大学英语外报复习lesson2 American_in_Beijing.ppt

News Writing News writing tends to be: 1.impersonal to make it appear objective (to distance the reporter from the story) hence: a. written in the third person b. use of direct speech or indirect speech which is attributed to someone other than the reporter. c. some use of passive verbs but usually only when someone who is being quoted wants to distance themselves from an issue and to show their objectivity about an issue.  d. about something that has taken place so mostly written in the past tense 2.simple - in fact close to the way we talk - so relatively short sentences and words and some use of cliches which the whole audience understands.  3. punchy - it must grab the readers attention so often uses: a. short rather than long words b. active verbs c. relatively short sentences d. concrete rather than abstract vocabulary e. sometimes emotive and colourful vocabulary some use (but not overuse) of adjectives 4.but also relatively formal hence less use of contractions sentences written in full (no elision) sentences 5.sometimes imagery is used to help create a clearer mental picture for the reader.  You can refer to the descriptions in something such as a poem or song, and the pictures they create in your mind, as its imagery . 意象;形象化描述 # Next comes ？ Lesson One-------------------------------An American in Beijing?? from Time April, 4, 2008  P1-4 Introduction --Each year thousands of U.S. students study one semester abroad, but very few choose to study in Asian countries, let alone China. --The myriad benefits of studying abroad –particularly in China --In the 2005-2006 academic year, the most recent period for which there is data available, 223,534 U.S. students studied abroad. Data 2005-2006 academic year, 223,534 students, about 1% of enrolled U.S. students studied abroad; Only 9.8% of that 1%, which was 20,778, went to the Asian region; Less than 6,000 went to China. The Globalist is a daily online magazine that focuses on th