Part One 跟读模仿篇
Chapter 1The People’s Livelihood民生万象
Hidden Tradition ofFrench Chefs to Prep Cooks / 4
法国厨房潜规则——主厨虐待助手
Virgin Group AllowsEmployees to Take Holiday as They Like / 7
维珍集团推出自由休假制度
380 People Rescuedfrom Avalanches in the Himalayas / 10
380名喜马拉雅登山者在雪崩后获救
A Former Boss ofMafia Arrested in Brazil / 13
巴西警方逮捕逃亡三十多年的黑手党重要头目
US RepublicanSenators Debate on Surveillance on Citizens / 16
美国参议院就是否继续对公民实施电话监控展开辩论
40 World Leadersand 1.5 Million French Turn Out in the Largest Demonstration / 19
多国领导人携手百万民众参加巴黎大游行
Remains ofGermanwings Air Crash Flown Back to German / 22
德国之翼空难遇难者被运回国内遇难者家属前往机场哀悼
WFP Stops Food Aidto Syrian Refugees for Fund Shortage / 25
世界粮食计划署将不再对叙利亚难民提供帮助
Most TitledAristocrat Died in Seville at 88 / 28
世界上头衔最多的女公爵去世
Detroit BankruptcyPlan Cuts Retired Employees’ Pensions / 31
底特律破产计划将削减养老金
Ivory Coast OpensIts First Large-scale Chocolate Factory / 34
科特迪瓦首座大型巧克力工厂落成
A Pay-per-minuteCafé / 37
按逗留时间长短付款的咖啡店
Chapter 2 Life & Health 生命健康
500 Schools inSouth Korea Closed for MERS / 42
韩国MERS病毒蔓延致多所学校停课
“Lark” or “Owl” Dependson Genes / 45
熬夜或早起和遗传基因有关
HIV Becomes LessInfectious and Less Deadly / 48
研究称艾滋病毒致命性降低
How to Survive WildAnimal Attacks / 51
如何应对危险动物的袭击
WHO Published theFirst Report on Suicide Prevention / 54
世卫组织发布首份自杀预防报告
Ketamine Proved toBe Effective for Depression / 57
克他命有治疗抑郁的效果
Belgium MPs VotedYes to Euthanasia on Ill Children / 60
比利时通过法案允许病重儿童安乐死
Bionic Hand AllowsAmputee to Feel Lifelike Sensations / 63
世界首款触觉仿生手被成功移植
Fewer Young BritonsDrink Alcohol / 66
英国饮酒年轻人数量下降
Families of HealthWorkers Died of Ebola Receive Compensation / 69
塞拉利昂向因埃博拉死亡的医务工作者作出赔偿
Turkish ProsecutorsInvestigated the Country’s Worst Mining Disaster / 72
土耳其检察官调查本国最大矿难事故
Chapter 3 Arts & Entertainment 文艺娱乐
Angelina JolieHosts a Conference to End Sexual Violence / 76
安吉丽娜·朱莉主持反对性暴力会议
Boyhood Scooped TopPrizes at the BAFTA Film Awards / 79
《少年时代》获英国电影学院奖
Nominees for theOscar 2015 Are All White / 82
2015年奥斯卡提名演员均为白人惹争议
Picasso MuseumReopens After 5 Years’ Renovation / 85
毕加索博物馆经5年修整重新开放
Nobel LaureateGabriel Garcia Marquez Dies at 87 / 88
诺贝尔奖得主马尔克斯去世，享年87岁
Musical aboutMandela Debuts in South Africa / 91
歌颂曼德拉的歌剧在南非大剧院开演
The Oldest FashionModel Recalls Horst / 94
83岁模特回忆传奇摄影师霍斯特
America’sBest-known Female Comedian Dies at 81 / 97
美国著名喜剧女演员琼·里弗斯去世
The FrenchPresident Refuses to Clarify His Affair with an Actress / 100
法国总统奥朗德拒绝回应绯闻
The Great MovieMogul Run Run Shaw Dies at 106 / 103
影视大亨邵逸夫逝世
Chapter 4 Sports 体育新闻
Outgoing FIFA ChiefSepp Blatter under Investigation in FBI Corruption Case / 108
国际足联主席因受贿案将接受调查
South AfricanAthlete Pistorius Were Sentenced of 5-year Jail / 111
南非“刀锋战士”被判5年监禁
Sky and BT WouldShow the English Premier League Football / 114
英国天空电视台和英国电信拿下英超直播权
Former ManchesterManager Is to Work as a Lecturer at Harvard / 117
曼联前教练担任哈佛商学院讲师
US Beats Russia inMen’s Hockey Match in the Sochi Winter Olympics / 120
索契冬奥会冰球决赛美国打败俄罗斯
US Beats Japan in aDramatic Women’s World Cup Football Final / 123
女足世界杯决赛美国打败日本
President ofBarcelona Football Club Resigns / 126
巴塞罗那足球俱乐部主席因违约辞职
Election for thePresidency of FIFA / 129
荷兰足球协会管理阶层竞选
Morocco Has BeenThrown out of Africa’s Biggest Sports Event / 132
摩洛哥放弃举办非洲杯
FIFA Would Return65 Luxury Watches / 135
国际足联“退还”名表
Chapter 5 Environment & Nature 环境与自然
Why Koalas HugTrees / 140
考拉为何爱抱树
Scientists WorkedOut Stegosaurus’ Body Mass / 143
科学家计算出剑龙“苏菲”体重
Tiger Number Jumpsin India / 146
印度野生老虎数量大增
Life Has UncoveredMore than 2,000 Meters Beneath the Pacific Ocean / 149
太平洋底2 000米发现生命迹象
Pope PublishesEncyclical on the Environment / 152
教皇呼吁人与自然和谐相处
Evolutionary LinkBetween Birds and Dinosaurs / 155
鸟类真的是恐龙进化而来的吗
Norway Pays Liberiato Stop Cutting Down Its Trees / 158
挪威斥巨资阻止利比里亚砍伐森林
Wild Elephants CanDistinguish Between Different Human Languages / 161
野生大象能区分不同的人类语言
Part Two 听写提高篇
Chapter 6In theNews时事新闻
White House WouldReinforce Security for Staff Due to CIA Methods / 168
美国发布CIA酷刑逼供报道
Cameron VisitedScotland Before Referendum on Independence / 171
英首相对苏格兰进行独立公投之前最后访问
Rescue Is Hamperedin Nepal after the Earthquake / 174
尼泊尔震后救援工作受阻
Mayor of BaltimoreDescribed the Death of a Black Man as Unacceptable / 177
美国巴尔的摩市长谴责黑人被杀事件
French Give NewPowers to Prevent Terrorist Attacks / 180
法国加大防恐力度
US Wouldn’t AchieveIts Recruiting Target of Soldiers in Iraq / 183
美国难以实现伊拉克征军计划
Prince WilliamUnveils Memorial for Christmas Day 1914 / 186
威廉王子揭幕圣诞休战纪念活动
Saudi Arabia’s NewKing Addressed No Break with Policies of Predecessor / 189
沙特新国王将继承前任国王政策
Crimea VotedOverwhelmingly in Favor of Joining Russia / 192
克里米亚公投以绝对多数支持加入俄罗斯
Buckingham PalaceInsisted Queen Elizabeth Never Made a Political Point / 195
白金汉宫为女王欧盟言论辩解，称女王不会发表政治观点
Mexican Mayor WasCaptured for the Disappearance of 43 Students / 198
墨西哥逮捕涉嫌43名学生失踪案市长
Chapter 7World News国际动态
US and Cuba WouldNormalize Relations / 202
美古有望打破外交僵局
A Framework forIran’s Nuclear Program Was Born / 205
伊朗核谈判达成协议框架
A Long-termCeasefire Has Come into Effect in Gaza / 208
巴以长期休战协议已经开始生效
EU Leaders CallAttention to Migrants Problem / 211
欧洲领导人呼吁关注移民危机
David Cameron FacesResistance over EU Reform / 214
卡梅伦推销欧盟改革方案遭拒绝
Peace Talks to EndSyria’s Civil War Began in Switzerland / 217
叙利亚和平谈判在瑞士举行
Britain WouldIntroduce a Coin Difficult to Fake / 220
英国将推出全球最难伪造的1英镑新币
Obama Described theSupreme Court Decision to Health Care as a Victory / 223
奥巴马高度评价最高法院维持医改判决
Hilary Is to Runfor the Presidency / 226
希拉里将竞选总统
Chapter 8Economy& Business 经济贸易
Six Large BanksHave Been Fined Nearly 6 Billion Dollars / 230
世界六大银行因操纵利率被处罚近60亿美元
Rockefeller FamilyWould Diverse in Clean Energy / 233
洛克菲勒家族将投资于清洁能源
Nokia Has Completedthe Sale of Its Handset Business to Microsoft / 236
微软收购诺基亚手机今日完成
US Federal ReserveWould Reduce Stimulus Program / 239
美联储新主席称进一步削弱刺激计划
A Man Who MakesPeruvian Food Popular in London / 242
创业者使秘鲁美食在伦敦大受欢迎
Ferrari Is toBecome a Fully Independent Company / 245
法拉利单独上市
Holiday Is NotAvailable for Everyone / 248
暑期旅游不是人人消费得起
Greece Has Becomethe First Advanced Economy to Go into Arrears / 251
希腊成为首个债务违约发达国家
HSBC Announces aMajor Cost-cutting Exercise / 254
汇丰银行大幅消减运营成本
Saudi Arabia’sFinancial Market Opens to Some Foreign Investors / 257
沙特阿拉伯金融市场将向外国投资者开放
US and EU Agreed tothe Toughest Sanctions Against Russia / 260
美国和欧盟联手对俄罗斯实施最严厉制裁
Chapter 9Science& Technology 科技在线
The FirstSpacecraft Landed on a Comet / 264
人类探测器首次登陆彗星
Computers Can BeBetter at Predicting Personality / 267
计算机能够洞察人的性格
Google Attempts toCurb Online Piracy / 270
谷歌改良搜索引擎以遏止网上侵权
Human Energy CouldTurn into Electrical Power / 273
人体日常能量可转化为电能
We Are MoreGenetically Similar to Our Friends / 276
好朋友之间基因相似
Architects StartedBuilding Full-scale 3D-printed House / 279
荷兰团队打造整栋3D打印房屋
Robots of theFuture Are Likely to Resemble Small Animals / 282
小动物机器人或成发明趋势
Africans Rely onRadios to Keep Informed / 285
互联网时代电台仍是非洲人的最爱
Microsoft Is to Pay2.5 Billion Dollars for Minecraft / 288
微软25亿美元收购游戏《我的世界》
Chapter10Agriculture 农业报道
Bells Should BeAbandoned for Swiss Cows / 292
瑞士牛铃铛有害牛的健康
Columbia Becomesthe Second Largest Producer of Cocoa Leaves / 295
哥伦比亚成为第二大可可叶种植国
River Thames BurstIts Banks and Swept into Villages / 298
泰晤士河决堤，多个村庄被淹
South AfricanGovernment Warns Rhinoceros Poaching / 301
南非政府称犀牛偷猎数逼近最高水平
US Helps to FeedStarving Pe/304
美国帮助南苏丹饥荒人群
鄂公网安备 42010302001612号 