Part One 跟讀模仿篇
Chapter 1The People’s Livelihood民生萬象
Measles Outbreaks in America, More Serious / 4
美國麻疹疫情堪憂
Fight against Ebola Has Moved into Its Second Phase, Ending the Outbreak / 7
抗擊埃博拉病毒進(jìn)入第二階段,徹底終結(jié)疫情
MERS Has Come to the United States / 10
美國出現(xiàn)中東呼吸系統(tǒng)綜合征疫情
Enterovirus Pops Up in the United States Again / 13
腸道病毒再次肆虐美國大陸
Knowing Cortisol Can Help Reduce Stress / 16
了解人體應(yīng)激激素皮質(zhì)醇,科學(xué)助你減壓輕松應(yīng)試
Strong Earthquake Shook Chile, 6 People Dead / 19
智利發(fā)生強(qiáng)震,引發(fā)海嘯造成6人死亡
Bad Weather Hampers Search for Missing AirAsia Plane / 22
惡劣天氣導(dǎo)致亞航搜尋工作進(jìn)展緩慢
Kenya Is Telling the United Nations to Relocate Refugee Camp / 25
肯尼亞要求聯(lián)合國遷走難民營
Chapter 2Entertainment & Arts文藝娛樂
Turkey and Turkey-eating Competition in Thanksgiving / 30
感恩節(jié)的火雞和吃火雞比賽
Letter Written by Titanic Survivor Is Up for Auction / 33
泰坦尼克號幸存者信件拍賣
The Window Washers of the Burj Khalifa / 36
迪拜哈利法塔玻璃清潔工人挑戰(zhàn)世界最高樓
Celebrities Using Their Fame for Good Cause / 39
名人效應(yīng)帶來良好效果
American Military Promotes Its Good Image Through Hollywood / 42
美國軍隊用好萊塢宣揚(yáng)自己的良好形象
Supreme Court Deciding on Whether Aereo Is Legal Equipment or Pirate / 45
美最高法院提審網(wǎng)絡(luò)電視侵權(quán)案
Mustang Celebrates Its Anniversary atop the Empire State Building / 48
福特野馬登頂?shù)蹏髲B慶生
Crossover Concept Cars Shown on Detroit Auto Show / 51
跨界概念車亮相底特律車展
Washington Monument Reopens to the Public / 54
美國華盛頓紀(jì)念碑時隔三年重新開放
Bones of Tyrannosaur Rex Migrated into Smithsonian Museum / 57
罕見霸王龍骨架來到華盛頓自然歷史博物館
Drowsy Driving Means No Less Harm than Drunk Driving / 60
疲勞駕駛等同酒后駕駛
Free Speech or Call to Violence / 63
社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的言論自由界限
Chapter 3Sports體育新聞
Sochi, Russia, Is the Site of 22nd Winter Olympics / 68
索契冬奧會開幕在即
Major League Baseball Deals with Collision Issues / 71
美國職業(yè)棒球大聯(lián)盟應(yīng)對球員沖撞受傷問題
Bostonians Preparing for Marathon While Remembering Last Year’s Terrorist Attack / 74
波士頓馬拉松賽如期舉行
Sports-related Concussion Needs to Be Paid More Attention / 77
奧巴馬表示運(yùn)動腦震蕩需要更多的關(guān)注
NBA’s 76ers Calling Player with Down Syndrome / 80
費(fèi)城76人隊簽約唐氏綜合征患者
Chapter 4Environment & Nature環(huán)境與自然
2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season Will Be Active / 84
2014年美國或?qū)⒂瓉順O為活躍颶風(fēng)季
Fire Continues to Spread in Southern California / 87
美國加利福尼亞州大火持續(xù)蔓延
Obama’s Big Environmental Move: Power Plants to Cut Carbon Emissions by 30 Percent / 90
奧巴馬推氣候新政,16年內(nèi)欲減排30%
Mars Inc. Publishes 2014 “Principles in Action Summary” / 93
瑪氏公司發(fā)布踐行原則,抵制環(huán)境破壞
United States Suffering Historic Cold Weather / 96
美國過半地區(qū)遭遇多年不遇嚴(yán)寒天氣
Yellow Dust on the Korean Peninsula / 99
韓國發(fā)出黃色沙塵警報
America Was Severely Buffeted by Blizzard / 102
美國遭受暴風(fēng)雪重創(chuàng)
Tropical Storm Moved in Southern California / 105
熱帶風(fēng)暴抵達(dá)美國南加州
White House Released New Report on Climate Change / 108
白宮報告稱氣候變化已降臨
Warning of Flooding Risk As Heavy Rain Hits / 111
英國洪水持續(xù)泛濫,多地繼續(xù)發(fā)布嚴(yán)重災(zāi)情警告
Abnormal Earthquake Swarm Shakes Nevada / 114
震群型地震襲擊內(nèi)華達(dá)
Chapter 5 Society & Lives 社會生活
Social Issues Confronted by the Millennials / 118
美國千禧一代面臨的社會難題
America Says No to Canada’s Petroleum Transmission Pipeline / 121
美國拒絕加拿大輸油管道項目
Should Passengers on Planes Be Able to Use Cell Phones / 124
美國考慮允許在飛機(jī)上打電話引發(fā)熱議
Candy Crush Saga Goes Public / 127
熱門游戲《糖果粉碎傳奇》開發(fā)公司掛牌上市
Food’s Nutrition Labels Will Be Changed for the First Time / 130
美國食品營養(yǎng)標(biāo)簽20年來將首次大幅修改
First Lady Supports Child Nutrition Law / 133
奧巴馬夫人擁護(hù)兒童營養(yǎng)法案
Retailers Prepare for Thanksgiving Shopping / 136
感恩節(jié)購物潮臨近
General Motors Recalls Cars / 139
通用汽車公司召回問題汽車
Desalination Plant Will Help Provide California with Water / 142
海水淡化廠將幫助加利福尼亞凈化海水
Use of Body Camera May Promote a Reform in Police System / 145
配備攝像頭或?qū)⑼苿用绹熘贫雀母?/p>
Chemical Leak Was Found in West Virginia / 148
西弗吉尼亞州化學(xué)泄漏
Stabbing Spree Leaves 20 People Injured at a Pennsylvania High School / 151
美國賓夕法尼亞一高中發(fā)生持刀行兇案
Part Two 聽寫提高篇
Chapter 6 In the News 時事新聞
Pentagon Plans for Cutting US Military / 158
美國防部大幅縮減軍隊規(guī)模
Iran Nuclear Negotiation Meets the Deadline / 161
伊朗核談判大限將至
Election in Israel Is On / 164
以色列舉行大選
North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Finally Shows Up / 167
神秘消失金正恩終露面
NATO Releases Photographic Evidence of Russian Military Activity in Ukraine / 170
北約公布俄軍在烏克蘭境內(nèi)活動照片
Cease-fire Bringing Temporary Relief to Homs Civilians in Syria / 173
;饏f(xié)議為霍姆斯居民帶來短暫安寧
US Midterm Elections Are Coming / 176
美國迎來中期選舉
Protests Continue in Ukraine / 179
烏克蘭抗議活動持續(xù)
Jacob Zuma, Involved in Scandals May Win a Second Term as President of South Africa / 182
身陷丑聞南非總統(tǒng)祖馬或能連任
Thailand Army Imposing Martial Law / 185
泰國軍方宣布全國戒嚴(yán)
Obama Orders to Investigate Veterans Affairs Hospitals’ Scandal / 188
奧巴馬責(zé)令徹查退伍軍人醫(yī)療丑聞
CIA Released a Controversial Report on Torture / 191
美國公布中情局用刑報告
Vatican Seeing Canonization of Two Popes / 194
羅馬教皇同時追封兩任前教皇為圣徒
Chapter 7 World News 國際動態(tài)
Malaysian Government Issued Initial Report on Missing MH370 / 198
馬來西亞公布MH370初步調(diào)查報告
Delhi Has Worst Air Quality / 201
德里成空氣質(zhì)量最差城市
Russian Stranded Ship in Antarctica Rescued by Helicopter / 204
俄科考船被困南極,最終依靠直升機(jī)獲救
Passenger Ferry Capsized in South Korea, Hundreds Missing / 207
韓國客輪沉沒,遇難人數(shù)不斷增加
Panama Canal Expansion Project May Be Completed by 2016 / 210
巴拿馬運(yùn)河擴(kuò)建工程或?qū)⒀又?016年完工
United Nations General Assembly Opens in New York / 213
聯(lián)合國大會在紐約聯(lián)合國總部開幕
Scottish Independence Referendum Result Is to Unfold / 216
蘇格蘭公投塵埃未定
President Obama Is on His Week-long Trip Abroad / 219
奧巴馬總統(tǒng)開始一周海外之旅
High Voters’ Turnout in Afghanistan Presidential Election / 222
阿富汗大選投票率超預(yù)期
Hostage Unfolded in Sydney / 225
澳大利亞悉尼咖啡館人質(zhì)事件
US–Cuba Relations Seem to Break the Ice / 228
美國—古巴關(guān)系出現(xiàn)破冰征兆
Chapter 8 Finance & Economy 金融經(jīng)濟(jì)
Unemployment Report Came Out Before Midterm Election / 232
美政府中期選舉前公布失業(yè)報告
Germany, Europe’s Biggest Economy, Could Slip into a Recession / 235
火車頭德國經(jīng)濟(jì)熄火
President Obama Calling for a Higher Minimum Wage / 238
奧巴馬總統(tǒng)呼吁提高最低工資標(biāo)準(zhǔn)
Young Americans Pessimistic about American Dream / 241
經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退后遺癥讓美國夢難以實現(xiàn)
Intense Negotiations Around US Debt Ceiling / 244
美國債務(wù)上限談判迎來生死時速
Russia Holding Ukraine in Cheaper Natural Gas / 247
俄羅斯用天然氣協(xié)議留住烏克蘭
Senate Confirms Janet Yellen as FED Chair / 250
耶倫掌舵美聯(lián)儲
“Abenomics” Facing New Challenges / 253
安倍經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)繼續(xù)迎接考驗
Spain Considers Time Zone Change to Boost Productivity / 256
西班牙考慮更改時區(qū),提高生產(chǎn)力
Chapter 9 Science & Technology 科技在線
United Nations Discuss Ethical Issues on Killer Robots / 260
聯(lián)合國將就殺手機(jī)器人倫理問題進(jìn)行討論
Smithsonian Institution Uses 3D-Digitizing Images to Create a New Era / 263
史密森尼博物院應(yīng)用3D打印技術(shù)開創(chuàng)博物館新紀(jì)元
Drone and Cell Phone Hacking / 266
黑客利用無人機(jī)或?qū)⒔孬@智能手機(jī)數(shù)據(jù)
FBI Raids Blackshades Malware / 269
美聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局突擊黑影黑客鏈
Modern Robots Can Serve for Security Assurance / 272
應(yīng)運(yùn)而生現(xiàn)代機(jī)器人提供安全保障
Google Glass Banned for Drivers in Several States / 275
美國多州或?qū)⒔归_車時戴谷歌眼鏡
3D Printer May Help Settle Medical Problems / 278
3D打印機(jī)或能幫助解決醫(yī)學(xué)難題
Drone May Save Lives in Crucial Moments in the Future / 281
無人機(jī)未來或能在黃金時間內(nèi)挽救心臟病患者
Google X Labs Invents Nanoparticle Diagnostics Pill / 284
谷歌X實驗室研究納米藥丸技術(shù)
Chapter 10 Aeronautics & Astronautics 航空航天
Solar Impulse 2 Takes Off on Its Global Journey / 288
太陽能飛機(jī)開啟環(huán)球之旅
NASA Uses NuSTAR to Hunt for Black Holes / 291
美宇航局發(fā)射核光譜望遠(yuǎn)鏡陣列搜尋黑洞
Mars One Mission Is Going to Land on Mars / 294
非營利組織“火星一號”任務(wù)或?qū)⒌顷懟鹦?/p>
U-2 Reconnaissance Airplane Disrupts California’s Air Traffic Control System / 297
U-2偵察機(jī)使加州空管系統(tǒng)不堪重負(fù)
An Unmanned Spacecraft Rosetta Back on Its Mission / 300
科學(xué)家們喚醒羅塞塔號飛船繼續(xù)探索宇宙之旅
LEAF Simulates Noise of a Rocket Launch up to 154 Decibels / 303
歐洲研究者模擬火箭音效高達(dá)154分貝
Asteroid Named DX110 Is Passing Close to Earth / 306
DX110小行星與地球擦身而過
NASA’s New Horizons Aircraft Sent Back Its First Color Photo of Pluto / 309
NASA“新地平線號”傳回第一張冥王星彩照
Rocket Exploded Soon after Being Launched / 312
美國火箭凌空爆炸