Unit1 娱乐前沿 ENTERTAINMENT
NBC Who has taken this year’s Golden Statuettes?
今朝奥斯卡花落谁家? 2
VOA First Lady’s new hairstyle creates buzz
第一夫人的新发型引起轰动 4
VOA Hollywood celebrates holidays with great films
好莱坞以杰出电影庆节日 6
VOA South by Southwest Festival
西南偏南音乐节 8
VOA Fear makes art more engaging
恐惧让艺术更吸引人 10
BBC Depardieu to hand back passport
法国影星放弃国籍 12
VOA Technology American idol could hit small screen
美国科技偶像将登荧屏 14
VOA War Witch is a modern tale of horror in film
现代恐怖传说片《战地巫师》 16
VOA Wizard of Oz gets a movie prequel
绿野仙踪拍了前传 18
BBC Golden Globes
金球奖 20
VOA Taylor Swift’s “Red” among 2012’s best sellers
《红》2012最畅销 22
VOA Scream World
“尖叫世界” 24
VOA Aldean blends musical styles on “Night Train”
阿尔丁将音乐风格融入《夜间列车》 26
VOA Michelle Obama stuns in Jason Wu gown
第一夫人穿贾森?吴礼服，世人惊喜 28
VOA Country music thrives in 2012
乡村音乐风行年 30
VOA The Four Freshmen celebrate their 65th anniversary
“四名新生”乐队65周年庆 32
VOA Tim McGraw sees “Two Lanes of Freedom”
蒂姆?麦格劳的《自由的两条道》 34
VOA Classical pianist Van Cliburn dies
钢琴家范克莱本驾鹤西去 36
VOA Gary Allan’s Set You Free focuses on hope
《让你自由》：以希望为唱点 38
VOA Kacey Musgraves
乡村女歌手凯茜?马斯格雷夫斯 40
CNN Michael Jackson’s cause of death
迈克尔?杰克逊死因成谜 42
UNIT2 风土人情 LOCAL CUSTOMS
CRI Sheng role of Peking Opera
京剧中的生角 46
VOA Lincon’s cottage
林肯小屋 48
CRI Former residence of Hu Shi
胡适故居 50
VOA Grand Central Terminal turns 100
纽约中央火车站百年华诞 52
CRI Barhu Grassland
巴尔虎草原 54
VOA Everyman theatre
普通人剧院 56
VOA Turkeys served on Thanksgiving Day
火鸡感恩节大餐 58
CRI Dragon Well tea
西湖龙井 60
VOA S. African traditional healers face challenges
南非巫医面临挑战 62
CRI Rape flower field in Qilin
看最美油菜花，去麒麟 64
VOA Carlsbad Cavern
世界最大巨穴：卡尔斯巴德巨穴 66
CRI Music of Northeast China
东北音乐 68
CRI Picturesque Dali
如画大理 70
VOA Coffee and tea in India
印度的咖啡和茶 72
CRI Sugarcoated fruit on a stick
糖葫芦 74
CRI Ancient villages in China
中国古村落 76
VOA A white Christmas
白色圣诞节 78
CRI Huangmei Opera
黄梅戏 80
CRI The Koguryo Kingdom
高句丽王国 82
VOA Hardware store still booms
老字号五金店：不想和你说再见 84
CRI Laba Festival
腊八节 86
VOA Morgan Pharmacy in danger
摩根药店“寒冬”来袭 88
VOA Season of Cambodia
柬埔寨之季 90
UNIT3 史海钩沉 HISTORICAL RECORDS
VOA Caveman in caves, right?
山顶洞人真的住在山洞里吗？ 94
BBC Elizabeth and Dudley
伊丽莎白与达德利 96
VOA Small-town recording studio at Muscle Shoals
小镇录音室的传奇故事 98
CNN Iraq’s ten years
伊拉克这十年 100
BBC Luxury origin of France
法国奢华的渊源 102
VOA The Emancipation Proclamation is on show
《解放黑奴宣言》展览 104
VOA Inauguration ceremony of the USA
美国总统就职典礼 106
VOA Jefferson’s Bible
《杰斐逊的圣经》 108
CNN Revere’s work back in the headlines
珠宝巨匠里维尔的杰作重登头条 110
BBC Andalucia
南西班牙 112
VOA Dawn of atomic age
世界进入原子时代 114
VOA English settlers explore the New World
英吉利人开拓新大陆 116
VOA Meeting in Philadelphia to write a constitution
费城立宪开场 118
VOA The significance of the Berlin Wall
柏林墙的意义 120
PBS The mother of the Civil Rights MovementRosa Parks
民权运动之母罗莎?帕克斯 122
CNN The history of Democratic Party
民主党的历史 124
VOA What women sacrificed in front lines
美国女兵在前线做出牺牲 126
VOA To commemorate the sitar player Ravi Shankar
缅怀西塔尔琴手拉维?香卡 128
VOA A day that will forever live in infamy
永载耻辱史册的那天 130
VOA Eighteenth century conflicts in Europe
18世纪的欧洲战争 132
VOA Women kept guitars strumming during the Second World War
二战中美国妇女们持续奏响吉他 134
BBC Mongolia Empire
蒙古帝国 136
UNIT4 体坛纵横 SPORTS SCENE
VOA Serena Williams came out with power
小威发威 140
VOA Michael Phelps retired
飞鱼退役 142
BBC Cyclist Armstrong charged by USADA
冠军蒙羞兴奋剂 144
BBC EFA suspend the country’s Primer League indefinitely
埃及足协无限期延迟联赛 146
VOA US, Iran go to the mat for Olympic Wrestling
美国和伊朗抱团力争摔跤留奥 148
VOA South Sudan hopes for Paralympics berth
南苏丹渴望参加残奥会 150
VOA US female athletes outnumbered the male athletes
美奥运女子数量超过男子 152
VOA A great success in security of London Olympic Game
英国奥运安保很成功 154
BBC Oscar Pistorius granted bail
刀锋战士获保释 156
CNN Co-founder of a charter schoolDerrick Brooks
德瑞克?布鲁克斯建学校 158
VOA Athens should serve as a warning of a failed Olympic legacy
雅典奥运遗产的失败 160
VOA US Soccer hosts Costa Rica in World Cup Qualifier
美哥对决 162
BBC Third African soccer title for Nigeria
尼日利亚三捧非洲杯 164
CRI Chinese athletes learn English
中国运动员学英语热 166
VOA Euro 2012 prompts Ukrainians to learn English
欧洲杯促乌克兰人学英语 168
CNN The day of the 117th Boston Marathon
第117届波士顿马拉松比赛日 170
VOA US youth football group issues rules to prevent head injuries
美橄榄球队员保护新规则 172
VOA US marathoner aims for another Olympic medal
美马拉松选手志在夺牌 174
CNN Junior Seau’s suicide
小肖尔之死 176
CNN Investigation on European football match-fixing
寻找欧洲足球赛背后的黑手 178
VOA US Men’s team became Olympic gold medal favorite
美男篮志夺冠 180
VOA Soccer tournament helps children away from gang
足球比赛帮助青少年远离帮派 182
UNIT5 生活广角 PANORAMA IN LIFE
CNN Rose farm for people with Autism
玫瑰农场开张，自闭症患者重获新生 186
NPR EU bans animal testing in cosmetics
欧盟全面禁止化妆品动物测试 188
NPR Your car has a black box
汽车也有黑匣子 190
SSS Shoe puts mouth in foot
谷歌推出会说话的鞋 192
SSS HAPI fork monitors eating speed
智能餐叉监控进餐速度 194
SSS Colors can trick your taste buds
颜色会欺骗你的味蕾 196
SSS Diapers confine a baby’s ability to walk
尿不湿限制婴儿行走能力 198
SSS Why cases of flu peak in winter?
为什么流感在冬季爆发? 200
SSS Is organic food a wise option?
有机食物是明智的选择吗？ 202
SSS Start clapping when stuck on a tricky math problem
打拍子有助于数学学习 204
VOA Hats rule at Rodeo Time in Houston
休斯敦牛仔节上的帽子规则 206
VOA German theater lets minorities tell their own story
德国剧院让少数民族讲述自己的故事 208
CNN London’s buildings got inspiration from life
伦敦建筑灵感源于生活 210
CNN Working longer to seek a secure retirement
延长退休时间，以谋求安稳的退休生活 212
VOA How Mormons live out their faith at home
摩门教徒现实生活中的信仰 214
VOA More kinds of beers brewed in America
美国人和啤酒的不解情缘 216
SSS Corn helps drive the civilization in the late Archaic
玉米推动古风时代晚期文明的发展 218
VOA Getting pumpkin right off the vine for Halloween
摘南瓜迎万圣节 220
VOA Origami therapy
手工折纸治愈法 222
VOA The Roma in New York
罗姆人在纽约 224
UNTE6 单词演义 WORDSTHEIR STORIES
VOA Chip is aggressive
好斗的薯条 228
VOA Are hotcake, cake and cookie siblings?
手足难辨 230
VOA Dogs and the weather
家中有狗，冷暖自知 232
VOA Food, the priority
词以食为先 234
VOA Different colors
不同的颜色 236
VOA Santa Claus
圣诞老人 238
VOA Swan song
天鹅之歌 240
VOA A fallen fall guy
跌倒的替罪羊 242
VOA Doughboy
大兵 244
VOA Crazy baseball
疯狂的棒球 246
VOA Mouth as body-keeper
“口”为身体之管家 248
VOA The boss stole my cheese
老板动了我的奶酪 250
VOA Where will our feet go?
双脚去向何方？ 252
VOA Butterflies and bees
关于蜜蜂和蝴蝶的表达 254
VOA Cheap chickenfeed
廉价的鸡食 256
VOA Farmers are encyclopedias
知农识天下 258
VOA Gold out of pan
金子跳出锅 260
VOA Wildcats in the wild
荒野中的野猫 262
VOA The galloping horse
骏马奔腾 264
VOA Nose and ear
內容試閱：
The good opportunity slipping away
错失良机的猎豹
导语
猎豹（cheetah）依靠非凡的速度来捕猎，但是它们的耐力极差，高速奔跑只限10 秒钟，过度奔跑可能会导致丧命，因此必须在最短的时间内抓到猎物。对于年轻的猎豹来说，捕猎就更加困难了。它们缺少捕猎的经验，选择下手的目标也是一种考验，即使选对了猎物，能否成功捕获也很难说，机会稍纵即逝。这只年仅一岁的小猎豹能否抓住机会吗？
原 文
This young leopard is just a year old, and at a critical point in his life. His mother has battled to raise her two cubs, but finding enough food for them is now beyond her. From today, he’ll have to fend for himself. Kalahari means “land of great thirst”.
Prey is scarce. Of all the leopards in Africa, these have to be the most resourceful. A big warthog. Potential prey, but armed and dangerous. His mother tried to tackle one, but it nearly killed her. He spots something more promising. A steenbok, that’s more like it.
He won’t strike unless he can get to within just four meters, and without making the slightest sound. A jackal barks an alarm, but the steenbok still has no idea it’s being stalked. The nearer he gets, the quieter he must be. He’s blown it.
A good opportunity like that won’t come around very often. Hungry and thirsty, he heads back home.
注释
scarce adj. 稀缺的
resourceful adj. 足智多谋的
warthog n. 疣猪（一种非洲野猪）
tackle v. 抓住
promising adj. 有希望的
steenbok n. 石羚
jackal n. 豺狗
stalk v. 跟踪
听力点播
His mother has battled to raise her two cubs, but finding...beyond her. 本句中出现了一个特殊的连读，beyond her 中第一个词 beyond 的尾辅音［d］与第二个 单词 her 连读时［h］音被吞，所以辅音［d］与元音［?:］连读为［bi''j?nd??］。另外，本句中 beyond 意为“超出，为……所不能及”，在句中作表语。
2.Potential prey, but armed and dangerous. 本句是个省略句，缺少谓语动词，这是纪录片中的常见句型，此处使用省略句是为了加强 语气，以便更好地体现疣猪的危险性。
3.A steenbok, that’s more like it. 本句中的 more like it 是一个较为常用的句子，意思为“差不多，像样儿”，经常在做出对 比后产生较为满意的情况时使用。文中指在疣猪和石羚对比之下石羚更为合适，所以使用了这 个句子。 4. 4.A jackal barks an alarm, but the steenbok still has no idea it’s being stalked. 本句中的 steenbok 与 still 两个词，播音员读的时候后面的 still 的第一个音［s］与第一个词 连接比较紧密，听起来像是 steenboks，即名词的复数形式。根据上下文及语法常识判断应是单 数名词，且后面为 still 一词。
参考译文
这只小猎豹刚满一岁，并且正处在他一生中的关键阶段。他的妈妈已经竭尽全力来抚养两个幼崽了，但是要为他们寻找到足够的食物已经超出了他的能力范围。从今天开始，他必须要自食其力了。卡拉哈里的意思是“极渴之地”。
猎物稀缺。在非洲所有的猎豹当中，这些猎豹应该是最足智多谋的了。一只大野猪是潜在的猎物，但是他全副武装而且非常危险。他的母亲曾经试图要抓一只野猪，但是差点儿丧命。他发现了一个更有希望的目标。一只石羚，这还差不多。
他会等到距离猎物四米以内才会发动进攻，而且不会发出一点儿声音。一只豺狗发出了警报，但是石羚仍然没意识到自己被跟踪了。靠得越近，越要压低声音。他把事情搞砸了。
像那样的好机会是不会经常出现的。他又饥又渴地回家去了。
1.Of all the leopards in Africa, these have to be the most _______.
2.Why did the leopard give up the warthog?
Key
1.resourceful 2. The warthog is armed and dangerous. His mother tried to tackle one, but it nearly killed her.
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