本书有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。本册关注的话题主要是：冰岛火山喷发，欧债危机，墨西哥湾漏油事件，南非世界杯，日本政坛风云，世界经济复苏，火星计划等，可作为高等院校教学用书，也可供读者学习使用。

Unit One Arts and Culture

Section A "Hubble Bubble" Tower Will Be Icon of Olympic Legacy.

Section B Channel 4 Gives Romeo and Juliet a Twitter Twist

Section C The Post Wins Four Pulitzers; Bristol, Va., Paper Wins for Public Service

Unit Two Stores Entertainment

Section A Designer Has Fan at Top, but Too Few at the

Section B Celebrity Rehab Uncovered and Trends

Section C Growing Conversion of Movies to 3-D Draws Mixed Reactions

Unit Three Environment

Section A Gulf Oil Spill Could Be Unprecedented Disasterm-Obama

Section B Copenhagen Climate Summit Wasn't a Flop, Reports Say

Section C Can the Rainforests Be Saved without a Plan?

Unit Four Sports

Section A Africa. As World Cup Opens, UN Celebrates the Power of Sport for Peace and Development

Section B Triumph Overcomes Tragedy after Host Nation Takes Games to Its Heart

Section C Former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch Dies at 89

Unit Five Health

Section A Green Spaces "Improve Health"

Section B To Cut Diabetes Heart Risks, Diet and Exercise May Beat Drugs

Section C Obama Signs Health Care Reform Bill, Aims to Promote It on the Road

Unit Six Economy

Section A Europe's Debt Crisis. What It Means for Americans

Section B Davos 2010: The West Accepts India and China as Equals

Section C Global Economic Crisis Abated, but Effects Linger

Unit Seven Society and Life

Section A Apple Boss Defends Conditions at iPhone Factory

Section B Social Media at Work——Bane or Boon?

Section C Do Open Marriages Work?

Unit Eight Politics

Section A New Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan Promises to Rebuild Country

Section B Health Reform's Winners and Losers

Section C Britain's Election Ends in Political Standoff

Unit Nine Travel

Section A A Quick Stop in Old Cuba

Section B ZTA Hails A'Sambeni's Pulling Power

Section C New Travel Guides, from Lonely Planet to Luxury

Unit Ten Science and Technology

Section A North Korean Red Star Operating System Details Emerge

Section B Mobile TV's Last Frontier: U.S. and Europe

Section C White-hot Energy