《研究生英语读写译教程(上)》包括8个单元、2套自测题、附录一及附录二。每个单元由课前导入、课文、补充阅读、写作四部分组成；两套自测题置于第四单元和第八单元之后；附录一和附录二分别介绍基本的语音语调、翻译技巧等知识。

Unit 1 Short Stories
Lead-in
Text A: A Pair of Silk Stockings
Text B: Cat in the Rain
Writing: Sentence Unity
Unit 2 Great Athletes
Lead-in
Text A: Michael Jordan
Text B: Yao Ming
Writing: Coherence
Unit 3 Language Development
Lead-in
Text A: Your Speech Is Changing
Text B: NEEDED: An International Language
Writing: Effective Sentence -- Conciseness
Unit 4 Faith
Lead-in
Text A: Shattered Faith
Text B: The Power to Uplift
Writing: Effective Sentence -- Transitional Expressions
Test 1
Unit 5 Advertising
Lead-in
Text A: The Advertising of Nike
Text B: Body Image and Advertising
Writing: Classification
Unit 6 Public Speaking
Lead-in
Text A: John F.Kennedy's Inaugural Address
Text B: Clinton's Farewell Address
Writing: Comparison and Contrast
Unit 7 Academic Success
Lead-in
Text A: What's Your Emotional IQ?
Text B: What Happens to Child Prodigies?
Writing: Cause-and-effect
Unit 8 Poems and Poets
Lead-in
Text A: Three Poems
Text B: "Writ in Water" -- Shelley,Byron,Keats the Italian Sea
Writing: Definition
Test 2
Appendix1 Phonetics (Ⅰ)
Appedndix2 Translation Skills (Ⅰ)