UNIT 1
Chapter 1 A puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮 1
Chapter 2 Thirteen equals one 13等于1 9
Chapter 3 An unknown goddess 无名女神 15
Chapter 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs 阿尔弗雷德·布洛格斯的双重生活 20
Chapter 5 The facts 确切数字 25
Chapter 6 Smash-and-grab 砸橱窗抢劫 30
Chapter 7 Mutilated ladies 残钞鉴别组 35
Chapter 8 A famous monastery **的修道院 39
Chapter 9 Flying cats 飞猫 44
Chapter 10 The loss of the Titanic “泰坦尼克”号的沉没 50
Chapter 11 Not guilty 无罪 55
Chapter 12 Life on desert island 荒岛生活 60
Chapter 13 It's only me 是我,别害怕 64
Chapter 14 A noble gangster **歹徒 68
Chapter 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 50便士的麻烦 73
Chapter 16 Mary had a little lamb 玛丽有一头小羔羊 78
Chapter 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world 世界上*长的吊桥 83
Chapter 18 Electric currents in modern art 现代艺术中的电流 88
Chapter 19 A very dear cat 一只贵重的宝贝猫 92
Chapter 20 Pioneer pilots 飞行员的先驱 97
UNIT 2
Chapter 21 Daniel Mendoza 丹尼尔·门多萨 103
Chapter 22 By heart 熟记台词 109
Chapter 23 One man's meat is another man's poison 各有所爱 115
Chapter 24 A skeleton in the cupboard 家丑 120
Chapter 25 The Cutty Sark “卡蒂萨克”号帆船 125
Chapter 26 Wanted: a large biscuit tin 征购大饼干筒 130
Chapter 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy 不卖也不买 134
Chapter 28 Five pounds too dear 5镑也太贵 139
Chapter 29 Funny or not 是否可笑 144
Chapter 30 The death of a ghost 幽灵之死 149
Chapter 31 A lovable eccentric 可爱的怪人 153
Chapter 32 A lost ship 一艘沉船 158
Chapter 33 A day to remember 难忘的** 163
Chapter 34 A happy discovery 幸运的发现 168
Chapter 35 Justice was done 伸张正义 173
Chapter 36 A chance in a million 百万分之一的机遇 178
Chapter 37 The Westhaven Express 开往威斯特海温的快车 183
Chapter 38 The first calendar *早的日历 188
Chapter 39 Nothing to worry about 不必担心 193
Chapter 40 Who's who 真假难辨 198
UNIT 3
Chapter 41 Illusions of pastoral peace 宁静田园生活的遐想 203
Chapter 42 Modern cavemen 现代洞穴人 208
Chapter 43 Fully insured 全保险 213
Chapter 44 Speed and comfort 快捷又舒适 217
Chapter 45 The power of the press 新闻报道的威力 222
Chapter 46 Do it yourself 自己动手 227
Chapter 47 Too high a price 代价太高 232
Chapter 48 The silent village 沉默的村庄 237
Chapter 49 The ideal servant 理想的仆人 242
Chapter 50 New Year resolutions 新年的决心 247
Chapter 51 Predicting the future 预测未来 252
Chapter 52 Mud is mud 实事求是 257
Chapter 53 In the public interest 为了公众的利益 262
Chapter 54 Instinct or cleverness 本能还是机智 267
Chapter 55 From the earth: Greetings 来自地球的问候 272
Chapter 56 Our neighbour, the river 河流,我们的邻居 277
Chapter 57 Back in the old country 重返故里 283
Chapter 58 A spot of bother 一点儿小麻烦 288
Chapter 59 Collecting 收藏 294
Chapter 60 Too early and too late 太早和太晚 299
经典背诵句型 304