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前言
多媒体互动光盘简介
Economy 经济
News12011年经济要闻
Economic News in 2011
News2乔布斯的“苹果”
Steve Jobs's Apple
News3中国限制稀土出口引发贸易争端
Limits on Rare Earth Exports Get China in Trade Dispute
News4日本核事故可能影响各国核能计划
Japan's Disaster Could Hurt Plans for Nuclear Energy Industry
News5苹果iPad商标权中国讼争
Apple in Legal Battle Over iPad Name in China
News6奥林巴斯危机印证德鲁克管理理论
Olympus' Troubles Echo Peter Drucker's Management
Concerns
News7印度的茶馆和咖啡屋
Next for India: Chai Points and Coffee Houses
News8苹果操作系统“狮子”仅供下载
Apple's Lion is Latest to Join Download-Only Trend in
Software
News9商务英语技能非同小可
Business English Speakers Can Still Be Divided by a Common
Language
News10日本信用降级，但经济利好
A Credit Downgrade for Japan, but Some Signs of Hope
Finance金融
News1股市高频交易
High-Frequency Trading
News2欧盟财长同意再提供希腊1720亿美元贷款
European Ministers Agree to Loan Greece Another $172
Billion
News3希腊债务危机施压欧洲银行
The Greek Debt Crisis Pressure on Europe's Banks
News4意大利削减预算导致借贷成本上升
Italy Considers Budget Cuts, Rising Borrowing Costs
News5旨在结束欧债危机的新计划1
New Plan Aims to End European Debt Crisis I
News6旨在结束欧债危机的新计划2
New Plan Aims to End European Debt Crisis II
News7小储蓄带给穷人大收益
Microsavings Could Mean Big Gains for the World's Poor
News8 脸谱公司上市在即
Facebook and Its Stock Offering
News9欧元区敦促出台更严格的财政政策
EU Officials Urge Tighter Fiscal Rules for Euro Countries
News10 德法倡议建立欧洲真正的经济政府
Germany, France Seek True European Economic
Government
Politics政治
News1奥巴马寻求快速通过《就业法案》
Obama Seeks Quick Passage of Bill to Create Jobs
News2预算法案通过，争端才刚刚开始
Fight Over Spending Is Just Beginning in Washington
News3美军也门空袭击毙奥拉基
American Air Strike in Yemen Kills Anwar Al-Awlaki
News4暗杀沙特大使阴谋加剧美伊紧张局势
Report of Plot to Kill Saudi Raises US-Iran Tensions
News5“后卡扎菲”时代，利比亚何去何从？
With Gadhafi Dead, What Does Future Hold for Libya?
News6大规模抗议之后的俄罗斯总统大选
After Big Protests, Russians Vote for President
News7“阿拉伯之春”获资助
Investing in the Arab Spring
News8突尼斯首次民主投票后的动荡与合作商谈
Coalition Talks, Unrest in Tunisia After First Vote of Arab
Spring
News9科特迪瓦冲突代价巨大
In Ivory Coast, the Great Cost of Conflict
News10叙利亚继续攻击政见异议者
Syria Continues Attack on Dissent
Science & Technology 科技
News1用以“服药”的皮下微芯片
Taking Medicine, With a Microchip Under the Skin
News2“公平劳工协会”调查苹果代工厂
Inspections at Apple's Suppliers in China
News3 谷歌新隐私政策面临压力
Google Faces Heat Over New Privacy Policy
News4 国际商用机器公司“5-in-5”报告的五项预言
The Five Prediction on IBM's 5 in 5 List
News5 移动应用充当“护花使者”
A Mobile App in Delhi Aims to Protect Women
News6自我修复的塑料
Plastic Repairs Itself
News7冷藏有讲究
Cold Storage
News8宇宙的颜色
Color of the Universe
News9蛛网丝连
Spiders and Silk
News10人类大脑仍在进化
The Human Brain Is Still Evolving
Environment & Disaster环境灾难
News1日本灾后一周年
Japan, a Year After the Disaster
News2飓风“艾琳”重创美国东北部
Hurricane Irene Hits Northeastern United States
News3 墨西哥湾漏油事件一周年纪念
Remembering the Gulf Oil Spill, One Year Later
News4 密西西比河洪水肆虐美国中部
The Mississippi River Floods America's Heartland
News5“歌诗达协和”号遇难，船长被问责
Captain Blamed for Italy's Costa Concordia Disaster
News6 清洁用水运动
Clean Water Campaign
News7 核废料的安全处理
Nuclear Waste
News8 发展农业与保护野生动植物
Farming and Wildlife Protection
News9 旧金山的太阳能利用
Solar Energy in San Francisco
News10 污染物对水循环的威胁
Pollution Threatens Water Cycle
Sport体育
News1 性侵事件冲击宾州橄榄球
Sex Abuse Case Shakes Penn State Football
News2NBA迎来“72场比赛”的赛季？
72-Game NBA Season?
News3小牛队和棕熊队分获总冠军
Mavericks, Bruins Are Champs in a Busy Sports Week
News4美国高尔夫公开赛本周挥杆
The US Open Championship Is being Played This Week
News5美日会师女足世界杯决赛
US, Japan Meet in Women's World Cup
News6美国全民性的运动
America's National Game
News7美国大学橄榄球季后杯赛
College Football Bowl Games
News8美国橄榄球超级碗教练创造历史
Super Bowl: Coaches Make History
News9NBA上演“林疯狂”
American Basketball Hero Creates ‘Linsanity’
News10“老虎”归来
Tiger Returns
Education 教育
News1“海盗”帮助孩子们学习写作
These Pirates Help Children Learn to Write
News2课本上线，教材无纸化
When a Textbook Is Online, Not on Paper
News3“网游”帮助削减联邦预算
Students Try to Cut Federal Budget in Online Game
News4 缅因州某学区向幼儿园学童发放iPad
A School System in Maine Gives iPads to Kindergartners
News5美国外国留学生人数持续增长
Number of Foreign Students in US Continues to Rise
News6托马斯·杰斐逊高中的教学经1
The Ideas of Thomas Jefferson High School I
News7托马斯·杰斐逊高中的教学经2
The Ideas of Thomas Jefferson High School II
News8鳕鱼学院
The Cod Academy
News9口音各异的英语录音档案
An Archive of English, Spoken in Many Different Accents
News10零花钱帮助孩子学会理财
Allowance Helps Teach Children Early About Money
Society 社会
News1举世瞩目的王室婚礼
Royal Wedding Draws a Worldwide Crowd
News2伦敦骚乱后的反思1
Questions for Britain After the Riots I
News3 伦敦骚乱后的反思2
Questions for Britain After the Riots II
News4 美国贫困率创1993年以来的新高
US Poverty Rate Highest Since 1993
News5 挪威惨案引发欧洲反思
A Tragedy in Norway Raises Questions for Europe
News6“电话窃听门”震惊英伦
Britain Shaken by Media Phone-Hacking
News7不公平待遇促进残疾人权利运动
Unequal Treatment Drives Disability Rights Movement
News8联合国呼吁援助索马里饥荒
UN Appeals for Famine Aid for Somalia