01 Ronald Reagan’s Is Facing Demolish, Disputes Rises 里根故居遭拆除，意见不一起争议 / 2 02 Lisa See 华裔女作家邝丽莎 / 6 03 The Grapevine 小道消息 / 9 04 SXSW Fest 春天音乐节来袭 / 12 05 The Risks of Language for Health Translators 健康信息翻译的语言风险 / 16 06 Pope Francis Represents Firsts for Catholics 新教皇弗朗西斯登基 / 20 07 The Immigrant Community Brings in Another Cultural Renaissance 移民带来了另一个“文艺复兴” / 23 08 Comic Book Convention Brings Superheroes and Super Fans 漫画大会带来了超级英雄和超级粉丝 / 26 09 Togolese Academics Fight for Linguistic Heritage 多哥学者力争保护语言遗产 / 30 10 Fireworks 焰火 / 34
Chapter 2 灾难来袭
01 President Obama Preparing to Receive Gun Policy Restrict 总统计划实行更严枪支管理制度 / 38 02 Safe Rooms Saved Lives in Tornado Disaster 安全屋能够在龙卷风灾害中挽救生命 / 42 03 Investigating the Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 调查韩亚航空公司214航班坠毁 / 46 04 Deadly Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma 致命龙卷风席卷俄州 / 50 05 H7N9 Bird Flu Virus Is Unusually Dangerous for People H7N9型禽流感病毒对人类异常危险 / 54 06 Fight Against Militants in Pakistan 巴基斯坦常年战火 / 58 07 Bangladesh Building Collapse Kills More Than 500 孟加拉国建筑倒塌造成500多人死亡 / 62 08 Boston Bombings Investigation Continues 波士顿爆炸案调查仍在继续 / 66 09 After Long-tense Day Boston Suspect in Custody 一整天紧张的搜捕波士顿马拉松爆炸嫌疑犯终于落网 / 70 10 Tragic Events Brings U.S. Painful Memories 悲剧事件给美国带来痛苦的回忆 / 74
Chapter 3 经济之声
01 U.S. Congress Avoids Fiscal Cliff, Postpones Budget Decision 美国国会避免了财政悬崖，推迟了预算决策 / 80 02 World Economic Forum Rates Global Risks for 2013 世界经济论坛发布《2013年全球风险报告》 / 83 03 International Labor Organization Predicts Higher Unemployment 国际劳工组织预测失业人数会更高 / 87 04 A Look Back at Economic News of 2012 2012经济新闻回顾 / 91 05 President Obama Sets His Goals for 2013 2013新目标 / 95 06 E.U. Agrees to 1.3 Trillion Budget 欧盟就1.3万亿预算达成协议 / 99 07 Pentagon Braces for Automatic Cuts 自动减赤可能导致美国防部预算困境 / 103 08 Corruption in Asia Slows Economic Growth 亚洲腐败问题拖累经济增长 / 106 09 South African Labor Laws Are Too Restrictive 南非劳动法过于严格 / 110 10 Pakistani Voters Are Concerned About Economy 巴基斯坦选民关注经济 / 114
Chapter 4 教育之道
01 What Teens in Digital Age Consider“Research” 数字时代青少年如何看待“研究” / 120 02 Calling Attention to the Words and Letters May Lead to Better Readers 关注单词和字母可能会使儿童的阅读能力更好 / 124 03 UNICEF Has Reported Good News About Education in Somalia 联合国儿童基金会报告索马里在教育方面的好消息 / 128 04 Were the Charges Against Aaron Swartz Too Extreme 阿伦?斯沃茨所受指控是否过于特别 / 132 05 Education in a Catholic Day School in Washington 华盛顿一家天主教学校的教育现状 / 136 06 Developing Curriculum Based on Student Writing 根据学生作品开发课程 / 140 07 An Open-air Exhibit Grows at a Museum 自然历史博物馆的户外科学展览 / 144 08 Law Schools in the United States Focuses More on Practical Work 美国法学院更注重实践 / 148 09 Kenya’s Pledge to Provide Every First-year Student with a Laptop 肯尼亚承诺为每位一年级学生提供一台笔记本电脑 / 152 10 Chinese Graduates Face Tight Job Market as Economy Slows 中国经济放缓，毕业生就业艰难 / 156
Chapter 5 娱乐天地
01 Country Music Thrives in 2012 2012年乡村音乐欣欣向荣 / 160 02 High Country Music Silver Sky 高级乡村音乐《银色天空》 / 163 03 First Lady Michelle Obama’s Hair Creating All the Buzz 总统显沧桑，夫人仍闪亮 / 167 04 Aaron Neville My True Story 阿伦?内维尔的《我的真实故事》 / 171 05 Trumpet Player Gabriel Johnson 小号手加布里埃尔?约翰逊 / 175 06 The Grammy Awards for the Country Music 本届格莱美中的乡村音乐 / 179 07 Tegan and Sarah Heartthrob 双胞胎姐妹花的新专辑《心跳》 / 182 08 2013 Grammy Awards to Feature New Categories 2013格莱美提名新奖项 / 185
Chapter 6 环境保护
01 Thousands March on White House to Protest Climate 白宫万人游行 抗议保护环境 / 190 02 Don’t Let Our Future Dry Up 不要让我们的未来枯竭 / 193 03 The Most Unusual National Parks in the United States 美国最不寻常的国家公园 / 197 04 Final Vote Nears on Conserving Sharks 保护鲨鱼的最终投票临近 / 200 05 College Students Rescue Leftover Food, Feed the Poor 大学生拯救剩饭，救济穷人 / 203 06 Will There Be Enough Water for Everyone 水，还够吗 / 206 07 Restrict Pesticides to Save Bees 杀虫剂以拯救蜜蜂 / 210 08 U.S.-China Climate Partnership 中美气候合作 / 213 09 Global Warming Will Cost Us More to Live 全球变暖使我们的生存面临挑战 / 216 10 The High Price of an Arctic Ice Melt 北极长年冰融化的高额代价 / 219
Chapter 7 健康之路
01 Lack of U.S. Support for Mental Health Care Criticize 精神病医疗救助体系缺陷多多，亟须改进 / 224 02 Warmer Temps Trigger More Disease 升温引发更多疾病 / 227 03 Operation Walk Gives Needy Patients New Life 让你走路的手术为贫困病人带来新生 / 230 04 Study Finds Overweight People Have Lower Risk of Death 研究发现超重者死亡风险更低 / 233 05 Nigerian Doctor Honored for Fight Against River Blind 尼日利亚医生因抗击河盲症获奖 / 236 06 Teenage Cancer Researcher 小小癌症科研家 / 239 07 Yoga Helps Mentally Ill Improve Their Lives 瑜伽帮助精神病患者改善生活 / 242 08 Can Folic Acid Prevent Childhood Autism 叶酸能否预防儿童自闭症 / 245
Chapter 8 社会生活
01 February 13th Is World Radio Day 2月13日世界无线电日 / 250 02 Teen Girls Learn Firefighting 少女学习消防知识 / 253 03 What Is the Relationship Between Age and Happiness 年龄与幸福之间有什么联系 / 256 04 Friends With Benefits, in the Plant World 植物界的互惠共生 / 259 05 Populations Around the World Are Growing Older 世界人口老龄化 / 262 06 Thanks to Volunteers, Elderly Can Age in Place 多亏志愿者帮助，老年人可以在“家”养老了 / 265 07 The Changing Landscape of U.S. Farm Production 美国农场生产的变化 / 268 08 The Water Purification Disc―“MadiDrop” 净水圆盘――“麦迪漏” / 271 09 U.S. Finds Unapproved Form of Wheat in Oregon 美国俄勒冈州发现未经批准种植的转基因小麦 / 274
Chapter 9 科技纵横
01 Mobile Telephones Changing Lives in Africa 手机改变非洲人生活方式 / 280 02 Now on the iPad: Apps for Orangutans 面向猩猩提供的平板电脑应用程序 / 283 03 U.S. Takes Action Against Cyber Theft Threat 美国采取行动应对网络盗窃威胁 / 286 04 New Internet Rules Offer Window into North Korea 3G互联网为了解朝鲜打开一扇窗户 / 289 05 Navigation App Helps Predict Traffic Conditions 可以预测交通状况的导航应用程序 / 293 06 3-D Goes from Movies to Real World 三维技术从电影走入真实世界 / 296 07 Indonesians Using Smartphones to Connect to the Internet 印尼人使用智能手机上网 / 299 08 Phone App to Assist Alzheimer’s Caregivers 协助阿尔茨海默氏症患者护理人员的手机应用程序 / 302 09 Using a Mobile Phone to Improve Mother and Child Health 使用手机改善母婴健康 / 306
