时政篇
Passage 1 Barack Obama’s Two Visions of Hope
巴拉克·奥巴马的两个希望愿景
Passage 2 Obama’s Plan to Fix Head Start Is Not Enough
奥巴马改善 “启蒙”的计划还不够
Passage 3 Why Democrats Suddenly Love Reagan
民主党为什么突然爱上里根
Passage 4 Obama’s Big Legal Win on Health Reform
奥巴马的医疗改革法案大获全胜
Passage 5 The Generational Divide That Will Define 2012
代沟将决定20 12 年的总统大选
Passage 6 What If the Economy Gets Better?
如果经济好转,大选会如何?
Passage 7 Warmonger or Milquetoast?
奥巴马:好战者还是胆小鬼?
Passage 8 The Proposed 2013 Defense Budget:“Shaving the Balloon”
2013 年国防预算提案:“饮鸩止渴”
Passage 9 The Consequence for Obama to Regulate
奥巴马调整政策的后果
Passage 10 Coming Soon to Your Town: Sequestration Road Tour
支出削减之旅即将来临
财经篇
Passage 1 When a Savings Account is Not a Savings Account
当储蓄账户不再是储蓄账户时
Passage 2 After Walking Away from a Mortgage, No Regrets
不再按揭贷款,不必后悔
Passage 3 Why You’re Probably Financially Better Off Than You Feel?
为何你的经济状况可能比你预想的要好?
Passage 4 Why We Can’t Spend Our Way Back To Normal?
为什么我们不能恢复正常消费?
Passage 5 The NBA Lockout and the Economy: An Overstated Impact
NBA“停摆”的杀伤力有多大?
Passage 6 Why Economists are Rooting for Inflation?
经济学家为什么支持通货膨胀?
Passage 7 Are We Already Planting the Seeds of the Next Financial Crisis?
我们为新一轮金融危机埋下了隐患?
Passage 8 How “Shadow Inventory” Is Killing the Housing Market?
“影子库存”如何扼杀房产市场?
Passage 9 Is Business Paying Its Fair Share?
企业的纳税比率公平吗?
Passage 10 What’s Your Personal Inflation Rate?
你的个人的通货膨胀率是多少?
社会篇
Passage 1 Let’s Stop Being Passive About Fighting Obesity!
让我们积极地对抗肥胖吧!
Passage 2 Kids Behaving Badly? Blame It on Mom!
孩子行为不佳?怪妈妈吧!
Passage 3 Tour Now: The Balancing Act at the Center of Healthcare Reform
巡视医疗改革的中心——平衡法案
Passage 4 The Difference Between American and British Humour
美式幽默与英式幽默的区别
Passage 5 Are Helicopter Parents Here to Stay?
“直升机父母”会长期存在吗?
Passage 6 The Secret Cause of Buyer’s Remorse
购物者懊悔不已的隐因
Passage 7 Birth Control: Could It Be Illegal Again?
节育会再次变得非法吗?
Passage 8 The Latest TV Trend: Autism
最新影视潮流:自闭症
Passage 9 The Surprising Benefits of “Boomerang Kids”
“啃老族”带来的意外之喜
Passage 10 “Childist” Nation: Does America Hate Kids?
美国人讨厌孩子吗?
科技篇
Passage 1 Why “Data Smog” May Be Making You Depressed?
“数据烟雾”为何会使人抑郁?
Passage 2 Mammograms Only Occasionally Save Lives
乳房X 线照片仅偶尔起作用
Passage 3 The Secret Code Of Learning
学习的密码——手势语言的重要性
Passage 4 Earth-like Planets May Be Less Common than We Think
类似地球的行星并非很常见
Passage 5 Addicted to Power: Using Technology to Build Better Batteries
嗜电成瘾:用科技制造更好的电池
Passage 6 The Advantages of the Middle-Aged Brain
中年人大脑的优势
Passage 7 Giant Eye Will Peer at the Sky
凝望天际的“巨眼”
Passage 8 Why Morning Routines Are Creativity Killers?
为何清晨的惯例会抹杀创造力?
Passage 9 Trying to Be Optimistic About a Google Music-Streaming System
谷歌音乐播放系统前景可观
Passage 10 Can the Kindle Save Anna Karenina?
电子阅读器能拯救经典文学作品吗?
文娱篇
Passage 1 Is Pottermore Good for Harry?
Pottermore 会为 《哈利 ?波特》添彩吗?
Passage 2 On Broadway, War Horse Enters the Winner’s Circle
戏剧 《战马》,百老汇闪亮登场
Passage 3 Good to the Last Drop
意犹未尽的 《烈酒一滴》
Passage 4 All I Want For Christmas Is Some New Holiday Music
期待新的圣诞歌曲问世
Passage 5 Up All Night, Modern Family and TV’s Feminism for Men
《整夜难眠》,现代家庭和女权主义
Passage 6 Wanderlust: Nudists and Jennifer Aniston
《漫游》:裸体主义者与安妮斯顿
Passage 7 Who Rules the Food TV Kitchen?
谁在主导电视厨艺节目?
Passage 8 Tony Kaye’s Detachment: A Miserable Education
《超脱》:教育的灰色现状
Passage 9 Did American Idol Trade More Talent for Less Excitement?
《美国偶像》只是乏味的造梦工厂吗?
Passage 10 The Godfather Wins TIME’s BEST Best Picture Competition
《教父》赢得 《时代周刊》的 “最佳电影画面奖”