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WhereIstheNewsLeadingUs?by

NormanCousins

1/22NormanCousinsCousinswasborninUnionCity,NewJersey(盟市).Atage11,hewasmisdiagnosedwithtuberculosisandplacedinasanatorium.Despitethis,hewasanathleticyouth,andheclaimedthatasayounboy,hehad“setouttodiscoverexuberance.”CousinsattendedTheodoreRooseveltHighSchoolintheBronx,NewYorkCity,graduatingonFebruary3,1933.Heeditedthehighschoolpaper,wherehiseditingabilitieswerealreadyinevidence.Cousinsreceivedabachelor’sdegreefromTeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity.2/22Oneofthemostinfluentialmagazineeditorsofthe20thcenturyEditoroftheSaturdayReviewfrom1940to1971ApowerfuladvocateofworldgovernmentMajorpublications:ModernManIsObsolete(1945)TalkswithNehru(1951)PresentTense:AnAmericanEditor’sOdyssey(1968)3/22RelevantinformationOPEC—acronymfortheOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountries,aninternationalorganizationprimarilyconcernedwithcoordinatingthecrude-oilpoliciesofitsmemberstates.Foundedin1960,OPEChas11members—Algeria,Indonesia,Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Libya,Nigeria,Qatar,SaudiArabia,UnitedArabEmirates,andVenezuela.OPECheadquartersislocatedinVienna,Austria.Theorganization'sauthorityistheConference,madeupofhigh-levelrepresentativesofthemembergovernments,whichmeetsatleasttwiceayear.TheboardofgovernorsimplementsresolutionsoftheConferenceandmanagestheorganization.4/22YMCA—acronymforYoungMen’sChristianAssociation,aninternationalorganizationthatpromotesthespiritual,intellectual,social,andphysicalwelfareofyoungChristians基督教男青年会WalterLippmann(1889–1974)U.S.journalistandpoliticalphilosopher,wellknownforhiswritingsoncurrentsocialandpoliticaleventsandphenomena.Hiswidelysyndicatedcolumn“TodayandTomorrow”fortheNewYorkHeraldTribune(纽约先驱论坛报)wasreadbymillionsfromSeptember1931untilhisretirementin1967.5/22nitrogenfixation(固氮作用):

Theformationofnitrogenouscompounds(含氮化合物)bythemetabolicassimilation(代谢性同化作用)ofatmosphericnitrogenbycertainsoilbacteria.Whenthesebacteriadie,thefixednitrogenismadeavailableinthesoilasplantfood.(将大气中氮转化为可被植物利用无机化合物固定氮。)6/22Languagepointssymposium:ameetingorconferenceforthepublicdiscussionofsometopicespeciallyoneinwhichtheparticipantsformanaudienceandmakepresentations讨论会，座谈会2.distinguished:anadjectiveusedespeciallyofpeoplewhoarefamousforseriousworkinscience,thearts,etc.,卓越，出色e.g.adistinguishedscientist/physician,etc.7/223.anchorman:abroadcasterornewscaster新闻节目主持人，电(视)台讨论节目主持人e.g.Theanchormandeterminesthestyleandtoneofthetalkshow.电视节目主持人决定了讨论节目标形式和格调。4.tothecore:utterly,completely地道，彻底e.g.Heisapoliticiantothecore.他是地地道道政客。5.tough:uncompromising不妥协，忍耐6.aggressive:energetic8/227.savvy:a.

knowledgeable了解，通晓e.g.besavvyaboutsth.通晓某事She’sbeenaroundandsavvytoalotofthings.她见过世面，知道很多事。n.(sl.)commonsense,understanding常识，了解haveplentyofsavvy很有头脑;Whereisyoursavvy?你常识到哪去了？

8.waysandmeans:(asetphrase)methodsandmeansofaccomplishingsth,e.g.Wehavewaysandmeansofgettingtheinformationweneed.我们有方法弄到我们所需信息。9/229.solidreporting:reportingsubstantialandreliablenewsbasedonfacts10.scrutinize:examineverycloselyandcarefullye.g.Thejewelerscrutinizedthediamondforflaws.珠宝商仔细查看钻石有没有瑕疵。11.address:putforward,raised12.prone:likelytosufferfromanillness;tendingtoshowaparticularnegativecharacteristic易。。。，有。。。倾向e.g.Sheispronetoanger/exaggeration/flu.10/22Pronemayalsobeusedafteranounwithahyphencombiningthetwoe.g.anaccident-proneperson(oftenhavingaccidents)易出事故人disaster-prone:tendingtoreportdisasters;interestedinreportingdisasters13.modify:changeslightly14.distortion:afalseaccount,thenegativehappeningsornews11/2215.L16-19:

Thedifferentwaysofprovidingnews,i.e.,thenewspaper,television,andradioseemalltofollowthebeliefthatallnewsisbadnews.Whyisthisso?Coulditbebecausepeopleareusedtodwellingonnegativenewsasaruleandbecausenewspaperpeoplearegenerallysensitivetosuchnewswhenfacingeverydayhappenings?12/2216.beaptto:likelyorhavingatendencytodosomething倾向于。。。；轻易。。。e.g.apttobeforgetfulMypenisratherapttoleak.17.devalue:reducetheexchangevalueof18.collidewith:crashviolentlyintoe.g.Heransofastthathecollidedwithapedestrianinthestreet.amisshapenpicture:adistortedviewoftheworld13/2219.thesumtotal:theentireamountofsth20.ingredient:constituent,component.Thiswordisoftenusedincooking,referringtothedifferentthingsthatcombinetomakesomekindoffood.e.g.Flour,eggs,sugar,andshortening(起酥油)arethechiefingredientsofanykindofcake.21.inhibitor:hindranceorobstruction22.deplete:reduce,decrease14/22L38-40Idonotmeantoproposethatwemakeupsome“good”newsanduseitasaremedyforthecatastrophesreportedonthefrontpage.NeitherdoIconsidergoodnewsasathoroughanddetailednewsstoryabouthowthelocalYMCAoperates.15/2223.contrive:makeorinventinacleverway;cause(something)tohappeninaccordancewithone’splansorwishes.策划，谋划，设计，安排e.g.Canyoucontrivetobeatthestationbynoon?你能设法在中午前赶到车站吗？24.antidote:anythingthatcounteractssth.unpleasant;aremedythatstopsorcontrolstheeffectsofapoison解毒剂；解药；矫正方法e.g.Educationisaneffectiveantidotetoignorance.教育是消除无知有效方法。16/2225.searchout:findoutoruncoverbysearching26.heavenandhell:blissandsuffering27…bothsectorscallforattentionandscrutiny:bothaspectsneedcaringandcarefulobservation28.inawiderperspective:fromabroaderviewpoint17/2229.getacross:makesomethingunderstoodandacceptede.g.Hetriedeverywaytoexplain,buthejustcouldn’tgethisideasacross.30.perspective:aparticularwayofconsideringe.g.Theauthorwritesfromahistoricalperspective.31.

pursue:continuesteadilywith;carryone.g.Shetriedtopursuefurtherstudiesintheuniversity.18/2232.prospect:reasonablehopeofsomethinghappening.将要发生事，期望中事e.g.Theprospectofhisbeingelectedasthecommitteechairisencouraging.他即将当选为委员会主席，这真是鼓舞人心。There’shardlyanyprospectofsuccessforhim.他已经没有什么成功希望了。33.caricature:descriptionofsomeonethatexaggeratesandmakesoneappearridiculous.e.g.makeacaricatureofsb将某人形象画成漫画19/2234.boost…up:(literally)liftbypushingupfrombelow举起，抬起，推进，提升，增强e.g.BoostmeupsoIcanlookinthewindow.抬我一把，我能够从窗户往里看。Often,boostmeans“increase,raise”.e.g.Wehopeourproductionwillbeboostedby20%.20/22