本书分三个部分。第一部分是关于英语新闻的8个听力技巧，包括语音、词汇、语法、语义等不同维度的策略，从关注数字和实词，理解热词、缩略词和多重前置修饰词，识别连读，注意时态的不一致和被动语态的特殊用法，了解新闻结构和大意等视角，引导学习者熟悉和把握英语新闻听力的基本技能。第二部分是国内新闻，共45篇；第三部分为国外新闻，共33篇。它们涉及科技、经济、旅游、健康、教育、社会等方面的国内外新闻材料。每篇新闻后设置四个难度逐渐递增的任务。每个任务都为学习者搭建循序渐进的学习支架，帮助其获得可理解的输入信息并有效地进行语言输出训练。
本书适用于大学非英语专业基础阶段的英语听说课，也适用于中高级英语学习者感知英语新闻的语言特点，增进对国内外新闻事件的了解，培养语言认知能力及思辨能力。

Part One News Listening Skills
News listening skill one
Focusing on numbers and units
News listening skill two
Focusing on content words
News listening skill three
Understanding neologisms and vogue words
News listening skill four
Understanding abbreviations
News listening skill five
Identifying pre-modifiers
News listening skill six
Recognizing linking
News listening skill seven
Paying attention to tenses and passive voice
News listening skill eight
Understanding the main idea
Part Two News at Home
Tech news
1. Voice messages impolite
2. Seniors using WeChat more
3. Post-OOs adding value to QQ
4. Big data aids dorm selection
5. Alibaba opens AI hotel
6. Campus food ordering report
7. Weibo posts to be archived
8. Half of jobs at risk
9. Alipay begins charging commission on credit card payments
10. China becomes second-largest source of "unicorn companies"
11. China to see more smart restaurants
12. Palace Museum, Huawei work together to build digital museum
13. Facial recognition now available at Chinese smart parcel pickup stations O
Science news
14. China makes degradable plastic
15. Xuelong slams into iceberg
Business news
16. Chilean cherries a hit
17. Chinese delicacies sweep NYC
18. Passengers can buy a 2nd seat
19. "Amazon coat" is a hit
20. China upgrades the 5th edition of its currency
21. China's emerging first-tier cities become talent magnets
22. New professions added to national occupation list
23. Consumption contributes to nearly 80% of China's GDP growth
Travel news
24. Travel permits get easier
25. HK top travel destination
26. China gears up for travel rush
27. Students' travelling report
28. China's outbound tourism ranks first in the world
Health news
29. China builds 158 Internet hospitals amid digital tide
30. Traditional Chinese medicine center opens in Prague
31. Leisure time in China falls
32. More Chinese dine alone
Education news
33. Web literature readers grow
34. Actor accused of plagiarism
35. Books on Chinese classics boom in 2018
36. China's CNKI offers new service on academic essay writing guideline
37. 63.8 percent of Chinese children chat online with parents
38. Kid's resume goes viral
Social news
39. Marriage rate hits lowest
40. Palace Museum head retires
41. Work schedules under fire
42. Point system for dog owners
43. Stamps feature Cha's characters
44. China targets poverty relief to those most in need
45. Giant pandas have emblem
Part Three News Abroad
Tech news
1 Monaco updates antennas for 5G
2. Happy 30th birthday, World Wide Web
3. Tech brings historic cities and art to life as never before
4. Technology informs emergency officials of floods beforehand
5. Samsung's foldable Galaxy phone pre-sales have begun
6. This Alphabet-owned company is delivering espresso via drone in Australia
7. Japan tests world's fastest bullet train
8. Baidu posts its first loss in 15 years
Science news
9. Mars Opportunity rover ends nearly 15 years of discovery
10. Historic all-female spacewalk canceled
11. Israeli probe crashes moments before historic moon landing
Business news
12. It cost Facebook $ 22 million to keep Mark Zuckerberg safe last year
13. Sweet news: Godiva to open 2,000 cafes globally in next 6 years
14. Amazon is spending $ 800 million to make free one-day shipping standard for Prime
15. India's richest man just bought the world's oldest toy store
16. Wild coffee disappearing, threatening future harvests
17. Amazon will no longer sell Chinese goods in China
18. Samsung is feeling the chill from cooling global demand for smartphones
19. Wynn Resorts abandons $7 billion play