《新编英语报刊导读》(作者朱锡明、汪翠珍、刘丽)上篇为“基本理论”,概述美国和英国报纸和杂志的历史与现状,通过在多年教学实践中积累起来的大量例证说明英语报刊文章标题在词汇、语法和修辞方面的特点,举例详细说明英语新闻导语的常见写法以及英语新闻主体的基本结构和写作手法。每章节后配有即学即练,便于教师和学生及时在实践中检测和操练所学的理论知识。这一部分的内容作为知识准备,使读者能够顺利进入本书中篇的阅读和学习。中篇为“阅读实践”,精选了30多篇优秀的英语新闻报道和评论文章,题材涵盖政治、经济、科技、文化、教育、生活、娱乐等,对难点配以必要的注释。下篇为“教学互动”,根据编者几年来的教学实践,设计了形式多样、内容丰富的课前热身活动和6次课内、课外的大型活动,对于丰富课堂教学形式、调动学生积极性、巩固所学知识有重要的参考价值。这一部分也是本书的亮点。
前言
Part One Fundamentals
Unit One 英语新闻概说(Introduction to English News)
1.1 构成新闻价值的要素
1.2 新闻的主要类型
1.3 英语新闻的体裁
1.4 美国新闻传媒业
1.5 新闻业的法律与道德问题
Unit Two 美英报刊简介(Introduction to US and UK Newspapers and Magazines)
2.1 美国报纸发展概况
2.2 美国杂志发展概况
2.3 当代美国主要报刊
2.4 当代英国主要报刊
Unit Three 英语报刊新闻的标题(News Headlines)
3.1 新闻标题的结构
3.2 标题的用词特点
3.3 标题的语法特点
3.4 标题的修辞特点
Unit Four 英语报刊新闻的导语(News Leads)
4.1 轶事型导语(anecdotal lead)
4.2 戏剧型导语(dramatic lead)
4.3 人称型导语(personal lead)
4.4 引语型导语(quotational lead)
4.5 对照型导语(contrastive lead)
Unit Five 英语新闻的主体(News Body)
5.1 消息的来源
5.2 倒金字塔结构
5.3 英语新闻中的行话
5.4 英语新闻中的委婉语
5.5 行文上的特点
Unit Six英语新闻特写(News Features)
6.1 人物特写(profile)
6.2 事件特写(WHATfeature)
Unit Seven 英语报刊中的时评(Ed-Ops, Comments & Columns)
7.1引语的取舍
7.2句式的简繁
7.3叙事与论理
English Readings of This Unit
Part Two Practical Reading of News Articles
1. Politics and Law
Article 1 China Rejects US Clean Energy Probe
Article 2 Soul-Searching in France After Official's Arrest Jolts Nation
Article 3 Headline
2. Economy
Article 4 Bank Raises Reserve Ratios to Stifle Inflation
Article 5 Banks Told to Put More Cash Aside Once Again
Article 6 Back to the Days of Blackface
Article 7 As China Courts Overseas Business, StateOwned Companies Often Take the Hit
Article 8 China Plays Key Role in Chile Rescue
3. Science & Technology
Article 9 China Successfully Launches 2nd Lunar Probe
Article 10a Future of Chang'e-2 Lies in One of Three Directions
Article 10b Lunar Exploration Close to Daily Life
Article 10c China's Second Lunar Probe Completes First Braking
4. Society & Life
Article 11 Farmerturned Internet Singers Rock Shanghai
Article 12 Xmas for Retailers Is Icicles and Snowflakes, Despite the Climate
Article 13 Living Freehomosexual Forum
Article 14 Once Bitten, Twice Shy
5. Entertainment
Article 15 Keeping Innocence Alive in Peanuts
Article 16 Cinema Paradiso: What Happens When Nostalgia Meets Reality
6. Profile
Article 17 Best Professor in Our Hearts
Article 18 Winnie Mandela: South Africa's Divisive Diva
7. Sports
Article 19 NBA's Power Shift
8. Breaking News
Article 20 Death Toll Estimate in Japan Soars as Relief Efforts Intensify
Article 21 Osama bin Laden Killed in US Raid on Pakistan Hideout
9. Op-Ed Articles
Article 22 Tale of All Cities
Article 23 A Little Food Poisoning Doesn't Scare Us
Article 24 Is China Overtaking America?
Article 25 Urbanization Concept
10. Media & Advertising
Article 26 WikiLeaks Taps Power of the Press
Part Three TeachingLearning Interaction
Suggested Class Activities for Selected English Newspaper Readings
1. Warming up
2. Projects for Class
Appendix
Model Test 1
Model Test 2
Model Test 3
Keys