这本美丽而亲切的小书，好似一条涓涓细流，淌过名著之林，缓缓流人你的心田……愿她如春雨般润泽，为你滤去学习的枯燥；似轻舟般灵动，助你游弋于英语知识的海洋……

根据多年的教学实践，我们选出了对于英语学习具有重要帮助的精彩短文或节选，编著成此书。本书选材广泛，不仅有一流的名家范文，举凡童话、寓言、诗歌、演讲、传记等等均在入选范围之内。

Changes in People's Diet/人们饮食的变化

Forests Fires/森林火灾

My Hometown/我的家乡

Protection ofEnvironment/保护环境

I'heFemaleRoleinToday'sChina/今日中国妇女之角色

The Joy ofJogging/慢跑的乐趣

The Perils ofTV Violence/电视暴力的危险

The World/尘世

The Internet/互联网

Travel/旅游

Two-day Weekends/双休日

What a Foreign Student Should Do in the U.S.A/在美国外国学生应该怎样做

A Great Friend/伟大的朋友

My Father/我的父亲

My Life/我的生活

Bill Clinton's Remark at Peking University/比尔·克林顿在北京大学的演说

Computers Concern Yon/电脑与你相关

Hobbies/业余爱好

Information in the Modem World/现代世界的信息

Love Your Life/热爱你的生活

Man/人类

Is Television a Blessing or a Curse?/电视是福还是祸?

Night in the Open World/露天世界的夜晚

On Etiquette/论礼仪

On the Mobile Office/移动的办公室

The Old Man and the Sea/老人与海

Rainbow/彩虹

Reading Good Books/阅读好书

Significance ofWildlife Protection/保护野生动物的意义

The First Snow/初雪

The Road to Happiness/幸福之道

The Importance of Scientific Experiments/科学实验的重要性

Expecting Beijing 2008/期盼北京2008

The Little Match Girl/卖火柴的小女孩

Jane Eyre/简·爱

Towards the Teaching Profession/教书职业论

Why Is a Sense of Humor Important?/为什么幽默感很重要

Gettysburg Address/葛底斯堡演说

An Important Aspect ofCollege Life/大学生活的一个重要方面

Appointment in Samarra/萨迈拉的约会

Born to Win/天生赢家

Choice of Companions/择友

Choosing an Occupation/选择职业

Crossing the Rubicon/越过卢比孔河

I Have a Dream/我有一个梦想

Happy Life at a Tavern/小客栈的乐趣

How to Learn with Success/如何学有成效

Inaugural Address/就职演讲

Letter to Mrs.Bixby/致比克斯比夫人的信

My Shooting Experience/我的狩猎经历

The Delights of Books/书中之趣

Truth Is for Everyone/真理乃为人人而设