每年年底,全美国的许多报纸、通讯社、新闻杂志、电台、电视台的新闻工作者们都要作一番回顾,选出最重要的那些新闻,通常被称作为“年度十大新闻”。所选出重要新闻事件包括领袖与名人的亡故,战争与和解,飞机坠毁,洪水、台风之类的自然灾难,以及政府的重要决策和科学发现,这些都让人们很快回想起一年来的重大事件和进展。 At the end of each year, many newspapers in the United States, news agencies, news magazines, radio and television journalists must review and select the most important news items, often referred to as the “Top Ten News of the Year.” Selected major news events include the deaths of leaders and celebrities, natural disasters like wars and reconciliation, plane crashes, floods and typhoons, as well as important government decisions and scientific discoveries that promptly recall the importance of the past year Events and progress.