【正文】 you are frightened, excited, or angry. The phrase ?the adrenalin rush‘ is often applied to describe the feeling of exhilaration and power often experienced in highly stressful or exciting situations. Unit 6 Journalism and Journalists Text A Difficult sentences ? matching wits against the deadline () → ?Match wits against something‘ is a figurative expression, meaning to enter into intellectual petition with someone. Here the writer is saying how the journalists are working hard to meet the deadline. ? There‘s a touch of truth to this. () → This (journalism is a glamorous life) is true to a certain extent. Unit 6 Journalism and Journalists Text A Difficult sentences ? No one in the newsroom, he told her, can be above doing any job if that‘s what the paper needs at that moment. () → Everyone in the newsroom should be prepared to do any job that is required by the newspaper at that moment. → The writer explains how you might be disappointed in the following two paragraphs. ? Here we must disappoint you. () Unit 6 Journalism and Journalists Text A Group Discussion Work in groups of 45 and make a list of the qualities you think a good journalist should have. You should also give your explanations. Unit 6 Journalism and Journalists Specialized vocabulary Text A English language for academic purpose Task1 Translate the following expressions from English to Chinese or vice versa. (P120) official publication professional journalist newspaper reporter radio or TV newscast uncover scandal television anchor people 正式出版 職業(yè)記者 報紙記者 電臺或電視新聞報道 揭露丑聞 電視主持人 Unit 6 Journalism and Journalists Specialized vocabulary Text A English language for academic purpose 專欄作者 日報 頭版 體育版 大眾傳媒 新聞稿 準時出版 columnist daily paper the front page sports page mass media press release turn out on time Unit 6 Journalism and Journalists Signpost language ? first, second, third, then, next, and finally ? 1, 2, 3, etc.。 a, b, c, etc… ? before, during, after ? words indicating steps, phases, stages, processes, series, spectra, continuums… Text A English language for academic purpose sequence: presenting a list of items in a specific order Unit 6 Journalism and Journalists Unit 6 Journalism and Journalists Text A hedging at syntactic level English language for academic purpose Formal English ? It is remended that… ? Our data appear to… ? Our data are expected to show… ? From these results we may conclude… ? One might suggest/consider/claim that… ? It might therefore be considered/assumed/claimed… ? A consideration of the foregoing might/may suggest that… Unit 6 Journalism and Journalists Text A hedging at syntactic level English language for academic purpose Formal English ? Thus it might/may be contended that… ? Additionally, it might/may be contended/assumed/considered that… ? Hence/Thus it is essential that… ? It is clear that… ? It seems appropriate, therefore, that… ? It may be considered that… ? It might be of interest to pose… ? This assumption may also help to explain why… Unit 6 Journalism and Journalists Text A 2 English language for academic purpose Collocation an undeniable element of ego e out the public‘s interest get hooked deadline pressure pay a price burn out seek careers Unit 6 Journalism and Journalists Text A 2 English language for academic purpose Collocation public service be addictive to uncover scandals rub elbows with celebrities in anonymity public relations occupy a lofty position Unit 6 Journalism and Journalists Text A Suggested answers Task2 Complete the following sentences. (P120) 1. News of the professor‘s departure was a single sentence at the bottom of a footnote in a holidayperiod ministry _______________. 2. Advertising refers to the use of ______________ to carry p