Learn English Vocabulary from Daily News · Learn English With TV Series
通过英语新闻学习实用词汇和听力技巧，适合提升英语听说能力的学习者。涵盖新闻播报、语法结构和常用表达。
From breaking news to celebrity gossip.
从突发新闻到名人八卦，应有尽有。
When I learned the breaking news that Lehman Brothers was collapsing.
当我得知雷曼兄弟公司即将倒闭这一突发新闻时……
Oh, oh, hold on.
哦，哦，等一下。
This is breaking news.
这是一则突发新闻。
Fantastic tool for communicating and for delivering breaking news.
这是一个非常出色的工具，可用于沟通以及发布突发新闻。
Uh, I also have a bit of breaking news for you.
呃，我还有一则突发新闻要告诉你们。
You're a journalist reporting on breaking news in current events.
你是一名记者，负责报道当前发生的突发新闻。
Watching the news in English is a great way to improve your vocabulary and listening comprehension.
用英语观看新闻是提高词汇量和听力理解能力的好方法。
This is part two of Learn English with news.
这是“通过新闻学习英语”系列的第二部分。
If you haven't yet watched the first lesson we did about understanding the news in English, then click up here and watch that one first.
如果你还没有观看我们之前关于如何理解英文新闻的第一节课，那么请点击这里先观看那节课。
Today's lesson will be divided into three parts.
今天的课程将分为三个部分。
Grammar, listening and vocabulary.
语法、听力以及词汇。
But before we get started, each week
但在我们开始之前，每周……
we create lessons like this to help intermediate and advanced learners like you improve your English in a fun and dynamic way without getting lost,
我们制作这样的课程，是为了帮助像您这样的中级和高级学习者以一种有趣且生动的方式提高英语水平，同时避免在学习过程中感到迷茫或困惑。
without missing the jokes, and without needing subtitles.
既不会错过任何幽默的环节，也不需要字幕的帮助。
So if you're new here, make sure
所以，如果你是第一次来到这里，请务必……
that you join our community of over
欢迎您加入我们这个拥有超过……成员的社区！
five million learners by hitting that subscribe button and bell down below so you never miss out on any of our new lessons.
通过点击下方的“订阅”按钮，将有五百万学习者加入我们的学习社区，这样你就再也不会错过我们的任何新课程了。
Part one, grammar.
第一部分：语法。
The Associated Press and others are reporting that he's expected to announce the decision by a Friday deadline.
美联社等媒体报道称，他预计将在周五之前宣布这一决定。
That is despite his criticism of the 2015 nuclear deal.
尽管他对2015年的核协议提出了批评，但情况依然如此。
She is believed to have important roles in political departments in Pyongyang
据信，她在平壤的政治部门中担任着重要职务。
and has seemed to be a top advisor to her brother.
她似乎一直是她哥哥的得力顾问。
This is what we call the passive of reporting verbs.
这就是我们所说的“报告动词的被动形式”。
Reporting verbs in English do just that.
英语中的“报告动词”（reporting verbs）正是用于表达这种功能的词汇。
Report.
报告。
They express what people in general believe, think, or know about a given situation.
它们反映了人们在一般情况下对某种特定情况的看法、想法或认知。
Some common examples of reporting verbs are, believed, expected, known,
一些常见的用于报告的动词包括：believed（认为）、expected（预期）、known（知道）等。
said,
据说，
thought, estimated, reported.
思考、估算、报告。
We use the verb to be plus the past participle.
我们使用动词 “to be” 加上过去分词来构成这种表达方式。
Here are some examples.
以下是一些例子。
The man is believed to be a key member of the scheme.
据信，这名男子是该阴谋的核心成员之一。
The president is expected to arrive at 10 a .m.
总统预计将于上午10点到达。
Beyond that, he's expected to talk about inflation,
除此之外，预计他还会谈到通货膨胀问题。
how higher prices are affecting Americans bottom line, and he'll call on Congress to try to take steps to help bring down the cost.
他将探讨高物价如何影响美国普通民众的日常生活（尤其是他们的收入状况），并呼吁国会采取措施来降低物价。
If you want to talk about the past, you use a perfect infinitive, such as have plus past participle.
如果你想谈论过去的事情，可以使用完成时态（perfect tense），例如 “have” 加过去分词（past participle）。
For example, 15 people are known to have lost money with the bit.
例如，已知有 15 人在使用这种投资工具时亏损了资金。
He's believed to have made up the story about being mugged.
据信，他编造了那起自己遭抢劫的故事。
How about a little quiz?
来个小测验怎么样？