Lesson 1 A puma at large逃遁的美洲狮 1
Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one十三等于一 4
Lesson 3 An unknown goddess无名女神 7
Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs阿尔弗雷德·布洛格斯的双重生活 10
Lesson 5 The facts确切数字 13
Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab 砸橱窗抢劫 16
Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies 残钞鉴别组 19
Lesson 8 A famous monastery著名的修道院 22
Lesson 9 Flying cats飞猫 25
Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic“泰坦尼克”号的沉没 28
Lesson 11 Not guilty无罪 31
Lesson 12 Life on a desert island荒岛生活 34
Lesson 13“It's only me”“是我，别害怕” 37
Lesson 14 A noble gangster贵族歹徒 40
Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble五十便士的麻烦 43
Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb玛丽有一头小羔羊 45
Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world世界上最长的吊桥 48
Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art现代艺术中的电流 50
Lesson 19 A very dear cat一只贵重的宝贝猫 52
Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots飞行员的先驱 55
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza丹尼尔·门多萨 58
Lesson 22 By heart熟记台词 62
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison各有所爱 65
Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard“家丑” 68
Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark“卡蒂萨克”号帆船 71
Lesson 26 Wanted:a large biscuit tin征购大饼干筒 74
Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy不卖也不买 77
Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear五镑也太贵 79
Lesson 29 Funny or not?是否可笑？ 82
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost幽灵之死 86
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric可爱的怪人 89
Lesson 32 A lost ship一艘沉船 92
Lesson 33 A day to remember难忘的一天 95
Lesson 34 A happy discovery幸运的发现 98
Lesson 35 Justice was done伸张正义 101
Lesson 36 A chance in a million百万分之一的机遇 105
Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express开往威斯特海温的快车 108
Lesson 38 The first calendar最早的日历 111
Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about不必担心 114
Lesson 40 Who's who真假难辨 117
Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace宁静田园生活的遐想 120
Lesson 42 Modern cavemen现代洞穴人 123
Lesson 43 Fully insured全保险 126
Lesson 44 Speed and comfort又快捷又舒适 129
Lesson 45 The power of the press新闻报道的威力 132
Lesson 46 Do it yourself自己动手 135
Lesson 47 Too high a price?代价太高？ 138
Lesson 48 The silent village沉默的村庄 141
Lesson 49 The ideal servant理想的仆人 144
Lesson 50 New Year resolutions新年的决心 147
Lesson 51 Predicting the future预测未来 150
Lesson 52 Mud is mud实事求是 153
Lesson 53 In the public interest为了公众的利益 156
Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness?是本能还是机智？ 159
Lesson 55 From the earth:Greetings来自地球的问候 162
Lesson 56 Our neighbour,the river河流，我们的邻居 166
Lesson 57 Back in the old country重返故里 169
Lesson 58 A spot of bother一点儿小麻烦 172
Lesson 59 Collecting收藏 175
Lesson 60 Too early and too late太早和太晚 178
Key to the exercises Ⅰ and Ⅲ“理解性问题”和“复述故事”答案 181