目录
Part One
魅力演讲
1 Education: the Last Frontier 002
教育:最后待开垦的地方
2 You Can Do More for the World 009
你们能为世界做得更多
3 The Future Belongs to the Brave 016
未来属于勇敢者
4 Fulfill the Highest Most Truthful Expression of Yourself 023
充实最真实的自己
5 The Power of Saying Thank You 029
感谢的力量
6 Cherishing What You Have Now, and Striving for
the Future 035
????珍惜现在,拼搏未来
7 Everyone Can Be a President 042
人人都能成为总统
8 Duty, Honor, Country 049
责任、荣誉、国家
Part Two
情感人生
1 The Scars of Love 058
爱的伤疤
2 Mother’s Hands 064
母亲的双手
3 Love and a Broken Arm 070
爱情与断臂
4 Left Behind 077
遗留的思念
5 Right Beside You 084
爱,就在身边
6 The Special Way of Commemorating Grandfather 090
纪念爷爷的特殊方式
7 What Is the Real Fortune of Life 096
什么才是人生中真正的财富
8 Love Can Last Forever 103
真爱永存
Part Three
文化驿站
1 Feminist Weddings 112
男女平等的婚礼
2 Norway’s Must-see “Slow TV” 119
挪威人钟爱“慢电视”
3 Fight for Linguistic Heritage 126
为保护语言遗产而战
4 Tattoo Removal 132
去除文身
5 Coffee of Solidarity 139
“待用咖啡”彰显爱心
6 “Selfie” Joins Ranks of Dictionary Words 146
“自拍”一词被列入词典
Part Four
科技撷英
1 A Pile of Wood 154
木制电池
2 The Future of Books: from Gutenberg to E-readers 161
书籍的未来:从古登堡到电子阅读器
3 Not Always the Ring of Truth 168
年轮并不总是“靠谱”
4 Light Color Affects Mood 175
光线颜色会影响情绪
5 Nap Your Way to Longer Life 182
午睡延长寿命
6 Flights of Fancy 189
自由幻想,翱翔天空
Part Five
哲理故事
1 Eisenhower’s Choice 198
艾森豪威尔的抉择
2 What Is It that I Really Want? 204
我真正想要的是什么?
3 To Start from Being Grateful 211
从心存感激开始
4 Learn to Live in the Present Moment 217
学会活在当下
5 How to Deal with Negative Emotion? 223
如何应对消极情绪?
6 This I Believe 229
我的信念
7 How to Achieve Fulfillment? 235
怎样获得成就感?
8 Forget It for Get It 242
舍即是得
Part Six
真题回顾
1 Robots Will Replace Humans in Agriculture 248
机器人将在农业中取代人类
2 How Much Math Should Kids Learn at School? 255
孩子们应该在学校学习多少数学知识?
3 Attention Problems in Early Childhood
Have Lasting Impact 262
?儿童早期注意力问题会产生持久影响
4 Does Hunting Help or Hurt the Environment? 270
狩猎对环境有益还是有害?
5 How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Social Media? 278
如何避免社交媒体的陷阱?
6 The Guardian View on Tourist Taxes 285
《卫报》对旅游税的看法
附录A
大学英语六级词汇表 293