全书八十余篇文章按照主题被分为十二个单元，包括“生命之河”、“ 人与自然”、“人与社会”、“现代元素”等话题，涉及文化、历史、文学、艺术、社会、科学等诸多方面，大部分文章与我们的日常生活息息相关，很容易引起读者的共鸣。每个单元入选的六七篇文章体裁、内容、文风各异。这样读者可以在同一个主题下接触到不同类型的文章，或名家经典、或时文精品，语言或古朴优雅、或现代时尚，从而充分汲取知识、文化上的丰富营养，品味英语语言的独特魅力。
Life’s River Beginning生命之初／1
The Art of Living生活的艺术／5
We Are on a Journey人在旅途／8
To Live Is to Function人活着就要工作／12
The 4 Wives生命中的四位爱人／14
All Based o．n Your Attitude一切取决于你的态度／17
Father’S Death父亲的离去／19
word of Wisdom智慧之言／22
Man and Education Books书籍／26
How to Mark a Book?如何在书上做记号／29
Two Kinds of Reader两种不同的读者／33
A Man to Remember值得怀念之人／37
The Bright and the Dull Students聪明的学生和迟钝的学生／40
About Writing关于写作／42
Time Management Tips合理安排时间的几点建议／45
Stanford University斯坦福大学／49
Culture The Rule of British Eyes’Behavior英国人的眼睛行为规则／
52 American’s Privacy of Price美国人的价格隐私／55
Born tO Shop天生喜爱购物／57
American，s Morality美国人的道德观／60
Do，s and Don’t’S餐桌礼仪／64
You Are What You Eat吃什么食物变什么样／67
Italian Food意大利美食／70
Dating Customs in Germany德国人的约会习俗／73
Man and Nature Nature’s Ultrahumanity超越人性的大自然／76
Silent Spring无声的春天／79
A Summer Day夏Et／82
Night夜／86
An October Sunrise十月的日出／90
Golden Fruit金果／93
The Rabbits and the Wolves兔子和狼／97
The New Cat初生小猫／100
Love and Beauty The Art of Love爱的艺术／103
Russell on Affection罗素谈爱／106
A Love Letter一封情书／109
Praver for My Mother为母亲祈祷／112
The Love of Beauty爱美／115
A True Instinct for the Beautiful让爱美的天性常在／118
Real Beauty真美／121
Of Beauty谈美／124
Mall and Literature Literature and Life文学与生活／128
Companionship of Books以书为友／131
Two Views of the River一条河的两种景色／134
What Life Means to Me生命于我的意义／138
Mandela’S Garden曼德拉的菜园／141
Two Kinds截然不同／144
The Place Where I Was Born我出生的地方／148
Man and Science What Is Science科学是什么／152
3G Phone第三代手机／155
Potential Nanotech Health Risk纳米技术对健康的潜在危害／158
How Water Can Keep You Feeling Young饮水如何让你青春永驻／162
The Bird Flu禽流感／165
Michael Faraday米加勒•法拉第／168
Scientific Development in Ancient China中国古代的科技发展／170
History and Civilization The Problem of Mankind人类的问题／174
Does America Have History?美国有历史吗／177
Better Tomorrow明天会更好／1
80 Men’s Liberation from Etiquette男性的礼仪解放／183
American’S Optimism美国人的乐观精神／185
Gallic Wars高卢战记／188 Pompeii庞贝城／191
Man and Arts The Art and Artist艺术和艺术家／194
Vienna and Waltz维也纳与圆舞曲／197
Cartoon漫画／200 T
he Art of Fragrance香味创造的艺术／203
The Story of Rossini罗西尼趣闻／206
George de la Tour乔治•德•拉图尔／210
Man and Society Paradox of 0ur Times我们这个时代的尴尬／213
Youth of Today：No Savings，No Pension，Huge Debts当今的年轻人——无存款、无养老金、债务累累／216
Sav No to Western Fast Food对洋快餐说“不”／218
Degrees，But No Jobs有学位，没工作／222
A Red Light for Scofflaws向违法者亮红灯／226
Growing Old老龄化／229 Modern Element Internet互联网／233
一 Online Chat网上聊天／236
spam，s Big Bang!垃圾邮件泛滥成灾／239
Video Game电子游戏’／242
Advertising广鼍|245
The Launching of the Euro欧元的启动／247
From Rags to Riches从一贫如洗到家财万贯／250
Action Plan for Green O’lympics绿色奥运的行动计划／253
Famous Speeches The Four Freedoms论四大自由／256
Our Family Creed家族的信条／260
The Road to Success成功之路／265
Mr．He Zhenliang’S Speech何振梁主席的陈述／269
Beautiful Smile and Love美丽的微笑和爱／272
Speech Given by Colin Lucas at Beijing University科林•卢卡斯 在北京大学的演说／275 Kofi Annan’S Speech toward the Event of 91 1科菲•安南在纪念 “9•11”事件一周年活动中的演讲／279
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