出版時間:2006-9 出版社:南京大學出版社 作者:薛琛 頁數(shù):283 字數(shù):577000
內(nèi)容概要
本書精選了八十余篇近期英美國家權(quán)威報刊的文章,分為政壇風云、名人軼事、科技之光、文化聚焦、人生啟航、經(jīng)濟動向、社會掠影、衛(wèi)生與健康和繽紛話題等九個部分,為讀者提供內(nèi)容新穎、題材廣泛、語言現(xiàn)代的讀物,以使讀者開闊視野,提高語言技能,增強思維能力,獲取大量的新知識、新信息。為提高閱讀效果,本書為每篇文章配備了練習,并在書后附有答案。此外,為幫助讀者洞悉世界最新動態(tài),書中還附加了“趣味閱讀”。 本書可以作為高等院校的本科生和研究生教材,也適用于具有同等水平的自學者使用。
書籍目錄
一、政壇風云 1.Transcript of Debate between Bush and Kerry 2.An Interview with Bill Clinton 3.What Happens to the Losing Team? 4.The Shoe Bomber’s World 5.The Necessity of Travel 6.10 Questions for Jimmy Carter 7.Ask How 8.The Nanking ’Incident’ Flap二、名人軼事 9.The Merry Divorcees of Windsor 10.What We’ll Do for Dad on His 91st Birthday 11.Too Hip for the Holidays 12.“I’ve Got a Problem” 13.Hillary in Her Own Words 14.“I Had to Ask Myself whether I would Stay Married” 15.Presidents of Leadership,Strength and Accomplishment (1) 16.Presidents of Leadership,Strength and Accomplishment (2)三、科技之光 17.Cloning,Continued 18.Race to Find New Cures 19.Could Robots Take Over the World? 20.Driving by Wire 21.Earth Simulator 22.Europe Roasts.Is It Global Warming? 23.Antarctica is Getting Warmer 24.How Long will the Oil Age Last? 25.Murder of the Bounty:The Sea’s Empty 26.Brace Yourself!Here Comes EinStein’s Year 27.Blogs,a New Medium四、文化聚集 28.A Subway,Not a Shelter 29.You are the Shopper and the Cashier 30.Credit Card 31.In London,a Very British Bid for the 2012 Games 32.London Overview 33.Arthur Miller:Death of a Legend 34.The Art of Betting $100 Million 35.Negro Spirituals Endure 36.Liberal Bible Thumping五、人生啟航 37.A Start in Life 38.Nature vs.Nurture 39.Care for the Depressed Kids 40.When Little Kids Take Big Tests 41.Degrees of Stress 42.Student Rankings? Computers Flunk,and College Plans are in Chaos 43.Where Have You gone,Joe DiMaggio?六、經(jīng)濟動向 44.What does Alan Greenspan Want? 45.Alan Greenspan’s Crystal Ball 46.Capitalism and Its Troubles 47.It Pays to Be a Good Listener 48.How to Be a Good Leader 49.Compromise Needed 50.Tougher Year Lies Ahead for OPEC七、社會掠影 51.Class in America 52.The Attributes of Class 53.The American Ideal 54.Reaching the New Mainstream 55.Choosing a Job is Not Just about the Money 56.Food for Thought 57.Working in the Public Interest for 40 Years 58.The Stock-Option Culture 59.Does Divorce Hurt Kids? 60.Marriage and Politics 61.When Children Feel Rejected 62.The Rules for Modern Weddings 63.Happy Marriage Rewards八、衛(wèi)生與健康 64.Stroke of Luck 65.The Facts about Cholesterol 66.Women,Take Heart:Protect Yourself from Heart Disease 67.How Come We Can’t Cure the Cold? 68.Up in Smoke 69.Of Brains and Breast Milk 70.Should We all Be Vegetarians? 71.The Obesity Epidemic 72.Food Nourished and Civilizes Us 73.The Diet of Our Ancestors 74.Diagnose and Strengthen Your Health with Aculife九、繽紛話題 75.When M.D.s Mess Up 76.A Doctor’s Duty 77.A Sick Health-Care System 78.Skyscrapers,Going Up and Up 79.Giving the Decaying Brooklyn Waterfront a Makeover 80.Force of Nature 81.Dammed If You Do 82.Why did She Do it? 83.Why Women Have to Work
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