大学英语时文阅读unit6概要.ppt

Current News Reading,COURSES FOR SECOND CREDIT STUDENTS,,,Contents,,Environment,Chapter 6 Environment,,,,History of American newspaper,Grammar features of news headline,Practice,,1 History of American newspaper,1704年波士顿邮政局长创刊的《波士顿新闻通讯》，被认为是美国的第 1张连续出版的报纸，内容只是摘抄英国报纸上的消息1721年《新英格兰新闻报》创刊，它未经当局的出版许可，富于革新精神， 影响很大1719年，当时的美国第2大城市费拉德尔菲亚出版了该城第1张报纸《美洲信使周报》1728年《宾夕法尼亚公报》问世，次年由 B．富兰克林接办他把该报办得很有生气，引人入胜，并刊登广告以赢利独立战争爆发时，北美殖民地有报纸37家,几乎全是周报或每周出版两三次,为独立战争作了大量舆论准备，并在战争中鼓舞士气1783年在费拉德尔菲亚创刊的《宾夕法尼亚晚邮报》是美国第 1张日报到1830年，美国人口在8000以上的城镇只有26个，但有日报65家，周报350 家。

1 History of American newspaper,商业报纸和廉价大众化报纸出现第 1张成功的廉价报纸是1833年在纽约创刊的《太阳报》，它主要刊登审判、自杀、失火等社会新闻，发行量很大，1873年达3 万份其他政治和商业报纸也逐渐转向报道立法、选举、审判等全国性或地方性新闻1 History of American newspaper,19世纪上半叶创刊的重要报纸还有1835年的《纽约先驱报》， 1841年的《纽约每日论坛报》， 1851年的《纽约每日时报》(1857年改名《纽约时报》)到19世纪中叶，美国约有日报 400家，周报3000多家它们的共同特点是政治上标榜自已是超党派的、独立的，编辑业务上扩大报道面、重视地方新闻和人情味新闻，经营上将广告作为主要财源从19世纪50年代起，报纸在美国已成为工商业巨头手中的大企业1883年，J.普利策接办纽约《世界报》，他注重政治经济新闻， 大量刊登社会新闻和各种专栏、 特写，1892年该报日发行量达到37.4万份19世纪下半期创刊的美国重要报纸还有《亚特兰大宪法报》(1868)、《华盛顿邮报》(1877)、《圣路易邮报》(1878)、《洛杉矶时报》(1881)等。

2 Grammar features of News Headlines,The tenses used in the headlines 1) The simple present tense Iran's leader says US nuke accusations wrong (Agencies) TEHRAN, Iran: Iran's supreme leader said Sunday that US officials know they are wrongly accusing Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons. China publishes white paper on Xinjiang (Xinhua) BEIJING: The Chinese government Monday published a white paper on the development and progress in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, stressing national unification, ethnic unity, social stability are the “lifeblood“ for the region's development and progress.,,2 Grammar features of News Headlines,The simple present tense(2) Women drive better than men claims report （The report claims that women drive better than men.） Sino-U.S. relations develop in twists and turns （The Sino-U.S. relations develop in twists and turns.） Bush reiterates stance on Taiwan （U.S. President George W. Bush reiterated his stance on Taiwan） Air disaster kills 145（The air disaster killed 145 people.）,,2 Grammar features of News Headlines,2）The future tense Greenspan: China to determine world economic fate Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan predicted in his memoir that the world's economic fate depends on China and its market economic development by the year of 2030. China to step up development of knowledge –intensive industry （Chins is to step up the development of knowledge-intensive industry.） World Expo to make Shanghai more open （The World Expo is to make Shanghai more open.）,,2 Grammar features of News Headlines,3）Present participle for Present continuous tense US: Iran nearing atomic bomb capacity VIENNA - The United States said on Wednesday Iran was nearing the ability to make atom bombs by stockpiling enriched uranium and, with EU allies, prodded Tehran to engage in talks now on its nuclear ambitions. Dangerous Areas Expanding Across Southern Afghanistan The Taliban have driven government forces out of roughly half of a key area that the U.S. and NATO had declared a success. US junk sales to China rising Information industry developing rapidly （The information industry is developing rapidly.）,,2 Grammar features of News Headlines,The voice of the headline Black boxes found in Thai plane crash Blackwater blamed for Iraqi civilian deaths Anti-Syrian Lebanese MP murdered in Beirut An anti-Syrian Lebanese MP was killed today in a large car bomb explosion in east Beirut just one week before parliament is scheduled to elect a new president. Taiwan urged not to run Rebiya film The mainland's Taiwan Affairs Office yesterday urged the city of Kaohsiung not to show a scheduled film about Rebiya Kadeer.,,2 Grammar features of News Headlines,Frequent Omission of Certain Words 1. Articles US official calls for new sanctions against Iran (Agencies) ANKARA, Turkey - A senior US official called Wednesday for UN Security Council members and US allies to help push for a third round of sanctions against Iran over its disputed atomic work. Truck bomb in northern Iraq kills 19 MOSUL: A suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives into a Kurdish village in north Iraq before dawn on Thursday, killing at least 19 villagers and wounding 25, Iraqi police said.,,2 Grammar features of News Headlines,2. Link verb China willing to share animal disease info BANGKOK -- China is ready to share information and experience with the international community on animal disease surveillance and control regarding either bird flu or the blue ear pig disease, an official of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. US military deaths in Iraq at 3,793 (Agencies) As of Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at least 3,793 members of the US military had died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.,,2 Grammar features of News Headlines,3. Auxiliary verb One more missing Russian tourist found (Xin。