《大学英语教程：读写译2（修订版）（政法类院校版）》专门为全国政法类院校非英语专业大学生及各高等学校政法学院大学生编写，编写体例、课文选材、练习设计等均体现了较强的针对性。与国内其他优秀教材相比，本教材依据目标学生实际情况，教材编写不求大而全，突出其简约而实用的特点，各册既各有侧重，又有机相连。本教材以《大学英语课程教学要求》为依据，使大学英语这门公共基础课与专业学科门类相结合，在重点培养学生英语综合应用能力的同时，使学生通过本教材的学习，做到学有所用，学以致用，以用促学，学用统一。不仅注重激发学生学习兴趣，培养学生外语技能，更加注重学生综合人文素养的提升和积极人生观与价值观的培养，在潜移默化中，启迪思想，陶冶情操。

　　《大学英语教程：读写译2（修订版）（政法类院校版）》首版于2012年在本社出版，此版为修订版第二册。

　　余素青，教授，文学博士，法学博士后，外语学院党委书记兼副院长，校级重点学科“外国语言学及应用语言学（法律语言学方向）”带头人，法律语言学研究所及法律翻译中心主任。

Table of Contents
Unit 1Education 1
Part One　 Topic Discussion 2
Part Two　 In-class Reading 2
Text A　Education Is Supposed to Make You Rich,
Not Wealthy 3
Part Three　After-class Reading 16
Text B　Secrets of Straight-A Students 17
Part Four　 Writing Practice 22
Legal English 1What Is A Contract? 23

Unit 2Internet 27
Part One　 Topic Discussion 28
Part Two　 In-class Reading 28
Text A　Put on Your Mask and Behave Badly 29
Part Three　After-class Reading 40
Text B　Why Everyone Is Worried 42
Part Four　 Writing Practice 46
Legal English 2How Is A Contract Formed? 47

Unit 3Psychology 51
Part One　 Topic Discussion 52
Part Two　 In-class Reading 52
Text A　I抎 Love to Live a More Rounded Life,
But I抦 Too Flat Out 53
Part Three　After-class Reading 65
Text B　Introduction of Culture Shock:
A Fish out of Water 65
Part Four　 Writing Practice 70
Legal English 3The Textual Structure of a Contract 71

Unit 4Career 76
Part One　 Topic Discussion 77
Part Two　 In-class Reading 77
Text A　Do We Really Need Lawyers? 78
Part Three　After-class Reading 90
Text B　A Very Social Career 91
Part Four　 Writing Practice 96
Legal English 4The Major Provisions of a Contract 97

Unit 5Discrimination 101
Part One　 Topic Discussion 102
Part Two　 In-class Reading 102
Text A　Almost Famous 103
Part Three　After-class Reading 116
Text B　Generation Q 118
Part Four　 Writing Practice 122
Legal English 5Six Levels of Domestic Law in China 123

Unit 6Culture 128
Part One　 Topic Discussion 129
Part Two　 In-class Reading 129
Text A　East and West桽eeing the World
Through Different Lenses 130
Part Three　After-class Reading 142
Text B　Sentimentality in Contemporary Culture 143
Part Four　 Writing Practice 148
Legal English 6What Is the EJV? 149


Unit 7Society 153
Part One　 Topic Discussion 154
Part Two　 In-class Reading 154
Text A　Britain抯 Great Divide 155
Part Three　After-class Reading 166
Text B　Why the M Word Matters to Me 167
Part Four　 Writing Practice 171
Legal English 7An Introduction to Legal Writing 172

Unit 8Medicine 176
Part One　 Topic Discussion 177
Part Two　 In-class Reading 177
Text A　Traditional Chinese Medicine 178
Part Three　After-class Reading 189
Text B　A Universal Flu Vaccine 190
Part Four　 Writing Practice 195
Legal English 8Features of Legal Writing 196