大學英語人文閱讀（簡體書）

第一，它對中國學子有普遍的教育意義。這本書的獨特之處在于它所選取的文章可以說是從不同角度對人生意義的分析和總結。馬斯洛是一位人本主義的實踐者，其理論是對人本主義的升華。在今天，重溫馬斯洛，從某種意義上講，就是學習以人為本。特別是在我國轉型時期，馬斯洛的以人為本的思想具有現實意義。
第二，它為我們趟出了一條新路。教學重在改革。什么叫改革？創新就是改革。多數英語教學對學生人文素質的培養重視得不夠，而這本書打破傳統，自成一種風格。作者集數十年英語教學的心得，以馬斯洛的需求層次理論為主線，用平實的語言材料折射出了人的生理需求、安全需求、愛與歸屬需求、尊重需求和自我實現需求，讀後會使人受益匪淺；後又引導學生學習如何發掘自己的潛力和培養興趣，生活中怎樣充滿愛心和體驗生活，困難時怎樣正視現實和排除焦慮，工作時怎樣培養創造力和自主性，對社會應負有怎樣的責任感和使命感。這種獨辟蹊徑的英語讀本編寫方式值得提倡。
第三，它是與時俱進的典范。英語教學也要和時代同步，掌握了這個脈搏，就掌握了英語教學的方向。和諧社會是時代的要求；尊重是和諧的基因；“以人為本”是尊重的前提。作者不拘泥于英語，而是先對人生的重大課題有所思考，有所領悟，這也充分說明了她對英語教學的負責態度，對學生的關愛程度。有了這本書，英語教學必能再進一步，再深一層。
第四，它開辟了英語教學的新天地。英語是可以用來思考的。英語的教和學，過去是講得多，記得多，但這遠遠不夠。作者認為英語還必須多思，并且用英語思維，這就給英語教學提出了更高的要求。思考，是衡量一個民族、一個國家、一個社會、一個時代的標尺。我們學英語，不僅僅是要多一種語言，添一種工具，更是要用語言來充實頭腦，這才是學習英語的意義。

上篇
PART ONE PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
1 The Seven Gifts
2 The Nutrients in Food
3 The Little Scribe
4 Why I Came to College
5 Which Career Is the Right One for You?
6 Finding a Partner
7 Liking, Loving and Lust
8 I Met a Bushman
9 Preserving Our Planet
10 The New Caves

PART TWO SAFETY NEEDS
11 How to Prepare for Earthquakes
12 Workplace Safety Article: Avoiding Corporate Complacency
13 Protection of Person and Property
14 Natural Disasters: Protect Your Identity
15 Warning Signs
16 Various Influence on Health
17 Spring: The Season of the Body
18 Summer: The Season of the Emotions
19 Autumn: The Season of the Mind
20 Winter: The Season of the Soul

PART THREE LOVE AND BELONGING NEEDS
21 The Two Sides of Love
22 My Most Unforgettable Character
23 Spring of 1959
24 A Doll for Great-Grandmother
25 The Blanket
26 Angels on the Internet
27 The Silver Elephant
28 The Letter
29 The Last Chapter: Their Marriage Was No Fairy Tale
30 How To Make Love Grow

PART FOUR ESTEEM NEEDS
31 Thank You, Mam
32 On the Right Path
33 Were Raising Children, Not Flowers!
34 More than One Way to the Square
35 A Moment of Joy
36 The RealTest
37 All Good Things
3 8 The First Lady Next Door
39 He Led a Useful Life
40 Too Much Talk, Not Enough Action
41 Ten Effective Study Tips for Oral English Students
42 How to Write a Book Report
43 How to Prepare and Deliver a Speech
44 How to Build Better Friendships
45 Secrets of the Truly Popular
46 The Seven Principles of Timing in Your Life
47 Secrets Every Achiever Knows
48 Four Minutes that Get You Hired
49 The Secret to Successful Studying
50 What Successful People Have in Common

下篇
PART ONE REALIZING POTENTIALS AND FOSTERING
INTERESTS
1 True Height
2 Hard Work Pays Off
3 Three Days to See
4 Life Without Fear
5 A Special Sort of Stubbornness
6 Got a Dream?
7 Keeping the Brain Sharp as We Age
8 Five Rules for Waking Up Alert
9 Getting the Best Value for Time
10 The Importance of Resilience

PART TWO SHOWING COMPASSION AND
EXPERIENCING LIFE
11 Brotherly Love
12 Forgiveness
13 Dont Let It End This Way
14 There Are No Coincidences
15 The Gratitude We Need
16 A Parable for Thanksgiving
17 An Exchange of Gifts
18 A Truckers Last Letter
19 Life Is Short
20 Humor and Mental Health

PART THREE FACING REALITY AND REDUCING
ANXIETY
21 The Day Mother Cried
22 Dealing with Nervousness
23 Speaking of the Devil
24 Ways to Relieve Stress
25 A Lesson in Patience from a Puppy
26 A Bad Principal Taught Me a Good Lesson
27 The Truth About Lying
28 Measuring the Costs of Our Decisions
29 A Successful Failure
30 The Terribly, Tragically Sad Man

PART FOUR CULTIVATING ORIGINALITY AND
AUTONOMY
31 Universities and Their Function
32 Angels on a Pin
33 Jeremys Egg
34 How to Become Gifted
35 How to Get a Great Idea
36 Lessons from Jefferson
37 Albert Einstein and the Yo-Yo
38 A Story of Young Hillary Rodhams Family Education
39 Why People Work
40 A Long March to Creativity
PART FIVE TAKING RESPONSIBILITIES AND
SHOULDERING MISSIONS

The runner set out with the letter. At first, he ran well; but then he heard an animalin front of him. He could not see it, but it was a big animal. It made a lot of noise. He ranback and went up a tree. He waited there for a long time until he could not hear the animal.Then he came down the tree. But he could not find the letter; it was lost.
He remembered the ship, which was going on its way down the river. He ran throughthe forest and looked for the letter. There was not much time. He must find the letterquickly. At last he saw it on the ground under a tree.
The runner caught the ship, and the ship took the letter down to the sea. There it wasput into a bag with some other letters, and the bag was put into a bigger ship. On the nextday it set out on its long journey over the sea, and in about a month it got to London.
When the bags of letters were taken off the ship, something broke. Some of the bagsfell into the water. A man went down under the water to find the bags. He found them all.
Some men opened the bags and looked at the letters inside. The letters were wet, butthese men were able to read the names on the letters. They did this kind of work all theirlives. They knew their work. Susans letter went on its way with the others.
The bags of letters were put into a train. At the end of that journey they were all takenout, and seven of them were put into a fast train to Newton. Susan lived at Newton. Thetrain ran quickly through the night.
In a part of the train next to the bags, two men waited. At the right time they beganthe work which they were going to do. They made a big hole in the wooden wall, and gotthrough the hole to the bags of letters. Some of these letters had money in them, and thethieves knew about it. They wanted the money.