《媒介英语选读》为英语专业的学生提供系统阅读和学习各种媒介出版物刊载内容的有利条件,也为新闻传播类学生提供专业英语学习的教材和有价值的专业参考。作者在选材时注重内容的时效性和题材内容的当下现实性,所选内容全部来源于近年的英美出版物。所选文章表现出积极的人生价值观、健康有益的成功观,以及当代西方主流媒体的意识形态内容和各种社会现象,以帮助读者了解和正确认识西方社会,特别是美国的社会与文化的当代状貌。
前言
上册
Unit One
Text A Taking a Flying Leap
Text B Real Geisha,Real Story
Unit Two
Text A Give Your Positive Attitude to thers
Text B They’ve Got the World on a String
Unit Three
Text A A Man of Laughter and Grace
Text B The Voyage of Discovery
Unit Four
Text A The Power of Public Speaking
Text B The Kids Stay in the Picture
Unit Five
Text A“Salvation”
Text B Clues to Understanding Dick Cheney
Unit Six
Text A A Workaholic Economy
Text B The Public Are Far from Stupid
Unit Seven
Text A After the Blueberries
Text B A Winning Equation
Unit Eight
Text A Living Well,Living Good
Text B And Now,Adieu
下册
Unit Nine
Text A The Case for Caution
Text B The Nicest Guy on TV
Unit Ten
Text A What Our Ancestors’S Fossils Don’t Tell Us
Text B Bigger,Faster,Better(Part I)
Unit Eleven
Text A The Painting Machine
Text B Bigger,Faster,Better(Part II)
Unit Twelve
Text A O,Captain,My Captain
Text B Crazy Speed
Unit Thirteen
Text A Television and Cultural Behavior
Text B Boardroom Drama
Unit Fourteen
Text A Once upon a Time in America
Text B The Interview(Part I)
Unit Fifteen
Text A Love Is Dangerous
Text B The Interview(Part II)
Index:Key to Exercises