本书是根据教育部颁发的《大学英语教学要求(试行)》，针对低于大学英语一般要求的学生所编写的一套教材。本教材共分三册，本书是《新编实用大学英语》之第三册，在选材上注重内容的趣味性、知识性、思想性和实用性。书中绝大多数课文选自英美报刊书籍，并参考了一些已出版的优秀大学英语教材。本教材编写的目的是帮助学生存英语词汇、语法、阅读、翻译和写作方面打下较为坚实的语言基础。本教材的教学对象为大学英语预备级、高等专科学生以及接受高等教育的成人学生。本套教材语言规范，内容丰富，循序渐进，重点难点突出，具有较强的针对性，力求使学生通过学习将自身的语言综合应用能力提高到一个新的水平。

本书内容共有15课，供一学期使用。每课由课文、生词、短语、注释、练习、补充分项练习与补充阅读材料组成。读者对象主要为大学英语预备级、高等专科学生以及接受高等教育的成人。学生通过学习可在词汇、语法、阅读、翻译和写作等方面打下较为坚实的基础。本书的特点是语言规范，内容丰富，循序渐进，重点难点突出，针对性强，是一本有助于切实提高学生语言综合应用能力的新颖而又实用的英语教材。

Lesson 1

 Text Hints to Improve Spoken English

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Lesson 2

 Text A Good Heart to Lean On

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Lesson 3

 Text Biological Clocks

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Lesson 4

 Text Housework or Your Life

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Lesson 5

 Text A Payment Greater than Money

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Lesson 6

 Text Psychology of Spending Money

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Lesson 7

 Text A Valentine Story

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Lesson 8

 Text Friendship

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Lesson 9

 Text I Became Her Target

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Lesson 10

 Text The Battle Against AIDS

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Lesson 11

 Text Creativity

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Lesson 12

 Text The Handsome and Deformed Leg

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Lesson 13

 Text Have You Ever Seen a UFO?

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Lesson 14

 Text Body Language

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Lesson 15

 Text Ways for Students to Pay for Their Education

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