Unit4Makingthenews[话题导读]怎样去写新闻故事呢,下面咱们来了解一下!HowtowriteanewsstoryNewsisanaccountofwhatishappeningaroundus.Itmayinvolvelatestevents,newdesigns,orongoingprojects.Howcanwewriteanewsstorywell?1.Choosewhatyouwillwriteabout.Selectyourstorybasedonitsimportancetoyouandyourcommunity,itsimpact,itstimelinessanditsinterest.2.Identifywhatkindofnewsitis.Hardnewsishowjournalistsrefertonewsoftheday.Itisaboutcurrenteventsorincidentsandisthemostcommonnewsstoryonthefrontpageofatypicalnewspaper.Softnewsisatermfornewsthatisn'ttimesensitive.Softnewsincludesstoriesaboutpeople,programsororganizations.Newsfeaturesarelesstimesensitivethansoftnews,butnolessnewsworthy.3.Newsgathering.BegincollectingarticlesonyoursubjectandresearchontheInternet.Talktoyourfriendsaboutthesubject.Contactanyassociationswithinterestinthearea.Createalistofpeopleyouwanttointerview.Collectgovernmentdataandreportsonthesubject.Getpressreleasesorreportstouseasbackground.4.Interviewingtechniques.Developapositive,polite,butobjectiverelationshipwiththepersonyouareinterviewing.Maintaincontrolovertheinterview.Don'tletthepersonyouareinterviewinggoawayfromthetopic.Recordtheinterviewtimely.5.Structuringyourarticle.Thestructureofanewsstoryissimple.Amongthemostimportantelementsofnewswritingistheopeningparagraphofthestory.Thebodyofthestoryinvolvescombiningtheopinionsofpeopleandfacts.SectionⅠWarmingUp&Pre-reading&Reading—Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读[先读通]MYFIRSTWORKASSIGNMENT①“Unforgettable②”,saysnewjournalist③NeverwillZhouYang(ZY)forgethisfirstassignmentattheofficeofapopularEnglishnewspaper.Hisdiscussionwithhisnewboss,HuXin(HX),wastostronglyinfluencehislife1asajournalist.HX:Welcome.We'redelighted④you'recoming2toworkwithus.Yourfirstjobherewillbeanassistant⑤journalist.Doyouhaveanyquestions?ZY:CanIgoouton⑥astoryimmediately?HX:(laughing)That'sadmirable⑦,butI'mafraiditwouldbeunusual⑧!Waittillyou'remoreexperienced.Firstwe'llputyouas⑨anassistanttoanexperiencedjournalist.Lateryoucancover⑩astoryandsubmit⑪thearticleyourself.ZY:Wonderful.WhatdoIneedtotakewithme?Ialreadyhaveanotebookandcamera.[再记住]①assignment[ə'saInmənt]n.任务;分配②unforgettable['ʌnfə'ɡetəbl]adj.难忘的;永远记得的③journalist['dʒɜːnəlIst]n.记者;新闻工作者④delighted[dI'laItId]adj.快乐的;欣喜的bedelighted(that)...对……感到高兴⑤assistant[ə'sIstənt]n.助手;助理;售货员⑥onprep.在从事……;处于……情况中⑦admirable['ædmərəbl]adj.值得赞扬的;令人钦佩的⑧unusual[ʌn'juːʒʊəl]adj.不同寻常的;独特的⑨put...as...把……视为/列为……⑩covervt.采访;报道;覆盖⑪submit[səb'mIt]vt.递交;呈递(文件等)(常与to连用)[难点理解]1.wastodosth.在此处表示“必将/注定做某事”。2.arecoming为现在进行时,表示将来。[再翻译]我的第一项工作任务“难以忘怀”,新记者说周阳永远不会忘记他在一家很受欢迎的英语报社的第一项工作任务。他同新上司胡新的讨论对他的记者生涯必将产生重大的影响。胡:欢迎你。非常高兴你来和我们一起工作。你在这里首先是当助理记者。有什么问题吗?周:我可以马上外出采访吗?胡:(笑)值得表扬,但是恐怕这样就不太合乎常规了!等到你比较有经验以后才行。首先我们要派你给有经验的记者做助手。以后你就可以自己采访新闻,提交新闻稿了。周:太棒了。我需要带什么?我已经有一个笔记本和一部相机了。[先读通]HX:Noneedforacamera.You'llhaveaprofessional⑫photographer⑬withyoutotakephotographs⑭.You'llfindyourcolleagues⑮veryeager⑯toassist⑰you,soyoumaybeabletoconcentrateon⑱photography⑲laterifyou'reinterested.ZY:Thankyou.NotonlyamIinterestedinphotography,butItookanamateur⑳course○21atuniversitytoupdate○22myskills3.HX:Good.ZY:WhatdoIneedtorememberwhenIgoouttocoverastory?HX:Youneedtobecurious.Onlyifyouaskmanydifferentquestionswillyouacquire○23alltheinformationyouneedtoknow4.Wesayagoodjournalistmusthaveagood“nose”for○24astory.Thatmeansyoumustbeabletoassess○25whenpeoplearenottellingthewholetruthandthentrytodiscoverit.Theymustuseresearchtoinform○26themselvesofthemissingpartsofthestory.ZY:WhatshouldIkeepinmind○27?HX:Herecomesmylistofdosanddon'ts:don'tmissyourdeadline○28,don'tberude,don'ttalktoomuch,butmakesureyoulistentotheinterviewee○29carefully.ZY:Whyislisteningsoimportant?HX:Well,youhavetolistenfordetailed○30facts.Meanwhile○31youhavetopreparethenextquestiondependingon○32whatthepersonsays5.ZY:ButhowcanIlistencarefullywhiletakingnotes○33?HX:Thisisatrickofthetrade○34.Iftheintervieweeagrees,youcanusearecordertogetthefactsstraight○35.It'salsousefulifapersonwantstochallenge○36you.Youhavetheevidencetosupportyourstory.ZY:Isee!Haveyoueverhadacase○37wheresomeoneaccusedyourjournalistsof○38gettingthewrongendofthestick○39?HX:Yes,butitwasalongtimeago.Thisishowthestorygoes○40.Afootballerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfordeliberately○41notscoringgoals○42soasto○43lettheotherteamwin.Wewenttointerviewhim.Hedenied○44takingmoneybutweweresceptical○45.[再记住]⑫professional[prə'feʃənl]adj.专业的;职业的n.专业人员profession[prə'feʃn]n.职业;专业⑬photographer[fə'tɒɡrəfə]n.摄影师⑭photograph['fəutəɡrɑːf]n.照片vt.给……照相⑮colleague['kɒliːɡ]n.同事⑯eager['iːɡə]adj.渴望的;热切的beeagertodosth.渴望做某事⑰assist[ə'sIst]vt.帮助;协助;援助⑱concentrate['kɒnsəntreIt]on集中;全神贯注于⑲photography[fə'tɒɡrəfI]n.摄影⑳amateur['æmətə]n.业余爱好者○21coursen.[C]课程;进程;过程○22update['ʌp'deIt]vt.更新;使现代化○23acquire[ə'kwaIə]vt.获得;取得;学到○24haveagood“nose”for对……有敏锐的“嗅觉”○25assess[ə'ses]vt.评估;评定(=judge)○26inform[In'fɔːm]vt.告知;通知informsb.ofsth.告知某人某事[难点理解]3.Notonly+部分倒装句,but(also)+陈述语序。4.Only+if/when引导的状语从句置于句首时,主句用部分倒装语序。○27keep(sth.)inmind记住(某事),句中what为keep的宾语。○28deadline['dedlaIn]n.最后期限○29interviewee['Intəvjuː'iː]n.参加面试者;接受采访者interviewern.面试者;采访者○30detailedadj.详细的;细致的;精细的○31meanw