A newsreel is a short film of real news that cinemas used to show before the main movie. This was how a lot of people saw moving pictures of the world — wars, sports, famous visitors — before television was in every house. The pictures often had a loud, excited voice talking over them.

A newsreel isnewsreel是 a short film of real news一種真實新聞的短片， that cinemas used to show before the main movie是電影院以前會在正片之前播放的。 before television was in every house在電視還沒進入家家戶戶之前， This was how a lot of people saw moving pictures of the world這就是很多人看到世界動態影像的方式—— wars, sports, famous visitors戰爭、運動賽事、知名訪客。 The pictures often had這些畫面上常常會配上 a loud, excited voice talking over them一個大聲、興奮的旁白在講話。

The reel is a spool of cinema film; we kept the word after those spools went away.

The reel is a spool of cinema filmreel原本是電影膠捲的捲軸； after those spools went away那些捲軸消失之後， we kept the word我們還是保留了這個字。

Though actually, you will almost never see a newsreel in a cinema now. You meet the word in history, in old films, or when someone is talking about the years before TV.

Though actually不過實際上， you will almost never see a newsreel in a cinema now現在你在電影院幾乎不會看到newsreel了。 You meet the word你會遇到這個字， in history在歷史裡、 in old films在老電影裡， or when someone is talking about the years before TV或者有人在講電視出現以前那些年代的時候。

It is not a short video on a phone, even if people now say reel for that.

It is not a short video on a phone它不是指手機上的短影片， even if people now say reel for that即使現在有人把那種短片也叫做reel。