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Part One　跟读模仿篇

Chapter 1The People’s Livelihood民生万象

Overwhelmed byMigrants, Italy Mulls Action to Stabilize Libya / 4

受移民事件影响意大利考虑采取措施稳定利比亚

Obamacare CostsStill Too High for Many Americans / 7

对许多美国人来讲奥巴马医改仍然花费太高

Pakistan’s BondedLaborers Trapped in Cycle of Debt / 10
Part One　跟读模仿篇

Chapter 1The People’s Livelihood民生万象

Overwhelmed by
Migrants, Italy Mulls Action to Stabilize Libya / 4

受移民事件影响意大利考虑采取措施稳定利比亚

Obamacare Costs
Still Too High for Many Americans / 7

对许多美国人来讲奥巴马医改仍然花费太高

Pakistan’s Bonded
Laborers Trapped in Cycle of Debt / 10

巴基斯坦契约劳工陷入债务圈套

Cost to Raise a
Child in US Continues to Rise / 13

美国抚养孩子的成本持续上升

UN: Somalis Need
Food, Not Just Security Improvements / 16

索马里人不仅需要安全更需要食物

Afghan Women Await
Poll Results with Hope / 19

阿富汗妇女满怀希望等待民调结果

More Humanitarian
Assistance for Syria / 22

为叙利亚提供更多的人道主义援助

Nigeria Girls
Missing, 11 Weeks After Abduction / 25

尼日利亚女孩被诱拐11周后失踪

UN Panel Meets on
Global Aging / 28

联合国小组开会商讨全球性老龄化问题

Helping Fight
Hunger in Zimbabwe / 31

和津巴布韦人民一起战胜饥饿

Somalia Aims to
Improve Lives of Children / 34

索马里努力提高儿童生活质量

Chapter 2Life &
Health生命健康

GAVI’s Goal:
Vaccinate Millions More Children / 38

全球疫苗免疫联盟致力于为数以百万计儿童接种疫苗

Fighting Disease to
Eliminate Poverty / 41

战胜疾病从而消除贫困

Pakistan Moves to
Contain Polio Virus After Travel Sanctions / 44

国际旅行禁令后巴基斯坦开始遏制脊髓灰质炎病毒蔓延

Oxfam Warns of
South Sudan Hunger Crisis / 47

乐施会警告南苏丹会出现饥荒

Urbanization Can
Bring Health Risks / 50

城镇化会带来健康危机

Comics Make
Medicine Less Scary for Young Patients / 53

漫画减轻年轻患者对治疗的恐惧

NGO Praises Recent
Anti-hunger Efforts / 56

非政府组织称赞各方最近为抵抗饥饿所做的努力

Simple New Test
Detects Early Signs of Diabetes / 59

新仪器或能检测出糖尿病早期迹象

Jobs Top Health as
Priority / 62

非洲人认为就业比医疗更重要

Teenagers Live
Extraordinary Lives to Make a Difference / 65

青少年追寻梦想造就不平凡生活

Scientists to Study
Chocolate’s Health Benefits / 68

科学家将研究巧克力的健康益处

New Drug Labels to
Aid Pregnant, Nursing Women / 71

新药物标签有助于孕妇和哺乳妇女

Chapter 3Arts &
Entertainment文艺娱乐

News Business in US
Faces Big Challenges / 76

美国新闻产业面临巨大挑战

Jenny Scheinman
Showcases Vocal Compositions on The Littlest Prisoner / 79

珍妮·沙因曼第八张专辑《最小囚犯》问世

Hollywood Gets
Ready for Oscars / 82

好莱坞为迎接奥斯卡做好准备了

Iranians Prepare
for Traditional New Year Celebrations / 85

伊朗民众为庆祝传统新年做准备

Treasure Hunters
Seek “Hidden Treasure” in Central Kenya / 88

寻宝者在肯尼亚中部寻找宝藏

TechShop Puts
High-tech Dreams Within Reach / 91

美国创客工作室让科技梦触手可及

Global Masses
Become Infatuated with Gadgets / 94

智能电子设备风靡全球

2014 ACE Awards /
97

2014美国年度杰出企业奖

Chapter 4Sports体育新闻

Boston Gears Up for
First Marathon after 2013 Bombings / 102

在2013年经历爆炸袭击之后波士顿迎来首次马拉松赛

Despite Protests,
World Cup Excitement Building in Brazil / 105

巴西世界杯在抗议声中即将拉开帷幕

World Cup Fans
Gather atop Sugarloaf Mountain / 108

世界杯球迷登顶巴西休格洛夫山

In Ipanema, Brazilians
Pour into Bars to Watch World Cup / 111

伊帕内玛巴西人涌入酒吧观看世界杯

Rainy Day Is Not
Enough to Slow the World Cup Party / 114

雨天无法浇灭巴西世界杯足球热情

FIFA’s “Football
for Hope” Tournament Kicks Off in Brazil / 117

国际足联“希望足球”世界杯在巴西拉开帷幕

Chinese Heavyweight
Boxers Make US Debut / 120

中国拳击选手勇闯美国职业赛坛

Wrestlers Focus on
Competition, Not Politics / 123

摔跤手们全身心关注赛事，而非政治

Sochi Olympics
Begin with Spectacular Opening Ceremony / 126

索契奥运会开幕式声势浩大

Sochi Olympics Most
Expensive, but Not Best Organized / 129

索契冬奥会：最贵却不是组织最好的

Chapter
5Environment & Nature环境与自然

Chile Earthquake
Aftershocks Felt in Bolivia, Peru / 134

秘鲁玻利维亚地区可感受到智利地震带来的余震

California
Firefighters Ready for Severe Fire Season / 137

加州消防员为即将到来的严重火灾季做足准备

Cold War Legacy a
Tourist Attraction in Rural North Dakota / 140

北达科他州冷战遗址变身成为旅游景点

Study: Dogs
Understand How We’re Feeling / 143

研究表明狗真的通人性

Flies Help
Understand How Human Brains Work / 146

苍蝇帮助理解人类大脑的工作方式

Capturing Carbon
for a Cleaner Planet / 149

捕捉碳排放来让地球更清洁

Endangered Hawaiian
Birds Get Second Chance / 152

保护夏威夷岛上的濒危鸟类

Better Street
Lighting Lowers Carbon Emission / 155

科学家研发降低碳排放街灯照明

Morocco’s First
Solar Power Plant to Start Operating in 2015 / 158

摩洛哥第一太阳能发电厂将于2015年投入使用

Part Two　听写提高篇

Chapter 6In the
News时事新闻

Berlin Celebrates
25 Years Since Fall of Wall / 164

德国庆祝柏林墙倒塌25周年

US Gas Could Help
Europe, but Not Yet / 167

美国的天然气未来将帮助到欧洲

US, Japan Offer
Lessons as Eurozone Launches Huge Stimulus / 170

欧元区可从美日量化宽松中吸取教训

Malaysia Reeling:
Second Air Disaster in Four Months / 173

马来西亚航空公司4个月内经历第二场空难

Ceasefire Necessary
Between Israel and Hamas / 176

以色列和哈马斯之间必须达成停火协议

West Virginia
Chemical Spill Still Affecting Rural Areas / 179

西弗吉尼亚州化学泄漏仍影响偏远地区

World Leaders in
Singapore Sunday for Lee’s Funeral / 182

世界领导人周日齐聚新加坡出席李光耀葬礼

Washington Braces
for Controversial Netanyahu Address to Congress / 185

华盛顿为内塔尼亚胡总理的国会谈话做准备

Oil Price Drop Has
Mixed Effects on Texas / 188

油价下跌得克萨斯州喜忧参半

Investigators
Search for Two Key Items from Malaysian Crash / 191

调查人员寻找马航失联飞机的两个关键证据

Apple Set to Launch
New iPhone Sept. 9 / 194

苹果即将推出新款iPhone

Chapter 7World News国际动态

Russia and West in
Chess Match over Ukraine / 198

俄罗斯和西方在乌克兰问题上如国际象棋博弈

Ukrainians Anxious
about May 25 Vote / 201

乌克兰人对5月25日的选举感到不安

Obama Weighs In on
Iraq Crisis / 204

伊拉克战局危机，奥巴马左右为难

Three Goals of the
Current US Mission in Iraq / 207

美国在伊拉克的三个目标

US Warns Russia
Anew on Eastern Ukraine / 210

美国在乌克兰东部问题上再次警告俄罗斯

Obama Finds
Support, Criticism on Europe Visit / 213

奥巴马欧洲之行获得的支持和批评

Venezuela’s
Worsening Conditions Threaten Legacy of Hugo Chávez / 216

委内瑞拉日益恶化的环境使前总统乌戈·查韦斯的遗产受到威胁

Ukraine Crisis Sharpens
Debate on Obama Foreign Policy / 219

奥巴马外交政策受到乌克兰危机考验

China Splits with
Russia over Ukraine / 222

中俄在克里米亚问题上产生分歧

Searching for Peace
amid Violence / 225

从暴力中寻找和平

Chapter 8Economy
& Business经济贸易

Online Job Postings
Seeing Rapid Growth / 230

美国网络招聘业快速发展

Along Thai-Burma
Border, Signs of Rising Drug Trade / 233

泰缅边境毒品贸易增加

Alibaba Seeks
Investors, May Hit Record / 236

阿里巴巴有望刷新全球IPO融资纪录

World Cup Boosting
Profits for US Businesses / 239

世界杯为美国商业赢得更多利润

With EU Trade
Agreement, Ukraine “Open for Business” / 242

乌克兰和欧盟签订贸易协议，开放经济

Women Lead US
Economic Recovery / 245

女性引领美国经济复苏

Ebola Hurts
Economies in West Africa / 248

埃博拉病毒疫情暴发伤害西非经济体

Obama Promotes
Better Broadband Access to Boost Economy / 251

奥巴马希望通过改善互联网来促进经济

World Bank: Ebola
Countries Face $1.6B in Lost Economic Growth / 254

世界银行估计埃博拉将造成16亿美元经济增长损失

Economic Boom on
Thai-Myanmar Border Brings Hope / 257

经济繁荣给泰缅边境带来希望

Piano Market
Experiencing a Recession / 260

钢琴市场陷入困境

Ukraine Crisis,
Sanctions Taking Toll on Russia Economy / 263

乌克兰危机，美欧制裁对俄罗斯经济造成深远影响

Final US
Congressional Approval Expected for Ukraine Aid / 266

美国将向乌克兰提供财政援助

Chapter 9Science
& Technology科技在线

Visual Effects
Could Change How Movies Are Made / 270

视觉效果可以改变整个电影制作

New Earth-size
Planet Found / 273

科学家发现同地球大小相仿的新行星

At NY Auto Show
Electric Cars Coming On Strong / 276

在纽约车展上电动汽车变成一个强劲对手

50th Anniversary of
a Language That Changed the World / 279

一种改变世界的语言迎来50周年纪念

Australian
Scientists Confirm Existence of Element 117 / 282

澳大利亚科学家确认117号元素

Google Unveils
Prototype Self-driving Car / 285

谷歌推出无人驾驶车原型

Robots Not Ready
for Homes, but Getting Closer / 288

机器人尚不能为家庭所用

NASA Focuses on
Earth-like Planets / 291

美国国家航空航天局专注于寻找类似地球的行星

Airbus Adds Metal
3D-printed Parts to New Jets / 294

空客新飞机将采用3D打印金属零件

British Researchers
Develop Safer Encryption for Credit Cards / 297

英国研究人员开发出更安全的加密信用卡

Researchers Create
Artificial Skin with Sense of Touch / 300

科学家研制出可伸缩触感材料人造皮肤

Chapter
10Agriculture农业报道

US-China
Agricultural Trade / 304

中美农产品贸易

WFP: Emergency Food
Running Out in CAR / 307

世界粮食计划署称在中非的紧急粮食援助已经所剩无几

Floods Threaten
Somali Food Security / 310

洪灾威胁索马里的粮食安全

Poll: US Farmers
Support End to Cuba Embargo / 313

美国农民支持对古巴结束禁运

Palestinian
Fishermen Face Borders, Bullets / 316

巴勒斯坦渔民受到冲突影响信息