英语畅谈时事热点50主题-(附赠Mp3录音光盘)
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在国际交流场合，作为一名中国人，用流利的英语就国际时事发表一些独到见解，无疑是展示文化素养和个性魅力的最佳手段。《英语畅谈时事热点50主题》就是这样一本帮助你突破语言障碍，实现良好沟通的一本书。
首先，50个话题让你自如选择。在多元文化盛行的今天，有文化个性、能独立思考的人往往能在国际交流场合受到欢迎。在和老外的交谈中，你需要根据对方的国籍、性别、职业、爱好，甚至政治倾向选择话题。在这本书中，既有放之四海而皆准的科技、环保、媒体、教育等话题，也有可以显示你个人爱好的电影、书籍、音乐等艺术话题，你还可以谈谈对生活与事业的看法，对体育运动的爱好，对地区冲突的担忧，还有对探索太空的好奇。
其二，实用的技巧让你有效沟通。话题的主体部分是对话，每个对话都是一个挑起话题、产生分歧、积极沟通，达成理解的过程，让学习者从中领会交流观点的技巧。谈话语言秉承生动、简洁、有效的原则，生词、难词很少见，而英美人士间耳熟能详的固定表达法却很丰富。这样的语言让谈话者看上去有修养、不做作，也便于学习者模仿记忆，迅速运用到实际交流中。
其三，灵活的方式让你自主学习。此书的学习功能将之与一般的赏析类英语读物区别开来，无论用于课堂教学还是自学，都具有相当大的伸展度和灵活性。全部对话都配有MP3。每个对话后有背景阅读、词汇表和练习。练习部分由英语口语专职教师设计，形式多种多样，针对性强。读者可以根据自身的学习目的，有选择地进行口语、听力、语音、听写、口笔译、词汇等各种练习。
其四，作者的实力值得一提。作者Graham Paterson曾作为工程师走遍大半个世界，又作为口语教师在中国讲授大学英语口语、英语写作、商务英语以及公共演讲等课程。他丰富的阅历和理性的思维让这本书具备了开阔的视野和辩证的高度。译者张满胜先生为英国剑桥大学英语硕士，拥有十多年的英语教学和研究经验，他深厚的翻译功底和广博的知识面让这部涉及多个学科领域的作品得以精彩呈现。
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A：Have you any idea where this science of Genetics is going?
B：None at all! It seems to be such a vast field, with so many deviations, that it’s near impossible to keep up to date.
A：Keeping up to date is one thing; it’s the future that worries me.
B：Yeah. Me too. It’s raising a lot of ethical questions which haven’t been broached before and, for which, there doesn’t seem to be any easy answers.
A：That’s especially true when genetics becomes involved with humans.
B：You’re talking about cloning and designer babies, I presume?
A：Yes, they are two contentious areas along with stem cell research and human enhancement.
B：But, if the aim is to wipe out disease and eliminate disabilities, surely that’s a good thing?
A：Yes it is but, scientists, as a whole, tend to be an amoral bunch when it comes to, so called, “pure” research.
B：The quest for knowledge does, sometimes, get divorced from the application of that knowledge.
A：That’s exactly it! Where does cloning go? How far does it go? Can we live with a dead person being cloned and brought back to life?
B：God! What a question!
A：Does God know the answer? Does religion know the answer? Or, is the only criteria, “If it’s possible, let’s do it”?
B：I think society has to be the final arbiter.
A：Easier said than done. What do you mean by “society”? How do you define “society”? If you mean “people,” how are they really going to have a say?
B：I once read a book called, “The Tomorrow File.” It was all about genetic engineering in the future, where people are bred according to intelligence levels.
A：What do you mean? What was the book saying?
B：Basically, it said that people were bred to fit the demands of society. There was an intelligence level for workers, one for administrators and one for leaders.
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