版权所有:中国好课堂 www.zghkt.cnNewspapersThe printed newspaper first appeared in 1450 in Europe. The daily was published for the first time in 1650.News of Frankfort ( 法 兰 克 福 新 闻 ) published in 1615 is regarded as the first “real newspaper”. Wai zhong xin bao ( 外 中 新 报 ) was the first published Chinese newspaper in 1858. It was established in Hong Kong. TVJohn Logie Baird, the Scottish inventor, obtained the worlds first real television picture in his laboratory in October, 1925, and showed it to the British public on January 26, 1926. He is remembered as the father of mechanical (机械式) television.版权所有:中国好课堂 www.zghkt.cnWebsitesThe story of the Internet begins in the late 1950s. The Pentagon set up a research team in 1958 to create a computer network to operate during disasters like a nuclear war.In 1985, the National Science Foundation created a network which provided a free national service to any U S. research and education institution. All those networks finally joined the Pentagons network to form the Internet.In the 1990s, anyone with a computer, a modern, and Internet software could link up to the Internet.版权所有:中国好课堂 www.zghkt.cnSection_ Warming Up & Reading Prereading原 文 呈 现 MY FIRST WORK ASSIGNMENT“Unforgettable ”， says new journalistNever will Zhou Yang (ZY)forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper.His discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin (HX), was to strongly influence his life as a journalist.HX：Welcome.Were delighted youre coming to work with us.Your first job here will be an assistant journalist. Do you have any questions?ZY：Can I go out on a story immediately?HX：(laughing) Thats admirable ， but Im afraid it would be unusual ！ Wait till youre more experienced.First well put you as an assistant to an experienced journalist.Later you can cover a story and submit the article yourself.ZY：Wonderful.What do I need to take with me？I already have a notebook and camera.读 文 清 障 assignment saInmnt n任务；分配unforgettable nfetbl adj.难忘的；永远记得的journalist dnlIst n记者；新闻工作者was to do sth.在此处表示“ 必将/注定做某事” 。delighted dIlaItId adj.快乐的；欣喜的be delighted (that) .对感到高兴are coming 为现在进行时，表示将来。assistant sIstnt n助手；助理；售货员版权所有:中国好课堂 www.zghkt.cnon prep .在从事 ；处于情况中admirable dmrbl adj.值得赞扬的；令人钦佩的unusual njul adj.不同寻常的；独特的put . as .把视为/列为cover vt.采访；报道；覆盖submit sbmIt vt.递交；呈递(文件等)(常与 to 连用)我的第一项工作任务“难以忘怀” ，新记者说以上部分译文周阳永远不会忘记他在一家很受欢迎的英语报社的第一项工作任务。他同新上司胡新的讨论对他的记者生涯必将产生重大的影响。胡：欢迎你。非常高兴你来和我们一起工作。你在这里首先是当助理记者。有什么问题吗？周：我可以马上外出采访吗？胡：(笑) 值得表扬，但是恐怕这样就不太合乎常规了！等到你比较有经验以后才行。首先我们要派你给有经验的记者做助手。以后你就可以自己采访新闻，提交新闻稿了。周：太棒了。我需要带什么？我已经有一个笔记本和一部相机了。HX：No need for a camera. Youll have a professional photographer with you to take photographs . Youll find your colleagues very eager to assist you, so you may be able to concentrate on photography later if youre interested. 21 ZY：Thank you. Not only am I interested in photography，but I took an amateur 22 course at university to update my skills . 23 24 25 HX：Good.ZY：What do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story?HX：You need to be curious. Only if you ask many different questions will you acquireall the information you need to know .We say a good journalist must have a good 26 27 版权所有:中国好课堂 www.zghkt.cn“nose” for a story.That means you must be able to assess when people are not telling the 28 29 whole truth and then try to discover it. They must use research to inform themselves of 30 the missing parts of the story.professional prfenl adj.专业的；职业的 n专业人员，profession prfen n职业；专业photographer ftrf n摄影师photograph ftrf n照片 vt.给照相colleague kli n同事eager i adj.渴望的；热切的be eager to do sth.渴望做某事assist sIst vt.帮助；协助；援助concentrate knsntreIt on 集中；全神贯注于photography ftrfI n摄影 21 amateur mt n业余爱好者 22 course nC课程；进程；过程 23 update pdeIt vt.更新；使现代化 24 Not only部分倒装句，but (also) 陈述语序。 25 acquire kwaI vt.获得；取得；学到 26 onlyif/when 引导的状语从句置于句首时，主句用部分倒装语序。 27 have a good “nose” for 对 有敏锐的“嗅觉” 28 assess ses vt.评估；评定 (judge) 29 inform Infm vt.告知；通知 30 inform sb. of sth.告知某人某事版权所有:中国好课堂 www.zghkt.cn以上部分译文胡：不需要相机。你将带上一名专业摄影师去拍照。你将发现你的同事们会很热情地帮助你，因此如果你对摄影感兴趣，也许以后你可以集中精力去研究它。周：谢谢你。对摄影我不仅只是感兴趣，在大学里我还选修过业余摄影课来更新我的摄影技术。胡：很好。周：我外出采访时还需要记住些什么呢？胡：你需要保持好奇心。只有提很多不同的问题，你才能获得你需要的信息。我们说，一个好的记者必须对新闻有非常敏锐的“嗅觉” 。那就是说，在人们还没有说出全部真相之前，记者就要能够作出判断，并力求发现真相。他们必须通过调查研究来获悉被遗漏的那部分情况。ZY：What should I keep in mind ？ 31 HX：Here comes my list of dos and donts：dont miss your deadline ， dont be 32 rude, dont talk too much, but make sure you listen to the interviewee carefully. 33 ZY：Why is listening so important?HX：Well ，you have to listen for detailed facts.Meanwhile you have to prepare 34 35 the next question depending on what the person says . 36 37 ZY：But how can I listen carefully whi