CONTENTS 目录 To the teacher and student About this course How to use this course 致教师和学生 关于本教程的说明 本教程使用说明 Pre-unit Test 1 Unit 1 Unit 1: Instructions to the student Lesson 1 A puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮 Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one 十三等于一 Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 无名女神 Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs 艾尔弗雷德?布洛格斯的双重生活 Lesson 5 The facts 确切数字 Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab 砸橱窗抢劫 Lesson 7 Mutilated Ladies 残钞鉴别组 Lesson 8 A famous monastery **的修道院 Lesson 9 Flying cats 飞猫 Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic “泰坦尼克”号的沉没 Lesson 11 Not guilty 无罪 Lesson 12 Life on a desert island 荒岛生活 Lesson 13 ‘It's only me' “是我,别怕” Lesson 14 A noble gangster **歹徒 Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 五十便士的麻烦 .................................... Lesson 50 New Year resolutions 新年的决心 Lesson 51 Predicting the future 预测未来 Lesson 52 Mud is mud 实事求是 Lesson 53 In the public interest 为了公众的利益 Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness? 是本能还是机智? Lesson 55 From the earth: Greetings 来自地球的问候 Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river 河流,我们的邻居 Lesson 57 Back in the old country 重返故里 Lesson 58 A spot of bother 一点儿小麻烦 Lesson 59 Collecting 收藏 Lesson 60 Too early and too late 太早和太晚 Appendix 1: Personal names 附录1:人名中英文对照表 Appendix 2: Geographical names 附录2:地名中英文对照表 Appendix 3: Measures and weights 附录3:英制和公制计量单位对照表