VOA标准英语2013--分析家称华盛顿邮报收购很及时

 

 

Analysts¹ See Washington Post Purchase As Timely 分析家称华盛顿邮报收购很及时

亚马逊创始人个人斥资2.5亿美元收购有百年历史的《华盛顿邮报》

Known for breaking major stories - it’s been an icon² of print journalism³ for decades.  But faced with declining circulation and a sharp drop in operating revenue, Washington Post Chairman Donald Graham told employees - the paper stood a better chance with a new owner.

“We knew we could keep the Post alive, we knew it could survive.  But our aspirations⁴ for the Post have always been higher than that," said Graham.

Newspapers have been losing readership and advertising⁵ revenue to on-line rivals.

“I’ve been a subscriber⁷ before but I don’t really subscribe⁶ to anything anymore.  I read everything online," said woman.

Enter Internet pioneer and Amazon founder⁸ Jeffery Bezos  - the world’s 11th richest man - with an offer to buy the Post for a quarter of a billion dollars.  

Some call it a smart move by Bezos - and a timely one for the Washington Post.

Author and media studies professor Paul Levinson says it was time for the newspaper to dive into the digital age.  He spoke⁹ to VOA via Skype.

“Because the future of newspapers is online.  This doesn’t mean that print newspapers will go out of existence, as a matter of fact, the best chance that printed newspapers have to continue is if they have a vibrant¹⁰, active, growing, online presence and that’s what Amazon can do for Washington Post," said Levinson.

After decades of Graham family ownership, Bezos assured the family and Post employees that the paper's mission and character would not change - promising¹¹ to leave operations to the paper’s managers.

Chris Tolles, the CEO of Topix - an online news community that reaches millions - says the Post is an important voice in the news business and U.S. politics.  He spoke to VOA on Skype.

“I think it’s one of the top three or four big newspapers in the United States and its editorial pages carry weight; they’re read by presidents and Congress and their families," said Tolles.

The Post earned its strong reputation by breaking stories such as the Watergate scandal, the Pentagon papers and more recently, disclosures about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs.

 

1 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

2 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

3 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

4 aspirations   

强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 )； 志向； 发送气音； 发 h 音

参考例句：

• I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。
• The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。

5 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

6 subscribe   

vi.(to)订阅，订购；同意；vt.捐助，赞助

参考例句：

• I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
• The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。

7 subscriber   

n.用户，订户；（慈善机关等的）定期捐款者；预约者；签署者

参考例句：

• The subscriber to a government loan has got higher interest than savings. 公债认购者获得高于储蓄的利息。 来自辞典例句
• Who is the subscriber of that motto? 谁是那条座右铭的签字者？ 来自辞典例句

8 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

9 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

10 vibrant   

adj.震颤的，响亮的，充满活力的，精力充沛的，(色彩)鲜明的

参考例句：

• He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
• She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。

11 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。