Newspapering
“Newspapering” 不是标准词典动词,但在口语和行业内可指从事报业、跑新闻或按报纸节奏工作,如 a life spent newspapering(一辈子干报业)。也可幽默地形容把东西层层铺开,像摊开的报纸。
- “He grew up newspapering in a small Midwest town.” (他在中西部小镇长大,从小就混报业。)
- “Years of newspapering taught her to write tight ledes.” (多年跑新闻教会她写精炼导语。)
- “She was newspapering the table with drafts before the meeting.” (开会前她把草稿像报纸一样铺满桌子。)
由 newspaper(报纸)加 -ing 构成;newspaper 源自 news(新闻)+ paper(纸),指印刷新闻的纸张。
“-ing” 把名词 newspaper 临时动词化,表示正在从事报业或铺展的动作;属于行业俚语式构词。
在报业衰落的时代,newspapering 带一点怀旧和行业自嘲;老记者仍用这个词指熬夜排版、赶截稿、跑现场的岁月。
- 固定搭配: “a life of newspapering” (报业生涯), “old-school newspapering” (老派办报方式)
- 名词: newspaper, newsroom
- 相关: journalist, reporting
“newspaper + ing”:不是在读报,而是在干报业——newspapering 就是正在办报、跑新闻。
“After decades of newspapering, he could still smell ink and hear the presses in his sleep.” (干了几十年报业,他梦里还能闻到油墨、听见印刷机。)