UNIT 1 LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE…1
Part One Lead-in…2
Section 1 Listening A Psalm of Life…2
Section 2 Watching…3
Part Two Reading and Writing…4
Text A The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin…4
Part Three Reading and Speaking…12
Text B Why Do We Read Fiction?…12
Part Four Cross Cultural Communication…17
Passage A 许渊冲翻译理论的中国特色…17
Passage B Tradition and the Individual Talent…19
UNIT 2 WAR AND CIVILIZATION…21
Part One Lead-in…22
Section 1 Listening…22
Section 2 Watching…22
Part Two Reading and Writing…23
Text A Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts…23
Part Three Reading and Speaking…32
Text B Soviet Strong Man…32
Part Four Cross Cultural Communication…36
Passage A 黄埔军校简史…36
Passage B A Brief History of West Point…37
UNIT 3 THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS…40
Part One Lead-in…41
Section 1 Listening The Things that Make Americans
Happy…41
Section 2 Watching…42
Part Two Reading and Writing…44
Text A On Happiness…44
Part Three Reading and Speaking…54
Text B Hamburger Model of Happiness…54
Part Four Cross Cultural Communication…60
Passage A 获得相对幸福和绝对幸福的方法…60
Passage B Platonic Harmony…62
UNIT 4 ARCHITECTURE OF THE WORLD…65
Part One Lead-in…66
Section 1 Listening…66
Section 2 Watching…66
Part Two Reading and Writing…67
Text A In Search of Ancient Chinese Architecture…67
Part Three Reading and Speaking…78
Text B The Sydney Opera House…78
Part Four Cross Cultural Communication …86
Passage A 中国建筑本土化…86
Passage B Chicago School Architecture…87
UNIT 5 LAW AND SOCIETY…90
Part One Lead-in…91
Section 1 Listening…91
Section 2 Watching…91
Part Two Reading and Writing…92
Text A Law and Society…92
Part Three Reading and Speaking…100
Text B The Function of Law…100
Part Four Cross Cultural Communication…106
Passage A 权力的兽性…106
Passage B …107
UNIT 6 DEMAND, PRICE AND WEALTH…110
Part One Lead-in…111
Section 1 Listening…111
Section 2 Watching…111
Part Two Reading and Writing…112
Text A Gradations of Consumers’ Demand …112
Part Three Reading and Speaking…121
Text B Yes, the Wealthy Can Be Deserving…121
Part Four Cross Cultural Communication…127
Passage A 泛论生产事业…127
Passage B Of the Origin and Use of Money…128
UNIT 7 BETWEEN TWO WORLDS…131
Part One Lead-in…132
Section 1 Listening…132
Section 2 Watching…132
Part Two Reading and Writing…133
Text A The World We Have Lost…133
Part Three Reading and Speaking…142
Text B Saving the Amazon: Winning the war on
deforestation…142
Part Four Cross Cultural Communication…147
Passage A 大气污染防治行动计划…147
Passage B London Air Quality Strategy 2011—2015 …149
UNIT 8 TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA…152
Part One Lead-in…153
Section 1 Listening…153
Section 2 Watching…153
Part Two Reading and Writing…154
Text A Amusing Ourselves to Death…154
Part Three Reading and Speaking…162
Text B Always On: Personal and Cognitive Consequences…162
Part Four Cross Cultural Communication…167
Passage A 微博“意见领袖”的影响力…167
Passage B Five Types of Social Media Influencers…168