《大学体验英语》系列教材是根据教育部大学英语教学改革精神和我国当前高等学校大学英语教学实际以及我国社会经济迅猛发展对大学英语教学要培养具有很强国际竞争能力人才的要求，加强了实用性英语教学，以培养学生的英语综合应用能力为目标，特别突出和加强了听说与交流能力的训练与培养，而设计开发的一套理念创新、内容使用、体系科学并具时代特色的全新立体化系列教材。

Unit 1 Caring for Our Earth 
Unit 2 Nobel Prize Winners 
Unit 3 Famous Brand Names 
Unit 4 Cloning and Ethics 
Unit 5 Lifelong Education 
Unit 6 Travel Around the World 
Unit 7 Drug Abuse 
Unit 8 Conflicts in the World

　　Liu: Why is it that some people are always buying beyond their means？ I mean, they do not make that much and spend half of their incomes on designer clothes as such.
　　Burns: My theory is that insecure people need to wear famous brand clothing to feel good.They want people to know that they are good enough to afford the best.
　　Liu: Well, I don't agree that name brands are just for the insecure. I mean, I like my designerclothes too. I do think designer shoes are more comfortable.Burns: So, you buy designer shoes for comfort？ How about those ridiculous designer sweatersthat have holes in them and shoes that have 25 cm heels？ You surely aren't saying thatthese things are functional.
　　Liu: I disagree. Most designer and brand-name items are actually not useless. What you seeon the catwalks are just the extremes. What you find in the stores is more functional.
　　Burns: And not much less expensive！ So don't tell me that you're into designer stuff.
　　Liu: Like I said, some things are worth spending the money on, like stylish but comfortableshoes. But I wouldn't get designer underwear, for example. I mean, for one pair ofbrand-name underwear, I can buy 10 pairs of sturdy cotton underwear at the marketand just throw them into the wash and not be heartbroken if they change color. But I'dbuy a brand-name washing machine because I believe they work longer.Dialogue 2 why Piracy Exists
　　Helen: Hey, that's a beautiful bag you've got！ Is it genuine Louis Vuitton？
　　Wan: No, are you kidding？ I can't afford the real thing. It's a fake that I got at a street marketon the cheap.
　　Helen: But don't you feel bad supporting pirates？ I mean pirated stuff undercuts companieswhich produce the real thing.
　　Wan: So should we all drive Ferraris？ There are those who can afford to and those who can't.Those who can't buy a cheaper sports car and paint it Ferrari-red. Pirated stuff is forthose too poor to afford the real thing.
　　Helen: I think it is illegal.
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