本书荟萃了101篇VOA Special English新闻报道, 分为“美国视角”、“多彩生活”、“文化漫谈”、“三言两语”、“娱乐盛典”、“人物”等20个单元。每篇新闻又包含“背景简介”、“新闻正文”、“听力破解”、“拓展训练”、“参考译文”、“生词和短语”六大版块。这六大版块不仅能帮助读者提高听力水平, 还能深度理解新闻内容、综合提升英语技能, 更能帮助读者精准地掌握英语的连读、略读、弱读等读音规律。
目录
UNIT 1 美国视角Viosion of America News 1 名人西部印记/People Put Mark on the American West News 2 故地犹可追/New Yorkers Miss the Old Station News 3 校报携手社区/School Newspaper Linked to Their Community News 4 奴隶变身领袖/An Escaped Slave Became a Leader News 5 移民梦想搁浅/A Dream Delayed Again UNIT 2 多彩生活Colorful Life News 1 自己种生菜/Growing Your Own Lettuce News 2 夫妻吵架“风格”/Couples' Arguing 6"Style" News 3 鸡毛新用途/Finding New Uses for Feathers News 4 巧克力基因密码/Genetic Secrets of a Chocolate Bar News 5 圣诞礼物排行/Electronic Devices Top Christmas Wish Lists News 6 越老越幸福/Getting Older Means Getting Happier UNIT 3 文化漫谈Culture Express News 1 弹球艺术人生/Pinball Lover Collects Historic Art" News 2 《杀死一只知更鸟》 50周年/50th Anniversary of "To Killa Mockingbird"' News 3 乐器虽残犹悦耳/Broken Instruments Are Music to Repairmen News 4 美轮美奂牛仔靴/Fancy Cowboy Boots News 5 寻求共同立场/Make Peace by Seeking Common Ground News 6 唱诗班的多彩世界/World of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir UNIT 4 三言两语Words&Meanings News 1 动物植物皆有名/A Quiz About Farm Terms News 2 暗池交易/ Finding Capital in '6Dark Pools" News 3 失败学经验/Failure Leads to Long―Lasting Knowledge News 4 分心有风险/Dangers of Distracted Driving News 5 高校头衔面面观/Terms of Academic Titles at US Colleges News 6 紧缩排行首位/Austerity Tops 2010 Words News 7 教练性别有影响？/Is Trainer's Sex an Issue？ UNIT 5 娱乐盛典Entertainment News 1 听歌学英文/Songs Help Learn English News 2 音乐改变世界/Music Project Creates "Inspiring Connections" News 3 肚皮舞巨星/Bellydance Superstars News 4 卡巴莱明日之星/For Cabaret Stars of Tomorrow News 5 少年人生课堂/Offering Life Lessons to Young People News 6 向斗牛犬队致敬/Thanks for a Winning Soccer Team News 7 千乐聚异曲/Drum Circle Unites Many People UNIT 6 人物 Figures News 1 未来科学家/Top Students Intel Science Talent Searcb News 2 民权精神永恒/A Memorialin Washington News 3 最伟大的教练/How the Great Coach Defined Success News 4 一代数学名师/Remembering Math Teacher Jaime Escalante News 5 惠普总裁沉浮录/The Rise and Fall of H―P Cluef UNIT 7 成长足迹Teenagers News 1 青少年昏昏欲睡/Sleepy Teens， Early Classes News 2 考试紧张写出来/Anxious Students Write About Fears News 3 狱中莎士比亚/Shakespeare's Sentences News 4 爱心叠/纸鹤舞/Children Support Victims in Japan News 5 预防犯罪/Get Teens to Avoid Crime UNIT 8 教育万象Edueation News 1 男女生分开学/Single―Sex Classes to Top Students News 2 双语浸透教学/English and Spanish Speakers Learn Together News 3 中美家长比较/Comparing American and Chinese Parents News 4 女博士在崛起/Women Edge Past Men in Doctorates News 5 国际化思维/Teaching Children How to Think Internationally News 6 教育先行？/Can America Win the Education Race？ UNIT 9 职场百态 Jobs&Companies News 1 商学重英语/Business English Speakers News 2 互联网培训课/Classes Start at Internet Training Center News 3 工作场所欺凌/Bullying in the Workplace News 4 视频游戏行业/Video Game Industry News 5 脸谱网私募融资/Facebook's New Friends and Private Finance News 6 微软指控谷歌/Microsoft Accuses Google UNIT 10 金融动态Economies News 1 “止牍门”与“签字机器”/"Put―Backs"&"Robo―Signers" News2 黄金依然闪耀/Gold Keeps Shining News 3 油价涨向何处？/Where Will Oil Price Go？ News4 物价创新高/Commodity Prices Reach a Two―Year High UNIT 11 科技博览Technology News 1 跨越时空系统/New System Let You Appear Someplace News 2 聚焦消费电子展/All Eyes on Tablets at CES News 3 雷达研究鸟类/Use Radar to Study Bats and Birds News 4 切断一国互联网？/Disconnect a Country From the Internet？ News 5 电子嗅探犬/“Electronic Sniffer Dogs" for Airport Security UNIT 12 七彩炫技Technical Magic Cube News 1 科技引领时尚/Robots and Otber Technology News2 机器人新工作/Developers Find New Jobs for Robots News 3 科技助力驾驶/Technology Saves Drivers From Distractions News 4 视频会议前景 The Future of Video Conferencing news 5 电子改变生活/How We Interact With Gadgets UNIT 13 健康新知Healty News 1 双语更聪明？/People With More Than One Language Smarter？ News 2 日托生病=长期健康？/Kids， Germs and Day Care News3 女孩提前发育/Girls Enter Puberty Earlier News4 自杀者差异/Differences in Suicide Around the World News5 理发店=保健站？/A Haircut Means a Longer Life UNIT 14 医疗卫生Medical Treatment News 1 培训手术团队/Training Medical Teams to be Better News 2 医疗导致贫困/Health Debts Push People Into Poverty News 3 严寒安全保暖/Warm and Safe in Freezing Weather News 4 核磁诊自闭症/Autism Test Could Use Images of Brain News 5 女性癌症预防/Women With Genes Linked to Cancer UNIT 15 农业新视角Agrieulture News 1 城市农场之乐/The Joys of Farming in Cities News 2 山羊乃发明之母？/Goat Becomes Mother of Invention? News 3 沙漠中种树/Growing Trees in Desert with “Waterboxx” News 4 电话助力农民/Phone Call About Fertilizer Helps Farmers News 5 房产威胁种子银行/Housing Plan Threatens Seed Bank News 6 女性农民/How Women Farmers Could Feed More UNIT 16 食品安全Food Safety News 1 转基因来袭/First Genetically Modified Animal for Food News 2 食品商的噩梦/Crunch Time for Food Makers News 3 食品安全新规/New Law Aims at Food Safety News 4 橙色甘薯解危/An“Image Problem”for a Food UINT 17 太空探索Space Exploration News 1 飞行英雄造梦/Hero Pilot Helps Attract New Pilots News 2 飞行汽车登场/Flying Cars in the Sky and Road News 3 借慧眼看宇宙/Amateur Astronomers Aim at the Universe UNIT 18 海洋渔业Ocean Firshery News 1 水产养殖崛起/Fish Farms Supply the world’s Catch News 2 海湾死鱼成因/Fish Die．off in Southern California News 3 拯救金枪鱼/Fishing Limit to Save Bluefin Tuna News 4 拯救海湾行动/Recycle Oyster Shells， Aid Chesapeake Bay UINT 19 环境保护Environmental Proteetion News 1 惧辐射，痛经济/Radiation Fears Mean Economic Pain News 2 关注氨足迹/Knowing Your Nitrogen Footprint News 3 塑料进食物链/Plastic Pollution Enters Ocean Food Supply News 4 安全储粮袋/Protect Harvests From Air and Insects UNIT 20 时事经纬Environmentall Protection News 1 女性峰会/AGirls 20SummitinToronto News 2 捍卫教师工作/Spending Bill to Protect Teachers’Jobs News 3 美再注资6000亿/600 Billion More Into US Economy
