Unit One 1
Section A Focus Reading 1
The Emperor's New Clothes&By Hans Christian Andersen 1
Section B Supplementary Reading 8
Ⅰ The Ugly Duckling 8
Ⅱ Pearls of Wisdom 17
Section C Suggested Reading 18
Unit Two 19
Section A Focus Reading 19
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(Excerpt)&By Mark Twain 19
Section B Supplementary Reading 30
Life on the Mississippi(Excerpt) 30
Section C Suggested Reading and Viewing 40
Unit Three 41
Section A Focus Reading 41
The Last Leaf&By O.Henry 41
Section B Supplementary Reading 50
The Cop and the Anthem 50
Section C Suggested Reading 56
Unit Four 57
Section A Focus Reading 57
The Necklace&By Guy de Maupassant 57
Section B Supplementary Reading 69
Ⅰ Aesop's Fables(Excerpt) 69
Ⅱ Pearls of Wisdom 70
Ⅲ A Joke 71
Section C Suggested Reading 71
Unit Five 72
Section A Focus Reading 72
The Prophet(Excerpt)&By Kahlil Gibran 72
Section B Supplementary Reading 75
Ⅰ 论友谊 75
Ⅱ A story of a Friend 76
Ⅲ Songs from Tears and Laughter 79
Ⅳ Pearls of Wisdom 87
Section C Suggested Reading 88
Unit Six 89
Section A Focus Reading 89
Pride and Prejudice(Excerpt)&By Jane Austen 89
Section B Supplementary Reading 95
Ⅰ Pride and Prejudice(Excerpt) 95
Ⅱ Two Jokes 103
Section C Suggested Reading and Viewing 103
Unit Seven 104
Section A Focus Reading 104
Genesis(Excerpt) 104
Section B Supplementary Reading 119
Ⅰ The Creator 119
Ⅱ Pearls of Wisdom 120
Ⅲ Four Jokes 121
Section C Suggested Reading and Viewing 122
Section A Focus Reading 123
The Handsome and Deformed Leg&By Benjamin Franklin 123
Section B Supplementary Reading 127
Ⅰ The Ambitious Violet 127
Ⅱ "As Poor Richard Says..." 130
Ⅲ Moral Perfection 130
Ⅳ Pearls of Wisdom 138
Section C Suggested Reading 138
Unit Nine 139
Section A Focus Reading 139
The Unhappy American Way&By Bertrand Russell 139
Section B Supplementary Reading 145
Ⅰ What I Have Lived For 145
Ⅱ The Prophet(Excerpt) 146
Ⅲ Three American Vices 147
Ⅳ The Five Boons of Life 151
Ⅴ All Good Things Must End 153
Section C Suggested Reading 154
Unit Ten 155
Unit Ten 155
Section A Focus Reading 155
The Wisdom of Socrates—Excerpt from Apology&By Plato 155
Section B Supplementary Reading 160
Ⅰ Wisdom and I 160
Ⅱ Apology(Excerpt) 162
Ⅲ The Three Hermits 165
Ⅳ Pearls of Wisdom 173
Section C Suggested Reading 173
References 174
后记 176