I'm using monthly publications of CNN as my English textbook. I can read considerably high level English papers, but I'm weak at listening, speaking and writing. I'm intensifying my English skills now especially in listening and expanding my vocabulary through the monthly magazine, CNN ENGLISH EXPRESS, which is shown below. I think that it is well designed as a measure of learning English, but I often wince at the distorted articles. The liberal media such as CNN and the New York Times and anti-Trump key persons were accusing President Trump of his alleged Russian gate issue some time before, but now he has turned out to be innocent.
Those who had criticised the President - I remember; James Comey, former Director of the FBI, Rod Rosenstein, former United States Deputy Attorney General, John Brennan, former Director of the CIA, Loretta Lynch, former Attorney General, and other anti-Trump VIPs and liberal media - are now mutually doing smear campaigns. It's like a drama whose cast are all wrongdoers. Take a look at the following picture. The Russian gate was on the table on this issue, Anderson Cooper is sharply criticising Trump on the basis of the report by Robert Mueller, but is it right? I'm interested in what's going on around Mueller. When the 9.11 terror attack happened, he was the Director of the FBI. I heard that he might be held responsible for the terror.
I'm intensively watching the relationship between the 9.11 terror attack and Robert Mueller.
(Vocabulary)
wince
1 (苦痛などから) 顔をゆがめる［しかめる］
wince with pain 痛みに顔をゆがめる
2 うんざりする, 気恥ずかしくなる
wince at the memory/thought/idea (of sth) （＜…＞を）思い出す［思う，考える］とうんざりする
There are definitely two sides to every story!
Posted by: Peter | Sep 04, 2019 at 08:54 AM
Most Japanese average media don't handle the issues favorable for the conservative parties on TV, newspapers, magazines, and so on. Lots of Japanese, I think, have been brainwashed to be caused to see the same direction. Lately, fortunately, the development of the Internet are getting people more and more well-informed. I make it a rule to watch Fox TV as well as CNN and New York Times on the same issue. That means, I hear the opinions from both sides, affirmative and negative sides. I often notice the distortion of CNN and New York Times.
Posted by: KUMO | Sep 04, 2019 at 08:54 AM
I'm wondering if you can get something similar from the BBC?
Posted by: Peter | Sep 04, 2019 at 08:53 AM