Abstract: On the basis of stylistic theories, a new way of teaching texts in Advanced English is explored. Firstly, the paper introduces Advanced English course for juniors of English majors and one of the texts in it——Ships in the Desert. Then it elaborates on the stylistic way of teaching this course by analyzing the text at three levels of stylistic features, namely lexical level, grammatical level and semantic level, with the purpose being to prove that the new way has clear advantages in teaching Advanced English. The conclusion is that a stylistic way of teaching Advanced English is of great significance both to teachers and students, and to the improvement of syllabus.