本书选材针对性强、信息量大。所选文章不但题材广泛、体裁多样，而且内容新颖、语言优美，有利于读者增强语感、扩大词汇量。词汇注释准确、详细，从而为读者阅读扫清障碍。文章长度适中，适合不同层次的读者使用，给读者修筑一条登上英语巅峰的通道。

1 Einstein’s View of Life爱因斯坦谈人生／1

2 Secrets of Self—Made Successes 自我奋斗走向成功的

 秘诀／4

3 Help for the Helper缘分／6

4 The Art of Loving(Excepts)爱的艺术(节选)／13

5 Are You Happy with Your Job? 快乐至上／21

6 Three Days to See假如我拥有三天光明／25

7 What a Difference a Day Makes一天改变了一切／29

8 Out of My Eden失乐园／33

9 20 Happiest Things You Can Hope for 20件最令人开心

 的事／38

10 Blood，Toil，Tears and Sweat热血、辛劳、泪水

和汗水／42

11 You Gotta Have a Heart心灵归属／47

12 A Day in the Stream钓鱼的收获 ／52

13 Ooketown红砖城／58

14 Isabel’s Letters伊莎贝尔的家信／61

15 A funeral in Spring春天的葬礼／64

16 The sailor水 手／68

17 If I Rest，I Rust如果我休息，我就会生锈／70

18 The Goodness of Life生命的美好／71

19 How to Relax in a Crowd众人之中如何放松／74

28 God and My father上帝和我的父亲／81

21 Uncle Geoff杰奥里叔叔／84

22 Speech at the Graveside of Karl Marx在马克思墓前

的讲话／86

23 I Have A Dream我有一个梦想／91

24 Never Look Back on Life’s Journey人生不必再回首／96

25 Live for Love，Knowledge and Pity为爱、知识和同情

而活／99

26 Love Your Life热爱生活／101

27 Of Studies论求知／102

28 A New Dream新的梦想／106

29 Tony Trivisonno’s American Dream托尼·特里维桑诺的

美国梦／111

30 Books书 籍／117

31 Youth青 春／123

32 How To Grow Old怎样变老／125

33 A Mother’s Letter to the World一位母亲写给世界的

信／131

34 Songs from Mother妈妈教我的歌／133

35 Dad Sure Could Play that Mandolin父爱无边／136

36 Dad’s Kiss父亲的吻／141

37 Without a Nightlight无灯之夜／1 45

38 The Value of Friendship友谊的价值／149

39 My Left Foot我的左脚／151

40 The Road to Success成功之路／158

41 Wish Upon a Star星语心愿／161

42 Contemplation沉思／165

43 What History Means to Me历史对我意味着什么／171

44 The $20 Dollar Bill 20美元钞票／175

45 Life in Death生死消长／176

46 I’m Not Deceitful我没有欺骗／180

47 The Enchantment of Creeks迷人的小溪／185

48 Beautiful Smile and Love美丽的微笑与爱心／187

49 Some Remarks on Humor 谈幽默／191

50 A Green Hill Far Away远处的青山／194

51 Wisdom and Life智慧人生／197

52 The Strenuous Life勤奋的生活／201

53 Fi rst Snow初雪／204

54 Ambition抱负／207

55 What I have Lived for我为何而生／210

56 Mirror，Mirror—What do I see? 镜子，镜子，告诉我／212

57 If I Were a Freshman Again 如果我能再次成为大一

学生／215

58 I Will Persist Unitil I Succeed我坚持，我成功／222

59 I Like for You to be Still我喜欢你是静静的／223

60 I Believe In You我信任你们／225

61 The Importance of Being Honest诚实的重要性／229

62 How l made My Dreams Come True扬起梦想的风帆／232

63 Let Go Love将爱放飞令爱常驻／241

64 A Woman’s Tears 生命的过客／243

65 Friendship 友谊／246

66 Celebration of Life生命的庆典／250

67 Discovery发现／251

68 Exciting生活的乐趣／253

69 Time’s Fingers时不我待／254

70 The Attitude to the Life生活的态度／256

71 Smell of Time时间的气味／258

72 The Blue Day Book你今天心情不好吗／260

73 Courage 勇气／263

74 Spring春／264

75 You Are What You Think 其思即其人／267

76 Don’t Give Up不言放弃／272

77 Giving Life Meaning给生命以意义／273

78 Sorrows of the Millionaire百万富翁的悲哀／276

79 Of Envy 论嫉妒／279

80 Life Worth Living生活值得活下去／280

81 To Love and to Be Loved爱与被爱／282

82 My Symphony of Life我的生命交响曲／284

83 Things to Do Before I Die 我死之前要做的事情／285

84 The Theory of Love爱的理论／289

85 Break Those Bad Habits打破那些坏习惯／292

86 Peace和平／301

87 Marie Curie in Memorial悼念玛丽·居里夫人／302

88 Shall We Choose Death我们将选择死亡吗／304

89 Water Music掺了水的音乐／310