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前言

A big earthquake hitting Japan in future

科学家预测日本将发生大地震／1

Drilling is just part solution to reduce soaring gasoline prices

钻井并非解决油价飙升的唯一途径／3

Whether mobi le phones can be used to help the poor

用手机扶贫／6

immigration became an formal topic in United States

移民成为美国正式话题／9

Nearly 1billion were hungry in the world

全球10亿人在挨饿／12

Palestine’S flag fly over UNESCO

巴勒斯坦国旗在联合国教科文组织上空飘起／14

Massive natural gas fields of Mozambique was discovered

莫桑比克发现了大规模天然气田／16

600 million new jobs will be needed over next decade in the world

未来10年全球需要6亿个新的就业机会／19

Expanding trade and economy is the core of the return to Asia

扩大经贸是美国重返亚洲的核心／21

The secret of Apple

苹果公司的秘密／23

Open the Russia’S door to the Asia

俄罗斯大门向亚洲打开／25

The Americans are all ti red of the war in Afghanistan

美国人厌倦阿富汗战争／27

Many Americans are moving to Mexico in spite of the high crime rate there

墨西哥犯罪率虽高但仍吸引美国人买房／30

Arab countries face a serious food security chal lenge

阿拉伯国家面临粮食安全挑战／33

To replenish the fund to Fight AIDS

国际抗艾滋病机构呼吁增加捐款／35

Technology forecasting in 2012

2012科技大预测／38

Long—term effects of climate changes are still unknown

未来气候变化有很多未知数／41

L. A．protestors attack the gap between rich and poor in United States

洛杉矶抗议者抨击美国的贫富差距／44

The global recession has created a generation of“scarred”youth

经济衰退造出“受伤一代”年轻人／47

Time’S Person of the Year is“the Protester”

《时代周刊》年度人物是“抗议者”／50

Americans are worried about a so-called“double-dip”

美国人担心所谓的“二次衰退”／52

Tripoli is like a ghost city

的黎波里犹如一座死城／55

New York has legat ized same sex marriage

纽约州通过法律，同性恋婚姻合法／58

Putin triumphed in Russia’S presidential election

普京大选获胜／60

The White House proposed on Thursday a“privacy bill of rights”

美国白宫于周四提出“网络隐私权益案”／63

An enti re village has been relocated to protect tigers in India

印度政府为保护老虎迁移整个村庄／66

A big gap between Whites and Blacks in United States

美国的白人和黑人仍然存在巨大差距／69

US debt has now exceeded the GDP

美国国债超其国内生产总值／72

The number of people escaping violence across the Arab world

阿拉伯世界逃避暴力难民激增／75

The last landing of the Space Shuttle Atlantics

“亚特兰蒂斯”号的最后降落／78

European leaders are angry at the downgrade of the credit ratings

欧洲领导人对信用评级下调很气愤／81

The report on landmines appeared to be mixed

全球排雷报告喜忧参半／84

To prevent“reverse brain drain”in America

美国阻止“逆向人才流失”／87

Investments by Indian companies in foreign counties has risen sharply

印度公司积极拓展海外投资机会／90

The worst ai r poIlution in I ran and South Asia

伊朗和南亚的空气质量最差／93

Social media are changing the way doctor’s offices operate

社交媒体改变诊所运转方式／95

Learning Mandarin Chinese in America

在美国的汉语教学／98

African governments are ill prepared to handle the ageing population

非洲未准备好应对老龄化／100

The college students in America have no debt because of their work-study prograrr

美国大学生由于半工半读没有负债压力／103

The Embassy Adoption Program

使馆认养项目／105

The AIternative Investment of the American investors

美国投资人的另类投资／108

Bob Hentzen，the man who raises awareness of plight

唤起对贫困关注的鲍勃·亨森／111

The debate over the federal budget in U．S．

关于美国联邦预算的辩论／114

The Euro is SO crucial to the whole EU

欧元对整个欧盟至关重要／117

Women farmers don’t have the same rights as men

女性农民没有享受平等权利／119

Sudan and South Sudan have signed a security deal

南北苏丹签署安全协议／122

Obama has set new goals in fight against AIDS

奥巴马称可以击败艾滋病／125

The Middle East peace process has run into trouble

中东和平进程遇到麻烦／127

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society claims the victory against Japanese Whalers

海洋守护者协会声称抗日捕鲸获胜／129

Sovereignty claims over North Pole by Denmark

丹麦提出对北极点的主权要求／132

Obama misses the civilian life

奥巴马怀念平民生活／134

The American Petroleum Institute is urging to approve a oil pipeline project

美国石油学会敦促批准建设一个石油管道工程／136

Australia’s economy is facing a year of challenges

澳大利亚经济今年面临挑战／139

Unemployment in the eurozone has reached its highest level

欧元区的失业率达到了最高水平／142

The automakers changed the market downturn in India

汽车制造商扭转了印度低迷市场／145

The foreign investors show thei r interests to India

外国投资看好印度／148

Emergency aid is being sent to the stranded in a remote area of Chad

向边远地区身处困境的乍得提供紧急救援／151

The serious political challenge in areas liberated from Somalia

索马里解放区面临严重的政治挑战／154

Canada will pull out of the Kyoto protocol on climate change

加拿大将退出有关气候变化的《京都议定书》／157

Africa placed high on the World Water Forum

非洲重视世界水资源论坛／160

Australia’S people trafficking is becoming alarming and growing trend

澳大利亚人口贩卖问题日趋严重／163