当今世界交流频繁，语言是最重要的交流工具之一。能够听懂、看懂欧美国家的广播和电视节目，如BBC，VOA，CNN，NBC，ABC，CBS 等，是每一个从事英语工作及爱好者的愿望。但是，要达到这一目的，需要付出艰辛的努力。只有达到listening in，speaking out 这一境界，我们的英语水平才能不会因为时间的流逝而降低，而且会不断提高，真正走进英语国家的世界，了解英语国家的政治、经济、军事、外交、科技等各个方面。
为了达到以上目的，本书编者根据多年来翻译实践和听力与口语教学的经验，编写了本书。
本书的最大特色：
1．内容全面：本书所收集的词汇，涉及到英语国家各个方面，所选例句真实且具有代表性，从而保证了本书的质量与实用性。
2．词汇与实例结合：本书所列单词，均配以若干个英语国家电台和电视台的最新的真正新闻实例，认真研读这些例句，读者能够真正掌握英语新闻词汇的用法。
3．词汇分类排列：本书所列词汇，按照不同的类别进行分类，以便读者根据自己的熟悉程度进行学习，能够在较短的时间内掌握本书。
4．收效明显：读者只要掌握本书所列词汇及其实例，就能够保证听懂，看懂英语国家的新闻，从而可以在最短的时间内取得最大的效果。
5．实例趣味性强：本书所列举的实例，反映了欧美等国家的文化背景，许多例句生动有趣，能够增强学习兴趣，提高学习效果。
本书适用范围：
1．高等院校大学生，特别是大学生英语竞赛，四、六级及英语专业八级考试中的听力、口语、阅读等。
2．新闻工作者。
3．翻译工作者。
4．英语爱好者。
本书在编写过程中，山东大学李树来教授、王湘云教授、申富英教授提出了许多宝贵意见，李树来教授并且通审了全稿，谨此表示最诚挚的谢意！由于时间与水平所限，故错误、疏漏之处在所难免，恳请读者批评指正。联系方式：[email protected]商德福2007年10月于济南Global focus第2章世界热点
abduct [Ab5dQkt]诱拐、绑架
Malik Mohammed Javed was abducted April 9after he left his residencein Baghdad to attend prayers at a mosque（.NBC）
The brother of a man accused of abducting and killing Carlie Brucia wiped his eyes Wednesday as he recounted his sibling‘s account of sexuallyassaulting and killing the 11-year-old girl（.AP）
accident [5AksId[nt]事故、事件
Jackson was the first Dallas officer killed since Oct.23，2002，when anoff-duty officer died in a traffic accident（.CNN）
China’s leaders sent a team Friday to investigate a chemical plant accident that poisoned a major river，saying officials responsible will be punished as the 3.8million residents of this northeastern city went a thirdfrigid day without running water（.AP）
air freighter [5freit[]运货飞机Fred Smith，CEO of FedEx Corp.，which has ordered 10of the A380‘s freighter version，said the plane and its 150-metric ton payload would have “very far-reaching effects on the efficiency of world trade”and boost FedEx’s network between the United States，Asia and Europe.Rival UPSInc.has also ordered 10superjumbos（.NBC）airline [5Z[5lain]航线airliner [5Z[5lain[]班机、客机The storm was affecting airline passengers，as flights were canceled atMiami and Fort Lauderdale airports（.NBC）
A JetBlue airliner whose front landing gear became stuck at a 90-degree angle after takeoff landed safely Wednesday night after circling the skiesover Los Angeles for nearly three hours（.NEW YORK TIMES）
ambulance [5AmbjUl[ns]救护车There is some good news for Baghdad‘s emergency services.Three hundred new ambulances are on order from Canada but officials still don’tknow when they‘ll arrive.Drivers also say their pay has improved（.ABC）
announce [[5naUns]宣布announcement [[5naUnsm[nt]宣告、通告US software giant Microsoft announces a push into online softwareservices，in what is seen as a countermove to Google and Yahoo（.BBC）
Iran’s announcement Monday that it plans to build a second nuclear power plant -along with a deadly suicide bombing the same day by the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad group in the central town of Netanya -is likelyto heighten Israel‘s concerns（.AP）
appeal [[5pI：l]恳求、呼吁
The only UN official sacked over the Iraq oil-for-food scandal isreinstated after an internal appeal in his favour（.BBC）
Brazil said it would appeal to the IAAF president and to the independentCourt of Arbitration for Sport，whose decision would be final（.NBC）
arrest [[5rest]逮捕Police used repeated bursts of pepper spray early Sunday to break up a crowd of Halloween celebrants，part of a weekend of revelry in which morethan 400people were arrested（.AP）
arson[5B：sn]纵火
Urban unrest in France continues with fresh arson attacks，despitegovernment pledges to stop violence（.BBC）
Schools and churches were burned in several French towns in an 11th straight night of unrest and arson，despite words from the president thatrestoring order was a top priority（.CNN）
artillery[B：5tIl[rI]大炮、炮兵The battle lasted for several hours，with American soldiers calling in artillery strikes and helicopter gunfire.Tuesday，the road was littered withsigns of the heavy fighting（.NBC）
Carlson said Schmidt had become impatient waiting for permission from air controllers to attack what he believed was Taliban artillery.He waswarned to“make sure it’s not friendlies”before firing（.AP）
assassinate [[5sAsInIt]暗杀assassination [[9sAsI5neiF[n]暗杀、行刺assassin [[5sAsIn]暗杀者Abu Ali is charged with conspiracy to assassinate the president，conspiracy to commit aircraft piracy，providing material support to al Qaedaand other crimes.He faces up to life in prison if convicted（.AP）
The United States，France and Britain on Tuesday demanded that Syria detain government officials suspected of involvement in the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister and ensure their cooperation with a U.N.
probe or face possible sanctions（.NBC）
Gregory Despres arrived at the U.S.-Canadian border crossing at Calais，Maine，on April 25，saying he was an assassin，the same day he was to be sentenced in Canada on charges he assaulted and threatened to kill hisneighbor‘s son-in-law（.AP）
asylum [[5sail[m]政治避难权、避难所seek asylum 要求避难An Afghan man threatened with the death penalty for converting toChristianity has been released from prison，senior Western diplomats saidtoday.His whereabouts were not immediately known.Ahead of his release，Abdul Rahman requested asylum in a Western country，according to theUnited Nations.He has lived in Europe at times（.CNN）
Spain is considering revoking political asylum for Severo Moto Nsa，the opposition leader from Equatorial Guinea，because of his suspected involvement in violent activities in his tiny，oil-rich homeland and for presenting an unspecified threat to Spanish security，a Spanish official said.（NYT）
attack [[5tAk]袭击、进攻
Al-Qaeda in Iraq claims it carried out attacks on three hotels in Ammanthat killed at least 57and injured 300（.BBC）