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