马戎主编的《函授大学英语(上)》每单元选编A、B两篇文章。A篇注重介绍西方文化，B篇则侧重介绍相同主题的中国文化。如：中西方婚俗文化，中西方节假习俗，中西方饮食文化，中西方建筑风格，西洋歌剧与中国京剧，美国乡村音乐与中国传统民乐，政治、教育体制等。使学生在中西方文化的比较中，既学习了英语语言知识，了解西方的观念、习俗等文化背景，又学会了用英语表达和介绍中国的优秀传统文化，从而为成人学习者进行跨文化交际打下坚实的语言基础。

Unit One

Text A The Four Beliefs of Highly Successful People

Text B The Secrets of Creativity

Unit Two

Text A White House

Text B The Forbidden City

Unit Three

Text A American's Love for Music

Text B Chinese Traditional Music

Unit Four

Text A The American Two-Party System

Text B The Political System of Britain

Text A Chinese, Americans Truly See Differently

Text B Seven EasyWays to Beat Fatigue

Unit Five

Text A Aspects of English Life: Meals

Text B Chinese Food in the States

Text A FoodsThat Fight Cancer

Text B Global Forest Cover

Text A 400 Years Later, Opera Looks to the Next Act

Text B Beiiina Opera

练习答案及课文参考译文

Glossary

New Words

Phrases and Expressions

Proper Names

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