英美報刊選讀introduction

1、Selected Readings of Selected Readings of English Newspapers and English Newspapers and MagazinesMagazines Good learning Resources for English learners for the rich vocabulary, which includes various idioms, common sayings and diverse phrases.2. Enable the learners to enhance their reading ability b

2、y providing authentic English learning material.The Significance of Newspaper Reading 3. Broaden the readers horizon, being the major access to world news.4. Good helper for the learners to improve their writing skill, by learning the expert use of various writing techniques like personification, ir

3、ony etc .Brief Introduction of American and British newspapers and magazines British major newspapers The Times http:/www.thetimes.co.uk Financial Times http:/ The Guardian http:/www.guardian.co.uk/ The Daily Telegraph http:/www.dailytelegraph.co.uk The Daily Express http:/www.express.co.uk/ The Dai

4、ly Mail http:/www.mirror.co.uk/泰晤士報 金融時報 衛(wèi)報 每日電訊報 每日快報 每日郵報 British major news magazines lThe Economist http:/lThe Spectator http:/ www.spectator.co.ukl The Times Literary Supplement, The TLS http:/ www.the-tls.co.uk lNew Statesman http:/www.newstatesman.co.uk經(jīng)濟學(xué)家 旁觀者 泰晤士報文學(xué)增刊新政治家American major pape

5、rs The New York Times http:/ The Washington Post http:/ Los Angeles Times http:/ USA Today http:/ The Wall Street Journal http:/ New York Post http:/紐約時報華盛頓郵報洛杉磯時報今日美國報華爾街日報紐約郵報American major news magazines Time http:/ Newsweek http:/ www.NReaders Digesthttp:/ Fortunehttp:/ Business Week http:/ 時代周刊

6、 新聞周刊 讀者文摘 財富雜志 商業(yè)周刊 Major News AgenciesMajor provider of news for newspapers, radios and TV stationsReuters (Reuters News Agency)PA (Press Association)A.P. ( Associated Press)UPI( United Press International)（美國）美聯(lián)社 （美國）合眾社 （英國）路透社 （英國）報紙聯(lián)合社 Categories of newspapers Daily Weekly National Internation

7、al OnlineNewspaper contents &SectionsNews FeaturesSportsBusinessEditorial/OP-Ed ClassifiedsScience and TechnologyLifeHealthEntertainment新聞版 專題報道版/特寫 體育版 財經(jīng)版 社論版/專欄版分類廣告版 科技版 生活版 醫(yī)療保健版 娛樂版Types of magazines Weekly Biweekly Monthly Bimonthly Quarterly Introduction containing most important or most

8、 interesting informationsupporting information or background quotes or more facts of lesser importance more facts minor details News lead more facts Structure of news reports: the Inverted Pyramid Form ( e-Business )least significant information The Major Difficulties of Reading English Newspapers t

9、he special writing style which often goes against the normal grammar will pose great obstacle for learners because it always strives to contain the richest information in as few words as possible .2. News English is rich in puns ，overtones，and various word games by means of polysemy , synonym and an

10、tinomy. 3. Western journalists like to quote the classics in their reports, so lack of necessary cultural background knowledge will lead to confusion.Example So far, the European Commission is wary of（謹(jǐn)慎的） encouraging Gypsies to present themselves as a nation. That might, it is feared, open a Pandor

11、as box already containing Basques, Corsicans and other awkward peoples. (The Economist ) Basques 巴斯克人，居住在西班牙北部比利牛斯山區(qū)。曾多次舉行大規(guī)模游行示威要求脫離西班牙政府，實行自治。 Example So far, the European Commission is wary of encouraging Gypsies to present themselves as a nation. That might, it is feared, open a Pandoras box alr

12、eady containing Basques, Corsicans and other awkward peoples. (The Economist ) Corsicans科西嘉人?？莆骷螎u是地中海中的島嶼，1769年被強行并入法國領(lǐng)土；拿破侖一世的出生地。自從被侵占后，科西嘉人從未停止民族獨立運動。Example So far, the European Commission is wary of encouraging Gypsies to present themselves as a nation. That might, it is feared, open a Pandoras

13、 box already containing Basques, Corsicans and other awkward peoples. (The Economist ) Pandoras box潘多拉之魔盒潘多拉之魔盒，典出希臘神話。比喻“災(zāi)難之源災(zāi)難之源”或“由于不明智的干預(yù)而引起許多難以解決的復(fù)雜問題”。 Example The idea of March looms as a crucial time. Pollster Richard Wirthlin and Counsellor Ed Meese have warned the president that just about

14、 now President Carter began to yield to outside clamor. He lost his power through retreat（退卻） and vacillation（動搖猶豫）.( Time)“idea of March”指古羅馬日歷的三月十五日，比喻“危險即將來危險即將來臨的日期臨的日期”。典出莎士比亞悲劇Julius Caesar(裘力斯愷撒)。Essential Techniques for Reading English News 1.Familiarity with news English vocabulary.2. Accum

15、ulation of various world knowledge is highly important.Technique1.Familiarity with news English vocabulary.example run, race, juice, measure, Speaker, chemistry, establishment, take a walk, go fishing, high profile, dry, wet, He blinked, Im a family manThe words mean respectively in daily English“跑”

16、、“競賽”、“汁”、“措施”、“發(fā)言人”、“化學(xué)”、“建立”、“散步”、“去釣魚”、“高姿態(tài)”、“干”、“濕”、“他眨了眨眼”、和“我是一個有家室的人”。 Technique1.Familiarity with news English vocabulary.example run, race, juice, measure, Speaker, chemistry, establishment, take a walk, go fishing, high profile, dry, wet, He blinked, Im a family man may mean respectively i

17、n daily English But in news English these words may mean respectively : “競選”、“競選”、“神通”、“議案”、“議長”、“（人際）關(guān)系”、“權(quán)勢集團”、“退黨”、“與黨離心離德”、“引人注目或公開的”、英國保守黨中的“強硬派”、“溫和派”、“他頂不住而退讓了”、和“我是一個治家有方、治國有道的人”。 Example Republicans narrowly retained control of the House in November. The new Senate will be split 50-50, and

18、will include Mr. Lieberman. But any ties will be broken by the new vice president, Mr. Cheney. The International Herald Tribune在十一月大選后組成的新一屆國會中，共和黨仍勉強控制著眾議院。在參議院，兩黨平分秋色，各占50席，而且民主黨議員中還包括落選的副總統(tǒng)候選人利伯曼。然而，如果如果在表決中票數(shù)相等而出現(xiàn)相持不下的局面時，在表決中票數(shù)相等而出現(xiàn)相持不下的局面時，新任副總統(tǒng)切尼先生會打破這種僵局新任副總統(tǒng)切尼先生會打破這種僵局Technique2.Accumulation of various world knowledge is highly important.Example Republicans narrowly retained control of the House in November. The new Senate will be split 50-50, and will include Mr. Lieberman. But any ties will be broken by the new