NEWS1 news that people tell each other2 news on television or in a newspaper3 a news report4 to report the news5 when something is reported in the news6 someone whose job is to report the newsRELATED WORDSsee alsoINFORMATIONTELEVISION/RADIONEWSPAPERSGOVERNMENTPOLITICS1 news that people tell each other 人们相互之间传达的消息news /njuːzǁnuːz/ [uncountable noun]things that people tell each other about something that happened recently 消息；新情况 I've got some news for you. 我有个消息带给你。 That's great news! 那可是个好消息呀！news of There hasn't been any news of him since he left home. 他自从离家之后就没有任何消息。news about Have you heard the news about Carole? 你听说卡萝尔的情况了吗？news that He brought the news that their father was seriously ill. 他带来了消息，说他们的父亲病重。somebody's newswhat someone has been doing recently 某人的近况 Sit down and tell me all your news. 坐下来告诉我你的近况。good/bad news Good news! Ian passed his driving test! 好消息！伊恩通过驾驶考试了！ Well, the bad news is that the train is delayed by an hour. 嗯——坏消息是火车晚点了一小时。have good/bad news for somebody I'm afraid I have some bad news for you. 恐怕有个坏消息要告诉你。hear (the/my etc) news Have you heard the news? Sara's going to have a baby. 你听到这个消息了吗？萨拉要生孩子了。spread the newstell a lot of people about it 传播消息 They're going to appoint a new chairman - spread the news! 他们要任命一个新主席了—快告诉大家呀！break the news to somebodytell someone something that they did not know, especially something bad 向某人透露实情〔尤指坏消息〕 I just don't know how to break the news to Sherri. She'll be so disappointed. 我真不知该怎么把这个消息告诉雪莉，她会非常失望的。the news breakswhen people hear some news 消息传开 Since the news broke, hundreds of people have called with messages of support. 消息传出之后，许多人打电话来表示支持。the latest /ðə ˈleɪtst/ [uncountable noun]spokenthe most recent news 【口】最新消息 Have you heard the latest? Phil's going out with Judy! 你听到了最新消息没有？菲尔在和朱迪约会！the latest about Oh, I haven't told you the latest about my car! 噢，我还没有告诉你有关我的车的最新消息呢！the latest on What's the latest on the election? 选举的事有什么最新消息？developments /dɪˈveləpmənts/ [plural noun]the most recent changes in an important situation - used especially in news programmes on television or radio 事态发展，新情况〔尤用于电视或电台的新闻节目中〕 The President said today that he was watching developments in Asia with great interest. 总统今天说，他怀着极大的兴趣关注着亚洲的发展。 There are no new developments to report at this stage. 这一阶段没有新的情况可以报告。further developmentsmore developments 进展 We'll be keeping you informed of any further developments throughout the day. 我们会及时告诉你一天的进展情况。scandal /ˈskændl/ [countable/uncountable noun]shocking facts that are made public about someone's behaviour 丑闻 The newspapers only seem interested in gossip and scandal. 报纸似乎只对谣言和丑闻感兴趣。a scandal breaksbecomes known 丑闻传播 He resigned a few days after the scandal broke. 丑闻传出几天以后，他辞职了。sex/drug/financial etc scandal a sex scandal involving senior politicians 涉及一些资深政客的性丑闻 the worst spy scandal in US history 美国历史上最大的间谍丑闻2 news on television or in a newspaper 电视或报纸上的新闻the news /ðə ˈnjuːzǁ-ˈnuːz/ [singular noun]reports about recent events, reported in newspapers or on television, radio or the Internet 〔报纸、电视、广播或互联网上的〕新闻〔报道〕 He always reads the sports news first. 他总是先看体育新闻。 Welcome to the early evening news. 欢迎收看晚间新闻。 I was listening to the news this morning, but I didn't catch what they said about it. 今早我在听新闻，但是说了什么我没有听进去。on the newson television or radio 在新闻节目中 They said on the news that the visit has been cancelled. 新闻里说这次访问取消了。 Did you hear anything on the news about the bomb? 你从新闻里听到这次炸弹爆炸事件的什么消息吗？in the newsreported about on television, radio, in newspapers etc 在新闻里出现 She's been in the news a lot recently. 她最近频频上新闻。follow the newslisten, read or watch the news regularly 定时看新闻 I don't know if you've been following the news, but I heard that three American servicemen were killed there. 不知道你是不是经常看新闻，我听说那里有三名美国军人被杀。news /njuːzǁnuːz/ [uncountable noun]events that are reported in newspapers or innews programmes 〔报纸上或新闻节目中报道的〕新闻事件 News is coming in about an oil spill in the South Atlantic. 有报道称南大西洋发生溢油事件。news about The paper was full of news about the peace negotiations. 报纸上全是关于这次和谈的报道。local/national/regional news We deal mainly with local news. 我们主要报道当地新闻。news bulletin /ˈnjuːz ˌbʊltɪnǁˈnuːz-/ [countable noun]especially Britisha short news programme, in which only the most important pieces of news are read 【尤英】新闻简报 It was reported in news bulletins throughout the day that the astronauts were in trouble. 那天新闻简报整天都在报道，说宇航员遇到了麻烦。 a weekly news bulletin 每周的新闻简报newsflashespecially British/special report/news bulletinAmerican /ˈnjuːzflæʃǁˈnuːz-, ˌspeʃəl rɪˈpɔːʳt, ˈnjuːz ˌbʊltɪnǁˈnuːz-/ [countable noun]a piece of news that is so important that it is broadcast immediately, often in the middle of another programme 新闻快讯/特别报道/新闻简报〔指中断其他节目而播出的重要新闻〕 We interrupt this programme to bring you a newsflash. 我们中断本节目向您播报一则新闻快讯。 There were special reports about the accident on all the networks. 所有新闻网络上都有这次事故的特别报道。 All the shows started late because of the news bulletin about the bombing. 由于有爆炸事件的特别报道，所有节目都延迟播映。update/news update /ˈʌpdeɪt, ˌnjuːz ʌpˈdeɪtǁˌnuːz-/ [countable noun]a broadcast report of the most recent news about something 最新报道，最新消息 We will continue to bring you news updates throughout the day. 我们将全天继续为您播报最新消息。update/news update on the latest update on the rescue effort 救援工作的最新消息the headlines /ðə ˈhedlaɪnz/ [plural noun]the important points of the news, printed in big letters on the front page of a newspaper or read at the beginning of a news broadcast 〔报纸上新闻报道的〕标题；〔新闻广播的〕新闻内容提要 I just have time to glance at the headlines before I leave for work. 我出门上班之前只来得及看一些新闻标题。 This is the six o'clock news. First, the headlines ... 这是6点钟新闻，首先是内容提要…top story/lead story /ˌtɒp ˈstɔːriǁˌtɑːp-, ˌliːd ˈstɔːri/ [countable noun]Americanthe most important piece of news that is reported at the beginning of a news broadcast 【美】头条新闻 Tonight's top story: unemployment is at a 20 year low. 今晚的头条新闻：失业率创20年来新低。3 a news report 新闻报道report /rɪˈpɔːʳt/ [countable noun] During the war, most reports were compiled under government restrictions. 战时，大多数新闻报道都是在政府的限制下编写的。 As more reports emerge about his business affairs, his re-election looks increasingly unlikely. 随着关于他工作事务的报道越来越多，他再度当选的可能性越来越小。news/weather/newspaper etc report We'll be giving you further news and weather reports every hour throughout the day. 我们将每小时一次，全天为您播报更多的新闻和天气预报。 Newspaper reports say Woods is ‘delighted’ with his success. 报纸上报道说，伍兹因为自己的成功而“喜悦”。report about/on A recent report on child abuse in The Guardian suggests that as many as one in ten children are at risk. 最近《卫报》上的一篇关于虐待儿童的报道指出，多达十分之一的儿童面临着这种情况。report from We're getting reports from the scene of the fighting that 12 hostages have been killed. 我们得到了来自冲突现场的报道，说已有12名人质被杀。story /ˈstɔːri/ [countable noun]a report in a newspaper or news programme about a recent event or something that is interesting to the public 〔报纸或新闻节目的〕新闻报道 The main story tonight is the earthquake in Albania. 今晚的主要新闻是阿尔巴尼亚发生地震。 a headline-grabbing story 可占据头条位置的新闻 The story I read in the newspaper said they intend to close the theatre down. 我在报上看到报道说他们打算关闭这家剧院。story about/on There have been a lot of stories in the papers recently about contaminated food. 最近报纸上对受污染的食物作了大量的报道。cover/front page storythe main story in a magazine or newspaper that is on its front cover 封面故事/头版新闻 the front page story in The Wall Street Journal 《华尔街日报》的头版新闻a story breakswhen something is reported in the news 新闻传开 When the story broke, the police initially refused to release any further details. 这宗新闻作了报道之后，警方最初拒绝进一步透露详情。item /ˈaɪtəm/ [countable noun]a short report that is part of a news programme or newspaper, magazine etc 一则〔短〕新闻 The next item will be of special interest to viewers who are dog-owners. 下一则新闻将是养狗的观众特别感兴趣的。item on/about There's an item about the robbery on page seven. 第七版上有一则关于这次抢劫的新闻。 I turned the page, and saw a small item about Muhammad Ali. 我翻过这页，看到关于穆罕默德·阿里的一篇小小的报道。news item The news item announcing the verdict was much smaller than the item that announced his arrest. 宣布判决结果的新闻，篇幅远远小于宣布他被捕的新闻。scoop /skuːp/ [countable noun usually singular]an important or exciting piece of news that is printed in one newspaper before it appears in any other 抢先报道的新闻 It was his first major scoop and he promised not to reveal the source of his information. 这是他抢先报道的第一宗大新闻，他答应不透露消息的来源。 CNN quickly recognised the opportunity for a scoop. 有线电视新闻网很快就抓住时机作了抢先报道。exclusive /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/ [countable noun usually singular]an important or surprising piece of news that is printed in only one newspaper or broadcast by only one news programme, especially because someone has let them use the information before anyone else 独家新闻 Michael Jackson has promised the network an exclusive. 迈克尔·杰克逊已答应这家新闻网络作独家报道。 We have exclusives that you won't find on other networks. 我们有其他新闻网络所没有的独家报道。world exclusivesomething that has never been reported anywhere before 世界性独家新闻 The newspaper has a reputation for good reporting and world exclusives. 这家报纸享有报道精确和提供世界性独家新闻的美誉。exclusive [adjective only before noun] At the end of the programme we have an exclusive interview with Senator Goldwater. 在节目的尾段，我们有戈德华特参议员的独家专访。coverage /ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/ [uncountable noun]the way an event or subject is reported in the news, especially how much space or time is given to reporting it 新闻报道；报道的篇幅 Too much coverage is given to sport on TV and not enough to political issues. 电视上体育新闻报道太多，而政治问题的报道却不够。coverage of coverage of the Greek elections 关于希腊选举的新闻报道media/television/press etc coverage The AIDS conference received extensive media coverage. 媒体对这次艾滋病大会作了大量的报道。 Leach had no difficulty getting press coverage for his stunts. 利奇的惊人之举轻易地吸引了媒体的报道。4 to report the news 报道新闻report /rɪˈpɔːʳt/ [intransitive/transitive verb] We aim to report the news as fairly and fully as possible. 我们报道新闻力求公正和全面。 This is Gavin Williams, reporting from the United Nations in New York. 我是加文·威廉斯，在纽约联合国总部为您报道。 His victory was not widely reported in the Western media. 西方媒体对他的获胜没有作广泛报道。report on The Post sent her to Bangladesh to report on the cholera epidemic. 《邮报》派她前往孟加拉国报道流行性霍乱。report that The newspaper reported that he had supplemented his income with thousands of dollars from the federal budget. 报纸上报道说他中饱私囊，侵吞了数千美元的联邦预算。be reported to be/have done somethingreported in a newspaper or news programme 被报道做〔了〕某事 He was reliably reported to be drunk at the White House reception. 他在白宫招待会上喝醉了，媒体作了如实的报道。 She is reported to have thrown a glass of wine at her former boss. 据报道，她向前任老板泼了一杯葡萄酒。cover /ˈkʌvəʳ/ [transitive verb]to report the details of an event or a series of events for a newspaper or news programme 报道〔事件的细节〕 He was sent to Northern Ireland to cover the peace talks. 他被派往北爱尔兰报道这次和谈的进展。 a magazine covering women's issues 探讨女性问题的杂志run a story /ˌrʌn ə ˈstɔːri/ [verb phrase]if a newspaper or news programmeruns a story, it reports a particular event, especially something that people did not previously know about 报道一则新闻〔尤指以前不为人知的事〕 The Editor decided not to run the story until all the facts were known. 主编决定待一切水落石出之后再作报道。 USA Today did not run the story until Ashe had made his announcement. 《今日美国》直到阿希作了宣布之后才进行报道。5 when something is reported in the news 某事在新闻中有报道be in the news /biː ɪn ðə ˈnjuːzǁ-ˈnuːz/ [verb phrase]something or someone thatis in the news is being written about in newspapers or talked about on television, radio etc 〔某事或某人〕在新闻中出现 Football teams like to make sure their star players are constantly in the news. 足球队都希望能保证他们的明星球员不断地在新闻中出现。 At that time, events in Chile were very much in the news. 那时候，在智利发生的事件频频被报道。make the news/make news /ˌmeɪk ðə ˈnjuːz, ˌmeɪk ˈnjuːzǁ-ˈnuːz/ [verb phrase]to be considered important enough to be reported in a newspaper or news programme 〔事件〕被认为重要而报道，成为新闻 Twenty years ago, environmental issues rarely made the news. 20年前，环境问题很少被报道。 The hoax made national news, and people were talking about it for weeks afterwards. 这个恶作剧成了全国新闻，几个星期之后仍旧是人们的话题。 You made the news recently when you rescued a young boy from drowning -- can you tell us a bit about that? 你最近因救了一名遇溺的少年而成了新闻—能和我们说得具体一些吗？hit/make/grab the headlines /ˌhɪt, ˌmeɪk, ˌgræb ðə ˈhedlaɪnz/ [verb phrase]if somethinghits, makes, orgrabs the headlines, it suddenly starts to be reported in all the main stories in newspapers or on television or radio 突然成为重要新闻 He grabbed the headlines last year when he became the first man to win three Grand Prix races in a row. 去年他成了连续三次在国际汽车大奖赛上夺魁的第一人，一下子就上了头条新闻。 Phil Andrews again hit the headlines by scoring three goals in last night's game. 菲尔·安德鲁斯在昨晚的比赛中独进三球，再一次成了头条新闻。！ Larson's handling of the case made national headlines last year. 拉森对于这一案件的处理成了去年全国性的头条新闻。6 someone whose job is to report the news 以新闻报道为职业的人reporter /rɪˈpɔːʳtəʳ/ [countable noun]someone who finds out about events and writes about them in newspapers or tells people about them on television or radio 〔报纸、电视台或电台的〕记者 She works as a junior reporter for the Today programme. 她是《今日》这档节目的初级记者。 a crowd of reporters 一群记者 ‘We've reached a critical stage in the negotiations,’ he told waiting reporters. “我们的谈判已到了一个关键时刻。”他告诉等候的记者。TV/newspaper/Washington Post etc reporter He used to work as a TV reporter in LA. 他以前在洛杉矶当过电视台的记者。journalist /ˈdʒɜːʳnəl-ɪst, ˈdʒɜːʳnəl-əst/ [countable noun]someone who reports the news, especially for a newspaper, as their profession 〔尤指报纸的〕新闻记者；新闻工作者 All foreign journalists have been told to leave the war zone as soon as possible. 所有外国记者都被告知要尽快撤离战区。 An experienced journalist has a sense of what is likely to be relevant about a story. 一个资深的记者会知道什么内容是可能与报道有关的。sports/media/finance etc journalist After he retired from football he became a sports journalist for the Gazette. 他退出足坛之后在《公报》当体育记者。 Lee is one of the highest-paid finance journalists in the country. 李是国内薪酬最高的财经记者之一。journalism [uncountable noun]the work of being a journalist 新闻工作 After 10 years I left politics and went into journalism. 十年之后我退出政坛，从事新闻工作。correspondent /ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndənt, ˌkɒrəˈspɒndəntǁˌkɔːrˈspɑːn-, ˌkɑː-/ [countable noun]someone who reports the news about one particular subject or place, for a newspaper or news programme 〔报纸或新闻节目的〕记者；通讯员 We now go over to our correspondent in Lisbon for a report on the election. 现在我们转到本台驻里斯本记者报道选举情况。foreign/war/Washington etc correspondent He left his local paper to become the Daily Telegraph's defence correspondent. 他离开原来供职的地方报社，成了《每日电讯报》的国防事务记者。 He joined ABC as its chief foreign correspondent in 2000. 2000年，他加盟美国广播公司，成为它的首席驻外记者。newsreaderBritish/newscasterAmerican /ˈnjuːzˌriːdəʳǁˈnuːz-, ˈnjuːzˌkɑːstəʳǁˈnuːzˌkæs-/ [countable noun]someone whose job is to read the news on the television, radio etc 〔电视、电台等的〕新闻播音员 I've always thought you have the right voice to be a newsreader. 我一直认为你的声音适合当新闻播音员。 She became well-known as a newscaster before getting her own talk show in Chicago. 她原来是一位知名的新闻播音员，后来在芝加哥有自己的电视访谈节目。hack /hæk/ [countable noun]informalsomeone who writes for a newspaper, especially one whose writing is not good or interesting 【非正式】〔报纸的〕蹩脚记者 The latest scandal was quickly picked up by the hacks at The Post. 最近的这个丑闻很快就被《邮报》那些蹩脚的写手拿去做文章了。 A group of hacks were huddled around the gates, waiting for her to emerge. 一群蹩脚的记者簇拥在大门口，等待她的出现。the press /ðə ˈpres/ []all newspapers and reporters, considered as a single group 新闻界 I never give interviews to the press. 我从来不接受新闻界的采访。 The press have blown the story out of all proportion. 新闻界对这个报道大做文章。local/national/English etc press Make sure the local press are there to hear my speech. 要让当地新闻界也去听我的讲话。in the pressin the newspapers 在报纸上 There was a lot of speculation in the press that the Prime Minister was about to resign. 报纸上有许多猜测，说首相要辞职。notify the press Palace staff waited several hours before notifying the press about the King's condition. 皇室的工作人员几个小时以后才向新闻界通报了国王的病情。the media /ðə ˈmiːdiə/ []newspapers, radio, and television, considered as a single group 媒体，传媒 The story received a huge amount of media attention. 这一事件引起了媒体的极大关注。 A White House aide told the media everything he knew about the President's private life. 一名白宫助手把他所知道的总统私生活方面的所有事情都告诉了媒体。local/national/German etc media The Japanese media quoted Murayama as being ‘very pleased’ with the breakthrough. 日本媒体引用村山的话，说他对这个突破“非常满意”。 local media reports 当地媒体的报道mass mediathe media considered as something that reaches a very large number of people 大众传媒 a case of mass media manipulation 一桩操控大众传媒事件in the mediain newspapers, on television, or on radio 在媒体上 There wasn't much about the event in the media. 这件事媒体没有多加报道。