新视域英语时文阅读 Unit-1Current International News.doc

Unit 1 Current International News Warm-up Questions 预热提问 1. Can you mention several pieces of current international news which you are really interested in? 2. What are the gun and tax cliffs to the US President Barack Obama in his second term? Section A Read Fast 一睹为快 Passage A Topic-oriented Lead-in 抛砖引玉 Vast universe is amazing, our titanic earth is marvelous there and international situation is globally changeable and unpredictable. The natural world is becoming kaleidoscopic every moment while our human society is becoming more colorful with time passing on, which completely makes people dazzling and dizzying. It will truly make us understand the world around us clearly to read the current international news all around the whole globe, to follow the rhythm of the times, to understand the development of today’s society, to keep up with the step of our human being’s progress and to deposit the civilization of mankind’s history while this world is carefully being looked around! US Faces the Gun and Tax Cliffs Bank of New Words 词库宝典 1. sheepishly / ?i:pi?li / adj. in a sheepish manner 不好意思地；羞怯地 He grinned sheepishly. 他不好意思地咧嘴一笑。 Then I realize that they‘re right, and sheepishly admit to it. 然后我意识到他们是对的，并且羞怯地承认这一点。 2. assault / ?s?:lt / n. sudden violent attack 攻击；袭击 The attack is one of a series of savage sexual assaults on women in the university area. 这次袭击是在大学校园内发生的一系列针对女性的野蛮性侵犯事件中的一起。 At the police station, I was charged with assault. 在警察局，我被指控殴打他人。 3. crux / kr?ks / n. key or core 中心，核心 Here we have the crux. 这就说到了关键所在。 The crux of the problem: while market prices for coal in China have nearly doubled over the past year, government-set tariffs for power have barely budged. 问题的关键在于：尽管过去一年中国的煤炭市场价格上涨了近一倍，但政府设置的电价却基本没有调整。 4. peddle / pedl / v. offer (ideas, gossip, etc.) to individual people 传播，散播；兜售 They even set up their