UNIT 1 LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE…1Part One Lead-in…2Section 1 Listening A Psalm of Life…2Section 2 Watching…3Part Two Reading and Writing…4Text A The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin…4Part Three Reading and Speaking…12Text B Why Do We Read Fiction?…12Part Four Cross Cultural Communication…17Passage A 许渊冲翻译理论的中国特色…17Passage B Tradition and the Individual Talent…19UNIT 2 WAR AND CIVILIZATION…21Part One Lead-in…22 Section 1 Listening…22 Section 2 Watching…22Part Two Reading and Writing…23 Text A Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts…23Part Three Reading and Speaking…32 Text B Soviet Strong Man…32Part Four Cross Cultural Communication…36 Passage A 黄埔军校简史…36 Passage B A Brief History of West Point…37UNIT 3 THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS…40Part One Lead-in…41 Section 1 Listening The Things that Make AmericansHappy…41 Section 2 Watching…42Part Two Reading and Writing…44 Text A On Happiness…44Part Three Reading and Speaking…54 Text B Hamburger Model of Happiness…54Part Four Cross Cultural Communication…60 Passage A 获得相对幸福和绝对幸福的方法…60 Passage B Platonic Harmony…62UNIT 4 ARCHITECTURE OF THE WORLD…65Part One Lead-in…66 Section 1 Listening…66 Section 2 Watching…66Part Two Reading and Writing…67Text A In Search of Ancient Chinese Architecture…67Part Three Reading and Speaking…78Text B The Sydney Opera House…78Part Four Cross Cultural Communication …86Passage A 中国建筑本土化…86Passage B Chicago School Architecture…87UNIT 5 LAW AND SOCIETY…90Part One Lead-in…91 Section 1 Listening…91Section 2 Watching…91Part Two Reading and Writing…92Text A Law and Society…92Part Three Reading and Speaking…100Text B The Function of Law…100Part FourCross Cultural Communication…106Passage A 权力的兽性…106Passage B …107UNIT 6 DEMAND, PRICE AND WEALTH…110Part One Lead-in…111 Section 1 Listening…111 Section 2 Watching…111Part Two Reading and Writing…112 Text A Gradations of Consumers’ Demand …112Part Three Reading and Speaking…121 Text B Yes, the Wealthy Can Be Deserving…121Part Four Cross Cultural Communication…127 Passage A 泛论生产事业…127 Passage B Of the Origin and Use of Money…128UNIT 7 BETWEEN TWO WORLDS…131Part One Lead-in…132 Section 1 Listening…132 Section 2 Watching…132Part Two Reading and Writing…133 Text A The World We Have Lost…133Part Three Reading and Speaking…142 Text B Saving the Amazon: Winning the war on deforestation…142Part Four Cross Cultural Communication…147 Passage A 大气污染防治行动计划…147 Passage B London Air Quality Strategy 2011—2015 …149 UNIT 8 TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA…152Part One Lead-in…153 Section 1 Listening…153 Section 2 Watching…153Part TwoReading and Writing…154Text A Amusing Ourselves to Death…154Part ThreeReading and Speaking…162Text B Always On: Personal and Cognitive Consequences…162Part Four Cross Cultural Communication…167Passage A 微博“意见领袖”的影响力…167Passage B Five Types of Social Media Influencers…168