大学英语时文阅读unit3

CurrentNewsReadingCOURSESFORSECONDCREDITSTUDENTSContents3SocialCulture185101214Chapter3123MajorBritishnewspapersandperiodicalsNewspaperheadlinesPractice1MajorBritishnewspapersandperiodicalsNationalSeriousPaper：TimesTheDailyTelegraphTheGuardianFinancialTimes《泰晤士报》《每日电讯报》《卫报》《金融时报》1MajorBritishnewspapersandperiodicalsNationalSundayPaperTheObserverSundayTimesTheSundayTelegraph《观察家报》《星期日泰晤士报》《星期日电讯报》1MajorBritishnewspapersandperiodicalsNationalPopPaper《每日快报》（DailyExpress）《每日邮报》（DailyMail）《每日镜报》（DailyMirror）NationalSundayPopPaper《星期日邮报》（SundayMail）《世界新闻报》（NewsoftheWorld）《星期日快报》（SundayExpress）《星期日镜报》（SundayMirror）《星期日人民报》（SundayPeople）地方报纸（localpapers）中的《格拉斯哥先驱报》（GlasgowHerald）等也在全国发行。著名的晚报主要有伦敦出版的《旗帜晚报》（EveningStandard）等1MajorBritishnewspapersandperiodicalsOthermajorpaper《伯明翰邮报》（BirminghamPost）《伯明翰晚邮报》（BirminghamEveningMail）《每日纪事报》（DailyRecord）《新闻晚报》（EveningNews）《爱尔兰新闻报》（IrishNews）《利物浦回声报》（LiverpoolEcho）《利物浦每日邮报》（LiverpoolDailyPost）《晨星报》（MorningStar）《北方回声报》（NorthernEcho）《苏格兰每日快报》（ScottishDailyExpress）《星期日太阳报》（SundaySun）《西部邮报》（WesternMail）《约克郡邮报》（YorkshirePost）1MajorBritishnewspapersandperiodicalsFamousMagazine《经济学家》（Economist）《旁观者》（Spectator）《新政治家》（NewStatesman）《新科学家》（NewScientist）《听众》（Listener）《今日世界》（WorldToday）1MajorBritishnewspapersandperiodicalsFamousMagazine《今日英国》（BritainToday）《英国周刊》（BritishWeekly）《当代评论》（ContemporaryReview）《伦敦杂志》（LondonMagazine）《新社会》（NewSociety）《观察家评论》（ObserverReview）《笨拙周刊》（Punch）《广播时报》（RadioTimes）《论坛》（Tribune）《电视时代》（TVTimes）《妇女周刊》（Woman）《世界观察》（WorldView）2NewspaperheadlinesAnewspaperheadlineisthemostimportantpartofanewsstoryforseveralreasons:Firstly,itusuallysummarizesthelead,andtheleadsummarizesthewholestory.Secondly,theheadlinedrawsthereader’sattentiontothestory.Therefore,theappealofastorylargelydependsupontheheadline.Thirdly,theheadlinehelpsthereaderevaluatethenews.Premier'sAsia,Europevisitfruitful

Lawtohelpcongressesoverseegov’tUS$60bfundtoreduceworkplaceaccidentsSinopec’sprofitbetterthanexpectedTerrorism'bigthreat'toOlympics

USjunksalestoChinarisingSharifreportedlyarrestedonarrivalinPakistan2.2TypesofNewspaperHeadlines1.StraightHeadlines：Beijingfirmonone-ChinapolicyMulti-polaritybetterthanuni-polarityEuropeanleaderstopressBushonKyotopactUnilateralismisolatesUSfurtherChinalaunchesanti-dumpingprobeintoUSauto,chickenproducts(Xinhua)

BEIJING:Chinalaunchedanti-dumpingand

anti-subsidiesinvestigationsintosomeautomobileandchicken

productsoriginallyproducedintheUnitedStates,theMinistryofCommerceannouncedonSunday.2

HeadlinesThatAskaQuestionThequestionheadlinesuggestingafuturepossibility:Iran-U.S.WarBuildup?Steelpricetorise？（Itispossiblethatthesteelpriceistorise.）Newcabinettoday？Oilpricetorisethisyear?Newspaperbysatellite?Thequestionheadlinesuggestingsomedoubtaboutthetruthoraccuracyofthestory：Womanhadsixatonebirth？（Itseemssomewhatimpossiblethatawomanhadsixbabiesatonebirth.）2.2HeadlinesThatAskaQuestion2.2TypesofNewspaperHeadlines3.

HeadlinesThatContainaQuotationSometimesaquotationisusedasaheadlinewhenitsimplytellsthemaintopicofthestory,e.g.：Hu:Patience'keytoresolving'nuclearissuesHANOI:ChinasaidonSundaythat“wisdomandpatience”areneededtofindsolutionstothenuclearissuesonKoreanPeninsula.Quotationmarkscanbeusedtoindicateadirectquotationandcanalsobeusedtotellthereaderthatawordorwordsarebeingusedoutsidetheirnormalmeaning,e.g.：Sessersays“Chinathreat”groundlessAnotherkindofquotationheadline：Philippinevolcanomayseeeruptionagain，expertssay2.2TypesofNewspaperHeadlines4

FeatureHeadlinesThefeatureheadlinesaremarkedbylanguagethatcantouchareader’scuriosity，amazementorhumor.Theyreflectthetonesofthestoriesratherthansummarizethefactsinthem,e.g.:Lifeismountains,yaks,wineOnce-destitutevillageweaves