《英语经典短篇小说精讲》选取英美经典短篇小说24篇，分为12个单元，每个单元分为A篇和B篇。A篇为精讲精练文本，B篇为同主题拓展文本。每一单元的精讲精练部分包括文本细读、课后练习、和研究提升三大板块。
文本细读板块采用文本在左，思考问题在右的排版方式，读者既可以不受干扰地独立阅读文本，也可以在问题的指导下阅读文本。思考问题跟随文本，涉及语言运用、文学意象、写作技法、情节分析、人物阐释、主题分析等各种细节，引导学习者精读文本，全方位理解故事内涵。

Unit 1
Text A The Story of an Hour
Text B The Unicorn in the Garden
Unit 2
Text A Happy Endings
Text B A Hanging
Unit 3
Text A Hills like White Elephants
Text B The Gift of the Magi
Unit 4
Text A The Tell-tale Heart
Text B Symbols and Signs
Unit 5
Text A Rose-colored Teacups
Text B Voices
Unit 6
Text A Araby
Text B Through the Tunnel
Unit 7
Text A Hands
Text B The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Unit 8
Text A Kew Gardens
Text B A Dill Pickle
Unit 9
Text A The Landlady
Text B The Monkey's Paw
Unit 10
Text A Everyday Use for Your Grandmamma
Text B Two Kinds
Unit 11
Text A My Oedipus Complex
Text B A Village After Dark
Unit 12
Text A Cathedral
Text B The Swimmer