1.Natural wonders of the US 美国自然奇观 1
2.Music represents a living history of America 音乐生动体现美国历史 5
3.United States reflects world on a smaller scale 美国折射出一个小型世界 9
4.America:A home whose people like to roam 美国:喜好漫游者的家园 12
5.Discovering the natural wonders of the US 发现美国的自然景观 16
6.Beauty abounds in the wonders of West America 美国西部的奇观美不胜收 21
7.Heartbeat of America 美国的心搏 26
8.Public or private,US schools aim for best education 不论公立还是私立,美国学校均以教育质量为本 30
9.Americans could be as old as 40,000 40,000年前可能就有美国人 34
10.The English heart 英国之心 37
11.Disney parallels American culture 迪斯尼——美国文化的写照 41
12.Mickey Mouse celebrates 70th birthday 米老鼠喜庆七十寿辰 44
13.Beatles reunion:Lennon by proxy 披头士重聚一堂:列侬由他人代出场 47
14.Percussionist plays to silent beat 打击乐手按照无声的节拍演奏 50
15.Iglesias spurs the revival of the tango 伊格莱西亚使探戈重获生机 53
16.Gates tops fortune list 盖茨名列财富榜首 57
17.Microsoft faces court action 微软面临法庭诉讼 60
18.Uncle Sam recruits Americans 山姆大叔招募美国人 63
19.Summer sizzles with barbecues 炎炎夏日,烧烤喷香 66
20.Workers like to take it easy on Friday 星期五工人们喜欢悠着点 69
21 Veggie burgers overrun US restaurants 素食包风靡美国餐馆 72
22.Famous US news anchorman tells all 美国著名新闻节目主持人的自白 76
23.Larry King s tips for making great speeches Larry King——成功演说的秘诀 79
24.Napping benefits employees 午睡对雇员有利 85
25.Chinatown battle boils over turtles 唐人街为活杀甲鱼爆发争论 88
26.Hi-tech toys top Xmas lists 高科技玩具成了圣诞节礼物的首选 91
27.Aussies to ditch queen? 澳洲人想甩掉女王? 94
28.Surfing attracts a new wave of enthusiasts 冲浪吸引新一轮的爱好者 97
29.Gangsters plague Eastern Europe 歹徒肆虐东欧 100
30.Scandinavia won t give ice-cream up 北欧人不愿放弃冰淇淋 104
31.Gun ownership soars in Russia 俄罗斯枪支拥有率快速上升 107
32.Russian teenagers still dream of ballet stardom 俄罗斯青少年仍然做芭蕾明星梦 110
33.Early detection of mental ills 精神疾病的早期觉察 113
34.High fashion still thrills Europe 新潮服饰仍使欧洲人兴奋不已 116
35.French find cellular phones irresistible 法国人迷上手机 119
36.French musicians return to old love-accordion 法国音乐家重归旧恋——手风琴 122
37.Old taboos cause marriage crisis 古老的忌讳导致婚姻危机 125
38.Where in the world is Waterloo? 滑铁卢究竟在哪里? 128
39.One in five children in the world denied education 世界上有1/5的儿童得不到教育 130
40.Singapore redefines success 新加坡给成功重下定义 133
41.Court orders loyalty to parents 法庭指令要孝顺父母 136
42.Youth offences on the rise in Singapore 新加坡青年人犯罪率上升 139
43.HK beset by Western tipping craze 香港饱受西方小费风的困扰 142
44.Call to revive Asian values 呼吁重塑亚洲价值观 145
45.Corporate culture crumbles 公司文化崩溃了 148
46.Japan s style questioned 日本风格受到质疑 151
47.Japan:rising divorce rates smash taboos 日本:日益上升的离婚率冲破禁忌 154
48.Young adults come of age 年轻人成年了 157
49.Japan:A nation of gourmets takes dining seriously 日本:美食家之国一日三餐不懈待 160
50.Japanese women fight back 日本妇人反击了 163
51.Expert says AIDS epidemic likely to happen in China 专家认为中国可能会流行爱滋病 166
52.Confucian culture lures students 儒家文化对学生的魅力不衰 171
53 ‘Banana’camp peels away culture 华侨学生营地丢失了文化 174
54.Violence plagues South Korean students 韩国学生饱受暴力之苦 177
55.Koreans learning how to smile 韩国人学微笑 180
56.Modern hippie trend hits the UK 现代嬉皮潮流风行美国 182
57.Young Brits smoke,drink more 英国的年轻人嗜烟好酒 185
58.The low-down on sleep 睡眠解秘 188
59.Maybe Marco Polo was a plagiarist 马可·波罗可能是个剽窃者 191
60.Europe disappears in smoke 欧洲在烟雾中消失 194
61.Air travel safer than it seems 乘飞机旅行并不那么危险 197
62.Weird stories that made the news 成了新闻的离奇故事 200
63.The EU language crisis 欧盟语言危机 203
64.Americans prefer sucking candy 美国人爱吃棒棒糖 207
65.Classic jeans fall from fashion 传统的牛仔裤不再时尚 210
66.Cameras expose violence in hospitals 摄像机使医院里的暴力行为曝光 213
67.Actors keen to plunge into dangerous roles 演员爱演危险角色 217
63.‘Dark side’of john Kennedy 约翰·肯尼迪的‘阴暗面’ 221
69.Computer chip thefts grow 电脑芯片偷窃案增加 224
70.Americans lack scientific knowledge 美国人科学知识贫乏 227
71.Why do some kids kill? 为什么有的孩子会杀人? 231
72.Dolls used to deter teen pregnancy 利用玩具娃娃防止少女怀孕 234
73.Golden Gate lures suicides 金门大桥——自杀者的好去处 237
74.Sing-and-snore doll becomes season s hottest seller 会唱歌会打呼的玩偶成了时令的抢手货 240
75.US teenagers vow to wait until marriage 美国青少年决定等到婚后 243
76.A nation s grief speaks out 举国上下的哀悼 245
77.Fast food in slow lane in US 美国快餐走上慢车道 248
78.Chicken can cause cancer too 鸡肉也致癌 251
79.What is safe to eat? 吃什么才安全? 254
80.Multiple marriage syndrome 多次婚姻综合症 257