本书为《大学体验英语》系列教材之一，主要内容为20 relevant issues for discussion in English, 主题包括impressions, traffic jam, who needs local language? Forever single, what are friends for, taking care of father, an international relationship,等。可以供大学英语一年级学生使用，也可以供同等水平的英语学习者使用。 本书为第二册。

前辅文
1. First Impressions
2. Traffic Jam
3. Who Needs the Local Language?
4. Getting Ahead
5. Forever Single
6. What Are Friends For?
7. What’s for Dinner?
8. Cyber Bullying
9. Taking Care of Father
10. Why Go to School?
11. An International Relationship
12. Too Little, Too Late
13. Ben and Mike
14. Government Control
15. Living Together
16. Size Discrimination
17. Who Will Help Them?
18. Finding the Right One
19. Dress for Success
20. A Mother’s Story
Appendix:
  1. Personal Opinions—extra opinions about the topic of each unit. Corresponds to video clips available on the course website.
  2. Vocabulary—expanded vocabulary items and definitions for each unit.