本書選擇了最新的BBC原版聽力材料，內(nèi)容豐富有趣，題材廣泛新穎，包括時事、經(jīng)濟、文化、環(huán)境、科技、娛樂等社會生活的各個方面，盡可能地提高讀者的學(xué)習(xí)興趣。
本書是專為聽力水平較低的讀者而設(shè)計的�！霸~解新聞意”部分根據(jù)新聞材料內(nèi)容抓取最能概括新聞大意的一個核心關(guān)鍵詞，以問答的方式吸引讀者的注意力，從而有效掌握這個核心關(guān)鍵詞的發(fā)音及釋義。同時，短小精悍的“充電小站”內(nèi)容對新聞背景進行了有效解讀。“輕松聽新聞”部分在新聞中注明了核心詞匯，并在“核心詞匯連連記”中給出了詞性及中文釋義，便于讀者查閱記憶詞匯，掃除詞匯障礙�！伴_心譯分鐘”是對新聞內(nèi)容的完整翻譯，并添加了“實用短語對對碰”學(xué)習(xí)欄目，中英對照，可有效幫助讀者學(xué)習(xí)積累日常用語的實用表達方式�！霸~匯練習(xí)”部分設(shè)計了詞匯聽寫以及詞匯發(fā)音辨析和詞義辨析多項選擇兩大題型，可幫助讀者有效學(xué)習(xí)記憶詞匯。
此外，本書超值附贈慢速和標準兩種語速的音頻文件，您可以利用慢速音頻進行精聽，利用標準語速的音頻進行泛聽及理解練習(xí)。
英語聽力的學(xué)習(xí)是一個日積月累、循序漸進的過程。聽VOA和BBC新聞一直以來都是中國英語學(xué)習(xí)者和教育者所推崇的訓(xùn)練聽力的最好途徑之一，同時也是了解異域文化的有效手段。
本套叢書按照初級、中級、高級的難度劃分編寫了有針對性的聽力練習(xí)，并且提供了詳盡的解析以幫助讀者掌握聽力技巧。“詞匯突破”分冊專為聽力水平較低的讀者設(shè)計，可幫助讀者有效學(xué)習(xí)記憶詞匯�！罢Z法突破”分冊專為中等水平學(xué)習(xí)人群編寫，可幫助讀者有效學(xué)習(xí)句型結(jié)構(gòu)及語法知識�！奥犃斫狻狈謨灶}型設(shè)計則突出對全文大意及細節(jié)內(nèi)容的理解，可作為讀者在準備四六級考試或各種英語專業(yè)考試過程中的有益補充。通過閱讀本套叢書，相信伴隨著您英語聽力水平的提高，您的詞匯量、語法知識以及聽力技巧都會有長足的進步。
Chapter 1 百姓關(guān)注
01 Custody of the Japanese Macaque Regained
重獲日本獼猴的監(jiān)護權(quán)
02 CO2 Levels Reaching a Symbolic High
二氧化碳水平創(chuàng)新高
03 Stop Killing One-horned Rhinoceros
停止獵殺獨角犀牛
04 UNICEF Warns Syria of Losing a Generation of Children
聯(lián)合國兒童基金會警告敘利亞將失去一代兒童
05 New York Police Was Charged for “Stop and Frisk”
紐約警方“攔截搜身”被指控
06 Air France Was Found Guilty of Racial Discrimination
法航被判犯有種族歧視罪
07 Horsemeat Incident
馬肉事件
08 PIP Was Charged with Supplying Faulty Breast Implants
PIP公司被指控提供劣質(zhì)隆胸材料
09 Boeing Will Modify the Battery System for Its 787 Dreamliner
波音公司將改進其787夢想客機電池系統(tǒng)
10 A Couple Were Jailed for Life for Murdering Their 4-Year-Old Son
一對夫婦因謀殺4歲兒子被判終身監(jiān)禁
Chapter 2 法律法治
01 Police Brutality in South Africa
南非警察暴力執(zhí)法事件
02 Italian Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Getting into Trouble with the Law
意大利前總理西爾維奧?貝盧斯科尼吃官司
03 The Widely Concerned Family Breakup of the Former British Cabinet Minister
英國前內(nèi)閣大臣備受關(guān)注的離婚事件
04 One of the Suspects in India Bus Gang Rape Has Died in Prison
印度公交輪奸案嫌犯之一在獄中死亡
05 The Congolese War Crime Suspect Handed Himself In
剛果戰(zhàn)爭罪嫌疑人自首
06 A South African Police Officer Reported the Crimes of His Colleague
一名南非警官舉報其同事罪行
07 Lawyers Argue for Overturning the Ban on Same Sex Marriage in California
加州律師要求推翻同性婚姻的禁令
08 Two Senior Bosnian Serbs Were Convicted
2名波黑塞族高級官員被定罪
09 Eight Police Officers Were Arrested for Not Stopping Drug Violence
8名警察因未能制止毒品暴力而被捕
10 Death Penalty Will Be Sought for a Criminal in America
美國1名罪犯將被要求執(zhí)行死刑
Chapter 3 國際關(guān)系
01 Syrian Soldiers Were Ambushed in Iraq
敘利亞士兵在伊拉克遭遇伏擊
02 New Sanctions on North Korea
對朝鮮的新制裁
03 The Wide-ranging Sanctions on Syrian Rebels Is Over
對敘利亞叛軍的大規(guī)模制裁已結(jié)束
04 North Korea Will Launch a Possible Attack on U.S. Bases
朝鮮可能會向美軍基地發(fā)動襲擊
05 The UN Will Shutter Relief Agencies
聯(lián)合國將關(guān)閉援助機構(gòu)
06 South Sudan Pumps Oil Again
南蘇丹再次抽出石油
07 The E.U. Pushes to Mend the Kosovars-Serbian Relations
歐盟推動改善科索沃與塞爾維亞的關(guān)系
08 Temporary Asylum for the PRISM’s Whistle Blower Triggered a Crisis in U.S.-Russian Relations
對棱鏡計劃泄密者的臨時庇護引發(fā)了美俄關(guān)系危機
Chapter 4 經(jīng)濟危機
01 Government Spending Reduction Is About to Take Effect
政府減支方案即將生效
02 Greece Taking Measures to Receive International Economic Assistance
希臘采取措施為獲國際經(jīng)濟援助
03 Restricting the Salaries of Top Managers in Switzerland
瑞士將限制高管薪水
04 The Sovereign Debt Rating of Greece Has Been Raised
希臘主權(quán)債務(wù)等級被提高
05 Financial Crisis and Salvation in Cyprus
塞浦路斯金融危機與救助
06 Banks Forgave Loans of Millions of Euros in Cyprus
塞浦路斯的銀行取消數(shù)百萬歐元貸款
07 Portugal’s Highest Court Judged the Austerity Budget
葡萄牙最高法院判定緊縮預(yù)算
08 Obama: Budget Proposal for 2014 Helps Stimulate U.S. Economy
奧巴馬：2014預(yù)算提議將刺激美國經(jīng)濟發(fā)展
09 The European Central Bank Unveiled a New Rescue Program
歐洲央行推出新的解困方案
Chapter 5 科技發(fā)現(xiàn)
01 Probing into the Primitive Life on Mars
探秘火星上的原始生命
02 The Ancient Sunstone Was Found by French Scientists
法國科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)了古代的太陽石
03 The World’s Biggest Radio Telescope Has Been Inaugurated
世界上最大的射電望遠鏡投入使用
04 The Newly Developed Machine Can Keep the Liver Alive at BodyTemperature
新裝置可使肝臟在體溫環(huán)境下存活
05 Yahoo Bought an App Created by a British Teenager
雅虎購買了一個英國少年發(fā)明的應(yīng)用程序
06 A New Cancer Study Has Identified Many Genetic Markers
一項新的癌癥研究識別出多個遺傳標記
07 Obama Has Unveiled Details of a Human Brain Project
奧巴馬公布腦研究計劃細節(jié)
08 New Findings About Dark Matter
暗物質(zhì)的新發(fā)現(xiàn)
09 A New Piece of Software Released by Facebook
臉譜發(fā)布一款新軟件
Chapter 6 風云人物
01 John Kerry Was Nominated as the Next Secretary of State
約翰?克里被任命為下任美國國務(wù)卿
02 Nelson Mandela in a Serious but Stable Condition
納爾遜?曼德拉病情嚴重但穩(wěn)定
03 Susan Rice as the New National Security Adviser
蘇珊?賴斯任美國新國家安全顧問
04 British Queen Elizabeth in Bad Health
英國女王伊麗莎白身體抱恙
05 Venezuelans Bidding Farewell to Hugo Chavez
委內(nèi)瑞拉人民向烏戈?查韋斯告別
06 The World War II Secret Agent Nancy Wake Died
二戰(zhàn)特工南希?韋克去世
07 The Injured Pakistani Girl Going Back to School
受傷的巴基斯坦少女返回校園
08 The Exiled Russian Businessman Died in Britain
俄羅斯流亡大亨于英國去世
09 Tiger Woods Has Reclaimed the World No.1 Ranking
泰格?伍茲重獲世界第一的排名
10 The Economic Legacy of Baroness Thatcher
撒切爾夫人的經(jīng)濟遺產(chǎn)
Chapter 7 文藝體育
01 David Moyes Will Succeed Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United
戴維?莫耶斯將接替曼聯(lián)主帥亞歷克斯?弗格森
02 Jason Collins Coming Out as Gay
賈森?科林斯出柜
03 Liverpool’s Luis Suarez Banned for 10 Matches
利物浦隊的路易斯?蘇亞雷斯遭禁賽10場
04 Two High School Football Players in Ohio Were Sentenced to Juvenile Jail
俄亥俄州2名高中足球員被判入少年所
05 Brazil’s Preparations for the 2014 World Cup
巴西的2014年世界杯準備情況
06 France’s Chief Rabbi Is Leaving His Post for Plagiarism
法國大拉比因?qū)W術(shù)剽竊辭職
07 Britain: A Trainer of the Godolphin’s Stable Has Been Disqualified for Doping Horses
英國戈多爾芬馬場一名馴馬師因使用馬興奮劑被吊銷資格
08 Russia Has Banned the Performance of an American Rock Group
俄羅斯對一支美國搖滾樂隊實行禁演
Chapter 8 災(zāi)難事故
01 A Monster Tornado Rolling Through Oklahoma City
可怕的龍卷風席卷俄克拉荷馬市
02 A Woman Rescued from the Collapsed Garment Factory
一名婦女從倒塌的制衣廠中被救出
03 The Cholera Epidemic in Haiti
海地霍亂
04 Three Men Were Charged for Assisting the Suspects in the Boston Marathon Bombings
3名男子被起訴曾協(xié)助波士頓馬拉松爆炸案嫌疑犯
05 The Fire Triggers the Suspicion of Racist Attack in Germany
德國火災(zāi)事故引發(fā)種族主義襲擊的嫌疑
06 A Landslide Striking Lhasa China
中國拉薩發(fā)生山體滑坡
07 The Earthquake in Iran
伊朗地震
08 A Huge Explosion at a Fertilizer Plant in Texas
得克薩斯一家化肥廠爆炸
09 A Devastating Earthquake Struck Sichuan Province
四川省發(fā)生強烈地震
Chapter 9 政策動向
01 Curbing Gun Violence
控制槍支暴力
02 A Two-year Ban on Some Pesticides
對某些殺蟲劑實施2年禁用
03 Cameron Presented the Regulating Plans on the Press
卡梅倫提出了新聞行業(yè)監(jiān)管計劃
04 Paris: Gay Marriage and Adoption’s Legalization Met Objector’s Demonstrations
巴黎：同性婚姻及收養(yǎng)合法化遭遇反對者的抗議游行
05 The British Plans to Tighten the Rules on Immigrants
英國計劃收緊移民政策
06 The UN General Assembly Approves the Arms Trade Treaty
聯(lián)合國大會通過了《武器貿(mào)易公約》
07 35 Million-dollars Initiative Against Rape in Wartime
涉資3500萬美元反對戰(zhàn)時強奸罪的計劃
08 AL-Qaeda Will Possibly Launch a Wave of Attacks
基地組織將可能發(fā)動一輪攻擊
Chapter 10 政壇風云
01 Kenya’s Presidential Election
肯尼亞總統(tǒng)大選
02 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in His Most Difficult Hours
委內(nèi)瑞拉總統(tǒng)烏戈?查韋斯病危
03 Kenya’s Presidential Election Has Stagnated
肯尼亞總統(tǒng)選舉暫停
04 An Emergency Manager of Detroit Was Appointed
底特律應(yīng)急管理人被任命
05 The Elected Government Became the First One Completing Its Term in Pakistan
巴基斯坦民選政府首次完成正常任期
06 Dhaka: A Two-day General Strike Held by the Opposition
達卡：反對派舉行為期2天的大罷工
07 Italians Hold Little Hope for Their Coalition Government
意大利民眾對聯(lián)合政府的組建不抱太大希望
08 Jordan: New Cabinet to Cut Its Deficit
約旦：新內(nèi)閣旨在削減赤字
01 Custody of the Japanese Macaque Regained
重獲日本獼猴的監(jiān)護權(quán)
詞解新聞意 Key words
問 “日本獼猴”英語怎么說？
答 Japanese macaque; macaca fuscata
充電小站 日本獼猴，也叫雪猴，是生活在日本北部的一種獼猴。它們是世界上生活地區(qū)最北的非人類靈長目動物。日本獼猴的毛色為灰褐色，臉部、四肢和下腹部為紅色，其體長為79~95厘米，尾長約10厘米，成年公猴的體重為10~14公斤，母猴約為5.5公斤。日本獼猴在白天活動，大多數(shù)時間都在森林中，范圍包括落葉林、闊葉林和常綠林。它們以種子、根莖、花蕾、水果、無脊椎動物、漿果、樹葉、鳥蛋、蘑菇和谷物為食。日本獼猴一般組成一個規(guī)模為20~100頭的群體，分成幾個家庭，一般而言，母猴與公猴的比例約為3 : 1。母猴的地位有明顯等級制，公猴在種群中則比較游離。
輕松聽新聞 Listening
A woman in the Canadian province of Ontario has gone to court to regain custody of her monkey after the animal was found on its own at an IKEA furniture store. Lee Carter has more.
Millions of people have viewed the video of Darwin, the young Japanese macaque running loose shortly after he apparently escaped from a locked vehicle in an IKEA car park. After being seized by city of Toronto animal control officials, he was moved to a primate sanctuary where he is reported to be settling in. It is illegal to have this kind of exotic pet in Toronto. But in
court today the former owner Yasmin Nakhuda argued that the seizure was not legal because she claimed she was made to hand over ownership of the monkey under threats of criminal prosecution.
核心詞匯連連記
province n. 省
regain v. 重獲
custody n. 監(jiān)護
furniture n. 家具
view v. 看到
apparently adv. 明顯地
vehicle n. 車輛
report v. 報道
illegal adj. 違法的
exotic adj. 奇異的
former adj. 之前的
claim v. 聲稱
ownership n. 所有（權(quán)）
threat n. 威脅
開心譯分鐘 Translation
加拿大安大略省一名婦女的猴子被發(fā)現(xiàn)獨自①出現(xiàn)在宜家商店之后，這名婦女已經(jīng)上法院②并再次獲得了對猴子的監(jiān)護權(quán)。李?卡特報道。
成百上千萬的③人都看到了這段視頻，很明顯，這只日本小獼猴達爾文從宜家停車場內(nèi)一輛鎖著的車里跑出來后④就開始肆意橫行⑤。在被多倫多市動物管理員捉住后，他被送到了據(jù)說是他現(xiàn)在所居�、薜撵`長動物保護所⑦。在多倫多，收養(yǎng)這種珍奇動物是非法的。但今天在法庭上，猴子的原主人雅思敏?娜克達認為沒收猴子是非法的，因為她聲稱她是在刑事指控⑧的威脅下⑨被要求交出⑩這只猴子的所有權(quán)。
實用短語對對碰
①on one’s own
②go to court
③millions of
④shortly after
⑤run loose
⑥settle in
⑦primate sanctuary
⑧criminal prosecution
⑨under threats of
⑩hand over
詞匯練習(xí) Practice
Part A Dictation
A woman in the Canadian 1 of Ontario has gone to court to 2 3 of her monkey after the animal was found on its own at an IKEA 4 store.
After being seized by city of Toronto animal control officials, he was moved to a primate sanctuary where he is 5 to be settling in.
Part B Multiple choice
1. He escaped from a locked vehicle in an
IKEA car park.
A. apparent B. apparently
C. appear D. appeal
2. It is illegal to have this kind of pet in Toronto.
A. exit B. exotic C. expect D. excited
3. She claimed she was made to hand ownership of the monkey under
threats of criminal prosecution.
A. in B. on C. out D. over
聽力點撥與解析
Part A
1. province 2. regain 3. custody 4. furniture 5. reported
Part B
1. 該題目是考查對詞形相近的單詞的掌握。A項apparent“明顯的”，形容詞，而B項是“明顯地”，副詞，C項appear“看起來好像”，動詞，D項appeal“呼吁，上訴”，動詞。然后我們可以看到題干中的已給信息是“他從宜家停車場內(nèi)一輛鎖著的車里逃跑出來”，空格在主語He和謂語escaped 之間，所以應(yīng)該填副詞，B項
apparently填入后符合邏輯，所以B為正確答案。
2. 該題目考查對題干信息的理解，在分析整句結(jié)構(gòu)的同時，我們重點把握空格后面的詞“pet” ( 寵物)，答案應(yīng)該是一個可以修飾pet的形容詞，在多倫多不能擁有什么寵物呢？根據(jù)全文的內(nèi)容我們知道這則新聞是圍繞一只來自日本的小獼猴的，所以從意思我們可以判斷答案為B項，exotic“外國的，異國情調(diào)的”。A項exit“出口”，C項expect“期待”，D項excited“興奮的”。
3. 該題目考查對hand 有關(guān)詞組的掌握。根據(jù)題干“she was made to hand ownership of the monkey...” 意思應(yīng)該為“她被迫交出猴子的所有權(quán)”。而各個選項的意思分別為：A項hand in“遞交”，B
項 hand on“把……傳下去”，C項 hand out“分發(fā)，散發(fā)”， D項hand over“移交，交出”，所以正確答案為D。
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