Complain about a biased article托福聽力原文翻譯及問題答案

Complain about a biased article托福聽力原文翻譯及問題答案

一、Complain about a biased article托福聽力原文：

NARRATOR:Listen to a conversation between a student and the faculty adviser for the university newspaper.FEMALE STUDENT:Hi...I'm sorry to bother you,but...MALE ADVISOR:Yes?FEMALE STUDENT:This is about the newspaper?MALE ADVISOR:Oh,OK.Well,I'm only the adviser—uh,the newspaper office is off campus,on Pine Street. Uh,what was it?Did you want to work for the paper? We're always looking for writers.

FEMALE STUDENT:Well,my problem was with the writing,actually.With an article that was published in yesterday's newspaper.MALE ADVISOR:Oh?Uh,which one?FEMALE STUDENT:The one about the student government and its president,Sally Smith.MALE ADVISOR:Is this something to do with what the editor wrote about the statue?Uh,the statue at the main entrance of the university?FEMALE STUDENT:Well,that's part of it.But,you know,the editor used this situation to say some really unfair things?a-about the student government and the president,Sally Smith,in particular.I think the paper should publish a retraction—or at the very least an apology to Sally.MALE ADVISOR:OK,um...if I remember correctly,what you're referring to wasn't a news story,but an editorial,right?It was on the opinion page?It was signed by one of the editors and was clearly labeled as commentary?FEMALE STUDENT:Well,yes,but the thing about the statue—Sally made the simple comment that it was in really bad condition and should be replaced,and,well,the tone in the editorial was demeaning.It accused her of not respecting the past.And it had some personal stuff that seemed unnecessary.MALE ADVISOR:Uh,wait a minute...uh,remind me.FEMALE STUDENT:Well,you know,it implied that Sally doesn't know much about the university's history,and it called her a"big-city politician,"because she's from Boston—it's just mean-spirited,isn't it?

MALE ADVISOR:Haven't you heard the saying"All publicity is good publicity"?FEMALE STUDENT:Well?MALE ADVISOR:I'd say the article is bringing attention to the student government organization,which is pretty invisible.Uh,you rarely hear about what student government is doing.FEMALE STUDENT:But,this article?MALE ADVISOR:And the piece,well,it had a bit of an exaggerated tone.It was satirical,or at least it was meant to be.It wasn't only poking fun at Sally but the whole idea that our school is sort of rural,and,you know,not cosmopolitan.FEMALE STUDENT:Well,none of us thought it was very funny.MALE ADVISOR:Well,sometimes it's best just to roll with it. It's just a clich?Everybody knows it's not true.

FEMALE STUDENT:But I thought we could expect better than that here.MALE ADVISOR:Well,I'm certainly in favor of getting a variety of viewpoints.So why don't you go talk to the editor—Jennifer Hamilton—and tell her you want equal time.You or Sally can write a response.FEMALE STUDENT:Really?She'd let us do that?...didn't she write it?

MALE ADVISOR:I'll let Jennifer know you're coming;she feels the same way I do—she's a journalism major.She'd be happy to publish another point of view.

二、Complain about a biased article托福聽力中文翻譯：

旁白：聽一段學生和校報教員顧問之間的對話。女生：嗨。。。很抱歉打擾你，但是。。。男顧問：是嗎？女生：這是關(guān)于報紙的？男顧問：哦，好的。嗯，我只是顧問，呃，報社在校園外，松樹街&nbsp；呃，那是什么？你想為報紙工作嗎；我們一直在尋找作家。

女生：實際上，我的問題是寫作。昨天的報紙上發(fā)表了一篇文章。男顧問：哦？呃，哪一個？女學生：關(guān)于學生政府及其主席薩利·史密斯的報道。男顧問：這與編輯寫的雕像有關(guān)嗎？呃，大學正門的雕像？女生：嗯，這就是其中的一部分。但是，你知道，編輯利用這種情況說了一些非常不公平的話？關(guān)于學生政府，尤其是總統(tǒng)薩利·史密斯。我認為這家報紙應(yīng)該發(fā)表一份撤回聲明或至少向薩利道歉的聲明。男顧問：好吧，嗯。。。如果我沒記錯的話，你指的不是新聞報道，而是社論，對吧？在意見頁面上？它是由一位編輯簽署的，并清楚地標明為評論？女學生：嗯，是的，但薩莉的雕像只是簡單地評論說，它的狀況非常糟糕，應(yīng)該更換。而且，社論的語氣很有辱人格。它指責她不尊重過去。它有一些似乎不必要的私人物品。男顧問：嗯，等一下。。。提醒我一下。女學生：嗯，你知道，這意味著薩利對這所大學的歷史了解不多，它稱她為“大城市政治家”，因為她來自波士頓，很刻薄，不是嗎？

男顧問：你沒聽過“一切宣傳都是好的宣傳”這句話嗎？女生：嗯？男顧問：我要說的是，這篇文章正在引起人們對學生政府組織的關(guān)注，這是一個相當隱形的組織。呃，你很少聽說學生會在做什么。女學生：但是，這篇文章？男顧問：這篇文章，嗯，語氣有點夸張。這是諷刺，或者至少是故意的。這不僅僅是在取笑薩利，而是整個想法，即我們的學校有點像農(nóng)村，而且，你知道，不是世界性的。女生：嗯，我們都不認為這很有趣。男顧問：嗯，有時候最好還是順其自然&nbsp；這只是陳詞濫調(diào)？每個人都知道這不是真的。

女學生：但我認為我們可以期待比這更好的結(jié)果。男顧問：嗯，我當然贊成各種觀點。那你為什么不去找編輯珍妮弗·漢密爾頓談?wù)?，告訴她你想要平等的時間呢。你或薩利可以寫一個回復。女學生：真的嗎？她會讓我們這么做的？。。。不是她寫的嗎？

男顧問：我會讓詹妮弗知道你要來；她和我的感覺一樣，她是新聞專業(yè)的學生。她很樂意發(fā)表另一種觀點。

三、Complain about a biased article托福聽力問題：

Q1:1.Why does the student go to the man's office?

A.To get some advice on an article that she is writing

B.To find out about getting a job on the student newspaper

C.To protest the university's decision about a statue

D.To complain about an article in the student newspaper

Q2:2.What points does the man make about the article they are discussing?[Click on 2 answers.]

A.It was the personal viewpoint of the writer.

B.It was based on research by one of the editors.

C.It was meant to be humorous.

D.Not many people have read it.

Q3:3.What is the student's opinion of the editorial's representation of Sally Smith?

A.She agrees it was accurate.

B.She believes it was not respectful.

C.She believes that the editor was referring to someone else.

D.She agrees that the editorial's focus on Sally's background is relevant.

Q4:4.What does the man imply about the university's student government organization?

A.Its reputation has been damaged by recent events.

B.Its leaders need to be more careful about what they say in public about the university.

C.It will probably benefit from what the newspaper printed about it.

D.Its communications with the public have recently become more effective.

Q5:5.What does the woman imply when she says this:

A.She does not think that she is capable of writing the response herself.

B.She has already prepared a response to give to the editor.

C.She is worried that Sally is too upset to participate.

D.She is not convinced that the editor will agree to the request.

四、Complain about a biased article托福聽力答案：

A1:正確答案：D

A2:正確答案：AC

A3:正確答案：B

A4:正確答案：C

A5:正確答案：D

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