Situational Words and Phrases 情景词汇
1.ads(advertisement) n. 广告
A: How do these local papers manage financially?
甲:这些地方报纸是怎样筹集资金的?
B: Mainly from ads, a small portion comes from taxes and charities.
乙:主要是靠广告收益。一小部分是靠税收和捐款。
2.eater to 迎合
A: You've got so many different newspapers in America. What are they all trying to do?
甲:你们美国有这么多的报纸。它们都在干什么?
B: To provide a service and cater to different tastes. It's competitive business like any other.
乙:提供服务，迎合不同读者的口味。同其他行业一样都是在竞争。
3.circulation n. 发行量，流通
A: What's the circulation of this magazine?
甲:这个杂志的发行量是多少?
B: Nearly 10,000 every week.
乙:每周有一万份左右。
4.daily n. 日报
A: What's the most popular paper circulating in China?
甲:在中国最受欢迎的报纸是哪家?
B: The People's I3aily.
乙:是《人民日报》。
5.deliver v. 投递
A: Do you get your paper yourself everyday?
甲:你每天自己取报纸吗?
B: No. My paper is delivered to my door every day.
乙:不。我的报纸每天都会送到我的家门口。
6.editorial n. 社论
A: Come here, look at this editorial about the "Watergate Stands!".
甲:快，看看这则关于“水门事件”的社论。
B: Let me have a look.
乙:让我看看。
7.feature v. 刊载，特写
A: Does your paper also focus on entertainment?
甲:你们的报纸也注重娱乐性吗?
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。那就是为什么我们的报纸会刊登一些有关戏剧、电影以及艺术和体育方面的最新消息。
8.financial section 金触版
A: I read the financial section every day to find out what is happening in business around the world.
甲:我每天都读金融版，以便了解世界贸易的新动向。
B: Really? I never read it.
乙:是吗?我却从来不曾读过它。
9.headline n. 标题，栏题
A: What are you needing, John?
甲:约翰，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。听这个标题，“星球大战悲剧:美国‘挑战者’号字宙飞船发射73秒后爆炸。”
10.hearsay n. 传闻
A: What makes rumors so popular?
甲:谣言为何这么流行?
B: I don't know，but you always find a ready ear for hearsay.
乙:不知道，不过传闻总是有人相信的。
11.influential a. 有影响的
A: Which paper do you think is the most popular one in China: "People's Daily" or "China Daily"?
甲:你认为哪份报纸在中国最受欢迎:《人民日报》还是《中国日报》?
B: "People's Daily" is believed by many to be the most influential daily newspaper in China.
乙:多数人认为(人民日报》是中国最具影响力的日报。
12.issue v. 发行
A: When was the newspaper first issued?
甲:这份报纸是什么时候开始发行的?
B: In 1914, the year World War I began. It's famous fur military reports.
乙:1914年，第一次世界大战爆发那一年，它以军事报告出名。
13.Jump on 旅披，报导
A: This paper always has startling inside stories to reveal.
甲:这家报纸总是有惊人的内幕消息披露。
B: They were the first to jump on the President's Scandal，
乙:他们是最早披露总统丑闻事件的。
14.muckraking n. 搜集和揭发政治和商业丑闻
A: That paper is very popular.
甲:那家报纸非常流行。
B: Right，but it's not a good one. It's known for its muckraking.
乙:对，但是也不过尔尔。该报纸以搜集揭露政治和商业丑闻著名。
15.nation-wide a. 全国性的
A: "China Daily" is a nation-wide newspaper, isn't it?
甲:《中国日报》是全国性的报纸，是吗?
B: Yes, I can find it all around China.
乙:是的，我在中国各地都可以见到。
16.periodical n. 期刊，杂志
A: I wonder how many periodicals there are in your country.
甲:我想知道在你们国家有多少种期刊?
B: I haven't the faintest idea. But I think there must be a few thousand.
乙:我也没数。可我想应该有几千种吧。
17.propaganda n. 宣传
A: Is the news reliable?
甲:这则消息可靠吗?
B: It's all propaganda.
乙:这全是宣传。
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:人们必须得知道，出版物上面发表的观点只是出版者自己的观点。
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个人背景会很有助于理解材料。
19.scandal n. 丑闻
A: Have you heard the scandal about our president?
甲:你听说有关我们总统的丑闻了吗?
B: Yeah，it appeared in the headlines of all the local papers.
乙:是的，所有当地报纸的大标题上都登载了。
20.section n. 版，版面，部分
A: Have you got a favorite section?
甲:有没有你最喜欢读的版面?
B: Yes, I like to read the sports section.
乙:我最喜欢体育版。
21.sensational a. 耸人听闻的
A: I'm sorry to admit that many reporters are giving the profession a had name.
甲:我得承认许多记者给这个职业带来不好的名声，这很令人遗撼。
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:许多报纸都追求那种耸人听闻的效果。他们总是寻求那种吸引读者的大标题。
22.skim v. 浏览
A: Do you read the evening paper everyday?
甲:你每天都看晚报吗?
B: Yes. I skim through the headlines of the Xin Min Wan Bao. The Classifieds are very helpful.
乙:是的。我每天都浏览一下《新民晚报》的标题。分类广告是很有用的。
23.special addition 特刊
A: They carry special additions once in a while.
甲:有的时候他们出特刊。
B: Yes, I have read some.They're very good.
乙:是的，我有一些。这些特刊很好。
24.startling a. 惊人的
A: Anything startling in the news today?
甲:今天有什么惊人的消息吗?
B: The same old stories, nothing special.
乙:还是老一套，没什么特别的。
25.unbiased a. 没有偏见的
A: What do you think is the best way for a person to get unbiased information on a subject?
甲:你认为获得一条公正无误的信息的最好的办法是什么?
B: It would help to read a lot. You should find articles in many sources on the subject you are reading.
乙:大量的阅读会有帮助。一你应该多渠道搜集有关同一论题的文章。
26.weekly a. 周报(的)
A: Haw often is the paper published?
甲:这报纸多长时间一期?
B: Weekly.
乙:每周一期。
