春节长假，宅在家里除了打游戏和刷剧，就数上网看新闻的时间最多了，但我不太喜欢那些明星花边儿、无聊恶搞的“垃圾消息”，反而是更多关注一些各大新闻平台上所刊发的"Hard News"。
看到这儿有的同学可能就奇怪了，这个"Hard News"难道是"硬邦邦的新闻"吗？其实，这么理解也不能算错，hard news 直译的确是"硬新闻"，但更准确的翻译则应该是"重大新闻或严肃新闻"，指的是那些题材比较严肃, 具有一定时效性的客观事实报道。
hard newsn. 重大新闻；重要新闻；严肃新闻【En】News stories that are about serious subjects or events. 关于严肃主题或事件的新闻故事Serious important news that is considered to be of interest to many people, either in a particular area or country, or in the world.
无论是在一个特定的地区或国家或世界上，严肃的重要新闻，被认为是许多人感兴趣的Serious news of widespread import, concerning politics, foreign affairs, or the like, as distinguished from routine news items, feature stories, or human-interest stories.。
广泛意义的严肃新闻，涉及政治、外交事务或类似的重大新闻，区别于常规新闻、专题报道或有人情味的故事News or investigative journalism that deals with serious topics and events. 。
严肃的新闻报道涉及严肃话题和事件的新闻或调查性报道。
hard news.mp30:04来自穿梭英语Transpeak● TV news programs seem to be more interested in gossip than in hard news.
电视新闻节目似乎对八卦比对严肃新闻更感兴趣。
【活学活用 give an example】● I surf the net for hard news on politics and world events.我在网上浏览有关政治和世界大事的新闻● Hard news stories are usually front-page articles on newspapers or the first story in a news broadcast.
重大新闻通常是报纸的头版文章或新闻广播的第一篇报道。● The hard news about this interview aired on Monday.关于这次采访的重点新闻在周一播出。
● Little hard news has come out of the worlds biggest advertising group since it put the division on the block.
自从这家全球最大的广告集团将该部门出售以来，几乎没有什么重大消息传出● According to Encyclopedia Britannica, hard news is the coverage of issues such as politics, economics, international relations, welfare and scientific developments. Hard news can be delivered that is of local, regional, national or international significance.。
根据《大英百科全书》(Encyclopedia Britannica)，严肃新闻新闻指的是政治、经济、国际关系、福利和科学发展等问题的报道。严肃新闻可以在地方、区域、国家或国际上传播。
● Or will the business plan pressures for the hard news sections be solely on the side of generating readership?
还是说，对严肃新闻版块的商业计划压力仅仅是为了增加读者?● Its editorial integrity ought to be unassailable, at least in its hard news sections.
它的编辑诚信应该是无懈可击的，至少在它的严肃新闻部分● Hard news is often fast paced and heavily promoted by news and media outlets.。
严肃新闻通常是快节奏的，并由新闻和媒体机构大力推广。
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