Third year language assignments for MT 2008

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Topics	Readings	Newspaper translation	Prose composition	Listening comprehension	Interpreting
W1	金融危机呼唤全球共同应对	布什：“不懂经济”的MBA总统	China won't save the world from the financial crisis	冰岛 - 破产的国家	Vocab Credit Crunch
W2	距离美国总统大选投票日还有60天	共和党副总统候选人佩林	US rivals back on campaign trail	美国大选奥麦辩论“水管工乔”一夜爆红	Vocab The US Election
W3	专家称澳州环保记录倒退	布莱尔为英国环保政策辩护	Biofuels 'do more harm than good to environment' says Royal Society	英国环保全球排名不理想	Vocab Environment
W4	纪录片误报女王发怒 英国广播公司被迫公开道歉	英国广播公司因节目中含粗俗用语被迫道歉	Clamour grows for BBC to act over Russell Brand radio insults	“下流玩笑”犯衆怒 BBC主持人停職	Vocab                      Which is more trustworthy, mainstream media or bloggers?
W5	美国“包容文化”的胜利	亚洲人“眯缝眼”风波不断	Killed by prowling gang of thugs over colour of his skin	电影《撞车》	Vocab Living in a multicultural society
W6	中国的宗教信仰自由状况	邓丽君的宗教信仰	Archbishop says law 'must protect religions'	从北大清华出家的和尚们	Vocab Religions
W7	人和动物的关系	动物维权	Oxford University says the first animals have been moved into a new biomedical sciences centre in the city	英国动物试验支持者首次游行	Vocab The Animal Rights Movement
W8	中国跻身超级计算机世界十强	世界因DIY而不同	Beijing propaganda chief hatches plan to combat age of internet news	微软黑屏事件	Vocab Young People's Gadgets