UNIT1 1
TEXTⅠ Never Give In，Never，Never，Never 1
TEXTⅡ Winston Churchill 17
UNIT2 21
TEXTⅠ Space Invaders 21
TEXTⅡ Space and Distance 36
UNIT3 39
TEXTⅠ Alienation and the Internet 39
TEXTⅡ America Online：Losing the Battles，but Winning the War 54
UNIT4 57
TEXTⅠ A View of Mountains 57
TEXTⅡ Statement at the 2003 Session of the United Nations Disarmament Commission 71
UNIT5 75
TEXTⅠ The Tapestry of Friendship 75
TEXTⅡ My Daughter，My Friend 92
UNIT6 95
TEXTⅠ A French Fourth 95
TEXTⅡ Stuck in the Middle 110
UNIT7 113
TEXTⅠ The Monster 113
TEXTⅡ Simple Habits，Deep Thoughts 129
UNIT8 133
TEXTⅠ The Discus Thrower 133
TEXTⅡ A Rage Against Dying 149
UNIT9 153
TEXTⅠ How I Found My Voice 153
TEXTⅡ Thank You，Mr.Chips 169
UNIT10 173
TEXTⅠ The Idiocy of Urban Life 173
TEXTⅡ The City 188
UNIT11 191
TEXTⅠ The Story of an Eyewitness 191
TEXTⅡ Memories of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire 207
UNIT12 211
TEXTⅠ A Case of“Severe Bias” 211
TEXTⅡ That Word Black 226
UNIT13 229
TEXTⅠ Marriage 229
TEXTⅡ Why I Want a Wife 245
UNIT14 249
TEXTⅠ Under the Sign of Mickey Mouse＆Co. 249
TEXTⅡ Into the Unknown 265
GLOSSARY 270