my-first-work-assignment课文

ReadingMYFIRSTWORKASSIGNMENT“Unforgettable,saysnewjournalistNeverwillZhouYang(ZY)forgethisfirstassignmentattheofficeofapopularEnglishnewspaper.Hisdiscussionwithhisnewboss,HuXin(HX),wastostronglyinfluencehislifeasajournalist.HX:Welcome.We'redelightedyou'recomingtoworkwithus.Yourfirstjobherewillbeanassistantjournalist.Doyouhaveanyquestions?ZY:CanIgooutonastoryimmediately?HX:(laughing)That'sadmirable,butI'mafraiditwouldbeunusual!Waittillyou'remoreexperienced.Firstwe'llputyouasanassistanttoanexperiencedjournalist.Lateryoucancoverastoryandsubmitthearticleyourself.ZY:Wonderful.WhatdoIneedtotakewithme?Ialreadyhaveanotebookandcamera.HX:Noneedforacamera.You'llhaveaprofessionalphotographerwithyoutotakephotographs.You'llfindyourcolleaguesveryeagertoassistyou,soyoumaybeabletoconcentrateonphotographylaterifyou'reinterested.ZY:Thankyou.NotonlyamIinterestedinphotography,butItookanamateurcourseatuniversitytoupdatemyskills.HX:Good.ZY:WhatdoIneedtorememberwhenIgoouttocoverastory?HX:Youneedtobecurious.Onlyifyouaskmanydifferentquestionswillyouacquirealltheinformationyouneedtoknow.Wesayagoodjournalistmusthaveagoodnoseforastory.Thatmeansyoumustbeabletoassesswhenpeoplearenottellingthewholetrothandthentrytodiscoverit.Theymustuseresearchtoinformthemselvesofthemissingpartsofthestory.ZY:WhatshouldIkeepinmind?HX:Herecomesmylistofdosanddon'ts:don'tmissyourdeadline,don'tberode,don'ttalktoomuch,butmakesureyoulistentotheintervieweecarefully.ZY:Whyislisteningsoimportant?HX:Well,youhavetolistenfordetailedfacts.Meanwhileyouhavetopreparethenextquestiondependingonwhatthepersonsays.ZY:ButhowcanIlistencarefullywhiletakingnotes?HX:Thisisatrickofthetrade,Iftheintervieweeagrees,youcanusearecordertogetthefactsstraight.It'salsousefulifapersonwantstochallengeyou.Youhavetheevidencetosupportyourstory.ZY:Isee!Haveyoueverhadacasewheresomeoneaccusedyourjournalistsofgettingthewrongendofthestick?HX:Yes,butitwasalongtimeago.Thisishowthestorygoes.Afootballerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfordeliberatelynotscoringgoalssoastolettheotherteamwin.Wewenttointerviewhim.Hedeniedtakingmoneybutweweresceptical.Sowearrangedaninterviewbetweenthefootballerandthemansupposedtobribehim.Whenwesawthemtogetherweguessedfromthefootballer'sbodylanguagethathewasnottellingthetruth.Sowewroteanarticlesuggestinghewasguilty.Itwasadilemmabecausethefootballercouldhavedemandeddamagesifwewerewrong.Hetriedtostopuspublishingitbutlaterwewereprovedright.ZY:Wow!Thatwasarealscoop.I'mlookingforwardtomyfirstassignmentnow.PerhapsI'llgetascooptoo!HX:Perhapsyouwill.Youneverknow.