张彦主编的《就为了今天(新英语极地阅读初中版)》是以初中生为读者对象的主题式英语课外阅读。涉及成功、真情、惜时等12个主题108个话题。主要内容以文章导读、主体文章、字斟句酌、金句必背、读有所获、愿你多知等6大板块呈现。主题时代气息浓厚，体裁多样，题材广泛，材料鲜活，语言地道。

Unit 1 Success Cheers for Life成功。为生命喝彩

 Passage 1 The Secret of Work工作的秘诀

 Passage 2 Digging a Little Deeper再挖深一点

 Passage 3 The Hungry Mouse饥饿的老鼠

 Passage 4 Don't Make Excuses for Failure不为失败找借口

 Passage 5 Never Give UD永不放弃

 Passage 6 Great Expectations看得更远

 Passage 7 Last Respects最后的致意

 Passage 8 Life Is a Cafeteria人生就是一顿自助餐

 Passage 9 Changing Yourself改变自我

Unit2 Sail，Let's Sail扬帆。我们去远航

 Passage 1 The Littlest Fireman最小的消防员

 Passage 2 Following Your Dream追寻梦想

 Passage 3 Up to You自己决定

 Passage 4 Is Life Lucky?生活幸运吗?

 Passage 5 Growing Great by Dreams梦想成就伟大

 Passage 6 The Most Important Day最重要的一天

 Passage 7 Grand's Canyon大峡谷

 Passage 8 Little Star微小的星

Unit 3 Love Warms Your Life真情．温暖你人生

 Passage 1 What Makes True Friends?怎样获得真正的朋友？

 Passage 2 A Forever Friend永远的朋友

 Passage 3 The Power of Actions行动的力量

 Passage 4 Falling in Love Costs Your Friendship恋爱以友情为代价

 Passage 5 True Love，No Expectations真爱，零期待

 Passage 6 Love and Time爱与时间

 Passage 7 Love Is a Two-way Street爱的双行道

 Passage 8 I Love You我爱你们

Unit 4 Tolerance Makes Life Wider宽容，给人生宽度

 Passage 1 Two Goats两只山羊

 Passage 2 All I did Was Smile笑对生活

 Passage 3 Dogs for Sale待售的小狗

 Passage 4 Happiness幸福生活

 Passage 5 Echo of Life生命回音

 Passage 6 Burnt Biscuits烤焦的饼干

 Passage 7 The Hated Potatoes被敌视的土豆

 Passage 8 Waves of the Life生命的波纹

Unit 5 Wind and Rain Help Us风雨．使我们成长

 Passage 1 When Winds Blow风雨欲来

 Passage 2 My fate，I'm Sure我命由我

 Passage 3 Every Day Is Lucky每天都是幸运日

 Passage 4 The Greatest American Athlete伟大的运动员

 Passage 5 A friend朋友

 Passage 6 Liu Wei'Melody刘伟的旋律

 Passage 7 Fear Is Soft and Smooth恐惧亦平和

 Passage 8 Eagles In A Storm风暴中的雄鹰

Unit 6 Gratitude Makes Hearts Cheer up感恩，让心灵升华

 Passage 1 Being Grateful学会感恩

 Passage 2 The Best Day of My Life美妙的一天

 Passage 3 A Mother's Love母爱无价

 Passage 4 A Glass of Milk一杯牛奶

 Passage 5 The Power of Actions行动的力量

 Passage 6 Who Is Your Angel你的天使

 Passage 7 The Hand手

 Passage 8 Being Thankful to Mother感恩母爱

Unit 7 Love Lights the WorId用爱点亮世界

 Passage 1 Born for You为你而生

 Passage 2 Magic Window魔法窗

 Passage 3 The Shoemaker's Adventure鞋匠的历险

 Passage 4 He Needed a Son他需要一个儿子

 Passage 5 The Dress裙子

 Passage 6 The Greedy Cloud贪婪的云

 Passage 7 Love Needs No Words大爱无言

 Passage 8 An Afternoon in the Park公园的午后

Unit 8 Sentiment Pures Your Soul情操，让灵魂高沽

 Passage 1 The Most Beautiful Flower最美的花

 Passage 2 Love Is Kind爱是宽容

 Passage 3 Telling the Truth说真话

 Passage 4 Being Positive乐观对待生活

 Passage 5 My First Christmas Party我的第一个圣诞晚会

 Passage 6 Tlle Attitude to the Life对待生活的态度

 Passage 7 Building Your Own House Wisely明智造屋

 Passage 8 Appreciation感激

Unit 9 Content Is Better知足，才能得长乐

 Passage 1 The Story of the Cracked Pot破罐子的故事

 Passage 2 This Is True Love真爱如此

 Passage 3 What Is Happiness?幸福是什么？

 Passage 4 Love爱

 Passage 5 A Box Full of Kisses爱的盒子

 Passage 6 Let a Miracle Happen爱的奇迹

 Passage 7 Mother's Life母亲的生活

 Passage 8 Response to Love爱的回应

Unit 10 Treasure Time惜时

 Passage 1 Make the Most Use of Our School Days充实校园生活

 Passage 2 Do It at Once马上行动

 Passage 3 Today Is All We Have拥有今天

 Passage 4 Just for Today就为了今天

 Passage 5 Relishing the Moment品味现在

 Passage 6 Thomas Edison托马斯·爱迪生

 Passage 7“Yes”or“No”“是”与“不是”

 Passage 8 Making Every Day Count珍惜每一天

Unit 11 Life Blossoms Like Flowers生命，春花般灿烂

 Passage 1 Running Through the Rain雨中奔跑

 Passage 2 Heading up High抬起头来

 Passage 3 Living Happily快乐地生活

 Passage 4 Believing In You相信的力量

 Passage 5 Heroic Teacher英雄老师

 Passage 6 The M0st Beautiful Driver Wu Bin最美司机吴斌

 Passage 7 How Beautiful the Rain Is雨的美丽

 Passage 8 The Value of Life生命的价值

 Passage 9 The Daily Miracle奇迹日

Unit 12 Endeavor Will Go on继续努力

 Passage 1 Never Give Up永不言弃

 Passage 2 Dteams Can Come Tue梦会成真

 Passage 3 You Could你可以

 Passage 4 Tomato's Story番茄的故事

 Passage 5 The First Secret of Success成功的第一秘诀

 Passage 6 The Old Man and the Mountain愚公移山

 Passage 7 Facing Adversity with a Smile笑对困境

 Passage 8 Things Change一切会更好