第三版前言 III
使用说明 VII
Unit 1 1
Part A Why People Work 1
Part BI A Theory About Genius 11
II Choosing a Career 17
III Four Minutes That Get You Hired 21
Part C A Few Opening Remarks for the
Learners 27
Unit 2 35
Part A Clothes Make the Man 35
Part BI Do Clothes Make the Man? 47
II Style's Hidden Persuaders 53
III Fashion Merchandising 60
Part C Translation of Noun Phrases, Adjective
Phrases and Verbal Construction 67
Unit 3 73
Part A Space and Time 73
Part BI Old and New Buildings 81
II Medical Technology Puts Biological Clock
on Hold 87
III Chance and Probability 94
Part C Translation of Sentences of Passive Voice
and the Predicate 99
Unit 4 104
Part A The Method of Scientific Investigation 104
Part BI The West's Debt to China 114
II Nature of Psychology 121
III And Now, the Age of Light 127
Part C Translation of Long Sentences 134
Unit 5 139
Part A Clear Only if Known 139
Part BI Friends, Good Friends-and Such Good
Friends 150
II Understanding Americans 155
III How People Communicate 162
Part C Translation of the Subject 166
Unit 6 172
Part A Europe's Adventure Begins 172
Part BI Big Blunders from Big Business 183
II Preface to"Service America!" 191
III On a Wing and a Hotel Room 197
Part C Translation of the Predicate, Predicative
and Object 204
Unit 7 210
Part A How to Avoid Foolish Opinions? 210
Part BI What's Your Best Time of Day? 221
II The Day Language Came into My
Life 227
III Mind Power Breakthrough! 234
Part C Translation of Verb Modifiers and
Noun Modifiers 242
Unit 8 249
Part A The Quick Fix Society 249
Part BI Superstitious? Here's Why! 260
II The Fine Art of Complaining 267
III U.S. Having Fewer Bad Air Days 276
Part C Comprehensive Exercises 282
Vocabulary 287
Phrases 297