How To Provide English Majors With Easy Access To Listening Comprehension of English News

本文谈及了如何训练和提高英语专业学生听新闻英语的能力----通过事前向学生介绍相关知识,包括电视上和收音机里常出现的略缩词;一套新闻英语中常出现的简短确切的词,而不是通常的空泛的词;对财经,外贸新闻英语中出现的数字、比较级的处理及理解以及与这些学习训练方法同等重要的练习设计。

This article deals with the method of training and raising the listening ability of English majors and provides them with easy access to English news broadcast through introducing them beforehand the technology concerned, including the abbreviations that frequently appear on TV or radio; a set of short, concise and exact verbs that are often preferred instead of abstract, vague or general ones; the way of handling figures and the correct understanding of comparative degree often occurring in news of economy, finance and foreign trade. Of course, a well - designed exercise to finish with is also considered to be of equal importance.