Pre-unit Test 1 1
UNIT ONE:Instructions to the students 9
Lesson 1 A puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮 14
Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one 十三等于一 18
Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 无名女神 22
Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs 阿尔弗雷德·布洛格斯的双重生活 26
Lesson 5 The facts 确切数字 30
Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab 砸橱窗抢劫 34
Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies 残钞鉴别组 38
Lesson 8 A famous monastery 著名的修道院 42
Lesson 9 Flying cats 飞猫 46
Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic "泰坦尼克"号的沉没 50
Lesson 11 Not guilty 无罪 54
Lesson 12 Life on a desert island 荒岛生活 58
Lesson 13 'It's only me' “是我，别害怕” 62
Lesson 14 A noble gangster 贵族歹徒 66
Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 五十便士的麻烦 70
Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb 玛丽有一头小羔羊 74
Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world 世界上最长的吊桥 78
Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art 现代艺术中的电流 82
Lesson 19 A very dear cat 一只贵重的宝贝猫 86
Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots 飞行员的先驱 90
Pre-unit Test 2 94
UNIT TWO:Instructions to the students 101
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza 丹尼尔·门多萨 106
Lesson 22 By heart 熟记台词 110
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison 各有所爱 114
Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard “家丑” 118
Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark “卡蒂萨克”号帆船 122
Lesson 26 Wanted:a large biscuit tin 征购大饼干筒 126
Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy 不卖也不买 130
Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear 五镑也太贵 134
Lesson 29 Funny or not? 是否可笑 138
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 幽灵之死 142
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentiic 可爱的怪人 146
Lesson 32 Alost ship 一艘沉船 150
Lesson 33 A day to remember 难忘的一天 154
Lesson 34 A happy discovery 幸运的发现 158
Lesson 35 Justice was done 伸张正义 162
Lesson 36 Achance in a million 百万分之一的机遇 166
Lesson 37 The Westhaven Expiess 开往威斯特海温的快车 170
Lesson 38 The first calendar 最早的日历 174
Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 不必担心 178
Lesson 40 Who's who 真假难辨 182
UNIT THREE:Instructions to the students 188
Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace 宁静田园生活的遐想 192
Lesson 42 Modern cavemen 现代洞穴人 196
Lesson 43 Fully insured 全保险 200
Lesson 44 Speed and comfort 又快捷又舒适 204
Lesson 45 The power of the press 新闻报道的威力 208
Lesson 46 Do it vourself 自己动手 212
Lesson 47 Too high a price? 代价太高? 216
Lesson 48 The silent village 沉默的村庄 220
Lesson 49 The ideal servant 理想的仆人 224
Lesson 50 New Year resolutions 新年的决心 228
Lesson 51 Predicting the future 预测未来 232
Lesson 52 Mud is mud 实事求是 236
Lesson 53 In the pubhc interest 为了公众的利益 240
Lesson 54 Instinct or cleveiness? 是本能还是机智 244
Lesson 55 From the earth Greetings 来自地球的问候 248
Lesson 56 Our neighbour. the river 河流,我们的邻居 252
Lesson 57 Back in the old country 重返故里 256
Lesson 58 A spot of bother 一点儿小麻烦 260
Lesson 59 Collecting 收藏 264
Lesson 60 Too earlv and too late 太早和太晚 268
Appendix 1:Personal names 附录1:人名中英文对照表 272
Appendix 2:Geographical names 附录2:地名中英文对照表 273