Unit One 1
Section A Alfred Nobel：a Man of Peace 阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔：一个致力于和平事业的人 1
目录 1
Section B Marie Curie：A Twentieth-Century Woman 玛丽·居里：20世纪的一位伟大女性 27
Section C Nobel Prize Winners 诺贝尔奖获得者 42
Unit Two 44
Section A Speaking of Men and Women... 谈论男人和女人 44
Section B Women and Change 妇女与变化 68
Section C A Woman Looks at the Future 一位女士对未来的看法 78
Section A Trying to Fit into a New Family 设法适应新家庭 81
Unit Three 81
Section B Adoption 收养子女 103
Section C The Story of an Adoptive Mother 一位母亲收养孩子的故事 111
Unit Four 113
Section A Stopping Smokingin Public Places？ 公共场所应该禁烟吗？ 113
Section B A Decision Made Too Late 太迟的决定 136
Section C The Future of Cigarette Makers 香烟制造商的未来 149
Unit Five 152
Section A Too Many Choices in Shopping 眼花缭乱的采购 152
Section B Advertising Everywhere 广告满天飞 171
Section C Medium or Large 中份还是大份 182
Section A The More You Give，the Happier You Become 付出越多越快乐 184
Unit Six 184
Section B Keep Alive Your Sense of Humor 保持幽默感 205
Section C Anger Doesn’t Make Things Better 大发脾气无济于事 217
Unit Seven 220
Section A Why Getting Married So Young？ 为什么早婚？ 220
Section B Love or Infatuation？ 是爱情还是痴迷？ 239
Section C Live Together First？ 应该先同居吗？ 253
Section A Treating Illness 256
治病 256
Unit Eight 256
Section B Headaches 头痛种种 278
Section C Food and Health 饮食与健康 289
Unit Nime 291
Section A Little Saigon 小西贡 291
Section B Thought of Myself as an American 自以为是美国人 312
Section C Migration Today 移民问题现状 325
Unit Ten 328
Section A High Technology in the House 房子里的高科技 328
Section B The Fun They Had in School 他们在学校的乐趣 347
Section C Do Computers Help You to Learn？ 电脑能帮助你学习吗？ 357