Unit One People:Their Life and Customs 民族：生活和习俗Life in Ireland 3
Homeless Gypsies 9
Engagement and Wedding Customs in U.S.A 15
American Meals and Snacks 22
Marriage Partnership in UK 29
Native Americans Today 36
Unit Two World Famous People 世界名人 47
Abraham Lincoln 47
Benjamin Franklin:"The First American" 53
Mark Twain:Father of American Literature 59
Helen Keller:A Light in the Darkness 66
Remarkable Margaret Thatcher 71
William Jefferson Clinton 77
Unit Three Festivals ＆ Holidays 节日 89
Christmas 89
Thankgiving 95
Valentine's Day 100
Halloween 106
April Fools'Day 112
Public Holidays in UK 117
Unit Four Religion 宗教 129
Christianity 129
Major American Religions 137
Are American Religious? 143
Different Churches in Britain 149
The Rise of Islam 159
Unit Five Economy 经济 167
One World One Economy 167
Economies on the Edge 174
The Current UK Economy 181
Japan Is Resolved Never to Become a Source of Global Depression 187
Economic Reforms 194
The Tobacco Industry 200
Unit Six Education 教育 211
Must College Cost So Much? 211
Elementary School and High School in the United States 219
High-Tech Teaching 225
American Education:Problems and Solutions 232
Where College Fails Us 239
Public Schools in UK 247