本書依據(jù)《非英語專業(yè)研究生英語教學大綱》的要求編寫而成，編寫上力求做到讀寫訓練和文本特點相結合、閱讀欣賞和寫作訓練相結合、文化底蘊與翻譯訓練相結合。全書分為八個單元，涉及新聞報道、傳記、散文、科普文章、小說、詩歌、劇本及演講詞等多種體裁，內容涵蓋醫(yī)療與健康、人工智能、文化藝術、婚姻與家庭、個人與自由、政界風云、商業(yè)挑戰(zhàn)、科學技術等多種主題。每個單元都提供A、B兩篇文章供學習選擇，還配備了各種形式新穎、精心設計的練習題。本書將文獻閱讀、學術寫作、中英文翻譯等多種技巧相融合，培養(yǎng)學生對中外文化的認知與鑒賞能力。
本書選材大多來自國外網(wǎng)站或國內外書籍和報刊，內容新穎，語言地道，可供普通高等院校具有一定英語基礎的本科生、碩士研究生和博士研究生作為教材使用，也可以作為大學英語課程和素質拓展課程的補充教材，還可供英語學習愛好者自學使用。
Unit One Health Care
Section A
The Dawn of Digital Medicine
Section B
How to Live Longer, Better
Writing Practice
Types of Writing
Unit Two Artificial Intelligence
Section A
Transforming Jobs in the Age of AI
Section B
The Magician Steve Jobs
Writing Practice
Exposition ~ Argumentation
Unit Three Cultural Arts
Section A
Why a Classic Is a Classic
Section B
Beauty
Writing Practice
Letter Writing
Unit Four Marriage Life
Section A
A More Perfect Union
Section B
The Gift of the Magi (Excerpt)
Writing Practice
Resume
Unit Five Freedom Pursuit
Section A
Those Rugged Individuals
Section B
The Road Not Taken
Writing Practice
Academic Writing
Unit Six Political World
Section A
The Corruption in Washington Is Smothering America's Future
Section B
President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address
Writing Practice
Abstract
Unit Seven Business Prosperity
Section A
What Happened the Last Time Hollywood Shut Down?
Section B
The Devil Wears Prada
Writing Practice
Summary Writing
Unit Eight Scientific Technology
Section A
New Directions—Map Making
Section B
Space Exploration
Writing Practice
Figure of Speech
Appendix
Key to Exercises
Reference Translation of the Texts
References
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