Unit One Education & Career 1
Text A The Future of Maritime Policy in Hong Kong 3
Text B Jobs Related to Marine Science 15
Unit Two Cultures 25
Text A Is American Culture “American”？ 27
Text B Chinese Tech Buffs Slake Thirst for U.S.TV Shows 42
Unit Three Languages 51
Text A Foreign Language Policies：A Way to Broaden Horizons or to Shorten Global Perspectives 53
Text B What Language Will We Speak in the New Age？ 66
Unit Four Society & Family 75
Text A Women Will Rule the World 77
Text B The Social Roles of Men and Women 89
Unit Five A Rising China & the World 97
Text A China-U.S.Trade War 99
Text B The China Dream 113
Unit Six Economy 125
Text A China： The Unplannable， Planned Economy 127
Text B The Great Monetary Battle of 2011 141
Unit Seven Maritime Affairs 151
Text A Piracy in Somalia： Why Solutions Can’t Be Found at Sea 153
Text B A Working Life： The Ship’s Captain 166
Unit Eight Science & Technology 177
Text A Sizing up the Electron 179
Text B Automation at Sea 193
Key to Exercises 203
Appendix I Glossary 208