本书是关于介绍“经济文化英语”的教学用书，全书分为12个主题单元。每个单元分为3个模块：经济热点话题、思考驿站和补充阅读。这12个经济热点话题分别为：经济发展中的矛盾、教育公平、农民工问题、花钱与存钱、循环经济、奥运经济、交通与经济、福利与经济、信息产业与经济、道德信用与国力强盛、生活的富足与生命的丰盛和文化与经济发展。

Chapter 1

 Theme Topic：Contradictions China Faces in Economic Development

 经济发展中中国面临的矛盾

 Contemplation Garden：The Paradox of Happiness

 幸福的矛盾感

 Supplementary Reading：The New Chinese Century Big，Rich，and a Force to

 Be Reckoned witll 

 新世纪的中国强大、富有、昌盛

Chapter 2 

 Theme Topic：China’S Fairness in Education

 中国的教育公平

 Contemplation Garden：The Story of Big Rocks

 生命之重

 Supplementary Reading：Higher Education——No Free Lunch

 大学教育不是免费午餐

Chapter 3 

 Theme Topic：Migrant Workers Deserve Equality

 平等对待农民工

 Contemplation Garden：Importance of Being Busy

 繁忙的重要性”

 Supplementary Reading：Agriculture，Rural Areas and Farmers

 农业、农村和农民

Chapter 4 

 Theme Topic：To Spend，or to Save?

 花钱还是存钱?

 Contemplation Garden：A Wedge Missed

 生命不能承受之轻

 Supplementary Reading：Living and Housing

 生存与住房

Chapter 5 

 Theme Topic：Circular Economy

 循环经济

 Contemplation Garden：Under the Weather

 生活中之两极

 Supplementary Reading：No Growth Without Fit Environment

 环境与经济的和谐发展

Chapter 6 

 Theme Topic：Beijing’S Olympic Economy

 北京的奥运经济

 Contemplation Garden：Five Balls in Life

 人生的五个球

 Supplementary Reading：The Beauty of the Seal

 美丽的中国印

Chapter 7 

 Theme Topic：China’S Transportation and Economy

 中国的交通与经济

 Contemplation Garden：Paradox of Our Times

 这个时代的隽语

 Supplementary Reading：1310balization and Economy

 全球化与经济

Chapter 8 

 Theme Topic：China’S Economy and Welfare

 中国的福利与经济

 Contemplation Garden：Ifthe World Were a Village of 100 People

 如果世界是个100人的村庄

 Supplementary Reading：Establish Sound Social Security System

 建立完善的社保体制

Chapter 9 

 Theme Topic：Ethics and Credit in Measuring Our Strength

 道德信用与国力的强盛

 Contemplation Garden：Catch of a Lifetime

 人格——一生的收获

 Supplementary Reading：Mencius Business Ethics and Corporate Ethics

 孟子与商业道德观

Chapter 10

 Theme Topic：The 3C and Economy

 信息产业与经济”

 Contemplation Garden：What Will Matter

 学会珍惜

 Supplementary Reading：Cheap Labor and Comparative Advantage of Economy

 廉价劳动力与经济发展比较优势

Chapter 11

 Theme Topic：The Richness of Life—Bill Gates Harvard Commencement Speech(excerpt)

 生活的富足与生命的丰盛——比尔盖茨在哈佛大学的演讲(节选)

 Contemplation Garden：The Truth of Life

 生活的真谛

 Supplementary Reading：Bill Gates and His Charity Foundation

 比尔盖茨与他的慈善基金会

Chapter 12

 Theme Topic：Culture and Economic Development

 文化与经济发展

 Contemplation Garden：I’ve Learned

 我懂了 

 Supplementary Reading：We Can Control How We Age

 心中有爱生命就不会枯萎

 Appendix 1 Reference Answers

参考答案

Appendix 2 Terms of Economics

经济学术语

Bibliography

参考文献