Unit One Weight and Dieting 体重与节食 1
Part Ⅰ:Western People Are Getting Heavier 西方人越来越重 1
Part Ⅱ:Love Your Body 热爱你的身体 9
Unit Two Insured Against Risk 保险抵御风险 21
Part Ⅰ:Of Flying Roofs and Cats 会飞的屋顶与猫灾 21
Part Ⅱ:Insurance Humor 保险幽默 29
Unit Three Man's Best Friends 人类的挚友 39
Part Ⅰ:Refugee Cat and Savior Dog 难民猫和救生狗 39
Part Ⅱ:An Animal's Life 动物的生活 50
Unit Four Marriage in the Space Age 太空时代的婚姻 59
Part Ⅰ:Unusual Weddings 不同寻常的婚礼 59
Part Ⅱ:Tying the Knot in the 21st Century 结缘21世纪 70
Unit Five Electronic Relationships 电子人际关系 81
Part Ⅰ:Mobile Couples 移动伴侣 81
Part Ⅱ:Marriages in Cyberspace 网婚 91
Unit Six Love Rats 爱情老鼠 101
Part Ⅰ:The Business of Love 爱情生意 101
Part Ⅱ:Unfaithful or Just Flirting? 不忠或仅仅是调情？ 108
Unit Seven Of Death and Dying 死亡与临终 121
Part Ⅰ:Cars and Coffins 汽车与棺材 121
Part Ⅱ:Funerals and the Humor of It 丧礼及其幽默 131
Unit Eight Growing Pains—Bullying in schools 成长的烦恼——校园里的恃强凌弱 139
Part Ⅰ:No Longer Invisible 不再无形 139
Part Ⅱ:Children Speak Out About Bullying 孩子们揭发恃强凌弱的现象 148
Unit nine John Lennon's Dream of Peace 约翰·列侬的和平梦 159
Part Ⅰ:Songs of Ideals 理想之歌 159
Part Ⅱ:Give Peace a Chance 给和平一个机会 167
Unit Ten Generation X X一代 175
Part Ⅰ:Material Jungle 物质丛林 175
Part Ⅱ:What's Wrong with Generation X? X一代怎么了？ 184