UNIT 1 POLITICS
Part A: Hillary Clinton in China
Part B: Obamas First Overseas Trip
Part C: World Leaders on Global Crisis
Part D: Obamas Powerful Resource——First Lady
Part E: UK Plans Migration Crackdown
Further Listening: Debunking the Myth of the "Third World"
UNIT 2 ECONOMY
Part A: Avoiding Investment Scams
Part B: Dows 2nd Best Day Ever
Part C: How Good Are You with Money?
Part D: Chinese Invest in US Homes
Part E: How Much Is a Trillion?
Further Listening: Ten Trillion
UNIT 3 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Part A: Hi-tech Family Time
Part B: Journey out of This World
Part C: Sony Launches Thinnest LCD TV
Part D: Dumbest-generation
Part E: Google Reader
Further Listening: Growing Up on Line
UNIT 4 CULTURE
Part A: Spains Tomato Food Fight
Part B: Anime Looks to Expand Overseas
Part C: Casual Friday Gone Too Far?
Part D: Halloween Makeup for Adults
Part E: More People Are Texting Love
Further Listening: The Merchants of Cool
UNIT 5 NATURE
Part A: Secret Yellowstone
Part B: The Birth of the Earth
Part C: Stonehenge Secrets
Part D: Chinas Amazing Flowers
Part E: Solar Eclipse Dazzles Russia, China
Further Listening: Wild China
UNIT 6 HISTORY
Part A: Engineering Egypt
Part B: QinShiHuang——The First Emperor
Part C: Pearl Harbor Memorial
Part D: Presidents Day Discovery
Part E: The First Movies
Further Listening: Victoria
UNIT 7 PEOPLE
Part A: Where Are Those 8 Gold Medals?
Part B: Lifesaving, First Aid
Part C: Apple beyond Steve Jobs
Part D: Beethoven
Part E: Edward Kennedy
Further Listening: Isaac Newton
UNIT 8 EDUCATION
Part A: Violence in Schools on the Rise
Part B: Money Matters
Part C: Black Colleges Struggling
Part D: Is College Still Worth the Price?
Part E: Students All Smiles over GCSEs
Further Listening: Inside the Teenage Brain
UNIT 9 SPORTS
Part A: Peek inside the "Birds Nest"
Part B: A Block Party, D-Wade Style
Part C: A Gold Medal Is Worth $100K
Part D: Crunch Time for Football Finances
Part E: Basketball Betting Scandal
Further Listening. Megastructures. Beijing. Olympic. Stadium
UNIT 10 HEALTH
Part A:"Free Hug, Come On"
Part B: Meditation Benefits
Part C: Rude Awakening
Part D: A Sensitive Topie——HIV Positive
Part E: Is Fast Pulsing Something to Worry about?
Further Listening. Dying to Be Thin
UNIT 11 FOOD AND FITNESS
Part A: Career Change: Hot Dog Vendor
Part B: Food Imports Explode
Part C: The Power of Pomegranates
Part D: Are Vitamins Necessary?
Part E: Health Warning for Microwave Food
Further Listening: Man Bites World 102 Days in a Row
UNIT 12 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part A: Genuine Efforts to Reduce Emissions
Part B: Greenhouse Gases
Part C: Eco-friendly City of the Future
Part D: The Greenest Museum
Part E: Fossils Alter Warming Predictions?
Further Listening: Heat
UNIT 13 TERRORISM
Part A: A Spree Killer in South Carolina
Part B: Charges against 6 Criminals of 9/11
Part C: Individuals Can Be Brainwashed
Part D: US Remembers 9/11 Attacks
Part E: Arrests Made in Suicide Ring
Further Listening: Bushs War
UNIT 14 DISASTER
Part A: Chinas Economic Worries
Part B: Close-up of China Destruction
Part C: Heavy Snow Brings London to a Halt
Part D: Bangladesh Cyclone
Part E: Katrina Lessons Applied
Further Listening: Survival at Sea
UNIT 15 ENTERPRISE
Part A: Best Performers of 2008
Part B: Fiat Closes Chrysler Deal
Part C: BlackBerry Tries to "Storm" iPhone
Part D: Nike Invades Beijing
Part E: Wal-Mart Expanding in China
Further Listening: The Secret of Credit Card
UNIT 16 ENTERTAINMENT
Part A: Jolie-Pitt Family Affair
Part B: Girlfriend Gift Guide
Part C: How Music Reflects Your Personality
Part D: UK File Pirates to Face the Music
Part E: Catching Up with the Stars of "Friends"
Further Listening: Michael Jackson
UNIT 17 FASHION
Part A: Tattoo Barbie
Part B: A Look Back at 1950s Style
Part C: Fashion at Emmys
Part D: The House of Chanel
Part E: Fashion Fights Recession
Further Listening: Workplace High Heels Debated
UNIT 18 SPEECH
Part A: Bush Commencement Speech
Part B: Watch the Queens Christmas Message
Part C: Bushs Farewell Address
Part D: Obamas Inauguration
Part E: Yang Lans Speech
Further Listening. The Persuaders
Appendix Glossary of New Words in Journalism English
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