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Example So far, the European Commission is wary of encouraging Gypsies to present themselves as a nation. That might, it is feared, open a Pandora’s box already containing Basques, Corsicans and other awkward peoples. (The Economist ) Corsicans科西嘉人。科西嘉岛是地中海中的岛屿，1769年被强行并入法国领土；拿破仑一世的出生地。自从被侵占后，科西嘉人从未停止民族独立运动。 Example So far, the European Commission is wary of encouraging Gypsies to present themselves as a nation. That might, it is feared, open a Pandora’s box already containing Basques, Corsicans and other awkward peoples. (The Economist ) Pandora’s box潘多拉之魔盒，典出希腊神话。比喻“灾难之源”或“由于不明智的干预而引起许多难以解决的复杂问题”。 Example The idea of March looms as a crucial time. Pollster Richard Wirthlin and Counsellor Ed Meese have warned the president that just about now President Carter began to yield to outside clamor. He lost his power through retreat（退却） and vacillation（动摇犹豫）.( Time) “idea of March”指古罗马日历的三月十五日，比喻“危险即将来临的日期”。典出莎士比亚悲剧Julius Caesar(《裘力斯?恺撒》)。 Essential Techniques for Reading English News 1.Familiarity with news English vocabulary. Essential Techniques for Reading English News example run, race, juice, measure, Speaker, chemistry, establishment, take a walk, go fishing, high profile, dry, wet, He blinked, I’m a family man may mean respectively in daily English“跑”、“竞赛”、“汁”、“措施”、“发言人”、“化学”、“建立”、“散步”、“去钓鱼”、“高姿态”、“干”、“湿”、“他眨了眨眼”、和“我是一个有家室的人”。 Essential Techniques for Reading English News example run, race, juice, measure, Speaker, chemistry, establishment, take a walk, go fishing, high profile, dry, wet, He blinked, I’m a family man may mean respectively in daily English But in news English these words may mean respectively : “竞选”、“竞选”、“神通”、“议案”、“议长”、“（人际）关系”、“权势集团”、“退党”、“与党离心离德”、“引人注目或公开的”、英国保守党中的“强硬派”、“温和派”、“他顶不住而退让了”、和“我是一个治家有方、治国有道的人”。 Essential Techniques for Reading English News 2. Accumulation of various world knowledge is highly important. * * Selected Readings from English Newspapers Learning Aim The Basic Layout of English Newspapers Ge