Problems at CBS News

CBS 新聞的問題


Introduction

Scott Pelley worked for CBS News. He says the boss, Bari Weiss, tried to change the news for political reasons.

Scott Pelley 在 CBS 新聞工作。他說老闆 Bari Weiss 曾試圖出於政治原因修改新聞。

Main Body

Scott and Bari fought about a story on immigration in Minnesota. Scott says Bari wanted to make protesters look bad. He says this was not true. CBS says they only wanted the story to be correct.

Scott 與 Bari 針對一則關於明尼蘇達州移民的報導發生爭執。Scott 表示 Bari 想要讓抗議者看起來很糟糕。他說這並非事實。CBS 則表示他們僅是希望報導內容正確。

Many people left CBS News recently. A new company called Skydance bought Paramount. New bosses came to the office. Some old workers lost their jobs. Scott thinks the bosses were angry at them.

近期許多人離開了 CBS 新聞。一家名為 Skydance 的新公司收購了 Paramount。新老闆進駐辦公室。部分舊員工失去了工作。Scott 認為老闆們對他們感到憤怒。

Scott had a fight with a new producer named Nick Bilton. Then, CBS fired Scott. Scott says the new bosses do not know how to do TV news. He says the newsroom is not honest now.

Scott 與一名叫 Nick Bilton 的新製作人發生爭執。隨後,CBS 解僱了 Scott。Scott 認為新老闆不懂如何製作電視新聞。他說現在的新聞編輯室並不誠實。

Conclusion

Bari Weiss is still the boss at CBS News. People are still arguing about the news and the workers.

Bari Weiss 仍是 CBS 新聞的老闆。人們仍在爭論關於新聞與員工的問題。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE ACTION WORDS

Look at how we describe things that already happened. We add -ed to the end of the word.

  • Work → Worked
  • Fight → Fighted (Wait! This is wrong. We say Fought)
  • Want → Wanted
  • Fire → Fired

💡 QUICK TIP: WHO DID WHAT?

In English, we usually follow this simple path: Person \rightarrow Action \rightarrow Thing/Person

Scott (Person) \rightarrow worked (Action) \rightarrow for CBS News (Thing)


🛠️ USEFUL WORDS FOR A2

WordMeaningExample from text
RecentlyA short time agoMany people left recently.
HonestTelling the truthThe newsroom is not honest.
CorrectRight / No mistakesThey wanted the story to be correct.

Vocabulary Learning

political (adj.)
relating to the government or political parties
Example:The two leaders had a political disagreement.
immigration (n.)
the act of coming to live in a different country
Example:The government is changing the rules for immigration.
protesters (n.)
people who publicly show they disagree with something
Example:The protesters stood in the street with signs.
correct (adj.)
without any mistakes; right
Example:Please make sure the date on the form is correct.
producer (n.)
a person who manages the making of a TV show or movie
Example:The producer decided which stories to put on the news.
fired (v.)
to tell an employee they must leave their job
Example:He was fired because he was always late for work.
honest (adj.)
telling the truth; not lying
Example:An honest person does not steal from others.
arguing (v.)
speaking angrily because people disagree
Example:The children are arguing about which toy to use.
Practice A2 words in a crossword