PART ONE 著名人物 2
UNIT 1 Get a Life,Gordon!Minister Says PM Needs More Fun 2
英国：布朗首相是个工作狂吗 3
UNIT 2 Miller's Not Like the Rest 6
《越狱》新偶像米勒，走和别人不一样的路 7
UNIT 3 She Is a Legend 9
女中传奇 10
UNIT 4 Gettysburg Address 13
葛底斯堡演说 14
UNIT 5 The Second Inaugural Address by Bill Clinton 16
克林顿第二次就职演说 17
UNIT 6 A Blind Woman's Vision 20
海伦·凯勒——奋斗的人 21
UNIT 7 "Mom-in-chief"Role and More for Michelle Obama 24
准第一夫人：照顾好女儿是首要任务 25
UNIT 8 The Mask Forever—Jim Carrey 27
永远的《面具》——金·凯利 28
UNIT 9 Ronaldo:King of the World 32
罗纳尔多：世界球王 33
UNIT 10 McCain:What We're Fighting for 35
麦凯恩：我们为何而战 36
UNIT 11 Winston Churchill:His Other Life 39
温斯顿·丘吉尔：生活侧记 41
UNIT 12 Remarks of Senator Barack Obama:Iowa Caucus Night 45
奥巴马1月3日在衣阿华的演讲辞 46
UNIT 13 Remembering Diana 50
追忆戴安娜 51
UNIT 14 Marilyn Monroe:Candle in the Wind 53
玛丽莲·梦露：风中之烛 54
UNIT 15 Hewitt 56
休伊特 57
UNIT 16 The Gentleman Thief:Arsene Lupin 59
怪盗亚森·罗苹 60
UNIT 17 Engrid Bergman 62
英格利·褒曼 63
UNIT 18 Hillary's Comparison 65
希拉里的比较 66
UNIT 19 The Making of Isaac Newton 68
牛顿＋苹果＝万有引力 69
UNIT 20 The Ups and Downs of Katherine Graham 73
奋斗与坚持：报业女巨人的一生 74
UNIT 21 The Britain's Got Talent Singer—Susan Boyle 78
英国新晋超女苏珊大妈 79
PART TWO 工作生活 82
UNIT 1 Kids Think Glasses Make Others Look Smart,Honest 82
小孩认为戴眼镜显得更有学问，更诚实 83
UNIT 2 Excuse 86
借口 87
UNIT 3 Next Time That You Think You're Having a Bad Day 89
当觉得自己倒霉时看看这个 90
UNIT 4 Can Happiness Be Bought 92
钱可以买到幸福吗 93
UNIT 5 January 31 the Year's Biggest Night for First Dates 95
1月31日最适合初次约会 96
UNIT 6 Thank You:The Two Little Words That Are Better Than a Pay Rise 98
赞扬比加薪更重要 99
UNIT 7 Music That's Always on Top 101
永远的流行音乐 102
UNIT 8 Life Is Miracule 104
生命即是奇迹 106
UNIT 9 Tuesdays with Morrie 109
相约星期二 110
UNIT 10 Women Approaching 30 Prefer Marriage to Carreers 112
30岁的女性婚姻重于事业 113
UNIT 11 Cowboys'Tales of Love and Loss 115
纯粹美国式的乡村音乐 116
UNIT 12 Like Father,Like Daughter 119
就业新趋势：女承父业 120
UNIT 13 Mother Is Role Model in Son's Choice of Wife 122
男人择偶常以母亲为标准 123
UNIT 14 Short People Are Most Prone to Jealousy 125
个子越矮嫉妒心越强 126
UNIT 15 Blue-eyed Men Prefer Blue-eyed Women 128
蓝眼睛男士为何青睐蓝眼睛女士 129
UNIT 16 Persistence Pays 131
苦尽甘来 132
UNIT 17 Air and Opportunity 134
机会如空气，请善待机会 134
UNIT 18 These Things I Wish for You 136
幸福快乐就好 137
UNIT 19 Online Love Is Often Blind,Brief 140
网恋盲目而短暂 141
UNIT 20 Always Buying Sneakers?It's the Sign of a Leader 144
爱买运动鞋的人具有领导潜质吗 145
UNIT 21 When Men See Red,They See Hot 147
男性偏爱红衣女郎 148
PART THREE 健康环境 152
UNIT 1 Women's Intelligence Increases During Motherhood 152
女性怀孕后智力会上升 153
UNIT 2 Are Baiqi Extinct 156
白鳍豚真的灭绝了吗 157
UNIT 3 Kids Prefer Veggies with Cool Names 160
蔬菜起酷名孩子更喜欢 161
UNIT 4 Different Exercise Affects Appetite Differently 163
不同锻炼方式对食欲的影响不一样 164
UNIT 5 Music to Your Ears Can Be Music for Your Heart,too 166
悦耳的音乐也有益于心脏健康 167
UNIT 6 Men Make Women Gain Weight 170
爱情影响女性体重变化 170
UNIT 7 Lack of Vitamin D Linked to Depression in Elderly 173
老年人缺维生素D会导致抑郁症 174
UNIT 8 Long Working Hours"Health Risk" 176
长时间工作危害大 177
UNIT 9 Smoking Hurts Mind as Well as Body 179
吸烟既损害身体又损害大脑 180
UNIT 10 Children Under Three Should See No Television 182
英国专家建议3岁以下儿童不要看电视 183
UNIT 11 How TV Violence Affects Kids 185
电视中的暴力内容是怎样影响孩子们的 186
UNIT 12 How Certain Vegetables Combat Cancer 190
有些蔬菜可防癌 191
UNIT 13 Golf:There's Nothing Like It 193
高尔夫——没有比它更好的运动了 194
UNIT 14 Divorce Can Add Years to a Person's Face 196
离婚会让人的容颜变老 197
UNIT 15 Fallacies About Food 199
关于饮食的几种错误观点 200
UNIT 16 Dieting Your Way to Health 203
节食是通往健康之路 205
UNIT 17 Gay Youth:The Straight Facts 208
少年“同志”：成长荆棘路 209
UNIT 18 Coffee,Tea Linked to Lower Risk of Kidney Cancer 211
喝茶和咖啡有助于预防肾癌 212
UNIT 19 Half of Young Women Dissatisfied with Their Appearance 214
半数女性不满自己的容貌 215
UNIT 20 The Ideal Weight in French Minds 218
法国人心中的理想体重 219
UNIT 21 Healthy Diet Means Better School Performance 222
孩子饮食健康，学习成绩优异 223
UNIT 22 Boosting Your Brain Power 225
提升你的智力 226
Unit 23 Cool Your Brain with a Yawn 229
打呵欠有助于醒脑 230
Unit 24 "Brain Decline"Begins at Age 27 232
大脑从27岁便开始衰退了 233
Unit 25 US Women Worry More About Weight Than Cancer 235
美国女性视减肥为头等大事 236
PART FOUR 财富经济 240
UNIT 1 Obamas'$1 Allowance:How Much Do You Pay Your Kids 240
奥巴马女儿每周只赚一美元零用钱，你给孩子多少呢 241
UNIT 2 For Sale:the World's Smallest Country with Its Own Flag,Stamps,Currency and Passports 243
出售信息：世界上最小的国家，国旗、邮票、货币、护照样样俱全 244
UNIT 3 The First Jumbo Jet Hostel 246
首个飞机旅馆 247
UNIT 4 Racial Issues 249
美国种族问题 250
UNIT 5 Purchase by Tapping on a Glass 253
购物奇招：敲敲窗户就能买东西 254
UNIT 6 Germany the"Most Miserable Nation in the European Union" 256
欧洲调查：德国人最悲观 257
UNIT 7 Favorite Passwords:"1234"and"password" 259
人们最爱用的密码：“1234”和“password” 260
UNIT 8 Women Better at Money Matters Than Men 263
女性比男性更擅长理财 264
UNIT 9 The Difference 267
《用心生活，大有不同》 269
UNIT 10 Taxes,Taxes,and More Taxes 272
万税，万税，万万税 273
UNIT 11 Word-of-mouth:VIP Tickets to the MTV Europe Music Awards 276
口碑营销：一如MTV欧洲音乐节的VIP票 277
UNIT 12 Obama:The Change We Need 280
奥巴马：我们需要的变革 281
PART FIVE 科技长廊 286
UNIT 1 The Longest Day 286
一年之中最长的一天 287
UNIT 2 10-minute Daily Chat Improves Memory 289
每天交谈10分钟有助于提高记忆 290
UNIT 3 Honesty and Helpfulness Can Make You Look More Attractive 292
性格决定外表 293
UNIT 4 Stingers of the Sea—Jellyfish 295
海中“刺”客——水母 295
UNIT 5 Half the Planet Could Be Hit by Food Crisis by 2100 298
全球一半人口到2100年将面临粮食危机 299
UNIT 6 Laugh for the Health of It 301
笑能治百病 302
UNIT 7 Wariming Pushes Birds to Migrate Farther 305
全球变暖迫使候鸟迁徙更远 306
UNIT 8 Moms Pass on Experience Without Even Trying 309
母亲的经验可“自动”传给子女 310
UNIT 9 Diamonds 312
钻石 313
UNIT 10 Obesity Contributes to Global Warming 317
肥胖会加剧全球变暖 318
UNIT 11 Happy Families—It's in the Genes 320
快乐可以遗传 321
UNIT 12 Recession Harms Testosterone 323
经济危机影响男性性激素水平 324
UNIT 13 Language 326
语言 327
UNIT 14 Wake up and Smell the Coffee 329
饮咖啡也要思源 330
UNIT 15 Washing Symbols Might As Well Be Written in Martian 332
不懂洗涤标志，洗衣服变成毁衣服 333
UNIT 16 Is Cloning the Future 335
克隆一个你吗 336
UNIT 17 Stressed? Give the TV a Miss and Look out the Window 338
累了吗？看看窗外的风景 339
UNIT 18 The Moon 341
月球 342
UNIT 19 Why Can We Hear the Sound of the Ocean in a Shell 345
贝壳能传来海洋之音吗 346
UNIT 20 Why Are Maps Drawn with North at the Top 348
为什么把地图绘成北方朝上 349
UNIT 21 US Scientists Want to Grow Vegetables on the Moon 352
美科学家拟在月球种植蔬菜 353