 紧急行动 保护环境 140
Free Talk Cartoons 148
Organic Farming vs.Conventional Farming 148
Organic Food:Buy or Bypass? 149
What to Do to Protect Our Environment? 151
Unit 7 Personal Attraction 人格魅力 154
Background Reading 154
Modern Standards of Beauty:Nature or Nurture?An Evolutionary Perspective 自然美还是再造美——从进化论角度看美之现代标准 154
Listening and Speaking 166
Section 1 The Power of Beauty 美的力量 166
Section 2 Charming Is as Charming Does 有魅力才迷人 168
Section 3 How to Get that"It"Factor Happening 如何令“神奇魅力”为你添彩 173
Section 4 How to Unlock Your Natural Attractive Force and Attract Your Right Relationship 天然去雕饰，魅力自然在 176
Free Talk Cartoons 180
Attraction vs.Personal Development 180
Inner Self vs.Outer Self 181
Plastic Surgery vs.Beauty and a Better Job 182