W:You’retheeditorofPublicEye.Whatkindoftopicsdoesyourprogramcover?
M:Well,thereareessentiallydomesticstories.Wedon’tcoverinternationalstories.Wedon’tcoverpartypoliticsoreconomics.Wedoissuesofgeneralsocialconcern(19题答案,视听基本一致原则)toourBritishaudience.Theycanbeanythingfromthefutureofthehealthservicetothewaytheenvironmentisgoingdownhill.
W:Howdoyouchoosethetopic?(听到choosethetopic,同时看到20题选项by和basedon,即可猜到20题是与这个问题关联的)Doyouchooseonebecauseit’swhatthepublicwantstoknowaboutorbecauseit’swhatyoufeelthepublicoughttoknowabout?
M:Ithinkit’samixtureofboth.(第20题答案,需要简单概括归纳)Sometimesyouhaveastrongfeelingthatsomethingisimportantandyouwanttoseeitexaminedandyouwanttocontributetoapublicdebate.Sometimespeoplecometoyouwiththingstheyareworriedaboutandtheycanbequitesmallthings.Theycanbeastoryaboutcorruptioninlocalgovernment,somethingtheycannotquiteunderstand,whyitdoesn’tseemtobeworkingoutproperly,liketheyarenothavingtheirlittercollectedproperlyorthedustbinsemptied.
W:Howdoyouknowthatyou’vegotareallysuccessfulprogram?Onethatisjustrightforthetime?
M:Ithinkyougetasenseaboutitafterworkinginitinanumberofyears(21题答案,同义替换practicalexperience).Youknowwhichstoriesaregoingtogettheattention.Theyaregoingtobepublishedjustthepointwhenthepublicareconcernedaboutthat.
19.WhatkindoftopicsdoesPublicEyecover?
20.HowdoesPublicEyechooseitstopics?
21.Whatfactorplaysanimportantroleinrunningasuccessfulprogram?