美语听力 English Cafe 186

Topics: American Cities: San Diego; tabloid¹ press and U.S. libel/slander laws; under (someone’s) thumb; precision versus accuracy; coming to you from

Words:
moderate climate
urban renewal
defense
pharmaceutical
press
tabloids
headlines
shocking
slander
libel
to sue
to go over the line
under (someone’s) thumb
precision
accuracy
coming to you from
 

1 tabloid   

adj.轰动性的，庸俗的；n.小报，文摘

参考例句：

• He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.他口头对小报新闻进行了抨击。
• He believes that the tabloid press has behaved disgracefully.他认为小报媒体的行为不太光彩。