《美语路路通》是最新从美国引进英语系列教材。这套教材以非英语国家的学生为对象，帮助学生提高听、说、读、写的语言技能和整体提高语言水平。本书目的在于培养学生通过阅读学会阅读。本书内容不但具有激励性，而且词汇和语法也不难理解，还向学生传授策略及方法，使阅读更容易。

Summary of Reading Skills 技能表
CHAPTER one 第一章
School Life 学校生活
PART ONE Reading Selection:International Students in the United States and Canada
PART TWO Reading Selection:College Life in the United States and Canada
PART THREE Building Vocabulary
PART FOUR Scanning for Information
PART FIVE Personal Stories:Educational Systems
学习指导
CHAPTER two 第二章
Experiencing Nature 感受大自然
PART ONE Reading Selection:The Powerful Influence of Weather
PART TWO Reading Selection:Camping
PART THREE Building Vocabulary
PART FOUR Scanning for Information
PART FIVE Personal Stories:Traveling and Nature
学习指导
CHAPTER three 第三章
Living to Eat or Eating to Live? 饮食文化
PART ONE Reading Selection:Our Changing Diet
PART TWO Reading Selection:Food Personalities
PART THREE Building Vocabulary
PART FOUR Scanning for Information
PART FIVE Personal Stories:Food and Dieting
学习指导
CHAPTER four 第四章
Getting Around the Community
PART ONE Reading Selection:"How Can I Get to the Post Office?"
PART TWO Reading Selection:Different Laws in Different Places
PART THREE Building Vocabulary
PART FOUR Scanning for Information
PART FIVE Personal Stories:Los Angeles,California
学习指导
CHAPTER five 第五章
Home 家庭生活
CHAPTER six 第六章
Emergencies and Strange ExPeriences
CHAPTER seven 第七章
Health 医疗保健
CHAPTER eight 第八章
Entertainment and the Media 娱乐与传媒
CHAPTER nine 第九章
Social Life 社交生活

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french fries 法式炸土豆条

and so on 等等

convenience foods 方便食品

junk food 经化学加工多热量但缺乏营养价值的劣等食物

red meat 红色肉类，如牛肉，羊肉等。