CONTENTS1 The Myths of Living Together before Marriage 1
婚前同居的虚幻 1
2 Sharing a Roof and a Way ofLife 6
同一屋檐下的同一生活方式 6
3 How DrinkingHarms On-thte-Job Efficiency 12
饮酒有损上班效率 12
4 Immigrants First Christmas in America 19
移民在美国过第一个圣诞节 19
5 Lessons from Walking to School 26
步行上学的益处 26
6 Americans Revel in Wage Boom 32
美国人开开心心涨工资 32
清扫奥林匹克该是时候了 39
7 Time to Clean up the Olympics 39
8 First Push for a Passenger Bill of Rights 45
旅客权益法案的第一步 45
9 A Mother s Year-long Look at Child Care 52
一位母亲对幼托事业的担忧 52
10 Grand Canyon s Plan to Stay Grand Will Echoacross US 59
大峡谷的宏大计划将影响全国 59
1 1 UsingBoycotts to Punish Nations 67
用抵制来惩罚别国 67
12 Miami Anticorruption Effort Hits the Books 74
迈阿密反腐动真格 74
13 A Tech-linked World Faces“Y2K” 81
一个技术联网的世界面临“千年虫” 81
14 Activists Step up War to“Liberate”Nature 88
激进分子战争升级为了“解放”大自然 88
爷爷奶奶屋的诞生 96
15 Grandfamilies:When Parenting Skips a Generation 96
16 A Son s Courage in Cuchara Valley 105
儿子在Cuchara山谷里的勇敢劲儿 105
17 Children s Causes Shape Agendas in State Capitols 111
儿童事业成了州议会的议事日程 111
18 Drop and Give Me…Tougher Standards 119
干起来，标准再严一点 119
19 Backyard James Bonds Take Snooping High Tech 125
后院的邦德采用高科技侦察手段 125
20 When Kids Harass Kids at School 132
如何对待学童骚扰学童 132
21 Hanging out—Online 140
网上闲逛 140
22 Disparities of America s“Information Economy” 148
美国“信息经济”的反差 148
食品战争即将来临的迹象 156
23 Signs of the Food Fight to Come 156
24 Delicate Task of Rallying Public about Threatof Terrorism 165
微妙的任务：组织公众对付恐怖主义威胁 165
25 Reforming Convicts through Scripture 173
以圣典改造犯人 173
26 Recognizing the Emerging“Third Way” 180
承认“第三条道路”的出现 180
27 Revolt of Suburbs on Growth 188
郊区抵制无序开发 188
28 The Key to Castellano,from a Toddler 197
向幼儿学习讲Castellano语的要领 197
29 Strike up the Band! 206
乐队奏起来 206
30 Where Will I Sleep Tonight? 215
今夜我睡哪里？The Answer Key 227