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1、The Skills for English News Listening12024/8/5What is news?22024/8/51. News is a fresh report of events, facts, or opinions that people did not know before they read your story. 新闻就是针对人们读你的报道以前还不知道的事 件、事实或观点的一种全新报道。 2. News is anything timely that interests a number of persons, and the best news is
2、that which has the greatest interest of the greatest number. 凡是及时的、能引起一部分人兴趣的东西, 便是新 闻。而最好的新闻则是那种能够激起最大多数人最 大兴趣的东西。 32024/8/53. News is any event, idea or opinion that is timely, that interests or affects a large number of people in a community and that is capable of being understood by them. 新闻是指人们
3、能及时获悉的事件、观点或见解， 它能吸引或影响社会上的许多人，并能为他们所 理解。 4. News is the reporting of anything timely which has importance, use, or interest to aconsiderable number of persons in a publication audience. 新闻是对任何事物的及时报道，对于读者群体中 的许多人来说，这类报道具有重要性、实用性或 趣味性。 42024/8/55. If a dog bites a man, it is not news; if a man bites
4、 a dog, its (big) news. 狗咬人并非新闻，人咬狗才是（大）新闻。 52024/8/5News is an account of what is happening around us. It may involve current events, new initiative or ongoing projects or issues. But news is not only about whats taking place of the day, it also concerns background analysis, opinions, human interes
5、t stories, etc.62024/8/5To know the structure of English news report To memorize the common words used in the English newsTo master a number of AcronymTo know the different pronunciations of same numberTo do the exercise step by stepTo pay attention to the great domestic and foreign events 72024/8/5
6、 A general pattern in a news story is an inverted-pyramid style. It moves from the most important to the least important. The main idea usually occurs in the first one or two sentences. In long sentences, what can we focus on? Five main wh-elements: English sentence, like a tree, is composed by the
7、trunk and leaves. Find the trunk and you will see the whole tree and then the wood. 82024/8/5The Inverted Pyramid Form92024/8/5News StructureThe lead Every hard news article starts with a lead the first 1-2 sentences that summarize the most interesting point of the article. The lead should be brief
8、yet catchy , giving the reader an instant sense of what the article is about and making him or her want to read more. 102024/8/5 新闻导语是新闻报道开头的第一段文字，也是最重新闻导语是新闻报道开头的第一段文字，也是最重要的部分，通常是标题的展开形式，记者必须把新要的部分，通常是标题的展开形式，记者必须把新闻时间的主要情节用一两句化概括在新闻导语的第闻时间的主要情节用一两句化概括在新闻导语的第一段里。这是新闻报道的精华所在。按照新闻报道一段里。这是新闻报道的精华所在。按
9、照新闻报道的要求，导语尽可能回答个和一个即的要求，导语尽可能回答个和一个即hat（何事）、（何事）、ho（何人）、（何人）、here（何地）、（何地）、hy（为何）和（为何）和ow（如何）。这个观点曾被西方新闻（如何）。这个观点曾被西方新闻界视为金科玉律，但是由于新闻导语趋于愈来愈界视为金科玉律，但是由于新闻导语趋于愈来愈短，因此，新闻导语现在一般未必包含所有的新闻短，因此，新闻导语现在一般未必包含所有的新闻要素，而是突出其中最重要的新闻要素，其他要素要素，而是突出其中最重要的新闻要素，其他要素可放在以下的段落。可放在以下的段落。112024/8/5DENVER, Colorado (AP)
10、A lightning strike at a golf course driving range Saturday killed a man and injured his 16-year-old son, a fire department spokeswoman saidWhen SaturdayWhere At a golf courseWho A man and his sonWhat Lightning killed the man and injured his son122024/8/5NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Teenagers who spend
11、3 hours a day or more in front of the television are at risk of developing sleeping problem later in life, new research reports.Who TeenagersWhat Teenagers may develop sleep problemsWhen Later in their lifeHow Spending three hours or more in front of TV132024/8/5By EMMA ROSS, AP Medical Writer BANGK
12、OK, Thailand-Asias bird flu death toll rose to 12 with the announcement Monday of two additional deaths, while China said it suspected the virus has reached poultry in one of its most remote cornersWhen Monday, Where ThailandWhat Bird flu death toll rose to 12Who Thailand and China142024/8/5Afghanis
13、tan KabulBelgium BrusselsBurma RangoonCanada Ottawa TorontoCambodia Phnom PenhChile Santiago San Diego Indonesia JakartaIran TehranIraq BaghdadIsrael JerusalemTheProperNames152024/8/5Saudi Arabia MeccaThe United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi DubaiKuwait Kuwait CityLaos VientianeLebanon BeirutMalaysia Kual
14、a LumpurMongolia Ulan BatorNetherlands AmsterdamPakistan Islamabad162024/8/5Peru LimaPortugal LisbonPhilippines ManilaSweden StockholmSwitzerland Bernie GenevaDPRK / North Korea / Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea PyongyangKorea SeoulVietnam HanoiZambia LusakaZimbabwe Harare 172024/8/5主要建筑物名：主要建筑
15、物名：The CapitolCapitol HillThe PentagonWhite HouseFoggy BottomWall StreetBuckingham PalaceDowning StreetFleet Street182024/8/5 由由于于新新闻闻报报道道时时间间的的限限制制，不不少少机机构构的的名名称称常常采采用用其其缩缩略略形形式式，即即由由该该名名称称中中数数个个词词的的首首字字母母的的大写形式组成大写形式组成如：如：PLO: the Palestine Liberation Organization需需要要注注意意的的是是，听听者者不不仅仅要要了了解解这这些些缩缩略
16、略语语的的确确切切含义，而且还应知道它们的正确读音含义，而且还应知道它们的正确读音APEC, OPEC, IMF, UNESCO, CPPCC, NATO, IOC,IRC, WTO, WHO, WB192024/8/5ABCAmericanBroadcastingCompany美国广播公司美国广播公司ALArabLeague阿拉伯联盟阿拉伯联盟APECAsia-PacificEconomicCooperation亚太经济合作组织亚太经济合作组织ASEANAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations东南亚国家联盟（东盟）东南亚国家联盟（东盟）BBCBritishBroa
17、dcastingCorporation英国广播公司英国广播公司202024/8/5CAACCivilAviationAdministrationofChina中国民航总局中国民航总局CBSColumbiaBroadcastingSystem哥伦比亚广播公司哥伦比亚广播公司CECouncilofEurope欧洲理事会欧洲理事会CIACentralIntelligenceAgency中央情中央情CNNCableNewsNetwork有限电视新闻公司（美）有限电视新闻公司（美）EFTAEuropeanFreeTradeAssociation欧洲自由贸易联盟欧洲自由贸易联盟212024/8/5EUEu
18、ropeanUnion欧盟欧盟FAOFoodandAgriculturalOrganization粮食及农业组织（粮农组织）粮食及农业组织（粮农组织）FBIFederalBureauofInvestigation美国）联邦调查局美国）联邦调查局G.7GroupofSeven西方七国集团西方七国集团GATTGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade关税及贸易总协议关税及贸易总协议222024/8/5UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 联合国教科文组织联合国教科文组织
19、UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 联合国难民事务高级专员办事处联合国难民事务高级专员办事处UNSCUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil联合国安理会联合国安理会WHOWorldHealthOrganization世界卫生组织世界卫生组织WIPOWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization世界知识产权组织世界知识产权组织WMOWorldMeteorologicalOrganization世界气象组织世界气象组织WTOWorldTradeOrganization世界贸易组织世界贸易
20、组织232024/8/5IAEAInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency国际原子能机构国际原子能机构INTERPOLInternationalCriminalPoliceOrganization国际刑警组织国际刑警组织IOCInternationalOlympicCommittee国际奥林匹克委员会国际奥林匹克委员会NASANationalAeronauticsandSpace国际航空和宇宙航行局国际航空和宇宙航行局NATONorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization北大西洋公约组织北大西洋公约组织NHKJapanBroadcastingCorporat
21、ion日本广播协会日本广播协会OPECOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCounties石油输出国组织（欧佩克）石油输出国组织（欧佩克）PLOPalestineLiberationOrganization巴勒斯坦解放组织巴勒斯坦解放组织242024/8/5 在新闻报道中经常出现许多数字，大到几十在新闻报道中经常出现许多数字，大到几十亿，上百亿，小到分数或小数。亿，上百亿，小到分数或小数。 尤其对一些多位数的数字，要想立刻听准这尤其对一些多位数的数字，要想立刻听准这些数字的确不容易，其主要难点在于位数过多。些数字的确不容易，其主要难点在于位数过多。因此在听多位数的数
22、字时，因此在听多位数的数字时，应对应对billion(十亿十亿)、million(百万百万)、thousand(千千)、hundred(百百)等词尤为重视。等词尤为重视。 同时，要注意一个数字的多种读法，如播音同时，要注意一个数字的多种读法，如播音员把两个足球队比赛结果员把两个足球队比赛结果2：0读作读作two to nothing而不是读成而不是读成two to nought或或two to zero152, 489,357 3,695,741,526252024/8/5 目目前前，许许多多外外台台(如如BBC，VOA)的的新新闻闻英英语语报报道道有有特特别别英英语语(Special Eng
23、lish)和标准英语和标准英语(Standard English)两种。两种。 所所谓谓Special English也也可可称称为为慢慢速速英英语语，即即新新闻闻播播放放的的语语速速较较慢慢。就就VOA而而言言，慢慢速速英英语语每每分分钟钟不不超超过过90个个单单词词，而而且且新新闻闻报报道道均均是是由由简简单单易易懂懂的的英英语语缩缩写写的的，因因此此较较适适合合初初级级阶阶段段的的新新闻闻英英语语训训练练。然然而而它它毕毕竟竟有有其其局局限限性性，只只能能作作为为听听力力训训练练的的一种手段，而不是新闻英语训练要达到的最终目的。一种手段，而不是新闻英语训练要达到的最终目的。 要要想想过过
24、真真正正通通过过新新闻闻英英语语这这一一关关，还还必必须须进进行行Standard English的的训训练练。Standard English也也可可称称为为常常速速英英语语，即即新新闻闻英英语语是是用用正正常常的的语语速速播播送送的的。就就VOA而而言言，常常速速英英语语每每分分钟钟为为135个个单单词词，而而且且句句法法和和词词汇汇方方面面的的难难度度也也大大些些。经经过过从从慢慢速速英英语语到到常常速速英英语语相相当当长长一一段段时时间间练练习习后后，收收听听新新闻闻英英语语的的能能力力一一定会有很大提高。定会有很大提高。262024/8/5 平时应养成多看报纸，常听广播的习惯，平时应
25、养成多看报纸，常听广播的习惯，这样就可以掌国际、国内的一些阶段性的热门这样就可以掌国际、国内的一些阶段性的热门话题及一些有争论的问题。若有可能的话，最话题及一些有争论的问题。若有可能的话，最好在收听新闻英语之前，先听一下汉语新闻广好在收听新闻英语之前，先听一下汉语新闻广播。对于当天国际、国内发生的一些大事做到播。对于当天国际、国内发生的一些大事做到心中有数，然后，再收听外台的新闻英语报道。心中有数，然后，再收听外台的新闻英语报道。由于已有了一定背景知识，这些新闻英语报道由于已有了一定背景知识，这些新闻英语报道就容易听懂了。当然在更高层次上也可以先听就容易听懂了。当然在更高层次上也可以先听英语新
26、闻，然后验之以汉语新闻。英语新闻，然后验之以汉语新闻。272024/8/5Listening PracticeExercise One1. Identify the five main wh-elements2. Retell what have you heard 3. Fill in the blanks282024/8/5The United Nations children s agency UNICEF is beginning a huge campaign in Pakistan today to immunize 免疫免疫 800,000 children affected b
27、y the earthquake last month. The agency is sending 600 health teams into towns and mountain villages to vaccinate 接种育苗接种育苗 children against measles, polio, 灰灰质炎炎diphtheria白喉白喉 and tetanus 破破伤风. UNICEF staff say it would be a race against time to reach children scattered in remote mountain communitie
28、s before winter snows arrive. The agency has already vaccinated 300,000 children.WhoWhereWhatHowmanychildrenhavebeenvaccinated?292024/8/5The United Nations relief agency says an attack on a displaced persons camp in Sudans western Darfur region has reportedly left 29 people dead and 10 seriously inj
29、ured. A spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees told VOA it s the first time that a displaced persons camp has been attacked in more than two years of civil war. The spokesman says up to 300 armed Arab men on horses and camels attacked the camp on Wednesday.302024/8/5_1_ has appealed u
30、rgently for donations of more than _2_ dollars to prevent a food crisis in_3_. It warned that almost 10 million people across six countriesZambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland urgently needed food aid. The shortages are blamed on _4_and the effects of _5_ and chronic poverty.
31、A BBC _6_ in southern Africa says that in Zimbabwe, children in rural areas have already started to show signs of malnutrition. She says some eat only once a day.The United Nations World Food Program has appealed urgently for donations of more than 150 million dollars to prevent a food crisis in sou
32、thern Africa. It warned that almost 10 million people across six countriesZambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland urgently needed food aid. The shortages are blamed on drought and the effects of HIV/AIDS and chronic poverty. A BBC correspondent in southern Africa says that in Zimbabwe, children in rural areas have already started to show signs of malnutrition. She says some eat only once a day.312024/8/5
