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本教材在第一版成熟框架基础上完成系统性迭代：新增每章专属Section D板块，一方面围绕茶文化、社交礼仪、语言特质等维度搭建中西方文化平等对话的对比场景，另一方面同步引入AI工具辅助深度信息检索与思辨探究的相关指引，引导学生借助数智工具拓展文化认知边界、锻炼批判性思维能力；在全书课文对应位置嵌入二维码，内设课文朗读音频和参考译文，实现“文本-音频-译文”的无缝联动，打造“随扫随学、即查即得”的轻量化沉浸式学习体验。本版同时完成全量内容的系统性数据核验与前沿信息迭代，重构分层递进式习题体系，细化项目化实训活动的全流程指引，从内容时效性、训练针对性、场景适配性三个维度全面升级，进一步凸显教材的时代前沿性与教学实用性；此外，编者还优化了习题体系设计，细化口语实训活动环节，进一步强化内容的实用性与前沿性。

Chapter 1 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Section A Exploring the World

Section B Broadening My Horizon

Section C Reading for Pleasure

Section D Thinking Across Cultures

Chapter 2 The United States of America

Section A Exploring the World

Section B Broadening My Horizon

Section C Reading for Pleasure

Section D Thinking Across Cultures

Chapter 3 Canada

Section A Exploring the World

Section B Broadening My Horizon

Section C Reading for Pleasure

Section D Thinking Across Cultures

Chapter 4 Australia

Section A Exploring the World

Section B Broadening My Horizon

Section C Reading for Pleasure

Section D Thinking Across Cultures

Chapter 5 New Zealand

Section A Exploring the World

Section B Broadening My Horizon

Section C Reading for Pleasure

Section D Thinking Across Cultures

Chapter 6 Other English-Speaking Countries

Section A Exploring the World

Section B Broadening My Horizon

Section C Reading for Pleasure

Section D Thinking Across Cultures