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Advice for a Young Journalist

Advice for a Young Journalist
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ID: 2091 Upper Intermediate
Being a journalist is a difficult job not least because of the notoriously low pay and constant deadlines. Getting that scoop that makes the job worthwhile can often be the hardest part of all. In this lesson, a new reporter learns the ropes from a hardened veteran while investigating a mining accident.
John,Dilu
Advice for a Young Journalist
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
采访 cǎifǎng to investigate, interview
重大 zhòngdà serious
真相 zhēnxiàng true situation
遇难 yùnàn to meet with an accident
李哥第一次去采访这么重大的事件我很激动
Lǐgē 李哥dì yī cì 第一次qù 去cǎifǎng 采访zhème 这么zhòngdà 重大de 的shìjiàn 事件wǒ 我hěn 很jīdòng 激动
Brother Li, it's the first time for me to report on such an important event. I'm very excited.
呵小丫头你不怕啊
hē 呵xiǎoyātou 小丫头nǐ 你bù pà 不怕a 啊
Hey, young lady, you're not afraid?
不怕我是记者啊我一定要揭开真相为在矿难中不幸遇难的人说话
bù pà 不怕wǒ 我shì 是jìzhě 记者a 啊wǒ 我yīdìng 一定yào 要jiēkāi 揭开zhēnxiàng 真相wèi 为zài 在kuàngnàn 矿难zhōng 中bùxìng 不幸yùnàn 遇难de 的rén 人shuōhuà 说话
No! I'm a journalist. I definitely want uncover the truth and tell it for the unfortunate victims in this mining accident.
那你准备怎么做
nà 那nǐ 你zhǔnbèi 准备zěnme 怎么zuò 做
Then how do you plan to do it?
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