PART 1
TO THE TEACHER 致教师 1
CONTENTS 1
PART 2
Towards Fluency ABOUT THIS COURSE 关于本教材的说明 3
HOW TO USE THIS COURSE 使用说明 13
Introductory Test leading to Part 1 22
UNIT ONE：Instructions to the Student 学生须知 26
1．Finding Man’s Ancestors 寻找人类的祖先 28
2．Spare that Spider 不要伤害蜘蛛 33
3．The Alpinists 阿尔卑斯山的登山者 37
4．Seeing Hands 能看见东西的手 42
5．The Gorilla 大猩猩 47
6．Out of the Air 超脱 52
7．The Sporting Spirit 体育的精神 57
8．Changes in a Family 家庭内部的变化 63
9．The Echo-Location in Bats 蝙蝠的回声定位 70
10．Where’re the Original and Creative？ 有独到见解和创造性的人在哪里？ 75
UNIT TWO：Instructions to the Student 83
11．The King Acted as His Own Spy 国王亲自当间谍 85
12．The Language of Hollywood 好莱坞的表现手法 91
13．No PeaceinOxford 牛津城已无宁静 97
14．How to Grow Old 怎样安度晚年 103
15．The Bank and its Customer 银行和储户 110
16．The Search for Oil 寻找石油 115
17．The Intelligence Test 智力测验 120
18．Two Factors of Limiting Research 束缚科研的两个因素 125
19．The English Gentleman 英国的绅士 130
20．Man，the Unknown 默默无闻的大众 135
UNIT THREE：Instructions to the Student 140
21．Rabbits Overrunning Australia 澳大利亚兔子成灾 142
22．Porpoises Saving Drowning Men 海豚救人 149
23．Sleeping and Rest 睡眠与休息 156
24．I Object to Walking 我反对散步 163
25．The Poisonous Snake and its Poison 毒蛇和毒液 169
26．William Hart，the Greatest Western Star 威廉·哈特，西部电影明星 176
27．Turn Knowledge to Good Account 用知识为人类造福 182
28．Albatross and Wild Duck 信天翁和野鸭 187
29．Aesthetic Experience and Suggestion 美感和遐想 193
30．The Culmination and Decay of Cities 城市发展的兴衰 199
Introductory Test Leading to Part 2 204
UNIT FOUR：Instructions to the Student 209
31．Noise and Mental Health 噪音与精神健康 211
32．The Past Life of the Earth 地球上昔日的生命 217
33．In the First Glorious Hour 在耀武扬威的起航时刻 222
34．Patients and Doctors 病人与医生 228
35．Hovercraft 气垫船 234
36．Exploring the Sea-Floor 探测海底 239
37．On Telling the Truth 谈谈说老实话 246
38．Appreciation of Sculpture 欣赏雕塑品 251
39．Galileo Reborn 研究伽俐略、争论又起 256
41．Education 教育 259
40．Population and Resources 人口与资源 262
UNIT FIVE：Instructions to the Student 267
42．Parents and their Adolescents 家长和青春期的孩子 274
43．Sources of Power and their Handling 能源及其输送 279
44．The Cost of Government 政府管理费用的开支 284
45．The Process of Ageing 衰老的过程 289
46．The Menace of Urban Explosion 城市爆炸的威胁 294
47．Plato Today 今日的“柏拉图” 299
48．What Every Writer Wants 作家追求什么 304
49．Balloon Astronomy 气球天文学 309
50．Living Upon Rivers 靠河为生 313
UNIT SIX：Instructions to the Student 318
51．Training Elephant 驯象 319
52．Earthquake and Seismometer 地震和测震仪 324
53．The Story of the French Foreign Legion 法国外籍军团史话 328
54．Are there Strangers in Space？ 宇宙中有外星人吗？ 334
55．The Study of Custom 风俗的研究 339
56．The Age of Automation 自动化的时代 345
57．The Importance of the Ideas 思想的重要性 350
58．A Policy to Banish Worry 排除烦恼的精明做法 355
59．Away From It All 用露营摆脱烦恼 361
60．On Capital Punishment 论死刑 369
参考译文 377
参考答案 413
语言难点索引 429