话题十四 新闻媒体 [晨背词汇] 1.名词篇 announcement 通告,通知;comment 评论;conclusion 结论;结束;conference (正式的)会议;讨论;deadline 最后期限,截止日期;emergency 紧急情况或状态;evidence 证据,证明;media 大众传播媒介;motivation (做事的)动机;principle 道德原则,法则;remark 陈述;议论;routine 常规,惯例;violence 暴力行为;witness 目击者,见证人 2.动词篇 attempt 试图,尝试;confirm 证实,证明,确认;contradict 反驳,驳斥,批驳;convey 表达,传递(思想,感情等);convince 使确信,使信服;declare声明;断言;mention 提及;说起;react 反应;起化学反应;resign 辞职;submit提交,呈递(文件,建议等);urge 敦促,催促,力劝 3.形容词篇 brief 简洁的;contradictory 相互矛盾,对立的;corrupt 贪污的,腐败的;使腐化,堕落;evident 清楚的,显而易见的;urgent 紧急的,紧迫的;violent 暴力的 4.短语篇 associate...with...把……与……联系起来; as a result of...由于……;作为……的结果; arouse wide public concern/draw public attention 引起广泛的公众关注; arrange an interview 安排采访; be faced with 面对; cover/go on a story 去采访; judging by/from 根据……来判断; make joint efforts 做出共同努力; make an appointment 约会; tell the truth 说出真相 [晨背佳作] 5 月 1 日,高二(3)班的学生志愿者 Li Yue 和 Zhang Hua 去阳光敬老院(Sunshine Nursing Home)开展志愿者活动(送水果、打扫、聊天等)。假如你是校英语报的记者,请按下列要点用英语写一则 100 词左右的新闻报道。 1.时间、地点、人物、活动; 2.老人们的反应; 3.简短评论。 [范文诵读] Student Volunteers Brought Sunshine to the elderly On May Day,Li Yue and Zhang Hua,students from Class Three,Grade Two,went to Sunshine Nursing Home and did some voluntary work.Upon their arrival,Li Yue and Zhang Hua were warmly welcomed,and respectfully,they presented the elderly with flowers and fruits.Then they started working at once,cleaning the windows and sweeping the floor.Everything done,they sat in the yard chatting with the elderly people. When it was time for the volunteers to leave,the elderly people thanked them for their kindness.They said it was such a beautiful day that they would remember it forever. Li Yue and Zhang Hua were very happy.What they did has brought joy to others and enriched their own lives. —By Chen Jie,School Newspaper