Summary 简介
Anna reads the news for the first time. She learns that there is a right way and a wrong way to read the news.
Anna 第一次播报新闻。她学习到，原来播新闻也有正确和错误的方式。
Speaking 口语
Learn the new words for this lesson in this video. Also, learn the phrasal verb "got it" to show understanding.
看视频学习新词汇，了解 "got it" 的用法。
Pronunciation 发音
This video teaches about shortened forms of object pronouns that begin with a /th/ or /h/ sound. You also learn about two different ways to pronounce the "s" ending on verbs like "talks" and "says."
Conversation 对话
Anna: Hello, from Washington, D.C.! Today at work I am reading the news for the first time. I am really nervous. But my boss, Ms. Weaver, is here to help me.
Caty: Now, Anna, remember. When we read the news we are always reading facts. We never show our feelings.
Anna: Sure thing, Ms. Weaver.
Caty: Great. Are you ready?
Anna: Yes.
Caty: Okay, let’s try the first story!
Anna: Hello, and welcome to The News.
Anna: A new book is very popular with children and families. This is it.
Anna: It is about a lost duckling. The duck's mother cannot find him.
Caty: Stop! Anna, when you say the words “duck” and “duckling” you look really sad.
Anna: I do?
Caty: Yes. Sad is a feeling.
Anna: Sad is not a fact. Sorry. Let me try again.
Caty: Okay, she’s trying again! And go.
Anna: Hello, and welcome to The News. A new book is very popular with children and families. This is it.
Anna: It is about a lost duckling. The duck’s mother can not find ‘im. But a family gives him a home.
Caty: Stop! Anna, you are doing it again.
Anna: This story is very sad.
Caty: I have an idea. Let’s read the second story. She’s reading the second story. And … go!
Anna: Hello , and welcome to The News. In Indiana, a grandmother is the first 80-year-old woman to win The Race Car 500.
Anna: That is awesome!
Caty: Stop! Stop! Anna, please -- no feelings.
Anna: Right. But it is awesome that an 80-year-old grandmother wins a car race.
Caty: Just the facts, Anna.
Anna: Right.
Anna: Hello, and welcome to The News. In Indiana, a grandmother is the first 80-year-old woman to win The Race Car 500.
Anna: She rarely talks to reporters. But when she does, she often says, “Nothing can stop me now!”
Anna: I am very happy for her!
Caty: Stop, stop, stop!! Anna, you cannot say you are happy.
Anna: But I am happy.
Caty: But you can’t say it.
Anna: Why?
Caty: This is the News. Happy and sad are feelings. You can’t have them in The News.
Anna: Okay. I got it.
Caty: Okay. Let’s try the third story. She’s reading the third story!
Anna: Hello and welcome to The News.
City politicians in Big Town are using city money to have a big party on a cruise ship. They are taking the money for the party from the children’s library.
Anna: What?! That makes me very angry.
Caty: No, no, no! Anna, you cannot say you are angry! This is The News!!!
Anna: What can I do, Ms. Weaver? Take out my feelings and put them here … on the news desk?
Caty: Yes. Yes. That’s right! Now you’ve got it!
Caty: Let’s repeat the first story.
Anna: This is going to be a very long day.
Anna: Until next time!
Writing 写作
In this lesson, Anna is nervous because she is reading the news for the first time. How do you feel when you do something for the first time? Write to us to tell us about yourself or a friend doing something at work or school for the first time. Send us an email or write in the Comments section.
Anna第一次播报新闻，很紧张。你第一次做一件事情之前是什么心情？评论或是发邮件给我们，说说你自己或是你朋友在单位或是在学校第一次做某件事的情况。
Use the Activity Sheet to practice writing and using ordinal numbers.
用练习页，练习使用序数。
Learning Strategy 学习技巧
Learning Strategies are the thoughts and actions that help make learning easier or more effective.
The learning strategy for this lesson is Classify. We can classify kinds of words we learn, or groups of things we need to remember.
本课的学习技巧是归类。我们可以对单词或是需要记住的事情进行归类。
In the video for this lesson, you see Caty classifying the way she wants Anna to read the news. Caty says, "When we read the news we are always reading facts. We never show our feelings." She is classifying two different things: facts and feelings. Anna needs to learn the difference to read the news the way her boss wants her to do it.
在本课中，Caty希望Anna在播报新闻时，只读事实，不夹杂感情。她把事实和感情分开。
How do you classify when you are learning English? Write to us in the Comments section or send us an email. Teachers, see the Lesson Plan for more details on teaching this strategy.
你在学习英语时是如何利用归类这种技巧的？评论或是发邮件告诉我们。
Quiz 测试
Quiz - Lesson 18: She Always Does That
Start the Quiz to find out
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New Words 新词汇
angry – adj. having a strong feeling of being upset or annoyed
angry - 形容词，生气的
cruise ship – n. a large ship that stops at different ports and carries passengers who are traveling for pleasure
cruise ship - 名词，游轮
desk – n. a piece of furniture that is like a table and often has drawers
desk - 名词，书桌
duck – n. a bird that swims and has a flat beak, a short neck, a heavy body, short legs, and webbed feet
duck - 名词，鸭子
duckling – n. a young duck
ducking - 名词，小鸭子
fact – n. a true piece of information
fact - 名词，事实
feeling – n. an emotional state or reaction
feeling - 名词，情感
get – v. to understand (something or someone)
get - 动词，理解
Indiana – n. state of the U.S.
Indiana - 名词，印第安纳州
long – adj. lasting or continuing for a great amount of time
long - 形容词，长时间的
lost – adj. not knowing where you are or how to get to where you want to go
lost - 形容词，迷路的
popular – adj. liked or enjoyed by many people
popular - 形容词，广受欢迎的
race car – n. a very fast car that is used in professional auto racing
race car - 名词，赛车
rarely – adv. not very often
rarely - 副词，罕见地
repeat – v. to say (something) again
repear - 动词，重复一遍
sad – adj. not happy
sad - 形容词，悲哀的
story – n. a description of how something happened
story - 名词，故事
throw – v. to cause (something) to move out of your hand and through the air by quickly moving your arm forward
throw - 动词，扔
win – v. to achieve victory in a fight, contest, game, etc.
win - 动词，赢
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Free Materials 免费学习材料
Download the VOA Learning English Word Book for a dictionary of the words we use on this website.
Each Let's Learn English lesson has an Activity Sheet for extra practice on your own or in the classroom. In this lesson, you can use it to practice writing ordinal numbers.
For Teachers 教师资源
See the Lesson Plan for this lesson for ideas and more teaching resources. Send us an email if you have comments on this course or questions.
Grammar focus: Describing frequency of actions; Object pronouns; ordinal numbers
Topics: Reacting to information; Facts vs. Feelings
Learning Strategy: Classify
Speaking & Pronunciation Focus: Object pronouns with /h/ sound deleted ['em; 'im]
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