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1. Whatever happened to the death of newspapers?
词汇
happen to sb./sth. 发生在……身上；遭到，遇到
death [deθ] n. 死亡；破灭
newspaper [ˑnjuːzpeɪpə(r)] n. 报纸；报社
2. A year ago the end seemed near.
词汇
end [end] n. 结局；结束；终点
seem [siːm] v. 似乎；好像
near [nɪə(r)] a. 不久的；附近的；相近的
3. The recession threatened to remove the advertising and readers that had not already fled to the Internet.
词汇
recession [rɪˑseʃn] n. 经济衰退；退后；撤回
threaten [ˑθretn] v. 可能产生不良后果；威胁
remove [rɪˑmuːv] v. 转移；废除；免职
advertising [ˑædvətaɪzɪŋ] n. 广告；广告业
already [ɔːlˑredi] ad. 已经；早已
flee [fliː] v. 迅速离开；逃跑（过去式 / 过去分词： fled ）
4. Newspapers like the San Francisco Chronicle were chronicling their own doom.
词汇
chronicle [ˑkrɒnɪk(ə)l] n. 记事报；编年史 v. 翔实记载
doom [duːm] n. 厄运；劫数
5. America’s Federal Trade commission launched a round of talks about how to save newspapers.
词汇
federal [ˑfedərəl] a. 联邦政府的；联邦制的
trade [treɪd] n. 贸易；交易；生意
commission [kəˑmɪʃn] n. 委员会；佣金；委托
launch [lɔːntʃ] v. 发起；上市；发射
a round of 一轮；一系列
talk [tɔːk] n. 讨论，洽谈；谈话
save [seɪv] v. 挽救；保留；节省
6. Should they become charitable corporations?
词汇
charitable [ˑtʃærətəbl] a. 慈善的；宽容的
corporation [ˌkɔːpəˑreɪʃn] n. 大公司；企业
7. Should the state subsidize them?
词汇
state [steɪt] n. 政府；状态；国家；州
subsidize [ˑsʌbsɪdaɪz] v. 资助；补助
8. It will hold another meeting soon.
词汇
hold [həʊld] v. 举行；使保持；认为（过去式 / 过去分词： held ）
another [əˑnʌðə(r)] det. & pron. 再一，另一；不同的
meeting [ˑmiːtɪŋ] n. 会议；会面
9. But the discussions now seem out of date.
词汇
discussion [dɪˑskʌʃ(ə)n] n. 讨论；论述
out of date 过时的；过期的
10. In much of the world there is little sign of crisis.
词汇
much of… ……中的大部分；许多
sign [saɪn] n. 迹象；标志；符号
crisis [ˑkraɪsɪs] n. 危机；危急关头 （复数形式为： crises ）
11. German and Brazilian papers have shrugged off the recession.
词汇
German [ˑdʒɜːmən] a. 德国的；德语的；德国人的
Brazilian [brəˑzɪliən] a. 巴西的；巴西人的
paper [ˑpeɪpə(r)] n. 报纸；纸；论文
shrug off 摆脱；对……不予理睬
recession [rɪˑseʃn] n. 经济衰退；退后；撤回
12. Even American newspapers, which inhabit the most troubled corner of the global industry, have not only survived but often returned to profit.
词汇
even [ˑiːvn] ad. 甚至；更加
inhabit [ɪnˑhæbɪt] v. 存在于；居住于
troubled [ˑtrʌbld] a. 麻烦多的；不安的
corner [ˑkɔːnə(r)] n. 困境；角；角落
global [ˑɡləʊbl] a. 全球的；全面的
industry [ˑɪndəstri] n. 行业；工业
not only…but (also)… 不仅……而且……
survive [səˑvaɪv] v. 幸存；存活；比……活得久
return [rɪˑtɜːn] v. 恢复；返回；退还
profit [ˑprɒfɪt] n. 利润，盈利；好处
13. Not the 20% profit margins that were routine a few years ago, but profit all the same.
词汇
profit margin 利润率
routine [ruːˑtiːn] a. 平常的；常规的
all the same 虽是这样；尽管如此
14. It has not been much fun.
词汇
much [mʌtʃ] ad. 非常；很大程度上
fun [fʌn] a. 使人快乐的；有趣的
15. Many papers stayed afloat by pushing journalists overboard.
词汇
stay [steɪ] v. 保持；逗留；待
afloat [əˑfləʊt] a. 有偿债能力的；漂浮的
push [pʊʃ] v. 迫使；推；按
journalist [ˑdʒɜːnəlɪst] n. 新闻记者；新闻工作者
overboard [ˑəʊvəbɔːd] ad. 从船上落下
16. The American Society of News Editors reckons that 13,500 newsroom jobs have gone since 2007.
词汇
society [səˑsaɪəti] n. 社团，协会；社会
news [njuːz] n. 新闻；消息
editor [ˑedɪtə(r)] n. 编辑；记者
reckon [ˑrekən] v. 估算；认为；预计
newsroom [ˑnjuːzruːm] n. 新闻编辑室
17. Readers are paying more for slimmer products.
词汇
reader [ˑriːdə(r)] n. 读者；读本
pay for 为……付钱；为……付出代价
slim [slɪm] a. 单薄的；纤细的（ slimmer 为比较级形式）
product [ˑprɒdʌkt] n. 产品；产物
18. Some papers even had the nerve to refuse delivery to distant suburbs.
词汇
nerve [nɜːv] n. 鲁莽；勇气；神经
have the nerve to do sth. 有胆量做某事
refuse [rɪˑfjuːz] v. 拒绝；拒绝给
delivery [dɪˑlɪvəri] n. 递送；分娩
distant [ˑdɪstənt] a. 遥远的；冷淡的
suburb [ˑsʌbɜːb] n. 郊区；城外
19. Yet these desperate measures have proved the right ones and, sadly for many journalists, they can be pushed further.
词汇
desperate [ˑdespərət] a. 绝望的；极危险的；渴望的
measure [ˑmeʒə(r)] n. 措施；程度；衡量
prove [pruːv] v. 证明是，结果是
right [raɪt] a. 正确的；适当的；右边的
sadly [ˑsædli] ad. 不幸地；悲伤地
journalist [ˑdʒɜːnəlɪst] n. 新闻记者；新闻工作者
further [ˑfɜːðə(r)] ad. 更远；进一步；而且
20. Newspapers are becoming more balanced businesses, with a healthier mix of revenues from readers and advertisers.
词汇
balanced [ˑbælənst] a. 平衡的；均衡的；全面的
business [ˑbɪznəs] n. 企业；生意；行业
healthy [ˑhelθi] a. 正常合理的；健康的；可观的
mix [mɪks] n. 成分比例；混合物
revenue [ˑrevənjuː] n. 收入；收益
advertiser [ˑædvətaɪzə(r)] n. 广告商；登广告者
21. American papers have long been highly unusual in their reliance on ads.
词汇
highly [ˑhaɪli] ad. 非常；高级别地；钦佩地
unusual [ʌnˑjuːʒuəl] a. 不寻常的；独特的
reliance [rɪˑlaɪəns] n. 依靠；信任
22. Fully 87% of their revenues came from advertising in 2008, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD).
词汇
fully [ˑfʊli] ad. 整整，足足；充分地
come from 来自；是……的结果
advertising [ˑædvətaɪzɪŋ] n. 广告；广告业
according to 根据；据……所说
organization [ˌɔːɡənaɪˑzeɪʃn] n. 组织；结构
economic [ˌiːkəˑnɒmɪk] a. 经济的；有利可图的
cooperation [kəʊˌɒpəˑreɪʃn] n. 合作；配合
development [dɪˑveləpmənt] n. 发展；开发
23. In Japan the proportion is 35%.
词汇
proportion [prəˑpɔːʃn] n. 比例；份额
24. Not surprisingly, Japanese newspapers are much more stable.
词汇
surprisingly [səˑpraɪzɪŋli] ad. 惊人地，出人意料地
stable [ˑsteɪbl] a. 稳定的；稳重的
25. The whirlwind that swept through newsrooms harmed everybody, but much of the damage has been concentrated in areas where newspapers are least distinctive.
词汇
whirlwind [ˑwɜːlwɪnd] n. 旋风；一片忙乱
sweep [swiːp] v. 席卷；清扫；迅速传播
newsroom [ˑnjuːzruːm] n. 新闻编辑室
harm [hɑːm] v. 伤害，损害
damage [ˑdæmɪdʒ] n. 损失；伤害
concentrate [ˑkɒnsntreɪt] v. 集中；使……集中
be concentrated in 集中于
area [ˑeəriə] n. 领域；地区；面积
least [liːst] ad. 最少地；最小地（ little 最高级）
distinctive [dɪˑstɪŋktɪv] a. 独特的；有特色的
26. Car and film reviewers have gone.
词汇
film [fɪlm] n. 电影；胶卷
reviewer [rɪˑvjuːə(r)] n. 评论家；审查者
27. So have science and general business reporters.
词汇
science [ˑsaɪəns] n. 科学；理科
general [ˑdʒenrəl] a. 一般性的；大体的；普遍的
business [ˑbɪznəs] n. 商业；企业；行业
reporter [rɪˑpɔːtə(r)] n. 记者；通讯员
28. Foreign bureaus have been savagely cut off.
词汇
foreign [ˑfɒrən] a. 涉外的；外国的
bureau [ˑbjʊərəʊ] n. 办事处；局，处，科
savagely [ˑsævɪdʒli] ad. 残忍地；野蛮地
cut off 砍掉；中断
29. Newspapers are less complete as a result.
词汇
complete [kəmˑpliːt] a. 完整的；彻底的
as a result 结果是；因此
30. But completeness is no longer a virtue in the newspaper business.
词汇
completeness [kəmˑpliːtnəs] n. 完整；完全
no longer 不再
virtue [ˑvɜːtʃuː] n. 优点；美德；德行