本书为《研究生英语》系列教程之一，共分十个单元，在编排上由浅及深，循序渐进，同时兼顾与写作技巧的结合及题材方面文、理的结合。每单元由主课文(Text A)、副课文(Text B)、应用阅读(Practical Reading)和应用写作(Practical Writing)四部分构成。本书的体例，尤其是练习的设计，力图体现以学生为主体的教学理念，着重培养研究生的英语实际应用能力，尤其是阅读及写作能力，兼顾会话交际能力的培养。供高等院校非英语专业硕士研究生或具有同等英语程度的人员使用。

UNIT 1

  Text A Mother Tongue

  Text B Cross-cultural Differences

  Practical Writing Essential Techniques of Essay Writing

UNIT 2

  Text A The Last Leaf

  Text B The Theory of Love

  Practical Writing Patterns of Essay Development

UNIT 3

  Text A Can You Raise a Polite Kid in This Rude World?

  Text B The 50 Percent Catastrophe

  Practical Writing Patterns of Essay Development (continued)

UNIT 4

  Text A Technology Remakes the Schools

  Text B Learning with Virtue Reality

  Practical Writing Patterns of Essay Development (continued)

UNIT 5

  Text A What on Earth Are We Doing?

  Text B A Bet on Planet Earth

  Practical Writing Writing for Practical Communication

UNIT 6

  Text A New Genes -- New Hope or Future Disaster?

  Text B Are Your Genes To Blame?

  Practical Writing

      Writing for Practical Communication (continued)

UNIT 7

  Text A Scarcity, Choice, and Opportunity Cost

  Text B Seven Money Mistakes Everyone Makes

  Practical Writing Curriculum Vitae (or Resume)

UNIT 8

  Text A Mission To Mars

  Text B Life on Mars?

  Practical Writing Abstract

UNIT 9

  Text A Knowledge and Wisdom

  Text B Two Truths to Live by

  Practical Writing

      Writing for International Academic Conferences ( I )

UNIT 10

Text A Commencement Address at Stanford University

Text B Presentation to IOC by Yang Lan

Practical Writing

      Writing for International Academic Conferences (I[)

Appendix