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Text 分 Making the headlines 月 1 It isn't very often that the media lead with the same story everywhere in the world. Such an event would have to be of enormous international significance.But this is exactly what occurred in September 2001 with the terrorist attackon the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York.It is probably not exaggerated to say that from that moment the world was a different place. Translation
Text Making the headlines 1 Itisn’tveryoftenthatthemedialeadwiththesamestoryeverywhereintheworld. Suchaneventwouldhavetobeofenormousinternationalsignificance.Butthis isexactlywhatoccurredinSeptember 2001withtheterroristattackontheTwin TowersoftheWorldTradeCenterinNewYork.Itisprobablynotexaggerated to say that from that moment the world was a different place
Text 2 But it is not just the historical and international dimension that made 9/11 memorable and (to use a word the media like)newsworthy.It was the shodk and horror too.So striking,so sensational,was the news that,years after the event, many people can still remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they first heard it.They can remember their own reactions:For many people across the globe their first instinct was to go and tell someone else about it, thus providing confirmation of the old saying that bad news travels fast. Translation
Text 2 Butitisnot justthe historical and international dimension thatmade 9/11 memorable and (touseawordthemedia like)newsworthy. Itwasthe shock and horrortoo.Sostriking,sosensational,wasthenewsthat,yearsafterthe event, many people canstillremember exactly wheretheywereandwhattheywere doing when they firstheard it.They canremember their ownreactions: Formany people acrossthe globe theirfirstinstinct wastogoandtellsomeone elseabout it, thus providing confirmation of the old saying that bad news travelsfast
Text 合 3 And so it is with all major news stories.I remember when I was at primary school the teacher announcing pale-faced to a startled classof seven year olds President Kennedyis dead.I didn't know who President Kennedy was,but I wasso upset at hearing the news that I went rushing home afterwards to tell my parents(who already knew,of course).In fact,this is one of my earliest memories. Translation
Text 3 And so it is with all major news stories. I remember when I was at primary school the teacher announcing pale-faced to a startledclass of seven year olds President Kennedyis dead. I didn’t know who President Kennedy was, but I was so upset at hearing the news that I went rushing home afterwards to tell my parents (who already knew, of course). In fact, this is one of my earliest memories
Text 4 So what exactly is news?The objective importance of an event is obviously not enough-there are plenty of enormous global issues out there,with dramatic consequences,from poverty to global warming-but since they are ongoing, they don't all make the headlines on the same day.9/11,in contrast,was not just international,but odd,unexpected,and (in the sense that it was possible to identify with the plight of people caught up in the drama)very human. Translation
Text 4 So what exactly isnews? The objectiveimportance of an event is obviously not enough –there are plenty of enormous globalissuesout there, with dramatic consequences, from poverty to global warming –but since they are ongoing, they don’t all make the headlines on the same day. 9/11, in contrast, was not just international, but odd, unexpected, and (in the sense that it was possible to identify with the plight of people caught up in the drama) very human