大學(xué)英語綜合教程學(xué)生用書 What's New

[00:00.00] What's New [00:03.50]In the modern world,it is important to be well-informed. [00:11.05]Success in many fields depends on getting the latest information. [00:19.30]To keep up with what is happening in the world, [00:24.66]well-informed people read newspapers and news magazines. [00:32.10]They listen to the news on the radio [00:37.25]and they watch it on television. [00:42.21]Owners of home computers can even receive their news [00:49.06]directly from the wire services [00:53.92]-news agencies that supply newspapers,magazines,radio [01:01.78]and television with news reports -through special telephone links. [01:09.43]Most people read newspapers for the news of the day. [01:16.28]The typical daily newspaper contains articles about local, [01:23.44]regional,national,and international news, [01:28.87]as well as sports news,wether report,editorials,and other features. [01:36.91]In large cities,newspaper readers can other choose between [01:43.65]a "morning paper"distributed early in the morning [01:48.83]and an"evening paper"distributed at the end of the workday. [01:55.28]Most American newspapers also publish an enlarged [02:02.33]Sunday edition containing articles about the news of the day [02:08.57]and of the week,plus a number fo entertainment [02:14.14]and advertising supplements. [02:18.58]Daily newspapers are designed to be red quickly [02:24.74]by busy people looking for specific information. [02:30.28]The Sunday papers,on the other hard. [02:35.14]are intended to entertain as well inform, [02:40.99]and they tend to be read leisurely by all members of the family. [02:48.05]Other types of newspapers include campus newspapers. [02:54.71]written by students at universities, [02:59.25]and weekly newspapers,usually intended for a specific audience. [03:06.80]News magzines such as Time, [03:11.95]Newsweek,and U.S.News and World Report published weekly. [03:18.58]They contain articles about the important national [03:24.75]and international news fo the week, [03:29.29]and special sections are devoted to news [03:34.75]about such areas as business,science,education,and arts. [03:42.80]News magazines are a popular source of general information [03:50.66]on a wide range of recent events. [03:56.30]They also feature longer articles [04:01.45]dealing with the influence of current events on modern life. [04:08.69]Radio and television present the important news of the hour. [04:16.13]Many radio stations in the U.S.broadcast news every hour. [04:23.58]and a few all-news stations broadcast news [04:29.82]and news commentary programs in the evening [04:35.28](beginning at 5:00 or 6:00 P.M.) [04:40.03]and at night(beginning at 10:00 or 11:00 P.M.). [04:46.17]The evening news generally consists of a national network news program [04:53.33]and local news program, [04:57.20]while at night it is usually a local program. [05:02.94]In addition,some TV stations offer early morning news,late night news, [05:10.99]and weekly"news magazine"programs. [05:16.13]Cable television networks in some cities offer foreign language news [05:24.08]and all-news channels. [05:27.92]Students learning English in English-speaking countries [05:33.77]find the news a useful source of language practice. [05:39.80]To improve their listening comprehension, [05:44.87]they listen to the news on the radio and watch it on television. [05:51.71]Then they check their comprehension [05:56.47]by reading newspapers and news magazines. [06:02.21]Everyone likes to talk about the news. [06:07.36]In the office,on the campus,at parties,or on the street, [06:14.70]conversations often begin with questions like"What's new?", [06:21.54]"What's happening?",or"Have you heard about..?" [06:27.71]By staying well-informed,these students [06:32.86]find it easier to enter into conversation about the news.

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