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Chapter
1 名人榜樣:讓精神點(diǎn)亮未來
1.1 Helen Keller, an
Outstanding Example of the Unconquerable
Human Spirit 海倫• 凱勒,人類不屈不撓精神的*佳典范.....2
1.2 Martin Luther King Jr.,
Seeking Equal Rights for All
馬丁• 路德• 金,為全人類謀求平等權(quán)利的戰(zhàn)士 ....................6
1.3 Benjamin Franklin 本杰明• 富蘭克林 ......................................11
埃爾布里奇• 斯特里特• 布魯克斯
1.4 Nelson Mandela, the
Most Extraordinary Leader in the 20th
Century 納爾遜• 曼德拉,20 世紀(jì)*非凡的領(lǐng)袖 ....................15
1.5 My Friend, Albert
Einstein 我的朋友愛因斯坦 ..........................20
1.6 Coco
Chanel, Revolutionizing Women's Fashion
可可• 香奈兒,女性時(shí)尚的變革者 ...........................................26
1.7 Ruth Handler and Her
Bestselling Barbie Dolls
露絲• 漢德勒和她的芭比傳奇 ...................................................30
Chapter
2 激情演講:激勵(lì)你一路向前
2.1 The Benefits of Failure
失敗的好處 .............................................35
——J•K• 羅琳2008 年在哈佛大學(xué)的演講
2.2 Writing Is a Lonely
Life 寫作是一種孤寂的生涯 .......................41
——歐內(nèi)斯特• 米勒爾• 海明威1954 年諾貝爾文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)獲獎(jiǎng)演講
2.3 The Pleasure of
Books(Excerpt) 書中之樂(節(jié)選) ..................45
——威廉• 里昂• 菲爾普斯1933 年廣播講話
2.4 Follow Your
Passion(Excerpt) 追隨自己的愛好(節(jié)選)
.........50
——朱棣文2009
年在哈佛大學(xué)的演講
2.5 Heal the Kids 拯救孩子 ................................................................55
——邁克爾• 杰克遜2001 年在牛津大學(xué)的演講
2.6 Why Do We Go to
School(Excerpt)
我們?yōu)槭裁匆蠈W(xué)(節(jié)選)
.......................................................59
——巴拉克• 奧巴馬2009 年在韋克菲爾德高中的演講
2.7 A Writer's Duty 作家的職責(zé) ........................................................64
——威廉• 福克納1949 年諾貝爾文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)獲獎(jiǎng)演講
Chapter
3 人生感悟:細(xì)細(xì)品味生活之美
3.1 Too Dear for the
Whistle 得不償失的哨子 ..................................70
本杰明• 富蘭克林
3.2 On the Feeling of
Immortality in Youth 有感于青春常在 ...........75
威廉• 赫茲里特
3.3 The Two Roads 兩條道路 ............................................................79
約翰• 羅斯金
3.4 If 如果 ..........................................................................................84
拉迪亞德• 吉卜林
3.5 Just for Today 就在今天 ...............................................................88
3.6 Every Living Person Has
Problems 人生難以避免的難題 .........92
3.7 The Burning Desire to
Achieve a Purpose 點(diǎn)燃成功的渴望 .......96
3.8 Learn to Question 學(xué)會(huì)質(zhì)疑 .........................................................99
Chapter
4 心情隨筆:讓思緒和好英文一同放飛
4.1 The Subtle Feeling 淡淡的感覺 ...................................................104
4.2 The Smile 微笑 .............................................................................107
安東尼• 圣艾修伯里
4.3 The Joys of Writing 寫作的樂趣 ..................................................111
溫斯頓• 丘吉爾
4.4 The True Nobility 真正的高尚 .....................................................115
歐內(nèi)斯特• 海明威
4.5 If I Were a Boy Again 假如再回到童年 ......................................118
本杰明• 富蘭克林
4.6 The Choice of Companion
如何選擇朋友 ...................................122
4.7 The Goodness of Life 生命的美好 ...............................................126
拉爾夫• 馬斯頓
4.8 Your Mind Is a Garden 心如花園 .................................................130
4.9 Every Life Is Full of
Opportunities 生活處處有機(jī)會(huì) ..................135
Chapter
5 文化剪影:走近大千世界的繽紛畫卷
5.1 Sports Seasons in the
US 美國(guó)的運(yùn)動(dòng)季 .....................................139
5.2 UK Music Festivals 英國(guó)音樂節(jié) ..................................................164
5.3 The Origin of Carnival 狂歡節(jié)的起源 .........................................148
5.4 Noodles Culture 面條文化 ...........................................................153
5.5 Queen Catherine and
Afternoon Tea
“飲茶皇后”凱瑟琳 ...................................................................158
5.6 Mother's Day and
Father's Day 母親節(jié)和父親節(jié) ........................162
5.7 Thanksgiving Day in
America 美式感恩節(jié)面面觀 .....................166
5.8 Tips to Communicate
with Americans
和美國(guó)人交流小貼士 ...................................................................170
Chapter
6 科學(xué)奇跡:偶然間造就的傳奇
6.1 Alfred Wegener and His
Influential Theory of Continental Drift
通過地圖創(chuàng)立的大陸漂移理論
...................................................176
6.2 An Apple Inspired Newton's Theory of
Gravitation
蘋果砸出來的萬有引力
...............................................................180
6.3 An Scientific
Expedition Inspired Darwin's The Origin of Species
一次環(huán)球旅行造就了達(dá)爾文的《物種起源》
...........................184
6.4 Archimedes' Law Derives
from a Public Bath
澡盆里發(fā)現(xiàn)的浮力定律
...............................................................188
6.5 Petticoat Drying Gave
Birth to the First Hot Air Balloon
烘烤襯衣與熱氣球 .......................................................................192
6.6 Silly Putty Out of
Failed Rubber Alternative
橡皮泥,失敗的橡膠替代品
.......................................................196
6.7 The Convenient and
Inexpensive Disposable Camera
方便低價(jià)的一次性相機(jī)
...............................................................200
6.8 The Post-It Notes: Best
Buddy in Office
辦公人員的好伙伴——便利貼 ...................................................204
Chapter
7 技術(shù)發(fā)展:動(dòng)植物啟發(fā)下的靈感瞬間
7.1 Geckos Inspired
Invention of Medical Tape
壁虎啟發(fā)醫(yī)用膠帶的發(fā)明
...........................................................209
7.2 Peregrine Falcon
Inspires Improvements in Supersonic Jet
游隼啟發(fā)超音速噴氣飛機(jī)的改良
...............................................213
7.3 Porcupine Inspires
Medical Needles
豪豬啟發(fā)醫(yī)用針頭的發(fā)明
...........................................................217
7.4 Shark Skin Inspires
Sophisticated Swimwear
鯊魚皮啟發(fā)精密泳衣 ...................................................................221
7.5 Squirrels Inspire
Researchers to Create Deceptive Robots
松鼠啟發(fā)新品種欺騙性機(jī)器人
...................................................225
7.6 Ultrasonic Navigators
Inspired Hydrophone
超聲波回聲定位促使水聽器誕生
...............................................229