24.An Amateur Journalist 业余记者

24.An Amateur¹ Journalist 业余记者

 

Jane is a housewife, but delighted to work as an amateur journalist. It is a dilemma for her to rush between family and work, and it is also unusual for the News Department to depend on an amateur to cover crimes. But Jane is really gifted. It is admirable that she is seldom accused of making mistakes. And, eager to become more professional, she concentrates on her job and updates herself now and then.

Once she is informed of a new case, her normal working process is as follows: first, she makes appointments with guilty people for interviews. So as to acquire accurate stories, she usually demands to record what they say. Meanwhile, a technically good colleague will assist her in taking photographs. Second, she assesses whether they are deliberately hiding the truth. If she is skeptical about their words, she will look into the case herself. Third, she writes thorough stories ahead of the deadline and submits it to the senior chief editor, who polishes and approves every section. Finally, her stories will be published in different editions of their magazine.

 

简是一名家庭主妇，但却非常乐意做一名业余记者。在家和工作之间奔波总是使她左右为难，而且对于新闻部来说，依靠一名业余人员来报道罪案也是不同寻常的，但是简真的很有天赋，让人钦佩的是她极少因为犯错而受到责备。因为渴望做得更加专业，她全神贯注于工作，且时不时地就提升自身的业务水平。

一旦接到新案子的通知，她通常的工作程序如下：首先，她和有罪的人约了作采访。为了获得准确的新闻，她通常要求做录音，同时，一位技术上好的同事会协助她拍照；接着，她对受采访的人是否有故意隐瞒真相作出评估。如果她怀疑他们的话，就会亲自调查案件；然后，她在截稿期限前写出详尽的报道，呈交给高级主编，由他对每个部分做润色和批准；最后，她的新闻就发表在杂志的各个版本中了。

1 amateur   

adj.业余的，非专业的；n.业余爱好者

参考例句：

• He made an amateur attempt to build a cupboard.他很外行地试做了一个碗柜。
• Although Tom's only an amateur he's a first-class player.虽然汤姆只是个业余爱好者，但却是一流的高手。

2 assesses   

vt.评定（assess的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• This chapter describes how these initiatives have affected the international trading system and assesses their record. 本章说明这些倡议如何影响国际贸易体系，并评价它们的成效。 来自辞典例句
• The Speaking Module assesses whether candidates can communicate effectively in English. 这些口试测验是用来评量考生是否能以英语进行有效地沟通。 来自互联网

3 submits   

顺从( submit的第三人称单数 )； 听从； 屈服； 甘受

参考例句：

• Set this form's properties so It'submits user input to the appropriate page. 设置表单的属性，使之将用户输入提交到合适的网页中。
• Because psychology is scientific, It'submits its theories to empirical testing. 因为心理学是一门科学，它主张其理论要服从于观察或实验。