Lesson 24 · An Amateur Journalist

S1

Jane is a housewife, but delighted to work as an amateur journalist.

简是一位家庭主妇，但她很高兴能当一名业余记者。

delighted 高兴的 amateur 业余的 journalist 记者

S2

It is a dilemma for her to rush between family and work, and it is also unusual for the News Department to depend on an amateur to cover crimes.

在家庭与工作之间奔波，对她来说真是进退两难；而让新闻部依靠一名业余记者去报道犯罪案件，也同样很不寻常。

dilemma 进退两难的境地 department 部门 depend on 依靠 cover 报道

S3

But Jane is really gifted.

不过，简确实很有天赋。

gifted 有天赋的

S4

It is admirable that she is seldom accused of making mistakes.

令人钦佩的是，她很少因为犯错而受到指责。

admirable 令人钦佩的 seldom 很少 accuse of 指责、控告

S5

And, eager to become more professional, she concentrates on her job and updates herself now and then.

此外，由于渴望变得更加专业，她专心工作，并不时地充实自己。

eager 渴望的 professional 专业的 concentrate on 专心于 now and then 不时地、偶尔

S6

Once she is informed of a new case, her normal working process is as follows: first, she makes appointments with guilty people for interviews.

一旦得知有新案件，她通常的工作流程是这样的：首先，她会和有罪的人预约进行采访。

be informed of 得知、被告知 case 案件 appointment 预约、约见 guilty 有罪的

S7

So as to acquire accurate stories, she usually demands to record what they say.

为了获得真实准确的报道素材，她通常会要求把受访者的话录下来。

acquire 获得 accurate 准确的、真实的 demand 要求

S8

Meanwhile, a technically good colleague will assist her in taking photographs.

与此同时，一位技术熟练的同事会协助她拍照。

meanwhile 与此同时 colleague 同事 assist 协助

S9

Second, she assesses whether they are deliberately hiding the truth.

其次，她会判断这些人是不是在故意隐瞒真相。

assess 评估、判断 deliberately 故意地

S10

If she is skeptical about their words, she will look into the case herself.

如果她怀疑他们的话，她会亲自调查这个案子。

skeptical 怀疑的 look into 调查

S11

Third, she writes thorough stories ahead of the deadline and submits it to the senior chief editor, who polishes and approves every section.

第三，她会在截止日期之前写好详尽的稿件，提交给资深主编，由主编对每一部分加以润色并审批通过。

thorough 详尽的、彻底的 deadline 截止日期 submit 提交 chief editor 主编

S12

Finally, her stories will be published in different editions of their magazine.

最后，她的报道会刊登在他们杂志的不同栏目（版面）上。

publish 发表、出版 edition 版本、版面

📖 An Amateur Journalist 一名业余记者