《读今日美国知美国今日--USA TODAY选读》(作者闵璇、潘晨曦)所选文章均源自《今日美国》，此报刊是美国唯一的全国发行的彩色版对开日报，自创办之日起就以其新颖独特的姿态跻于强手如林的美国报界。本书希望读者通过有目的、较系统地阅读《今日美国》的文章，培养阅读英语报刊的基本功，并养成良好阅读习惯；了解政治、经济、文化、现代科学技术和商务方面的新知识，拓宽其文化视野；通过阅读和翻译训练，基本掌握报刊英语在词汇、语法、修辞上的特点，增加有关政治、经济等方面的词汇，丰富自己的知识，从而为独立阅读各种英语报刊打下良好的基础；通过广泛阅读与时代相关的资料。

Unit 1 Politics

Passage One His Words Will Matter

Passage Two Governors Brainstorm on GOP Comeback

Unit 2 Money

Passage One 24 Million Go from "Thriving" to "Struggling"

Passage Two Pawnshops Doing Brisk Business

Unit 3 Life Style

Passage One Most Hotels Likely to See Occupancy Rates Fall Next Year

Passage Two Ten Great Places on Earth You Don't Want to Miss

Unit 4 People

Passage One Family Precedent: Obama's Grandmother Blazed Trails

Passage Two The Many Faces of Michael Jackson

Unit 5 Science and Technology

Passage One Opponents Brace for End of Stem Cell Ban

Passage Two, Storm Forecast: The iPhone Might Need a Small Umbrella

Unit 6 Entertainment

Passage One "Idol" Redux: A Finale Not Befitting America's Most Popular TV Show

Passage Two Non-explosive Entertainment Can Be Just-as Enjoyable

Unit 7 Education

Passage One Tailoring School to the Child

Passage Two An "Interdependent" World Welcomes More U.S. Students

Unit 8 Sports

Passage One NBA--Where Amazing Happens

Passage Two College Basketball Coach K Brings His Midas Touch Back to Duke

Unit 9 Health

Passage One WHO Declares First Flu Pandemic in 4i Years

Passage Two Dancing Class Moves Parkinson's Patients to a Better Place

Unit 10 Social Problem

Passage One Courts Need More Interpreters

Passage Two Report: Smoking 'Declines as Alcohol, Drug Use Hold Steady

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