本书收集的鲜活生动、原汁原味的英语短文，其内容是在我们这个日新月异的世界上最近发生的一些有意思的事情，记录了政治、经济、科技、宗教、艺术、体育、娱乐等各个方面，不但从中折射出了外国社会的风貌，读者们也可以借鉴其中鲜活的词汇、生动的句法和颇富风趣的行文。

Spell-check Can Make Writing Worse

拼写软件帮倒忙?  

UnempIoyed Turn to TV Show to Win Jobs

上节自，赢工作

Doctors Advised to Stop Interrupting and Listen

请耐心倾听

Oueen a Bargain for Canadians

价钱公道的女王

Soccer Player Traded for Shrimp

球员的价值

Hat Trick of Own Goals

乌龙球“帽子戏法”

Soccer Team Paying fof Fans’Seats

我们来买单!

Game Company Gives UK Drivers Free Ticket to Speed

你飙车，我请客

Sexy Pin-ups Model Coffins for Funeral Home 

美女与棺材

Wartime Wrecks Could Cause Ecological Disaster

战时沉船，环境隐患

Harr Potter Town Is Britain’s Best

英国的最佳居所

Scotland--Aliens’Favorite Holiday Destination…24

外星人的度假胜地

Divorce at Work Is Contagious?

离婚的传染性

Fundraiser Could Get You Divorced

奖品：免费离婚

Indiana Jail Is for Sale

拍卖监狱

Inventor Says No More Tears with Baby-Cry Gadget

一机在手，不怕儿啼

Lithuania Has Inmate Beauty Contest

女囚选美

News for Redheads…36

红头发的特质

SARS Virus Sullies Sars Name in Norway

与非典同名

Man Can’t Change Name to“God”

改个名字重新活

Bonus HelPS Censors Return to Their Senses

“精神污染补贴”

No Evidence Housework Improves Health

家务无益健康

Sweet Smells Mean Pain Relief--but Only for Women

芬芳止痛  

Smell Memory Separates Wine Tasters

品酒专家的本事

France Makes Wacky CDs to Revive National Anthem

让国歌深入人心

British Stores  

扒手的国度

Help Beat the Drought--ShowerTogether

共浴抗旱

Art Is Such a Torture

“前卫”酷刑

Arts Eduction May Improve Children’S Academic Performance

艺术教育的功用

Fake van Gogh a Hit

假货抢手