Complain about a biased article托福听力原文翻译及问题答案

Complain about a biased article托福听力原文翻译及问题答案

一、Complain about a biased article托福听力原文：

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托福听力中文翻译：

旁白：听一段学生和校报教员顾问之间的对话。女生：嗨。。。很抱歉打扰你，但是。。。男顾问：是吗？女生：这是关于报纸的？男顾问：哦，好的。嗯，我只是顾问，呃，报社在校园外，松树街&nbsp；呃，那是什么？你想为报纸工作吗；我们一直在寻找作家。

女生：实际上，我的问题是写作。昨天的报纸上发表了一篇文章。男顾问：哦？呃，哪一个？女学生：关于学生政府及其主席萨利·史密斯的报道。男顾问：这与编辑写的雕像有关吗？呃，大学正门的雕像？女生：嗯，这就是其中的一部分。但是，你知道，编辑利用这种情况说了一些非常不公平的话？关于学生政府，尤其是总统萨利·史密斯。我认为这家报纸应该发表一份撤回声明或至少向萨利道歉的声明。男顾问：好吧，嗯。。。如果我没记错的话，你指的不是新闻报道，而是社论，对吧？在意见页面上？它是由一位编辑签署的，并清楚地标明为评论？女学生：嗯，是的，但萨莉的雕像只是简单地评论说，它的状况非常糟糕，应该更换。而且，社论的语气很有辱人格。它指责她不尊重过去。它有一些似乎不必要的私人物品。男顾问：嗯，等一下。。。提醒我一下。女学生：嗯，你知道，这意味着萨利对这所大学的历史了解不多，它称她为“大城市政治家”，因为她来自波士顿，很刻薄，不是吗？

男顾问：你没听过“一切宣传都是好的宣传”这句话吗？女生：嗯？男顾问：我要说的是，这篇文章正在引起人们对学生政府组织的关注，这是一个相当隐形的组织。呃，你很少听说学生会在做什么。女学生：但是，这篇文章？男顾问：这篇文章，嗯，语气有点夸张。这是讽刺，或者至少是故意的。这不仅仅是在取笑萨利，而是整个想法，即我们的学校有点像农村，而且，你知道，不是世界性的。女生：嗯，我们都不认为这很有趣。男顾问：嗯，有时候最好还是顺其自然&nbsp；这只是陈词滥调？每个人都知道这不是真的。

女学生：但我认为我们可以期待比这更好的结果。男顾问：嗯，我当然赞成各种观点。那你为什么不去找编辑珍妮弗·汉密尔顿谈谈，告诉她你想要平等的时间呢。你或萨利可以写一个回复。女学生：真的吗？她会让我们这么做的？。。。不是她写的吗？

男顾问：我会让詹妮弗知道你要来；她和我的感觉一样，她是新闻专业的学生。她很乐意发表另一种观点。

三、Complain about a biased article托福听力问题：

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托福听力答案：

A1:正确答案：D

A2:正确答案：AC

A3:正确答案：B

A4:正确答案：C

A5:正确答案：D

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