Unit 1 Sports and Technology 1
Part I Reading and Translating 2
Text A: A Chair for Getting Fit and Trim 2
Text B: Ketone Drinks 7
Part II Academic Reading: Identifying References in the Text 10
Part III Academic Writing: Features of Academic WritingObjectivity 12
Part IV Translating Skill: 语态转换法 13
Unit 2 Sports in Life 17
Part I Reading and Translating 18
Text A: Why Mall Walk? 18
Text B: How Finns Make Sports Part of Everyday Life 23
Part II Academic Reading: Dealing with Di cult Words and Sentences 27
Part III Academic Writing: Features of Academic WritingExplicitness 31
Part IV Translating Skill: 合译法 32
Unit 3 Music Celebrities 35
Part I Reading and Translating 36
Text A: My Childhood, My Sabbath, My Freedom 36
Text B: Teachers Tell All 40
Part II Academic Reading: Inferencing 44
Part III Academic Writing: Writing to Describe 48
Part IV Translating Skill: 成分转换法 50
Unit 4 The Sound of Music 53
Part I Reading and Translating 54
Text A: The Sound of Music Movie 54
Text B: Amusing Dialogues in The Sound of Music 59
Part II Academic Reading: Comparing and Contrasting 62
Part III Academic Writing: Writing to Argue, Persuade and Advise 64
Part IV Translating Skill: 顺译法 68
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Unit 5 Fine Art 71
Part I Reading and Translating 72
Text A: American Fine Art 72
Text B: Contemporary Art 77
Part II Academic Reading: Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions 79
Part III Academic Writing: Writing to Review and Comment 83
Part IV Translating Skill: 逆译法 87
Unit 6 Works of Art 91
Part I Reading and Translating 92
Text A: The Unknown Stories of Works of Art 92
Text B: Art Imitable: A Master Forgers Works Are Auctioned 97
Part II Academic Reading: Finding the Topic, Main Idea and Supporting Details 99
Part III Academic Writing: Writing to Analyze 102
Part IV Translating Skill: 综合法 108
Unit 7 Fashion and Costume 111
Part I Reading and Translating 112
Text A: Chinas Uniform A ection 112
Text B: Dungarees 116
Part II Academic Reading: Drawing Conclusions 120
Part III Academic Writing: Avoiding Plagiarism 121
Part IV Translating Skill: 音译法 122
Unit 8 Technology and Life 125
Part I Reading and Translating 126
Text A: Digital Reading and Print Reading 126
Text B: Does Search Engines Make Us Lose Memory? 130
Part II Academic Reading: Critical Reading 133
Part III Academic Writing: Writing a List of References 135
Part IV Translating Skill: 加注译法 137
Glossary 140
参考答案 150