包邮英语社会热点话题一席谈-随书附赠MP3

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在国际交流场合，用流利的英语谈论社会热点中的一些话题，无疑是营造融洽气氛和促进彼此沟通的手段，也是展示个性魅力的*佳时机。我们以此为基础，适时地推出这本书，以满足读者的需要。 本书主题分为中国改革、热点追踪、世界动向、新型社会现象、享受生活、体育一览与忧心忡忡七个部分，一共74个主题，涵盖了人们享受生活过程中的点点滴滴。每个部分的内容包括词汇宝典、经典佳句和原汁阅读。词汇的选择具有典型性，可以提炼出重要的表达法，亦有举一反三之效；例句分为起步、提速和冲刺三个有机环节，循序渐进；阅读部分信息丰富、观点独特、激发兴趣，注重表现熟悉话题的新亮点。本书采用英汉对照的方式，将社会热点与外语学习有机地融为一体，为广大读者提供了一个既实用、又有效的学习契机。

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