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A Quality Selection of Articles from American British Newspapers Magazines The Significance of Newspaper Reading 1. Good learning Resources for English learners to enrich their vocabulary, which includes various idioms, common sayings and diverse phrases. 2. Enable the learners to enhance their reading ability by providing authentic English learning material. 3. Broaden the readers’ horizon, being the major access to world news. 4. Good helper for the learners to improve their writing skill, due to the expert use of various writing techniques like personification, irony etc. in features . The Major Difficulties of Reading English Newspapers 1. the special writing style which often goes against the normal grammar will pose great obstacle for learners because it always strives to contain the richest information in as few words as possible . 2. News English is rich in puns(双关)，overtones(弦外之音)，and various word games by means of polysemy (一词多义), synonym(同义词) and antinomy(反义词). 3. Western journalists like to quote the classics in their reports, so lack of necessary cultural background knowledge will lead to confusion. Example 1 So far, the European Commission is wary of（谨慎的） encouraging Gypsies to present themselves as a nation. That might, it is feared, open a Pandora’s box already containing Basques, Corsicans and other awkward peoples. (The Economist ) Pandora’s box潘多拉之魔盒，典出希腊神话。比喻“灾难之源”或“由于不明智的干预而引起许多难以解决的复杂问题”。 Basques 巴斯克人，居住在西班牙北部比利牛斯山区。曾多次举行大规模游行示威要求脱离西班牙政府，实行自治。 Corsicans科西嘉人。科西嘉岛是地中海中的岛屿，1769年被强行并入法国领土；拿破仑一世的出生地。自从被侵占后，科西嘉人从未停止民族独立运动。 Example 2 The idea of March looms(隐约出现) as a crucial time. Pollster Richard Wirthlin and Counsellor Ed Meese have warned the president that just about now President Carter began to yield to outside clamor（呼声）. He lost his power through retreat（退却） and vacillation（动摇犹豫）.( Time) “idea of March”指古罗马日历的三月十五日，比喻“危险即将来临的日期”。典出莎士比亚悲剧Julius Caesar(《裘力斯?恺撒》)。 Essential Techniques for Reading English New