英语读书笔记范例final.docx

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英语读书笔记范例final

ARTICLE1

TitleName:

Panicdrivingrushtojoinlicense-platelotteryinBeijing

By:

TanZongyang

Source:

ChinaDaily

PublishedDate:

March28,2011

Website:

Summary:

About100,000moreresidentsenteredthelatestvehicle-licenselotterythanhadinFebruary.Atotalof397,543qualifiedcandidatestookpartinthecity'sthirdlicense-platelottery,whichwasheldinMarch.TheparticipantswillcompeteinadrawonSaturdayfortherighttoobtainoneof17,600licenseplatesBeijingissueseachmonth.InFebruary,292,280peoplehadtakenpartinthelottery,givingeachparticipantonlya6%chanceofwinning.TheoddshavenarrowedevenfurtherinMarch-toamere4%.Earlierreportssaidaboutfewerthan20%ofthetotal-boughtnewcarsinthetendaysfollowingthefirstdrawing.Althoughnotinurgentneedofacar,peopledecidedtoapplyforalicenseplateoutofafearthatobtainingonewouldbecomeevenmoredifficultinthefuture.

CriticalAnalysis

Authorandsource:

ChinaDailyhasthewidestprintcirculation（over500,000perissue,ofwhichathirdisabroad）ofanyEnglish-languagenewspaperinChina.Ithinkitisareliablesourceofinformation

Purposeandobjective:

Thepurposeofthisarticleistopresentthatmoreandmoreandmorepeopleattendthecar-licenselotterybecauseofthelowchanceofwin,whichisviciouscircle.

Commentary:

Theauthorpointedout“peopledecidetoapplyforalicenseplateevennotneedacarinurgent”.HecametothispointjustaccordingtodatawhereisfromFebruarytoMarch,actuallyhedonotknowtherealsituationofthefuture.Thesituationmaybe1）withtherapiddevelopmentofpublictransport,peoplenolongerobsesswithprivatecar.2）Governmentincreasetheamountofvehiclelicenseapprovaltoeasethepressureofhugedemandaboutcar.Iftheaboveassumebecometrue,peoplewillnotrushtoattendthecar-licenselottery.Andtheviciouscircledoesnotexistanymore.So,theforecastislackofevidencetosupport.Thepredictionwithoutscientificbasisoftenobtainswrongresults.

However,usemanyscientificstatisticandrelevantandreliabledatatoanalysisthesituationwhichisthechancetogetacar-licensebecomelowerandlower.Thestatisticdataisgoodsupportfortheview.

ARTICLE2

TitleName:

Buyingofcarsshouldbelimited.

By:

XuKangming

Source:

BeijingNews

PublishedDate:

February18,2011

Website:

Summary:

TrafficconditionsinBeijingaredeterioratingbadlyastimegoesby,andseveretrafficcongestionoccursnotonlyinrushhoursbutatanytimeoftheday.TherestrictionofbuyinganduseofcarsisinevitableandjustamatteroftimeforBeijing.Theearlierthegovernmenttakesaction,thesmallerthepricetobepaid.Trafficcongestionaffectsnormalfunctionoftheentiretrafficsystem.Limitingthenumberofvehiclesguaranteestheinterestsofmostpeoplewhodrive,takeabusorwalk.Inthefirstphaseofthepolicy,noinstantandhugeimprovementwillbeseen.Butitwillatleaststopitfromgettingworse.ThekeystolesseningtrafficcongestioninBeijingarefirstcontrollingthesituationandthenimprovingitbydevelopingtheavailabilityandconvenienceofpublictransport.

CriticalAnalysis

Authorandsource:

ThisarticleisthetopstoryofBeijingNews-aBeijinglocalnewspaper.TheauthorisacitizeninBeijing.

Purposeandobjective:

Itsupportstheviewoflimitcarlicensenumber.

Commentary:

TheargumentinthisarticlejustrepresentsapartoftheBeijingcitizen’sview,whichthosewhoalreadyownacarorrelyonpublictransport.Thepolicyisnoimpactonthem.But,thepoliciessacrificetheinterestofpeoplewhoneedorwanttobuynewcarinthemeantime.Asweknow,Beijingisabigcity.Mostpeoplelivefarfromtheirworkplace;itwilltakethen1-2hourfortravellingwithpublictransport,sotheyneedaprivatecar.Thearticlesaid“guaranteestheinterestsofmostpeople”;itabsolutelyisnotaneutralopinion.

Ontheotherhand,thearticlesaidthat“Beijingarefirstcontrollingthesituationandthenimprovingitbydevelopingtheavailabilityandconvenienceofpublictransport.”ThereisnoevidencetoshowBeijingownsteppolicyforleasetransportproblem.Theconclusionofdevelopingconveniencejustimagebyauthor.

ARTICLE3

TitleName:

Beijingholds2ndcarlicenselottery

By:

CCTV9

Source:

GlobalTimes

PublishedDate:

February28,2011

Website:

Summary:

AsofWednesday,Beijing'stransportauthoritystartedFebruary'slottery.WangZhaorong,CommitteeMemberofBeijingMunicipalCommitteeofComm.Express:

Lastyear,Beijingsawarecord800,000newcarstaketothealreadyovercrowdedstreets.Thecongestioncostsdriversanaverage340Yuanand30hourseachmonth,muchmorethanthecostofjamsinothercities.ThelicenseplatelotteryisanecessarystepforBeijingtolimitthenumberofcarsontheroadandthereforeeasepollution.

CriticalAnalysis

Authorandsource:

CCTV9istheChinesegovernment'sofficialEnglishChannel.

Purposeandobjective:

Thisarticleisonbehalfofthegovernment'spointaboutcarlicense-platelottery.

Commentary:

Inmyopinion,thisarticleistoobiasedtowardthegovernment’sviewonhowtoeasetrafficjamandavoidpollution.TrafficcongestionisreallybiggestprobleminBeijing.But,limitnumberofcarisnottheonlyandnecessarysolution.Infact,therearemanyotherfactorscausetrafficjam,suchasroaddesign,undevelopedpublictransportandmuch;especiallytheofficialcar,however,thepolicyjustlimittheprivatecar.

Thesearticlejustshowshowseriousoftrafficjam,andthensaidlimitnumberofcaris“necessarystep”,totallynotattentiononotherfactors.Alloftheseisthegovernmentconclusionforsupportitsownpolicy.

ARTICLE4

TitleName:

LicenseLotteryWinnerChoosetoWait

By:

QingHua

PublishedDate:

February28,2011

Website:

Summary:

InJanuary,thesalesofnewcarstotalled17,900unitsandthetransactionsofsecond-handcarstotalled6,148unitsinBeijing,significantlydecliningcomparedwiththesameperiodoflastyearaswellaslastmonth.Afterthefirstroundoflottery,only3,400ofsuccessfulapplicantsdecidedtobuycars.BeijingEveningNewslearnedfromthenewsconferenceheldbyBeijingAsianGamesVillageAutoMarketthatBeijing'sautomarkethadenteredintoaniceage.Somedealershavealsopreparedanumberoflicenseplatestomeetthedemandsofconsumersoutsidethefifthringroadandoutersuburbs.

CriticalAnalysis

Authorandsource:

Thewebsiteofarticlepublishedisafamouscarsalewebsite.

Purposeandobjective:

Thepurposeofthisarticleistoprotestthatcarlicense-platelotterypolicycausecarsaleintoavalley.

Commentary:

Inmyview,thetoneofthisarticleistoopessimistic;peoplewinthelotteryjustwaitratherthannotbuycars.Actually,importedluxurycarsprovidedsupportsforautomarket.Accordingtomyresearch,inJanuary17,900newvehiclesweresoldinBeijing.About10,600ofthemweresedans.Luxurycarsandimportedcarshaveplayedanincreasinglyimportantroleinsales,whilethesalesoflow-endcarshavedeclinedsignificantly.

Inaddition,thetreatmentofusedcarswilldirectlyaffectthedecisionsofcarownerswhentheyplantobuynewcars.Sincetheamountofnewcarsthisyearhasbeenset,manydealersarestillpreparingtofocusonreplacement.Itbecomesatoppriorityforautodealerstoattractthoseconsumers."Ifwecanopenupthesecond-handcarsaleschannel,thenthereplacementfornewvehicleswillbequitesuccessful.Itcouldbringalotofpotentialsales."Somedealerssaidthattheyearof2011islikelytobeareplacementyearforBeijing'sautomarket.

ARTICLE5

TitleName:

Auctioninglicenseplatesfarbetterthandodgylottery

By:

ZhouTao

Source:

ShanghaiDaily

PublishedDate:

May4,2011

Website:

Summary:

InChina,oneauctionconcernsBeijing'sallotmentofautomobilelicenseplates.Beijing'strafficcongestionproblemisgettingoutofcontrol,andsoisthemunicipalgovernment'sseriesofbrute-forcemeasuresinresponse.ThequotaimposedsincethebeginningofthisyearisoncoursetomowautosalesinBeijingbymorethanhalf,killinghalfoftheautodealereconomyworthatleast1billionYuan（US$153.8million）basedonmycalculation.Dozensofdealerswillclosetheirdoors,andthousandsofsalesjobswillgodownthedrain.Andyetatthesametime,theBeijingmunicipalgovernmentisintheprocessofa14billionYuangiveawaythroughitsdisastrouslicenseplatelotterysystem.

HowdoIcomeupwiththis14billionYuannumber?

JustlookatShanghai.Shanghaiofficiallystartedusingauctionstoissuelicenseplatesin1994.Asof2007,theaccumulatedproceedsfromtheseauctionsover14yearstotalscloseto14billionYuan.Thebulkofthemoneyhasbeenspentonthesubwaysystemandthemid-ringfreewayprojectinShanghai.Andforthat,IthankeachmayorofShanghaiinthelast14years.

CriticalAnalysis

Authorandsource:

ShanghaiDailyisalocalnon-officialnewspaper.

Purposeandobjective:

Toillustratethisarticle,thelicenseplateauctioninShanghaiismuchbetterthanBeijing'spolicy

Commentary:

Firstofall,Imustadmirethatauctionisreallyagoodwaytosolvetheshortageofresources.Thefactofthematteristhatrightstoscarceresourceswouldbemonetizedanyway,ifthe