TV news means to broadcast1 news events through the media of television. TV news is one of the most rapid media to disseminate2 news. Sometimes, TV programs could be interrupted by "breaking news3" to provide viewers with current events of great importance.
電視新聞是指透過電視這種媒體來播放新聞事件。電視新聞是傳播新聞最快的媒體之一。有時候,電視節目會被「突發新聞」 給打斷,以便提供閱聽人重大的新聞事件。
Breaking news refers to important events and brings the audience live to the news events. In some live reports, a reporter interviews one or some persons on the scene of a story. Some breaking news stories are simply composed of live pictures and sounds of an event.
「突發新」聞指的是現場報導重大新聞給觀眾。有些現場報導,記者會在事發現場訪問一個人或一些人;有些突發新聞則僅提供現場的影音畫面。
Since the launch4 of CNN5(Cable News Network),TV news has arrived at a whole new era. CNN is the first network which introduced the concept of 24-hour TV news reporting. Today, viewers all over the world can watch CNN at any time they want. CNN's rating6 used to be the number one cable news network in America. However, it is defeated by Fox News Channel7 recently.
自從CNN 創立之後,電視新聞邁入了一個全新的紀元。CNN 是第一個引進二十四小時新聞報導這個概念的電視台。如今,全世界的觀眾可以在任何時段收看CNN,CNN 的收視率曾經是美國新聞網的第一名。不過,最近則被福斯新聞網給打敗了。
Some people may say that the Internet is more rapid than TV news. But for many viewers, they prefer to tune in to a TV news program on time and receive information from their trusted anchorpersons.8
有些人會說網際網路比電視新聞更快,但是對許多觀眾來說,他們比較喜歡準時打開電視新聞的頻道,收看他們信賴的主播報新聞。
單字精解
1.broadcast 播放
2.disseminate 傳播
3.breaking news n. 突發新聞
4.launch 創辦
5.CNN 有線新聞網
6.rating 收視率
7.Fox News Channel n. 福斯新聞網
8.anchorperson 主播