Lesson One 1
Text Four Words That Changed a Life 四字改变人生 2
Writing Note 便条 17
Translation Diction 选择和引申词义 23
Reading Best Teacher I Ever Had 我最好的老师 25
Lesson Two 29
Text Go to the Ant 蚂蚁世界 30
Writing Bill 单据 41
Translation Conversion 转译词类 44
Reading How Do Homing Pigeons Find Home? 信鸽归巢之谜 46
Lesson Three 51
Text Just for Today 哪怕就今天一天 52
Writing Notice 通知 66
Translation Amplification and Omission 增减词语 69
Reading Be True to Yourself 诚信人生 70
Lesson Four 75
Text Our Pursuit of Happiness 知足者常乐 76
Writing Notice 启事 91
Translation Inversion 调整语序 94
Reading The Secret of True Happiness 幸福的真谛 95
Lesson Five 99
Text How to Find Time to Read 如何挤时间看书 100
Writing Invitation Card 请柬 115
Translation Sentence Division 分译和合译 118
Reading Companionship of Books 以书为友 120
Lesson Six 125
Text Marking a Book 在书上作批注 126
Writing Personal Letter 私人信函 139
Translation Negation and Affirmation 正反译和反正译 146
Reading Are Books in Danger? 书籍面临灭绝的危险吗？ 148
Lesson Seven 153
Text Hard Work Leads to Success 刻苦努力才是成功之路 154
Writing Business Letter 事务信函 166
Translation The Passive Voice 被动语态的翻译 171
Reading The Winner's Guide to Success 成功者的经验之谈 173
Lesson Eight 179
Text Cultural Divides 文化差异 180
Writing Application 求职信 196
Translation Attributive Clause 定语从句的翻译 203
Reading My Surname Is"Sun" 我姓“孙” 204
Lesson Nine 209
Text A New Attitude to Gratitude 回报真情 210
Writing Resume 个人简历 223
Translation Multiples 倍数的翻译 228
Reading Nice Way to Say No 善于说“不” 229
Lesson Ten 235
Text Character Counts 德高才能望重 236
Writing Memorandum 备忘录 249
Translation Long Sentences 长句的翻译 255
Reading Rules Every Achiever Knows 成功者的法则 257
Appendix 263
Vocabulary List 263
成人高等教育专科公共英语调查 283
成人高等教育非英语专业专科公共英语课程情况教师问卷统计结果 286