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Sometimeinthenextcentury,thefamiliarearlynewspaperonthefrontporchwilldisappear.Andinsteadofreadingyournewspaper,itwillreadtoyou.You'llgetupandturnonthecomputernewspaperjustlikeswitchingontheTV.Anelectronicvoicewilldistribute①storiesaboutthelatestevents,guidedbyaprogramthatselectsthetypeofnewsyouwant.You'llevengettochoosethekindofvoiceyouwanttohear.Wantmoreinformationonthisbriefstory?Asimpletouchmakestheentiretextappear.Saveitinyourownpersonalcomputerifyoulike.Thereareamongthepredictions②fromcommunicationexpertsworkingonthenewspapersofthefuture.Picturedaspartofbroaderhomebasedmediaandentertainmentsystems,computernewspaperswilluniteprintandbroadcastreporting,andoffernewsandanalysis③withvideoimagesofnewsevents.Mostofthetechnologyisavailable④now,butconvincing⑤morepeoplethattheydon'tneedtoreadanewspaperisthenextstep.Butresistance⑥tocomputernewspapersmaybestrongerfromwithinjournalism.Sinceitissuchaculturalchange,itmaybethatthepresentgenerationofjournalistsandpublishers⑦willhavetodieoffbeforethenextgenerationrealizesthatthenewspaperindustryisnolongeranewspaperindustry.Technologyismakingtheendoftraditionalnewspapersunavoidable.Despitetechnologicaladvances,itcouldtakedecadestoreplacenewsprintwithcomputerscreens.Itmighttake30to40yearstocompletethechangeoverbecausepeopleneedtobuycomputersandbecausenewspapershaveestablished⑧financialinterestsinthepaperindustry.[多积词汇]①distributevt.分配；使分布②predictionn.预告；预言③analysisn.分析④availableadj.可获得的；可利用的⑤convincevt.说服；使确信⑥resistancen.抵抗；反抗⑦publishern.出版机构⑧establishvt.建立；创办SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Prereading[原文呈现]MYFIRSTWORKASSIGNMENT①“Unforgettable②”，saysnewjournalist③NeverwillZhouYang(ZY)forgethisfirstassignmentattheofficeofapopularEnglishnewspaper.Hisdiscussionwithhisnewboss,HuXin(HX),wastostronglyinfluencehislife④asajournalist.[读文清障]①assignment[ə'saInmənt]n．任务；分配②unforgettable[ˌʌnfə'ɡetəbl]adj.难忘的；永远记得的③journalist['dʒɜːnəlIst]n．记者；新闻工作者④wastodosth.在此处表示“必将/注定做某事”。[原文呈现]HX：Welcome.We'redelighted⑤you'recoming⑥toworkwithus.Yourfirstjobherewillbeanassistant⑦journalist.Doyouhaveanyquestions?ZY：CanIgoouton⑧astoryimmediately?HX：(laughing)That'sadmirable⑨，butI'mafraiditwouldbeunusual⑩！Waittillyou'remoreexperienced.Firstwe'llputyouas⑪anassistanttoanexperiencedjournalist.Lateryoucancover⑫astoryandsubmit⑬thearticleyourself.ZY：Wonderful.WhatdoIneedtotakewithme？Ialreadyhaveanotebookandcamera.[读文清障]⑤delighted[dI'laItId]adj.快乐的；欣喜的bedelighted(that)...对……感到高兴⑥arecoming为现在进行时，表示将来。⑦assistant[ə'sIstənt]n．助手；助理；售货员⑧onprep.在从事……；处于……情况中⑨admirable['ædmərəbl]adj.值得赞扬的；令人钦佩的⑩unusual[ʌn'juːʒʊəl]adj.不同寻常的；独特的⑪put...as...把……视为/列为……⑫covervt.采访；报道；覆盖⑬submit[səb'mIt]vt.递交；呈递(文件等)(常与to连用)我的第一项工作任务“难以忘怀”，新记者说[以上部分译文]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。[原文呈现]HX：Noneedforacamera.You'llhaveaprofessional⑭photographer⑮withyoutotakephotographs⑯.You'llfindyourcolleagues⑰veryeager⑱toassist⑲you,soyoumaybeabletoconcentrateon⑳photography○21laterifyou'reinterested.ZY：Thankyou.NotonlyamIinterestedinphotography，butItookanamateur○22course○23atuniversitytoupdate○24myskills○25.HX：Good.[读文清障]⑭professional[prə'feʃənl]adj.专业的；职业的n．专业人员，profession[prə'feʃn]n．职业；专业⑮photographer[fə'tɒɡrəfə]n．摄影师⑯photograph['fəʊtəɡrɑːf]n．照片vt.给……照相⑰colleague['kɒliːɡ]n．同事⑱eager['iːɡə]adj.渴望的；热切的beeagertodosth.渴望做某事⑲assist[ə'sIst]vt.帮助；协助；援助⑳concentrate['kɒnsəntreIt]on集中；全神贯注于○21photography[fə'tɒɡrəfI]n．摄影○22amateur['æmətə]n．业余爱好者○23coursen．[C]课程；进程；过程○24update[ˌʌp'deIt]vt.更新；使现代化○25Notonly＋部分倒装句，but(also)＋陈述语序。[原文呈现]ZY：WhatdoIneedtorememberwhenIgoouttocoverastory?HX：Youneedtobecurious.Onlyifyouaskmanydifferentquestionswillyouacquire○26alltheinformationyouneedtoknow○27.Wesayagoodjournalistmusthaveagood“nose”for○28astory.Thatmeansyoumustbeabletoassess○29whenpeoplearenottellingthewholetruthandthentrytodiscoverit.Theymustuseresearchtoinform○30themselvesofthemissingpartsofthestory.[读文清障]○26acquire[ə'kwaIə]vt.获得；取得；学到○27only＋if/when引导的状语从句置于句首时，主句用部分倒装语序。○28haveagood“nose”for对……有敏锐的“嗅觉”○29assess[ə'ses]vt.评估；评定(＝judge)○30inform[In'fɔːm]vt.告知；通知informsb.ofsth.告知某人某事[以上部分译文]胡：不需要相机。你将带上一名专业摄影师去拍照。你将发现你的同事们会很热情地帮助你，因此如果你对摄影感兴趣，也许以后你可以集中精力去研究它。周：谢谢你。对摄影我不仅只是感兴趣，在大学里我还选修过业余摄影课来更新我的摄影技术。胡：很好。周：我外出采访时还需要记住些什么呢？胡：你需要保持好奇心。只有提很多不同的问题，你才能获得你需要的信息。我们说，一个好的记者必须对新闻有非常敏锐的“嗅觉”。那就是说，在人们还没有说出全部真相之前，记者就要能够作出判断，并力求发现真相。他们必须通过调查研究来获悉被遗漏的那部分情况。[原文呈现]ZY：WhatshouldIkeepinmind○31？HX：Herecomesmylistofdosanddon'ts：don'tmissyourdeadline○32，don'tberude,don'ttalktoomuch,butmakesureyoulistentotheinterviewee○33carefully.ZY：Whyislisteningsoimportant?HX：Well，youhavetolistenfordetailed○34facts.Meanwhile○35youhavetopreparethenextquestiondependingon○36whatthepersonsays○37.ZY：ButhowcanIlistencarefullywhiletakingnotes○38？HX：Thisisatrickofthetrade○39.Iftheintervieweeagrees,youcanusearecordertogetthefactsstraight○40.It'salsousefulifapersonwantstochallenge○41you.Youhavetheevidencetosupportyourstory.ZY：Isee！Haveyoueverhad