本书以提供研究生的英语基础为主，共8个单元，选材涉及学生学习生活、社会交往的方方面面。每个单元有A、B两篇课文。A篇为主课文，字数以1500字为上限，课后练习的形式包括篇章结构题(answerthequestionsANDcriticalthinking)、完形填空(突出考查连词)、翻译(融合翻译技巧)、写作(与课文相关的topic)。B篇为副课文，篇幅适当加长，练习形式是TRUEorFALSE。

Unit 1 Academic Research
Warm-Up
Section A The Research Journey： Four Steps to Succes□<□r>Section B Finding a Thesis Topic
Translating Skill□<□r>Unit □ Living Wisdom
Warm-Up
SectionA Approachto Life
Section B The Chinese Theory of Leisure
Translating Skill□<□r>Unit 3 Green Revolution
Warm-Up
Section A Environmental Education —— A Tobl for the Prevention of Water Pollution
Section B Ten Impacts of the Australian Bushfire□<□r>Translating Skill□<□r>Unit 4 Love and Marriage
Warm-Up
Section A The Gift of the Magi
Section B A Dill Pickle
Translating Skill□<□r>Unit 5 Social Issue□<□r>Warm-Up
Section A Demography and Automation
Section B The Real Threats of Artificial Intelligence
Translating Skill□<□r>Unit 6 Public Presentation
Warm-Up
Section A Earning the Right to Talk
Section B Natural Speech-Giving with Mind Mapping
Translating Skill□<□r>Unit 7 Culture Shock
Warm-Up
Section A Understanding Society and Culture Through Eating
Section B Cutting Across Culture□<□r>Translating Skill□<□r>Unit 8 Public Security
Warm-Up
Section A How Did Nigeria Quash Its Ebola Outbreak so Quickly?
Section B Farming Mega-Mergers Threaten Food Security
Translating Skill□<□r>Appendix Glossary （A-Z）