Chapter 1 Travel Unit 1 The Beauty of Norway 挪威之美 8 Unit 2 Protecting Africa’s Beauty 保護非洲自然美景 14 Unit 3 Colder Is Better in Quebec City 魁北克市:愈冷愈熱鬧 21 Unit 4 Cologne: A Cultural Capital 德國文化之都:科隆 27 Unit 5 Finding Happiness in Denmark 丹麥:發展綠能的幸福國度 35
Chapter 2 Environment Unit 6 Life in a Frozen Land 白色大地生機盎然 44 Unit 7 The Benefits of Conserving Water 省水好處多 50 Unit 8 Nitrogen Footprint 被遺忘的酸雨幫兇「氮足跡」 58 Unit 9 The War against Food Waste 終結剩食大作戰 64
Chapter 3 Culture Unit 10 The Empire of the Incas 印加帝國 72 Unit 11 The Railway in Taiwan 台灣鐵路史 77 Unit 12 Japan’s National Flowers 日本國花 84 Unit 13 Homestay Etiquette 寄宿禮儀 90 Unit 14 To Tip, or Not to Tip? 改變中的美國小費文化 97
Chapter 4 Health Unit 15 The Importance of Moderation 適度的重要性 106 Unit 16 The Secrets of Yoga 瑜珈的祕密 112 Unit 17 Therapy Dogs 狗醫生 118 Unit 18 Is MSG Actually Bad for You? 味精有害健康? 124 Unit 19 A Red Light for Coffee 咖啡紅綠燈 131
Chapter 5 Leisure Unit 20 The First Ferris Wheel 浪漫摩天輪 142 Unit 21 Toy Collectors 玩具收藏家 148 Unit 22 E-book Library 電子書圖書館 156 Unit 23 Fingerboarding: Skating at Your Fingertips 手指滑板:指尖上的極限運動 162 Unit 24 Bored? Play a TableGame 無聊嗎?來玩桌遊吧 169
Chapter 6 Education Unit 25 Idioms from Greek Mythology 源自希臘神話的英文成語 176 Unit 26 The Benefits of Speaking a Second Language 學第二語言讓你變聰明! 182 Unit 27 Watching Your Words: The Issue of Political Correctness 政治正確語言,你用對了嗎? 188 Unit 28 Tips for Remembering What You’ve Learned 幫助記憶的訣竅 195
Chapter 7 Sports Unit 29 Cardboard Gold 蒐集棒球卡讓你致富?! 204 Unit 30 Olympics Out of the Ordinary 古怪奧運賽事一籮筐 210 Unit 31 A Healthy Attitude to Fitness 健康的健身態度 216
Chapter 8 Technology Unit 32 Ingestible Origami Robot 微型摺紙機器人 226 Unit 33 The New Buzz about Robot Bees 機器人蜜蜂新話題 231 Unit 34 Smartphone Snoopers 智慧型手機正在監聽你? 238 Unit 35 Driverless Cars: Steering Us in a New Direction 自動駕駛車駛向新未來 245