Unit 1 Education???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 001
Text A The Difference between Chinese and American College Life ???????????? 002
Text B China Vs. America? Learning Strategies in the 21st Century?????????????? 004
Unit 2 Medical Care and Insurance??????????????????????????????????????????? 017
Text A China Fights COVID-19 with People-first Approach??????????????????????? 018
Text B Medical Bills Prompt More than 60 Percent of U.S. Bankruptcies???????? 021
Unit 3 Saving Habits ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 031
Text A The Chinese Can’t Kick Their Saving Habit ????????????????????????????????? 032
Text B Why Don’t Americans Save More Money? ?????????????????????????????????? 034
Unit 4 Urbanization ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 047
Text A More than 100 Chinese Cities Now above 1 Million People ????????????? 048
Text B The Commuting Principle that Shaped Urban History ???????????????????? 050
Unit 5 Technology and City ????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 065
Text A Getting to Know China’s New Infrastructure Projects ??????????????????? 066
Text B What Makes a City Great? An American Perspective?????????????????????? 070
Unit 6 Aging and Health?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 085
Text A Population Aging in China: A Mixed Blessing ???????????????????????????????? 086
Text B The American Perspective on Aging and Health ???????????????????????????? 088
Unit 7 Teaching and Learning?????????????????????????????????????????????????? 099
Text A Guest-Teaching Chinese, and Learning America ???????????????????????????? 100
Text B What It’s Like Teaching English to University Students in China ????????? 103
Unit 8 Material and Spiritual?????????????????????????????????????????????????????113
Text A The History behind China’s Obsession with Hot Water?