Unit one 1
文化背景阅读 1
Section A The Expensive Fantasy of Lorad Williams 3
一、课文赏析 3
二、英汉对照 互动全解 4
三、核心词汇与短语 9
四、练习答案与详解 13
Section B The Romantic Life of Secret Agent Albert 19
Section C For the Want of a Telephone Call 29
Unit Two 32
文化背景阅读 32
Section A Iron and the Effects of Exercise 33
一、课文赏析 33
二、英汉对照 互动全解 34
三、核心词汇与短语 39
四、练习答案与详解 43
Section B Does Exercise Have Unexpected Benefits 49
Section C Exercise for the Old 59
Unit Three 61
文化背景阅读 61
Section A Where Principles Come First 63
一、课文赏析 63
二、英汉对照 互动全解 64
三、核心词汇与短语 70
四、练习答案与详解 73
Section B Cultural Differences in Westem and Japanese Decision-Making 79
Section C The Pressure to Succeed from an Earlier Age 93
Unit Four 96
文化背景阅读 96
Section A Five Famous Symbols of American Culture 97
一、课文赏析 97
二、英汉对照 互动全解 98
三、核心词汇与短语 103
四、练习答案与详解 107
Section B Engelbrdit’s the Name，Cute Is My Game 113
Section C Life in Low-Grade Terror 124
Unit Five 127
文化背景阅读 127
Section A Graceful Hands 129
一、课文赏析 129
二、英汉对照 互动全解 130
三、核心词汇与短语 134
四、练习答案与详解 138
Section B Decisions of the Heart 143
Section C Generations 154
Unit Six 157
文化背景阅读 157
Section A How to Prepare for Earthquakes 159
一、课文赏析 159
二、英汉对照 互动全解 160
三、核心词汇与短语 165
四、练习答案与详解 168
Section B Changes in the Balances of Nature 173
Section C Reduce，Reuse，Recycle 185
Unit Seven 188
文化背景阅读 188
Section A A Rose Is a Rose 189
一、课文赏析 189
二、英汉对照 互动全解 190
三、核心词汇与短语 195
四、练习答案与详解 199
Section B The Chunnel 205
Section C Suggestd Techique to a Speedy Recovery 217
Unit Eight 220
文化背景阅读 220
Section A Legal and Moral Implications of Cloning 221
一、课文赏析 221
二、英汉对照 互动全解 222
三、核心词汇与短语 227
四、练习答案与详解 232
Section B Who Will Take Advantage of Human Cloning 237
Section C Twins Six Years Apart 248
Unit Nine 251
文化背景阅读 251
Section A Premarital Agereements 253
一、课文赏析 253
二、英汉对照 互动全解 254
三、核心词汇与短语 259
四、练习答案与详解 263
Section B Is the Traditional Family Structure at Risk？ 269
Section C A Male Nanny 281
Unit Ten 284
文化背景阅读 284
Section A The Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon 282
一、课文赏析 285
二、英汉对照 互动全解 286
三、核心词汇与短语 291
四、练习答案与详解 294
Section B The Ride of My Life 301
Seciton C Easy Ride in a Taxi 311