Unit 1 Education 1
Listening and Speaking：Information Inquiry询问信息 2
Text A：Education Does Count教育是有价值的 4
Grammar：Attributive Clause定语从句 9
Writing：Letter of Inquiry询问 11
Translation Skills：Addition and Omission增译与省译 14
Text B：Teacher’s Bet教师的赌注 17
Unit 2 Technology and Life 23
Listening and Speaking：Seeking and Offering Help寻求与提供帮助 24
Text A：The Plot Against People与人对着干 26
Grammar：Appositive Clause同位语从句 32
Writing：Application Letter forAdmittance求学申请信 34
Translation Skills：Translating Long English Sentences英语长句翻译 37
Text B：Low-tech Fixes for High-tech Problems低技术应急法解决高科技难题 40
Unit 3 Career and Achievement 47
Listening and Speaking：Interests and Hobbies表达兴趣与爱好 48
Text A：You’ve Got to Find What You Love你必须找到你热爱的东西 50
Grammar：Subjunctive Mood虚拟语气 58
Writing：Letter of Job Application求职信 61
Translation Skills：Translating No-subject Chinese Sentences into English汉语无主句的英译 64
Text B：The Story for Success成功的故事 65
Unit 4 The Art of Living 71
Listening and Speaking：Managing Stress缓解压力 72
Text A：The Art of Living生活的艺术 74
Grammar：Agreement（1）一致（1） 79
Writing：Letter of Thanks感谢信 83
Translation Skills：Transformation of Voice语态的转换 86
Text B：The Handsome and Deformed Leg美腿与丑腿 89
Unit 5 Environmental Protection 93
Listening and Speaking：Agreeing and Disagreeing同意与不同意 94
Text A：Global Warming：Causes， Effects and Prevention全球变暖：原因、影响及预防 96
Grammar：Agreement（2）一致（2） 101
Writing：Letter of Advice建议信 103
Translation Skills：Transformation转换法 106
Text B：Earth-friendly School环保型学校 109
Unit 6 Sports 115
Listening and Speaking：Likes and Dislikes表达喜欢与不喜欢 116
Text A：An Uplifting Power振奋人心的力量 118
Grammar：Coordination并列结构 124
Writing：Letter of Complaint投诉信 127
Translation Skills：Repetition in Translation词语的重复 129
Text B：How Running Has Affected My Life跑步对我生活的影响 131
Unit 7 Globalization and Culture 135
Listening and Speaking：Invitations邀请 136
Text A：An African Student in America一位留学美国的非洲学子 138
Grammar：Emphasis强调 144
Writing：Letter of Invitation邀请信 146
Translation Skills：Adjustment of Word Order词序调整 149
Text B：Reckoning with Chinese Gen-Y对中国Y一代的思考 151
Unit 8 A Taste of Literature 157
Listening and Speaking：Asking for Permission请求许可 158
Text A：The Five Boons of Life生命的五种恩赐 160
Grammar：Inversion倒装 165
Writing：Resume个人简历 168
Translation Skills：Translation of Negation in English Sentences英语否定句型汉译法 171
Text B：Mammon and the Archer财神与爱神 173
指导用书 183
Unit 1 Education 184
Unit 2 Technology and Life 191
Unit 3 Career and Achievement 200
Unit 4 The Art of Living 208
Unit 5 Environmental Protection 215
Unit 6 Sports 222
Unit 7 Globalization and Culture 230
Unit 8 A Taste of Literature 238