本书贯彻“以人为本”的理念，从中国学生实际出发，从不同方面向中国学生介绍当代中国的政治、经济、社会发展、民族风情等，展示中国悠久的历史文化，尤其是改革开放以来所取得的巨大成就。本书不仅能够增强中国学生的民族自豪感，而且有利于中国学生在与外国人进行跨文化交际的过程中，学会并掌握用地道的英语表达“中国的人和事”。本书所使用的“中国媒体英语”不仅包括中国媒体上的英语语言材料，还涉及了当今各种媒体上关于中国的英语语言材料。

本教程从不同方面向中国学生介绍当代中国的政治、经济、社会发展、民族风情等，展示中国悠久的历史文化，尤其是改革开放以来所取得的巨大成就。本书不仅能够增强同学们的民族自豪感，而且有利于同学们在与外国人的跨文化交际过程中，学会并掌握用地道的英语表达“中国的人和事”。

本教程可用作各类专业本科生以及研究生的选修课或课外泛读教材；也可用作高校新闻专业高年级阅读课程教材和英语专业低、中年级阅读课程教材；同时，对于对当代中国有兴趣的“老外”来说，也是一本不可多得的读物。

Unit 1 Culture & Science

 Text A Guide to Historic Attractions in Beijing

 Text B Let a Thousand Ideas Flower：China Is a New Hotbed of Research

 Supplementary Reading Test-tube Baby Option

 小贴士——世界权威科学网站

Unit 2 Policies & Laws

 Text A Circular Economy Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China

 Text B Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China

 Supplementary Reading China to Tighten Monetary Policy in 2008

 小贴士——中国的司法制度

Unit 3 Society & People

 Text A Reaching the Coal

 Text B New Rules Make China's Bao World's Tallest Again

 Supplementary Reading Random Access Memory

 小贴士——中国常用谚语英译

Unit 4 Diplomacy & State Visits

 Text A Shanghai Cooperation Organization Playing Ever Bigger Role

 Text B FM.Chinese President's Asian Tour of Strategic Significance for Regional Peace，Stability

 Supplementary Reading Forum Discusses Bilateral Relations

 小贴士——当今主要的国际组织

Unit 5 Education & Employment

 Text A Parents Pray as 10 Million Chinese Teenagers Sit Make-or-break Exam

 Text B Graduate Employment：High Hopes，Low Access

 Supplementary Reading The Right of Citizens to Education

 小贴士——中国著名大学校训

Unit 6 Holidays & Celebrations

 Text A Holiday Suggestion Sparks Heated Online Debate

 Text B Tomb Sweeping Day

 Supplementary Reading Celebrating Festivals According to Custom，

 小贴士 中国主要节日

Unit 7 Reform & Development

 Text A Shenzhen Zen

 Text B Seen through Small Screen

 Supplementary Reading New York Film Festival Focusing on China in 09

 小贴士——公共场所大写英语招牌

Unit 8 Hong Kong & Macao

 Text A “One Country，Two Systems” Works in Hong Kong

 Text B Chinese Mainland，Macao Deepen Economic Ties with Ne Agreement

 Supplementary Reading Southern Economies to Boost Cooperation

 小贴士——有关香港和澳门的英文词语

Unit 9 International Business & Economic Cooperation

 Text A The Chinese Pharma Challenge

 Text B U.S.and China Agree to Ease Foreign Investment

 Supplementary Reading Unlocking the Chinese Internet Market

 小贴士——重要经济商业类报刊

Unit 10 Environmental Protection

 Text A Water Pollution Trends and Quality

 Text B Remarks at the Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change

 Supplementary Reading Pollution Victims Start to Fight Back in China

 小贴士——环境保护组织网站集粹

Unit 11 Interests & Tourism in China

 Text A Mt.Taishan (Tai'an City，Shandong Province)

 Text B The Old Town of Lijiang

 Supplementary Reading The Ancient City of Pingyao

 小贴士——中国著名景点

Unit 12 Earthquake in Wenchuan

 Text A China：Roused by Disaster

 Text B Sichuan Learns to Help Itself

 Supplementary Reading The Invisible Resurrection

 小贴士——中国部分慈善团体的名称及标志

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