Unit 1 Love and Marriage 1
Part Ⅰ Reading 2
Section Ⅰ Extensive Reading 2
How Long Should You Be Dating Before You Get Married？ 2
Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 5
Passage 1 5
Passage 2 6
Section Ⅲ Reading in Translation 8
Chinese to English 8
English to Chinese 11
Part Ⅱ Appreciation 16
Section Ⅰ Prose Appreciation 16
The Story ofan Hour 16
Section Ⅱ Movie Appreciation 22
Emma 22
Unit 2 Gender and Culture 27
Part Ⅰ Reading 28
Section Ⅰ Extensive Reading 28
How Will Same-Sex"Marriage"Change Our Culture? 28
Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 31
Passage 1 31
Passage 2 33
Section Ⅲ Reading in Translation 34
Chinese to English 34
English to Chinese 40
Part Ⅱ Appreciation 45
Section Ⅰ Prose Appreciation 45
The Gentlemen of the Jungle 45
Section Ⅱ Movie Appreciation 51
The Color Purple 51
Unit 3 War and Peace 58
Part Ⅰ Reading 59
Section Ⅰ Extensive Reading 59
Was It Worth It?Afghanistan 11 Years Later 59
Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 62
Passage 1 62
Passage 2 64
Section Ⅲ Reading in Translation 65
Chinese to English 65
English to Chinese 69
Part Ⅱ Appreciation 76
Section Ⅰ Prose Appreciation 76
Chapter 7 of The Red Badge of Courage 76
Section Ⅱ Movie Appreciation 82
The Red Badge of Courage 82
Unit 4 Dream and Reality 87
Part Ⅰ Reading 88
Section Ⅰ Extensive Reading 88
How to Make Dreams Real 88
Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 91
Passage 1 91
Passage 2 92
Section Ⅲ Reading in Translation 94
Chinese to English 94
English to Chinese 101
Part Ⅱ Appreciation 110
Section Ⅰ Prose Appreciation 110
The House on Mango Street 110
Section Ⅱ Movie Appreciation 114
The Great Gatsby 114
Unit 5 Youth and Age 120
Part Ⅰ Reading 121
Section Ⅰ Extensive Reading 121
From HK To Mainland,Bridging a Gap 121
Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 124
Passage 1 124
Passage 2 126
Section Ⅲ Reading in Translation 127
Chinese to English 127
English to Chinese 133
Part Ⅱ Appreciation 138
Section Ⅰ Prose Appreciation 138
A Clean,Well-Lighted Place 138
Section Ⅱ Movie Appreciation 148
TheAge of Innocence 148
Unit 6 Science and Mythology 152
Part Ⅰ Reading 153
Section Ⅰ Extensive Reading 153
The Bible and Greek Mythology 153
Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 156
Passage 1 156
Passage 2 157
Section Ⅲ Reading in Translation 159
Chinese to English 159
English to Chinese 163
Part Ⅱ Appreciation 171
Section Ⅰ Poetry Appreciation 171
To Science 171
Section Ⅱ Movie Appreciation 174
Frankenstein 174
Unit 7 Man and Nature 179
Part Ⅰ Reading 180
Section Ⅰ Extensive Reading 180
No One Left Behind in Coal Country 180
Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 183
Passage 1 183
Passage 2 184
Section Ⅲ Reading in Translation 186
Chinese to English 186
English to Chinese 191
Part Ⅱ Appreciation 199
Section Ⅰ Poetry Appreciation 199
Anecdote of the Jar 199
Section Ⅱ Movie Appreciation 203
Moby Dick 203
Unit 8 Language and Society 207
Part Ⅰ Reading 208
Section Ⅰ Extensive Reading 208
What's the Hardest Language in the World? 208
Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 211
Passage 1 211
Passage 2 213
Section Ⅲ Reading in Translation 214
Chinese to English 214
English to Chinese 218
Part Ⅱ Appreciation 229
Section Ⅰ Poetry Appreciation 229
Tell All the Truth But Tell It Slant 229
Section Ⅱ Movie Appreciation 232
Pygmalion 232
Key to Exercises 236
Bibliography 253