Chapter One Language and Culture 1
Ⅰ．Introduction：The Unfolding of Language 2
Ⅱ．Quotes about Language 3
Ⅲ．Discussions on Language and Culture 4
Ⅳ．Readings on Language and Culture 6
Ⅴ．After-class Reading Assignment 19
Chapter Two Aspects of the English Language 23
Ⅰ．A BriefHistory of the English Language 24
Ⅱ．Quotes about the English Language 26
Ⅲ．Discussions on the English Language 27
Ⅳ．Reading Passages on the English Language 28
Ⅴ．English is a Creative Language：Word-formations 39
Ⅵ．A Comparison and Contrast of English and Chinese 45
Chapter Three Gems of the English Language：Great Literary Works 58
Ⅰ．The Meaning of Literature 59
Ⅱ．The Most Beautiful English Poems 64
Ⅲ．The Most Powerful English Speeches 84
Ⅳ．The Most Remembered Literary Passages 102
Chapter Four Figures of Speech：Add Power to Your Language 112
Ⅰ．Fundamentals of Figures of Speech 113
Ⅱ．Major Types of Figures of Speech 115
Ⅲ．Eight Figures of Speech in Focus 124
Chapter Five The Fun Stuff of the English Language 131
Ⅰ．Fun Stuff Everywhere 132
Ⅱ．Wit and Humor 142
Ⅲ．Word Plays 153
Suggested keys and answers to exercises 162
Chapter One Language and Culture 162
Chapter Two Aspects of the English Language 163
Chapter Three Gems of the English Language：Great Literary Works 167
Chapter Four Figures ofSpeech：Add Power to Your Language 167
Chapter Five The Fun Stuff of the English Language 168