1、英美报刊选读答案英美报刊选读答案英美报刊选读 一、教学目的 通过本课程的学习,使学员对英美报刊有一个清晰的了解,认识英美报刊语言、文体、词汇、语法等基本特点,掌握英美报刊阅读的基本知识及技巧,为独立阅读英美报刊打下良好的基础。 二、教材特点 与该课程旧教材(第1版)相比,本教材具有以下特点:1为使学生改变以往依赖教师和英汉词典的学习习惯,培养他们独自排解疑难词语的能力,编者不但向他们推荐工具书,并教授他们使用方法;为使他们能加深对词汇的记忆,还介绍词法和重要词根及词缀。2为使学生掌握必要的新闻词语和扩大词汇量,本书在“新闻词语解说”中尽量结合课文,讲透疑难词语。此外还列出一些与这些词语或课文内
2、容有关的课外词汇。3为使学生掌握必要的读报知识,本书在“背景知识”中尽量结合课文,介绍重要的并时常见诸报端的人物、党派和组织机构等,并举例说明其重要性。练习,共40分。1)问答题:20分。 2).段落英译汉:20分。六.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 a
3、nd the United States. The major newspapers in Britain Dailies Sundays The Times News of the World The Guardian 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 th
4、e United States New York Times USA Today Washington Post Chicago Daily Tribune Los Angeles Times Detrolt News 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
5、news, national and local news, sports, business ,entertainment, opinions, comics, classified ads,etc. You 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
6、own and it is necessary to learn about it.Please read the following headlines: Moscow official wounded by 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 ne
7、wspaper headlines: Headlines are almost always in the present tense and even future events are put in the 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: Stra
8、ight headlines give you the main topic of the story.They are the most common type of headline and are the 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
9、 the story. Can technology fix ballot woes? Do market analysts have bad aim or bad intentions? Headlines that 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
10、often used for major events. How Express broke diplomatic silence HUSH-UP ON “SPY” ENVOYS Feature headlines 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 expan
11、sion Dead student fell under the crush during clashes英美报刊选读辅导二 Understanding Headline Vocabulary English newspaper 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
12、 bare=expose or reveal; blast=explode probe=investigation woo=seek to win Abbreviations such as short names 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=Scot
13、land Yard) MP slams hospital delay(MP=member of Parliament) shortened words and slang e.g. Weekly mag for 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 commo
14、n headline meanings.Try to be famillar with these words. Word Common headline meaning Exampl Accord agreement 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 suppo
15、rt Algeria backs decision to ignore dollar Balk to refuse to accept Union balks at court order Bar not to 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 b
16、last near Manila (verb) criticize strongly MP blasts democrats strike with explosives blaze fire Blaze kills 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
17、Marine dies in clash (verb) disagree strongly;fight Mayor clashes with city council cool uninterested; unfriendly 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
18、Cancer drive exceeds goal by a group for a particular purpose due expected Greek FM due today eye to watch 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
19、 dispute; Border feud danger to regional peace strong disagreement flay accuse;criticize strongly US flays 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 destr
20、oy completely by fire Years biggest fire guts 178 homes head off to prevent President heads off rail strike 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 Fie
21、ry speech kicks off campaign lash out criticize strongly; College heads lash out at NUS accuse laud to praise 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 T
22、reaty dispute looming future loot(noun) stolen money or goods Police recover loot (verb) unlawful taking away 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 off
23、ice an important government Minister quits,tired of office position opt choose;decide Swiss opt to back tax 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 indicati
24、ng Guilty pleas expected guilt or innocence Guilty pleas expected pledge promise IOC pledges support poised 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 i
25、nvestigation Governor orders fire probe Prompt to cause Court decision prompts public anger Rage to burn out 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
26、stock market rout defeat completely Rebels routed,leave 70 dead row a quarrel Oil price row may bring down 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 t
27、alks set for April slay to kill or murder 2 slain in family row snag problem;difficulty Last minute snag hits 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
28、 disagreement that cannot be settled New bid to break hostage stalemate stall making no progress Peace effort 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
29、union-strike set swindle an unlawful way of getting money Stock swindle in NY thwart prevent from being successful 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 d
30、etermine to be invalid Voting law voides by court Vow a solemn promise Police chief vows to catch kidnappers 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 impo
31、rtant facts. When you read a newspaper lead sentence, try to find the subject and main verb and note how the 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 by a band of soldiers who attacked a military parade reviewing stand with automatic rif
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