Unit One Body Language 1
1．Understanding the Basics of Body Language(Part Ⅰ) 1
2．Understanding the Basics of Body Language(Part Ⅱ) 10
3．The Magic of Smiles and Laughter 18
Unit Two The New Testament 27
1．Introduction 27
2．The Gospel According to Matthew(Matthew) 31
On Forgiveness,Sermon on the Mount(Matthew 5:38-48) 34
The Ascetic Ideal(Matthew 6:25-33) 35
The Golden Rule(Matthew 7:12) 36
Salvation and Damnation Linked to Deeds(Matthew 7:13-23) 37
3．The Letter of Paul to the Romans(Romans) 38
Salvation by Faith(Romans 3:21-28) 42
4．The Revelation to John(Revelation) 43
The Last Judgment(Revelation 20:11-21:4) 47
Unit Three Pearl Buck and the Good Earth 49
1．Book Review:'Pearl Buck in China' 49
2．The Good Earth 54
Unit Four Technology and Innovation 77
1．Apple:More than a Pretty Face 77
2．Sweden Puts Its Bets on Green Tech 84
3．Solar Plant Yields Water and Crops from the Desert 89
4．Robot Wars:The Rise of Artificial Intelligence 93
Unit Five Susan Glaspell and Trifles 99
1．Biographical Influences on Glaspell's Trifles 99
2．Trifles 101
Unit Six Education 123
1．The Chinese Mother 123
2．New Class(room)War:Teacher vs.Technology 130
3．A Matter of Degrees 135
4．Universities and Their Function 142
Unit Seven Silent Spring 149
1．Al Gore's Introduction to Silent Spring 149
2．A Fable for Tomorrow 157
3．The Obligation to Endure 161
Unit Eight China's Rise 171
1．Beijing Tries to Push beyond'Made in China'Status to Find Name-brand Innovation 171
2．My Year without'Made in China' 179
3．Rising China Bests a Shrinking Japan 182
4．China Is Eager to Bring High-speed Rail Expertise to the U.S 189
Unit Nine World History Ⅲ 195
1．Italian Renaissance(1330-1550) 195
2．The Enlightenment(1650-1800) 206
Unit Ten Sightseeing 219
1．The Palace of Versailles 219
2．The Moscow Kremlin 229
3．The Old City 235
Key to the Exercises 241
Appendix 1 New Testament Timeline 253
Appendix 2 Timeline of World History(Ⅱ) 255