Science 1
Text 1 Can We Really Understand Matter? WRITING·TO THE STUDENTS 1
To the Students 7
Text 2 How to Go Back in Time? WRITING·SKILLS 9
Definition 15
Text 3 Supporting Science WRITING·SKILLS 18
Exemplification and Illustration 28
Text 4 Why Must Scientist Become More Ethically Sensitive Than They Used to Be? WRITING·SKILLS 30
Comparison,Contrast and Analogy 39
Text 5 Beauty,Charm,and Strangeness:Science as Metaphor WRITING·SKILLS 42
Cause and Effect 51
Text 6 Is Science Evil? WRITING·SKILLS 53
Division and Classification 62
Engineering 66
Text 7 Engineers Dream of Practical Star Flight WRITING·SKILLS 66
Generalization and Specification 73
Text 8 Blinded by the Light WRITING·SKILLS 75
Combination of Writing Strategies 81
Text 9 Take a Trip into the Future on the Electronic Superhighway WRITING·RHETORIC 83
Simile 90
Text 10 Dynamic Negotiation in the Privacy Wars WRITING·RHETORIC 92
Metaphor 96
Text 11 Quantum Computing Makes Solid Progress WRITING·RHETORIC 100
Metonymy 106
Text 12 Down to the Sea in Robots WRITING·RHETORIC 108
Synecdoche 116
Text 13 NANO TECH:Borrowing from Biology to Power the Petite WRITING·RHETORIC 117
Personification 123
Text 14 The Third Culture WRITING·RHETORIC 125
Hyperbole 134
Language and Culture 136
Text 15 The English Language WRITING·RHETORIC 136
Euphemism 143
Text 16 Americanism WRITING·RHETORIC 146
Understatement 154
Text 17 The Norse World WRITING·RHETORIC 155
Epigram 164
Text 18 Mediterranean Heritage WRITING·RHETORIC 165
Paradox 171
Text 19 Beethoven WRITING·RHETORIC 172
Oxymoron 182
Text 20 The Riddle of Postmodernism WRITING·RHETORIC 184
Pun 192
Text 21 Feminism Is Motherhood WRITING·PRINCIPLES 194
Social Life 194
Unity and Coherence 203
Text 22 Domestic Violence in America WRITING·PRINCIPLES 205
Economy and clarity 214
Text 23 African-Americans in the Development of Technology WRITING·PRINCIPLES 216
Manuscript Form and Style 224
Text 24 If You Really Want to Succeed WRITING·TYPES 228
Description 235
Text 25 Intelligence Tests WRITING·TYPES 238
Narration 245
Text 26 An Old University Hits the High-Tech Roads WRITING·TYPES 250
Exposition 258
Life Science 260
Text 27 The Genetic Revolution WRITING·TYPES 260
Argumentation 269
Text 28 Gene Tomatoes WRITING·PRACTICAL WRITING 272
Resume 278
Text 29 Keeping up with the Clones WRITING·PRACTICAL WRITING 285
Memos 290
Text 30 A Book Review WRITING·PRACTICAL WRITING 292
E-mail 298
Text 31 A Book Review WRITING·PRACTICAL WRITING 301
Book Review 307
Text 32 The New Therapy WRITING·PRACTICAL WRITING 310
Summary 318
Text 33 Alternative Medicine-the Risks of Untested and Unregulated Remedies WRITING·PRACTICAL WRITING 321
Outline 330
Economics 334
Text 34 Riding the Venture Capital Tiger WRITING·RESEARCH PAPER 334
Research Paper Writing Process 339
Text 35 When an Internet Company Goes Public, Will Its Stock Price Dictate Strategy? WRITING·RESEARCH PAPER 342
Research Paper Writing Process(Continued) 349
Text 36 No Checks.No Cash.No Fuss? WRITING·RESEARCH PAPER 351
Format of a Research Paper 359
Text 37 Better Your Business: Benchmark it WRITING·RESEARCH PAPER 364
Sample Research Paper 1 372
Text 38 Jobs in an Age of Insecurity WRITING·ERSEARCH PAPER 381
Sample Research Paper 2 391
Text 39 The Rise of Intellectual Property Protection in the American University WRITING·RESEARCH PAPER 398
Sample Research Paper 2(Continued) 407
Text 40 Why Are We So Afraid of Growth? WRITING·RESEARCH PAPER 410
Sample Research Paper 2(Continued) 424
APPENDIX Ⅰ KEY TO THE EXERCISES 432
APPENDIX Ⅱ 课文参考译文 483