英文报刊选读Lecture3-导语课件.ppt

1、Features of LeadAmerican newspaper 1.The New York Times 纽纽约时报约时报2.The Washington Post 华盛顿邮报华盛顿邮报3.Los Angeles Times 洛杉洛杉矶时报矶时报4.USA Today 今日美国报今日美国报5.The Wall Street Journal 华尔街日报华尔街日报Britain Newspaper 1.The Times 泰晤士报泰晤士报2.Financial Times 金融时金融时报报3.The Guardian 卫报卫报4.The Telegraph 每日电每日电讯报讯报 A.P. (

2、 Associated Press) UPI( United Press International) Reuters(Reuters News Agency) （美国）美联社（美国）美联社 （美国）合众社（美国）合众社 （英国）路透社（英国）路透社Review Briefer the following headlines: 25 polluters are shut down, others are told to make changes Paper said that US command faulted in prison abuse 25 polluters shut down,

3、others told to make changes Paper : US command faulted in prison abuseAdd the missing words to each headline below and translate it to Chinese 1. What Declining Registration Rate for Post-grad Exam Mean? 2. Great Wall at Top of “ Worlds New Seven Wonders” 3. Lots of Fruit in Children Cuts Adult Canc

4、er Risk 4. Workers Checked After Radiation Leakdoes thetheTheis thethethearetheTranslate the news headlines into Chinese 1. Bush ready to pull out 8,000 troops from Iraq2. Xi, Obama reaffirm strong links3. Man to face court for assaults on girl,54. Flu shot advised for all children5. House passed Ob

5、amas economic stimulus bill keys 1. 布什准备从伊拉克撤出8千名士兵。 2. 习近平和奥巴马重申加强联系。 3. 一男子骚扰五岁女孩面临起诉。 4. 建议所有儿童注射流感预防针。 5. 国会同意奥巴马的经济刺激议案。NneologismsOriginally a term used in physics, popularized by the British psychologist Richard Wiseman to describe the energy that helps people build up self-confidence and opt

6、imism. 正能量：本为物理学名词，英国心理学家理查德怀斯曼著有正能量，书中把人体比作一个能量场，用“正能量”比喻通过激发人的内在潜能，使人产生自信、乐观、积极进取的正面力量。 2. Quick, sharp criticism of dialogue or events that are perceived as violating norms.：对认为违背常理的话语、事情等予以快速、：对认为违背常理的话语、事情等予以快速、犀利的批评。犀利的批评。3.Hit with a brick. An expression meaning to oppose or criticize a viewp

7、oint. (Mostly used on the Internet.)用砖头拍打（别人）。比喻提出反对或批评用砖头拍打（别人）。比喻提出反对或批评意见（多用于互联网）。意见（多用于互联网）。4. (接地气): Connected to the earths energy. Being in touch with real life, in accordance with objective reality; also to penetrate the grass roots, to experience and observe the condition of the people, res

8、olve practical problems. 接地气：贴近大地气息。比喻贴近现实生活，符合客观实际；也比喻深入基层，体察民情，解决实际问题Gutter oil. Waste oils illegally used in cooking.：用下水道、泔水等中的浮油加工提炼的油。地沟油用于餐饮对人体危害很大，但可用来提炼生物柴油等。软实力：一般指一个国家的文化、社会制度、意识形态、发展模式等无形的实力。：一般指经济、科技、军事等方面的有形的实力。 采取措施，减少废气、废水等污染物的排放。BAT是百度（Baidu）、阿里巴巴（Alibaba）、腾讯（Tencent）三家公司首字母的合称。 在20

9、13中国互联网哈哈榜之十大并购中，BAT就占了其中的8席。BAT，构成了中国互联网的第一集团，也是海外对中国互联网的代名词。 BAT，是中国互联网江湖的一个神秘组织。恨她的人，比爱她的要多；想她的人，比恨她的还要多。10. OTT (Over The Top互联网电视互联网电视)互联网的新概念在近几年一直层出不穷，如2009年的物联网(IoT Internet of Things)；2010年的云计(Cloud computing)；2013年开年后的第一个互联网新概念实属OTT无疑Dama 由于中国大妈“彪悍”地撼动了国际金价，美国媒体甚至专门创造了英语新单词。近年来，被中国“逼”出来的英文

10、单词很多，或由国外媒体专家，或由国内热心网友创造， 英文媒体对双规可并不陌生。华尔街日报在报道深圳前市长许宗衡被“双规”时，就直接使用了shuanggui。 蚂蚁(ant)+英文后缀(izen)=异族(Antizen) 用来形容80后大学生低收入聚集的群体。2009年4月中国网友曝光所谓城管执法操作实务，这一“城管秘籍”在引发中国媒体关注的同时，也成为泰晤士报等国外媒体热报的国际新闻之一。 不要(Dont)+火车(train)= Dontrain(动车)有热心的中国网友将其翻译为second milk，但显然无法得到西方主流媒体的承认。国际权威时尚传媒Womens Wear Daily向读者解

11、释说：The Chinese name for Lotita is Er Nai,or，the Second Mrs。关系最有中国特色，可能是英国卫报等媒体率先使用。 Hongbao(红包红包) 在外媒眼中，红包再也不单纯是过农历新年时收到的Lucky Money了。Definition of news lead A lead is the first sentence or the first paragraph of a story. A lead is usually one information-packed sentence which expands on the storys

12、main point as introduced in the headline.A lead should contain the answers about the following questions. 1. What was unique or the most important or unusual thing that happened? 2. Who was involved?-Who did it or who said it? 3. Is a direct or delayed lead best？ 4. Is there a colorful word or drama

13、tic phrase I can work into the lead? 5. What is the subject, and what verb will best move the reader into the story? New version of air pollution law would impose heavier fines (China Daily) Updated: 2014-09-11 A revised draft of Chinas Law on the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution, rel

14、eased on Tuesday for public opinion, would require governments above the county level to establish pollution monitoring systems and levy heavier fines for illegal activities that pollute the environment.Updated: 2014-09-12 10:50 PRETORIA, South Africa - During his trial, Oscar Pistorius sometimes re

15、tched and sobbed. The double-amputee Olympian sobbed again on Thursday, this time in apparent relief as a judge said the evidence did not support a murder conviction for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. More cities join the year of smart tourism By Zhang Zhao (China Daily) Updated: 2014-09-13 07:

16、42 Several cities in China have launched smart tourism projects, which feature integrated tourism resources and stronger interactivity between tourists and their destinations via the Internet. Updated: 2014-09-12 13:27 China Southern Airlines Boeing 777 airliner carrying 93 tons of Apple iPhone 6 mo

17、bile phones departs from Central Chinas Henan province for Chicago, Illinois USA on September 10, 2014. 2 British tourists murdered in Thailand BANGKOK - Two British tourists were found brutally murdered on the tourist-attractive island Koh Tao of Thailand on Monday morning. Functions of news lead i

18、nformative The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, wants to destroy Ukraine as an independent country and to restore the Soviet Union, Ukrainian prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Saturday.With appearance in Iowa, Clinton takes a big step toward 2016 Former US Secretary （前国务卿）（前国务卿）of State Hill

19、ary Clinton stoked speculation on Sunday that she was moving closer to announcing a bid for the White House in 2016 as she visited the early-voting state of Iowa (爱荷华州爱荷华州)to take part in the states annual “steak fry,” a gathering of Democratic activists that often attracts presidential hopefuls（总统候

20、选（总统候选人）人）.Think and analyze Examine the following news lead and think about whether they are appropriate or not. E.g.1 Initial reports indicated a suspected suicide bomber approached an ISAF(the International Security Assistance Force) bus in a vehicle and detonated the explosives. E.g.2 Kabul Poli

21、ce Chief Basir Salangi told The Association Press that at 8:30 a.m. today on a major road on the east side of Kabul near the Afghan National Army training facility a suicide bomber approached a car bomb near an International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF, bus carrying German peacekeepers on Sat

22、urday, killing 3, wounding at least 8 and injuring another 28 in first fatal attack on the international force. E.g.3 A suicide attack detonated a car bomb near a bus carrying German peacekeepers in Kabul on Saturday, killing 3 and wounding at least 8. U.S. official said. Direct lead The famous typi

23、cal and classical direct lead is the one written by an AP reporter on April.14, 1865, immediately after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1865-The President was shot in a theatre tonight and perhaps mortally wounded. Delayed LeadDelayed lead is often used on f

24、eatures , the kind of stories that are not about developing or fast-breaking events. e.g. The man she loved slapped her face. Furious, she says she told him never, ever to do that again. “ What are you going to do, kill me?” he asked, and handed her a gun. “Here, kill me,” he challenged. She said. W

25、e can change the previous lead into direct lead: A lady killed the man she loved. But using the delayed lead can not show so violent emotion and the main facts are not told at the beginning, but lie in the following paragraphs. It can also suspend the readers curiosity. - Beijing to tighten foreign

26、hiring requirements () Updated: 2014-09-15 11:06 Beijing municipal authorities issued a decree on Sunday to further tighten foreign hiring requirements in the capital city, The Beijing News reported Monday. Master Kong pork noodles made with tainted oil Updated: 2014-09-15 22:07 Instant noodle compa

27、ny Master Kong has admitted that one of its products was made with poor-quality edible oil.Chinas door to open wider, Li tells foreign companies(China Daily) Updated: 2014-09-16 04:34 Premier Li Keqiang assured Western companies on Monday that China welcomes overseas firms competing in Chinas market

28、 under the principle of fairness.Putin wants to destroy Ukraine and restore Soviet Union, says Yatseniuk The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, wants to destroy Ukraine as an independent country and to restore the Soviet Union, Ukrainian prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Saturday.人有了知识，就会具备各种分析能力，明辨是非的能力。所以我们要勤恳读书，广泛阅读，古人说“书中自有黄金屋。”通过阅读科技书籍，我们能丰富知识，培养逻辑思维能力；通过阅读文学作品，我们能提高文学鉴赏水平，培养文学情趣；通过阅读报刊，我们能增长见识，扩大自己的知识面。有许多书籍还能培养我们的道德情操，给我们巨大的精神力量，鼓舞我们前进。