中学生百科英语 (美)查尔斯·特雷西(Charles Tracy) 著 著 文教 文轩网

Current Trend
001 Fashion Goes High-Tech 8
002 Street Fashions for the Young and Hip10
003 Finding Beauty in the City 12
004 A World of Animated GIFs 14
005 A Healthy Way to Know a City 16
Food
006 Some Like It Hot! 18
007 A World of Sausage 20
008 A Movable Feast 22
009 World BBQ 24
010 Insects on the Menu 26
Travel
011 Taking a Working Holiday 28
012 Riding the Rails for Adventure 30
013 Sailing the High Seas 32
014 Munich: Germany’s Southern Gem 34
015 Okinawa: A Fine Japanese HolidayDestination 36
Handicrafts
016 Native American Beauty 38
017 Making a Magic Carpet 40
018 Glassblowing: Sand Becomes Art 42
019 The Magic of Pop-up Books 44
020 Becoming a Master Woodworker 46
Arts
021 The Great White Way 48
022 Rock ’n’ Roll Changes the World 50
023 Motion Pictures: Forever Changed by theComputer 52
024 Cirque du Soleil 54
025 Improv Everywhere 56
Extreme
026 Surfing on the Land 58
027 The Thrill of the Glide 60
028 Parkour: The Art of Running 62
029 Play It Safe with Wakeboarding 64
030 BMX Comes of Age 66
Ball Games
031 Shooting Hoops 68
032 Popular Racquet Sports 70
033 Time to Volley 72
034 A Very Dangerous Game 74
035 The Most Popular Sport in the World 76
Weird Sports
036 Combining the Mental andthe Physical 78
037 Chasing the Cheese 80
038 Dodgeball Leaves the Schoolyard 82
039 A Burden to Bear 84
040 The World of Competitive Eating 86
Martial Arts
041 Muay Thai 88
042 Draw Your Swords! 90
043 The Ultimate Fight 92
044 Judo: The Gentle Way 94
045 The Product of a Master 96
Running
046 The Grandfather of RunningRaces 98
047 Swim, Cycle, and Run 100
048 Leave the Shoes at Home 102
049 Serious Long-Distance Running 104
050 A Glance at the Ancient Olympics 106
Weather
051 What Makes a Typhoon? 108
052 Global Warming and You 110
053 Aurora Borealis: Magic in the Sky 112
054 A Stratospheric Jump 114
055 Early Human Migration 116
Astronomy
056 The Hubble Space Telescope118
057 The Shuttle Era Comes to an End 120
058 A Mission to Mars 122
059 SETI: The Dream of Life in Space 124
060 Voyager 1: Boldly Going Where None HasGone 126
Technology
061 Let the Car Drive 128
062 The Ups and Downs of 3D 130
063 The Robots Are Doing the Thinking 132
064 Keeping the World in Our Pockets 134
065 Bitcoins: The Future of Money? 136
Nature
066 When Will the Earth Shake Next?138
067 Sad Times in the Arctic 140
068 Why Are the Fields Not Buzzing? 142
069 The (Not So) Great Pacific GarbagePatch 144
070 The Lungs of the World 146
Health
071 Let’s Move! 148
072 Human Organs Made to Order 150
073 A Toilet Revolution 152
074 The Guinea Worm Success Story 154
075 Trans Fat Loses Its Luster 156
Internet
076 Social Networks: Too LittlePrivacy 158
077 Is the Internet Making Us Dumber? 160
078 Helping Entrepreneurs throughCrowdfunding 162
079 Pushing for Social Change with theInternet 164
080 How the Internet Is Changing OurLanguage 166
TV & Media
081 How Television Changedthe World 168
082 The Origin of Television Advertising170
083 Sharing Videos on the Web 172
084 The Future of Publishing on Paper 174
085 The Rise of Electronic Media 176
Environment
086 Green Energy 178
087 The Controversial Role of Greenpeace180
088 Water Scarcity 182
089 Cities Going Green 184
090 Fire Ice: A New Source of Energy? 186
Fashion
091 Blue Jeans and the Little BlackDress 188
092 The Origin of High Fashion 190
093 Why We Imitate Celebrities 192
094 Ethical Fashions 194
095 High Fashion Reality Shows 196
Taboos
096 The Origin of Taboos 198
097 Cultural Differences about PersonalSpace 200
098 Taboos about the Body 202
099 Taboos about Death 204
100 Food Taboos 206
Vocabulary List 208