1．A Psalm of Lifeby Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1
2．The Village Schoolby Charles Dickens 6
3．The Balance of Natureby Julian Huxley 10
4．Lord Chesterfield to His Son about Letter Writingby Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 15
5．Lord Chesterfield to His Son More about Letter Writingby Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 19
6．The Rainy Day 23
7．Benjamin Franklinby Elbridge Brooks 26
8．The Stormby Charles Dickens 30
9．A Pair of Socksby William Lyon Phelps 35
10．Oliver Geldsmithby Washington Irving 39
11．Annabel Leeby Edgar Allan Poe 43
12．If I Were a Boy Again 48
13．A True Instinct for the Beautifulby Rachel Carson 53
14．Letter to Lord Chesterfieldby Samuel Johnson 57
15．Pens 62
16．O Captain!My Captain!by Walt Whitman 68
17．Versatile Manby L.G.Alexander 72
18．The Night Stormby Charles Dickens 76
19．My First Day in Philadelphiaby Benjamin Franklin 81
20．Random Thoughtsby John Boynton Priestley 86
附录一、作者简介（英汉对照） 91
二、词汇表 101