本书以培养英语学习者的跨文化意识以及全球视野为目的。含有10个单元,每单元有3篇文章,从不同视角谈论相关话题,见仁见智。文章主要出自英、美两国、亚洲、非洲和南美洲的主流媒体,其作者有前联合国秘书长、诺贝尔经济学奖获得者、美国等国的财政部长、知名研究机构专家、新闻评论员、名记者、专栏作家等。本书主要面向传媒院校学生、传媒从业人员、从事跨国贸易或其他具有与国外交流行业背景的人员。

Unit One Arts and Culture
Section A 100 Publishers from 48 African CountriesUnit Six Economy
Section A The Road Ahead for Asla ' s Economies
Section B Argentina Falters as Old Rlval Rlses
Section C China Will Take a Generation to Catch Up with the West
Unit Two Entertainment and Trends
Section A Lady Goga's Black Berry Tweets
Section B High Fashion Faces a Redefining Moment
Section C Big Business of Selling Celebrity Secrets
Unit Three Environment
Section A Climate All Wrong for Politlcal Games
Section B This Is Bigger Than Climate Ghange. It is a Battle to Redefine Humanity
Section C Oopenhagen Climate Conference Glossary
Unit Four Sports
Section A RIo de Janelro to Host 2016 Olympics
Section B What Makes a Good Olympic Sport?
Section C Golf & Rugby Voted Into Olympics
Unit Five Health
Section A If You Want to Stay Slim and Fit, Ghoose Your Friends CareFully
Section B Obama Declares Swine Flu a National Emergency
Section C Breast Cancer Patlents Advised to Consider Options
Unit Six Economy
Section A The Road Ahead for Asla ' s Economies
Section B Argentina Falters as Old Rlval Rlses
Section C China Will Take a Generation to Catch Up with the West
Unit Seven Society and Life
Section A For Car Buyers, the Brand Romance Is Gone
Section B White House Opens Web Site Coding to Public
Section C Under Las Vegas: Tunnels Stretch for Miles
Unit Eight Politics
Section A Barack 0bama and the Nobel Peace Prize Even Greater Expectetlons
Section B Think Again, G20 Sceptics
Section C Misslle Defense COUld Be the Silver Bullet
Unit Nine Travel
Section A Vacationing In LOVely... North Korea?
Section B West Africa : ' Meltdown Takes Toll on Tourism Industry '
Section C Travel on the Cheap When Everyone Else Is In School
Unit Ten Science and Technology
Section A Wallet of the Future? Your Moblle Phone
Section B How Your Brain Tells Time
Section C Impact of New Media Technology on Society Arrive for Media Leaders Summit In Lagos
Section B A Fair Price
Section C Google's Big Book Case