时事 1
1.Europe Hopes for New Relationship with US During Bush Second Term 欧洲希望在布什第二任期同美国建立新的国际关系 1
2.French Rightist Says Nazi Occupation Wasn't Brutal 法国右翼称纳粹侵略并不残忍 3
3.Italy Holds State Funeral for Slain Intelligence Officer 意大利为牺牲的情报局官员举行国葬 6
4.Relationship Between Bush and Putin Getting Weaker 布什与普京关系渐危 8
5.US,Canada,Mexico Agree to Forge Closer Ties 美国、加拿大和墨西哥就进一步建立联系达成共识 11
6.Annual US-South Korean Military Exercises Commence North Korea Fumes 朝鲜强烈谴责一年一度的美韩联合军事演习 13
7.Thai Prime Minister Names New Cabinet 泰国总理提名新内阁 15
8.Biggest Relief Operation in History Hopes to Reach Last Survivors around Indian Ocean 史上最强救援行动希望能帮助到印度洋地区最后一个生还者 17
9.Bush Sets Goal of Peace in Middle East 布什立下“中东和平”的目标 20
10.Iraq Reconstruction Proceeds Despite Insurgent Attacks 尽管叛乱分子袭击不断,伊拉克重建仍在继续 22
11.Iraqi Parliament Elects Speaker after Weeks of Deadlock 数周僵局后分伊拉克议会推选发言人 24
12.East African Military Officials Discuss Controversial So-mali Peacekeeping Mission 东非军事官员讨论受争议的索马里维和任务 26
13.Annan Unveils Comprehensive UN Reform Plan 安南公布联合国全面改革计划 29
14.UN Peacekeeping Troops Launch New Operation in Haiti 联合国维和部队在海地采取新的军事行动 31
15.Ivory Coast President Passes Key Peace Reforms 象牙海岸总统通过了关键的和平改革 33
16.Africa Demands Greater Voice on UN Security Council 非洲在联合国安理会要求更多的发言权 36
17.Rice Tells Sudan She Wants'Action,Not Words'On Darfur Crisis 赖斯希望苏丹在达尔福尔危机问题上付诸行动,而非空谈 38
18.Former Senegal Prime Minister Intends to Fight Security Charges 塞内加尔前总理反击对其破坏安全罪的指控 41
19.Burkina Faso President to Run for Another Term 布基纳法索总统竞选连任 43
20.Ex-Hutu Rebel Sworn In as Burundi's New President 前胡图族反政府武装领导人宣誓任职布隆迪新总统 45
21.No Agreement on UN Expansion Formula 联合国增席尚未达成协议 47
22.WTO Chief Lamy Concerned about Trade Talks'Progress 世贸组织秘书长拉米关注贸易谈判进程 50
23.WHO Says Seven Million Could Die in Flu Pandemic 世界卫生组织称流感一旦爆发可能造成700万人死亡 52
24.Syrians Protest UN Report on Hariri Killing 叙利亚人对联合国关于哈里里遇害的报告表示抗议 54
25.Blair to EU:Modernize or Fail 布莱尔指出欧盟应改善其经济政策 55
26.Russia's President Hosts Chinese Counterpart for Summit 俄总统与中国领导人会晤 57
27.Londoners Joyous,Excited about City's Olympic Bid Win 伦敦喜获奥运主办权 59
28.Bush Defends Iraq Policy,Sees Hope in Middle East 布什维护对伊政策,称在中东看到希望 61
29.Summit of the Americas Opens amid Protests 美洲峰会在一片抗议声中开幕 63
30.Hong Kong's New Leader Sworn in 香港新行政长官就职 65
31.Arroyo Apologizes for Conversation with Election Officials 阿罗约为竞选舞弊公开道歉 67
32.Iraqi FM:There is'Abundance'of Evidence against Saddam 伊拉克电台:庭审萨达姆,证据“充分” 68
33.Iran Votes for New President 伊朗总统大选 70
34.World Leaders Condemn Bomb Attacks in Egypt 世界领导人遣责埃及爆炸袭击者 72
娱乐 74
1.'100 Million Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong'Celebrates Band's 20-Year Anniversary Bon Jovi发行专辑《1亿Bon Jovi歌迷不能错过》纪念乐队20周年庆 74
2.American Singer Bobby Short Dead At 80 美国歌手鲍比·肖特去世,享年80岁 76
3.Argentine to Make First NBA All-Star Appearance 阿根廷人在NBA全明星赛上的处女秀 78
4.Britain's Prince Charles to Marry Camilla Parker Bowles 英国查尔斯王子将要迎娶卡米拉·帕克·鲍尔拉 80
5.CD Celebrates Music of New Orleans 发行CD纪念新奥尔良音乐 82
6.Elvis Fans Celebrate 70th Birthday 歌迷庆祝猫王的70岁生日 84
7.Global Flyer Completes Record Nonstop,Round-The-World Flight 不间断环球飞行创下新纪录 86
8.National Hockey League Cancels 2004-2005 Season 职业曲棍球联盟取消2004-2005年赛事 88
9.Fespaco Movie Festival Opens in Burkina Faso 泛非电影节在布基纳法索开幕 90
10.New Country Artists to Watch in 2005 2005年乡村音乐新星 91
11.Kenny G Releases Long-Awaited Duets Album Kenny G推出二重奏专辑 93
12.New Comedy In Good Company Highlights Workplace Gen-eration Struggle 最新喜剧《优势合作》突出工薪一族的奋斗 95
13.Small Hollywood Studio Creates Special Effects 好莱坞小型工作室创作特效 97
14.'Million Dollar'Night at the Academy Awards 奥斯卡奖“百万宝贝”之夜 100
15.Pop Star Michael Jackson Acquitted on All Charges 对巨星迈克尔·杰克逊各项指控不成立,宣告无罪释放 102
16.'King of Rock Soul'Still Recording,Touring “摇滚灵魂音乐之王”仍活跃舞台 104
17.Remembering Bluegrass Great Jimmy Martin 缅怀蓝草音乐大师吉米·马丁 107
18.John Prine Returns with New Release,Fair Square 约翰·普林携新专辑Fair Square重返歌坛 110
19.George Strait Takes it Home on Somewhere Down in Texas 乔治·斯崔特为家乡带来新专辑Somewhere Down in Texas 112
20.Faith Hill Returns with Fireflies 费思·希尔带来新专辑《萤火虫》 114
21.Disneyland Opens in Hong Kong 香港迪斯尼乐园开幕 116
22.Ballroom Dancing Strikes Right Note with New Generation 交谊舞对新一代的冲击 118
23.Remembering Clarence'Gatemouth'Brown 缅怀“大嘴”克拉伦斯·布朗 120
24.BB King Still Going Strong B.B.King依然活跃在舞台上 122
25.Bluegrass Musicians Honored in Nashville 国际蓝草音乐协会奖在纳什维尔颁出 124
26.Gary Allan Works through Grief in Tough All Over 加里·艾伦新专辑Tough All Over充满了悲伤 126
27.NY's Kristin Diable Shows off her Blues,Folk and Soul Roots 纽约的Kristin Diable其音乐显示了她蓝调、乡村和灵魂音乐的基础 128
发展 131
1.Attorney General Urges Renewal of US Anti-Terror Law 美司法部长希望重新修订反恐法 131
2.Baghdad Residents Ponder New Way of Life on Second Anniversary of Irap War 纪念伊拉克战争两周年巴格达居民考虑新的生活方式 133
3.Children's Rescue Highlights Nigeria's Battle With Trafficking “儿童营救”显示了尼日利亚对贩卖人口的打击 135
4.Brain Damaged Woman's Parents Appeal to US Supreme Court 大脑受损妇女的父母上诉美国最高法院 137
5.Aid Agencies Concerned for Safety of Refugees in Ivory Coast 援助机构关注象牙海岸难民的安全 140
6.Mexico Takes First Step to Overhauling Criminal Law 墨西哥启动刑法修改第一步 142
7.Stateless People Largely Ignored by the International Com-munity 无国籍人大部分都被国际社会所忽略 145
8.US Backs Darfur Crimes Prosecution,But Not in Interna-tional Criminal Court 美支持达尔福尔犯罪起诉,但不是在国际刑事法庭 146
9.US Lawmakers to Vote on Sexual Exploitation Bill 美国立法者对性剥削法案进行表决 149
10.US Supreme Court Abolishes Juvenile Death Penalty 美最高法院废除青少年死刑 151
11.Watchdog Group Calls for Anti-Corruption Crackdown in Global Construction Sector 透明国际监察组呼吁在全球建筑部门进行反腐败打击 154
12.India and Pakistan Commit to Building Gas Pipeline 印度与巴基斯坦合建天然气管道 156
13.Flights Resume between France and Cameroon 法国飞往喀麦隆的航班重新开通 158
14.ADB Offers Bangladesh Nearly $2 Billion Loan 亚洲开发银行向孟加拉提供近20亿美元贷款 160
15.China Pledges to Increase Use of Renewable Energies to Deal with Shortages,Pollution 中国致力于增加可再生资源的利用率,以此来对抗能源短缺与环境污染 162
教育 165
1.Activists Urge Hollywood to Cut Back on Smoking in Movies 激进分子呼吁好莱坞影片中减少吸烟镜头 165
2.Harvard Faculty Votes to Censure University President 哈佛人学全体教员投票责难校长 168
3.Remembrance of Pope John Paul Ⅱ 追思罗马教皇约翰·保罗二世 170
4.Mona Lisa Moved to Refurbished Room in Louvre 蒙娜·丽莎搬进卢浮宫新居 173
5.New Course on Satanism and Exorcism Opens at Pontifical Uni-versity 神学院开设驱魔课程 174
6.State Fairs Combine Nostalgia and Education 州庆典将怀旧之情融入教育 176
1.New Form of Psychotherapy Found Effective for Grief 治疗悲伤的新型心理疗法 178
健康 178
2.Polio Cases Rise in Indonesia 印尼小儿麻痹症患者数量有所上升 180
3.Scientists:Avian Flu in Migratory Birds Raises Fears of Virus Spread 科学家担心禽流感在候鸟中传播 182
4.Miracle Baby Girl is Born to Brain-Dead Mother 脑死亡妇女奇迹般产下女婴 184
5.Four Human Bird-Flu Cases Confirmed in Indonesia 四例人感染禽流感病例在印尼得到证实 186
6.Avian Flu Poses Ominous Threat to World,says US Health Official 美国卫生部称禽流感对世界造成威胁 188
7.Dengue Fever Epidemic Kills Nine in East Timor 东帝汶9人死于登革热 190
8.Cholera Outbreak Hits Senegal,Other Countries 霍乱在塞内加尔等国爆发 193
9.Scientists Say Fast Food Heightens Risk of Diabetes 科学家称速食品使糖尿病机率增加 195
10.WHO:Pneumonic Plague Kills at Least 60 in DR Congo 世卫组织宣布:在刚果民主共和国肺炎造成至少60人死亡 197
1.Science Editors Take a Closer Look at 125 Great Unsolved Mysteries of Our Time 《科学》杂志编辑关注当今125个重大不解之谜 199
科技 199
2.Scientists Observe Most Distant Cosmic Explosion Ever Re-corded 有史以来科学家们观察到最遥远的宇宙爆炸 201
3.NASA Unveils Plans for New Spaceship to Return Humans to Moon by 2018 美国国家航空航天局计划于2018年重登月球 203
4.Computer Simulations Might Predict Future Earthquakes 电脑模拟能够预测未来地震 206
5.New IMAX Space Documentary Brings Images to Life 新的3D IMAX给生活带来新的享受 207
6.Scientists Gather to Share Information for Nanotechnology's Fu-ture 科学家们共同分享纳米技术其未来的相关信息 210
7.Space Station Crew Conducts Maintenance Spacewalk 国际空间站宇航员将执行太空中的维修工作 212
探索 215
1.World's First Anti-Tobacco Treaty Goes into Force 国际第一个反烟草条约生效 215
2.Technology Designed to Help Persons with Disabilities 为残疾人设计的科技产品 217
3.High Technology Helps Low Budget Filmmakers 借助高科技拍出低预算电影 220
4.Huygens Spacecraft Arrives at Saturn Moon “慧更斯”号抵达土星卫星 222
5.UN Report Links Infectious Disease Outbreak in Congo to Envi-ronment 联合国报道称刚果流行病爆发与环境有关 224
6.Non-Government Groups Launch Safe Water Campaign 非政府组织发起保护洁净水活动 227
7.Red Cross Report:Unsafe Water Kills Millions 红十字协会称不洁净水威胁数百万人的生命 229
8.UN Approves Non-Binding Resolution on Cloning 联合国通过了禁止克隆的一项非强制性决议 231
9.US Government Asks Americans to Eat Less,Exercise More 美政府呼吁美国人少吃多运动 233
10.Therapists Use Music as Powerful Medicine 临床医学家视音乐为重要药方 236
1.WHO Urges Massive Investment in Health Programs 世界卫生组织迫切要求大规模的健康计划投资 239
经济 239
2.Crude Oil Prices Surge Despite OPEC Production Boost 尽管石油输出国产量增加,原油价格依然疯狂上涨 241
3.Forbes Magazine Lists World's Wealthiest People 《福布斯》杂志公布世界富豪榜 243
4.Indonesia Posts Good GDP Growth 印度尼西亚国内生产总值增长喜人 245
5.Nigeria Debates Payment on Foreign Debt 尼日利亚争论其外债偿还问题 247
6.Pakistan Asks World Bank to Resolve Dispute With India 巴基斯坦要求世界银行解决其与印度的争端 249
7.Russia's Putin,Turkey's Erdogan Discuss Economic Issues in Moscow 普京与土耳其艾多根在莫斯科就经济问题进行会谈 251
8.Thousands in Niger Demand Abolition of Tax 尼日尔数千人要求废除商品增值税 252
9.Transparency International Says Construction Most Vulner-able To Corruption “透明国际”指出建筑业容易出现贪污现象 255
10.China says it will be a Good Trading Partner in Asia-Pacific 中国表示会成为亚太地区好的贸易伙伴 257
11.Malaysian Leader Calls for Economic Development in Mus-lim World 马来西亚领导人为穆斯林世界经济发展呐喊 259
12.Strikes Hit South Africa 罢工伤及南非 261
13.India's Textile Exports Surge after Global Quotas End 全球配额废除之后印度纺织品出口大幅增长 264
14.India,China Compete for Overseas Oil Assets 印度、中国竞标海外石油资产 266
15.China Establishing Economic Ties with Latin America 中国与拉美建立经济合作关系 268
16.Asian Stocks Drop on US Growth Concern 亚洲股票下跌受到美国关注 271
17.Greenspan:High Oil Prices a Burden on World Economy 格林斯潘表示高额油价对世界经济是个负担 272
18.Asian Development Bank Says Economic Impact of Bird Flu on Asia,World Could be Massive 亚洲发展银行称禽流感将重创亚洲乃至世界经济 275
19.Treasury Secretary Urges India to Press Economic Reform 美国财政部长敦促印度进行经济改革 277
20.Survey:Britain Seen as Best Place to Start New Businesses 调查显示英国是开始新贸易的最佳地方 279
美国万花筒 282
1.January 21:National Hugging Day in US 1月21日:美国国家拥抱日 282
2.African-American Immigrants Tell Story of Their Homeland 美国黑人移民讲述家乡的故事 283
3.American Kids May Be Smarter than We Think 美国孩子比我们想象的要聪明 286
4.Immigrants in the US Send Money Home in Record Numbers 美国移民汇钱回家创新高 287
5.Chinese-American Couple Mixes Chinese Food with Mis-sissippi Delta Delicacies 华裔夫妇将中国美食融入密西西比佳肴 290
6.The Voting Rights Act's 40th Anniversary 美国投票权法案40周年纪念 293
7.ACLU Says Subway Searches Unconstitutional 美国公民自由协会称地铁搜查有违宪法 296
8.US Anti-War Mother Vows to Continue Protesting 美国反战母亲发誓继续抗议 298
9.Signs of Renewal Seen in New Orleans 新奥尔良显示出复兴的迹象 301
10.Farmers Seek Emergency Disaster Aid 美国农民寻求紧急灾难援助 303
11.Mistrust Changes Internet User Behavior 信任缺失改变着网络用户的行为 305
12.US Teens Win Geographic World Championship in Hungary 美国青少年在匈牙利获世界地理知识竞赛冠军 308
13.African-American Pioneers Helped Shape America's Midwest 美国黑人先驱者创建了美国中西部文化 310
14.US Civil Rights Heroine Rosa Parks Honored with Day-Long Funeral 美国举行长达一天的葬礼以纪念民权女英雄罗莎·帕克斯 313
15.Homeland Security Faces Tough Questions on Katrina Re-sponse 美国土安全局在对卡特里娜飓风所作的回应上面临严重置疑 315
16.New York City on Alert for Subway Attack 纽约市为可能的地铁袭击高度警戒 318
17.Passionate Protests in DC over Irap War 华盛顿反伊战争者热情高涨 320