Unit One The Weekend 周末 1
Part Ⅰ:Where Has the Weekend Gone? 周末都到哪儿去了？ 1
Part Ⅱ:How Did You Spend the Weekend? 你周末是怎么过的？ 14
Unit Two Car Culture 汽车文化 23
Part Ⅰ:I Love My Car 我爱我车 23
Part Ⅱ:The Harm Love Can Do 爱的破坏力 34
Unit Three House and Garden 洋房花园 45
Part Ⅰ:Is Bigger Better? 越大越好吗？ 45
Part Ⅱ:Builders from Hell 来自“地狱”的建筑工 57
Unit Four Widlife in the Cities 城市里的野生动物 67
Part Ⅰ:Saving Space for Other Creatures 为其他的生命节省空间 67
Part Ⅱ:Animal Sisters and Brothers—Caring for Wildlife 动物的兄弟姐妹——照料野生动物 79
Unit Five Crime and the Media 犯罪与媒体 89
Part Ⅰ:Violent Images 暴力图像 89
Part Ⅱ:Shapers of Public Opinion 舆论的塑造者 100
Unit Six Waste and Consumption 浪费与消费 110
Part Ⅰ:Garbage and Where It All Goes 垃圾和它们的归宿 111
Part Ⅱ:Waste:New Problems,New Solutions 浪费：新问题，新办法 124
Unit Seven Psychotherapy and Psychiatry 心理疗法与精神疗法 135
Part Ⅰ:From a Shame to a Fashion 从耻辱到时髦 135
Part Ⅱ:Does Psychotherapy Really Work? 心理治疗真的有效吗？ 147
Unit Eight The Cult of Celebrity 名人膜拜 159
Part Ⅰ:The Things They Do 他们所做的事情 159
Part Ⅱ:The Ordinary and the Famous Trade Places 平民百姓和知名人士交换处境 171
Unit Nine Multicultural Societies 多元文化社会 183
Part Ⅰ:Successes and Struggles 成功与挣扎 183
Part Ⅱ:A Less Tolerant World 一个缺少宽容的社会 195
Unit Ten Selling Yourself 自我推销 205
Part Ⅰ:Speed Dating 快速约会 205
Part Ⅱ:The World of Work 职场 214