目录
Part One
魅力演讲
1 Queen Elizabeth’s Address to the United Kingdom
on Coronavirus Outbreak 002
?伊丽莎白女王致英国人民的抗疫演讲
2 Paid Parental Leave Is About Creating Freedom
to Define Roles 008
?父母均应享有带薪育婴假
3 Be a Builder 013
成为一位建设者
4 Imagine the Possibilities When We Remove Imbalance 019
消除不公平的可能性
5 Inaugural Address by President Joseph Biden 024
拜登总统就职演讲
6 Finding Gratitude and Appreciation Is Key to
Resilience 029
?常怀感激之情是磨炼韧性的关键
7 Follow Your Intuition 035
追随自己的直觉
8 The Value of a College Degree 040
大学教育的价值
9 Good-Bye and Good Luck! 046
再见,祝你好运!
Part Two
名篇佳作
1 Little Women 054
小妇人
2 Wuthering Heights 060
呼啸山庄
3 On Meeting the Celebrated 066
论见名人
4 Three Days to See 071
假如给我三天光明
5 Advice to Youth 077
致青年的忠告
6 The World as I See It 084
我的世界观
7 Companionship of Books 091
以书为伴
8 Pride and Prejudice 096
傲慢与偏见
Part Three
时文精选
1 Many of Us May Soon Be Wearing the “Iron Man”
Body Armour 104
“钢铁侠”的铠甲或将走进大众生活
2 Revenge Bedtime Procrastination 110
报复性睡前拖延症
3 Meet South Korea’s “Kangaroo Tribe” 116
走近韩国“袋鼠族”
4 The Rise of Solo Living 121
独居时代的崛起
5 Glad to Be Grey 127
乐意变老
Part Four
美文赏析
1 All This I Did Without You 134
过往一切,无你共度
2 Happiness Should Not Be Ultimate Goal of Life 140
幸福不应是人生的终极目标
3 What I Learned from the Homeless Man Under
the Bridge 145
????无家可归人士让我领悟到的道理
4 Reading Book Is Like Loving a Person 150
读书如恋爱
5 Six Famous Words 156
六字名言
6 Enthusiasm 162
热情
7 When “Good Enough” Is Better than “Perfect” 169
当“够好”胜过“完美”时
8 The Power of Imagination 175
想象的力量
Part Five
哲理故事
1 A Blank Question Paper 182
无题考卷
2 All the Difference in the World 187
世界因你而不同
3 I’m Proud of You 192
我为你骄傲
4 To Win at Marriage, Learn to Lose 197
学会认输,赢得婚姻
5 An Invisible Smile 204
看不见的微笑
6 Our Pursuit of Happiness 210
追求幸福
7 You’ll Never Regret It 217
永不后悔
Part Six
真题回顾
1 Is It Possible to Work 20-hour Days? 224
20小时工作制可行吗?
2 Organic Agriculture Is Key to Helping Feed the
World Sustainably 230
有机农业是世界可持续粮食供应的关键
3 The Obesity Crisis vs. Public Health Interventions 237
英国的肥胖危机与公共卫生干预
4 Australia’s Marine Plans 243
澳大利亚海洋计划
5 Slow Art 249
慢艺术
6 Lie 255
撒谎
7 Preparing for “The Big One” 261
“大地震”逃生演习
8 Attitude Can Be a Powerful Mental Tool 267
态度可以成为强大的心理工具
9 School Trips Should Be Open to All 273
研学旅行应对所有学生开放
10?AI Will Be “Either Best or Worst Thing” for Humanity 279
?AI能毁灭世界,亦能造福人类
11? Indifferent Relationships 285
? 冷漠关系
12 ?The Last Things That Will Make Us Uniquely Human 291
?使人类独特的最后阵地
297
附录A
大学英语六级词汇表 297