高频英语口语对话 第447期:买报纸

 　　unit 505

　　买报纸

　　dialogue

　　英语情景对话

　　A:There are many new kinds of newspapers. I find it hard to choose among them. Which is the most popular paper circulcrting in our city?

　　A:现在新出的报纸实在太多了。很难在它们当中做出选择。哪份报纸是本地最受欢迎的？

　　B:I'd recommend you the Morning Paper, it is true that the paper is a newly issued one, but its circulation is rising. Last month, it reached to three hundred thousand, which is a very good figure for a new paper.

　　B:我建议你看《晨报》，这份报纸发行不久，但它的发行量却在上升。上个月就达到了30万份。这个数字对一份新报纸来说是很不惜的。

　　A:What's the reason that people prefer to read this one?

　　A:为什么人们都钟情这份报纸呢？

　　B:I think perhaps the news stories in it are truthful¹ and accurate. It also has a special page about the stock market; maybe this is the real reason for its popularity. Many people are now speculating in the stock market.

　　B:我想大概是因为它所报道的新闻总是真实、准确吧。也许它之所以受欢迎还有一个真正的原因，那就是《晨报》有关于股市的特版。现在炒股的人很多。

　　A:I can predict it will have the largest circulation in one or two years.

　　A:我可以预见不出一两年，这份报纸就会成为发行量最大的报纸。

 

1 truthful   

adj.真实的，说实话的，诚实的

参考例句：

• You can count on him for a truthful report of the accident.你放心，他会对事故作出如实的报告的。
• I don't think you are being entirely truthful.我认为你并没全讲真话。