poll election October poll?

Voting station Voters go to the polls in Japan Post position in government, Unknown gets key Cabinet

post

Business

Probe investigation Governor orders fire probe Prompt to cause Court decision prompts public

anger

Rage to burn out of control Forest fire rages]

Rap(noun) accusation charge Corruption rap unfair says

senator

(verb) criticize Safety commission raps auto

companies

rock to shock;to surprise Gov't.report rocks stock market rout defeat completely Rebels routed,leave 70 dead row a quarrel Oil price row may bring down

gov't.

rule decide Court rules out PLO talks sack dismiss from a job Jail chief sacked

sack(from to search thoroughly and rob 14 held for US embassy

sacking

“ransack”)

set decided on;ready IMF talks set for April slay to kill or murder 2 slain in family row

snag problem;difficulty Last minute snag hits arms talks

snub to pay no attention to Protestants snub Ulster peace bid soar to rise rapidly Inflation rate soars

spark to cause;to lead to action Frontier feuding sparks

attack

stalemate a disagreement that cannot be settled New bid to break hostage stalemate

stall making no progress Peace effort in Lebanon stalled

stance attitude;way of thinking New stance toward power cuts

stem to prevent or stop Rainy season stems refugee exit

sway to influence or persuade President fails to sway union-strike set

swindle an unlawful way of getting money Stock swindle in NY

thwart prevent from being successful Honduras attack thwarted

ties relations Vietnam ties soon? Trim to cut Senate trims budget Trigger to cause Killing triggers riot Vie to compete Irish top ranks vie for office

Void to determine to be invalid Voting law voides by court

Vow a solemn promise Police chief vows to catch kidnappers

Weigh to consider Bush weights tax increase

《英美报刊选读》辅导三

The Newspaper Lead

The first paragraph of a news story is called the lead. It almost always gives you the story's main topic and most important facts. When you read a newspaper lead sentence, try to find the subject and main verb and note how the rest of the sentence adds information to the subject and main verb.

Anwar Sadat Assassinated at Cairo Military Review

CAIRO,October7-Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, a

modern-day pharaoh who attempted to lead the Arab world toward a permanent Mideast peace with Isreal, was assassinated yesterday by a band of soldiers who attacked a military parade reviewing stand with automatic rifles and hand grenades.

Note that a great deal of information is included in a single sentence.The writer has organized the sentence around the subject(Egyptian President Anwar Sadat)and main verb(was assassinate) very carefully.

The lead sentence usually does the following:

● Answers questions such as “who?” “what?” “where?” “when?” “result?”

● Adds background to help you better understand the story or State where the source of the story comes from.

《英美报刊选读》辅导四

Read the News Story

In most news stories the most important facts will be found near the beginning-usually within the first two or three paragraphs.The remainder of the story will give details explaining and clarifying the main points,or introducing new,but less important information. The following is a formula for a typical news story; ● Paragraph One

The story's subject and most important facts.

● Paragraph Two

Important facts that the writer was unable to include in the lead; Information to clarify the facts in the lead; A particularly important quote. ● The rest of the story

Specific details to answer readers' questions;

Statements and opinions by people involved in the story or by

outside observers;

Background information; New,but less important facts.

Accordingly, when you read a news story, you are to:

● Read the beginning of the story very carefully because it

contains the most important fact.

● Try to look for more facts than those given in the lead.

● If you don't understand something at the beginning of a story,

keep reading for a second(and perhaps a third) chance to understand.

《英美报刊选读》辅导五

Reading the Feature Story in a Newspaper

In most news stories the main points come very early and less

impotant information comes later.There is another kind of story_the