本书共分为11个单元,每个单元一个主题,包含两篇与主题密切相关的文章,文章体裁为记叙文、说明文或议论文,主要围绕当前比较热门的和大学生非常感兴趣的话题展开,如健康饮食、学习、爱情、事业、运动、文化、商业、广告、科技、社会焦点、心理等,内容难易适中,深入浅出,适用于精读课以提高学生综合的听说读写译等能力。
    本书可作为高等学校英语专业课程的教材,也可供相关专业的师生参考。
		
	
Unit 1  Food and Health
  Text A  The Sugar, Salt and Fat Issue
  Grammar: Noun(名词)
  Text B  Premature Aging
  Practical Writing: Everyday E-mails(社交往来邮件)
Unit 2  Study
  Text A  How We Learn to Speak
  Grammar: Noun Clause(名词性从句)
  Text B  How to Improve Your Study Habits
  Practical Writing: Announcements and Notifications(通知的写作)
Unit 3  True Love
  Text A  An Amazing True Love Story
  Grammar: Verbs(动词)
  Text B  The Day Mother Cried
  Practical Writing: Letter of Complaint(投诉信的写作)
Unit 4  Career
  Text A  How to Get Lucky in Your Career
  Grammar: Modal Auxiliary Verbs(情态动词)
  Text B  Why People Work
  Practical Writing: Invitation Letter(邀请信的写作)
Unit 5  Sports
  Text A  The Importance of Passion and Purpose for Sport Success
  Grammar: Adjectives and Adverbs(形容词和副词)
  Text B  Violent Sports
  Practical Writing: Apology Letter(致歉信的写作)
Unit 6  Culture
  Text A  Halloween
  Grammar: Attributive Clause(定语从句)
  Text B  Tea Culture in Britain
  Practical Writing: Curriculum Vitae( 履历)
Unit 7  Commerce
  Text A  Sales Promotion Strategy
  Grammar: Adverbial Clause(状语从句)
  Text B  E-commerce: Today and the Future
  Practical Writing: Cover Letter(求职信)
Unit 8  Advertising
  Text A  Advertising 101: Different Ways to Advertise
  Grammar: Passive Voice(被动语态)
  Text B  Puffery in Advertising
  Practical Writing: Report(报告)
Unit 9  Technology
  Text A  What Directions Will AI Take You
  Grammar: Emphatic Structure(强调结构)
  Text B  Google's Exit: A Deliberate Plot
  Practical Writing: Meeting Minutes(会议议程和记录)
Unit 10  Social Issues
  Text A  Your Smart Phone is Ruining The Holidays
  Grammar: Subject-Predicate Agreement(主谓一致)
  Text B  Robots Do Not Pose a Threat to Humans
  Practical Writing: Memorandum(备忘录)
Unit 11  Psychology
  Text A  The Solution to Millennial Loneliness
  Grammar: Absolute Structure(独立主格)
  Text B  The 21-day Habit Forming Myth
  Practical Writing: Speech(演讲稿)
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