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【一起听英语】好消息

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有句谚语这样说,没有消息就是好消息,从一定程度上来说确实是这样,因为如果有消息,谁也不能保证就肯定是好消息对吧....

Kaz: Hello I’m Kaz and this is 6 Minute English. With me today is Finn. Hello Finn.

Finn: Hello Kaz.

Kaz: So, what news Finn?

Finn: Oh nothing new from me. Just the same old stuff, Kaz.

Kaz: Oh well, you know the saying: 'no news is good news'.

Finn: That's certainly true, Kaz

Kaz: It's also relevant to today's programme.

Finn: How so?

Kaz: Well, have you ever wondered why there's so little good news around?

Finn: You're right, Kaz. It's usually bad news that makes the headlines: wars,

scandals, murders, financial troubles, disasters…

Kaz: OK, so on the subject of bad news, let me try this quiz question on you.

According to the BBC, three of the top ten most followed stories of 2012 were

about the weather in the UK. But what kind of weather, though? Was it a) snow

storms, b) flooding or c) heat waves?

Finn: Mmm. I don't think it could be heat waves because we've had a pretty awful

summer. I'll try a) snow storms.

Kaz: Is that your final answer Finn?

Finn: Yup. 'Snow storms' is my final answer.

6 Minute English © bbclearningenglish.com 2013

Page 2 of 5

Kaz: OK. We’ll find out if you’re right at the end of the programme. But now, let’s

hear from designer Wayne Hemingway. Now, he was invited into the BBC

newsroom and his message to broadcasters was that they should look for more

good news, rather than the disasters and grim events that lead most news

stories. What kind of stories would he like to get more exposure?

Wayne Hemingway:

Perhaps it's time to reflect a little bit about why the main news channels seem to help us

concentrate on bad news stories and the seedier side of life. What bothers me is that on the

whole, stories that could move mankind forward and positively1 impact on our lives don't get

the exposure they deserve.

Kaz: Finn, what kind of stories would designer Wayne Hemingway like to see getting

more exposure?

Finn: Now he says that stories that deserve more exposure are ones about moving

mankind forward and positively impacting on our lives – in short, stories about

improving our lives.

Kaz: Yes, stories that 'move mankind forward'.

Finn: That sounds quite grand Kaz – almost idealistic. I wonder what kind of stories do

that?

Kaz: Well, let's find out. Here’s Wayne again, talking about just that. What two stories

does he mention?

Wayne Hemingway:

In Japan scientists managed to create eggs from mice stem cells raising the hope of a cure for

human infertility2. The US Journal, Science, said it was one of the most important

breakthroughs of the year but you've probably never heard of it. And in Israel, Izhar Gafni

has developed a bicycle from recycled cardboard, which could bring cheap, clean transport to

some of the world's poorest and most polluted and congested cities.

Kaz: So what are the two good news stories he mentions?

Finn: The first is a breakthrough, a significant development, in stem cell research that

might lead to a cure for human infertility.

6 Minute English © bbclearningenglish.com 2013

Page 3 of 5

Kaz: OK and the second?

Finn: A story about a bicycle made from recycled cardboard.

Kaz: Yes, it's a neat idea.

Finn: He says these cardboard bicycles could bring cheap, clean transport to some of

the world's poorest, most polluted and congested cities.

Kaz: Wayne Hemingway is passionate3 about getting his message across to

broadcasters. He thinks that if we are constantly fed a diet of bad news, it's what

we'll end up wanting. What word does he use to describe this situation?

Wayne Hemingway:

It's like saying that tabloids4 sell more than broadsheets. If that's fed to the people all of the

time that's what they want but, you know, surely we've got to look at things that make us

happy sometimes rather than think 'Oh I'm glad I'm inside in the warmth', or you know 'I'm

glad I'm not in that country, I'd hate to be there'. It all seems to be a little bit crass5 at the

moment and to me it seems to be getting worse.

Kaz: Did you catch that word he used Finn to describe our appetite for bad news?

Finn: It was 'crass'. He said the situation was 'a little bit crass' at the moment – 'crass'

- showing no intelligence or sensitivity.

Kaz: And it's a situation that he thinks is getting worse.

Finn: So what can we do about it?

Kaz: Let's find out. Here's Wayne Hemingway again:

Wayne Hemingway:

If you search the internet for good news stories there are various websites that address this

but they don't do it justice. Perhaps we need fewer crime and more design correspondents,

more science reporters and fewer war reporters and that way we might just encourage people

to go out and achieve more and put a smile rather than a grimace6 on the face of the people

at the bus stop.

6 Minute English © bbclearningenglish.com 2013

Page 4 of 5

Kaz: Finn, what do we need to redress7 this situation?

Finn: He says that perhaps we need fewer crime correspondents and more design

correspondents.

Kaz: OK, as a designer himself that makes sense.

Finn: Yes, but don't forget that design is an important contributor to the British

economy – so more of those stories would improve things.

Kaz: OK. And what else?

Finn: More science reporters and fewer war reporters.

Kaz: Yes, he says that this would encourage people to go out and achieve more.

Finn: He says it would put a smile on people's faces, rather than a grimace.

Kaz: Well, that’s all we have time for today. But before we go though, the answer to

this week’s question. According to the BBC, three of the top ten most followed

stories of 2012 were about the weather in the UK. What kind of weather was

covered? Was it a) snow storms, b) flooding or c) heat waves? Now Finn, you

said?

Finn: Well, I said a) snow storms because of the snowy weather we've been having

recently. Was I right?

Kaz: I'm afraid not, Finn. The correct answer was … b) flooding. Thanks very much

Finn, goodbye.

Finn: Goodbye


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1 positively vPTxw     
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
参考例句:
  • She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
  • The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
2 infertility 37ExE     
n.不肥沃,不毛;不育
参考例句:
  • It is the Geneva, Switzerland-based Biotech Company's second recombinant infertility drug. 它是瑞士生物技术公司在日内瓦的公司生产的第二种重组治疗不孕症的药。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术制药疫苗
  • Endometritis is a cause of infertility. 子宫内膜炎是不育的原子。 来自辞典例句
3 passionate rLDxd     
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
参考例句:
  • He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
  • He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。
4 tabloids 80172bf88a29df0651289943c6d7fa19     
n.小报,通俗小报(版面通常比大报小一半,文章短,图片多,经常报道名人佚事)( tabloid的名词复数 );药片
参考例句:
  • The story was on the front pages of all the tabloids. 所有小报都在头版报道了这件事。
  • The story made the front page in all the tabloids. 这件事成了所有小报的头版新闻。
5 crass zoMzH     
adj.愚钝的,粗糙的;彻底的
参考例句:
  • The government has behaved with crass insensitivity.该政府行事愚蠢而且麻木不仁。
  • I didn't want any part of this silly reception,It was all so crass.我完全不想参加这个无聊的欢迎会,它实在太糟糕了。
6 grimace XQVza     
v.做鬼脸,面部歪扭
参考例句:
  • The boy stole a look at his father with grimace.那男孩扮着鬼脸偷看了他父亲一眼。
  • Thomas made a grimace after he had tasted the wine.托马斯尝了那葡萄酒后做了个鬼脸。
7 redress PAOzS     
n.赔偿,救济,矫正;v.纠正,匡正,革除
参考例句:
  • He did all that he possibly could to redress the wrongs.他尽了一切努力革除弊端。
  • Any man deserves redress if he has been injured unfairly.任何人若蒙受不公平的损害都应获得赔偿。
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