《新闻英语听力大突破》将收听和阅读融为一体,内容新颖。《新闻英语听力大突破》选取人际交往、生活方式、体育运动等众多热点话题,轻松休闲;附带的语音素材均为近年来主要英语**各大新闻媒体,如BBC,VOA,CNN等公开播放的内容。《新闻英语听力大突破》将英语学习与休闲时尚相结合,为英语学习者和爱好者练习听力、感受时尚前沿信息,提供了一种综合性、趣味性的学习方式。
《新闻英语听力大突破》适合语言学习者作为提高听力、锻炼听力的**书,也可作为在校大学生的听力素材参考书。

Meet the people behind one of Europe's more unusual fashion houses.Stan Smith, Chuck Taylor and Air Jordan, some say these trainers are nowtranscending sport, and entering the realm of pop art. "They are such a part ofculture now, they are those who revere certain products as icons." Okay, so thisexhibition is taking place at a shoe store and not the Pompidou center. Butathletic shoemakers are working to earn their design credentials. Instead ofburly footballers, slender models are sporting Adidas trainers.
ADIDAS CEO: "Adidas is known as a great functional brand, alwaysdelivering the best functional sports products. On top of that, it's no longenough just to have the basic colors and so on, things like that. It's reallyimportant for us also to deliver great designs, inspirational designs."
REPORTER: To achieve that, Adidas has entered into partnership withJapanese designer Yoji Yamamoto.
FASHION MAGAZINE EDITOR: "It's such an unlikely marriage,because Yoji is kind of considered to be one of the most avant-garde designersin the world. And also, the last person you really think of to be associated withsports wear. And Adidas had such a sort of, kind of very very high profile in thesports. Kind of media generally. So to put the two together is some quitebizarre."
REPORTER: Bizarre perhaps, but also increasingly common. CompetitorPuma has also teamed up with Joe Sander to deliver a high-end trainer. ButAdidas isn't just depending on name designers to increase its style points. Thecompany is pushing its clothing out of sporting good stores and into fashionboutiques. The classic Adidas tracksuit had a prominent place in the quirky film "The Royal Tennenbaums". And sales of this retro clothing line had contributed 15% to the company's revenues. But fashion still remains on the fringes.
GERMAN GUY: "On the outside of the shoe, you got his name stitched on, Beckham, the back is the British flag, on the insole of the shoe, you got his number, 7. Here on the to
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丛书序
前言
News Item One:Back in Style
伦敦时装时尚回归
News Item Two:Affordable and Simple I KEA
宜家品位简约不贵
News Item Three:Fashionable Sports Wear
运动服时装化
News Item Four:Always Blue Jeans
牛仔风尚长盛不衰
News Item Five:Beauty Is Only Skin-deep
护肤养颜美在外面
News Item Six:Notion of Beauty is Challenged
美学内涵受质疑
News Item Seven:Craft Store Booming
家庭手工催生新经济
News Item Eight:American Youth Failing Geography
美国新-代“地图盲”
News Item Nine:Bank Holiday DtY
英国假日DIY
News Item Ten:Online Shopping
网上购物忙
News Item Eleven:Doing big things with small boats
造小船做大事
News Item Twelve:The Culture of Tea-Drinking
细品茶文化
News Item Thirteen:GO To Beach
海边去度假
News Item FOUrteen:Pubs
酒馆
News Item FiEeen:Watching Soap Operas
肥皂剧
News Item Sixteen:TV as A Babysitter
电视的新功能
News Item Seventeen:Americans are living longer
更加长寿的美国人
News Item Eighteen:Social Lives on the Net
网络新生活
News Item Nineteen:Winter Blues
冬季忧郁症
News Item Twenty:Dangerous Adventu~Travel
探险之旅
News Item Twenty-One:Kite Surfing
风筝冲浪
News Item Twenty-Two:San Diego Zoo
**亚哥动物园
News Item Twenty-Three:Seafood is Good
海鲜益健康
News Item Twenty-Four:Spirit of Giving
给予

News Item Twenty-Five:Enjoy the Fun of Picnics
尽享快乐野餐
News Item Twenty-Six:Life Long Friend
好友总难忘
News Item Twenty-Seven:Amigo Day
友谊日
News Item Twenty-Eight:Dogs I Have Met
我所遇到的义犬
News Item Twenty-Nine:Mother’s Day
母亲节
News Item Thirty:Father’s Day
父亲节
News Item Thirty-One:Share Love For San Francisco
浓情旧金山
News Item Thirty-Two:Speed Matchmaking
速配爱情
News Item Thirty-Three:Love Boat
命运号
News Item Thirty-Four:Valentine’s Day
情人节
News Item Thirty-Five:Britain Modern Family
现代英**庭
News Item Thirty-Six:Must-Have Presents On Christmas
圣诞**玩具礼物
News Item Thirty-Seven:Leave Parents’Home
自立门户
News Item Thirty-Eight:CU L8er(See You Later)
网言网语
News Item Thirty-Nine:Speak Up With Confidence
自信演讲展风采
News Item Forty:Different Business Etiquette
商业礼节异同
News Item Forty-One:Beijing Olympics Tickets Go on Sale
北京奥运门票开始发售
News Item Forty-Two:Winners Go to Beijing
奥运拳击选拔赛
News Item Forty-Three:Training for the Olympics
备战奥运
News Item Forty-Four:Olympic Training Center
奥运集训**
News Item Forty-Five:Retired Iron Man
”铁人”退休后
News Item Forty-Six:I Love This Game Too
NBA在中国
News Item Forty-Seven:NFL in Europe
美国橄榄球联盟赛登陆欧洲
News Item Forty-Eight:Sochi 201 4 Winter Olympics
2014***花落索契
News Item Forty-Nine:Beckham’s debut in US
贝克汉姆美国揭幕战
News Item Fifty:US wrap up Davis Cup
美国勇夺网球戴维斯杯
News Item Fifty-One:Jones Doping Scandal
女飞人嗑药丑闻
News Item Fifty-Two:Tour de France:Doping!
百年环法越来越“兴奋”
News Item Fifty-Three:The Bodybuilder
健美者
News Item Fifty-Four:Boat Race
赛艇对抗赛
News Item Fifty-Five:London Marathon
伦敦马拉松
News Item Fifty-Six:Soccer Veteran Leads team USA
美国女足老将出马
News Item Fifty-Seven:Highland Games
苏格兰高地运动
News Item Fifty-Eight:Horse Racing
英国马术
News Item Fifty-Nine:Major Sports Events In UK
期待英国重要赛事
News Item Sixty:Ready for 201 0 World Cup
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