目錄Contents
Part One
魅力演講
1. Jimmy Kimmel's Advice for the Class of 2020    002
吉米·坎摩爾給2020屆畢業(yè)生的建議
2. Be Open, Be Impatient, Be Hopeful  007
心胸開(kāi)闊，充滿(mǎn)期待，滿(mǎn)懷希望
3. Rihanna's Full Humanitarian of the Year Speech  013
蕾哈娜年度人道主義獎(jiǎng)致辭
4. Black Lives Matter  018
黑人的命也是命
5. Kobe Bryant's Farewell Speech Following His Final NBA Game  024
科比·布萊恩特退役賽后告別演講
6. Caring for Wild Animals  029
關(guān)愛(ài)野生動(dòng)物
7. Education Can Change Lives  035
教育能改變?nèi)松?br style="margin:0px;padding:0px;" /> 8. Understanding Chinese Pop  041
認(rèn)識(shí)華流

Part Two
情感人生
1. A Letter from a Father to His Daughter 048
一封爸爸寫(xiě)給女兒的信
2. Lucky to Be Sad  054
幸運(yùn)的悲傷
3. Make a Joke of It  060
一笑了之
4. When a Man Loves a Woman   066
當(dāng)男人愛(ài)女人時(shí)
5. Big Oak Tree   072
大橡樹(shù)
6. A Good Heart   077
父親的善舉
7. Loving with an Open Hand   083
學(xué)會(huì)放手去愛(ài)
8. The Power of the Violin   089
小提琴的力量

Part Three
傳統(tǒng)文化
1. Spring Festival in the Forbidden City   096
紫禁城里的春節(jié)
2. The Lantern Festival   101
元宵節(jié)
3. Qixi Festival   107
七夕節(jié)
4. The Tradition of Eating Mooncakes   112
關(guān)于吃月餅的傳說(shuō)
5. History of Chinese Kungfu   117
中國(guó)功夫的歷史
6. Chinese Tea Culture   122
中國(guó)茶文化
7. Beijing Opera   128
京劇
8. Chinese Paper Cutting   133
中國(guó)剪紙

Part Four
科技擷英
1.A New High-tech Scanner Launched by Amazon   140
亞馬遜推出的一款新型高科技掃描儀
2. Which Sleep Category Do You Fall into?   146
你屬于哪一類(lèi)睡眠？
3. A Body Odor Detector Invented in Japan   152
日本發(fā)明的體臭探測(cè)器
4. The World Digital Library on the Internet  158
世界數(shù)字圖書(shū)館
5. Mobile Phones Bring Significant Revolution in Africa   164
手機(jī)普及引發(fā)非洲重大“革命”
6. Screen Time Leads to Computer Vision Syndrome  170
長(zhǎng)時(shí)間使用數(shù)碼產(chǎn)品會(huì)導(dǎo)致電腦視力綜合征
7. 3D Printers Become More Consumer-Friendly   176
3D打印機(jī)更加便于消費(fèi)者使用
8. Human-like Robots—Robo Sally   182
類(lèi)人機(jī)器人——機(jī)器人薩莉

Part Five
智慧講堂
1. "There" Is No Better Than "Here"   190
知足常樂(lè)
2. Five Simple Rules   196
五條簡(jiǎn)單法則
3. Get a Thorough Understanding of Oneself   202
徹底了解自己
4. Just for Today   209
只為今天
5. Do You Accept Challenges?   215
你接受挑戰(zhàn)嗎？
6. Too Dear for the Whistle   222
得不償失
7. A Pair of Socks   228
一雙襪子
8. A Ball to Roll Around   234
滾球

Part Six
真題回顧
1. "Unsinkable" Olympic Class Ships   242
永不沉沒(méi)的奧林匹克級(jí)郵輪
2. Millennial Women in the Workplace   249
千禧一代中的職場(chǎng)女性
3. Smart Cats   255
聰明的貓
4. The Impact of Driverless Cars   261
無(wú)人駕駛汽車(chē)帶來(lái)的影響
5. The Global Trend in People's Height   267
全球人口的身高增長(zhǎng)趨勢(shì)
6. Don't Overestimate Online CBT Programs   273
別高估了在線(xiàn)抗抑郁治療項(xiàng)目的作用
7. An Artificially Intelligent Teaching Assistant   279
人工智能教學(xué)助手
8. Why Are Textbooks Here to Stay?   285
為什么教科書(shū)會(huì)保存下來(lái)？
9. Does Paying an Allowance for Doing Chores Benefit Children?   291
付錢(qián)讓孩子做家務(wù)對(duì)孩子們有益嗎？
10. The Importance of Early Intervention Services Inside Schools   298
學(xué)校的早期心理干預(yù)不容忽視
11. Is It Climate Change or Global Warming?   304
是氣候變化還是全球變暖？
12. The Greening of the West   310
西方國(guó)家正在加速擴(kuò)大森林面積

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