本书编者从VOA电台广播中收录了16篇慢速和2篇正常速度的VOA新闻，并根据录音将其整理成文字材料。每篇新闻都配上生词表、练习与答案。所有新闻按顺序在左上角编上号码，如第1篇第1条新闻编号为1．1，第15篇第3条新闻编号为15．3。每项练习左上方的编号同新闻及练习答案的编号是相对应的。文中生词用斜体排出。
本书配有3盒录音带，录音都非常清晰。本书收集的18篇新闻是编者*近几年从VOA电台广播中收录的，大部分是*近一年的新闻。部分新闻是编者在国外任翻译期间采用数字卫星电视碟型天线(digital satellite TV dish)接收，直

前言
TAPESCRIPTS
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LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Exercises No. 1
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APPENDIX
Key to Exercises
Words and Expressions