一个有趣的新闻故事 英语演讲三分钟
算是枯燥新闻里稍有意思的一个，应该3分钟没问题。
英语新闻:Cinemareturnstosmalltownsasincomerises,lifestylechanges
schoolteacherYuanYanmissedtheoldcinemainhertown,whereshesawthefirstfilminherlife.Thecinemawasclosedinthemid1990sandturnedintoamarket.
"Asthereisnocinemaintown,Ihavetotravel60kilometerstoGanzhoucitytowatchamovie,"saidYuaninhertwentiesfromXinfeng,asmallcountywithapopulationof180,000,ineasternJiangxiProvince.
"AbunchofgoodmoviesaretoscreenedduringtheNewYearandSpringFestival.Itisreallyinconvenienttotraveltoandfro,"shesaid.
China'sfilmindustrysufferedserioussetbackinthe1990swhenTVbegantoenterordinaryhouseholdsandentertainthepublic.CinemasinmanysmallcitiesandtownslikeXinfengwereshutdownduetodwindlingaudience.
InDangyang,atownwithapopulationof140,000incentralHubeiProvince,thedilapidatedoldtownshipcinemawascoveredwithdustandhadbeenneglectedoverthepastdecade.
However,inlateDecemberlastyear,abrandnewcinemaopenedinDanyangwiththreehallstohold800peopleintotal.
HuangBin,agovernmentofficialinDanyang,watchedthemuchtalkedaboutfilmofdirectorZhangYimou,"ASimpleNoodleStory,"withhisgirlfriendonthecinema'sinaugurationday.
"Iamverygladthatcinemaisbacktotown.Inolongerneedtospendmorethan50yuan(7.25U.S.dollars)ontravelingtoYichang(wherethenearestcinemais)justforafilm,"hesaid.
ChenDunliang,generalmanagerofHubeifilmdistributioncompany,aprovincialdistributor,saidthecinemainDanyangwasthefirstatthecountylevelinthecompany'stheaterchain.
ThecompanyhasmovedintofourmediumcitiesinHubeiandistestingthewaterinsmallcitiesandtowns.Itplannedtoopenfivetosixcinemasincountyseatsby2015,hesaid.
"Thecinema(inDanyang)maysufferlossinthebeginningbutIamconfidentofthemarketpotentialhere,"Chensaid.
Hisconfidencemayarisefromimpressiveboxofficeincreasenationwide.Thecountry'sboxofficereached4.3billionyuan(623milliondollars)in2008,comparedwith800millionyuanin2002.
Thefigureisexpectedtoreach6billionyuan(870milliondollars)in2009,saidWangTaihua,directoroftheStateAdministrationofRadio,FilmandTelevision,inaDec.18interview.
Thenumberofscreensnationwideincreasedfrom1,834in2002to4,097in2008,accordingtoareportbyaresearchteamheadedbyProf.YinHong,deputydeanofSchoolofJournalismandCommunication,TsinghuaUniversity.
Thenumberisestimatedat4,800in2009.
Asroomformorescreensinbigcitiesbecamelimited,smallcitiesandevencounty-leveltownswereseenasthenextengine,Yinsaid."Suchatrendhasbeenseenintheconsumermarketaspeople'sincomehasincreasedincitiesofdifferentsizesandruralareas."
"Peopleareableandwillingtospendmoremoneyonentertainment,"hesaid.
China'sgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)percapitawaslikelytohit3,500USdollarsin2009,accordingtoaresearchreportbytheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences.
Thefigurewas3,313USdollarsin2008,aremarkableincreasefrom1,000dollarsin2003.
Theindustryitselfunderwentdeepchanges.
PiSuchu,amoviegoerfor18years,saidhehasmuchmorechoicesnow.
"WhenIwasincollegeintheearly1990s,wehadanopenaircinemascreeningfilmsonceaweek.MostfilmswereaboutChina'srevolutionarypast,"hesaid."Nowwehavedrama,comedy,thriller,cartoonsofvarioustopics.Everyonecouldfindhisfavorite."
Prof.ZhangYiwu,withPekingUniversityandalsoafilmcritic,consideredcinemapartofalifestylethathasbeenembracedgraduallybyurbanChinese.
"Likegalleries,theaters,cafesandpubs,cinemasgrewtobeaplaceforpeopletosocialize,dateorhangoutwithfriends.Homeisnolongerthecenterofsociallifeforyoungergeneration,"hesaid.
InXinfeng,Yuanoftenhungoutwithfriendsatcafes,karaokebarsorrestaurants.Recentlyaculturecenterwasaddedtoherlistasitsometimesputonfilms.
"I'mlookingforwardtothecomebackofarealcinema,"shesaid.
(ZhengLualsocontributedtothestory)
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英语短篇新闻或故事!!!
银行抢劫案
〃IwishCentralBankwouldberobbed,〃GeorgePickenssaidtohimself.Hehadbeenmakingthiswishdailyfromthetimehehadstartedworkasatelleratthebank.
Alloverthecountrybankswerebeingrobbed,Georgethoughtsourly.Whynotthisbank？Wererobbersscornfulofitsfour－million－dollarcapital？WeretheyafraidofMr.Ackerman,theoldbankguard,whohadn’tpulledouthisgunintwenty－twoyears？
Ofcourse,Georgehadareasonforwantingthebanktoberobbed.Afterall,hecouldn’tsimplytakethethickbundlesofbillsthatwereunderhishandsalldaylong.Sohehadthoughtofanotherwaytogetthem.Hisplanwassimple.Itwentlikethis：
IfBankRobberAholdsupBankTellerB…
AndifBankTellerBgivesbankRobberAacertainamountofmoney…
WhatistopreventBankTellerBfromkeepingallthemoneyleftandclaimingthatitwasstolenbyBankRobberA？Therewasonlyoneproblem.WherewasbankRobberA？
OnemorningGeorgeenteredthebankfeelingsomethingwasabouttohappen.〃Goodmorning,Mr.Burrows.〃hesaidcheerfully.Thebankpresidentmutteredsomethingandwentintohisoffice.
Attwoo’clockBankRobberAwalkedin.Georgeknewhewasabankrobber.Foronething,heslunkin.Foranotherthing,heworeamask.
〃Thisisaholdup.〃themansaidroughly.Hetookapistolfromhispocket.Theguardmadeasmallsound.〃You,〃thebankrobbersaid,〃liedownonthefloor.〃Mr.Ackermanlaydown.TherobbersteppedovertoGeorge’scage.
〃Allright.〃hesaid.〃Handitover.〃〃Yes,sir.〃saidGeorge.〃Wouldyoulikeitinten－or－twenty－dollarbills？〃
〃Justhanditover！〃
Georgereachedintohiscashboxandtookallthebillsfromthetopsection,closetosixthousanddollars.Hepassedthemthroughthewindow.Therobbersnatchedthem,stuffedthemintohispocket,andturnedtoleave.
Then,whileeveryonewatchedBankRobberA,BankTellerBcalmlyliftedoffthetopsectionofthecashboxandslippedbillsfromthebottomsectionintohispockets.
Thebankrobberwasgone.Georgefainted.Whenhewokehesmiledupattheworriedfaceslookingdownathim.〃I’mallright.〃hesaidbravely.
〃Perhapsyoushouldgohome,George.〃Mr.Bell,thechiefauditor,said.
Assoonashewassafelybehindhisbedroomdoor,Georgetookthemoneyfromhispocketsandcountedit.Hehadseventhousanddollars.Hewasveryhappy。
ThenextmorningwhenGeorgearrivedatthebank,itwasnotopenforbusiness.Buteveryonewasthere,helpingtoexaminethebank’srecordsforthespecialauditMr.Bellwastaking.
GeorgewascalledintoMr.Burrows’soffice.Thebankpresidentseemedstrangelycheerful.〃George,〃hesaid,〃IwantyoutomeetMr.Carruthers,whousedtobepresidentofourbank.〃
〃Goodmorning,George.〃saidMr.Carruthers.〃Iwassorrytohearyoufaintedyesterday.Areyouallrightnow？〃
〃Yes,sir.Justfine,thanks.〃
〃I’mgladtohearit.Thatwasquiteanadventure.Itjustgoestoshowhoweasyitistorobourbank.〃
〃Sir？〃saidGeorge,confused.〃
George,Iwassorrytogiveyouahardtimeyesterday,butwithallthebanksbeingrobbedthesedaysIthoughtitwouldbeagoodideatoprovethatourlittlebankcanberobbedtoo.Ihaveretired,butIhaven’tstoppedthinking.That’swhyIplayedmylittlegameyesterday,justtokeepeverybodyonhistoes.〃
〃Idon’tunderstand.〃saidGeorge.〃Whatgame？〃
Theoldmanlaughedandwhippedoutamask.Heplaceditoverhisfaceandsaid,〃Allright.Handitover！〃Mr.BurrowslaughedbutGeorgedidnot.
〃Andthemoney？〃Georgeaskedinasmallvoice.
〃Don’tworry.〃Mr.Carrutherssaid.〃Iputitallbackinyourcashbox,allsixthousand.We’rejustfinishinguptheauditnow.〃Georgeturnedcoldwithfear.
Behindthem,thedooropenedandMr.Bell,thechiefauditor,puthisheadintotheroom.〃Mr.Burrows,〃hesaidgravely,〃mayIseeyouamoment？〃
欢迎到我们银行来
“我真希望中央银行遭劫。”乔治·皮肯斯自言自语道。自从他在这家银行当上出纳以来,天天都这样希望。
全国的银行都被抢了,怎么不抢这家？他越想越不是滋味儿。难道强盗们看不上这里400万美元的资金？还是他们怕这里的老警卫阿克门先生？他已经22年没掏出他的枪了。
当然,乔治有理由盼望这个银行遭劫。毕竟,他不可能把他整天经手的大捆大捆的钞票就这么拿走。于是,他想出了另一个法子把它们弄到手。他的计划很简单,大致如下：
假如强盗甲劫持了银行出纳员乙……假设乙把一定数额的钱交给了甲……
那么又有什么能阻止乙把剩下的钱全部私吞,然后就说所有的钱都被甲抢走了呢？问题只有一个,强盗甲在哪儿？
一天早晨,乔治走进银行时觉得似乎要出事。“早晨好,伯罗斯先生。”他高兴地向经理问候,经理嘀咕了什么就走进了自己的办公室。
两点钟的时候,强盗甲走进了银行。乔治知道他是抢银行的强盗,原因之一是他进来时鬼鬼祟祟,二是他戴着面具。
“这是抢劫！”那家伙粗暴地说。他从口袋里掏出手枪。警卫发出了一点儿声响。“你,”强盗说：“趴在地上！”阿克门先生趴下了。强盗走到乔治的窗口前。
“好,把钱交出来！”
“是,先生,”乔治答应着：“你要10元一张的还是20元一张的？”
“交出来就行了！”
乔治把手伸进装现金的盒子,把顶层的钞票都拿了出来———有6000元左右。他把钱从窗口递出来。强盗抓住钱塞进口袋,转身就跑。
当大伙都盯着强盗甲的时候,出纳乙沉着地把盒子里下层的钞票偷偷塞进了自己的口袋。
强盗跑了。乔治晕倒在地。当他醒来时,朝那一张张焦急地瞧着他的脸微笑。“我没事。”他勇敢地说。
“也许你应该回家去,乔治。”首席审计员贝尔先生说。
乔治刚刚安然走进自己的卧室,就在门后,从口袋里掏出钱来数。他有7000美元了,真高兴。
第二天早晨,乔治来到银行。银行没有营业,但全体职员都来了,正在协助贝尔先生进行特别查账,审核银行记录。
乔治被叫进了伯罗斯先生的办公室。这位银行经理似乎出人意料地高兴。“乔治,”他说：“我想让你见一下我们银行的前任经理卡拉瑟斯先生。”
“早上好,乔治,”卡拉瑟斯先生说：“听说你昨天晕倒了,我很难过。你现在好了吗？”
“是的,先生。全好了,谢谢！”
“我很高兴你没事了。那确实是非同一般的冒险,这件事说明抢咱们银行真容易！”
“您说什么？”乔治有些迷惑不解。
“乔治,很抱歉昨天让你经历了一段难捱的时刻。因为近来所有银行都遭到了抢劫,我觉得想个办法证明咱们的银行也会被抢,倒是个不坏的主意。我已经退休了,可我并没停止思索。这就是为什么昨天我搞了个小游戏,只不过是为了让每个人保持警觉。”
“我不明白,”乔治说：“什么游戏？”
这位老人笑了,嗖地一下拿出一个面具,把它戴在自己脸上,说：“好,把钱交出来！”伯罗斯先生哈哈大笑,乔治可笑不出来。
“那钱？”乔治小声问。
“别担心,”卡拉瑟斯先生说：“我已经把钱全放回你的现金盒子里了,一共6000。我们就要查完账了！”乔治吓得浑身冰凉。
他们身后那扇门开了,首席审计员贝尔先生把头伸了进来。“伯罗斯先生,”他严肃地说：“您能出来一下吗？”
英语新闻/故事 梗概 100词
给你三篇,你选一篇吧.
TheOldCat
Anoldwomanhadacat.Thecatwasveryold;shecouldnotrunquickly,andshecouldnotbite,becauseshewassoold.Onedaytheoldcatsawamouse;shejumpedandcaughtthemouse.Butshecouldnotbiteit;sothemousegotoutofhermouthandranaway,becausethecatcouldnotbiteit.
Thentheoldwomanbecameveryangrybecausethecathadnotkilledthemouse.Shebegantohitthecat.Thecatsaid,"Donothityouroldservant.Ihaveworkedforyouformanyyears,andIwouldworkforyoustill,butIamtooold.Donotbeunkindtotheold,butrememberwhatgoodworktheolddidwhentheywereyoung."
【译文】
老猫
一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。
于是，老妇很生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很多年，而且还愿意为你效劳，但是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情，要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”
Amanwasgoingtothehouseofsomerichperson.Ashewentalongtheroad,hesawaboxofgoodapplesatthesideoftheroad.Hesaid,"Idonotwanttoeatthoseapples;fortherichmanwillgivememuchfood;hewillgivemeverynicefoodtoeat."Thenhetooktheapplesandthrewthemawayintothedust.
Hewentonandcametoariver.Theriverhadbecomeverybig;sohecouldnotgooverit.Hewaitedforsometime;thenhesaid,"Icannotgototherichman'shousetoday,forIcannotgetovertheriver."
Hebegantogohome.Hehadeatennofoodthatday.Hebegantowantfood.Hecametotheapples,andhewasgladtotakethemoutofthedustandeatthem.
Donotthrowgoodthingsaway;youmaybegladtohavethematsomeothertime.
【译文】
一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果，他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我很好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。
他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。”
他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。
不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。
TheCityMouseandtheCountryMouse
Oncethereweretwomice.Theywerefriends.Onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.AftermanyyearstheCountrymousesawtheCitymouse;hesaid,"Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry."SotheCitymousewent.TheCitymousesaid,"Thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.Whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?Youshouldcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecity."
TheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse.Itwasaverygoodhouse.Nicefoodwassetreadyforthemtoeat.Butjustastheybegantoeattheyheardagreatnoise.TheCitymousecried,"Run!Run!Thecatiscoming!"Theyranawayquicklyandhid.
Aftersometimetheycameout.Whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,"Idonotlikelivinginthecity.Ilikelivinginmyholeinthefield.Foritisnicertobepoorandhappy,thantoberichandafraid."
【译文】
城里老鼠和乡下老鼠
从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。”
乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑！快跑！猫来了！”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。
过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。”
