本教材專門為全國(guó)各高校藝術(shù)、體育類學(xué)生，民族地區(qū)學(xué)生和其他一些大學(xué)入學(xué)時(shí)英語基礎(chǔ)相對(duì)薄弱的菲英語專業(yè)大學(xué)生編寫，編寫體例、課文選材、練習(xí)設(shè)計(jì)等均體現(xiàn)了較強(qiáng)的針對(duì)性；本教材以《大學(xué)英語課程教學(xué)要求》為依據(jù)，重點(diǎn)培養(yǎng)學(xué)生英語綜合應(yīng)用能力，使學(xué)生通過本教材的學(xué)習(xí)，做到學(xué)有所用，學(xué)以致用，以用促學(xué)，學(xué)用統(tǒng)一；本教材不僅注重激發(fā)學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)興趣，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生外語技能，更加注重學(xué)生綜合人文素養(yǎng)的提升和積極人生觀與價(jià)值觀的培養(yǎng)，在潛移默化中，啟迪思想，陶冶情操。
Unit One Growing Up
Text A The Baby Eagle
Text B Through the Eyes of a Child
Translation in Focus Amplification
Unit Two Dealing with Relationships
Text A Friendship of American Style
Text B Valentine's Day
Translation in Focus Omission
Unit Three Make a Miracle
Text A The Price of a Miracle
Text B Power of Encouragement
Translation in Focus Conversion of Part of Speech
Unit Four Riddles of Food
Text A We Are What We Eat
Text B Just Slow Down and Eat Unit One Growing Up
Text A The Baby Eagle
Text B Through the Eyes of a Child
Translation in Focus Amplification
Unit Two Dealing with Relationships
Text A Friendship of American Style
Text B Valentine's Day
Translation in Focus Omission
Unit Three Make a Miracle
Text A The Price of a Miracle
Text B Power of Encouragement
Translation in Focus Conversion of Part of Speech
Unit Four Riddles of Food
Text A We Are What We Eat
Text B Just Slow Down and Eat
Translation in Focus Translation of English and Chinese Numerals
Test One
Unit Five Parents' Love
Text A A Goodbye Kiss
Text B Living with Your Teen: Understanding the Changing Parent-Teen Relationship
Translation in Focus Translation of Negative Sentences
Unit Six Animal Legend
Text A The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac
Text B A Clever Dog
Translation in Focus The Adjustment of Sentence Order
Unit Seven Colorful Culture
Text A Cool Shirt！ What Does It Mean Exactly？
Text B Local Dialects Making Noise
Translation in Focus The Conversion of Sentence Constituents
Unit Eight This I Believe
Text A Being Content with Myself
Text B A Kind and Generous Heart
Translation in Focus Translation of Sentences with Passive Voice
Test Two
Unit Nine Study and Career
Text A Does a Degree Guarantee You a Good Job？
Text B Unleashing Your Creativity
Translation in Focus Translation of Attributive Clause
Unit Ten Thinking Positively
Text A Dreams
Text B A Positive Attitude Works
Translation in Focus Translation of Adverbial Clause
Unit Eleven I:ti-tech and Modern Life
Text A Calling All the World' s Mobile Phone Users
Text B New Tricks of ID Thieves
Translation in Focus Literal Translation or Liberal Translation
Unit Twelve Celebrities and Fashion
Text A Single Celebrities Look for Love
Text B Dresses Show Queen' s ‘Model-Perfect’ Figure
Translation in Focus Translation of English Long Sentences
Test Three
Glossary
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