英语泛读教程

Unit One

Text A　Essay on America

Text B Western Civilization, Our Tradition

Text A French and English

Text B The American Character

Text A Professions for Women

Text B The Beauty Industry

Text A The Road to Happiness

Text B Entropy

Text A Philistines and Philistinism

Text B The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life

Text A Expressing One's Individuality

Text B Defining the Authentic Self

Text A The Worker as Creator or Machine

Text B Where I Lived, and What I Lived for

Unit One

Text A　Essay on America

Text B Western Civilization, Our Tradition

Unit Two

Text A French and English

Text B The American Character

Unit Three

Text A Professions for Women

Text B The Beauty Industry

Unit Four

Text A The Road to Happiness

Text B Entropy

Unit Five

Text A Philistines and Philistinism

Text B The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life

Unit Six

Text A Expressing One's Individuality

Text B Defining the Authentic Self

Unit Seven

Text A The Worker as Creator or Machine

Text B Where I Lived, and What I Lived for

Unit Eight

Text A On the Sense of Humor

Text B　On Human Nature and Politics

Unit Nine

Text A Creativity Will Dominate Our Life

Text B Unlock Your Own Creativity

Unit Ten

Text A The Long-Haul Degree

Text B Graduate Degrees, Are They Worth It?

Unit Eleven

Text A Global Warming & Climate Change

Text B They Cheat,I Tell You

Unit Twelve

Text A The Trouble with Television

Text B Dolly's False Legacy

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