《英语新闻讲义英语报刊阅读笔记.doc

课程名称：英语新闻讲义 任课老师： 国际交流学院 对外汉语2011级1班 UNIT 1 CHIRSTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR WILL STOP PRINTING DAILY VACABULARY Harbinger /?hɑ?.b?n.d???/ Witch hazels are the harbinger of spring. Is this news a harbinger of good days to come? n.先驱，预告者，通示（…即将来到）者 vt. To signal the approach of; presage(often something unpleasant). Batter/?b?t.??/ Their idealism has been battered. The movie took a battering from critics. v．strike repeatedly with hard blows； to repeat violence and assault v. censure, criticize, or defeat severely or thoroughly. Circulation 循环、流通、传播、发行量 Newsprint 新闻纸 Freelance A freelance journalist. I work freelance from home. A journalist who freelances. a．independent or uncommitted in politics or personal life ad. Earn one’s living in such a way n. vi. Bureau [?bj??r??] Even-handed a．fair and impartial in treatment or judgement ad. Even-handedly n. Even-handedness Baron 男爵、巨头、贵族 PHRASES Pick up readers through sensational, so-called.. Yellow Journalism Nationally distributed newspaper Prove a harbinger of A steep rise in the cost of Weekday print edition Distinguish itself by The trend of the day USEFUL EXPRESSION Abandon its weekday print edition，choosing instead to put daily news on it’s … It’s the first nationally distributed newspaper to make such a move… “……”said XXX，who added that …… Eddy wanted a paper that would distinguish itself by providing even-handed news when the trend of the day was to pick up readers through sensational, so called “yellow journalism” whose art was perfected by warring [adj.] newspaper barons like Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph. It’s motto is “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind” VACABULARY Art The art of the Renaissance. Her performance displayed great art. This tapestry is a work of art. An arts degree with honors in linguistics 语言学文科荣誉学位. The art of appearing confident at interviews. Well-practiced in the arts of seduction.惯用诡计 Idiom：get sth. down to a fine art.(fine art= the ar