前言
Unit One Economy
Ⅰ. Background Information
Ⅱ. Text Amid the Global Economic Crisis, China Rises
Ⅲ. Journalistic English
Ⅳ. Home Reading How a Beige Book Could Shed Light on Chinas Shadow Economy
Unit Two Diplomacy
Ⅰ. Background Information
Ⅱ. Text A New Strategic and Economic Dialogue with China
Ⅲ. The Structure of a News Story
Ⅳ. Home Reading Japan and China: Is the Ice Breaking?
Unit Three Environment
Ⅰ. Background Information
Ⅱ. Text China Unfairly Seen as Eco-villain
Ⅲ. Writing Effective News Headlines
Ⅳ. Home Reading Chinas Achilles Heel
Unit Four Culture
Ⅰ. Background Information
Ⅱ. Text What Can We Learn from Confucianism?
Ⅲ. Neologism
Ⅳ. Home Reading Learning from China
Unit Five Education
Ⅰ. Background Information
Ⅱ. Text Stressful Times for Chinese Students
Ⅲ. Phonetic and Lexical Features of English News Headlines
Ⅳ. Home Reading Diplomas for Dollars
Unit Six Entertainment
Ⅰ. Background Information
Ⅱ. Text Our Little China Girl
Ⅲ. Figures of Speech in English News Headlines
Ⅳ. Home Reading The U. S. s $ 4. 4 Billion Surplus with China
Unit Seven So Life
Ⅰ. Background Information
Ⅱ. Text In China, Stern Treatment for Young Internet Addicts
Ⅲ. Omissions in the Headlines
Ⅳ. Home Reading Chinas Divorce Rule Dubbed Law that Makes Men
Laugh and Women Cry
Appendices
Ⅰ. Major News Agencies in the World
Ⅱ. Major Broadcasting Corporations in the World
Ⅲ. Major Newspapers in the U. S. and the U.K.
Ⅳ. Major News Journals in the U. S. and the U.K.
References