1、1 如拟发表，请通知作者，以免重稿 记者英文采访过程中的常用句型 王卫明 熊婧婧 沈栋琴 纪佩吉 1 随着对外开放的不断深入，中国记者采访外国人的机会越来越多，采访外国人的需要 也比以往更为迫切，大多数记者都可能遇到采访外国人的情形，这时， “使用英语这一国际 通用语言进行采访”便成为许多新闻记者希望掌握或需要掌握的本领。 但是，目前国内的新闻教育（包括英语新闻和英美报刊选读课程在内） ，缺乏 对有关英语采访知识的介绍，在网上也难以检索到直接可用的资料。因此，相当多的记者 （即使英语口语特别好）在采访外国人过程中颇为尴尬，不知道如何用英文表达某些语句， 因此丧失采访良机。经过对真实采访案例的分
2、析及翻译，我们归纳出英文采访过程中的常 用句型和语句，供各位记者参考、仿用。 （一）采访初始 电视台的演播室采访或电话连线采访，开始时可以这样说： 1）Good to have you with us,Sir/Ms. 记者采访外国人时，如果觉得用英语对话有难度时，记者可以首先询问被采访者是否 懂中文，如果被访者懂中文那采访自然更顺利。记者可以这样说： 1）Can you speak Chinese? 2）Can we talk with each other in Chinese? （二）采访新闻诸要素 采访的基本内容包括 5 个“W”和一个“H ”(即 What, When, Why, Wh
3、ere, Who, How?) 对这几个关键问题，常见的提问句型有： 关于 Who，可以这样问： 1）Who is involved in ? 例句：Who is involved in it? 2）Who benefited from ? 3）Who suffered from ? 4）Who made ? 关于 What，可以这样问： 1）What is the current status of ? 2）Whats your opinion of ? 3）what kinds of can you share? 4）What is similar to ? 5）What time do
4、you usually ? 1 王卫明系南昌大学新闻与传播学系副教授、中国传媒大学新闻学博士，熊婧婧系南昌大学新闻与传播学 系 2008 级硕士生，沈栋琴系南昌大学新闻与传播学系 2008 级本科生。 2 6）What is different from ? 7）What are the causes of ? 8）What happened before ? 9）What happened after ? 10）What are the consequences of ? 11）What were the physical surroundings ? 12）What parts make
5、up ? How are they related to each other? 例句：What had happened? 关于 When，可以这样问：When did occur ? 例句：When did this accident occur? 关于 How，可以这样问： 1）How long did take ? 2）How would you describe ? 3）How have you faced ? 4）How would have been different if the circumstances were different? 例句：How many people
6、 were injured now and what is the current status of the wounded? 关于 Why，可以这样问： 1）Why did exist or occur ? 2）Why did do ? 3）Why do you? 例句：Why did it happen? 关于 Where，可以这样问： 1）where comes ? 例句：Where comes it ? （三）开放式提问和封闭式提问 采访中常用的开放式提问，可以用到的句型包括： 1）What do you think / imagine ？ 例句：What do you think
7、of/ imagine the economic situation? 2）Could you give us some comment on ？ 例句：Could you give us some comment on the environmental issuesyour new partner? 3）Can we talk a bit about ? 例句：Can we talk a bit about the state station? 4）Can you give us a simple introduction of ? 例句：Can you give us a simple
8、introduction of your company? 5）Can you give us a few sentences to summarize for us ? 例句：Can you give us a few sentences to summarize your opinions for us? 6）Could you give us an brief introduction ? 例句：Could you give us an brief introduction this word ? 闭合式提问，能够引导被采访对象回答一些他们没有提到的问题，或者是被采访对象 不愿意说的话题
9、，这方面的常用句型包括： 1）Do you agree with it ? 2）Are you +形容词？ 3 例句：Are you angry ？ 4）Do you +动词或动词词组? 例句：Do you love her? 5）Like +名词 ? 例句：Like McDonalds? 6）Are you planning to ？ 例句：Do you agree with the proposition that consumer spending is patriotic? 当采访对象说话跑题太远时，记者要及时礼貌地打断，这时记者可以说： 1）Could / Can / May I i
10、nterrupt ? 2）Excuse me. 3）Pardon me. 4）I beg your pardon/Beg your pardon. 5）Im sorry. 记者所提的问题往往不只一个，记者必须懂得使用恰当的语句进行话题转换，这方面 的常用句型包括： 1）Well, lets move on to the next point. 2）We will now come to the second problem. 3）Turning to the next question, Ill talk about 4）So much for I would now like to shif
11、t to discussion . 5）Now, lets move away from and switch over to the next section of 6）Next, I would like to turn to 7）The next point Id like to talk about is 8）Please draw some light on . 9）My second question is, 10)The other question is . 英国金融时报记者 2009 年 2 月 1 日采访温家宝总理时，是这样转换问题的： 1）Before I turn to
12、 ,I have one small question regarding 2）What specific measures are you taking to assure social stability as ? And within that question, one last question on . 为了保证采访的顺利进行，记者应该不时发声（以表明自己在听对方回答） ，或表达自 己的意见，与采访对象互动交流，激起被采访对象的兴趣，以猎取更多的信息。这时记者 可以说： 1）I got it. 2）Yeah. 3）I think this one will do. 4）So do
13、I. 5）Neither do I. 6）Yes, I doubt it. 7）Yes , I think so. 8）I disagree. 9）Im afraid I cant agree. 4 由于语言不通，记者可能没有把握是否听懂了被采访者所说的话，这时需要确认一下， 记者可以说： 1） .Am I right? 2) .Is this right? 3）Im not sure Im getting this. Are you saying ? 例句：Im not sure Im getting this. Are you saying you have planned to redu
14、ce the property price? 4）I dont know exactly what you mean. Do you mean that ? 例句：I dont know exactly what you mean. Do you mean that you have planned to reduce the property price? 5）Im not sure I understand. Do you mean to ? 例句：Im not sure I understand. Do you mean to reduce the property price? 6）A
15、re you suggesting that ? 例句： Are you suggesting that you have planned to reduce the property price? 7）I didnt quite catch that. Do you mean to ? 例句：I didnt quite catch that. Do you mean to reduce the property price? 或者，记者没有听清楚被采访对象的话语，需要对方复述时，记者可以说： 1）I didnt get the last part / word . 2）What did yo
16、u say ? 3）Pardon, I couldnt hear what you said . 4）I beg your pardon, I didnt catch what you said. 5）Could you go over that again ? 6）Im not sure what youre getting at. 7）Would you mind repeating that ? 8）Could / Would you repeat that please ? 9）Could / Would you say that again please ? 记者用英文在表述自己的意
17、思后，询问被采访对象“是否明白”时，可以说： 1）Are you following me ? 2）Are you with me ? 3）Did you get that ? 4）Do you understand so far ? 5）Does that make sense to you ? 6）Is that clear ? 7）Okay so far ? 8）Did you catch that ? 5 英文采访开始与结束时的常用句型 王卫明 纪佩吉 熊婧婧 沈栋琴 2 内容摘要：通常，用英语进 行新闻采访有其常见的句型和 语句：采访前，用英 语恰当 的称呼、简洁的介绍、点明采访目的
18、；采访过程中，用英语礼貌的提问；采访结束后，用英语 表达诚挚的谢意。熟悉英语采 访的常用句型和语句，可以使采访更顺利、更深入。 关键词：英文采访 常用 句型 语句 当今中国日益与世界接轨，记者在新闻报道过程中有时需要用英语和外籍采访对象交 流。如果记者能够掌握基本的英语采访技能，在采访外籍人士时，便能游刃有余，顺利而 深入地展开采访。 一次采访，包括采访前、采访中、采访后三个阶段，每个阶段的都有其不同的常用句 型。根据我们的总结，用英语进行采访时，开始时与结束时分别有以下常用句型： 一、采访前的常用句型 1、对采访对象的称呼、问候，可以这样说： Mr.XX（姓） Good afternoon!
19、 Miss XX（姓） + Good morning! Premier XX（姓） Good evening! 或者，干脆直接说： Hi, Mr. XX（姓）. Hello,President XX（姓）. 甚至，直接不说对方姓氏，而直接以“Hi”或“Hello” ，向对方打招呼。 例句：Good morning, Mr. Clinton. 2、自我介绍（向采访对象表明身份） ，可以这样说： 1）Im the journalist from+某媒体 例句：Im the journalist from Jiefang Daily（解放日报）/Chuncheng Evening News（春城晚
20、报）/Southern Metropolis Daily（南方都市报）/Tianfu Morning News（天府早报）. 2）Please let me introduce myself. Im a reporter . My name is 例句：Please let me introduce myself. Im a reporter and my name is Li Shuangshuang. 或者，如果是名气较大的新闻单位，可以直接说：Im+姓名，+媒体名称 例一：Im Bob Woodward，Washington Post. 2 王卫明系南昌大学新闻与传播学系副教授、中国传媒
21、大学新闻学博士，纪佩吉、熊婧婧系南昌大学新闻 与传播学系 2008 级硕士生。 6 例二：Im Zhang Quanling，CCTV. 3、说明来意或采访意图 1）Our interview is mainly about 2）Our interview will focus on 3）I hope we can have a in-depth interview about 以上三种句型，都可以表达采访者的来意，在介词 about 或 on 后面直接加上自己所要 了解的问题（表示话题的名词或名词性短语） 。 例句：Our interview will focus on current fi
22、nancial crisis. 4、提出采访要求，可以说： 1）Can I contact with you at your convenience ? 2）Can I / May I / Could I interview +某人 ? 例句：May I interview you ? 3）Would you mind ? 例句：Would you mind giving an exclusive interview with me? 4）I wonder if I could interview+某人+about+某事. 例句：I wonder if I could interview th
23、e Prime Minister about government policy. 5、说明采访对方所需的时间 1）I shall only take +数字+minutes of your time. 例句：I shall only take 3 minutes of your time. 2）My interview should only last +数字+minutes. 例句：My interview should only last 5 minutes. 3）Would you mind I taking your +数字+ minutes ? 例句：Would you mind
24、I taking you 5 minutes? 4）I wonder if I could ? 例句：I wonder if I could talk with you only 5 minutes? 5）Will you take +数字+minutes for me ? 例句：Will you take 5 minutes for me? 6、约定时间 对于一些话题，被采访者无法立即给予记者肯定的答复，记者可以争取与采访对象另 约一个具体的时间与地点继续采访，可以使用以下的句型： 1）If you have time, we will interview on +某时间+at+某地点.Do
25、 you agree with our plan? 例句：If you have time, we will interview on Monday this week at our station. Do you agree with our plan? 2）如果对方同意，则记者可以说：Ok, we will meet on that day. 对于一些明星、企业家之类的名人，记者比较难与他们直接联系，必须通过其秘书或 代理人进行预约，这时可以这样说： 1）Hello, Im a journalist from+某媒体, I want to interview+某人+about+ 某事.Wh
26、en does he have time? Can you help me to reserve it? Thank you! 例句：Hello, Im a journalist from Peoples Daily（人民日报）, I want to interview Professor John about current financial crisis. When dose he have time? Can you help me to 7 reserve it? Thank you! 2）Hello, Im a reporter at+某媒体,某人+ recommended tha
27、t I get in touch with +某人 about+某 事. 例句：Hello, Im a reporter at Jiangxi TV（江西电视台） , Doctor Miller recommended that I get in touch with Professor Anderson about current financial crisis. 二、采访完成后的常用句型 一般而言，记者在采访完毕后，应该以一个明显的结束语告知采访对象采访结束。从 礼貌上说，也应该在结束后对对方表示感谢。这样做，不仅能够使得采访有始有终，也能 够给采访对象一个好印象，有利于对其再次采访。
28、常用的结束语，包括： 1） Thats all. Thank you. 2） Thats all for my workThank you. 3） Thank you for your meeting. 记者还可以说： 4）Its an honour to 例句一：Its an honour to have the opportunity to talk to you today. 例句二：Its a great honour to be here and especially to interview you today. 5）Im very glad/ delighted to 例句一：I
29、m very glad to talk to you today. 例句二：I am very delighted to have the opportunity to meet you 6）I am privileged to be here with you（能与您在一起交谈，我感到很荣幸 /幸运）. 例句：I am privileged to be here with you this afternoon. 7）Its my honour talking to you! 8）Thank you very much for agreeing to talk to +某媒体. Its bee
30、n very enlightening. 而电视台的演播室采访或电话连线采访，结束时可以这样说： 9）Thank you for joining us. 10）We really appreciate your joining us,and we appreciate your distinct insights into all of this. Thank you! 以上总结的，只是英文采访中的常用句型，并不是英文采访的全部句型。真正的英文 采访，需要记者现场随机应变，灵活使用各种句型。有时，记者的话语只说出了关键词， 不是完整的句子，不符合英语语法，但采访对象能够明白记者的意思，也是可以
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