现代大学英语12hownewsbecomeopinion精选.pptVIP

* Lesson Twelve How News Becomes Opinion and Opinion Off-limits Detailed study of the text Part I (Paras 1-4) What is the main idea of this section? This section serves as a vivid introduction leading to the point of the common ground occupied by both novelists and journalists. Para. 1 1. Pay attention to the structure of “I was wondering…when…” It so happened that when I was thinking about the issue I came across a correction in a newspaper. Para. 1 2. “What, if any” In using the pattern, the writer is expressing the view that he does not think there is any. E.g. I did not consider what, if any, objection there was to this plan. Para. 1 3. Paraphrase the following part: “I was wondering …journalists.” I was curious about the fact whether novelists and journalists had any basis for agreement and if there was any, then what was that common ground. Para. 2 1. It is a short announcement on the part of the British daily newspaper Independent, retracting a report a day earlier about Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. This short announcement raises a number of questions in the readers’ mind: Para. 3 1. One can only guess…the protests. What does “human distress” refer to? 2) What do “the protests” refer to? It refers to the feeling of Sir Webber who must have felt wronged and hurt. He might have felt that his reputation had been damaged. They refer to the complaints from Sir Webber and others on his behalf and the intervention of people to demand the retraction. Para. 3 3) Why does the writer write “one can only guess”? The statement is short and terse and doesn’t reveal any inside story for the retraction. But one thing is clear: the newspaper will not retract the allegation voluntarily. So this is a safe guess. Para. 3 2. As you know,…livestock insecurity of late. What is meant by “Britain has been going through…heightened livestock insecurity”? It means Britain has been plagued by the spread the diseases of “mad cow”