Unit 1 经济要闻 1
Getting Started 1
Moving On 1
Press Clipping One Westerners Suffer from Mad Cow Fears 2
Translation of Press Clipping One 西方人谈“牛”色变 4
Tips for Reading 标题中的省略现象 5
Practice Exercises 8
Press Clipping Two French McDonald's Advises Self-Control 9
Translation of Press Clipping Two 法国麦当劳建议人们饮食自控 9
Additional Practice 10
Press Clipping Three Time Is Money,Just Figure Out How Much 11
Translation of Press Clipping Three “时间就是金钱”，究竟价值几何？ 12
Unit 2 科技博览 14
Getting Started 14
Moving On 14
Press Clipping One Cell phone studies find no"consistent evidence"of cancer link 15
Translation of Press Clipping One 研究发现：手机致癌无依据 16
Tips for Reading 标题中的时态与语态 17
Practice Exercises 20
Press Clipping TWo Greenhouse Effect to Be Checked Immediately 21
Translation of Press Clipping TWo 温室效应亟待控制 22
Additional Practice 22
Press Clipping Three Automobiles in the years to come 23
Translation of Press Clipping Three 未来的汽车 24
Unit 3 健康人生 25
Getting Started 25
Moving On 25
Press Clipping One Alcohol Kills 1,400 US Students a Year 26
Translation of Press Clipping One 美国每年1400名学生死于酗酒 28
Tips for Reading 标题中的标点符号 28
Practice Exercises 30
Press Clipping Two Proper Use of Vitamins 31
Translation of Press Clipping Two 正确服用维生素 32
Additional Practice 32
Press Clipping Three Early Discovery of Cancer 33
Translation of Press Clipping Three 癌症的早期发现 34
Unit 4 艺苑风景 35
Getting Started 35
Moving On 35
Press Clipping One Singapore Film Star Gives Part of Liver to Save Dying Lover 36
Translation of Press Clipping One 狮城影星捐肝挽救垂死恋人 37
Tips for Reading 标题中的缩写词 38
Practice Exercises 40
Press Clipping Two Stars Smoke,Critics Fume 41
Translation of Press Clipping Two 明星银屏吞云吐雾批评之声不绝于耳 42
Additional Practice 43
Press Clipping Three Hollywood Just Loves Handing Out Awards 44
Translation of Press Clipping Three 好莱坞仅热衷于颁奖 45
Unit 5 体坛掠影 47
Getting Started 47
Moving On 48
Press Clipping One Psyching Up Athletes 48
Translation of Press Clipping One 激发运动员的情绪 50
Tips for Reading 标题中的节缩词 51
Practice Exercises 52
Press Clipping Two US adventurer launches balloon trip around world 53
Translation of Press Clipping Two 美冒险家开始热气球环球之旅 54
Additional Practice 55
Press Clipping Three Beckham hints at opening school in Japan 56
Translation of Press Clipping Three 贝克汉姆暗示：有意在日本办学 57
Unit 6 神游天下 58
Getting Started 58
Moving On 58
Press Clipping One Spain Tomato Fest Draws Record Crowd 59
Translation of Press Clipping One “番”光“茄”影，“汁”流成河西班牙“番茄节”盛况空前 60
Tips for Reading 标题中的生造词 61
Practice Exercises 62
Press Clipping Two Pisans celebrate tower's improved position 63
Translation of Press Clipping Two 比萨人欢庆比萨斜塔“正身” 64
Additional Practice 64
Press Clipping Three Ireland:"best country to live" 65
Translation of Press Clipping Three 爱尔兰：最适宜居住的国家 66
Unit 7 校园生活 68
Getting Started 68
Moving On 68
Press Clipping One Higher Education in America 69
Translation of Press Clipping One 美国的高等教育 71
Tips for Reading 标题的字体及编排形式 72
Practice Exercises 76
Press Clipping Two US Schoolgirls Want Half-Shirts,Mini-Skirts 77
Translation of Press Clipping Two 美国女生要穿露脐装和迷你裙 78
Additional Practice 79
Press Clipping Three Nate Brazill,Sentenced to Grow Up in Prison The Florida teen gets 28 years for shooting his teacher Only time will tell if the judge was severe enough 80
Translation of Press Clipping Three 佛州少年枪杀教师，被判入狱二十八年 内特·布拉齐尔将在铁窗长大成人 法官判决严厉与否，惟有时间方能证明 82
Unit 8 全球气候 84
Getting Started 84
Moving On 84
Press Clipping One Global warming to threaten human progress 85
Translation of Press Clipping One 全球变暖将威胁人类发展进程 87
Tips for Reading 中英文标题比较 87
Practice Exercises 90
Press Clipping Two Estonian warm winter stirs sleepy bears 90
Translation of Press Clipping Two 爱沙尼亚遭遇暖冬冬眠熊被迫早醒 91
Additional Practice 92
Press Clipping Three Global Warming Worse than Feared 93
Translation of Press Clipping Three 全球变暖趋势比预计更糟 94
Unit 9 天灾人祸 95
Getting Started 95
Moving On 95
Press Clipping One Disastrous Flooding Kills 88 as Heavy Rains Hit S.W 96
Translation of Press Clipping One 西南地区普降暴雨八十八人洪灾罹难 98
Tips for Reading 标题的欣赏及汉译 99
Practice Exercises 102
Press Clipping Two Volcano Strikes Town in Congo 103
Translation of Press Clipping Two 火山降临刚果小镇 104
Additional Practice 104
Press Clipping Three Hijacked Jets Destroy Twin Towers and Hit Pentagon 105
Translation of Press Clipping Three 恐怖分子劫持喷气式客机 世贸中心双塔坍塌，五角大楼也遭突袭 106
Unit 10 动物王国 108
Getting Started 108
Moving On 108
Press Clipping One Koalas Delayed on Way Home by Tight Air Security 109
Translation of Press Clipping One 空运安检真严密考拉回家遭耽搁 110
Tips for Reading 新闻语句中的省略句式 111
Practice Exercises 113
Press Clipping Two Lioness Goes against Nature by Accepting Oryx Again 114
Translation of Press Clipping Two 母狮子有违天性又收羚羊作“义子” 114
Additional Practice 115
Press Clipping Three US Zoo Holds Panda Birthday Party 116
Translation of Press Clipping Three 美一动物园为熊猫开生日派对 117
Unit 11 太空旅行 119
Getting Started 119
Moving On 119
Press Clipping One Spacewoman:Bitter yet Happy in Orbit 120
Translation of Press Clipping One 女宇航员：太空生活苦中有甜 121
Tips for Reading 新闻语句中的超长定语（一） 122
Practice Exercises 125
Press Clipping Two Poll:US Rich Eyeing Space Tourism 126
Translation of Press Clipping Two 民意调查：美国富人向往太空旅行 127
Additional Practice 128
Press Clipping Three "Hot"Vortex Found on Saturn 129
Translation of Press Clipping Three 土星上发现“温暖”的极地涡流 130
Unit 12 网络世界 132
Getting Started 132
Moving On 132
Press Clipping One E-Mails Honored for Uniting Americans 133
Translation of Press Clipping One 美国人团结一心，电子邮件功不可没 134
Tips for Reading 新闻语句中的超长定语（二） 135
Practice Exercises 136
Press Clipping Two Health Just a Click Away 137
Translation of Press Clipping Two 欲知保健信息 只需轻点鼠标 139
Additional Practice 139
Press Clipping Three Wanted on the Web:Rich Husband,Escape from Africa 140
Translation of Press Clipping Three 不甘贫穷非洲女孩网上征婚求出路 142
Unit 13 新闻人物 144
Getting Started 144
Moving On 144
Press Clipping One Diana Decade 145
Translation of Press Clipping One 黛安娜时代 147
Tips for Reading 新闻报道中的消息来源 149
Practice Exercises 154
Press Clipping Two Bush:Biscuit Event Tells Me Chewing Important 155
Translation of Press Clipping Two 布什：“饼干事件”说明细嚼慢咽太重要了！ 156
Additional Practice 156
Press Clipping Three Mandela"courageous"to reveal son's AIDS death 157
Translation of Press Clipping Three 曼德拉大胆说实话公开儿子死于艾滋 159
Unit 14 男人女人 160
Getting Started 160
Moving On 160
Press Clipping One Love Cards Straight from...Yourself? 161
Translation of Press Clipping One 情人卡由……自己寄出的？ 162
Tips for Reading 新闻报道中人、物名称的借用 163
Practice Exercises 164
Press Clipping Two Romantics Plan"Kiss and Hug"Protest 165
Translation of Press Clipping Two 浪漫派筹划“亲吻拥抱”抗议活动 166
Additional Practice 167
Press Clipping Three I Love You Because You Smell Like Dad or Mum 168
Translation of Press Clipping Three 闻香识恋人 168
Unit 15 书香碟花 170
Getting Started 170
Moving On 170
Press Clipping One Book of Putin Shows Russian President at Best 171
Translation of Press Clipping One 普京传记：讲述俄总统最真实的人生故事 173
Tips for Reading 众词表达“说”意 174
Practice Exercises 176
Press Clipping Two Song of Osama:Big Hit in Mexico 177
Translation of Press Clipping Two “奥萨马之歌”火爆墨西哥 178
Additional Practice 178
Press Clipping Three Publishers Hail Harry Potter and Jesus Christ 179
Translation of Press Clipping Three 出版业为哈里·波特与耶稣基督欢呼 180
Unit 16 史料拾珍 182
Getting Started 182
Moving On 182
Press Clipping One Mass Killing in Nanking 183
Translation of Press Clipping One 南京大屠杀 185
Tips for Reading 新闻语句中的新词新义（一）——新事催生新词 186
Practice Exercises 190
Press Clipping Two Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki 191
Translation of Press Clipping Two 原子弹摧毁长崎 192
Additional Practice 194
Press Clipping Three War in Europe Ended Surrender Is Unconditional 195
Translation of Press Clipping Three 欧战结束！德国无条件投降！ 196
Unit 17 点击生活 197
Getting Started 197
Moving On 197
Press Clipping One Egypt:Girls in Bathing Suits Cause Massive Traffic Jam on Beachside Road 198
Translation of Press Clipping One 埃及姑娘身着泳装过市滨海大道交通严重堵塞 199
Tips for Reading 新闻语句中的新词新义（二）——旧词衍生新义 200
Practice Exercises 201
Press Clipping Two Cat's Meow Saves Owner from Fire 202
Translation of Press Clipping Two 小猫“喵喵”叫，火中救主人 203
Additional Practice 203
Press Clipping Three SE Asian Disaster Changes Meaning of Word"Tsunami" 204
Translation of Press Clipping Three 东南亚灾难改变“海啸”词义 205
Unit 18 社会广角 207
Getting Started 207
Moving On 207
Press Clipping One Murderers Caught—Thanks to Monkey 208
Translation of Press Clipping One 猴眼金睛凶犯现形 209
Tips for Reading 新闻语句中的新词新义（三）——词缀派生新词 210
Practice Exercises 213
Press Clipping Two Why so many wives are running away 214
Translation of Press Clipping Two 众多已婚妇女为何离家出走？ 215
Additional Practice 216
Press Clipping Three Skyjack over Shanghai 217
Translation of Press Clipping Three 上海上空的劫机案 219
（附录） 222
Ⅰ．Sample Test（测试样题） 222
Ⅱ．World's Leading English News Publications（世界主要英语报刊） 227
（总词汇表） 233
（参考书目） 249