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专题一 美国大选

BBC News 1 奥巴马总统会解决国家的预算赤字 ........................................ 1

President Obama Will Tackle the Country’s Budget Deficit .. 4

BBC News 2 乔恩?亨茨曼退出竞选 ............................................................. 7

Jon Huntsman Dropped Out of Race ................................... 9

BBC News 3 德州州长退出竞选 ................................................................. 12

Texas Governor Ruled Out of Race ................................... 14

BBC News 4 共和党总统提名候选人桑托勒姆将退出竞选 ..................... 17

Republican Party Candidate Santorum Is to Drop Out of Race ................................................................................... 19

BBC News 5 奥巴马总统在俄亥俄州举行竞选集会 .................................. 22

President Obama Launched Campaign in Ohio ................. 24

听力技巧 1 合理预测，事半功倍.............................................................. 27

专题二 国际热点

BBC News 1 伊朗海军进行导弹试验 ......................................................... 28

Iran’s Naval Forces Carried Out Missile Test ...................... 31

BBC News 2 伊朗称不会扰乱霍尔木兹海峡的海运 ................................ 33

Iran Is Not to Disrupt Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz ..... 35

BBC News 3 尼日利亚取消政府燃油补贴 ................................................ 38

Nigeria Removed Government Subsidies on Fuel ............. 40

BBC News 4 尼日利亚可能爆发内战 ......................................................... 43

Nigeria on Brink of Civil War .............................................. 45

BBC News 5 英国首相担忧苏格兰未来 ..................................................... 48

UK Prime Minister Concerns About Scotland’s Future ....... 50

听力技巧 2 利用规则，准确辨音.............................................................. 52

专题三 暴力冲突

BBC News 1 埃及安全部队突袭亲民主组织 ............................................ 53

Egyptian Security Forces Raided Offices of Pro-democracy Groups ............................................................. 55

BBC News 2 土耳其战机突袭伊拉克北部 ................................................. 58

Turkish Warplanes Attacked Northern Iraq ......................... 60

BBC News 3 尼日利亚遭炸弹袭击 ............................................................ 63

Bomb Attacks in Nigeria ..................................................... 65

BBC News 4 南苏丹种族冲突 ..................................................................... 68

Inter-ethnic Clashes in South Sudan .................................. 71

BBC News 5 伊拉克发生自杀式爆炸 ........................................................ 73

Suicide Bombing in Iraq ..................................................... 75

听力技巧 3 正确书写，不留遗憾............................................................. 77

专题四 财经视点

BBC News 1 国际货币基金组织寻找额外资金 ......................................... 78

IMF Exploring Extra Money ................................................ 81

BBC News 2 法国失去AAA信用 ................................................................ 83

France Lost AAA Credit Rating .......................................... 85

BBC News 3 《福布斯》富豪排行榜 ......................................................... 88

Forbes Annual Rich List ..................................................... 90

BBC News 4 救助希腊资金有望达成协议 ................................................. 93

Agreement on Bailout of Greek Economy to Be Made ....... 95

BBC News 5 欧元区国家财政危机 ............................................................. 98

Financial Crises Affecting Eurozone Nations ................... 100

听力技巧 4 照搬同义，灵活处理............................................................ 103

专题五 法律聚焦

BBC News 1 瑞士国家银行行长涉嫌内部交易 ....................................... 104

President of Swiss National Bank Suspected Insider Trading ............................................................................. 107

BBC News 2 美国提起针对苹果的反垄断案 ............................................ 109

US Filed Anti-trust Case Against Apple ............................. 111

BBC News 3 美国士兵涉嫌泄露国家机密 ............................................... 114

US Soldier Accused of Leaking State Secrets ..................116

BBC News 4 英国学生面临侵犯美国版权的指控 ................................... 119

British Student Facing Allegations of US Copyright Infringement ..................................................................... 121

BBC News 5 维基网将关闭其英文网页24小时 ....................................... 124

Online Wikipedia Planning 24-hour Shutdown for Its English Language Version ................................................ 126

听力技巧 5 预读选项，把握主动............................................................ 129

专题六 事故现场

BBC News 1 游轮在意大利西海岸触礁 ................................................... 130

Cruise Ship Runs Aground on West Coast of Italy ........... 132

BBC News 2 意大利游轮船长接受审讯 ................................................... 135

Italy Cruise Ship’s Captain Being Questioned ................. 137

BBC News 3 意大利游轮触礁11人遇难 ................................................... 140

Eleven People Killed in Italy Cruise Ship Accident ........... 142

BBC News 4 遇难游轮另现8具遗体 .......................................................... 145

Eight More Bodies Found Inside Submerged Cruise Ship 147

BBC News 5 一艘游轮在菲律宾附近起火 ............................................... 149

Cruise Liner on Fire Near Philippines .............................. 151

听力技巧 6 预测要点，有的放矢............................................................ 153

专题七 科技前沿

BBC News 1 科学家发现蝗虫大量聚集的原因 ....................................... 154

Scientists Find Why Insects Gather in Vast Numbers ...... 157

BBC News 2 俄罗斯南极探险 ................................................................... 160

Russian Exploration in Antarctica ..................................... 162

BBC News 3 禽流感新研究在安全评估之前被禁止公布内容 ............... 165

Publication of Bird Flu New Research Is Forbidden Before Safety Evaluation .................................................. 167

BBC News 4 大猩猩基因图谱 ................................................................... 170

Genetic Blueprint of Gorilla .............................................. 172

BBC News 5 英科学家称育出世界首批抗禽流感转基因鸡 ................... 175

British Scientists Say They’ve Created World’s First Genetically Modified Chickens that Don’t Spread Bird Flu ......................................................................................... 177

听力技巧 7 做好笔记，如虎添翼............................................................ 180

专题八 文化在线

BBC News 1 一位艺术史学家称在寻找达?芬奇的失传名作 ................. 181

An Art Historian Says He’s on Trail of a Lost Masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci ........................................................ 184

BBC News 2 古巴首次将耶稣受难日设为公共节日 ............................... 186

Cuba Marks Good Friday with Public Holiday for First Time ................................................................................. 188

BBC News 3 考古学家们称挖掘出伊丽莎白时期剧院遗址 ................... 191

Archeologists Say They’ve Unearthed Remains of Elizabethan Theater ......................................................... 193

BBC News 4 英国举行女王登基60周年钻石庆典 ................................... 196

Britain Celebrates Diamond Jubilee of Queen’s Reign .... 198

BBC News 5 美国谴责诋毁伊斯兰的影片 ............................................... 201

The US Protests Against the Controversial Anti-Islam Film .................................................................................. 204

听力技巧 8 遇到细节，直接选择............................................................ 207

专题九 天气环境

BBC News 1 北欧严寒气候导致俄罗斯燃料供应短缺 ........................... 208

Northern Europe Freezing Arctic Weather Leads to Shortage of Russian Fuel Supplies .................................. 210

BBC News 2 欧洲大部继续遭受严寒和大雪 .......................................... 213

Much of Europe Continues to Suffer from Freezing Temperatures and Heavy Snowfall ................................... 215

BBC News 3 意大利储存天然气应对严寒 ............................................... 217

Italian Conserves Gas Supplies to Cope with Bitterly Cold Weather ........................................................................... 219

BBC News 4 斯里兰卡洪水殃及约百万人 .............................................. 221

About a Million People Affected in Sri Lanka .................... 224

BBC News 5 恶劣天气造成北爱尔兰数万家庭及企业停水 ................... 226

No Water for Thousands of Homes and Businesses in Northern Ireland Due to Bad Weather .............................. 228

听力技巧 9 把握脉络，巧解主旨............................................................ 231

专题十 万花筒

BBC News 1 摄影记者伊芙?阿诺德去世 ............................................... 232

Photojournalist Eve Arnold Dies ....................................... 235

BBC News 2 冰封百余年的苏格兰威士忌从南极“回家” ................... 237

Over 100-year Old Scotch Whisky Go Home from Antarctica ......................................................................... 239

BBC News 3 赤道几内亚总统之子生活奢华 ........................................... 242

Son of Equatorial Guinea President Has Lavish Lifestyle 244

BBC News 4 波兰寻求外国足球流氓名单 ............................................... 247

Poland Looking for List of Foreign Hooligans ................... 249

BBC News 5 保时捷911的设计者去世 ...................................................... 252

The Designer of Porsche 911 Dies ................................... 254

听力技巧 10 巧用逻辑，合理推断 ........................................................... 257

专题十一 伦敦奥运

BBC News 1 菲尔普斯成为历史上最伟大的奥林匹克运动员 ............... 258

Phelps Has Become the Most Decorated Olympian in History .............................................................................. 260

BBC News 2 伦敦奥运会的第11天 ........................................................... 262

Day 11 of the London Olympics ....................................... 264

BBC News 3 美国选手瑞安?洛赫特赢得400米个人混合泳 ................. 267

The 400 Meters’ Individual Medley Has Been Won by the American Swimmer Ryan Lochte ..................................... 270

BBC News 4 伦敦残奥会开幕式以“启蒙”为主题 ............................... 272

Enlightenment Is London Paralympic Games’ Title .......... 274

BBC News 5 美国运动员在奥运田径项目上大获全胜 ........................... 277

The American Athletes Have Had a Successful Day in the Track at the Olympic Games ...................................... 279

听力技巧 11 把握规律，游刃有余 ........................................................... 282

专题十二 文艺速读

BBC News 1 “野兽男孩”乐队成员亚当?约赫在纽约去世 ................ 283

Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys Has Died in New York .. 285

BBC News 2 《迷魂记》成为最佳影片 ................................................... 287

Vertigo Has Been the Best Film Ever Made ..................... 289

BBC News 3 电影《爱》夺金棕榈奖 ....................................................... 292

Palme d’Or Awarded to Film Amour .................................. 294

BBC News 4 美国作曲家马文?哈姆利奇去世 ....................................... 297

American’s Composer Marvin Hamlisch Has Died ........... 299

BBC News 5 “深紫”乐队的创始人之一琼?洛得去世 ......................... 302

One of the Founders of Deep Purple John Lord Has Died ......................................................................................... 304

听力技巧 12 注重积累，忌抱佛脚 ........................................................... 307

专题十三 英伦广角

BBC News 1 伦敦巴克莱银行的股价下跌了15%以上 ............................ 308

Shares in Barclays Bank Closed More than 15% Down in London ............................................................................. 310

BBC News 2 伊丽莎白女王的丈夫入院就医 ........................................... 313

Queen Elizabeth’s Husband Has Been Admitted to Hospital ........................................................................... 315

BBC News 3 检察官将就电话窃听丑闻起诉首相前发言人 ................... 318

Prosecutors Will Charge the Prime Minister’s Former Media Spokesman for a Phone-hacking Scandal ........... 320

BBC News 4 渣打银行被指控帮助伊朗洗钱 ............................................ 323

Standard Chartered Bank Was Accused of Helping Iran Launder Money ................................................................ 325

BBC News 5 英国政府援助塞拉利昂应对霍乱 ....................................... 328

The British Government’s Aid Tackle the Cholera Epidemic in Sierra Leone ................................................. 330

听力技巧 13 信心百倍，志在必得 ........................................................... 332