I.A CIVILIZED AND BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY 文明美麗的國(guó)家 1.The Geographical Features of China多姿多彩的地形地貌 2 2.Famous Mountains in China 攀五岳, 訪四大佛教名山 5 3.China''s Three Major Plains 三大平原--神州糧倉(cāng) 9 4.China''s Lakes 星羅棋布的湖泊 13 5.China''s Sea Areas 遼闊的海域 16 6.China''s Three Large Deltas 經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)達(dá)的三角洲 19 7.China''s Rivers 滋潤(rùn)華夏大地的江河 23 8.China''s Climate 復(fù)雜多樣的氣候 27 9.China''s Flora and Fauna 豐富的動(dòng)植物群 30 10.China''s Nature Reserves 遍布全國(guó)的自然保護(hù)區(qū) 33 11.Four Great Inventions 四大發(fā)明 38 12.China''s National Flag, Emblem and Anthem 國(guó)旗. 國(guó)徽和國(guó)歌 41 13.China''s Administrative Divisions 中國(guó)行政區(qū) 44 14.The State Structure of China 中國(guó)的國(guó)家機(jī)構(gòu) 46 15.China''s Democratic Parties 八大民主黨派 50 16.The Chinese Trade Unions 中國(guó)工會(huì) 55 17.China''s Academic Degree System 中國(guó)的學(xué)位制度 58 II . CHINA'' S POLITICS, MAJOR POLICIES AND FOREIGN RELATIONSHIP 政治生活, 重大決策及對(duì)外關(guān)系 1. Healthy Sino-U. S. Ties Serve Both Sides 健康的中美關(guān)系對(duì)雙方均有利 2. Cross-Strait Direct Links Urged 海峽兩岸的直接三通近在眉睫 3. Direct Elections: A Key Step Toward Self-Government at the Grassroots Level 直接選舉:基層政權(quán)實(shí)行的自治的重要一步 4. Anti-Corruption: A Long-term Task 反腐敗斗爭(zhēng)--任重而道遠(yuǎn) 5. Great Capital: A Solution to the Agriculture, Countryside and Farmers Problem投入巨資:三家問題的解決辦法 6. All-Round Fight Against Terrorism全面打擊恐怖主義 7. Tackling Food Safety Problem 高度重視食品安全問題 8. China Strives to Catch Up with Strong Software Countries 中國(guó)奮起直追軟件強(qiáng)國(guó) 9. Changing Our Life by A Finger 手機(jī)王國(guó):神奇的指尖正在改變我們的生活 III. CHINA''S ECONOMY AND REFORM 中國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)和改革 1. Banking on Reform中國(guó)的金融改革 2. Consumer Empowerment 中國(guó)消費(fèi)增長(zhǎng) 3. China''s Roadmap to Sustainable Development 中國(guó)的可持續(xù)發(fā)展路統(tǒng)一計(jì)劃圖 4. Economy Needs A Healthy Environment 經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展需要良好的環(huán)境 5. China''s Torch Program: 15 Years of Hi-Tech Success 中國(guó)的火炬計(jì)劃--15年高科技成就 6. Further SOE Reform 深化國(guó)企改革 7. Buy Cheap, Sell High 土地的投機(jī)買賣 8. Medical Insurance Reform 醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)改革 9. Increasing Farmers'' Income: Key to National Economic Growth 增加農(nóng)民收入--國(guó)民經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)的關(guān)鍵 10. China''s Telecom Industry 突飛猛進(jìn)的中國(guó)電信業(yè) 11. Non-public Economy Survives Two Decades 非公有制經(jīng)濟(jì)蓬勃發(fā)展的20年 12. Earnings Gap Needs Bridging 縮小貧富差距 13. Housing Reform 中國(guó)的住房改革 14. Tax Playing Field Leveled 中國(guó)的稅收改革 IV. CHINA''S CULTURE, EDUCATION,SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY文化. 教育. 科技 1. Education: Paying the Price 付費(fèi)受教育 2. Distance Education Flourishes 遠(yuǎn)程教育方興未艾 3. A Higher Threshold for PhD Students 博士入學(xué)門檻升高 4. Hunt for Talent, Fight for Survival 人才競(jìng)爭(zhēng) 適者生存 5. Piracy Wars 反盜版斗爭(zhēng) 6. Finding the Breakthrough for Chinese Film 中國(guó)電影如何突出重圍 7. Go West 到西部去 8. Yao Ming: The Chinese NBA Player 姚明--中國(guó)的NBA球員 9. More Chinese Tourists Go Abroad 中國(guó)公民出境游 10. Keeping Drugs Out of the Games讓運(yùn)動(dòng)員遠(yuǎn)離興奮劑 11. Olympic Investment War 奧運(yùn)投資戰(zhàn) 12. Psychological Health of the Youth Cause for Concern 關(guān)注青少年的心理健康 13. Traditional Chinese Medicine: Tried and True 中醫(yī):一試就靈 14. Perspectives on a New Life 生活新時(shí)尚 15. Talented Women of Ancient China 中國(guó)古代的才女們 16. Women and Marriage in China 中國(guó)婦女婚姻觀 17. Fighting a Full-scale Battle with Environmental Pollution 全面治理環(huán)境污染 18. Block Tax Evasion by the Rich禁止富人偷稅漏稅 19. China'' s UNESCO-Listed Geoparks 聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織公布的中國(guó)八大地質(zhì)公園 V. SOCIAL HOT ISSUES 社會(huì)熱點(diǎn)問題 1. SARS Changes China 非典改變中國(guó) 2. Should Pets Be Killed to Prevent and Control SARS 宰殺動(dòng)物可以預(yù)防和控制非典嗎? 3. Prevention Better Than Cure 緊急應(yīng)對(duì)禽流感 4. Goodbye: Agricultural Tax取消農(nóng)業(yè)稅:大勢(shì)所趨 5. Making It Legal依法治國(guó) 6. Legal Assistance: Government Duty法律援助:政府的責(zé)任 7. It'' s Payback Time 大學(xué)生助學(xué)貸款:如何保證還貸? 8. Reform: One Word That Shakes a 105-year-old University高校改革 9. Education for Sale 教育亂收費(fèi) 10. Just the Job 全方位解決就業(yè)問題 11. Projects for the 2008 Olympic Games2008年的奧運(yùn)工程 12. China vs. AIDS中國(guó)防治艾滋病 13. The Choice Against Corruption嚴(yán)查國(guó)家工作人員的腐敗問題 14. Oh Boy. Where Are the Girls 都生男孩, 女孩到哪里找? VI. MAJOR TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS 主要傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日 1. Spring Festival 春節(jié) 2. Lantern Festival 元宵節(jié) 3. Qingming Festival 清明節(jié) 4. Dragon Boat Festival端午節(jié) 5. Mid-Autumn Festival中秋節(jié) 6. National Day國(guó)慶節(jié) 7. Double Ninth Festival重陽(yáng)節(jié) 8. Laba Rice Porridge Festival臘八節(jié) Major Reference Material