本教材专门为全国各高校艺术、体育类学生，民族地区学生和其他一些大学入学时英语基础相对薄弱的菲英语专业大学生编写，编写体例、课文选材、练习设计等均体现了较强的针对性；本教材以《大学英语课程教学要求》为依据，重点培养学生英语综合应用能力，使学生通过本教材的学习，做到学有所用，学以致用，以用促学，学用统一；本教材不仅注重激发学生学习兴趣，培养学生外语技能，更加注重学生综合人文素养的提升和积极人生观与价值观的培养，在潜移默化中，启迪思想，陶冶情操。

Unit One Growing Up
Text A The Baby Eagle
Text B Through the Eyes of a Child
Translation in Focus Amplification
Unit Two Dealing with Relationships
Text A Friendship of American Style
Text B Valentine's Day
Translation in Focus Omission
Unit Three Make a Miracle
Text A The Price of a Miracle
Text B Power of Encouragement
Translation in Focus Conversion of Part of Speech
Unit Four Riddles of Food
Text A We Are What We Eat
Text B Just Slow Down and Eat Unit One Growing Up
Text A The Baby Eagle
Text B Through the Eyes of a Child
Translation in Focus Amplification
Unit Two Dealing with Relationships
Text A Friendship of American Style
Text B Valentine's Day
Translation in Focus Omission
Unit Three Make a Miracle
Text A The Price of a Miracle
Text B Power of Encouragement
Translation in Focus Conversion of Part of Speech
Unit Four Riddles of Food
Text A We Are What We Eat
Text B Just Slow Down and Eat
Translation in Focus Translation of English and Chinese Numerals
Test One
Unit Five Parents' Love
Text A A Goodbye Kiss
Text B Living with Your Teen: Understanding the Changing Parent-Teen Relationship
Translation in Focus Translation of Negative Sentences
Unit Six Animal Legend
Text A The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac
Text B A Clever Dog
Translation in Focus The Adjustment of Sentence Order
Unit Seven Colorful Culture
Text A Cool Shirt！ What Does It Mean Exactly？
Text B Local Dialects Making Noise
Translation in Focus The Conversion of Sentence Constituents
Unit Eight This I Believe
Text A Being Content with Myself
Text B A Kind and Generous Heart
Translation in Focus Translation of Sentences with Passive Voice
Test Two
Unit Nine Study and Career
Text A Does a Degree Guarantee You a Good Job？
Text B Unleashing Your Creativity
Translation in Focus Translation of Attributive Clause
Unit Ten Thinking Positively
Text A Dreams
Text B A Positive Attitude Works
Translation in Focus Translation of Adverbial Clause
Unit Eleven I:ti-tech and Modern Life
Text A Calling All the World' s Mobile Phone Users
Text B New Tricks of ID Thieves
Translation in Focus Literal Translation or Liberal Translation
Unit Twelve Celebrities and Fashion
Text A Single Celebrities Look for Love
Text B Dresses Show Queen' s ‘Model-Perfect’ Figure
Translation in Focus Translation of English Long Sentences
Test Three
Glossary