Unit One Research Reports for Business and Technical Writing 科研报告的写作 1
PartⅠ Introductory Remarks 1
PartⅡ About the Author 1
PartⅢ Detailed Study of the Text 2
PartⅣ Chinese Translation of the Text 14
PartⅤ Exercises 17
Unit Two The Beginning of a Career 写作之初 31
PartⅠ Introductory Remarks 31
PartⅡ About the Author 31
PartⅢ Detailed Study of the Text 32
PartⅣ Chinese Translation of the Text 44
PartⅤ Exercises 47
Unit Three The Quest for Extraterrestrial Intellingence 搜寻外星人 61
PartⅠ Introductory Remarks 61
PartⅡ About the Author 61
PartⅢ Detailed Study of the Text 62
PartⅣ Chinese Translation of the Text 74
PartⅤ Exercises 78
Unit Four The Library Card 借书证 93
PartⅠ Introductory Remarks 93
PartⅡ About the Author 93
PartⅢ Detailed Study of the Text 94
PartⅣ Chinese Translation of the Text 102
PartⅤ Exercises 107
Unit Five How Could Anything that Feels So Bad Be So Good? 感觉这么坏的东西怎么会这么好呢？ 121
PartⅠ Introductory Remarks 121
PartⅡ About the Author 121
PartⅢ Detailed Study of the Text 121
PartⅣ Chinese Translation of the Text 133
PartⅤ Exercises 136
Unit Six The Monster 怪杰 150
PartⅠ Introductory Remarks 150
PartⅡ About the Author 151
PartⅢ Detailed Study of the Text 151
PartⅣ Chinese Translation of the Text 160
PartⅤ Exercises 164
Unit Seven Zeritsky s Law 齐里茨基法 179
PartⅠ Introductory Remarks 179
PartⅡ About the Author 180
PartⅢ Detailed Study of the Text 180
PartⅣ Chinese Translation of the Text 187
PartⅤ Exercises 192
Unit Eight The Role of Science Fiction 科幻小说的作用 207
PartⅠ Introductory Remarks 207
PartⅡ About the Author 208
PartⅢ Detailed Study of the Text 208
PartⅣ Chinese Translation of the Text 216
PartⅤ Exercises 221
Unit Nine Look for the Rusty Lining 寻长阴暗面 234
PartⅠ Introductory Remarks 234
PartⅡ About the Author 234
PartⅢ Detailed Study of the Text 235
PartⅣ Chinese Translation of the Text 245
PartⅤ Exercises 247
Unit Ten Debating the Unknowable 探索未知世界 264
PartⅠ Introductory Remarks 264
PartⅡ About the Author 264
PartⅢ Detailed Study of the Text 265
PartⅣ Chinese Translation of the Text 275
PartⅤ Exercises 279
AppendixⅠ Key to Exercises 292
AppendixⅡ Key to Exercises of the Texts 296
AppendixⅢ Chinese Translations of the Reading Passages 351