A. Express your own idea about news report?

B. Which do you think is more important, the truth itself or the person(s) involved in the news? Why do you think so?

3) Listen to the audio clip to know more about CNN.

III. Sentence Analysis 1. Reporters often struggle with what and how much to tell. (Para.1)

? reporter: n. [C] sb. who writes about the news in a newspaper or speaks about it on

television or on the radio 新闻记者；新闻广播员

Reporters and photographers rushed to the scene of the fire. 记者和摄影师都赶往火灾现场。

? struggle with sth.: try very hard to do sth. difficult 努力应付；使劲做某事

I was struggling with the accounts. 我正在努力算清账目。

2. …an open packet of chocolate biscuits, fishing equipment …(Para.2) ? packet: n. [C] a box in which goods are packed 盒；包

In the store, there is a good selection (选择) of packet soups. 商店里有许多袋装的汤料可供选择。

? a packet of: a small box or bag of 一盒；一包

Mother gave her a packet of sweets. 母亲给了她一包糖果。

3. …they just kept the information to themselves. (Para.5)

? keep sth. to oneself: make sth. remain unknown to others 保守秘密

I?m going with you — but keep it to yourself.

我和你一起去——但你自己知道就行了，不要告诉别人！

4. Some of the interest can be explained in that sometimes such things affect how people perform their jobs. (Para.6) ? in that: because 因为

This year was notable in that Leonard was elected president of our school again.

今年是令人难忘的，因为伦纳德再次当选为我校校长。

There is a danger in reading the classics in that the words and phrases in these works are

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often out of date.

阅读古典名著存在一个不小的问题，因为这些作品中的词汇、短语通常 是过时的。

? Meaning: The reporter?s interest in the private aspect of famous people?s lives can be

explained because such things sometimes affect the way they do their duty.

? 中文翻译：人们对这类事情的兴趣可以这样解释，因为有时它们会影响到当事人

的工作方式。

5. Too much attention may be the price one pays to be famous. (Para.8) ? pay the price: suffer from the bad result of one?s actions 付出代价

Isn?t bad health a high price to pay for the pleasure you get from smoking? 健康受到损害难道不是你为吸烟的乐趣付出的高昂代价吗？

? Meaning: Too much attention may be the bad result of one?s being famous. ? 中文翻译：过多的关注也许是一个人为出名所付出的代价。

6. …only to find that the reporters tailed her there too. (Para.10)

? only to: however不料；却

Yesterday I went to see him, only to learn that he had gone to Dalian two days before.

昨天我去看他，不料听人说他两天前去了大连。

IV. Words & phrases 1. due

adj. ① expected or planned to happen or arrive 预期的；预定的 e.g.

The meeting is due to start in four weeks' time. 会议预定在四个星期后举行。

② proper and suitable适当的；应有的 e.g.

take due care

给予应有的注意

? due to: because of 由于 e.g.

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His success is entirely due to hard work. 他的成功完全是努力工作的结果。

2. tip

n. ① [C] a piece of secret information 密报 e.g.

He got the tip to buy cotton.

他得到可以买进棉花的小道消息。

② [C] a small amount of money given to express thanks for a small service 小费 e.g.

Shall I leave a tip for the waiter? 我要给服务员留点小费吗？

v. ① give a warning or a piece of information 给……通风报信；向……提出警告 e.g.

The police were tipped off that a murder was being planned. 警方得到密报，有人在策划一宗谋杀案。

② give a tip to 付小费 e.g.

Did you remember to tip the driver? 你记得给司机小费了吗？

3. hunger

n. ① [sing] a strong wish 渴望 e.g.

He has a hunger for adventure. 他渴望冒险。

② [U] the need for food or a lack of food 饥饿；饥荒 e.g.

Hunger is one reason why babies cry. 婴儿哭可能是由于肚子饿了。

4. perform

v. ① do a piece of work or sth. 做(本职工作)；执行 e.g.

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The doctor has performed the operation on him. 医生给他做了手术。

② take part in a play, or sing, dance, etc. 演出；表演 e.g.

This play has never been performed in the past. 这出戏以前从来没有演出过。

5. host

n. ① [C] sb. who introduces a television or radio show and talks to visiting guests 节目主持人 e.g.

The humorous host makes the program popular. 幽默的主持人使得这个节目很受欢迎。

② [C] sb. who receives guests and provides food, drink, etc. 东道主；主人 e.g.

At the end of the party we thanked our host and went home. 宴会结束时，我们谢了主人后便回家了。

③ [C] a place or organization that provides the necessary space, equipment, etc. for a special event 主办者；主办单位 e.g.

China is the host country for the 2008 Olympic Games. 中国是2008年奥运会的主办国。

v. act as a host or hostess （作为主人）招待；作……的主持人 e.g.

She is hosting the visitors from Britain. 她正在招待英国的来客。

He will host a popular weekend television talk show. 他将主持一个颇受欢迎的周末电视访谈节目。

V. Exercises

5.1 Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary 5.2 Chinese to English Translation 5.3 English to Chinese Translation

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