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开始练这一级 →Last week our class held a debate about how to report world news.上周我们班就如何报道国际新闻举行了一场辩论。 The discourse was polite, although the topic itself was difficult.讨论很有礼貌，尽管这个话题本身很难。 Two students had a small clash of ideas about the opening sentence.两名同学在开头那句话上产生了小小的观点冲突。 One said a report should always start with the most striking fact.一个说报道永远应该从最引人注目的事实开始。 The other said we must think about the reader's feelings first.另一个说我们必须先考虑读者的感受。
Our teacher mentioned a country in the commonwealth as an example.我们的老师举了一个英联邦国家的例子。 She explained how its government put a sanction on a foreign company.她解释那个国家的政府如何对一家外国公司实施制裁。 That company was only a subsidiary of a much larger group overseas.那家公司只是海外一个更大集团的子公司。 She added that every recipient of the news should be able to check the facts.她补充说，每条新闻的接受者都应该能够核实事实。 In a war, the number of casualty is often reported far too late.在战争中，伤亡人数常常被报道得太晚。
Careful exploration of the truth takes time and courage.对真相的细致探索需要时间和勇气。 We also learned how tightly a modern news room is organized.我们还了解到现代新闻编辑室组织得多么严密。 At the end, the class voted for the better plan.最后，全班投票选出了更好的方案。 Our group won by one vote, and we were very happy.我们小组以一票之差获胜，大家都很高兴。 I now read the news more slowly and ask more questions.现在我看新闻更慢了，也会多问几个问题。
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