《大學體驗英語》系列教材是根據教育部大學英語教學改革精神和我國當前高等學校大學英語教學實際以及我國社會經濟迅猛發(fā)展對大學英語教學要培養(yǎng)具有很強國際競爭能力人才的要求，加強了實用性英語教學，以培養(yǎng)學生的英語綜合應用能力為目標，特別突出和加強了聽說與交流能力的訓練與培養(yǎng)，而設計開發(fā)的一套理念創(chuàng)新、內容使用、體系科學并具時代特色的全新立體化系列教材。
Unit 1 Caring for Our Earth
Unit 2 Nobel Prize Winners
Unit 3 Famous Brand Names
Unit 4 Cloning and Ethics
Unit 5 Lifelong Education
Unit 6 Travel Around the World
Unit 7 Drug Abuse
Unit 8 Conflicts in the World
Liu: Why is it that some people are always buying beyond their means？ I mean, they do not make that much and spend half of their incomes on designer clothes as such.
Burns: My theory is that insecure people need to wear famous brand clothing to feel good.They want people to know that they are good enough to afford the best.
Liu: Well, I don't agree that name brands are just for the insecure. I mean, I like my designerclothes too. I do think designer shoes are more comfortable.Burns: So, you buy designer shoes for comfort？ How about those ridiculous designer sweatersthat have holes in them and shoes that have 25 cm heels？ You surely aren't saying thatthese things are functional.
Liu: I disagree. Most designer and brand-name items are actually not useless. What you seeon the catwalks are just the extremes. What you find in the stores is more functional.
Burns: And not much less expensive！ So don't tell me that you're into designer stuff.
Liu: Like I said, some things are worth spending the money on, like stylish but comfortableshoes. But I wouldn't get designer underwear, for example. I mean, for one pair ofbrand-name underwear, I can buy 10 pairs of sturdy cotton underwear at the marketand just throw them into the wash and not be heartbroken if they change color. But I'dbuy a brand-name washing machine because I believe they work longer.Dialogue 2 why Piracy Exists
Helen: Hey, that's a beautiful bag you've got！ Is it genuine Louis Vuitton？
Wan: No, are you kidding？ I can't afford the real thing. It's a fake that I got at a street marketon the cheap.
Helen: But don't you feel bad supporting pirates？ I mean pirated stuff undercuts companieswhich produce the real thing.
Wan: So should we all drive Ferraris？ There are those who can afford to and those who can't.Those who can't buy a cheaper sports car and paint it Ferrari-red. Pirated stuff is forthose too poor to afford the real thing.
Helen: I think it is illegal.
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