2020新译林版高中英语选择性必修二unitl课文及翻译ReadingBe a critical news reader10 July成为有判断力的新闻读者！7月10日Firefighters put out tower block fire消防队员扑灭公寓大火Firefighters quickly put out the Henderson Tower fire last night. The fire, which is thought to have started from the 8th floor, spread quickly through the tower block on Sunday night, leaving people on the upper floors trapped.Fears grew that the number of deaths could reach 5, according to figures released by emergency services. Fire engines and ambulances called at 9: 30 p. m, reached the scene within 15 minutes. By this time, the fire had extended to the 15th floor. Firefighters got the situation under control around 11 p. m. There is concern that the construction company that built the tower block had not followed fire safety rules.消防队员昨晚迅速扑灭了亨德森楼的大火。
周日晚上的大火被认为是从9楼开始的，很快延到整座公 寓大楼，把位于高楼层的人们困在了里面根据应急服务构公布的数据，死亡人数恐将达到12人21时 30分，消防车和救护车接到报警，于15分钟内抵达现场至此时，火势己蔓延到16楼消防队员在23时 左右控制住了火情有人担心修建公寓大楼的建筑公司没有遵守消防安全规定11 JulyLocal newsDeadly fire in tower block causes serious damage7月11日本地新闻 公寓发生致命火灾，造成重大损失A terrible fire broke out on Sunday night, leaving the Henderson Tower seriously damaged. Emergency services estimate that the number of deaths could reach 9. By this morning, 4 people have been confirmed dead. The fire has also left dozens of people injured, 5 of whom are in a critical condition.Lisa Mayer, 29, is among the lucky ones who only suffered minor injuries. She recalled, ” I was about to have a bath when I heard people screaming and dogs barking. I looked outside and the smoke was choking me. It was like an awful dream."周日晚上发生了一场严重的火灾，导致德森楼严重受损。
应急服务机构估计死亡人数可能达到30人 至今天早上，己经有9人确认死亡，还有几十人仍处于失踪状态火灾还造成16人受伤，其中5人伤势严 重29岁的莉萨•梅耶是幸运儿之一，只受了轻伤，她回忆说，“我正要洗澡，突然听到人们的尖叫声和 狗吹声我看了看外面，烟呛得我喘不过气来这就像一场噩梦Mr Peterson, head of the fire service, confirms that a 10 dropped cigarette end on a carpet of the 8th floor started the fire and that the automatic fire alarms did not go off quickly enough to prevent the disaster. A team is currently investigating the accident further.消防部门的负责人得森先生证实是掉在9楼地上的香烟引发了火灾，而且火灾自动报警器没能及时响 起，以致未能及时阻止灾难的发生一组人员正在对事故进行进一步调查Reading news reports critically批判性地阅读新闻报道We rely on news to learn about what is happening in the world around us.However, we usually find that reports on the same events contain different or even contradictory information, How do these differences come about?我们依靠新闻来了解周围的世界正在发生的事情。
然而，我们通常发现，对于同一事件的报道包含着 不同的，甚至是相互矛盾的信息这些差异是如何产生的呢？It is advisable to remember that journalists may have different priorities, which 5 would influence how they report an event. Lets take the two news reports on theHenderson Tower Fire as an example. We can see that the first news report pays more attention to the rescue efforts, while the second talks more about deaths and injuries. When we read more than one report, we come to understand an event in a more comprehensive way.最好要记住，新闻报道是由记者写的，他们可能关注的重点不同，并选择就自己的重点写一篇报道。
让我们以亨德森火灾的两篇新闻报道为例我们可以看到，第一篇新闻报道更多地关注救援工作，而第二 篇新闻报道更多地谈论伤亡人数当我们阅读多篇报道时，我们就会更全面地了解一个事件Even if news reports are written from basically the same perspective, they may contradict each other in terms of factual details, as events in the real world are usually complicated and constantly changing. For instance, the numbers of deaths differ in the two news reports on the Henderson Tower fire. When we come across such factual differences, we should not rush to the conclusion that one of 15 the news reports gives false information. Instead, check when the reports were written. News reports written at different stages of an event could contain different information as new facts are brought to light. Another aspect worthy of mention is that journalists may approach information they get from research or interviews differently. Suppose emergency services estimates of the number of deaths vary 20 between 5 and 9. Journalists may choose to present the minimum, the maximum or something in between in their news reports. Therefore, checking different sources enables us to draw a more informed conclusion.即使新闻报道的撰写视角基本一致，它们也可能在事实细节上相互矛盾，因为现实世界中的事件通常 是复杂且不断变化的。
例如，关于亨德森楼火灾的两篇新闻报道中，死亡人数是不同的当你发现这些事 实的差异时，不要急于下结论，认为其中一篇新闻报道给出了错误的信息相反，要去实报道撰写的时间 随着新的事实不断被披露，在同一事件的不同阶段撰写的新闻报道可能色含不同的信息另一个值得一提 的方面是，记者可能会以不同的方式处理从研究或采访中得到的数据假设应急服务机构对死亡人数的估 计在12人至30人之间记者在新闻报道中可能选择呈现最小值、最大值或任何介于两者之间的数值因 此，阅读不同来源的新闻报道能使我们得出更明智的结论To sum up, it is wise to read news reports written from various perspectives and at different stages, which brings us a more accurate understanding of a situation 25 We also need to be critical about the information we receive and remember not toblindly trust what we have read. Though journalists are committed to presenting the truth, it is better to use our own judgement than rely entirely on news reports.With great discrimination, every one of us has the potential to be a critical news reader.总的来说，不妨阅读从不同角度撰写的新闻报道，以及事件不同阶段的报道，这会让我们更准确地把 握情况。
我们也需要对接收到的信息持批判态度，并记住不要官目相信我们读到的东西尽管记者致力于 在他们的报道中呈现真相，我们最好还是运用自己的判断力，而。