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1、Where Are the News from?-the news source2022/7/302News Source In order to be objective or just, Western news report bears the news source/ source of news to gain the readers trust.the most frequently mentioned news sources include news Agencies, governments, officials, experts, statistics, departmen

2、ts of government, etc.Top 4 wire services in WestReuters路透社Agence France-Presse 法新社(AFP)The Associated Press 美联社(AP)United Press International 合众社(UPI )2022/7/3032022/7/304News Source Example 1:Japans Surplus Shrinks as Oil Prices RiseTokyo Also Buys More From the U.S. As Its Exports to Rest of Asia

3、 ExpandComplied by Our Staff From DispatchesTOKYO Japans trade surplus with the world dropped 19.3% in July from a year earlier, largely because of surging oil prices, the government said Thursday.（上述为）官方所言，政府所言2022/7/305News Source Example 2:From Anarchy To Islamic Rule In AfghanistanU.S. Officials

4、 say the militia may be the key to stabilityBy Michael DobbsWashington Post Staff WriterThe stunning capture of Kabul by the radial Taliban militia organization represents the best chance in years of ending the anarchy that has wracked Afghanistan since the Soviet invasion in 1979, but it also could

5、 be the prelude to the construction of a particularly strict Islamic state, according to U.S. Officials and experts.（上述是）援引美国官员和专家的（看法）。2022/7/306News Source Example 3:The Rich Get Richer and Electedby STEVEN V. ROBERTSSpecial to The New York TimesWHASHINGTON, Sept. 23 The House of Representatives,

6、which prides itself on being “the peoples House.” has been turning into a rich mans club.The representatives newly elected in 1984 were almost four times as wealthy as the first-term lawmakers elected only six years before, according to a new study based on the members finanical reports.（上述是）最新的研究（而

7、得出的比较数字）2022/7/307News Source Example 4:The Mob in the Markets: FBI Sees Bigger Presenceby Sadera SugawaraWashington Post ServiceWHASHINGTON Organized crimes presence on Wall Street is growing and there are increasing signs that foreign mobsters are trying to penetrate U. S. Stock market, according

8、to a top FBI official.2022/7/308News Source Thomas Fuentes, senior chief of the FBIs organized-crime section, said Wednesday at a House of Representative hearing that organized crimes involvement in the U.S. Financial and securities markets “has e significant,” although it has mainly been limited to

9、 low priced, thinly traded stocks that are not listed on major stock exchange.（上述是）援引一位名叫Thomas Fuentes的联邦调查局的高级警官的看法。2022/7/309News Source Example 5:Raids in KashmirJAMMU, India Indian police and soldiers killed eight suspected Islamic rebels in gun battles in Kashmir and seized a large cache of we

10、apons in a raid on a guerrilla hideout, the police said Thursday.Six suspected militants were killed late Wednesday when their group fired on 15 policemen in Chandhak village Northwest of Jammu, Kashmirs winter capital.Soldiers killed two other suspected militants in a gun battle in the nearby villa

11、ge of Haribudha. In a village in the same area, the police and paramilitary troops raided a guerrilla hideout to seized rockets, explosives and communication. (AP) （上述为）警方所言Other Sources:BackgrounderNot for attributionOff the recordOn lobby terms2022/7/3010Other Sources:2022/7/3011Backgrounder（对某事或某

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13、reliable/ well-informed sourceBusiness/ financial/ industrial/ diplomatic quartersThe spokesman/womenWitness/eyewitness2022/7/3013News Source 消息来源常用套语：也可用said, revealed, announced 和 quoted 等Witness saidA source close to Pentagon revealedForeign radio announcedForeign wire service were quoted as sayi

14、ng .2022/7/3014News Source 消息来源常用套语：It is 和 It was 的结构It is/ was learnt/ reported/ announced that .It is/ was disclosed/ revealed/ released by . that . It is/ was widely rumoured that .White House: US Tariffs on Chinese Tire Imports Are Fair By VOA News 12 September 2009The White House says the U.S.

15、 decision to impose additional duties on Chinese tire imports is intended to reinforce fair trade rules, and not start a trade war.White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Saturday rejected Chinas accusation that the U.S. move violates World Trade Organization rules. Gibbs said the United States simply

16、 wants to enforce rules to create a trade system that is fair for every.The White House announced Friday that President Barack Obama has decided to approve a three-year tariff aimed at restricting tire imports from China. Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said Beijing strongly opposes what it

17、 calls a protectionist move. He said China reserves the right to retaliate.The additional tariffs were requested by the U.S. Steelworkers Union, which says that Chinese tire imports hurt the U.S. industry. The new tariffs will include an extra 35 percent duty on all car and light truck tires for the

18、 first year, to be followed by 30 percent the second year and 25 percent the third year. An existing four percent duty is already in effect. The powerful Steelworkers Union has argued that the rising imports of Chinese tires has resulted in the loss of thousands of American jobs.The tariff levels se

19、t by Mr. Obama are lower than the U.S. International Trade Commission mended earlier this year, but media reports say they could still result in a significant drop in Chinese tire imports.Critics say the tariffs will hurt American consumers because they will increase prices and limit the choices ava

20、ilable to buyers. 1. Predict the possible results of the case and who would be the winner/ loser in this trade war? Why?No winner. Everybody loses!Case of Imported Chinese Tire2. To China, what are the most competitive exports? What are the imports needed most? Support your ideas.In China Tires Case

21、, Obama Strikes Middle GroundPosted by: Steve LeVine on September 12Business WeeklyPresident Barack Obama slapped a stiff tariff on the import of Chinese-made tires into the U.S., but elected not to act as tough as he could have. The politically charged decision appeared calibrated to strike a middl

22、e ground between satisfying his influential labor constituency while signaling to much-needed China that the U.S. values the bilateral relationship. It comes while the White House is attempting to hold together the Democratic majority in Congress in order to pass the Presidents No. 1 priority health

23、 care reform.19Case of Imported Chinese TireIn the Sept. 12 decision, Obama imposed a 3-year tariff on Chinese-made tire imports. In the first year, it will be set at 35%, far below the 55% levy mended by the U.S. International Trade Commission. The second year it will be 30%, and the final year 25%

24、. The tariffs begin in 15 days.The decision was in response to a complaint by the United Steelworkers union, which invoked a provision in Chinas agreement to join the World Trade Organization that allows protection from surging imports from the country. The union documented a tripling of Chinese tir

25、e imports from 2004 to 2008 that it said threatened thousands of jobs at U.S. tire factories. No U.S. tiremakers backed the complaint. Most major U.S. tiremarkers manufacture tires in China.2022/7/3020The ITC ruled in the unions favor. Then Obama had to decide whether to accept the decision, and if

26、so to what degree. He issued his decision five days before a Sept. 17 deadline, and one night after commencing a hard push to get health care reform approved in Congress.United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard said in a statement that the decision “means China and other countries can no longer assu

27、me they can engage in predatory trade practices with impunity.” On Sept. 9, Gerard had told reporters in a Washington news conference that he expected tough sanctions by Obama. 2022/7/3021In a statement, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama “decided to remedy the clear disruption to the U.S

28、. tire industry based on the facts and the law in this case.” Separately, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said, “This Administration is doing what is necessary to enforce trade agreements on behalf of American workers and manufacturers. Enforcing trade laws is key to maintaining an open and free

29、trading system.”The decision was cheered by key congressional Democrats. Rep. Sander Levin, chairman of the House Trade mittee, said, “This remedy is consistent with WTO rules governing Chinas2022/7/3022membership, and President Obama is making good on his commitment to pursue a new trade policy tha

30、t puts Americans workers, farmers and businesses first.” Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus said, “Strong trade enforcement must be the cornerstone of U.S. international trade policy.”But David Spooner, a lawyer with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey who represents trade associations of Chinas tire producer

31、s, said in a statement, These tariffs are unwarranted. Its troubling that the Administration would invoke an import surge safeguard over the objections of U.S. industry and in response to falling imports. Not a single U.S. tire company supports the tariffs.2022/7/3023Reader CommentsNeil HardieSeptem

32、ber 12, 2009 03:33 AMThis decision shows that President Obama intends to be the 1st President for a generation who will be remembered for making a difference at home instead of abroad. He has clearly signalled that health care reform for Americans is more important than keeping China happy.That is h

33、ow the decision will be interpreted in China. But China only has itself to blame. 2022/7/3024President Obama must know that China will not now cooperate on Climate Change, reviving the DOHA round, restructing the Bretton Woods institutions etc in Pittsburgh. He has signalled that he is willing to sa

34、crifice the possability of those things because basically he doesnt trust China to deliver on its promises. 2022/7/3025Reader CommentsHe has good reason not to. Chinas prevarication on taking up IMF bonds is going to prove very costly. They promised to buy $50bn at the London summit, tried to back o

35、ut in July and then last week changed course again and signed the deal hoping for concessions in Pittsburgh. The reality is that Hu Jintao goes into conferences like the G20 without an adequate understanding of the issues but cant lose face by saying so and signs up to things he doesnt understand an

36、d doesnt intend to do. This is routine and accepted within China but Hu Jintao has yet to learn that you cant do it in the international arena. 2022/7/3026Reader CommentsPresident Obama has just given the Chinese a lesson in international negotiations and told China to grow up, get their act togethe

37、r, develop a body of expertise to support their leaders on complex issues and until then forget trade offs. Chinas response will be interesting.2022/7/3027Reader CommentsDavidSeptember 12, 2009 07:55 AMOnce again the American consumer/taxpayer is required to pony up to protect high paying union jobs

38、. First GM and Chrysler, now the tire industry. In 15 years, China will be the dog and we will be the tail. Then what?2022/7/3028Reader CommentsDwonsSeptember 12, 2009 01:49 PMThere is something strange here: how come this complaint was made by the United Steelworkers union, but not one single U.S.

39、tire company supported the tariffs ? What does the United Steelworkers union know about tire making business ? Are they gonna make their next complaint against too many iPhones assembled in China being imported into America ?2022/7/3029Reader CommentsSimon TanSeptember 13, 2009 02:35 AMUntil America

40、n workers can accept lower wages like what the Chinese workers are getting,there is no way US can compete on lower cost.American workers want higher and higher wages with less and less work which is not the case in world economics.US should moved on to high technology and high industries with high w

41、ages instead of competing with labour intensive industries.China and US does not produce rubber and rubber is purchased2022/7/3030Reader Commentsinternationally at international pricing.So do compete in the tire industries in high quality and high price tires instead of lower price tires.US cannot compete in labor intensive industries anymore unless American workers are willing to accept USD120.00 per month wages,just like what the Chinese workers are getting.Is this possible?No way.2022/7/3031Reader CommentsTomSeptember 13, 2009 07:41 PMSad to see so many uninformed people. I have b