报刊选读课件 Unit 5.ppt

保定学院外语系英语教研室 英美报刊选读 1111111111111 英美报刊选读unit 5 华中科技大学出版社 吴潜龙 编著 Introduction to Newspaper English In traditional journalism, news comes from many print and broadcast fronts; but in today’s digital world, news may come through more channels, from television to the cyber world. There are hard news and soft news. Hard news events, such as killings, disasters, speeches by leading government officials, are timely and are reported almost automatically by most media. Soft news events, such as a luncheon to honor a retiring chairman, are not considered immediately important or timely to a wide audience. Unit 5 The American Presidential Election 2008 Barack Obama Becomes Heir to JFK as He Sweeps to Victory in South Carolina Edward Kennedy prepares to give Obama a prized endorsement on the day that voters in South Carolina award him a landslide ① endorse: v. 1) write one’s name on the back of (esp. a cheque) 背书；签字 2）give one’s (official) approval or support to （正式）赞同或支持 endorsement: n. eg: official endorsement of the scheme 对该计划的正式认可 ② landslide: overwhelming majority of votes for one side in an election 选举中一方选票占的压倒性多数 eg: a landslide victory 获压倒性多数票的胜利 Political Parties 1.Two major political parties in America The Republican Party The Democratic Party 2. The differences between the two major parties 2.1 The Democratic-Republican Party by Jefferson ① Supporting more state autonomy ② Objecting to a too powerful central government ③ Defending the slave system ④ Representing of the middle or lower-middle class ⑤ A respect for human rights ⑥ The famous Democratic Presidents: Kennedy, Roosevelt, Truman, Clinton, Obama 2.2 The Republican Party by Lincoln ① Fighting against the slave system ② Favoring a stronger central government ③ Representing the upper or middle class ④ Support from the industrial North and the West ⑤ The famous Republican Presidents: Lincoln, Nixon, Regan, Bush 3. Someth