《与美国面对面交流》

CONTENTS1 The Myths of Living Together before Marriage1

婚前同居的虚幻1

2 Sharing a Roof and a Way ofLife6

同一屋檐下的同一生活方式6

3 How DrinkingHarms On-thte-Job Efficiency12

饮酒有损上班效率12

4 Immigrants First Christmas in America19

移民在美国过第一个圣诞节19

5 Lessons from Walking to School26

步行上学的益处26

6 Americans Revel in Wage Boom32

美国人开开心心涨工资32

清扫奥林匹克该是时候了39

7 Time to Clean up the Olympics39

8 First Push for a Passenger Bill of Rights45

旅客权益法案的第一步45

9 A Mother s Year-long Look at Child Care52

一位母亲对幼托事业的担忧52

10 Grand Canyon s Plan to Stay Grand Will Echoacross US59

大峡谷的宏大计划将影响全国59

1 1 UsingBoycotts to Punish Nations67

用抵制来惩罚别国67

12 Miami Anticorruption Effort Hits the Books74

迈阿密反腐动真格74

13 A Tech-linked World Faces“Y2K”81

一个技术联网的世界面临“千年虫”81

14 Activists Step up War to“Liberate”Nature88

激进分子战争升级为了“解放”大自然88

爷爷奶奶屋的诞生96

15 Grandfamilies:When Parenting Skips a Generation96

16 A Son s Courage in Cuchara Valley105

儿子在Cuchara山谷里的勇敢劲儿105

17 Children s Causes Shape Agendas in State Capitols111

儿童事业成了州议会的议事日程111

18 Drop and Give Me…Tougher Standards119

干起来，标准再严一点119

19 Backyard James Bonds Take Snooping High Tech125

后院的邦德采用高科技侦察手段125

20 When Kids Harass Kids at School132

如何对待学童骚扰学童132

21 Hanging out—Online140

网上闲逛140

22 Disparities of America s“Information Economy”148

美国“信息经济”的反差148

食品战争即将来临的迹象156

23 Signs of the Food Fight to Come156

24 Delicate Task of Rallying Public about Threatof Terrorism165

微妙的任务：组织公众对付恐怖主义威胁165

25 Reforming Convicts through Scripture173

以圣典改造犯人173

26 Recognizing the Emerging“Third Way”180

承认“第三条道路”的出现180

27 Revolt of Suburbs on Growth188

郊区抵制无序开发188

28 The Key to Castellano,from a Toddler197

向幼儿学习讲Castellano语的要领197

29 Strike up the Band!206

乐队奏起来206

30 Where Will I Sleep Tonight?215

今夜我睡哪里？The Answer Key227