媒体类话题经常使用的雅思词汇以及短语全汇总
在雅思口语考试中,考官会经常问到和新闻,报纸或者杂志相关的问题。那么,遇到媒体类的话题,都可以用到哪些表达呢?
媒体类型
online news 网络新闻
online newspaper is the online version of a newspaper
a broadsheet 大幅报纸;大幅广告
a newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper, or an advertisement printedon a large sheet of paper
举个栗子,在英国这个传统媒体的王国,报业的发达是有目共睹的,所谓的broadsheet,我们可以说是大报就比较像中国的《人民日报》《南方日报》,报道政治经济重大事件,内容严肃客观,英国的大报代表是《泰晤士报》和《卫报》。
a tabloid 通俗小报
(of or relating to) a type of popular newspaper with small pages that has many pictures and short, simple reports
tabloid则通常是四开,版面为大报(broadsheet)的一半,内容以娱乐文艺为主,比较轻松愉快,也可能完全无节操无下限(比如英国有名的《太阳报》)。
bulletin (电视或电台的)新闻快报;(机构的)简报
a short news programme on television or radio, often about something that has just happened, or a short newspaper printed by an organization
新闻内容
headlines (报纸的)标题,头条
heading or title appearing at the top of a page or article
columns (报纸、杂志上的)栏目,专栏
news that is printed in vertical columns rather than taking a whole page
editorial 社论,社评
a news article containing the editor’s opinions
comic strip(通常刊登在报纸上的)连环漫画
a cartoon series in the newspaper
letter to the editor 读者来信
a section in the newspaper for people to express their views to the editor of the newspaper
其他相关词汇
circulation(报纸杂志的)发行量,销售量 = the number of copies a newspaper distributes on an average day (some newspapers have a wider circulation than others)
layout布局,布置,排列 = the way articles are designed on a page (this can include the position of pictures, the number of columns and the size of headlines)
attention-grabbing引人注目的 = a news story which draws public attention
eye-catching吸引眼球的 = a picture or layout which catches a person’s eye
in-depth深入详尽的 = with many details
sensational news(新闻报道或文章)意在引起轰动的,耸人听闻的 = news which causes public excitement or interest
black and white白纸黑字 = without colour
paparazzi狗仔队 = a freelance photographer who follows celebrities
front page(消息)头版 = the first page of a newspaper
hot off the press(新闻)的 = news that has just been printed and is very recent
readership (报纸、杂志等的全体)读者= the collective readers of a newspaper (some newspapers have a large readership)