Part One Texts 1
Unit 1 3
Ⅰ．Western Civilization 3
Passage One:Zeus and His Wife 3
Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 5
Passage Two:The Real Life Theater of a Cross-Border Marriage 5
Unit 2 9
Ⅰ．Western Civilization 9
Passage One:Medea the Sorceress 9
Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 12
Passage Two:China Enforcing Green Laws Suddenly 12
Unit 3 17
Ⅰ．Western Civilization 17
Passage One:Jupiter's Love for Europa 17
Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 20
Passage Two:Different Marriage Customs in the World 20
Unit 4 23
Ⅰ．Western Civilization 23
Passage One:The Golden Touch 23
Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 25
Passage Two:Asian-Americans' Performance in School 25
Unit 5 28
Ⅰ．Western Civilization 28
Passage One:Athena 28
Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 31
Passage Two:Good Parenting Is No Easy Job 31
Unit 6 35
Ⅰ．Western Civilization 35
Passage One:Prometheus 35
Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 38
Passage Two:Discrimination Against Fat People in Employment 38
Unit 7 42
Ⅰ．Western Civilization 42
Passage One:Pandora's Box—How Troubles Came into the World 42
Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 45
Passage Two:Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick 45
Unit 8 49
Ⅰ．Western Civilization 49
Passage One:Disaster Strikes Egypt 49
Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 53
Passage Two:How to View the World 53
Unit 9 57
Ⅰ．Westem Civilization 57
Passage One:Pygmalion and His Statue 57
Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 59
Passage Two:The Brain Drain to the United States 59
Unit 10 63
Ⅰ．Western Civilization 63
Passage One:Echo and Narcissus 63
Ⅱ．Background Information to the Text 66
Passage Two:German Final Situation in the Second World War 66
Part Two Keys and Explanations 71
Part Three Translation for the Texts 89