博雅英语2(第二版)

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