Part A Why People Work 1
Unit 1 1
Part B 11
Ⅰ A Theory About Genius 11
Ⅱ Choosing a Career 17
Ⅲ Four Minutes That Get You Hired 21
Part C A Few Opening Remarks for the Learners 27
Unit 2 35
Part A Clothes Make the Man 35
Part B 47
Ⅰ Do Clothes Make the Man？ 47
Ⅱ Style's Hidden Persuaders 53
Ⅲ Fashion Merchandising 60
Part C Translation ofNoun Phrases，Adjective Phrases and Verbal Construction 67
Part A Space and Time 73
Unit 3 73
Part B 81
Ⅰ Old and New Buildings 81
Ⅱ Medical Technology Puts Biological Clock on Hold 87
Ⅲ Chance and Probability 94
Part C Translation of Sentences of Passive Voice and the Predicate 99
Unit 4 104
Part A The Method of Scientific Investigation 104
Part B 114
Ⅰ The West's Debt to China 114
Ⅱ Nature ofPsychology 121
Ⅲ And Now，the Age ofLight 127
Part C Translation ofLong Sentences 134
Part A Clear Only ifKnown 139
Unit 5 139
Part B 150
Ⅰ Friends，Good Friends—and Such Good Friends 150
Ⅱ Understanding Americans 155
Ⅲ How People Communicate 162
Part C Translation ofthe Subject 166
Unit 6 172
Part A Europe's Adventure Begins 172
Part B 183
Ⅰ Big Blunders from Big Business 183
Ⅱ Preface to“Service America!” 191
Ⅲ On a Wing and a Hotel Room 197
Part C Translation of the Predicate，Predicative and Object 204
Part A How to Avoid Foolish Opinions？ 210
Unit 7 210
Part B 221
Ⅰ What's Your Best Time ofDay？ 221
Ⅱ The Day Language Came into My Life 227
Ⅲ Mind Power Breakthrough! 234
Part C Translation ofVerb Modifiers and Noun Modifiers 242
Unit 8 249
Part A The Quick Fix Society 249
Part B 260
Ⅰ Superstitious？Here's Why! 260
Ⅱ The Fine Art ofComplaining 267
Ⅲ U.S.Having Fewer Bad Air Days 276
Part C Comprehensive Exercises 282
Vocabulary 287
Phrases 297