外交学院英语教学专家编写；高等院校本科英语教育核心课程教材，北京市高等教育精品教材立项项目，北京市精品课程“英语泛读”教学用书。难易程度恰当，有助于扩大国际视野，以适应日益增长的外交与对外文化交流的需要。

《英语时文泛读(第三册)》是北京市精品教材立项项目，语言地道，内容新颖，题材广泛多样，贴近时代与生活，并就不同主题高不同单元，知识内容较成体系，同时练习设计全面合理，形式灵活，易于操作。本书是本套教材第三册。

UNIT ONE HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE
Text A Children in the Balance
Text B Chubby Gets a Second Look
Text C The Diagnosis for Health Care
UNIT TWO PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT
Text A Global Warming： Struggling to Save the Planet
Text B Chemical Generation
Text C Brazil， Alarmed， Reconsiders Policy on Climate Change
UNIT THREE AGRICULTURE VS URBANIZATION
Text A Life on the Land
Text B Urbanisation in China： Chinas Chicago
Text C Kenyan Farmers Fate Caught Up in US Aid Rules
UNIT FOUR US DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Text A IF Bush Ruled the World
Text B Sino-US Relations： The Economic Aspect
Text C All in the Families
UNIT FIVE THE CHANGING ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Text A Double Trouble Speak
Text B The World is Englishing
Text C Bible and the English Language
UNIT SIX THE WAY BUSINESS OPERA TES
Text A Young Entrepreneurs Have the Edge
Text B Its Whats on the Outside that Counts
Text C If You Whistle a Happy Tune， Dont Call it a Jingle
UNIT SEVEN LIFE GOES ON
Text A Why Montana Is Turning Blue
Text B The Art of Unhappiness
Text C Holding the Mirror Up to Vanity
UNIT EIGHT CHINA AND THE OLYMPICS
Text A Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Blends Technology and Tradition
Text B Ex-Chinese Star Guides US to Win in Volleyball
Text C Reviving the Olympic Spirit 75 Years Later
GLOSSARY