英文王子说时事

Part 1 People’s Livelihood

社会民生

Unit 1 An 8.1-magnitude earthquake hitNepal

尼泊尔发生八点一级强烈地震 ……………………………………………… 2

Unit 2 Drones herd wild elephants toprotect from poachers

无人机放牧 保护野生非洲象远离偷猎者………………………………… 5

Unit 3 Germany’s rail operation calls formediation as strike affects passenger lines

司机大罢工影响客运线路德国铁路运营公司呼吁与工会和解 …………… 8

Unit 4 Man wanted for attempted kidnap oftoddler

美国男子绑架幼童未遂警方正全力搜捕 ………………………………… 12

Unit 5 Medical tourists warned of sheepplacenta injections

瑞典叫停羊胎素注射专家提醒中国游客慎做活细胞注射 ……………… 15

Unit 6 Domestic and overseas companiestaking part in the BioFach Organic Food Exhibition

国内外企业参加中国国际有机食品博览会 ……………………………… 19

Unit 7 Ctrip goes offline after hackerattack

携程遭黑客攻击服务器瘫痪 ……………………………………………… 23

Unit 8 City clusters to push forward growthin C, W China

规划部门批建城市群将带动中西部发展 ………………………………… 27

Unit 9 Festival holiday sees rise oftourism complains

春节黄金周旅游消费投诉呈上升趋势 …………………………………… 31

Unit 10 Arid climate cause rash of infant pneumoniaoutbreak in Gansu

干燥气候导致甘肃百余婴儿感染肺炎 …………………………………… 35

Unit 11 China to issue permanent residencepermit to migrant population

中国将废暂住证制度流动人口将有“居住证” ………………………… 38

Unit 12 Auto emissions pose top pollutantsource in major cities

交通尾气成大城市首要污染源 …………………………………………… 42

Unit 13 Rules to facilitate taxi bookingapps

招手即停打车难？政策放宽解禁软件打车 ……………………………… 45

Unit 14 Study finds mutations linked torelapse of childhood leukemia

研究发现儿童白血病复发突变基因 ……………………………………… 49

Unit 15 China to lift price controls onmost drugs starting June 1

中国6月1日起加大对绝大部分药物的价格管控………………………… 53

Part 2 Science & Education

科学教育

Unit 1 CeBIT opens to focus on economydigitalization

汉诺威电子博览会开幕数字化经济成看点 ……………………………… 58

Unit 2 Robotics championships drawsspectators, making science fun

机器人世锦赛吸眼球 科技变有趣……………………………………… 61

Unit 3 Solar-powered airplane on globaltour

瑞士太阳能飞机开启环球之旅 …………………………………………… 64

Unit 4 Serbian man sets pet wheelchairbusiness after own dog paralyzed

塞尔维亚程序师为宠物打造爱心轮椅 …………………………………… 67

Unit 5 University think tank members gatherto discuss future

高校智库成员聚集共谋未来发展 ………………………………………… 70

Unit 6 70% Shanghai locals read no morethan ½ hour per day

今天你读书了吗？70%上海人每天阅读不超过半小时 ………………… 73

Unit 7 Special job fair held for overseasreturnees at weekend

上海市周末举办“海归”招聘专场 ……………………………………… 76

Unit 8 US applicants on rise, student visaextended to five years

赴美留学人数激增 学生签证延至5年 …………………………………… 79

Unit 9 Shanghai new rules prevent studentsfocusing on top schools

新政策起效,上海市申请顶尖学校人数减少 ……………………………… 82

Unit 10 New Apple Watch go on sale in China

苹果手表中国上市 ………………………………………………………… 85

Unit 11 China’s first abyss lab to exploredeep underwater

中国建立第一间深渊工作室 海面下数公里开展科研 ………………… 88

Unit 12 Researchers improve voice-activateddevices

移动语音识别系统难纠错？上海交大攻破难题 ………………………… 91

Unit 13 Schools safety drills to preventcampus accidents

各中小学举行安全演习杜绝校园安全事故 ……………………………… 94

Part 3 Economics & Finance

经济金融

Unit 1 Obama unveils final $4 trillionbudget

奥巴马公布4万亿美元财政预算 …………………………………………… 98

Unit 2 Japanese economy emerged fromrecession

日本经济复苏 ……………………………………………………………… 101

Unit 3 Overseas property show draws Chineseimmigrants-to-be

海外投资展受青睐 中国移民目的地增多……………………………… 104

Unit 4 Shanghai to expand free trade zone

上海扩大自由贸易实验区面积 …………………………………………… 108

Unit 5 Shanghai denies to loosen homepurchase restrictions

上海暂不放松房屋限购政策 ……………………………………………… 111

Unit 6 Under 35s form China’s newgeneration of investors

新生代股民融入中国股市大军 …………………………………………… 114

Unit 7 Finance Minister denies over-publicexpenditure

财政部长否认政府“三公”花费超支 …………………………………… 118

Unit 8 New policy to help China high-techstar-ups

中国出台新政扶持高科技创业公司 ……………………………………… 121

Unit 9 China hits Qualcomm with fine

中国开出高通反垄断案罚单 ……………………………………………… 124

Unit 10 China home to 1.36 billion peopleby 2014

中国人口2014年达到13.6亿 ……………………………………………… 127

Unit 11 April’s foreign trade drops by10.9%

中国4月份外贸额同比下降10.9 % ………………………………………… 131

Unit 12 China is to establish a depositinsurance system

中国推出存款保险制度 …………………………………………………… 134

Unit 13 Alibaba to provide auto servicesonline

阿里巴巴将提供在线购车服务 …………………………………………… 138

Unit 14 Shanghai increased the loan amountof housing provident fund

上海提高住房公积金贷款额度 …………………………………………… 142

Part 4 Sports & Entertainment

体育娱乐

Unit 1 Star-studded BAFTA award ceremonyheld in London

众星云集的英国影视艺术学院颁奖典礼在伦敦举行 …………………… 146

Unit 2 Birdman biggest winner of AcademyAward

《鸟人》成奥斯卡最大赢家 ……………………………………………… 149

Unit 3 Gone with the Bullets vies forBerlin International Film Awards

《一步之遥》竞逐柏林电影节金熊奖 …………………………………… 152

Unit 4 Professional teachers to inspireschool soccer

专业教练将致力于校园足球教育 ………………………………………… 155

Unit 5 Katy Perry debuts in Shanghai lastnight

凯蒂•佩里昨晚上海首演 …………………………………………………… 158

Unit 6 FIFA officials arrested forsuspected bribery

国际足联官员苏黎世被捕将接受受贿洗钱指控调查 …………………… 161

Unit 7 Prince William attends trainingsession at Shanghai school

威廉王子上海观战足球训练课秀球技 …………………………………… 164

Unit 8 Retired hurdler Liu honored forcontribution to country’s athletics

上海市表彰刘翔为中国田径贡献卓越 …………………………………… 167

Part 5 International Relations

国际关系

Unit 1 President Xi attends Asian-Africanmeeting

中国国家主席习近平出席亚非峰会 ……………………………………… 172

Unit 2 US, Syria to discuss politicaltransition

美国、叙利亚将就政治过渡进行协商 …………………………………… 175

Unit 3 Four Taliban militants killed inovernight attack

四名塔利班武装分子在夜袭中丧生 ……………………………………… 178

Unit 4 Obama stresses “core Americaninterests” in final security strategy

奥巴马发布国家安全战略强调“美国核心利益” ……………………… 181

Unit 5 Netanyahu secures second term, USreaffirms support to Palestinian

state

内塔尼亚胡成功连任美国强调继续支持巴勒斯坦建国 ………………… 185

Unit 6 IS Claims Responsibility for TexasAttack

IS称对美得克萨斯州枪击案负责………………………………………… 188

Part 6 Culture & Arts

文化艺术

Unit 1 Da Vinci mural first goes on theshow in Italy

达•芬奇壁画首度在意大利展出 …………………………………………… 192

Unit 2 Russia’s antique instrument to bepresented in China

俄罗斯古乐器将首次在华演奏 …………………………………………… 195

Unit 3 Venezuela Rum booms domestically dueto import short supply

进口酒奇缺委内瑞拉特产朗姆酒再度兴旺 ……………………………… 198

Unit 4 Selfie sticks banned from museumsaround the world

世界各地博物馆禁止自拍杆 ……………………………………………… 201

Unit 5 Students from China, US staged aconcert together at Shanghai

中美两国学生在上海举办联合演奏会 …………………………………… 204

Unit 6 The Consular Spouses Shanghai held acharity event for International Woman’s Day

驻上海总领事夫人团为国际妇女节举办慈善活动 ……………………… 207

Unit 7 Digital Van Gough show displayed inShanghai

数字梵•高画展亮相上海 …………………………………………………… 210

Unit 8 Zhang Jun’s first artwork givesChinese Kunqu Opera a new page

张军最新作品为中国昆曲展开新页 ……………………………………… 213