STEP BY STEP听透BBC,听力理解,高级

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Chapter 1 经济之声

01　Central Banks Asset Rules Eased
中央银行放松资产规则 / 2
02　A Company Accused of Relabeling Horsemeat as Beef Resumes Some of Its Activities
马肉风波始作俑者恢复部分业务 / 5
03　Billionaire Warren Buffett Buying Heinz
亿万富翁沃伦?巴菲特将投资亨氏食品 / 8
04　The US and EU Plan to Start Bilateral Trade Talks
美国与欧盟将启动双边贸易谈判 / 10
05　Maker of Substandard French Breast Implants Apologizes
法国劣质隆胸填充物生产商认错 / 13
06　Europe Has a Real Political Will to Fight Tax Evasion
欧洲目前有真正打击逃税的政治意愿 / 15
07　Yahoo Buying Tumblr for More than $1 Billion
雅虎以10亿多美元的价格购买汤博乐 / 18
08　BP and Shell Raided in European Commission Price-rigging Inquiry
英国石油公司和壳牌遭欧盟委员会价格操纵调查 / 21
09　Boehner on the Fiscal Cliff: the Senate Must Act
博纳呼吁：参议院必须开始行动 / 23
10　IMF Urges to Continue with Stimulative Policies
国际货币基金组织敦促继续实施刺激政策 / 26
11　Transocean Agrees to Pay $1.4 Billion Fine for the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
越洋钻探公司同意为墨西哥湾漏油事件支付14亿罚款 / 29
12　Blackberry Agreed to Be Acquired by Fairfax
黑莓公司同意被费尔法克斯收购 / 32

Chapter 2 科技纵横

01　NY Police Test Scanners that Show Concealed Weapons
纽约警方测试可测出隐藏武器的高科技扫描仪 / 36
02　Microsoft Unveils Windows 8
微软推出Windows 8 / 39
03　Bird Flu Virus: Scientists to Create Contagious Form
科学家将重启高传染性禽流感病毒研究 / 42
04　Yahoo Buys Summly for Millions
雅虎天价收购Summly / 45
05　Rat Responsible for Power Failure at Fukushima Nuclear Plant
福岛核电站的一只老鼠造成停电 / 48
06　"Warmed Liver" Transplant First
首例“暖肝”移植 / 50
07　Kepler Space Telescope Finds Planets That Support Life
开普勒望远镜发现宜居系外行星 / 53
08　Scientists in the US Create First Cloned Human Embryo
美科学家首次成功克隆人类胚胎 / 56
09　A Possible Ammonia Leak in the International Space Station
国际空间站可能发生氨气泄漏事故 / 59
10　YouTube Launches Pay Channels
视频网站YouTube宣布推出收费频道 / 62
11　FAA Launches Review into Boeing 787 Dreamliner
联邦航空局全面检查787梦幻客机 / 65

Chapter 3 社会生活

01　Discrimination on the Bases of Caste Outlawed in the UK
英国废除种姓制度基础上的歧视 / 70
02　AP Twitter Account Hacked
美联社推特账号被黑 / 73
03　Nun Admits Stealing Nearly $130,000 from NY Churches
修女承认从纽约州教区盗取近13万美元 / 76
04　UN Urges People to Eat Insects to Fight World Hunger
联合国呼吁多吃昆虫以对抗饥饿难题 / 79
05　Where Is the Best City to Live?
哪里是全球最宜居的城市？ / 82
06　Italian Earthquake Scientists Sentenced to 6 Years in Jail
意大利地震学家被判处6年监禁 / 85
07 Killer Whales in Canada Now Free After Being Trapped Under Sea Ice
加拿大虎鲸群被困海冰下奇迹脱险 / 88
08　Mexico Supreme Court Frees Frenchwoman Jailed for Kidnapping
墨西哥最高法院释放因绑架被监禁的法国女子 / 91
09　A Wave of Migration to Australia 4,000 Years Ago
4000年前发生在澳大利亚的“移民潮” / 94
10　ILO Report: Most Domestic Workers Excluded from Employment Protection
国际劳工组织称：绝大多数家政工人都得不到雇用保护 / 97
11　A Law Banning Parisian Women from Wearing Trousers Repealed
巴黎女性不得穿长裤之禁令终被废除 / 100
12　Medecins Sans Frontieres Closes Operations in Somalia
无国界医生组织被迫结束在索马里的所有医疗项目 / 102
13　Oxfam Urges World Leaders to Tackle Inequality
乐施会敦促世界领袖解决不平等的问题 / 105
14　Heavy Smog Blankets Beijing
雾霾天气侵袭北京 / 108
15　BJP Gives Schoolgirls Overcoat to Curb Sexual Harassment
印度人民党给女学生提供大衣以防止性骚扰 / 111
16　German Calls for Prosecution of Former Auschwitz Guards
德国人呼吁起诉前奥斯威辛集中营守卫 / 114
17　Merkel Visits the Nazi Concentration Camp
默克尔访问纳粹集中营 / 117
18　Newly-released Tapes Shows Nixon as Watergate Scandal Loomed
最新公开的尼克松白宫录音系水门丑闻发酵期 / 120
19　Pakistan Court Dismisses Charges Against Cleric in Blasphemy Case
巴基斯坦法庭驳回对亵渎圣灵案中神职人员的指控 / 123

Chapter 4 人物事件

01　Pep Guardiola Becomes Bayern Munich Coach
佩普?瓜迪奥拉成为拜仁慕尼黑的新教练 / 128
02　Tiger Woods Reclaims No.1 Ranking at Arnold Palmer Invitational
泰格?伍兹在阿诺德?帕尔默邀请赛重返世界第一 / 131
03　Liverpool's Striker Luis Suarez Banned for 10 Matches for Biting an Opponent
利物浦前锋苏亚雷斯因咬人被禁赛10场 / 134
04　Tokyo Beats Istanbul and Madrid to Host the 2020 Olympics
东京击败伊斯坦布尔和马德里赢得2020年奥运会主办权 / 137
05　Italian Police Raid Jamaican Sprinters' Hotel
意警方突袭牙买加短跑选手下榻宾馆 / 140
06　US Endurance Swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, Makes Cuba-Florida Crossing
64岁美国长泳女将戴安娜?奈雅德从古巴游至佛罗里达 / 143
07　Usain Bolt Wins Men's 200 Meters at World Championships
尤塞恩?博尔特获得世界田径锦标赛男子200米决赛冠军 / 146
08　Nobel-Winning Scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini Dies in Rome at 103
诺贝尔奖得主科学家丽塔?列维-蒙塔尔奇尼在罗马去世，享年103岁 / 149
09　Commemorating 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech
纪念马丁?路德?金《我有一个梦想》演说50周年 / 152
10　Europol Finds Evidence of Large-scale Match-fixing in European Football
欧洲刑警发现了大规模操纵比赛的证据 / 155
11　British Cannons from Battle of Passaro Found Off Sicily
在西西里岛海岸发现帕塞罗角海战中沉没的大炮 / 158
12　Jimmy Savile Child Abuse
BBC主持人吉米?萨维尔性侵儿童 / 161
13　Roma Artist and Holocaust Survivor Ceija Stojka Dies
吉普赛艺术家兼大屠杀幸存者柴亚?斯托伊卡去世 / 164
14　Gerard Depardieu Granted Russian Citizenship
杰拉尔?德帕迪约被授予俄罗斯公民身份 / 167

Chapter 5 灾难来袭

01　Monster Tornado Wipes Out Portions of Oklahoma City Suburb
强大龙卷风席卷俄克拉荷马市郊 / 172
02　London Man Hacked to Death in Suspected Terrorist Attack
伦敦一男子在一起疑似恐怖袭击中被砍死 / 175
03　Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster
“协和号”游轮海上遇难 / 178
04　8 Arrested in Bribery Probe at Murdoch's Sun
8人因涉嫌默多克《太阳报》行贿案被捕 / 181
05　7 Charity Workers Shot Dead in Pakistan
7名慈善工作者在巴基斯坦被杀 / 184
06　Newtown Massacre Sparks Calls for Gun Law Reform
纽敦枪击惨案呼吁枪支法改革 / 187
07　US Firemen Shot Dead When Attending a Fire
美国消防员在执勤灭火时遇难 / 191
08　Hostages and Militants Killed in an Algerian Military Operation
人质和武装分子在阿尔及利亚军事行动中被杀 / 194
09　India Gang-rape Victim's Companion Speaks of Attack
印度轮奸案受害者的伴侣讲述案件经过 / 197
10　Son of Olympique Marseille Director Killed in Gangland Shooting
马赛足球俱乐部体育经理的儿子被黑社会枪杀 / 200
11　Mexican Cargo Train Used by Migrants Derails, Killing at Least 5
墨西哥移民货车出轨，至少5人死亡 / 203
12　More than 1,000 Inmates Escape in Mass Jailbreak from Libyan Prison
利比亚一监狱1000多名囚犯集体越狱 / 206
13　More than 550 Killed in India Flooding and Landslides
印度洪灾和泥石流导致550多人丧生 / 209
14　Russian Meteor Injures About 1,000 People
俄罗斯天降陨石雨造成约1000人受伤 / 212
15　Argentina Arrests Teen Hacker Who Netted $50,000 a Month
阿根廷警方逮捕月收入达5万美元的少年黑客 / 216

Chapter 6 时事热点

01　Protest Against Liberalizing Spain's Abortion Law
西班牙为反对放宽《堕胎法》游行 / 220
02　Demonstration for the Resignation of Egyptian President
民众示威游行要求埃及总统辞职 / 223
03　Kofi Annan Quits as Mediator for Syria Peace
科菲?安南不再担任叙利亚和平调解者 / 227
04　President Obama Faces Challenge After Re-election
奥巴马连任后面临重大挑战 / 230
05　Syrian-Turkish Border Conflict Is Deteriorating
叙利亚和土耳其边境冲突加剧 / 234
06　Gaza Ceasefire Announced in Cairo
加沙地区停火协议在开罗宣布 / 238
07　Russia Law May Restrict Gay Rights
俄罗斯拟立法限制同性恋权利 / 241
08　Cameron's Plan for EU Membership Arouses European Reactions
卡梅伦关于欧盟会员国的计划引起欧洲反应 / 244
09　Obama Takes the Oath of Office for His Second Term
奥巴马为第二次任期宣誓就职 / 247
10　Egyptian Appeal Court Orders Mubarak Retrial
埃及上诉法庭下令重审穆巴拉克 / 250
11　Iran Nuclear Talks at "Highest-level" at UN
联合国举行伊朗核问题“最高级别”会谈 / 253
12　Peace Talk Resumes Following Prisoner Release
巴以和谈重启并释放第一批囚犯铺路 / 256
13　EU Talks on Syrian Arms Embargo Fail
欧盟未就叙利亚武器禁运一事达成一致 / 259
14　Greece Adopts Bill to Cut 15,000 Civil Service Jobs
希腊国会通过法案裁退1.5万名公务员 / 262
15　Edward Snowden Has Applied for Political Asylum in Russia
爱德华?斯诺登已正式向俄罗斯申请政治庇护 / 265
16　Obama May Act Against Guns Without Congress
奥巴马或绕过国会加强美国控枪 / 268
17　Syria's Neighbors Call for Aid for Syrian Refugees
叙利亚邻国呼吁各国帮助叙利亚难民 / 271
18　UN Inspector Finds Convincing Evidence Sarin Used in Syria
联合国调查员发现叙利亚使用沙林的有力证据 / 274