本书是与中央人民广播电台的名牌节目《星期日广播英语》配套的相应教材。全书由该节目开播十几年来的稿件中精选的50篇优秀范文组成。在每篇文章中均对其语言重点、难点作了注释，且附有参考译文。同时本书配有专家朗读的磁带（共三盒），可以进一步帮助英语爱好者练习朗读、提高听力。

1.Thanks for Everything

2.Asian Students in the U.S.

3.Credit Cards in the U.S.

4.Why Happy Families Are Different

5.History and Popularity of Computer Video Games

6.The First Woman to Run the Great Wall

7.Health and Fitness

8.Transform Dreams into Success with Persistence

9.Literacy in the United States

10.Help Your Child Make Friends

11.The Retired Teacher

12.Learning Chinese in Beijing

13.How Americans View Friendship and Love

14.Gifts of Love

15.Dr.Dobson's Advice on Raising Children

16.Easy Ways to Look and Feel Years Younger

17.Give Your Children the Gift to Music

18.Judge

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As recently as thirty years ago,many Americans believed that using credit was an unwise and dangerous way to pay for what they bought.