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目录PART Ⅰ LITERATUREA Letter to God Gregurio（Mexico）3

Why Tortoise's Shells Is Not Smooth Chinua Achebe（Nigeria）11

A Matter of Honor Mark Twin18

The First Piano in a Mining Camp Sam Davis27

The Man and the Snake Ambrose Bierce38

Moxon's Master Ambrose Bierce46

The Pins Guy De Maupassant（France）56

My Favorite Season69

The Snob Morley Callaghan（Canada）75

Over a Cup of Coffee R．K．Narayan（India）87

The Last Leaf O．Heary96

PART Ⅱ SOCIAL SCIENCEThe Shadowland of Dreams Alex Holey111

Overcoming an Invisible Handicap Thomas J．Cottle118

The Man Who Made Mickey Mouse Adapted from “It Started with Mickey Mouse”125

My Wild Irish Mother Mary Higgins Clark134

Thatcher's Narrow Escape William Burger145

I Want a Wife Judy Syfers158

Magnetic，Magnificent Meryl Brad Darrach164

Who Killed Sue Snow？ Donald Daled Jackson176

Education—A Wise Investment In Tomorrow Stanley Rives192

Peril and Promise（Ⅰ） John Chancellor199

Peril and Promise（Ⅱ） John Chancellor208

Personal Codes Through the Ages Robert E．Allen216

PART Ⅲ NATURAL SCIENCESimple Ways You Can Help Save the Earth The Earth Works Croup231

How Noise Can Harm You Lowell Ponte240

Kingdom of Dust Richard H．Schneider251

The Man on the Street and the Man on the Moon Adapted from“America in Space”262

White Wolf Jim Brandenburg271

Birds on the Wing Jeff Rennicke280

Nature's Incredible Night Show Lowell Ponte288

Stepping Out At 10，000 Feet Michael Parfit299

Conquering Cancer：The Latest Advances John Pekkanen310

A Participant's Diary of the 7th International Conference on AIDS Perri Klass320