地道美语听力播客:Reading and Watching the News

I'm a news junkie. I like to read two newspapers everyday. I don't just look at the headlines. I read most of the stories. I like the political news, the business news, the editorials¹, and the entertainment news. The only things I don't usually read are the sports pages and the classifieds.

I also try to catch the local TV news each day. I like to watch Channel 4 for the news reporting, but I like the weather report on Channel 9 mainly because the reporter is not only good, she's beautiful! For the national news, I like all three of the network anchors, so it doesn't matter which one I catch.

On top of that, I like to read a newsmagazine each week. I like the longer feature stories that give more in-depth coverage² of that week's top stories.

So, when I said I was a news junkie, I wasn't joking. When I travel to other countries, the first thing I do is look for an English-language newspaper. Then, I can relax!

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
 

1 editorials   

n.社论（美）( editorial的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Newspaper editorials spoke of the need to sweep away corruption. 报纸社论论述了清除腐败的必要性。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I take basic issue with the editorials you have written. 我对你们撰写的那几篇社论从根本上持反对意见。 来自辞典例句

2 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。