英語口語情景詞匯學(xué)習(xí) 大眾話題 Unit 78: 報刊雜志

　　Unit 78 報刊雜志 情景詞匯

　　Situational Words and Phrases 情景詞匯

　　1.ads(advertisement) n. 廣告

　　A: How do these local papers manage financially?

　　甲:這些地方報紙是怎樣籌集資金的?

　　B: Mainly from ads, a small portion comes from taxes and charities.

　　乙:主要是靠廣告收益。一小部分是靠稅收和捐款。

　　2.eater to 迎合

　　A: You've got so many different newspapers in America. What are they all trying to do?

　　甲:你們美國有這么多的報紙。它們都在干什么?

　　B: To provide a service and cater to different tastes. It's competitive business like any other.

　　乙:提供服務(wù)，迎合不同讀者的口味。同其他行業(yè)一樣都是在競爭。

　　3.circulation n. 發(fā)行量，流通

　　A: What's the circulation of this magazine?

　　甲:這個雜志的發(fā)行量是多少?

　　B: Nearly 10,000 every week.

　　乙:每周有一萬份左右。

　　4.daily n. 日報

　　A: What's the most popular paper circulating in China?

　　甲:在中國最受歡迎的報紙是哪家?

　　B: The People's I3aily.

　　乙:是《人民日報》。

　　5.deliver v. 投遞

　　A: Do you get your paper yourself everyday?

　　甲:你每天自己取報紙嗎?

　　B: No. My paper is delivered to my door every day.

　　乙:不。我的報紙每天都會送到我的家門口。

　　6.editorial n. 社論

　　A: Come here, look at this editorial about the "Watergate Stands!".

　　甲:快，看看這則關(guān)于“水門事件”的社論。

　　B: Let me have a look.

　　乙:讓我看看。

　　7.feature v. 刊載，特寫

　　A: Does your paper also focus on entertainment?

　　甲:你們的報紙也注重娛樂性嗎?

　　B: Yes. That's why our paper features articles on the latest happenings in the theatre, the cinema, and the world of art and sports.

　　乙:是的。那就是為什么我們的報紙會刊登一些有關(guān)戲劇、電影以及藝術(shù)和體育方面的最新消息。

　　8.financial section 金觸版

　　A: I read the financial section every day to find out what is happening in business around the world.

　　甲:我每天都讀金融版，以便了解世界貿(mào)易的新動向。

　　B: Really? I never read it.

　　乙:是嗎?我卻從來不曾讀過它。

　　9.headline n. 標(biāo)題，欄題

　　A: What are you needing, John?

　　甲:約翰，你在看什么?

　　B: Oh, it's horrible. Listen to this headline: "Star War Tragedy: American Spaceship Challenger, Exploded 73 seconds After Launching."

　　乙:哦，太可怕了。聽這個標(biāo)題，“星球大戰(zhàn)悲劇:美國‘挑戰(zhàn)者’號字宙飛船發(fā)射73秒后爆炸。”

　　10.hearsay n. 傳聞

　　A: What makes rumors so popular?

　　甲:謠言為何這么流行?

　　B: I don't know，but you always find a ready ear for hearsay.

　　乙:不知道，不過傳聞總是有人相信的。

　　11.influential a. 有影響的

　　A: Which paper do you think is the most popular one in China: "People's Daily" or "China Daily"?

　　甲:你認(rèn)為哪份報紙在中國最受歡迎:《人民日報》還是《中國日報》?

　　B: "People's Daily" is believed by many to be the most influential daily newspaper in China.

　　乙:多數(shù)人認(rèn)為(人民日報》是中國最具影響力的日報。

　　12.issue v. 發(fā)行

　　A: When was the newspaper first issued?

　　甲:這份報紙是什么時候開始發(fā)行的?

　　B: In 1914, the year World War I began. It's famous fur military reports.

　　乙:1914年，第一次世界大戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)那一年，它以軍事報告出名。

　　13.Jump on 旅披，報導(dǎo)

　　A: This paper always has startling inside stories to reveal.

　　甲:這家報紙總是有驚人的內(nèi)幕消息披露。

　　B: They were the first to jump on the President's Scandal，

　　乙:他們是最早披露總統(tǒng)丑聞事件的。

　　14.muckraking n. 搜集和揭發(fā)政治和商業(yè)丑聞

　　A: That paper is very popular.

　　甲:那家報紙非常流行。

　　B: Right，but it's not a good one. It's known for its muckraking.

　　乙:對，但是也不過爾爾。該報紙以搜集揭露政治和商業(yè)丑聞著名。

　　15.nation-wide a. 全國性的

　　A: "China Daily" is a nation-wide newspaper, isn't it?

　　甲:《中國日報》是全國性的報紙，是嗎?

　　B: Yes, I can find it all around China.

　　乙:是的，我在中國各地都可以見到。

　　16.periodical n. 期刊，雜志

　　A: I wonder how many periodicals there are in your country.

　　甲:我想知道在你們國家有多少種期刊?

　　B: I haven't the faintest idea. But I think there must be a few thousand.

　　乙:我也沒數(shù)。可我想應(yīng)該有幾千種吧。

　　17.propaganda n. 宣傳

　　A: Is the news reliable?

　　甲:這則消息可靠嗎?

　　B: It's all propaganda.

　　乙:這全是宣傳。

　　18.publisher n. 出版者

　　A: A person has to know that the publisher has his or her own opinions and that is the viewpoint that will be expressed in that publication.

　　甲:人們必須得知道，出版物上面發(fā)表的觀點(diǎn)只是出版者自己的觀點(diǎn)。

　　B: I guess it would help if I knew something about the background of the publishers of the material I read.

　　乙:我想，如果了解一下出版者的個人背景會很有助于理解材料。

　　19.scandal n. 丑聞

　　A: Have you heard the scandal about our president?

　　甲:你聽說有關(guān)我們總統(tǒng)的丑聞了嗎?

　　B: Yeah，it appeared in the headlines of all the local papers.

　　乙:是的，所有當(dāng)?shù)貓蠹埖拇髽?biāo)題上都登載了。

　　20.section n. 版，版面，部分

　　A: Have you got a favorite section?

　　甲:有沒有你最喜歡讀的版面?

　　B: Yes, I like to read the sports section.

　　乙:我最喜歡體育版。

　　21.sensational a. 聳人聽聞的

　　A: I'm sorry to admit that many reporters are giving the profession a had name.

　　甲:我得承認(rèn)許多記者給這個職業(yè)帶來不好的名聲，這很令人遺撼。

　　B: There is a desire on the part of many papers to go for the Sensational. They're always looking for the headlines that will attract the readers' attention.

　　乙:許多報紙都追求那種聳人聽聞的效果。他們總是尋求那種吸引讀者的大標(biāo)題。

　　22.skim v. 瀏覽

　　A: Do you read the evening paper everyday?

　　甲:你每天都看晚報嗎?

　　B: Yes. I skim through the headlines of the Xin Min Wan Bao. The Classifieds are very helpful.

　　乙:是的。我每天都瀏覽一下《新民晚報》的標(biāo)題。分類廣告是很有用的。

　　23.special addition 特刊

　　A: They carry special additions once in a while.

　　甲:有的時候他們出特刊。

　　B: Yes, I have read some.They're very good.

　　乙:是的，我有一些。這些特刊很好。

　　24.startling a. 驚人的

　　A: Anything startling in the news today?

　　甲:今天有什么驚人的消息嗎?

　　B: The same old stories, nothing special.

　　乙:還是老一套，沒什么特別的。

　　25.unbiased a. 沒有偏見的

　　A: What do you think is the best way for a person to get unbiased information on a subject?

　　甲:你認(rèn)為獲得一條公正無誤的信息的最好的辦法是什么?

　　B: It would help to read a lot. You should find articles in many sources on the subject you are reading.

　　乙:大量的閱讀會有幫助。一你應(yīng)該多渠道搜集有關(guān)同一論題的文章。

　　26.weekly a. 周報(的)

　　A: Haw often is the paper published?

　　甲:這報紙多長時間一期?

　　B: Weekly.

　　乙:每周一期。