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《英语新闻讲义》英语报刊阅读笔记
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
UNIT1
CHIRSTIANSCIENCEMONITORWILLSTOPPRINTINGDAILY
VACABULARY
Harbinger/ˈhɑː.bɪn.dʒəʳ/
Witchhazelsaretheharbingerofspring.
Isthisnewsaharbingerofgooddaystocome?
n.先驱,预告者,通示(…即将来到)者
vt.Tosignaltheapproachof;presage(oftensomethingunpleasant).
Batter/ˈbæt.əʳ/
Theiridealismhasbeenbattered.
Themovietookabatteringfromcritics.
v.strikerepeatedlywithhardblows;torepeatviolenceandassault
v.censure,criticize,ordefeatseverelyorthoroughly.
Circulation
循环、流通、传播、发行量
Newsprint
新闻纸
Freelance
Afreelancejournalist.
Iworkfreelancefromhome.
Ajournalistwhofreelances.
a.independentoruncommittedinpoliticsorpersonallife
ad.Earnone’slivinginsuchaway
n.
vi.
Bureau[ˈbjʊərəʊ]
Even-handed
a.fairandimpartialintreatmentorjudgement
ad.Even-handedly
n.Even-handedness
Baron
男爵、巨头、贵族
PHRASES
Pickupreadersthroughsensational,so-called..
YellowJournalism
Nationallydistributednewspaper
Proveaharbingerof
Asteepriseinthecostof
Weekdayprintedition
Distinguishitselfby
Thetrendoftheday
USEFULEXPRESSION
Abandonitsweekdayprintedition,choosinginsteadtoputdailynewsonit’s…
It’sthefirstnationallydistributednewspapertomakesuchamove…
“……”saidXXX,whoaddedthat……
Eddywantedapaperthatwoulddistinguishitselfbyprovidingeven-handednewswhenthetrendofthedaywastopickupreadersthroughsensational,socalled“yellowjournalism”whoseartwasperfectedbywarring[adj.]newspaperbaronslikeJosephPulitzerandWilliamRandolph.
It’smottois“toinjurenoman,buttoblessallmankind”
VACABULARY
ArtTheartoftheRenaissance.
Herperformancedisplayedgreatart.
Thistapestryisaworkofart.
Anartsdegreewithhonorsinlinguistics
语言学文科荣誉学位.
Theartofappearingconfidentatinterviews.
Well-practicedintheartsofseduction.惯用诡计
Idiom:
getsth.downtoafineart.(fineart=thearts)
n.creationorexpressionofsth.beautiful;
skillinsuchcreation
subjectsofstudy(eg.Language/literature/history)inwhichimaginativeandcreativeskillsaremoreimportantthanmeasurementandcalculationneededinscience.
Skills(contrastedwithscientifictechniques)
Cunning/trickery狡诈、奸诈trick/wile奸计
Sole
Thesolecauseoftheaccident.
Wehavethesolerighttosellthisrangeofgoods.独家经营这类产品。
Havesoleresponsibility单独负责
n.鳎目鱼;鞋子、脚的底部
a.oneandonly;single
belongtoorrestrictedtoonepersonorgroup,notshared.专有的、独用的
Subtitle
Togiveasubtitleto/…subtitled“…”
Toprovidewithsubtitles
AmoviethatwassubtitledforEnglishspeakingaudience.
Asecondary,usuallyexplanatorytitle,asofaliterarywork.副标题(n./v.)
字幕、字幕说明(n./v.)
Perspective
Apersonalperspectiveofthenationshistory
国家历史之我见
Thattreeontheleftofthepictureisoutofperspective.
Viewthingsinitsproperperspective
Getthingsbadlyoutofperspective.处理事情极为失当。
n.透视法、透视图
远景(尤指由近到远的)
in/outofperspective①可见物体的位置或比例不正确;(不)按比例②[U]inawaythatdoesnotexaggerateanyaspect不夸大[夸大];恰当[不恰当]:
Boast
That’snothingtoboastof/about
Thetownboastsaworld-famousartsgallery.
v.Talkaboutachievementwithtoomuchprideandsatisfaction.自夸
possesssth.tobeproudof有…美誉
n.自夸的话;引以为豪的事物
Subscribe
Subscribetoacharity
Whichmagazinedoyousubscribeto?
Thepaperistryingtogetmorereadersto…
Subscribeafewremarksattheendoftheessay.(在论文后面签注意见)
Doyousubscribetoherpessimisticviewofthestateoftheeconomy
v.(agreeto)contributeto(asumofmoney)认捐,捐助一笔款项
buy(amagazine)regularlyoveroperiodoftime订阅报刊等
sign(espthename)atthefootofadocument
同意、赞成某项观点
Comparison
Drawacomparisonbetween…and…
Thetwobooksinvitecomparisonwithoneanother.这两本书很有可比性。
Heshowedusagoodtypeforcomparison.
Perhapsthebestcomparisonisthatofseasickness.最恰当的比喻也许是比作晕船的那个。
n.比较、对照
stand/bearcomparisonwith…比得上
by/incomparison
thereisnocomparison没有可比性
comparisonsareodious.人比人,气死人。
类比、比拟
PHRASES
Anassortmentof
Breakingnews(实时新闻)
Aperspectiveon…
Timehasnotbeenkind,however.
Bycomparison
△Monthlyuniquevisitor
VACABULARY
Unique[juːˈniːk]
1.5millionmonthlyuniquevisitors
a.beingtheonlyexistingoneofitstypeor,moregenerally,unusualorspecialinsomeway:
longtime
a.
Jointhetwopiecestogetherusingstrongglue.
Ifyoujoin(up)thedotsonthepaper,youwillgetapicture
She'dstitchedthetwopiecestogetherreallycarefullysothatyoucouldn'tseethejoin.
WetooktheferryacrosstheChannelandthenjoined(=goton)theParistrainatCalais.
I'msureeveryonewilljoinmeinwishingyouaveryhappyretirement
Vt.Toconnectorfastenthingstogether
Vi.Tworiversjoin.
n.aplacewhere2thingsmeetorarefastenedtogether
V.(DOTOGETHER)togetinvolvedinanactivityorjourneywithanotherpersonorgroup:
V.tobecomeamemberofanorganization:
Previously
Previous
ad.Ihavevisitedthem2dayspreviously.
Thebookcontainslotsofphotographsnotpreviouslypublished.
a.Nopreviousexperienceisnecessaryforthiswork
bankrupt[ˈbæŋkrʌpt]
Theywentbankruptin2001.
ThecompanywasdeclaredbankruptintheHighCourt.
Agovernmentbankruptofideas.
Asocietythatismorallybankrupt.
~Bankrupt/broke/bust/insolvent(IngeneralEnglishbankruptispreferred.Gobustandgobrokeareinformalwaysofsayinggobankrupt.Insolventisusedmoreaboutbusinessesthanindividuals.)
Ad.withoutenoughmoneytopaywhatyouowe.
Completelylackinginanythingthathasvalue.
noun.Apersonwhohasbeenjudgedbycourtstobeunabletopayhisorherdebts.
V.tomake…bankrupt
beyond
Theroadcontinuesbeyondthevillageupintothehills.
Itwon'tgoonbeyondmidnight.
IknowwhatI'llbedoingforthenextthreeweeksbutIhaven'tthoughtbeyondthat.
Oursuccesswasfarbeyondwhatwethoughtpossible
Thebicyclewasbeyondrepair.
Thesituationisbeyondourcontrol.
Theexercisewasbeyondtheabilitiesofmostoftheclass.
Theimmediatefutureisclear,butit’shardtotellwhatliesbeyond.
Theyear2010andbeyond
Prep.
onortothefurthersideofsth
laterthanaparticulartime
morethansth
usedtosaythatsthisnotpossible
toofarortooadvancedforsb/sth
ad.Ontheotherside
furtheron
Prominence[ˈprɒmɪnəns]
Thenewspaperhasgivenundueprominencetothestory.
n.thesateofbeingimportant,well-knownornoticeable.
Prominent
Heplayedaprominentpartinthecampaign.Shewasprominentinthefashionindustry.
Thestorywasgivenaprominentpositiononthefrontpage.
Aprominentnose.
a.
Importantorwell-known
Easilyseen
Stickingoutfromsth.
ordeal/ɔːˈdɪəl/
n.averyunpleasantandpainfulordifficultexperience:
Account
Tohaveanaccountat/withabank.
ajointaccount(oneinthenameofmorethanoneperson)
TOkeeptheaccountsuptodate.
Expenseaccount(开支账)
Putitonmyaccount,please.
Wehaveaccountswithmostofoursuppliers.
Theagencyhaslostseveralofitsmostimportantaccounts.(客户)
Shegavethepoliceafullaccountoftheincident.
TheBiblicalaccountofthecreationoftheworld.
n.
ATBANKAnarrangementthatsbhaswithabank,etc.tokeepmoneythere,takesomeout.
BUSSINESSRECORDSAwrittenrecordofmoneythatisowedtoabusinessandofmoneythathasbeenpaidbyit
WITHSHOP/STOREAnarrangementwithashop/storeorbusinesstopaybillsforgoodsorservicesatalatertime,forexampleinregularamountseverymonth
REGULARCUSTOMER
DESCRIPTIONAwrittenorspokendescriptionofsth.thathashappened
Anexplanationordescriptionofanidea,atheoryoraprocess.
Release/rɪˈliːs/
Shewasarrestedbyshopliftingbutwasreleasedonbail(保释金).
Hereleasedthehandbrakeandthecarjumpedforward.
Thereleaseditsbombsat10000feet.
Coalpowerstationsreleasedsulphurdioxideintotheatmosphere.
Hepunchedthepillowinanefforttoreleasehisanger.
Policehavereleasedapictureofthemantheywanttoquestion.
Theband'slatestalbumwillbereleasednextweek.
Herearlyreleasefromprisonledtoademonstration.(演示、示威、验证、证实)
Theaccidentcausedthereleaseofradioactivityintotheatmosphere.
Inoticedareleaseoftensionwhenhelefttheroom./Afteryearsofsuffering,hisdeathcameasamercifulrelease.
Therearestrictrulesonthereleaseofofficialinformation.
Herlatestrelease,asongaboutdoomedlove,shewroteherself.
Verb.
1.Togivefreedomoffreemovementtosomeoneorsth.
2.Tomoveadevicefromafixedpositiontoallowitmovefreely.
3.Tofireabombormissile,orallowittofall.
4.Toallowasubstancetoflowoutofsomewhere.
5.Toexpressafeelingthatyouhavebeentryingnottoshow.
6.toallowsomethingtobeshowninpublicortobeavailableforuse
7.发行
Noun.
1.[SorU]whensomeoneisallowedtoleaveprison,etc.
2.[U]whensomethingflowsoutfromsomewhere.
3.[SorU]afeelingthatyouarefreefromsomethingunpleasant.发泄
4.[U]whensomethingisshowninpublicormadeavailableforuse.
5.发行
PHRASES
Makeinvestmentin…
Shotbackintoprominence
Theaccountof…
Receivewideattention
USEFULLEXPRESSION
Itoffersanassortmentofworldnewsthattendstorelymoreonanalyticalstoriesthanbreakingnews.
AChristianscienceperspectiveondailylife.
Themonitorpreviouslyattemptedtoexpandbeyondthepaper,makinginvestmentintelevision,radioandmagazine,buttheeffortnearlybankruptedit.
Itsaccountofherordealandreleasereceivedwideattention.
VACABULARY
subsidy/ˈsʌb.sɪ.di/subsidize/ˈsʌb.sɪ.daɪz/
subsidization/ˌsʌb.sɪ.daɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
moneygiv