Contents 1
Unit 1 A Fable for Tomorrow 1
Unit Overview 1
Part Ⅰ Language Skill 2
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 11
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 20
Unit 2 The Joker 28
Unit Overview 28
Part Ⅰ Language Skill 29
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 37
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 45
Unit 3 The Company Man 55
Unit Overview 55
Part Ⅰ Language Skill 56
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 64
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 74
Unit 4 My Friend,Albert Einstein 83
Unit Overview 83
Part Ⅰ Language Skill 84
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 92
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 103
Unit 5 A Short Story about the Vietnam War Memorial 112
Unit Overview 112
Part Ⅰ Language Skill 113
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 121
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 132
Unit 6 The Role of the Undesirables 142
Unit Overview 142
Part Ⅰ Language Skill 143
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 151
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 158
Unit 7 The Lessons of a Graveyard 170
Unit Overview 170
Part Ⅰ Language Skill 171
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 179
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 190
Unit 8 Friendship and Culture 200
Unit Overview 200
Part Ⅰ Language Skill 201
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 209
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 219