晚安好运：一个50年代的真实故事

时间：2006-09-26 07:09:54

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五十年代，反共的麦卡锡主义盛行美国，人人缄口不言，忙于自保。哥伦比亚广播公司一个勇敢的新闻工作者，用自己真实的声音告诉民众……

Good Night, And Good Luck (2005)

Taking place during the early days of broadcast journalism1 in 1950's America, a chronicle of the real-life conflict between television news man Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee.

With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, Murrow, and his dedicated2 staff--headed by his producer Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba in the CBS newsroom--defy corporate3 and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist 'witch-hunts'.

A very public feud4 develops when the Senator responds by accusing the anchor of being a communist. In this climate of fear and reprisal5, the CBS crew carries on regardless and their tenacity6 eventually pays off when McCarthy is brought before the Senate and made powerless as his lies and bullying7 tactics are finally uncovered.

重点词汇

scaremongering  a. 夸大其词散布恐怖消息欺骗民众的
CBS  （美国）哥伦比亚广播公司（Columbia Broadcasting System）

McCarthy  （姓氏）麦卡锡

dedicated  a. 专注的，献身的

senator  n. 参议员

House  n. （众）议院

un-american  a. 反美的

defy  v. 公然反抗

feud  n. 争执，（家族）世仇

accuse of  v. 因某事控告某人

reprisal  n. 报复

tenacity  n. 坚韧

bully  v. 威吓，欺凌弱小

carry on  v. 继续开展，坚持

tactic  n. 策略，战略

perpetrate  v. 犯（罪、错误等）


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1 journalism kpZzu8     
n.新闻工作，报业
参考例句：
  • He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
  • He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。
2 dedicated duHzy2     
adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的
参考例句：
  • He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
  • His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
3 corporate 7olzl     
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
参考例句：
  • This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
  • His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
4 feud UgMzr     
n.长期不和；世仇；v.长期争斗；世代结仇
参考例句：
  • How did he start his feud with his neighbor?他是怎样和邻居开始争吵起来的？
  • The two tribes were long at feud with each other.这两个部族长期不和。
5 reprisal iCSyW     
n.报复，报仇，报复性劫掠
参考例句：
  • There is no political alternative but a big reprisal.政治上没有旁的选择只能是大规模报复。
  • They bombed civilian targets in reprisal.他们炮轰平民目标作为报复。
6 tenacity dq9y2     
n.坚韧
参考例句：
  • Tenacity is the bridge to success.坚韧是通向成功的桥。
  • The athletes displayed great tenacity throughout the contest.运动员在比赛中表现出坚韧的斗志。
7 bullying f23dd48b95ce083d3774838a76074f5f     
v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈
参考例句：
  • Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
  • All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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