新视界大学英语综合教程2-unit3

WarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingTalkingpointHardNewsWarmingupheadlines(标题),newsstories,letters,editorials(社论),features(特写报道),pictures,reviews(评论文章),filmandtelevisionlistings,advertisements,comicstrips(连环漫画),cartoons,puzzles,weatherforecasts,financialfigures,sportsresultsetc1.Whatyoucanfindinanewspaper?➋Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.WarmingupCCTVInternational,ChinaDaily,People’sDaily,ChinaRadioInternational,ShanghaiDaily,SouthChinaMorningPost,XinhuaNewsAgency2.NamesomeChinesenewssourcesinEnglishSomeEnglish-languagenewspapersworthmentioningmaybe:TheTimes(《泰晤士报》),TheGuardian(《卫报》,FinancialTimes(UK)(《金融时报》),TheWallStreetJournal(《华尔街日报》),TheNewYorkTimes(《纽约时报》),InternationalHeraldTribune(USA)(《国际先驱论坛报》).3.Namesomefamousinternationalnewspapers.Warmingup➊Workinpairs.Lookatthefirstsentenceofthepassageanddecidewhichisthemainresponsibilityofajournalist.Whatistheresponsibilityofajournalist?☐1totellthetruth☐2tosimplifythingssothatpeoplewillunderstandeasily☐3touseastylepeoplewillenjoyreading☐4todowhattheeditorhasasked☐5tofindoutasmuchaspossibleaboutthetopic☐6nottogetinvolvedpersonallyinthenewseventNowreadthepassageandcompareyourideaswiththewriter’s.Skimming◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.◇AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage51.Task➋Choosethebestsummaryofthepassage.MoreMore1.Journalistsarehumanbeingsliketherestofus.Wecannotexpectthemtobecompletelyobjectivewhenfacedwithdifficultsituations,andwecannotexpecttheirreportstobecompletelyaccurateasaresult.Skimming2.Journalistssometimeshavetomakedifficultdecisionsabouthow,andwhat,toreport.Itisimportantforeveryonetorealizehowdifficultthesedecisionsare,andtorecognizethateditorsandreadersshouldsharepartoftheresponsibilityforthesedecisionstoo.3.Inextremesituations,journalistsshouldbepreparednottoreportthenewsasithappens.Thesesituationsmayinsteadrequirethemtohelppeopleindifficulty,ortotakedecisionsabouthowfartheycantryandfindoutaboutpeople’sprivatelives.Thebestsummaryis:2.Skimming➌Answerthequestions.1Whatisthemeaningofhardinthetitle“Hardnews”?Hardnews,incomparisonwithsoftnews,consistsoffactual,up-to-the-minuteaccountsofeventstakingplace.Butthewriterisalsomakinguseofthemeaning“difficult”.Journalistsneedtotakedifficultdecisions.MoreMoreSkimmingMoreMore2Whichthreetypicaldifficultsituationsdoesthewriterreferto?Stoppingillegalexecutionsorsimplyphotographingthem;revealingthenameofasourceofastorywhowillgetintotroubleasaresult,orrefusingtodoso;publishingornotaphotographofacelebrityinaprivatemoment.Tosumup,thethreeSituationsare:gettinginvolvedorstayingneutral;protectingsourcesorrevealingthem;revealingprivatemattersoffamouspeopleornot.Skimming3Whatisthejobofajournalist,atfirstsight?Torecordwhat’shappening,accuratelyandbasedonfacts.MoreMore4Whatarejournalistsindangeroflosingiftheydothisjob?Theymaylosetheirhumanity,sympatheticattitudetootherpeople.Skimming5Whichtworealnewseventsdoesthewriterreferto?TheshootingofLeeHarveyOswaldandthedeathofPrincessDianainacarcrash.6Whicharethethreequalitiesthenewsmediashouldhave?Beingprofessional,reliableandresponsibletothepublic.7WhyisTheNewYorkTimessometimesslowerinpublishingnewsthanitsrivals?Itlikestotaketimetocheckforaccuracy.HardNews译文Digging1Whatistheresponsibilityofajournalist?Isittoinformtheirreaders?Orisittopleasetheireditor?Isittoremainonthesideofthelaw,atallcosts?Orisitsimplytowriteagoodstory?Oristheresomeresponsibilitytobehaveasahumanbeing,whateverthecostorthedanger?2Hereareafewdilemmassomejournalistshavefaced.MP3MP33Aphotographerinawarzonetakesphotosofanarmyofficerexecutingrebelsoldiers.It’spossiblethathemighthavebeenabletostoptheofficershootingtheprisoners.Buthechosetohonourhisresponsibilitiestowardshiseditorandthenewspaperreaders,whichwastoreportwhatwashappening.Shouldhehavegotinvolved,orwashesimplydoinghisjob?Digging译文译文MP3MP34Ajournalistisinvestigatingamajorfraudinabigcitybank.Abankemployeerevealstoherthemethodbywhichthecrimewascommitted,andtheidentitiesofthecriminals.Indoingso,theemployeeadmitshisownminorimplicationinthecrime.Thepolicelaunchtheirowninvestigation,andaskthejournalisttorevealthenameofhersource.Sherefuses,claimingthatherprofessionalstandardsobligehertoprotecthersources.Shouldshebepraisedforherprinciples,orchargedwithpreventingthepolicefromsolvingthecrime?译文DiggingMP3MP35Anewspaperpublishesphotosofawell-knownfilmactorwhosecareerispromotedbyherfrequentappearancesinthemedia.Onthisoccasion,thephotosweretakenwhiletheactorwasonholidayinaprivatehomeabroad.Theactorintendstotakethenewspapertocourtforinvasionofherprivatelife.Isthenewspapersimplydoingwhatitsreadersexpectittodo,oristheactorentitledtoseparateherprivatefromherpubliclife?译文DiggingMP3MP36Whatdoyouthink?7Theethicalresponsibilityofthejournalistisendlesslydiscussed,bothingeneral,andinparticularcases.Atfirst,theanswerseemssimple:Thejournalist’sjobistorecordwhat’shappening,accuratelyandbasedonfacts.译文DiggingMP3MP38Butsometimesdoingajournalist’sjobisatthecostoftheirhumanity.WhenJackRubyshotLeeHarveyOswald,themana