Part One 跟讀模仿篇
Chapter 1The People’s Livelihood民生萬(wàn)象
Hidden Tradition of French Chefs to Prep Cooks / 4
法國(guó)廚房潛規(guī)則——主廚虐待助手
Virgin Group Allows Employees to Take Holiday as They Like / 7
維珍集團(tuán)推出自由休假制度
380 People Rescued from Avalanches in the Himalayas / 10
380名喜馬拉雅登山者在雪崩后獲救
A Former Boss of Mafia Arrested in Brazil / 13
巴西警方逮捕逃亡三十多年的黑手黨重要頭目
US Republican Senators Debate on Surveillance on Citizens / 16
美國(guó)參議院就是否繼續(xù)對(duì)公民實(shí)施電話監(jiān)控展開(kāi)辯論
40 World Leaders and 1.5 Million French Turn Out in the Largest Demonstration / 19
多國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人攜手百萬(wàn)民眾參加巴黎大游行
Remains of Germanwings Air Crash Flown Back to German / 22
德國(guó)之翼空難遇難者被運(yùn)回國(guó)內(nèi)遇難者家屬前往機(jī)場(chǎng)哀悼
WFP Stops Food Aid to Syrian Refugees for Fund Shortage / 25
世界糧食計(jì)劃署將不再對(duì)敘利亞難民提供幫助
Most Titled Aristocrat Died in Seville at 88 / 28
世界上頭銜最多的女公爵去世
Detroit Bankruptcy Plan Cuts Retired Employees’ Pensions / 31
底特律破產(chǎn)計(jì)劃將削減養(yǎng)老金
Ivory Coast Opens Its First Large-scale Chocolate Factory / 34
科特迪瓦首座大型巧克力工廠落成
A Pay-per-minute Café / 37
按逗留時(shí)間長(zhǎng)短付款的咖啡店
Chapter 2 Life & Health 生命健康
500 Schools in South Korea Closed for MERS / 42
韓國(guó)MERS病毒蔓延致多所學(xué)校停課
“Lark” or “Owl” Depends on Genes / 45
熬夜或早起和遺傳基因有關(guān)
HIV Becomes Less Infectious and Less Deadly / 48
研究稱艾滋病毒致命性降低
How to Survive Wild Animal Attacks / 51
如何應(yīng)對(duì)危險(xiǎn)動(dòng)物的襲擊
WHO Published the First Report on Suicide Prevention / 54
世衛(wèi)組織發(fā)布首份自殺預(yù)防報(bào)告
Ketamine Proved to Be Effective for Depression / 57
克他命有治療抑郁的效果
Belgium MPs Voted Yes to Euthanasia on Ill Children / 60
比利時(shí)通過(guò)法案允許病重兒童安樂(lè)死
Bionic Hand Allows Amputee to Feel Lifelike Sensations / 63
世界首款觸覺(jué)仿生手被成功移植
Fewer Young Britons Drink Alcohol / 66
英國(guó)飲酒年輕人數(shù)量下降
Families of Health Workers Died of Ebola Receive Compensation / 69
塞拉利昂向因埃博拉死亡的醫(yī)務(wù)工作者作出賠償
Turkish Prosecutors Investigated the Country’s Worst Mining Disaster / 72
土耳其檢察官調(diào)查本國(guó)最大礦難事故
Chapter 3 Arts & Entertainment 文藝娛樂(lè)
Angelina Jolie Hosts a Conference to End Sexual Violence / 76
安吉麗娜·朱莉主持反對(duì)性暴力會(huì)議
Boyhood Scooped Top Prizes at the BAFTA Film Awards / 79
《少年時(shí)代》獲英國(guó)電影學(xué)院獎(jiǎng)
Nominees for the Oscar 2015 Are All White / 82
2015年奧斯卡提名演員均為白人惹爭(zhēng)議
Picasso Museum Reopens After 5 Years’ Renovation / 85
畢加索博物館經(jīng)5年修整重新開(kāi)放
Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez Dies at 87 / 88
諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)得主馬爾克斯去世，享年87歲
Musical about Mandela Debuts in South Africa / 91
歌頌曼德拉的歌劇在南非大劇院開(kāi)演
The Oldest Fashion Model Recalls Horst / 94
83歲模特回憶傳奇攝影師霍斯特
America’s Best-known Female Comedian Dies at 81 / 97
美國(guó)著名喜劇女演員瓊·里弗斯去世
The French President Refuses to Clarify His Affair with an Actress / 100
法國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧朗德拒絕回應(yīng)緋聞
The Great Movie Mogul Run Run Shaw Dies at 106 / 103
影視大亨邵逸夫逝世
Chapter 4 Sports 體育新聞
Outgoing FIFA Chief Sepp Blatter under Investigation in FBI Corruption Case / 108
國(guó)際足聯(lián)主席因受賄案將接受調(diào)查
South African Athlete Pistorius Were Sentenced of 5-year Jail / 111
南非“刀鋒戰(zhàn)士”被判5年監(jiān)禁
Sky and BT Would Show the English Premier League Football / 114
英國(guó)天空電視臺(tái)和英國(guó)電信拿下英超直播權(quán)
Former Manchester Manager Is to Work as a Lecturer at Harvard / 117
曼聯(lián)前教練擔(dān)任哈佛商學(xué)院講師
US Beats Russia in Men’s Hockey Match in the Sochi Winter Olympics / 120
索契冬奧會(huì)冰球決賽美國(guó)打敗俄羅斯
US Beats Japan in a Dramatic Women’s World Cup Football Final / 123
女足世界杯決賽美國(guó)打敗日本
President of Barcelona Football Club Resigns / 126
巴塞羅那足球俱樂(lè)部主席因違約辭職
Election for the Presidency of FIFA / 129
荷蘭足球協(xié)會(huì)管理階層競(jìng)選
Morocco Has Been Thrown out of Africa’s Biggest Sports Event / 132
摩洛哥放棄舉辦非洲杯
FIFA Would Return 65 Luxury Watches / 135
國(guó)際足聯(lián)“退還”名表
Chapter 5 Environment & Nature 環(huán)境與自然
Why Koalas Hug Trees / 140
考拉為何愛(ài)抱樹(shù)
Scientists Worked Out Stegosaurus’ Body Mass / 143
科學(xué)家計(jì)算出劍龍“蘇菲”體重
Tiger Number Jumps in India / 146
印度野生老虎數(shù)量大增
Life Has Uncovered More than 2,000 Meters Beneath the Pacific Ocean / 149
太平洋底2 000米發(fā)現(xiàn)生命跡象
Pope Publishes Encyclical on the Environment / 152
教皇呼吁人與自然和諧相處
Evolutionary Link Between Birds and Dinosaurs / 155
鳥(niǎo)類真的是恐龍進(jìn)化而來(lái)的嗎
Norway Pays Liberia to Stop Cutting Down Its Trees / 158
挪威斥巨資阻止利比里亞砍伐森林
Wild Elephants Can Distinguish Between Different Human Languages / 161
野生大象能區(qū)分不同的人類語(yǔ)言
Part Two 聽(tīng)寫提高篇
Chapter 6In the News時(shí)事新聞
White House Would Reinforce Security for Staff Due to CIA Methods / 168
美國(guó)發(fā)布CIA酷刑逼供報(bào)道
Cameron Visited Scotland Before Referendum on Independence / 171
英首相對(duì)蘇格蘭進(jìn)行獨(dú)立公投之前最后訪問(wèn)
Rescue Is Hampered in Nepal after the Earthquake / 174
尼泊爾震后救援工作受阻
Mayor of Baltimore Described the Death of a Black Man as Unacceptable / 177
美國(guó)巴爾的摩市長(zhǎng)譴責(zé)黑人被殺事件
French Give New Powers to Prevent Terrorist Attacks / 180
法國(guó)加大防恐力度
US Wouldn’t Achieve Its Recruiting Target of Soldiers in Iraq / 183
美國(guó)難以實(shí)現(xiàn)伊拉克征軍計(jì)劃
Prince William Unveils Memorial for Christmas Day 1914 / 186
威廉王子揭幕圣誕休戰(zhàn)紀(jì)念活動(dòng)
Saudi Arabia’s New King Addressed No Break with Policies of Predecessor / 189
沙特新國(guó)王將繼承前任國(guó)王政策
Crimea Voted Overwhelmingly in Favor of Joining Russia / 192
克里米亞公投以絕對(duì)多數(shù)支持加入俄羅斯
Buckingham Palace Insisted Queen Elizabeth Never Made a Political Point / 195
白金漢宮為女王歐盟言論辯解，稱女王不會(huì)發(fā)表政治觀點(diǎn)
Mexican Mayor Was Captured for the Disappearance of 43 Students / 198
墨西哥逮捕涉嫌43名學(xué)生失蹤案市長(zhǎng)
Chapter 7World News 國(guó)際動(dòng)態(tài)
US and Cuba Would Normalize Relations / 202
美古有望打破外交僵局
A Framework for Iran’s Nuclear Program Was Born / 205
伊朗核談判達(dá)成協(xié)議框架
A Long-term Ceasefire Has Come into Effect in Gaza / 208
巴以長(zhǎng)期休戰(zhàn)協(xié)議已經(jīng)開(kāi)始生效
EU Leaders Call Attention to Migrants Problem / 211
歐洲領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人呼吁關(guān)注移民危機(jī)
David Cameron Faces Resistance over EU Reform / 214
卡梅倫推銷歐盟改革方案遭拒絕
Peace Talks to End Syria’s Civil War Began in Switzerland / 217
敘利亞和平談判在瑞士舉行
Britain Would Introduce a Coin Difficult to Fake / 220
英國(guó)將推出全球最難偽造的1英鎊新幣
Obama Described the Supreme Court Decision to Health Care as a Victory / 223
奧巴馬高度評(píng)價(jià)最高法院維持醫(yī)改判決
Hilary Is to Run for the Presidency / 226
希拉里將競(jìng)選總統(tǒng)
Chapter 8Economy & Business 經(jīng)濟(jì)貿(mào)易
Six Large Banks Have Been Fined Nearly 6 Billion Dollars / 230
世界六大銀行因操縱利率被處罰近60億美元
Rockefeller Family Would Diverse in Clean Energy / 233
洛克菲勒家族將投資于清潔能源
Nokia Has Completed the Sale of Its Handset Business to Microsoft / 236
微軟收購(gòu)諾基亞手機(jī)今日完成
US Federal Reserve Would Reduce Stimulus Program / 239
美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)新主席稱進(jìn)一步削弱刺激計(jì)劃
A Man Who Makes Peruvian Food Popular in London / 242
創(chuàng)業(yè)者使秘魯美食在倫敦大受歡迎
Ferrari Is to Become a Fully Independent Company / 245
法拉利單獨(dú)上市
Holiday Is Not Available for Everyone / 248
暑期旅游不是人人消費(fèi)得起
Greece Has Become the First Advanced Economy to Go into Arrears / 251
希臘成為首個(gè)債務(wù)違約發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家
HSBC Announces a Major Cost-cutting Exercise / 254
匯豐銀行大幅消減運(yùn)營(yíng)成本
Saudi Arabia’s Financial Market Opens to Some Foreign Investors / 257
沙特阿拉伯金融市場(chǎng)將向外國(guó)投資者開(kāi)放
US and EU Agreed to the Toughest Sanctions Against Russia / 260
美國(guó)和歐盟聯(lián)手對(duì)俄羅斯實(shí)施最嚴(yán)厲制裁
Chapter 9Science & Technology 科技在線
The First Spacecraft Landed on a Comet / 264
人類探測(cè)器首次登陸彗星
Computers Can Be Better at Predicting Personality / 267
計(jì)算機(jī)能夠洞察人的性格
Google Attempts to Curb Online Piracy / 270
谷歌改良搜索引擎以遏止網(wǎng)上侵權(quán)
Human Energy Could Turn into Electrical Power / 273
人體日常能量可轉(zhuǎn)化為電能
We Are More Genetically Similar to Our Friends / 276
好朋友之間基因相似
Architects Started Building Full-scale 3D-printed House / 279
荷蘭團(tuán)隊(duì)打造整棟3D打印房屋
Robots of the Future Are Likely to Resemble Small Animals / 282
小動(dòng)物機(jī)器人或成發(fā)明趨勢(shì)
Africans Rely on Radios to Keep Informed / 285
互聯(lián)網(wǎng)時(shí)代電臺(tái)仍是非洲人的最愛(ài)
Microsoft Is to Pay 2.5 Billion Dollars for Minecraft / 288
微軟25億美元收購(gòu)游戲《我的世界》
Chapter 10Agriculture 農(nóng)業(yè)報(bào)道
Bells Should Be Abandoned for Swiss Cows / 292
瑞士牛鈴鐺有害牛的健康
Columbia Becomes the Second Largest Producer of Cocoa Leaves / 295
哥倫比亞成為第二大可可葉種植國(guó)
River Thames Burst Its Banks and Swept into Villages / 298
泰晤士河決堤，多個(gè)村莊被淹
South African Government Warns Rhinoceros Poaching / 301
南非政府稱犀牛偷獵數(shù)逼近最高水平
US Helps to Feed Starving Pe/304
美國(guó)幫助南蘇丹饑荒人群
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