Unit 1 Planning Your Future Career 1
Starting Out 2
Reading Focus:Traits of the Key Players 4
Reading More:Why Do We Work? 18
Practical Translation：定语从句的翻译（1） 28
Focused Writing:Narrative Essays 30
Final Project 33
Unit 2 Art of the Table 34
Starting Out 35
Reading Focus:Culinary Delights in China 36
Reading More:A Cuisine Crisis 48
Practical Translation：定语从句的翻译（2） 58
Focused Writing:Descriptive Essays(1) 60
Final Project 62
Unit 3 Leisure Activities 63
Starting Out 64
Reading Focus:Why Harry's Hot? 65
Reading More:Europeans Just Want to Have Fun 78
Practical Translation：状语从句的翻译 87
Focused Writing:Descriptive Essays(2) 89
Final Project 95
Unit 4 Love and Marriage 96
Starting Out 97
Reading Focus:Love and Loving Relationships 98
Reading More:The Last Chapter 110
Practical Translation：被动句的翻译 117
Focused Writing:Expository Essays(1) 119
Final Project 122
Unit 5 Living a Healthier Life 123
Starting Out 124
Reading Focus:Yoga in America 127
Reading More:Stress and Health 138
Practical Translation：长句的翻译 149
Focused Writing:Expository Essays(2) 152
Final Project 157
Unit 6 Sanctuary or Fulfillment 159
Starting Out 160
Reading Focus:Here Is New York 162
Reading More:Feathers from a Thousand Li Away 175
Practical Translation：名词性从句的翻译 183
Focused Writing:Argumentative Essays 186
Final Project 189
Unit 7 Exploring Human Nature 190
Starting Out 191
Reading Focus:On Human Nature 193
Reading More:The Bum 204
Practical Translation：修辞的翻译 213
Focused Writing:Abstracts 215
Final Project 218
Unit 8 Smarter Transportation 219
Starting Out 220
Reading Focus:The Hidden Danger of Seat Belts 221
Reading More:Intelligent Transportation Systems—ITS 232
Practical Translation：词汇的翻译 242
Focused Writing:A Bibliography 244
Final Project 247
Unit 9 Affordable Housing 248
Starting Out 249
Reading Focus:The Housing Crisis Goes Suburban 251
Reading More:Is Affordable Housing Becoming an Oxymoron? 263
Practical Translation：复合词的翻译 270
Focused Writing:Précis or Summaries 271
Final Project 274
Unit 10 The Role of Education 275
Starting Out 276
Reading Focus:The Role of the Academy in Times of Crisis 277
Reading More:America's Failure in Science Education 289
Practical Translation：抽象名词的翻译 297
Focused Writing:Reports 298
Final Project 302