序言
前言
Unit 1 Life Style 生活方式
1 Get Your Kicks on Route 66
領略66號公路的風光
2 People with Disabilities Achieve New Opportunities
殘疾人獲得新機會
3 Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving by Eating, Serving and ... Shopping?
美國人如何度過感恩節？就是大吃大喝，或者購物嗎？
4 When Will Americans in Their Twenties Grow Up?
二十幾歲的美國人何時才能長大？
5 Watching a Film in Your Car, before the Age of the Small Screen
在小屏幕時代來臨前，先體驗大屏汽車影院吧
6 New Ways Americans Save Money with Coupons
美國人用優惠券省錢的新方法
7 Delaying Marriage: Instead of ”I Do”, More Americans Say ”Let’’s Wait”
美國晚婚族：「再等等」增加，「我願意」減少
8 Fathers Who Cook: Food Trucks Roll across America
做飯的爸爸們：食品卡車席卷美國
9 Inside the World of Pawn Shops
當鋪世界的奧秘
10 Americans and Their Pampered Pets
美國人和他們養尊處優的寵物們
11 Bicycling Brothers Search America for Community Spirit
自行車兄弟走遍美國探尋社區精神
12 Fighting Childhood Obesity
戰勝兒童肥胖
13 Home Birth Movement Grows in the US
美國家中分娩運動的發展
14 Women Go to New Depths in the Navy
女性海軍的新飛躍
Unit 2 Science & Technology 科技
1 Civilian Drones Raise Hopes in Africa
民用無人機給非洲帶來希望
2 Study: Dogs Understand Emotions like Humans
研究：狗與人類情感相通
3 NYC Pursues Biotech Dream
紐約市追尋生物科技之夢
4 Monkeys Use Their Minds to Move Virtual Arms
猴子靠意識移動虛擬手臂
5 Facebook, Google Buy Two India?based Start?ups
臉書與谷歌收購兩家印度初創企業
6 Prototype Solar?powered Cars Train Future Alternative Energy Experts
原型太陽能動力汽車催生未來替代能源專家
7 Activists Call for International Ban on Fully Autonomous Weapons
活動人士呼吁國際范圍禁止使用完全自主武器
8 Voyager 1 Headed into Interstellar Space
旅行者1號進入星際空間
9 3D Printers Arrive in US Stores
3D打印機落戶美國商店
10 Meteorologists Use Supercomputers to Help Predict the Weather
氣象學家借助超級計算機的幫助來預報天氣
11 Human?like Robot Could Tackle Dangerous Situations
仿人機器人能夠處理危險情況
12 Google Glass Raises Privacy Concerns
谷歌眼鏡引發個人隱私憂慮
13 China’’s Tianhe 2 Supercomputer Takes No. 1 Ranking on TOP500 List
中國「天河二號」超級計算機榮登世界500強榜首
14 New Digital Library to Display World on the Internet
互聯網上的新型世界數字圖書館
Unit 3 Education 教育
1 Study Finds Music Lessons Do Not Make Children Smarter
研究發現上音樂課並不會讓兒童變聰明
2 US to Help Boost Haiti’’s Education System
美國幫助海地改善教育體系
3 SAT Revisions Could Hamper International Students
SAT修訂會對國際學生造成障礙
4 Dance Offers Street Children Path to Education
舞蹈為流浪兒童的教育鋪路
5 American Universities Offer Scholarship for Engineering Students
美國的大學為工程專業學生提供獎學金
6 Reports Say Poor Quality Education Costing Billions Every Year
報道稱低質量的教育每年消耗數十億
7 African Educators Stress Millennium Development Goals
非洲教育學者強調教育千年發展目標
8 Civil War Keeps Many Syrian Children from School
敘利亞內戰致兒童失學情況嚴重
9 Developing Curriculum Based on Student Writing
根據學生作品開發課程
10 IB Program Aims to Form ”Students of the World”
國際文憑組織旨在培養「世界學生」
11 Study Reveals Economic Impact of Uneducated Children
研究揭示了失學兒童對經濟的影響
12 Online Classes Might Revolutionize Colleges
網絡公開課或將徹底改變高校
13 UNICEF Reported Good News about Education in Somalia
聯合國兒童基金會報告索馬里在教育方面的好消息
14 United Nations Report Urges ”Putting Education to Work”
聯合國報告敦促「教育應適應工作」
Unit 4 Entertainment 娛樂
1 And, The Oscar Goes to...
奧斯卡獎落在……
2 Bollywood Turns 100
寶萊塢迎來100周年誕辰
3 Vinyl Favored at DC Records Fair
黑膠唱片在華盛頓唱片集會上走俏
4 A New Way to Shop: The Fashion Truck
購物新途徑：時尚卡車
5 Mike Tyson Hits Broadway
邁克·泰森進軍百老匯
6 YouTube Play Creative Video Competition Draws 23?000 Entries
YouTube創意視頻播放大賽吸引23000人參與
7 A New Picture Book Shows 「What Darwin Saw」
一本新的圖畫書：與達爾文一同航行
8 Star Humanitarians Use Their Fame to Bring Attention to Causes
明星慈善家利用自身名望引發對公共事業的關注
9 Didn’’t You Use to Be Famous?
你不是曾經很有名嗎？
10 Songs about Spring Can Be Happy or Sad
關於春天的歌可以是歡快的或悲傷的
11 The Afghan Youth Orchestra Performed in the United States
阿富汗青年管弦樂隊在美國演出
12 Play for Millennials? Board Games
千禧一代盛行棋類游戲
13 Archery Shoots Up in Popularity among Americans
射箭在美國日漸流行
14 Super Bowl Sunday: Broncos Versus Seahawks
超級碗星期天：野馬對戰海鷹
Unit 5 Economy &Finance 經濟財政
1 Rising Wealth Not Enough to Raise Child Health
財富增長不足以換來兒童健康
2 Global Economy Risks Jobless Recovery
全球經濟面臨新一輪失業風險
3 Bitcoin Creating Interest and Controversy
比特幣引發關注與爭議
4 UN: Rethink Economic Approach for Least Developed Countries
聯合國：重新考慮欠發達國家的經濟發展之道
5 UN Needs Billions to Help Millions
聯合國需籌款數十億救助數百萬人口
6 World Bank: Developed Economies Gain Strength in 2014
世界銀行：發達經濟體2014年獲得發展力量
7 IMF Lowers Its Outlook for World Economy
國際貨幣基金組織下調對世界經濟的預期
8 World Not Prepared to Deal with the Fast Growth of Cities
世界尚未做好迎接快速城市化的准備
9 International Labor Organization Predicts Higher Unemployment
國際勞工組織預測失業人數將增多
10 Progress Reported in TPP Negotiations
跨太平洋伙伴關系談判取得進展
11 G?20 Leaders Promise Measures to Fight Global Recession
20國領導人承諾采取措施應對全球經濟衰退
12 Study: South African Economy Grew Steadily over 2 Decades
研究顯示南非經濟過去20年穩步增長
13 EU May Help Mineral Exporters from Eastern Congo
歐盟可能扶持來自剛果東部的礦產出口商
14 Investors Concerned about US Debt Ceiling Crisis
投資者對美國債務上限危機表示擔憂
Unit 6 Explorations 自然探索
1 People Showing Concern about Disappearing Plant Life
人們關注地球上正在消失的植物物種
2 Death Valley: A Beautiful but Dangerous Place
死亡谷：一個美麗又危險的地方
3 A Visit to Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park
游覽火山國家公園和哈萊阿卡拉國家公園
4 Explorer Andrew Skurka Takes Hiking to a New Level
傑出的徒步旅行家安德魯·斯庫爾卡
5 Blue Holes: Some of the Least Explored Areas on Earth
藍洞：地球上人跡罕至之處
6 Cliffhanger: Rock Climbing as Sport and Art
攀岩者：攀岩是運動亦是藝術
7 The Grand Canyon: A True Wonder of the World
科羅拉多大峽谷：一個真正的世界奇跡
8 Visiting Endangered Places around the World
拜訪世界各處的瀕危地區
9 Yosemite: One of the Most Famous National Parks in the US
約塞米蒂：美國著名的國家公園之一
10 Under the Sea, Under the Fake Sea: Visiting Some Popular Aquariums
人工海底世界：拜訪水族館
11 Camping in America’’s National and State Parks
在美國國家和州立公園露營
12 A Trip along the Potomac River, One of America’’s Most Historic Waterways
美國歷史悠久的河流——波托馬克河之旅
13 The Mississippi
密西西比河
14 Mauna Kea in Hawaii: Astronomy on the World’’s Highest Island Mountain
夏威夷莫納克亞山：世界高島山上的天文學
Unit 7 Cultures & Arts 文化藝術
1 Modern Technology Helps Restore EI Greco’’s Famous Painting
現代科技助力修復埃爾·格列柯名畫
2 Americans Chose Their Favorite Poems
美國人選出他們喜愛的詩
3 Women Grow Their Roles in Independent Film Making
女性在獨立電影制作中地位提升
4 Lower East Side Tenement Museum Recreates Life in New York for Immigrants 100 Years Ago
下東區公寓博物館再現100年前紐約移民的生活
5 Vietnamese Man Wants a ”Book Revolution” in His Country
越南男子想在越南引發一場「圖書革命」
6 Clowning Around
玩鬧的小丑
7 Mob Museum Hits Vegas, but It’’s No Sure Bet
暴徒博物館席卷拉斯維加斯，但爭議仍然存在
8 Itzhak Perlman: A Citizen of the World, with His Violin as a Passport
伊薩克·帕爾曼：世界公民，小提琴就是他的護照
9 Music Helps Poor Children of Uganda
音樂幫助了烏干達的窮困兒童
10 New York Museum Show Just Crawling with Spiders
紐約博物館展覽遍地蜘蛛
11 Virginia Museum Show Features Glass Art Pioneer Dale Chihuly
弗吉尼亞州博物館展覽聚焦玻璃藝術先驅戴爾·奇休利
12 American Art Works Return to Nation’’s Capital
美國的藝術品重新回到首都
13 South Sudan Musicians Spread Message through Music
南蘇丹音樂人通過音樂傳達信息
14 International Students Learn Filmmaking in Hollywood
國際學生在好萊塢學習電影拍攝
Unit 8 World Report 世界新聞
1 Two Powerful Earthquakes Strike Chile
兩次強震襲擊智利
2 Will Sanctions against Russia Work?
制裁俄羅斯會奏效嗎？
3 Crimean Lawmakers Vote to Leave Ukraine, Join Russia
克里米亞議會投票決定脫離烏克蘭，加入俄羅斯
4 UN Chief Wants 3?000 Troops Sent to Central African Republic
聯合國秘書長希望向中非共和國再派遣3000名士兵
5 French President’’s Visit to US Strengthens Ties
法國總統訪美以加強兩國關系
6 Indian Diplomat Seeks Dismissal of US Criminal Charges
印度外交官尋求美國取消對其刑事指控
7 South Sudan Tells Soldiers to Stop Fighting
南蘇丹政府命令士兵停止交火
8 Remembering Nelson Mandela around the World
全球緬懷曼德拉
9 Egyptians Mourn Victims of Recent Violence
埃及人哀悼近期暴力事件受害者
10 Erdogan Rejects Criticism of Turkey Protests
埃爾多安拒絕接受土耳其示威者的批判
11 Iranian Presidential Candidates Hold First Debate
伊朗總統候選人舉行首輪辯論
12 Bangladesh Building Collapse Kills More Than 500
孟加拉國建築倒塌造成超過500人喪生
13 Venezuela Mourns President Hugo Chavez
哀悼委內瑞拉總統烏戈·查韋斯
14 Nigeria Welcomes Help in Search for Kidnapped Students
尼日利亞歡迎國際社會幫助搜救被綁架學生
