本教材專門為全國各高校藝術、體育類學生，民族地區學生和其他一些大學入學時英語基礎相對薄弱的菲英語專業大學生編寫，編寫體例、課文選材、練習設計等均體現了較強的針對性；本教材以《大學英語課程教學要求》為依據，重點培養學生英語綜合應用能力，使學生通過本教材的學習，做到學有所用，學以致用，以用促學，學用統一；本教材不僅注重激發學生學習興趣，培養學生外語技能，更加注重學生綜合人文素養的提升和積極人生觀與價值觀的培養，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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