英语新闻听力技巧.

TheSkillsforEnglishNewsListeningWhatisnews?1.Newsisafreshreportofevents,facts,oropinionsthatpeopledidnotknowbeforetheyreadyourstory.新闻就是针对人们读你的报道以前还不知道的事件、事实或观点的一种全新报道。2.Newsisanythingtimelythatinterestsanumberofpersons,andthebestnewsisthatwhichhasthegreatestinterestofthegreatestnumber.凡是及时的、能引起一部分人兴趣的东西,便是新闻。而最好的新闻则是那种能够激起最大多数人最大兴趣的东西。3.Newsisanyevent,ideaoropinionthatistimely,thatinterestsoraffectsalargenumberofpeopleinacommunityandthatiscapableofbeingunderstoodbythem.新闻是指人们能及时获悉的事件、观点或见解，它能吸引或影响社会上的许多人，并能为他们所理解。4.Newsisthereportingofanythingtimelywhichhasimportance,use,orinteresttoaconsiderablenumberofpersonsinapublicationaudience.新闻是对任何事物的及时报道，对于读者群体中的许多人来说，这类报道具有重要性、实用性或趣味性。5.Ifadogbitesaman,itisnotnews;ifamanbitesadog,it's(big)news.狗咬人并非新闻，人咬狗才是（大）新闻。……Newsisanaccountofwhatishappeningaroundus.Itmayinvolvecurrentevents,newinitiativeorongoingprojectsorissues.Butnewsisnotonlyaboutwhat’stakingplaceoftheday,italsoconcernsbackgroundanalysis,opinions,humanintereststories,etc.ToknowthestructureofEnglishnewsreportTomemorizethecommonwordsusedintheEnglishnewsTomasteranumberofAcronymToknowthedifferentpronunciationsofsamenumberTodotheexercisestepbystepTopayattentiontothegreatdomesticandforeigneventsAgeneralpatterninanewsstoryisaninverted-pyramidstyle.Itmovesfromthemostimportanttotheleastimportant.Themainideausuallyoccursinthefirstoneortwosentences.Inlongsentences,whatcanwefocuson?Fivemainwh-elements:Englishsentence,likeatree,iscomposedbythetrunkandleaves.Findthetrunkandyouwillseethewholetreeandthenthewood.TheInvertedPyramidFormNewsStructureTheleadEveryhardnewsarticlestartswithalead—thefirst1-2sentencesthatsummarizethemostinterestingpointofthearticle.Theleadshouldbebriefyetcatchy,givingthereaderaninstantsenseofwhatthearticleisaboutandmakinghimorherwanttoreadmore.新闻导语是新闻报道开头的第一段文字，也是最重要的部分，通常是标题的展开形式，记者必须把新闻时间的主要情节用一两句化概括在新闻导语的第一段里。这是新闻报道的精华所在。按照新闻报道的要求，导语尽可能回答５个Ｗ和一个Ｈ即Ｗhat（何事）、Ｗho（何人）、Ｗhere（何地）、Ｗhy（为何）和Ｈow（如何）。这个观点曾被西方新闻界视为金科玉律，但是由于新闻导语趋于愈来愈短，因此，新闻导语现在一般未必包含所有的新闻要素，而是突出其中最重要的新闻要素，其他要素可放在以下的段落。•DENVER,Colorado(AP)AlightningstrikeatagolfcoursedrivingrangeSaturdaykilledamanandinjuredhis16-year-oldson,afiredepartmentspokeswomansaid•WhenSaturday•WhereAtagolfcourse•WhoAmanandhisson•WhatLightningkilledthemanandinjuredhisson•NEWYORK(ReutersHealth)Teenagerswhospend3hoursadayormoreinfrontofthetelevisionareatriskofdevelopingsleepingproblemlaterinlife,newresearchreports.•WhoTeenagers•WhatTeenagersmaydevelopsleepproblems•WhenLaterintheirlife•How•SpendingthreehoursormoreinfrontofTV•ByEMMAROSS,APMedicalWriterBANGKOK,Thailand-Asia’sbirdfludeathtollroseto12withtheannouncementMondayoftwoadditionaldeaths,whileChinasaiditsuspectedthevirushasreachedpoultryinoneofitsmostremotecorners•WhenMonday,•WhereThailand•WhatBirdfludeathtollroseto12•WhoThailandandChinaAfghanistanKabulBelgiumBrusselsBurmaRangoonCanadaOttawaTorontoCambodiaPhnomPenhChileSantiago－SanDiegoIndonesiaJakartaIranTehranIraqBaghdadIsraelJerusalemTheProperNamesSaudiArabiaMeccaTheUnitedArabEmiratesAbuDhabiDubaiKuwaitKuwaitCityLaosVientianeLebanonBeirutMalaysiaKualaLumpurMongoliaUlanBatorNetherlandsAmsterdamPakistanIslamabadPeruLimaPortugalLisbonPhilippinesManilaSwedenStockholmSwitzerlandBernieGenevaDPRK/NorthKorea/DemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKoreaPyongyangKoreaSeoulVietnamHanoiZambiaLusakaZimbabweHarare主要建筑物名：TheCapitolCapitolHillThePentagonWhiteHouseFoggyBottomWallStreetBuckinghamPalaceDowningStreetFleetStreet由于新闻报道时间的限制，不少机构的名称常采用其缩略形式，即由该名称中数个词的首字母的大写形式组成如：PLO:thePalestineLiberationOrganization需要注意的是，听者不仅要了解这些缩略语的确切含义，而且还应知道它们的正确读音APEC,OPEC,IMF,UNESCO,CPPCC,NATO,IOC,IRC,WTO,WHO,WBABCAmericanBroadcastingCompany美国广播公司ALArabLeague阿拉伯联盟APECAsia-PacificEconomicCooperation亚太经济合作组织ASEANAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations东南亚国家联盟（东盟）BBCBritishBroadcastingCorporation英国广播公司CAACCivilAviationAdministrationofChina中国民航总局CBSColumbiaBroadcastingSystem哥伦比亚广播公司CECouncilofEurope欧洲理事会CIACentralIntelligenceAgency中央情CNNCableNewsNetwork有限电视新闻公司（美）EFTAEuropeanFreeTradeAssociation欧洲自由贸易联盟EUEuropeanUnion欧盟FAOFoodandAgriculturalOrganization粮食及农业组织（粮农组织）FBIFederalBureauofInvestigation美国）联邦调查局G.7GroupofSeven西方七国集团GATTGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade关税及贸易总协议UNESCOUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization联合国教科文组织UNHCRUnitedNationsHighCommissionerforRefugees联合国难民事务高级专员办事处UNSCUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil联合国安理会WHOWorldHealthOrganization世界卫生组织WIPOWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization世界知识产权组织WMOWorldMeteorologicalOrganization世界气象组织WTOWorldTradeOrganization世界贸易组织IAEAInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency国际原子能机构INTERPOLInternationalCriminalPoliceOrganization国际刑警组织IOCInternationalOlympicCommittee国际奥林匹克委员会NASANationalAeronauticsandSpace国际航空和宇宙航行局NATONorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization北大西洋公约组织NHKJapanBroadcastingCorporation日本广播协会OPECOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCounties石油输出国组织（欧佩克）PLOPalestineLiberationOrganization巴勒斯坦解放组织在新闻报道中经常出现许多数字，大到几十亿，上百亿，小到分数或小数。尤其对一些多位数的数字，要想立刻听准这些数字的确不容易，其主要难点在于位数过多。因此在听多位数的数字时，应对billion(十亿)、million(百万)、thousand(千)、hundred(百)等词尤为重视。同时，要注意一个数字的多种读法，如播音员把两个足球队比赛结果2：0读作twotonothing而不