Problems at CBS News
CBS 新聞的問題
Introduction
Scott Pelley worked for CBS News. Now he does not work there. He says the new bosses are bad.
Scott Pelley 曾在 CBS 新聞工作。現在他不在那裡工作了。他說新老闆很糟糕。
Main Body
CBS News has new leaders. Bari Weiss and Nick Bilton are the new bosses. They fired many old workers. Scott Pelley says this is a big mistake because the old workers did a good job.
CBS 新聞有了新領導層。Bari Weiss 和 Nick Bilton 是新老闆。他們解雇了許多舊員工。Scott Pelley 說這是一個巨大的錯誤，因為舊員工表現良好。
Scott Pelley had a meeting with the new bosses. He said Bari Weiss does not know how to run a news show. After this meeting, the bosses sent him an email. They told him he must leave the company.
Scott Pelley 與新老闆開了會。他說 Bari Weiss 不知道如何經營新聞節目。會議結束後，老闆發電子郵件給他，告知他必須離開公司。
Scott Pelley also says the news is not honest now. He says Bari Weiss changed a story about a woman named Renee Good. He says she did this to help politicians. CBS News says this is not true. They say they only wanted the story to be correct.
Scott Pelley 還說現在的新聞不誠實。他說 Bari Weiss 修改了一個關於一名叫 Renee Good 的女人的故事。他說她這樣做是為了幫助政治人物。CBS 新聞則表示這不是事實，他們說僅僅是希望故事內容正確。
Conclusion
Scott Pelley and CBS News are still fighting. He says the news is political. The company says the news is correct.
Scott Pelley 與 CBS 新聞仍在爭執。他說新聞具有政治色彩，而公司則說新聞是正確的。
Vocabulary Learning
The Power of 'Now' and 'No Longer'
Look at how the story tells us about a change in time. This is key for A2 level speaking.
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Past Present
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Scott Pelley worked for CBS News. (He did this before)
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Now he does not work there. (This is his current situation)
Simple Rule: Use "Now" to show a contrast between what happened before and what is happening at this moment.
Who is doing what? (The Action Words)
In this text, we see a pattern of Power Words. These are simple verbs that describe a work situation:
- Fire To tell someone they must leave their job. (Example: They fired many old workers.)
- Run To manage or lead something. (Example: She does not know how to run a news show.)
- Change To make something different. (Example: Bari Weiss changed a story.)
Quick Tip: If you want to talk about your job or a boss in English, start with these three verbs.