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Part One　跟读模仿篇

Chapter 1The People’s Livelihood民生万象

Overwhelmed byMigrants, Italy Mulls Action to Stabilize Libya / 4

受移民事件影响意大利考虑采取措施稳定利比亚

Obamacare CostsStill Too High for Many Americans / 7

对许多美国人来讲奥巴马医改仍然花费太高

Pakistan’s BondedLaborers Trapped in Cycle of Debt / 10
Part One　跟读模仿篇 Chapter 1The People’s Livelihood民生万象 Overwhelmed by Migrants, Italy Mulls Action to Stabilize Libya / 4 受移民事件影响意大利考虑采取措施稳定利比亚 Obamacare Costs Still Too High for Many Americans / 7 对许多美国人来讲奥巴马医改仍然花费太高 Pakistan’s Bonded Laborers Trapped in Cycle of Debt / 10 巴基斯坦契约劳工陷入债务圈套 Cost to Raise a Child in US Continues to Rise / 13 美国抚养孩子的成本持续上升 UN: Somalis Need Food, Not Just Security Improvements / 16 索马里人不仅需要安全更需要食物 Afghan Women Await Poll Results with Hope / 19 阿富汗妇女满怀希望等待民调结果 More Humanitarian Assistance for Syria / 22 为叙利亚提供更多的人道主义援助 Nigeria Girls Missing, 11 Weeks After Abduction / 25 尼日利亚女孩被诱拐11周后失踪 UN Panel Meets on Global Aging / 28 联合国小组开会商讨全球性老龄化问题 Helping Fight Hunger in Zimbabwe / 31 和津巴布韦人民一起战胜饥饿 Somalia Aims to Improve Lives of Children / 34 索马里努力提高儿童生活质量 Chapter 2Life & Health生命健康 GAVI’s Goal: Vaccinate Millions More Children / 38 全球疫苗免疫联盟致力于为数以百万计儿童接种疫苗 Fighting Disease to Eliminate Poverty / 41 战胜疾病从而消除贫困 Pakistan Moves to Contain Polio Virus After Travel Sanctions / 44 国际旅行禁令后巴基斯坦开始遏制脊髓灰质炎病毒蔓延 Oxfam Warns of South Sudan Hunger Crisis / 47 乐施会警告南苏丹会出现饥荒 Urbanization Can Bring Health Risks / 50 城镇化会带来健康危机 Comics Make Medicine Less Scary for Young Patients / 53 漫画减轻年轻患者对治疗的恐惧 NGO Praises Recent Anti-hunger Efforts / 56 非政府组织称赞各方*近为抵抗饥饿所做的努力 Simple New Test Detects Early Signs of Diabetes / 59 新仪器或能检测出糖尿病早期迹象 Jobs Top Health as Priority / 62 非洲人认为就业比医疗更重要 Teenagers Live Extraordinary Lives to Make a Difference / 65 青少年追寻梦想造就不平凡生活 Scientists to Study Chocolate’s Health Benefits / 68 科学家将研究巧克力的健康益处 New Drug Labels to Aid Pregnant, Nursing Women / 71 新药物标签有助于孕妇和哺乳妇女 Chapter 3Arts & Entertainment文艺娱乐 News Business in US Faces Big Challenges / 76 美国新闻产业面临巨大挑战 Jenny Scheinman Showcases Vocal Compositions on The Littlest Prisoner / 79 珍妮·沙因曼第八张专辑《*小囚犯》问世 Hollywood Gets Ready for Oscars / 82 好莱坞为迎接奥斯卡做好准备了 Iranians Prepare for Traditional New Year Celebrations / 85 伊朗民众为庆祝传统新年做准备 Treasure Hunters Seek “Hidden Treasure” in Central Kenya / 88 寻宝者在肯尼亚中部寻找宝藏 TechShop Puts High-tech Dreams Within Reach / 91 美国创客工作室让科技梦触手可及 Global Masses Become Infatuated with Gadgets / 94 智能电子设备风靡全球 2014 ACE Awards / 97 2014美国年度杰出企业奖 Chapter 4Sports体育新闻 Boston Gears Up for First Marathon after 2013 Bombings / 102 在2013年经历爆炸袭击之后波士顿迎来首次马拉松赛 Despite Protests, World Cup Excitement Building in Brazil / 105 巴西世界杯在抗议声中即将拉开帷幕 World Cup Fans Gather atop Sugarloaf Mountain / 108 世界杯球迷登顶巴西休格洛夫山 In Ipanema, Brazilians Pour into Bars to Watch World Cup / 111 伊帕内玛巴西人涌入酒吧观看世界杯 Rainy Day Is Not Enough to Slow the World Cup Party / 114 雨天无法浇灭巴西世界杯足球热情 FIFA’s “Football for Hope” Tournament Kicks Off in Brazil / 117 国际足联“希望足球”世界杯在巴西拉开帷幕 Chinese Heavyweight Boxers Make US Debut / 120 中国拳击选手勇闯美国职业赛坛 Wrestlers Focus on Competition, Not Politics / 123 摔跤手们全身心关注赛事，而非政治 Sochi Olympics Begin with Spectacular Opening Ceremony / 126 索契奥运会开幕式声势浩大 Sochi Olympics Most Expensive, but Not Best Organized / 129 索契冬奥会：*贵却不是组织*好的 Chapter 5Environment & Nature环境与自然 Chile Earthquake Aftershocks Felt in Bolivia, Peru / 134 秘鲁玻利维亚地区可感受到智利地震带来的余震 California Firefighters Ready for Severe Fire Season / 137 加州消防员为即将到来的严重火灾季做足准备 Cold War Legacy a Tourist Attraction in Rural North Dakota / 140 北达科他州冷战遗址变身成为旅游景点 Study: Dogs Understand How We’re Feeling / 143 研究表明狗真的通人性 Flies Help Understand How Human Brains Work / 146 苍蝇帮助理解人类大脑的工作方式 Capturing Carbon for a Cleaner Planet / 149 捕捉碳排放来让地球更清洁 Endangered Hawaiian Birds Get Second Chance / 152 保护夏威夷岛上的濒危鸟类 Better Street Lighting Lowers Carbon Emission / 155 科学家研发降低碳排放街灯照明 Morocco’s First Solar Power Plant to Start Operating in 2015 / 158 摩洛哥**太阳能发电厂将于2015年投入使用 Part Two　听写提高篇 Chapter 6In the News时事新闻 Berlin Celebrates 25 Years Since Fall of Wall / 164 德国庆祝柏林墙倒塌25周年 US Gas Could Help Europe, but Not Yet / 167 美国的天然气未来将帮助到欧洲 US, Japan Offer Lessons as Eurozone Launches Huge Stimulus / 170 欧元区可从美日量化宽松中吸取教训 Malaysia Reeling: Second Air Disaster in Four Months / 173 马来西亚航空公司4个月内经历第二场空难 Ceasefire Necessary Between Israel and Hamas / 176 以色列和哈马斯之间必须达成停火协议 West Virginia Chemical Spill Still Affecting Rural Areas / 179 西弗吉尼亚州化学泄漏仍影响偏远地区 World Leaders in Singapore Sunday for Lee’s Funeral / 182 世界领导人周日齐聚新加坡出席李光耀葬礼 Washington Braces for Controversial Netanyahu Address to Congress / 185 华盛顿为内塔尼亚胡总理的国会谈话做准备 Oil Price Drop Has Mixed Effects on Texas / 188 油价下跌得克萨斯州喜忧参半 Investigators Search for Two Key Items from Malaysian Crash / 191 调查人员寻找马航失联飞机的两个关键证据 Apple Set to Launch New iPhone Sept. 9 / 194 苹果即将推出新款iPhone Chapter 7World News国际动态 Russia and West in Chess Match over Ukraine / 198 俄罗斯和西方在乌克兰问题上如国际象棋博弈 Ukrainians Anxious about May 25 Vote / 201 乌克兰人对5月25日的选举感到不安 Obama Weighs In on Iraq Crisis / 204 伊拉克战局危机，奥巴马左右为难 Three Goals of the Current US Mission in Iraq / 207 美国在伊拉克的三个目标 US Warns Russia Anew on Eastern Ukraine / 210 美国在乌克兰东部问题上再次警告俄罗斯 Obama Finds Support, Criticism on Europe Visit / 213 奥巴马欧洲之行获得的支持和批评 Venezuela’s Worsening Conditions Threaten Legacy of Hugo Chávez / 216 委内瑞拉日益恶化的环境使前总统乌戈·查韦斯的遗产受到威胁 Ukraine Crisis Sharpens Debate on Obama Foreign Policy / 219 奥巴马外交政策受到乌克兰危机考验 China Splits with Russia over Ukraine / 222 中俄在克里米亚问题上产生分歧 Searching for Peace amid Violence / 225 从暴力中寻找和平 Chapter 8Economy & Business经济贸易 Online Job Postings Seeing Rapid Growth / 230 美国网络招聘业快速发展 Along Thai-Burma Border, Signs of Rising Drug Trade / 233 泰缅边境毒品贸易增加 Alibaba Seeks Investors, May Hit Record / 236 阿里巴巴有望刷新全球IPO融资纪录 World Cup Boosting Profits for US Businesses / 239 世界杯为美国商业赢得更多利润 With EU Trade Agreement, Ukraine “Open for Business” / 242 乌克兰和欧盟签订贸易协议，开放经济 Women Lead US Economic Recovery / 245 女性引领美国经济复苏 Ebola Hurts Economies in West Africa / 248 埃博拉病毒疫情暴发伤害西非经济体 Obama Promotes Better Broadband Access to Boost Economy / 251 奥巴马希望通过改善互联网来促进经济 World Bank: Ebola Countries Face $1.6B in Lost Economic Growth / 254 世界银行估计埃博拉将造成16亿美元经济增长损失 Economic Boom on Thai-Myanmar Border Brings Hope / 257 经济繁荣给泰缅边境带来希望 Piano Market Experiencing a Recession / 260 钢琴市场陷入困境 Ukraine Crisis, Sanctions Taking Toll on Russia Economy / 263 乌克兰危机，美欧制裁对俄罗斯经济造成深远影响 Final US Congressional Approval Expected for Ukraine Aid / 266 美国将向乌克兰提供财政援助 Chapter 9Science & Technology科技在线 Visual Effects Could Change How Movies Are Made / 270 视觉效果可以改变整个电影制作 New Earth-size Planet Found / 273 科学家发现同地球大小相仿的新行星 At NY Auto Show Electric Cars Coming On Strong / 276 在纽约车展上电动汽车变成一个强劲对手 50th Anniversary of a Language That Changed the World / 279 一种改变世界的语言迎来50周年纪念 Australian Scientists Confirm Existence of Element 117 / 282 澳大利亚科学家确认117号元素 Google Unveils Prototype Self-driving Car / 285 谷歌推出无人驾驶车原型 Robots Not Ready for Homes, but Getting Closer / 288 机器人尚不能为家庭所用 NASA Focuses on Earth-like Planets / 291 美国国家航空航天局专注于寻找类似地球的行星 Airbus Adds Metal 3D-printed Parts to New Jets / 294 空客新飞机将采用3D打印金属零件 British Researchers Develop Safer Encryption for Credit Cards / 297 英国研究人员开发出更安全的加密信用卡 Researchers Create Artificial Skin with Sense of Touch / 300 科学家研制出可伸缩触感材料人造皮肤 Chapter 10Agriculture农业报道 US-China Agricultural Trade / 304 中美农产品贸易 WFP: Emergency Food Running Out in CAR / 307 世界粮食计划署称在中非的紧急粮食援助已经所剩无几 Floods Threaten Somali Food Security / 310 洪灾威胁索马里的粮食安全 Poll: US Farmers Support End to Cuba Embargo / 313 美国农民支持对古巴结束禁运 Palestinian Fishermen Face Borders, Bullets / 316 巴勒斯坦渔民受到冲突影响信息