雅思口语Part1：Newspaper报纸话题

1. Do you often read newspapers?
2. Which do you prefer reading, magazines or newspapers?
3. What kinds of newspapers (or magazines) do you usually read?
4. How old were you when you first started to read newspapers?
5. Do you think it’s important to read newspapers? (Why? /Why not?)
6. Why do you think people read newspapers?
7. What different types of newspapers are there in China?
8. Do you care about the news?
9. Is the news important to you?
10. What kinds of news do Chinese people read in newspapers?
11. Do you prefer to read about domestic (or local) news or international news? (Why?)
12. What are some methods that newspapers use to attract readers?
13. What influence do you think newspapers have on society?
14. Do you think the Internet is a good way to get news?

Not very often. Newspapers take time to get published so they are not updated as quickly as the news on social media sites is. Besides, I would have to go to the kiosks and spend money to buy newspapers.

不是很经常。报纸需要时间才能出版，所以它们不会像社交媒体网站上的新闻那样快速更新。此外，我还得去报亭花钱*报纸。

Well, if I had to choose between the two, I’ll probably go with reading magazines in my spare time because they are well printed and always have in-depth reporting on particular events; whereas, you know, newspapers always report the same news as the Internet, so they now seem to be not so indispensable.

嗯，如果我必须在这两者之间做出选择，我可能会在业余时间阅读杂志，因为它们印刷精良，对特定事件总是有深度报道;然而，你知道，报纸总是报道与互联网相同的新闻，所以他们现在似乎不是那么不可或缺的。

I’m more interested in newspapers that write about foreign cultures. I like to learn about their religions, customs, and the foods they eat. Occasionally, foreign news interests me, too. I also really like reading scientific related news.

我对报道外国文化的报纸更感兴趣。我喜欢了解他们的宗教、风俗和他们吃的食物。偶尔，外国新闻也会让我感兴趣。我也很喜欢看科学相关的新闻。

I got in the habit of reading newspapers when I was in high school; I was around 17 years old then. The library in my school had several kinds of newspapers and magazines so when I had free time, I’d go to read news about the latest political events, sports and fashion news.

我在高中的时候就养成了看报纸的习惯;那时我大约17岁。我学校的图书馆有好几种报纸和杂志，所以当我有空的时候，我就会去看最新的政治事件，体育和时尚新闻。

Yes, I feel that it’s very important for me and other people to know what’s happened both domestically and internationally.

是的，我觉得对我和其他人来说，了解国内外发生了什么非常重要。

It’s kind of hard to say but people that I know tend to read political news because they are interested in what happens domestically and abroad, but maybe for other people, they just care more about sports and fashion events.

这很难说，但我认识的人倾向于阅读政治新闻，因为他们对国内外发生的事情感兴趣，但也许对其他人来说，他们只是更关心体育和时尚事件。

Well, if I had to choose between the two, I’ll probably go with reading domestic news because it is closer to home, and it affects me more; whereas, you know, international news sometimes have nothing to do with my daily life, so I just read the headlines.

如果我必须在两者之间做出选择，我可能会选择阅读国内新闻，因为它更贴近国内，而且对我的影响更大;然而，你知道，国际新闻有时与我的日常生活无关，所以我只是读标题。

Well, I feel that newspaper publishers always try to use bold headings, attractive advertisements, and insights in the article to get the readers’ attention.Well, I guess that newspapers have a great influence on society. Newspapers keep people informed about the economy, politics, science and education. Also, it tells us something about our society and the country. Moreover, it also helps to educate people about their rights and duties.

嗯，我觉得报纸出版商总是试图在文章中使用醒目的标题、吸引人的广告和见解来吸引读者的注意力。嗯，我想报纸对社会有很大的影响。报纸使人们了解经济、政治、科学和教育。同时，它也告诉我们一些关于我们的社会和国家的事情。此外，它还有助于教育人们关于他们的权利和义务。

Yes, getting news from the Internet is popular now because it’s very convenient to get news from the Internet via a mobile phone. The news apps on my mobile phone usually send me the most urgent notifications so it keeps me posted minute by minute.

是的，现在从互联网上获取新闻很流行，因为通过*从互联网上获取新闻很方便。我*上的新闻应用程序通常会给我发送最紧急的通知，所以它会让我每时每刻都能收到消息。