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Unit13PeopleintheNewsUnit13PeopleintheNewsWordbank1.goldenbonanza摇钱树2.spearhead先锋;带头人3.celebrityculture名人文化4.air神态5.ladup饱食,本文引申为“饱览”6.bulimia易饿症;饱食症7.depression抑郁症8.plummet骤跌;直线下滑9.chord琴弦;心弦10.tabloid马路小报;低俗小报11.adultery通奸;婚外恋12.theHouseofWindsor“温莎王室”,即“英国王室”13.pompous华而不实的14.apathy冷漠15.trumpcard王牌BulimiaAneatingdisordercommonamongyoungwomenofnormalornearlynormalweightthatischaracterizedbyepisodic,uncontrolledbingeeatingandfollowedbyfeelingsofguilt,depression,andself-condemnation.Itisoftenassociatedwithmeasurestakentopreventweightgain,suchasdietingorfasting.Inthissense,alsocalledbinge-eatingsyndrome.WindsorRulinghouseofGreatBritain(since1917),includingGeorgeV,whoadoptedthenameWindsorin1917,andhisdescendantsEdwardVIII,GeorgeVI,andElizabethII.温莎:英国的统治王朝〔从1917年始〕,包括1917年采用这个名字的乔治五世及他的后继者:爱德华八世、乔治六世和伊丽莎白二世。DianaDecade

Twentyyearsago,atallyoungwomanwithashysmilemadeamessofherlinesbeforemillionsofpeopleandbecomeasuperstar.

OnJuly29,1981,LadyDianaSpencertook“PhilipCharlesArthurGeorge”—ShemixtheorderofPrinceCharles’namesduringhervows—asherlawfulweddedhusbandandenteredafamilyboundbyvariousrulesandpracticesnooutsidercouldpossiblyknow.Itturnedouttobemuchmorethanshebargainedfor.Italsoturnedouttobemuchmorethantheybargainedfor.Butforthemedia,itwasagoldenbonanza.MediaChaos

“Themediachangeddramaticallyinthatdecadeofthe1980s,”saysBobHouston,publisherofRoyaltyMonthlymagazine.“DianawasthespearheadoftheAmericaninvasionofBritain,thecelebrityculture”,saysHouston.“TheBritishmediaarechanging.Itisbecomingmuchmorecelebrity-driven.AndwehadthisNo.1celebrity.”Diana,withhercamera-friendlygoodlooks,hersympatheticgesturesandanairofdefenselessness,seemedmuchmorerelaxedthantheotherroyals,andmuchmorereachable.Sheinstantlybecomepopularwiththepublic,whocouldn’tgetenoughofher.DianaDecade“Fromthetimesheenteredpubliclife,Dianaconveyedherdefenselessnesswithhereyes,hergestures,herspeech,andhertouch,”SallyBedellSmithwroteinherbookDianainSearchofHerself.NewspapereditorsfoundthepublicwaseagertolapuparticlesaboutDiana,herclothes,herstyle,herpublicen-gagements,howshewasraisinghertwoyoungsons.The’80s,saysHouston,were“theDecadeofDiana.”

FairyPrincessandEveryWomanThen,inJune1992,thecarefully-constructedfalsefrontbrokewiththepublicationofAndrewMorton’sDiana:HerTrueStory.Thebook—writtenwithDiana’scooperation—exposedtheprincess’sbattleswithbulimiaanddepression,andcriticizedCharlesasanunfaithfulhusband.ThedisclosureofCharles’relationshipwithamarriedwoman,CamillaParkerBowles,sentthePrinceofWales’popularityplummeting.ButthedisclosureofDiana’sproblemsdidnotdecreasethepublic’saffectionforher.Itonlyincreasedtheirappetitetoknowmore.“Oncethebreadthanddepthofheremotionalstrugglebecameknown,”wroteSmith,“shestruckanevendeeperchord:Shebecamethefairy-princessversionofthetrou-DianaDecadebled

everydaywoman.”Thetabloidreportskeptcoming:therewastheroyalseparation,thetwocamps’attemptstowinthepublic,thetelevisedadmissionsbybothCharlesandDianaofadultery.Afterthedivorcebecamefinal,in1996,themediacontinuedtofollowDiana’severymove.Andthen,onAug.31,1997,camethecarcrashinaParistunnelthatkilledher.

ThemassiveoutpouringofpublicgriefmadetheWindsorssitupandtakenotice.“Theamazingwaveoremotionoverherdeathgotthroughtothemthattheirworldhashadtochange,”saysHouston.

CharlesLearnsaLessonThepersonwhoreallygotthemessagewasPrinceCharles,whosawwithhisowneyesnotonlythepublicreactionbutthesadnessofhisownsons,WilliamandHarry.Oneofthegreatdiscussions,especiallysinceDiana’sdeath,Is:HowdoestheHouseofWindsormodernizeitself?”saysHouston.“TheycertainlylearnedthelessonsfromthedecadeofDianathattheyshouldsetuptheeasy-to-approachimage,Hesays,“Oneofthegreatestchallengestheroyalfamilyfacesistoovercometheapathy,however,thefuturelooksbrightfortheroyal.Ithinkthey’vegotatrumpcardinWilliam.”True/FalseExercise1.Twentyyearsago,Diana,asuperstarthen,smiledshylybeforemillionsofpeoplewhenshemadeamessofherlines.2.OnlyJuly29,1981,LadyDianaSpencermispronouncedPrinceCharles’namesduringhervowsattheweddingceremony.3.Themediaremainedunchangedinthe1980s,accordingtothepublisherofRoyaltyMonthlymagazine.4.Thepublic,newspapereditorsfound,wasinterestedinanythingaboutDiana,includingherclothes,herstyle,herfamilylifeaswellasherpublicengagement.5.The1980sweresaidtobe“theDecadeofDianaandCharles"byWesternmediaonthewhole.6.DiananolongerwasthecenterofattentionforthemediaafterherdivorcewithPrinceCharlesbecamefinalin1996.FFFTFFTipsforReading

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TheorganizationofIslamicConference(OIC)summitunanimouslyadoptedanumberofresolutionsonthePalestineissue,thePalestineLiberationOrganizationleaderYasserArafatsaidonTuesdayevening.JERUSALEM—PalestinianNationalAuthority(PNA)PresidentYasserArafattodaycondemnedtheUSvetooftheUNSecurityCouncil’sresolu-tioncallingonIsraeltoabandonbuildingJewishsettlementinArabEastJerusalem,IsraelRadioreported.TipsforReading

新闻报道中的消息来源

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circles

educationalcirclestheatricalcirclesjudicialcircles2.含蓄不露的消息来源governmentstatementexpertsobserversanalystsgovernmentofficialauthoritieswitnessForeignMinistryspokesmanunconfirmedreport

BEIRUT—AmericanhostageAlannSteenwalkedtofreedomyesterdayafter1,773days(fouryears,313days)incaptivity,securitysourcessaid.HEIDELBERG,Germany—AnAmericansoldierhaspleadedguiltytoespionageafterprovidingDesertStorminformationtoJordanianintelligenceofficer,aspokesmanfortheUSArmyhasannounced.TipsforReading

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TheprojectwouldinvolvepartnersfromJapan,theUnitedStatesandSouthKoreaandwouldbeco-financedbythenationalexportcreditagenciesoftheotherpartnercountries,accordingtoananonymoussource.Reducingdevelopmentcostbycuttinglandfeesandtaxesiscrucialtoboosttherealtymarket.CurrentlyChina’srealestateindustryaccountsforonlyaround2percentoftheGDP,itisauthorita-tivelylearned.PracticeExercises

Ⅰ.UnderlinethesourceattributionineachofthepressclippingsbelowandtranslatetheclippingsintoChinese.1.LONDON,Oct.16(Reuters)—Windsupto170kilometresanhoursweptthroughthestreetsandhousesheretodayintheworststormsincerecordsbegan,killingatleast13peopleandbringingthesouthernhalfofthecountrytoastandstill,accordingtopolice.2.BEIRUT,DEC.3(AP)—AmericanhostageAlannSteenwalkedtofreedomheretodayafter1,733days(fouryears,313days)incaptivity,diplomaticsourcessaid.3.Washington,June8(KyodoviaXinhua)—U.S.PresidentBillClinton’svisittoChinahasturnedanewpageinrelationsbetweenthetwocountries,theBeijing-basedEnglish–languagenewspaperChinaDailywasquotedassaying.

【路透社伦敦10月6日电】来自警方的消息称,时速达70公里的狂风今天横扫了此间的大街小巷和建筑物。在这场有气象记录以来最严重的风暴中,至少已有13人丧生,英国南部地区已处于瘫痪状态。【美联社贝鲁特12月3日电】据外交人士称,美国人质阿兰·斯汀在被扣押达1733天〔4年又313天〕之后与今天从这里走向了自由。【新华社转引共同社华盛顿6月8日电】据北京发行的英文报纸《中国日报》报道,美国总统比尔·

克林顿此次访华为两国关系翻开了新的一页。PracticeExercises

Ⅰ.UnderlinethesourceattributionineachofthepressclippingsbelowandtranslatetheclippingsintoChinese.4.SourcesclosetotheformerPrimeMinisterconfirmedthatsheisholdingsecrettalkswithNelsonMandelainapersonalactivitytogetSouthAfricabackontotheworldcricketground.5.PublicsupportwillplayaveryimportantroleinChina’sbidforthe2008OlympicGames,HeZhenliang,vice-presidentoftheInternationalOlympicCommitteeandpresidentoftheChineseOlympicCommittee,wasspeakingtoreportersinapressconferenceinBeijinglastweek.6.RecentyearshasseenagrowingrateofChinesemarryingforeignersandoverseasChineseinShanghai,Beijing,Guangzhouandotherplaces,massmediaheresay.

接近前首相的人士证实,她正在同纳尔逊·

曼德拉秘密会谈,试图通过个人活动使南非重返板球赛场。公众的支持对于中国申办2008年奥运会将发挥十分重要的作用,国际奥委会副主席、中国奥委会主席何振梁上周在北京一次记者招待会上接受采访时说。

此间新闻界称,近年来,上海、北京、广州等地的涉外婚姻人数呈上升趋势。Bush:BiscuitEventTellsMeChewingImportantUSPresidentBushhaslearnedthehardwaythathismotherwasright—youshouldeatyourbiscuitsslowlyandyoushouldpayattentionwheneating,anexpertsaidonJanuary14.DoctorssaidtherewereseveralpossiblemedicalexplanationsfortheincidentonJanuary13inwhichBushapparentlypassedoutafterabiscuitwentdownthewrongway.Dr.WilliamRavichsaidchokingcancauseapersontofaint,acaseknownasvasovagalsyncope.

Pain,suchasthatcausedbyacramporchoking,sendsasignaltothenerve,whichinturnssignalstheheart,slowingitdownsomuchthatthepersonfaints.“Itmeansanadjustmentofth

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