文档介绍：Selected Readings From American & British Newspaper & Magazines
Yuncheng University
-- Guo Pingping
2014. Autumn
Chapter One Introduction
The significance of English news reading
The main-trend important newspapers & magazines in Britain and America
The general features of English news
The basic skills for English news reading
Significance of English news reading
1. Good learning Resources for English learners for the rich vocabulary, which includes various idioms, common sayings and diverse phrases.(好的学****资源)
2. Enable the learners to enhance their reading ability by providing authentic English learning material.(真实材料可以提高实际阅读能力)
Significance of English news reading
3. Broaden the readers’ horizon, being the major access to world news.(拓宽视野)
4. Good helper for the learners to improve their writing skill, due to the expert use of various writing techniques like personification, irony etc. in features.(提高写作)
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Brief introduction of British & American newspapers & magazines
英国和美国的日报总数约两千多家,各种期刊为五千余种,其中绝大多数是地方性和专业性报刊,全国性大报和杂志为数并不多。下面介绍在英美国内若干有影响的报刊。
Main Newspapers in Britain
英国报刊发行与美国不尽相同,国内外财团控制的大报业集团的报纸占全英发行量的90%,这些大集团以往又都是集中在伦敦市中心的报业中心“舰队街”(Fleet Street)。因此,Fleet Street常用来借喻伦敦或英国“报界”或“新闻界”。现在为了改善发行和促进在海外销售,有的已移往伦敦其他地区或城市,甚至海外,如《卫报》就在德国发行国际版,而《金融时报》就直接在德国、美国和日本等国印刷发行。
英国报纸按风格和内容分为quality /popular /mid-market papers, “质量类”报纸是严肃性大开张(broadsheet)的全国性日报,有很高的编辑水平,读者对象是受过较高教育的上层和中产阶级人士。Daily Express《每日快报》、Daily Mail《每日邮报》、Daily Mirror《每日镜报》、Daily Star《每日明星报》、The Sun《太阳报》都是“通俗类”小报,消息不如quality papers 那样严肃可靠,往往追求轰动效应。如《太阳报》就以刊登英国王室成员和政界人士的***新闻和美女照片而“著称”。其发行量居首位。读者基本是工人阶级和中产阶级。“中间市场类”指介于这两者之间的报纸。
National quality newspapers
Times 《泰晤士报》
The Daily Telegraph 《每日电讯报》
The Guardian 《卫报》
The Financial Times 《金融时报》
The Observer 《观察家报》
The Sunday Times 《星期日泰晤士报》
National popular newspapers
The Daily Express 《每日快报》
The Daily Mail 《每日邮报》
The News of the World 《世界新闻报》
Daily Mirror 《每日镜报》
The Sun 《太阳报》