英语报刊选读3-10 Lesson 2

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Ascoldwaterstoathirstysoul,soisgoodnewsfromafarcountry. ---TheBibleForevilnewsridespost,whilegoodnewsbaits.

---JohnMilton（Badnewshaswings.Badnewstravelsfast。Goodnewsgoesoncrutches坏消息传得快)IdiomaticColloquialismNonewsisgoodnews.没有消息就是好消息。不闻凶信便是吉。

Goodnewsgoesoncrutches.好事不出门。He‘s/She’sbadnews.That‘snewstome!I'vegotnewsforyou.他/她是个大麻烦我一点都不知道我有坏消息要告诉你。Whatisnews?Newsisinformationaboutrecenteventsorhappeningsfromallaroundtheworld--southandnorth,eastandwest.新闻是来自东西南北的消息。NorthEastWestSouthNEWSNEWS“一则新闻”正确的英文表达是apieceofnews或者anitemofnewsWordbank

newsynewsworthynewspeaknewsmongernewsmakernewsboynewsbeatnewshen

newsblackoutnewsrelease(=pressrelease)grapevinenews多新闻的,消息丰富的有新闻价值的(以自相矛盾、含混为特点的)官方宣传语言；新话爱传播新闻的人,饶舌者，小广播制造新闻的事件报童，送报人新闻记者的采访区域（美）女新闻记者新闻封锁，新闻管制新闻稿小道消息

Whatisnews?Whenadogbitesamanthatisnotnews,butwhenamanbitesadogthatisnews.狗咬人不是新闻，人咬狗才是新闻。Whatisnews?Whatisnews?Newsiswhatsomeonewantstosuppress,everythingelseisadvertising.

---Reuven

Frank(aformerHeadofNBCNews)新闻全都是掩人耳目，混淆视听的垃圾，完全可以不看.Whatisnews?Newsisthereportingofcurrenteventsusuallybylocal,regionalormassmediaintheformofnewspapers,televisionandradioprograms,orsitesontheWorldWideWeb.Mostnewsisinvestigatedandpresentedbyjournalists(orreporters)andoftendistributedvianewsagencies.Ifthecontentofnewsissignificantenough,iteventuallybecomeshistory.Newsvalue.---JulianRalph(1853-1903)NewsvalueTobeconsiderednews,aneventusuallymusthavebroadinterestduetooneormorenewsvalues:Impact(howmanypeoplewere,areorwillbeaffected?)影响Timeliness(didtheeventoccurveryrecently?)合时Revelation(istheresignificantnewinformation,previouslyunknown?)新发现Proximity(wastheeventnearbygeographically?)邻近Entertainment(doesitmakeforafunstory?)娱乐Oddity(wastheeventhighlyunusual?)奇异Celebrity(wasanyonefamousinvolved?)名人Whatinterestsusinnews?Politicsandgovernment政治与政府disasters灾难Crimeandcourts犯罪与诉讼Business经济Strikes,demonstrationsanddisputes罢工，示威游行及纠纷Warandterrorism战争和恐怖主义活动Environment环境Famouspeople名人Sports体育Entertainments娱乐HomeatlastBoozyConvergeExhilarateabottleofbooze一瓶酒Heboozedtilldaylightanddozedintotheafternoon.他喝了个通霄,昏沉沉地一直睡到下午。Theavenuesconvergeatacentralsquare.道路汇聚在中央广场Intime,ourviewsandoureffortsconverged.我们的观点和努力迟早要达成一致Wewereexhilaratedbythecool,pine-scentedair.凉爽的、带有松香味的空气振作起我们的精神HomeatlastGravitatePropheticbuoyant有浮力的,轻快的Insummerpeoplegravitatetotheseaside.夏天的海边吸引人们。Prophet/prophecy预言casualwordsthatprovedprophetic.被证明为预言性的不经意的话inabuoyantmood.轻松的心情Homeatlastclique私党,小圈子Prim很正式的financialclique财阀，金融集团academicclique学术小派系primandproper一本正经的;循规蹈矩的QuestionsandAnswers1.NotonlyhadChinachangeddramaticallysincemostofthemhadleftbutalsothenationcouldoffermorepersonalfreedomsandeconomicopportunitiesthaneverbefore.2.Mostofthemliketogoinfore-commerce.3.BecauseITistheleadingindustrynow.4.TheywanttogainexperienceintheStatesbeforetheycomeback.5.Itisthecomplicatedrelationshipandtheuncertaintyofourhumanresourcemanagementsystem.6.ItmeanssomeoftheHBSelitehavemadetheirfinaldecisiontoreturntoChinatoservetheircountry.QuestionsandAnswers1.theJapanesemanagedtokeepjobsandprofitsathomebyexcludingnon-Japanesecompaniesfromtheproject,soitsetoffaseven-yeartradebattlewiththeU.S.,andfinallyitlost.Onthecontrary,whenChinabegantobuildGuangzhouAirport,itwelcomedmultinationalcompaniesandforeigninvestmentandthisopennessprovedtobebeneficial.2.becauseforeigncompaniesseeclearlythepotentialsizeofChina’smarketandfindithardtosay‘No’whenChinesedemandthattheybuildfactoriesinChina,revealthelatesttechnologyandadoptChinesetechnicalstandards.QuestionsandAnswers3.itsimmenseandlow-paidworkforce.4.itisnotasvulnerableasJapan’swasbecauseChinastillhasvastreservesofcheaplaborandmanybackwardindustriesthatcangrowswiftly.5.a.China’sstrengthdrawsgrowingattentioninAmericanpoliticsbecauseChinesetradesurpluswiththeUnitedStateshassoared.B.theDemocraticpresidentialcandidatesunjustlyblametheU.S.unemploymentontradewithChinabecauseofthelowexchangevalueofitscurrency,thelowpriceofitsexports,anditswageadvantage.C.yes,theyare,esp.whenthepresidentialcampaignisunderway.QuestionsandAnswers6.economiescouldnorprosperindefinitely,andChinesegovernmentshouldbepreparedforsetbacks.China’sGrowth

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