Vocabulary and key phrases
Ąb�~ the newspaper
bąo zh�
Some people have the newspaper delivered to
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�0R�N�Nś[0 their house.
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u xi
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Ąb R the broadsheet
bąo k

n The Financial Times is my favourite broadsheet.
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0j%2łn róng sh� bąo 0sh� w�
zu� x�

hu

n de bąo k

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\Ąb the tabloid
xi�
o bąo I don't like tabloids; I prefer more serious
b NśU"k\Ąb�bśU"k%N��Nąp"vĄb�~ newspapers.
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n de bąo zh�
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Bg�_ the magazine
z� zh� There was a great article in The New York
(f)Y"v 0�~Ś~�eĄb0Bg�_ N gN�{�_�h Times magazine yesterday.
"v�eąz0
zuó ti

n de 0ni�
yu
sh� bąo 0z� zh�
shąng y�
u y%2ł pi

n h%1łn bąng de w�n
zh

ng 0
g R the journal
q%2ł k

n I receive a history journal once a month.
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w�
m%1łi yuŁ hu� shM
u dąo y%2ł b%1łn l� sh�

q%2ł k

n 0
śX R the supplement
z
ng k

n The health supplement is my favourite part of
eP�^śX R/fĄb�~-NbgśU"k"vNŁ�R0 the newspaper.
jiąn k

ng z
ng k

n sh� bąo zh�
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�śr�Ąb R the yellow press
hu�ng sŁ bąo k

n The yellow press focuses on public scandals.
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hu�ng sŁ bąo k

n cŁ zh�ng yś gM
ng
g�ng ch�
u w�n 0
�e��N the journalism
x%2łn w�n yŁ She did a degree in journalism and then got a
yY��_�e��Nf[MOT_0RąNNżN(W 0�e job with the Times.
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t

hu� d� x%2łn w�n yŁ xu� wŁi h�u d�
dąo le y%2ł fŁn ząi 0sh� bąo 0de gM
ng
zu� 0
��� the journalist
j� zh%1ł The journalist wrote a great article about the
ŁŹMO����QąNN�{sQ�N O�bKQb�N"v�| war in Iraq.
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zhŁ wŁi j� zh%1ł xi%1ł le y%2ł pi

n gu

n yś y%2ł
l

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ng de j%2łng c�
i w�n
zh

ng 0
Nh\Oś[ the columnist
zhu

n l�n zu� ji

That famous actress is a columnist on the
Ł�*NW" T"vsYoXT/fN*N1ZPNHr"vNh entertainment pages.
\Oś[0
ną gŁ zhł m�ng de n�
y�
n yu�n sh� y%2ł
gŁ yś lŁ b�
n de zhu

n l�n zu� ji

0
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ęŹ the editor
bi

n j� The editor approves all the articles before
(WpS7RKNMR�@b g"v�eąz��_0RęŹ"v going to print.
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ząi y�n shu

zh%2ł qi�n �su�
y�
u de
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n j� de p%2ł
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n 0
śQHr�N the publisher
chk
b�
n r�n The publisher works through the night to
śQHr�N:NąN,{ŚN)Y"vhfĄbteY�]\O0 prepare the morning edition.
chk
b�
n r�n w�i le d� Łr ti

n de ch�n
bąo zh%1łng yŁ gM
ng zu� 0
4Yag the headline
tóu ti�o The headlines were all related to the elections.
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su�
y�
u de tóu ti�o dM
u g
n dą xu�
n
y�
u gu

n 0
�d?z�Nr TY the byline
zhuąn g�
o r�n sh�
m�ng chł A byline includes a brief article summary and
�d?z�Nr TYS�bN*N�{�w"v�eązXd�� the journalist's name.
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zhuąn g�
o r�n sh�
m�ng chł b

o ku�
y%2ł gŁ ji�
n du�
n de w�n zh

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i yąo
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�eąz the article
w�n zh

ng The article contained many contradictions.
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zhŁ pi

n w�n zh

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Nh the column
zhu

n l�n He writes a funny column about sport every
�N�d�Q�khTmQ"vSO��8��NNh0 Saturday.
t

zhuąn xi%1ł m%1łi zhM
u lił de t�
ył y�
sh� zhu

n l�n 0
>y�� the editorial
shŁ lłn He wrote an editorial about political corruption.
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t

xi%1ł le y%2ł pi

n y�
u gu

n zhŁng zh� f�

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�rś[�e�� the scoop
dś ji

x%2łn w�n He finally got the scoop after waiting outside
(W��OYI{_ąNNte)YT��N�~�N�b0R the parliament all day.
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ząi y� hu� wąi d%1łng dąi le y%2ł zh%1łng ti

n
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zhM
ng yś n� dąo le dś ji

x%2łn
w�n 0
4YHr the front page
tóu b�
n The riots of the football hooligans became front
łćtAml"v��qNb:N4YHr�e��0 page news.
zś qiś liś m�ng de s

o luąn ch�ng w�i
tóu b�
n x%2łn w�n 0
̀uŚ the back page
bŁi yŁ The back page of this newspaper normally
ŁŹżNĄb"v̀uŚ�8^ głćt�k[ć"v[ćśg0 contains the football results.
zhŁ fŁn bąo de bŁi yŁ tM
ng ch�ng y�
u
zś qiś b�
sąi de sąi gu�
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\bEe�N the cover story
f
ng miąn gł sh� The birth of the singer's baby was the cover
Ł�MOLkKbދN�[�[/f N*NgHr"v
\bEe story on last month's edition.
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ną wŁi g
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u dąn xią b�
o b�
o sh�
shąng gŁ yuŁ b�
n de f
ng miąn gł
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R{|^JT the classified ads
sh� 0
f
n lŁi gu�
ng gąo I found a great second hand car in the
b(WR{|^JT-N~b0RNąŹ�_�h"vŚNKbfŹ classified ads.
0
w�
ząi f
n lŁi gu�
ng gąo zhM
ng zh�
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dąo y%2ł liąng h%1łn bąng de Łr sh�
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Ł�JT the obituaries
fł gąo The obituary section is where you can find the
(WŁ�JTŁ�R`O�S�N~b0R�N�JT0 death notices.
ząi fł gąo bł fŁn n�
k%1ł y�
zh�
o dąo sh�
sh� tM
ng gąo 0
SO��Hr the sport pages
t�
ył b�
n My father's favourite section in the newspaper
b6r�NwĄb�~"vgśU"k"vŁ�R/fSO��Hr is the sport pages.
0
w�
fł q%2łn kąn bąo zh�
de zu� x�
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de bł fŁn sh� t�
ył b�
n 0
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Dialogue
hT�eŻOWŚT�s)R�N(WT�e�0 Paul and Maria are having Sunday breakfast.
zhM
u r� b�
o luó h� m�
l� yą ząi ch%2ł z�
o c

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Paul: Oh, I really love Sundays, a nice relaxing
ŻOW: ćT�bw"v�_śU"kfg)Y�NąŹwĄb�~"vSO��HrNąŹ breakfast reading the sports pages of the newspaper.
>e~g0WT�e�0 Maria: Me too, but I love the weekend supplement
best.
� �w�
zh
n de h%1łn x�
hu

n x%2łng q%2ł ti

n �y%2ł bi

n kąn bąo
zh�
de t�
ył b�
n y%2ł bi

n fąng sM
ng de ch%2ł z�
o c

n 0 Paul: Mmmmm&
�s)R�N: b_N/f�FObgśU"kw"v/fhT+gśX R0 Maria: & .Have you seen the headline??? They have
arrested the Prime Minister for corruption!
w�
y%1ł sh� �dąn w�
zu� x�
hu

n kąn de sh� zhM
u m� z
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k

n 0 Paul: Wow. The journalist who got that scoop is so
ŻOW: �U�"�" lucky.
Łn �"�" Maria: I think the photographer is the one who got the
�s)R�N: scoop. He was the one who photographed him with a
�"�"`Ow0R4YagąNT�ąV:N�m�ZP�%ć;`t���bUcąN
� suitcase full of money!
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kąn dąo tóu ti�o le ma �y%2łn w�i shŁ xi�n f�
bąi Paul: This will be front page news for weeks. I wonder
z�
ng l�
bŁi jk
b�
le
� what the tabloids are saying&
ŻOW: �T0ŁŹ*N���ż�_0RŁŹ*N�rś[ĄbS��Swpć�Ź0
wa 0zhŁ gŁ j� zh%1ł n�ng d� dąo zhŁ gŁ dś ji

bąo dąo k%1ł
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w�
rŁn w�i shŁ y�
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bąo dąo de ną
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zhŁ hu� sh� zhŁ zhM
u de tóu b�
n x%2łn w�n 0w�
xi�
ng kąn
kąn ną xi
xi�
o bąo sh� z%1łn me shuM
de �"�"
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Please choose the correct answer
1. ŻOWŚT�s)R�N(WZPĄNHN�
b�
o luó h� m�
l� yą ząi zu� sh�n me �
a. �N�N(WTHS�ŚTwĄb�~0
t

men ząi ch%2ł w�
c

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b. �N�N(WwBg�_0
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men ząi kąn z� zh� 0
c. �N�N(WT�e�ŚTwĄb�~0
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men ząi ch%2ł z�
o c

n h� kąn bąo zh�
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2. �s)R�NgśU"kĄb�~ N"vęT*NŁ�R�
m�
l� yą zu� x�
hu

n bąo zh�
shąng de n�
gŁ bł fŁn �
a. SO��Hr0
t�
ył b�
n 0
b. Ł�JT0
fł gąo 0
c. hT+gśX R0
zhM
u m� z
ng k

n 0
3.
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sh�i n� dąo le dś ji

x%2łn w�n �
a. ęŹ0
bi

n j� 0
b. Ddq_^0
shŁ y�
ng sh%2ł 0
c. ���0
j� zh%1ł 0
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Answers: 1(c): 2(c): 3(b)