本书精选了一百二十八篇短文，内容涉及西方，尤其是英美国家的方方面面。书中短文涉题广泛，立意独特，对读者提高英语阅读水平，开拓视野，增长见闻有很大的帮助。为方便读者理解，书中对较难的单词进行了解释，并配备了参考译文。

1 Schooling and Education上学与受教育／1

2 Suburbanization郊区的发展／3

3 Museums博物馆／6

4 Skyscrapers and Environment摩天大楼与环境／8

5 The Nobel Academy诺贝尔委员会／11

6 Modern American Universities现代美国大学／13

7 Children’s Numerical Skills儿童的数学能力／16

8 Collectibles收藏品／18

9 Piano钢琴／20

10 Changing Roles of Public Education公共教育的角色

变化／23

11 Telecommuting 电子交通／26

12 American Black Bears美国黑熊／28

13 Coal—fired Power Plants火力发电厂／31

14 Lighthouses灯塔／33

15 Muscles and Human Body肌肉和人体／36

16 Colds and Age感冒与年龄／39

17 The Alaska Pipeline阿拉斯加输油管／41

18 Food and Health食品与健康／43

19 Police and Communities警察与社区／45

20 Population Growth人口增长／47

21 Evolution and Wheels进化与轮子／49

22 Young Children and Moral Discriminations幼儿和道德判别

力／51

23 Monkey’s Aggressive Potential猴子的好斗潜能／55

24 New Conclusion about I-I(~workers家庭工人新论／59

25 Regular Geologic Events地理事件的规律性／60

26 California加利福尼亚州／62

27 Changes of the Life of French法国人生活的改变／64

28 Does a Drink a Day Keep Heart Attacks Away? 一天喝

一点酒能拥有健康的心脏吗?／68

29 The London Marathon伦敦马拉松／70

30 Speed速度／74

31 Changes of the Ecnomic Iives of English Women英国

女性经济生活的变化／76

32 Avalanche雪崩／79

33 “Green Games”in the 1 992 Winter Games l 992冬季

运动会的“环保赛事”／81

34 University Teaching in the United Kingdom英国的教育方

式／84

35 Electronic Communications 电子交流／86

36 Responsibilities in Rail road Company and Individual铁

路公司与个人的责任／89

37 HOw Many Children Receive Education in English Hospi-

tal? 英国医院里有多少孩子接受教育?／91

38 The Computers are Becoming“People Literate” 电脑人文

化／94

39 Migration移民／97

40 Communication交流／101

41 Country Life and City Life乡村与城市生活／104

42 The Friendship in Marriage婚姻中的友谊／107

43 How to Send a Child to School怎样送小孩上学／110

44 Some Interesting Informations一些有趣的信息／112

45 The Trends of Fashion潮流／114

46 The GIobalization of Sporting Culture体育的全球化／117

47 Social Space and Domestic Space社会空间与内部空

问／121

48 Information—the Primary Commodity信息 基础商

品／122

49 Education Problems of American Children美国孩子的教育

问题／126

50 My Collection Interest我的收藏乐趣／129

51 Basketball篮球／130

52 First Aid for the Dying Dot Com 网络公司求生计／

133

53 Ape．Men the Homo Erectus，Upright Man 猿人——

直立行走的人类／135

54 Translater 翻译员／137

55 No Language is Perfect没有完美无缺的语言／139

56 Changes of Women’s Work妇女工作的改变／140

57 The Control of Population Growth种群数量增长的控

制／143

58 The Class Conflict of British Colonies in America美洲

英属殖民地的阶级矛盾／147

59 Philosophy and Science哲学与科学／150

60 The Reason that Engl ish Immigration to New England

美国人移民新英格兰的原因／154

61 Martin Luther King马丁·路德·金／155

62 The Art of Rhetoric修辞艺术／157

63 What is Walzer? 什么是Walzer?／160

64 The February Days二月革命／163

65 National Character 国民性格／167

66 Special Protective Laber Legislation for Women女性特殊保

护法／168

67 Women’s Emancipation in Western Societies 西方社

会的妇女解放运动／171

68 Equal Protection of the Laws平等的法律保护／174

69 Women’s Position within the Family妇女们的家庭地

位／178

70 Design Courses 设计课／179

71 The Decline of Civility and Good Manners Maybe Wor-

ring People More Than Crime端庄礼貌和友好礼仪的

倒退甚至比犯罪更让人们忧心／182

72 The Maintenance of Parents Bill赡养父母法案／186

73 Do the Measurement Make Sense? 那些衡量有意义

吗?／191

74 Human Migration移民／193

75 French Insurance Company法国保险公司／197

76 A Clash between Man and Nature人与自然之间的斗

争／200

77 Medical Consumption医疗消费／205

78 Save Water节约用水／207

79 The Automation in Library图书馆的自动化／208

80 Smallpox天花病／209

81 David Landes大卫·兰登／212

82 Travel Medicine旅行医疗／217

83 Social Psychology社会心理学／220

84 An Observation Report about Punishment一份关于惩

罚的观察报告／223

85 Kaus卡乌斯／226

86 Bird Flu禽流感／229

87 SARS非典型性肺炎／234

88 Diabetes and Eye Damage糖尿病和眼部损害／236

89 Obesity肥胖症／239

90 HIV Infection Differs in Men，Women艾滋病感染的男女

 差异／242

91 Drinkers’Longevity Relies on the Genes饮酒者长寿靠基

凶／244

92 Pet Therapy宠物疗法／246

93 Largest Genetic Study Traces Evolution to Africa最大

规模的基因研究发现：人类起源于非洲／249

94 Ceremonies of the Olympic Games奥运仪式／252

95 Athletes and Eligibility运动员及其参赛资格／255

96 Exhibition Flight飞行表演／257

97 About Exercise有关锻炼／259

98 The Olympic Flame奥运圣火／263

99 Function and Value of Trees森林的功能与价值／265

100 Quieter Aircraft低噪音飞机／268

101 Environmental Pollution环境污染／270

102 Preservation of Nature~Wilderness保护大自然一——荒

野／273

103 Hazardous Waste有害垃圾／275

104 Water水／278

105 Antarctic Ice南极原冰层／282

106 Effects of Global Warming全球变暖带来的影响／285

107 Nuclear Waste核废料／289

108 On Making Friends有关交友／292

109 The$85 Billion Friendship价值850亿美元的友谊／294

110 A Casual Acquaintance泛泛之交／296

111 How the Americans View Friendship 美国人的友谊

观／298

112 A Different View of Love and Hate反射的爱与恨／300

113 PlowtheAmericansViewLove美国人怎样看待爱情／302

114 Are You Kissing Right? 你接吻的姿势正确吗?／305

115 Paradise Lost? 乐园已经丧失了吗?／308

116 Whispering Love爱之絮语／311

117 How to Juggle Study and Work如何平衡学习和工作

／315

118 Eight Questions Never to Ask at a Job Interview求职

时切不可问的8个问题／320

119 How to Ask for Deadline Extension如何争取宽限期

／322

120 Using the Five Sources of Your Power at Work 在工

作中利用好你的五种资源／324

121 The Power of Work Stress如何利用工作压力／326

122 How to Take Initiative at Work：Making Suggestions

如何在工作中不断进取：提出建议／330

123 Success Is a Choice 成功是一种选择／332

124 Au Pairs 互惠女工／334

125 Temptation Island诱惑岛／336

126 Hand Shaking握手／339

127 Weekend in America美国人的周末／342

128 Western Manners西方礼节／345