【英專八級(jí)聽力訓(xùn)練】Interview (Test 4-1/2)
來(lái)源:滬江聽寫酷
2014-03-03 11:16
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?Jane Young? (人名)?
Today we have journalist Jane Young on our shows. Glad to meet you, Jane.
Me too.
Being a journalist is really hard work. What inspired you to be a journalist? Was it family or did you just enjoy story writing at school?
I've always loved writing since I was a kid. It took me a while to work out what sort of job I could do that I could use some sort of creative writing in. It was only when I left university that I realized journalism would provide that opportunity. Interestingly enough, it was only after qualifying as a journalist that I found out my great uncle was a reporter for the paper that is now the Evening Standard.
Would I be able to go straight into working for a national paper after getting a suitable degree?
It is possible but only if you're in the very lucky 1% who are accepted onto a graduate training program run by a national newspaper. You've just got to apply. I'm not sure how many they take on but it's a very small amount. Some newspapers have scrapped these schemes altogether. A lot of people who get on these schemes tend to be from Oxford or Cambridge.
If someone wants to be a newspaper journalist, what subjects should he be taking in school?
Newspapers want people from all walks of life and with all different skills and areas of expertise, because obviously they want to reflect the society they're writing about so there's no particular subjects you should take. A lot of journalists would have studied English because they like the written word, but I know people who have studied all sorts like politics and history. They're all good background knowledge as you have to write stories about many different things. It's only progressing in your career that you become a specialist writer. There's a common misconception that a media studies course of some kind will help, but that's not always true.
Is it useful to work on school newspapers if you want to be a journalist?
Definitely. Any kind of work experience you can get will help you get on to your training course and help you get your first job. It gives you something to talk about in an interview. You'll always be competing against a lot of people. It will give you a little edge. You'll learn of course, and you'll have cuttings, stories that have been printed to show everyone.
今天簡(jiǎn)楊記者做客我們的節(jié)目。很高興見(jiàn)到你,簡(jiǎn)。
我也是。
記者這份工作很辛苦。是什么促使你成為記者?你的家人?亦或是你上學(xué)時(shí)就很喜歡寫作?
孩提時(shí)我就喜歡寫作。我花了好久才明白自己能從事什么工作,同時(shí)把我的創(chuàng)意寫作用到我的工作中。直到我大學(xué)畢業(yè)后我才意識(shí)到,記者行業(yè)能提供最好的機(jī)會(huì)。有趣的是,我當(dāng)上記者之后才發(fā)現(xiàn),我的叔祖父曾經(jīng)也是記者,為現(xiàn)在的《標(biāo)準(zhǔn)晚報(bào)》撰文。
我能否在得到適當(dāng)?shù)膶W(xué)歷后,直接進(jìn)入全國(guó)性的報(bào)社,為其工作?
也許吧。除非你是幸運(yùn)兒,單靠合適的學(xué)位去應(yīng)聘國(guó)家級(jí)報(bào)社掌管的畢業(yè)生訓(xùn)練項(xiàng)目,機(jī)會(huì)只有1%。你需要申請(qǐng)。我不知道他們要招多少人,但人數(shù)不多。有的報(bào)社干脆放棄了這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。許多進(jìn)入這個(gè)項(xiàng)目的人都畢業(yè)于牛津或劍橋。
如果有人想成為報(bào)社記者,在學(xué)校應(yīng)該修什么課程?
報(bào)社希望招募各行各業(yè)的技術(shù)人才,因?yàn)?,很明顯,他們的文章要反映整個(gè)社會(huì),所以沒(méi)有特定的學(xué)科要學(xué)。許多記者會(huì)學(xué)英語(yǔ),因?yàn)樗麄兒芟矚g書面文字,但我也認(rèn)識(shí)學(xué)習(xí)其他知識(shí),比如政治學(xué)和歷史的記者。如果你要寫有關(guān)許多方面的文章,需要了解背景知識(shí)。只有在職業(yè)生涯中不斷取得進(jìn)步,你才能成為優(yōu)秀的作家。通常人們都會(huì)誤解,媒體研究等課程的知識(shí)會(huì)對(duì)此有所幫助,但這不完全正確。
如果你要成為記者,在校報(bào)工作對(duì)此有幫助嗎?
當(dāng)然。各種工作經(jīng)歷都會(huì)對(duì)你的訓(xùn)練課程和得到第一份編輯工作有幫助。它會(huì)讓你在面試中取得話語(yǔ)權(quán)。你會(huì)和一大群人競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。這會(huì)給你些優(yōu)勢(shì)。你會(huì)學(xué)到東西,你會(huì)有剪報(bào)——印刷出來(lái)的文章——向大家展示。
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