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1、课程辅导课程辅导英美报刊选读辅导一 Newspapers and Headlines Do you have the habit of reading newspapers in English?What newspapers do you like to read?The following is a list of the major newspapers in Britain and the United States. The major newspapers in Britain Dailies Sundays The Times News of the World The Guar

2、dian The Observer Financial Times The Sunday People The Daily Telegraph Sunday Mirror Daily Express The Sunday Telegraph Daily Mail The Sunday Times Daily Mirror The major daily newspapers in the United States New York Times USA Today Washington Post Chicago Daily Tribune Los Angeles Times Detrolt N

3、ews Wall Street Journal New York Daily News Christian Science Monitor Newspapers ,along with reporting the news ,instruct ,entertain, and give opinions. A newspaper has separate sections: world news, national and local news, sports, business ,entertainment, opinions, comics, classified ads,etc. You

4、can be a better reader if you know what to expect in a newspaper.For example, when you read a newspaper you usually look quickly at headlines first. Newspaper headlines have a language of their own and it is necessary to learn about it.Please read the following headlines: Moscow official wounded by

5、gunmen Earthquake rocks Turkey Husband to sue wife Boy on cliff rescued Young Sudanese refugees endured famine, separations from family From above we can see two prominent features of English newspaper headlines: Headlines are almost always in the present tense and even future events are put in the

6、present tense。 Headlines generally omit unnecessary words, especially articles and the verb to be.And is often replaced by a comma. Newspaper headlines can be classified into several types: Straight headlines give you the main topic of the story.They are the most common type of headline and are the

7、easiest to understand. Snow has chilling effects on South Clinton offers Bush advice. Headlines that ask a question,report a future possibility or offer some doubt about the truth or accuracy of the story. Can technology fix ballot woes? Do market analysts have bad aim or bad intentions? Headlines t

8、hat contain a quotation which is important or which shows that a statement is not proven. Mother:Let my baby go “We wont quit” Double headlines are two-part headlines for the same story and are often used for major events. How Express broke diplomatic silence HUSH-UP ON “SPY” ENVOYS Feature headline

9、s are used for stories that are either highly unusual or amusing.Headlines for such stories try to be as clever as possible to catch the readers interest. Teletubbles maker seeks funds for expansion Dead student fell under the crush during clashes英美报刊选读辅导二 Understanding Headline Vocabulary English n

10、ewspaper headlines use a special vocabulary.A headline contracts a lot of information into a short space and hence in headlines we often see Short words used instead of long ones e.g. aid=assist bare=expose or reveal; blast=explode probe=investigation woo=seek to win Abbreviations such as short name

11、s which can be used when they are likely to be identified by the reader.Also initials are used whenever possible. e.g. Close-up on WILL(WILL=Willam Shakespeare) Yard smash airport gang(Yard=Scotland Yard) MP slams hospital delay(MP=member of Parliament) shortened words and slang e.g. Weekly mag for

12、stamp lovers to be launched(mag=magazine) Br fly into stormover plgeon ban(Br=Britain) Olivier denies “blackmail” jibe(jibe=an insulting attack) The following is a list of words with their common headline meanings.Try to be famillar with these words. Word Common headline meaning Exampl Accord agreem

13、ent Accord possible today Air to make known TV airs “facts” on arms delivery Assail to criticize strongly Russ assails US on A-tests Axe to dismiss from a job Governor to axe aide? Back to support Algeria backs decision to ignore dollar Balk to refuse to accept Union balks at court order Bar not to

14、allow Club faces shutdown for barring women Bid attempt Bid to open border offer Union rejects latest bid Bilk to cheat Clerk bilks company of $1m Blast(noun) explosion;strong criticism Tanker blast near Manila (verb) criticize strongly MP blasts democrats strike with explosives blaze fire Blaze kil

15、ls three cite mention Management cites labor unrest for shutdown claim to declare to be true Man claims ghost sighting claim(claim to kill Bombs claim40 the life of) clash(noun) battle; dispute Marine dies in clash (verb) disagree strongly;fight Mayor clashes with city council cool uninterested; unf

16、riendly Moscow cool to aid offer curb limit; control Sunday driving curbs planned deadlock a disagreement that Jury deadlock in kidnap trial cannot be settled drive a strong well-planned effort Cancer drive exceeds goal by a group for a particular purpose due expected Greek FM due today eye to watch

17、 with interest Womens groups eye court vote ease to reduce or loosen Rome eases martial law eve the day before Violence on eve of independence fault to find in the wrong Study faults police feud dispute; Border feud danger to regional peace strong disagreement flay accuse;criticize strongly US flays

18、 Russia foe opponent; enemy Clinton talks with congressional foes foil to prevent from succeeding FBI folls bid to hijack plane to Iran grip to take hold of Cholera fear grips Japan gut to destroy completely by fire Years biggest fire guts 178 homes head off to prevent President heads off rail strik

19、e heist theft Jewel heist foiled hold keep in police control; 7 held for smuggling arrest ink to sign Thailand,Malaysia ink sea treaty key very important Govt.wins key vote kick off to begin Fiery speech kicks off campaign lash out criticize strongly; College heads lash out at NUS accuse laud to pra

20、ise PM lauds community spirit line position;demand Israel softens line launch to begin Police launch anti-drug drive link connected to Fungus linked to mystery diseas loom expected in the near Treaty dispute looming future loot(noun) stolen money or goods Police recover loot (verb) unlawful taking a

21、way of Rioters loot stores goods valuable nab to capture Gang leader nabbed net to take possession of; Customs check nets over $2m capture nod approval Minister seeks nod for oil saving plan office an important government Minister quits,tired of office position opt choose;decide Swiss opt to back ta

22、x for churches oust to take power away from Votersoust incumbents pact a solemn agreement Peace pact today? Plea deeply felt request Mothers plea;Let me see my baby a statement in court indicating Guilty pleas expected guilt or innocence Guilty pleas expected pledge promise IOC pledges support poise

23、d ready for action Workers poised to strike poll election October poll? Voting station Voters go to the polls in Japan Post position in government, Unknown gets key Cabinet post Business Probe investigation Governor orders fire probe Prompt to cause Court decision prompts public anger Rage to burn o

24、ut of control Forest fire rages Rap(noun) accusation charge Corruption rap unfair says senator (verb) criticize Safety commission raps auto companies rock to shock;to surprise Govt.report rocks stock market rout defeat completely Rebels routed,leave 70 dead row a quarrel Oil price row may bring down

25、 govt. rule decide Court rules out PLO talks sack dismiss from a job Jail chief sacked sack(from to search thoroughly and rob 14 held for US embassy sacking “ransack”) set decided on;ready IMF talks set for April slay to kill or murder 2 slain in family row snag problem;difficulty Last minute snag h

26、its arms talks snub to pay no attention to Protestants snub Ulster peace bid soar to rise rapidly Inflation rate soars spark to cause;to lead to action Frontier feuding sparks attack stalemate a disagreement that cannot be settled New bid to break hostage stalemate stall making no progress Peace eff

27、ort in Lebanon stalled stance attitude;way of thinking New stance toward power cuts stem to prevent or stop Rainy season stems refugee exit sway to influence or persuade President fails to sway union-strike set swindle an unlawful way of getting money Stock swindle in NY thwart prevent from being su

28、ccessful Honduras attack thwarted ties relations Vietnam ties soon? Trim to cut Senate trims budget Trigger to cause Killing triggers riot Vie to compete Irish top ranks vie for office Void to determine to be invalid Voting law voides by court Vow a solemn promise Police chief vows to catch kidnappe

29、rs Weigh to consider Bush weights tax increase 英美报刊选读辅导三 The Newspaper Lead The first paragraph of a news story is called the lead. It almost always gives you the storys main topic and most important facts. When you read a newspaper lead sentence, try to find the subject and main verb and note how t

30、he rest of the sentence adds information to the subject and main verb. Anwar Sadat Assassinated at Cairo Military Review CAIRO,October7-Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, a modern-day pharaoh who attempted to lead the Arab world toward a permanent Mideast peace with Isreal, was assassinated yesterday b

31、y a band of soldiers who attacked a military parade reviewing stand with automatic rifles and hand grenades. Note that a great deal of information is included in a single sentence.The writer has organized the sentence around the subject(Egyptian President Anwar Sadat)and main verb(was assassinate) very carefully. The lead sentence usually does the following: Answers questions such as “who?” “what?” “where?” “when?” “result?” Adds background to help you better understand the story or State where the source of