Lesson 43 Fully insured 全保险
【New words and expressions】生词和短语
●insure v. 投保
●fete n. 游园会
●premium n. 保险费
●recover v. 使......得到补偿，弥补
●admittedly adv. 公认地
●purchase v. 买
●annual adj. 一年一度的
●teenager n. （13至19岁的）青少年
●capsize v. （船）翻
●shiver v. 打颤，发抖
●dive v. （头向下）跳水
●haul v. 拖曵
●hawser n. 粗缆绳
●rim n. （圆形物品的）外沿，边
●winch n. 绞车
●agonizing adj. 精神紧张的，提心吊胆的
●perch v. 处于
●precariously adv. 危险地，不稳固地
●overbalance v. 失去平衡
●clamp n. 夹钳，夹板
●vertically adv. 垂直地
●torrent n. 激流，洪流
●rebound v. 弹回
◆insure v. 投保
insure== make acontract that promises to pay a sum of money in case of accident, damage, loss,etc.
insure sb/sthagainst 给…上保险以防…
insurance n.
insurance company 保险公司
assure 向......保证，使确信，它的宾语一定是人。
I assure you that
I’ll bring you happiness. 我向你保证能给你带来幸福。
ensure v. 保证，确保 宾语可以是物
Hard work canensure our success.
guarantee 担保（指担保人的优秀品质，视之某物的质量
I can guaranteethe watch for ten months.
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◆fete n. 游园会
◆premium n. 保险费
◆recover v. 使......得到补偿，弥补
recover vi 康复recover from
recover vt. ==makeup for, compensate for
Eg: Nothing canrecover our health.
regain 经过努力而获得......
regain one’s
courage 重新获得勇气
recover one’s
courage 恢复勇气
He regained /
recovered his enthusiasm. 他又恢复了他的热情。
restore vt. 恢复健康, 恢复原状
He has beenrestored.
heal 治愈伤口
His wound has
healed. 他的伤口已经痊愈了。
◆admittedly adv. 公认地
inevitably 不可避免地
Admittedly he is agreat person.
admittedly == weare admitting that
◆purchase v. 买
buy vt.
purchase 比buy 要正式，主要用于书面语，还可以是名词
Can you purchasefredom with money?
I need not remind
you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.(二册L41)
purchase money 买进的价格
purchasing power 购买力
Not worth a day’s
purchase 危在旦夕
Eg: His life isnot worth a day’s purchase.
◆annual adj. 一年一度的
◆teenager n. （13至19岁的）青少年
◆capsize vi. （船）翻
Eg: The shipcapsized because of the rough wave.
◆shiver v. 打颤，发抖
shiver == tremble
整体的颤抖用shiver, 部分的用tremble
Eg: His hands aretrembling.
He isshivering with cold.
Eg: His trembling
voice betrayed his secret. 他颤抖的声音泄漏了他的秘密。
Shudder 因为寒冷害怕的因素导致的全身抖动
◆dive v. （头向下）跳水
◆haul v. 拖曳
haul == pull with
effort our force 强调用力去拉
Eg: They hauledthe boat up the beach.
pull 连续不断地拉 （应用范围最广泛）
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drag 拖拉(两者之间有摩擦力)
Eg: The stone wasso heavy that I had to drag it into the room.
After a day’s hard work, I dragged myselfhome.工作了一天我拖着疲惫的身躯回了家
Drag oneself to 拖着疲惫的身躯去……
tug 强调飞快的拖拉
Tow 借助外力拖拉较大较重的物体
◆hawser n. 粗缆绳
◆rim n. （圆形物品的）外沿，边
◆winch n. 绞车
◆agonizing adj. 精神紧张的，提心吊胆的
agonize v. 使精神紧张，使极度痛苦
agonized 感到精神紧张
agony n. == great
pain 极度痛苦
He couldn’t carry
out his resolution so he was so agony. 他不能实现他的坚定的决心而感到极度痛苦。
At the news he is
in an agony of joy. 听到消息他感到极度的高兴。（agony 加强语气）
◆perch v. 处于（高处）
locate, situate 是正式用词，vt.
perch vi.
A bird perched onthe branch of the tree for the moment.
perch on 栖息
The little village
perches among the hills.这个小山村高高地位于群山之中。
Knock sb off his
perch 打败、击败
Eg: I knocked himoff his perch yesterday.
come off one’s
perch 不再骄傲自大＝put your pride in your pocket.
put your pride inyour pocket.
◆◆◆precariously adv. 危险地，不稳固地
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Precarious =
unsafe, unsteady, not firm 强调不安全，不稳定，不稳固而导致的危险
An actress’s life
would be too precarious for me. 不稳定
dangerous 危险的常用词
Eg: Playing withmatches is dangerous.
hazardous 碰运气的，冒险的 而导致的危险
Climbing the highmountain is hazardous.
adventruous 爱冒险的，胆子很大的
perilous 语义程度比dangerous要高的多，强调被伤害或被杀害的危险
Eg: It is perilous
to do so. 这么做有可能会丢了性命。
◆overbalance v. 失去平衡
◆clamp n. 夹钳，夹板
◆vertically adv. 垂直地
vertical adj.
反义词：horizontlly 平行地
horizon 地平线
I draw a linevertically / horizontally.
◆torrent n. 激流，洪流
torrent = roughwave
◆rebound v. 弹回
Eg: The ball is
rebounded. 球被弱回来了。
【Text】
§Lesson 43 Fully insured 全保险
Q：Who owned the pie dish and why?
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[endif]Insurance companies arenormally willing to insure anything. Insuring public or private property is astandard practice in most countries in the world. If, however, you were holdingan open air garden party or a fete it would be equally possible to insureyourself in the event of bad weather. Needless to say, the bigger the risk aninsurance company takes, the higher the premium you will have to pay. It is notuncommon to hear that a ship ping company has made a claim for the cost ofsalvaging a sunken ship. But the claim made by a local authority to recover thecost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.
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[endif]Admittedly it was anunusual pie dish, for it was eighteen feet long and six feet wide. It had beenpurchased by a local authority so that an enormous pie could be baked for anannual fair. The pie committee decided that the best way to transport the dishwould be by canal, so they insured it for the trip. Shortly after it waslaunched, the pie committee went to a local inn to celebrate. At the same time,a number of teenagers climbed on to the dish and held a little party of theirown. Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, for during the partyit capsized and sank in seven feet of water.
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[endif]The pie committeetelephoned a local garage owner who arrived in a recovery truck to salvage thepie dish. Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked on while threemen dived repeatedly into the water to locate the dish. They had littledifficulty in finding it, but hauling it out of the water proved to be aserious problem. The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almostimpossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch wasput into operation. The dish rose to the surface and was gently drawn towardsthe canal bank. For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously onthe bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into thewater. The men were now obliged to try once more. This time they fixed heavymetal clamps to both sides of the dish so that they could fasten the chains.The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting againstthe side of the canal. The winch was again put into operation and one of themen started up the truck. Several minutes later, the dish was successfullyhauled above the surface of the water. Water streamed in torrents over itssides with such force that it set up a huge wave in the canal. There was dangerthat the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dishplunging into the water again. By working at tremendous speed, the men managedto get the dish on to dry land before the wave returned.
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参考译文
保险公司一般说来愿意承保一切东西。承办公共财产或私人财产保险是世界上大部分国家的正常业务。如果你要举办一次露天游园会或盛宴，为避免碰上不好的天气而遭受损失也同样可以保险，不用说，保险公司承担风险越大，你付的保险费也就越高。航运公司为打捞沉船而提出索赔，这是常有的事，但某地当局为打捞一只焙制馅饼的盘子提出索赔，倒是件新鲜的事儿。
这个馅饼盘子确实少见，有18英尺长，6英尺宽。某地方当局买下它用来焙制一个巨大的馅饼为一年一度交易会助兴。馅饼委员会确认运输这只盘子的最佳方案是通过运河水运。于是，他们对这只盘子的运输安全投了保。盘子下水后不久，馅饼委员会成员们来到当地一家小酒店庆贺。就在这个时候，许多十几岁的孩子爬盘子举行他们自己的集会。他们跳起了舞，盘子难以承受。舞会进行过程中，盘子倾覆，沉入了7英尺深的水中。
馅饼委员会给当地汽车修理库老板打电话，他闻讯后开着一辆急修车前来打捞盘子。那些孩子们穿着湿衣服哆嗦，看着3个工人轮潜入水中以确定盘子的位置。他们没费多大事儿就找到了盘子。可是把盘子捞出却是一个很大的难题。盘子四边十分光滑，要在盘边拴上绳索或链条而同时又不损坏它是很难办到的。不过，他们终于将链条固定在盘子的一端，一台大功率的绞车开动起来。盘子慢慢浮出水面，被轻轻地拽向运河岸边。在令人忐忑不安的瞬间，盘子晃晃悠悠地上了岸，但它突然失去了平衡，又跌回水中。工人们只得再来一次。这次，他们用沉重的金属夹子把盘子夹住，以便往盘子上安装铁链。这次，盘子必须垂直吊出水面，因为盘子的一边紧靠着运河河岸。绞盘机再次启动，一位工人发动了急修车的引擎。几分钟后，盘子被成功地拽出了水面。波浪从盘子两侧急涌而出，在运河里掀起一股大浪。但是当波浪从河对岸折回来时，就有再次把盘子拖进水里的危险。工人们动作迅速，终于赶在那股大浪返回之前把盘子拽到了岸上。
【课文讲解】
背熟：Insurance companies are normally willing toinsure anything.
Eg: This practiceis accepted and it is acceptable.
In the event of ==
in case of 以防万一; 如果发生；倘若
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In the event ofbeing sick, you’d better not go to the party.
in the event that
You must workharder and harder in the event that you get the frustration.
In the event thatyou will get the frustration you must work harder and harder.
背熟：Needless to say, the bigger the risk aninsurance company takes, the higher the premium you will have to pay.
Take the risk 冒险，承担风险
背熟：It is not uncommon to hear that a ship pingcompany has made a claim for the cost of salvaging a sunken ship.
双重否定：
1，Not + 否定 形容词: Is not unreasonable
2，not + without I can’t live without you
3, no + not/ no +no There is no cat that doesn’t likefish
There is nothing hecan’t do.
There is no rulethat has no exception / that doesn’t have exception.
Make a claim 提出索赔要求
unique ==very much
particular 独一无二
需要作出艰苦努力的自我约束：Self-discipline required a sedulouswork.
to == in order to
From finding aright place to put the latest edition.
From finding theright place for us to put the latest edition.
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这是一项可以使你学好英语的计划。
This is a good
plan for you in order to learn English well. (×)
This is a good
plan for you to learn English well. (√)
the best way to do
sth. 做某事的最好方法
progress 进展
背熟：Dancing proved to be more than the dishcould bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water.
prove (to be )
The pie committeetelephoned a local garage owner who arrived in a recovery truck to salvage thepie dish.
背熟：Shivering in their wet clothes, theteenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locatethe dish.
difficulty 不可数名词， 费力
可数名词， 各种困难的事情
have much
difficulty 很费力
haul 从下往上拖
drag 平行的拖拉，接触面的拖拉
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背熟：it was almost impossible to attach hawsersand chains to the rim without damaging it.
attach to
attach == tie 栓，系
rim == the sides of the dish
Eventually == at
last 语气比at last 强烈得多，
终于：强调失败的结果用in the end 表示成功用at last, eventually
eventually 重点强调经过努力而终于……
finally 只表示顺序的最后
put into operation= use
draw 表示连续不停地拉
背熟：For one agonizing moment, 在令人忐忑不安的瞬间
precariously ==unsteady, unfirmly
be obliged to do== be forced to do
so that== in orderthat
lift 提起，吊起，由低到高的动作
背熟：There was danger that the wave wouldrebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into thewater again.
send 造成，使得，+ v-ing (作宾语补足语)
什么使得你这么做呢？What sent you doing so?
如果大浪从对岸折回来的话，这个盘子就会重新落入水中。
pie dish wouldhave been sent to water
If the hoge wavehad rebounded off the other side of the bank, it would have sent dish plunginginto the water again.
manage to do == beable to do, succeed in doing
重点是第一自然段，应该背熟。
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§ Lesson 44 Speed and comfort 又快捷又舒适
If I ask you towrite a composition about the advantage of travelling by air, what will youillustrate, how will you arrange your composition?
refer to L41
1. offer yourtopic of the advantage of travelling by air.
2. 通过对比法
3. State your view
要求全文背诵
【New words and expressions】生词和短语
●positively adv. 绝对地，完全地
●compartment n. 列车客车厢内的分隔间（或单间）
●cramped adj. 窄小的
●stuffy adj. 憋气的，闷气的
●monotonous adj. 枯燥的，乏味的，单调的
●rhythm n. 有节奏的运动
●click v. 发出咔哒声
●lull v. 催人欲睡
●snatch n. 短时，片段
●sleeper n. 卧铺
●fumble v. 乱摸，摸索
●inspection n. 检查
●inevitably adv. 必然地，不可避免地
●destination n. 目的地
●exhaust v. 使精疲力尽
●motorway n. 快车道
●ferry n. 渡船
●cruise n. 巡游船
●civilize v. 使文明；civilization
n. 文明；civilized adj. 文明的
●spacious adj. 宽敞的
●seasick adj. 晕船的；airsick
adj. 晕飞机的；carsick adj. 晕车的
●intimidate v. 恐吓，恫吓
●disadvantage n. 短处，缺点
●exhilarating adj. 使人高兴的，令人兴奋的
●escapist n. 逍遥者
●sip v. 呷，啜
●champagne n. 香槟酒
●refinement n. 精心的安排
●breathtaking adj. 激动人心的；不寻常的
●soar v. 高飞，翱翔
●effortlessly adv. 不费力地
●landscape n. 景色
●fresh adj. 精神饱满的
●uncrumpled adj. 没有跨下来
◆positively adv. 绝对地，完全地
in a positive way
doubt; doubtful;
uncertain; dubious 表示不是很肯定
The food ispositively uneatable.
Can you really doit positively?
在这儿相当于sure, of cause, certainly, no problem
a piece of cake,
no sweat, it’s a snack 都表示不成问题
I bet 我肯定
◆compartment n. 列车客车厢内的分隔间（或单间）
◆cramped adj. 窄小的
◆stuffy adj. 憋气的，闷气的
== airless
That classroommust be stuffy.
◆rhythm n. 有节奏的运动
◆click v. 发出咔哒声
roar 车辆飞快行驶发出的声音
bark 狗叫
Don’t bark yourorder at me.
◆monotonous adj. 枯燥的，乏味的，单调的
tedious, dull,uninteresting
monotonous ==lacking variety
Eg: I don’t likethe way of your teaching, it is monotonous.
I hate themonotonous rhythm of travelling by train.
tedious 乏味的（重点突出long and uninteresting 冗长乏味的 ）
Eg: Your articleis tedious.
dull 语意比较弱，= uninteresting
Eg: I can’t getalong well with Mary, she is a dull girl.
Look at that dull person.
Tiresome == tiring由于疲劳而厌倦
tired
Eg: He is tired ofsleeping on the floor, because he has done so for ten years.
Long lastingmeetings are tiring .
You are tiresome.
You are a littlebit tiresome.
handsome
bore v.
bored adj.
boring adj. 持续时间过长而厌倦
Eg : I am tired ofdoing so.
I am bored with
doing so. 我厌烦这么做。
be tired of
be bored with
◆lull v. 催人欲睡
vt. ==cause sb. tosleep
Eg: The motherlulled her baby to sleep.
lull sb to sleep 催人入睡
lull vi.风和日丽
What a good day,the wind lulled.
lullaby 催眠曲
◆◆◆snatch n. 短时，片段
catch, seize,grab,
in snatches 断断续续地
Eg: On the train,we sleep in snatches.
◆sleeper n. 卧铺
◆fumble vt. 乱摸，摸索
Eg: He fumbled the
door open. 他摸索着把门打开了。
He put his handinto his pocket to take the key out.
He fumbled in hispocket for the key.
search for
◆inspection n. 检查
◆◆◆inevitably adv. 必然地，不可避免地
Eg: Human beingsare mortal, so inevitable we make mistakes, no matter how wise and eminent youare.
◆destination n. 目的地
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◆exhaust vt. 使精疲力尽
exhausted adj.
exhausting adj.
tire out
Eg: I’m exhausted.我精疲力尽了。
What exhausts you?什么使你精疲力尽呀？
I’m tired out.
wear out 使疲劳，使磨损
worn
worn out
Eg: Look, your
dress is worn out. 瞧，你的衣服穿坏了。
After a day’s workhard, I am worn out.
knock out
Knock sb out 1，把某人打晕，2，某人筋疲力尽
Eg: The arduous
work knocked me out. 这项艰难的工作使我精疲力尽。
Fatigue 使筋疲力尽，使疲劳（书面）
Eg: The piece ofwork fatigues me.
Does your workfatigue you?
◆motorway n. 快车道
express way,highway
◆ferry n. 渡船
◆cruise n. 巡游船
◆civilize v. 使文明
◆◆◆spacious adj. 宽敞的
Eg: Is yourclassroom spacious?
Our classroom isnot so spacious as that one.
I would like tolie in the spacious classroom instead of sitting here.
==roomy
a roomy house
capacious 容量大的
capacity 容量
commodious 宽敞的，便利的(== roomy and convenient )
Eg: The cinema isboth roomy and convenient.
The cinema iscommodious.
expansive 易膨胀的，广阔的
Eg: I’d like to
appreciate expansive sea / ocean. 我喜欢欣赏浩瀚的海洋。
vast 幅员辽阔的
Eg: The desert inour country is vast, that is a major problem.
extensive 广泛的，广阔的
extensive reading 泛读
intensive reading 精读
Eg: You canenlarge you vocabulary by intensive reading.
widespread 流传广的，分布广的
Eg: The kind ofnews is widespread.
far-reaching 触及很远的，流传久远的
Eg: I have a goodidea and it is far-reaching.
◆seasick adj. 晕船的
airsick 晕飞机的
carsick 晕车的
bicyclesick 晕自行车的
bussick晕公交车的
homesick 想家的
分别在词尾加上后缀-ness变成名词
homesickness 思乡之情
◆intimidate v. 恐吓，恫吓
frighten, horrify,terrify
Eg: Nothing canintimidate me.
◆disadvantage n. 短处，缺点
◆◆◆exhilarating adj. 使人高兴的，令人兴奋的
exhilarate vt. ==
very much excite 比excite 语义强烈得多，正式得多
Eg: I’m exhilatated
by your visit. 对于你的来访我是高兴极了。
stimulate 刺激，激励
stimulate sb to do
sth 激励某人做某事
Eg: Your couragestimulated me to do so.
inspire激励（通过言辞）
Inspire sb to do 激励某人做某事（通过言辞）
Stir 鼓动，鼓舞
Eg: Who stired you
to do it like this? You should look before you leap. 谁鼓动你这么做？你应该三思而后行。
spur 刺激
Eg: His ruderemarks spured me.
encourage
Eg: He alwaysencourages me to study hard when I’m unwilling to do so.
◆escapist n. 逍遥者
◆sip v. 呷，啜
vt & n.
== drink a littleat a time.
take a sip ofsth 喝一点
Eg: I’m reallythirsty, would you mind my taking a sip of your coffee?
have a taste of
sth 尝一点
Eg: I’m so hungrythat I want to have a taste of your cake.
You can take a sipof my coffee, but my cake only belongs to me.
◆champagne n. 香槟酒
◆◆◆refinement n. 精心的安排
refine 使人精力充沛
Eg: Coffee alwaysrefined us.
Coffee always madeus fresh.
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◆breathtaking adj. 激动人心的；不寻常的
Eg: The picture
takes my breath. 这幅画太美了。
The girl takes mybreath.
The beautifuldress takes my breath.
decide to go for a
trip 决定旅行
Eg: We decided togo for a breathtaking trip.
◆soar v. 高飞，翱翔
Eg: We can’t soarin the blue sky without wings.
soar effortlessly 自由翱翔
◆effortlessly adv. 不费力地
◆landscape n. 景色
landscape 指从高处或远处远望高看的这种大地的漂亮的风光
spectacle ==extroordinary sight
scenery 自然风光
scene 场面
view 透过窗户看到的景色
Eg: Our classroomdoesn’t have a good view.
The rising sun inthe Tai Mountain is a spectacle / landscape.
◆fresh adj. 精神饱满的
a fresh man
Eg: Look at that
guy, he is really fresh.他很帅
◆uncrumpled adj. 没有跨下来
Eg: He went home freshand uncrumpled.
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§ Lesson 44 Speed and comfort 又快捷又舒适
Q: Which type oftransport does the writer prefer, do you think?
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[endif]People travellinglong distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go byland, sea, or air. Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a train formore than a few hours. Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy. It isalmost impossible to take your mind off the journey. Reading is only a partialsolution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soonlulls you to sleep. During the day, sleep comes in snatches. At night, when youreally wish to go to sleep, you rarely manage to do so. If you are lucky enoughto get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light inthe ceiling, or fumbling to find your ticket for inspection. Inevitably youarrive at your destination almost exhausted. Long car journeys are even lesspleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read. On motorways you can, atleast, travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not, thegreater part of the journey is spent on roads with few service stations and toomuch traffic. By comparison, fferry trips or cruises offer a great variety ofcivilized comforts. You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, playgames, meet interesting people and enjoy good food--always assuming, of course,that the sea is calm. If it is not, and you are likely to get seasick, no formof transport could be worse. Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea journeystake a long time. Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice up to a thirdof their holidays for the pleasure of travelling by sea.
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[endif]Aeroplanes have thereputation of being dangerous and even hardened travellers are intimidated bythem. They also have the disadvantage of being tan expensive form of transport.But nothing can match them for speed and comfort. Travelling at a height of30,000 feet, far above the clouds, and at over 500 miles an hour is anexhilarating experience. You do not have to devise ways of taking your mind offthe journey, for an aeroplane gets you to your destination rapidly. For a fewhours, you settle back in a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. The realescapist can watch a free film show and sip champagne on some services. Buteven when such refinements are not available, there is plenty to keep youoccupied. An aeroplane offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of theworld. You soar effortlessly over high mountains and deep valleys. You reallysee the shape of the land. If the landscape is hidden from view, you can enjoythe extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch out for milesbefore you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky. The journey is sosmooth that there is nothing to prevent you from reading or sleeping. Howeveryou decide to spend your time, one thing is certain: you will arrive at yourdestination fresh and uncrumpled. You will not have to spend the next few daysrecovering from a long and arduous journey.
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参考译文
出远门的人常常需要决定是走旱路、水路，还是坐飞机。很少有人能够真正喜欢坐几个小时以上的火车。车厢很快就变得拥挤、闷热，想摆脱开旅途的困扰是很难的。看书只能解决部分问题。车轮与铁轨间单调的嘎喳声很快就会送你进入梦乡。白天是忽睡忽醒，到了夜晚，你真想睡了，却很难入睡。即使你走运弄到一个卧铺，夜间有一半时间你会盯着车顶那盏小蓝灯而睡不着觉；要不然就为查票摸索你的车票。一旦抵达目的地，你总是疲惫不堪。乘汽车作长途旅行则更加不舒服，因为连看书都几乎不可能。在公路上还好，你至少能以相当快的速度安全地向前行。但旅行的大部分时间都花在路上，而且只有很少的服务设施，交通也很拥挤。相比之下，坐船旅行或环游可以得到文明世界的各种享受。你可以在甲板上伸展四肢、做游戏，还能也很见到各种有趣的人，能享用各种美味佳肴——当然，这一切只有在大海风平浪静的情况下才有可能。如果大海肆虐起来，你就可能晕船，那种难受劲儿是任何一种别的旅行的方式都不会带来的。即使风平浪静，坐船旅行也要占用很长时间。没有多少人会为享受坐船旅行的乐趣而牺牲假期的时间。
飞机以危险而著称，连老资格的旅行者也怕飞机。飞机另一个缺点是昂贵。但就速度与舒适而言，飞机是无与伦比的。腾云驾雾，在30，000 英尺高空以500英里的时速旅行，这种经历令人心旷神怡。你不必想办法去摆脱旅途的困扰，因为飞机会迅速地把你送到目的地。几小时之内，你躺在扶手椅上，享受着旅途的欢乐。真正会享受的人还可以在某些航班上看一场电影和喝香槟。即使没有这些消遣条件，也总是有事可做。飞机上，你可以观察世界上非同寻常的奇妙的美景。你毫不费劲地飞越高山幽谷，你确能饱览大地的风貌。如果这种景色被遮住了，你可以观赏一下展现在你面前的、一望数英里的、连绵不断的云海，同时阳光灿烂，天空清澈明朗。旅途平稳，丝毫不妨碍你阅读或睡眠。不管你打算如何消磨时间，有件事是可以肯定的，即当你抵达目的地时，你感到精神焕发，毫无倦意，用不着因为漫长的旅途的辛苦而花几天时间休息来恢复精神。
【课文讲解】
People travellinglong distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go byland, sea, or air.
现在分词短语修饰people
people who travellong distance frequently
frequently 定期地，经常地quite often
have to decide==have to make up their mind
would rather;
would sooner 要和动词原形搭配
had better do 最好地
would prefer to do
would rather do
hardly + anyone 等不定代词时不倒装，在这相当于nobody; 或nearlynobody, virtually nobody
You concentrateyour mind on the journey itself, nothing can help you to keep away from it.
take your mind off
sth 把某人注意力从…转移开
Eg: A holiday cantake your mind off your anxiety.
Do keep your mindoff your unhappiness.
I can’t take mymind off my examination, because examination day is coming.
partial solution== one part of solution
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Inevitably youarrive at your destination almost exhausted.
exhausted 在这里是形容词做状语
wear out; tire
out; fatigue; knock out 筋疲力尽
Long car journeysare even less pleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read.
The writeremphasize disadvantage of travelling by train.
Travelling by caris moeunpleasant than travelling in the train.
fairly 的语气是最弱的
more often than
not 主要用在书面语言当中，means very often, usually, frequetly
By comparison 通过对比
offer == provide
comforts 在这儿指代service
Be likely to do 有可能……
== it is probablethat
could not be + 形容词比较级，can not be +形容词比较级，no…
could be 表示“没有什么比…”
Eg: Nobody can bemore beautiful than you.
No place can /
could be better. 没有什么地方比这儿更好。
relatively 相对来讲
Eg: A large numberof people are prepared to sacrifice their higher pay for the privilege ofbecoming white collar.
Relatively, fewpeople are prepared to sacrifice their holiday time for the dubious pleasure oftravelling by sea.
dubious ==uncertain == doubtful
paragraph 2
Aeroplanes arefamous / well-known for its being dangerous.
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have thedisadvantage of
have thereputation of
match sb. for
but nothing can beequal to them.
第二部分当中是采用对比法
It is almostimpossible to take your mindoff the journey.
You don’t have to/ needn’t devise ways of taking your mind off the journey.
hardly… when
You had hardly hadtime to feel tired when you arrived at your destination.
on some services 在这里指代on airplane
Keep one’s mind
off 转移注意力
Keep sb.occupied 集中注意力
however == nomatter how
If you can dowithout the few pleasures of travelling by land, you will find aeroplanesprovide up with the best.
Please illustratethe disadvantage and advantage of studying abroad.
at first, you mustillustrate your topic
the disadvantageof studying at home.
the disadvantageof studying abroad.
最后通过实例详细论述出国留学的好处。
关于写作：
三段法
第一段：开门见山
中间段：支持段一般是由一段或两段组成，目的是支持论点
每段的开头一句话和最后一句话一定要和主题密切联系。
参见Lesson 41
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最主要的方法有三种：对比法，比较法，例证法
结尾段起到的作用是再次肯定和强调主题，加深读者印象。
段落是由主题句，扩展句组成，扩展句之后是具体的例子。
想表达不同的理论概念，要用转折句。
主题句应该要简练，要明确地表达中心思想。
Eg: 1. Thediscrimination agaist women is very obvious in the world.
2. Thediscrimination agaist women is especially obvious in the job of marketing.
3. Thediscrimination agaist women began in 1910.
topic 应为2。
主题句应该具有概括性，但是概括又不能太宽泛。
主题句确立之后，还要进一步利用扩展句为说明解释主题句的内容。
重复使用关键词。
内容要连贯。
衔接词的使用
1． 起（开篇，引出论点）： at first, first, firstly, in the beginning(起初)， first of all, at present(目前), nowadays, currently, to start with, to begin with
,for one thing(首先), for another(其次), in one hand 一方面， in the
other hand 另一方面
2． 承： to start with, at the same time, at any rate无论如何，
besides此外，除了…之外还有，apart from, in addition, in addition to, furthermore,
in fact 事实上，actually, as a matter of fact, in reality , moreover,no doubt, without any doubt,
similarly 同样地，in the same way , meanwhile, in the meantime, obviously明显地，particularly,
such as, forexample, for instance, consequently, as a consequence, as a result,
what is more, whatis worse, what is better
above all
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3．折： after all 毕竟，终究, all
the same 虽然，但是， anyway 无论如何,
somehow, but, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, by the time 到这个时候，此时，conversely, on the contrary, despite, in spite of , in
contempt of, in disregard of, by contrast, by comparison, fortunately, in other
words 换句话说，on the other hand, unlike 和……不同，不像, whereas然而，
Eg:He made a mistake, after all he is a child aged 5.
Even though you are not of mosthelp, I’m grateful to you just the same.
I had expected myself to pass theexamination, somehow I failed.
I don’t have the ability to do thework, fortunately my friends romise me to help me.
4．合：主要是用来小结上文的或是用作结尾段: accordingly于是，因此，as
has been noted (above) 如前所述的，as has been mentioned, as has been talkedof,
at last, finally,lastly, at length,
briefly简而言之，in brief, in short, in a word, in conclusion, in sum,
in summary, to sum up, to summarize, to conclude, on the whole 总起说来
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no doubt毫无疑问，undoubtedly, truly, certainly, positively, surely, obviously,
Topic 主题
1. 可以使用谚语作为topic
as the sayinggoes; as proverb goes
2. 定义法
What isadvertisement, it is the words or pictures on a media to promote product / thesale of product.
作业：illustrateyour opinion about advertisements on media.
3. 可以使用提问法:Lesson 7
illustrate your opinion about friendship
Do you have a good / large circle of friends?
4. 概括法：出现在开头段的首句或末句。
I quite agree with this idea.
5. 间接开头法：先叙述别人的观点，然后引出自己的真实看法。
Eg: People oftensay that money can buy all the things, but I think it is not true.
读文章时的注意点：
1．注意结构安排
2．找出文章关键词
3．注意每一自然段的段首段尾。
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cramped andstuffy: not roomy, not sacious,
lacking space,airless lacking space and air
monotonous 单调乏味的unchanging
lulls: cause tosleep
in snatches: not continuously
destination:terminal
Destination is aplace where someone is going.
stretch your legs:have a rest, go for a walk
sarifice : give upfor a purpose
【Multiple choice questions】
Comprehension
1. The greatdisadvantage shared by train and car travel alike is _____ .
a. the fact thatone cannot get to sleep on either form of transport
b. the fact thatone cannot concentrate on what one is reading
c. the monotony oftravelling at fast speeds along railway lines or roads
d. the tedium anddiscomfort of the journey
The greatdisadvantage that shared by train and car travel alike as
alike; as well
was adored by therich and poor alike.
2 An aeroplane journey invariably provides suchdistractions as _____ .
a. the thoughtthat one has not long to wait before arriving
b. theexhilarating quality of the air one breathes at 30,000 feet
c. being able towatch a film or drink champagne
d. the marvellousviews of land or clouds you can see from the plane
distraction 转移注意力
such … as比如……
He can speak suchlanguages as English, Japanese.
背熟题干
3 Having arrived at your destination by air,you will _____ .
a. not feelexhausted as you will have had plenty of sleep
b. feel theexpense was worth the comfort and speed of the 500-mile flight
c. have thesatisfaction of knowing you could not have got there any faster
d. at least feelfresh though your clothes might be a mass
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No forms of transportcan be more comfortable and faster than aeroplanes.
Structure
4 People travelling long distances frequentlyhave to decide _____ they would prefer to go by land see or air. (ll.1-2)
a. which b. how c. what d. if
5 If you are _____ a sleeper …(ll.8-9)
a. luckilygetting b. lucky and get c. to get luckily d. so lucky to get
★★6 ----and enjoy good food _____ , of course, that the sea is calm.(ll.13-14)
a. provided b. in the event c. in case d. if only
如果内心的期望和事实没有关系，表达“如果”采用的结构形式不是if,不是suppose, 而是providing or provided
Eg: I’ll take allthe shirts if / provided you reduce the price to $1 each.
7 In addition, it _____ their being the mostexpensive form of transport. (l.19)
a. has been agrave disadvantage b. is the greatdisadvantage that
c. is a greatdisadvantage d. has been thegreat disadvantage of
in addition 表示承上启下，除此之外还有
如果用apart from, besides, in addition to, 必须和宾语进行搭配。
it是形式主语
It is no use
crying. 哭没有用。
It is no use
pretending that I didn’t see him. 假装没看见他是没有用的了。
Vocabulary
★★★8 Ifit is not and you are _____ , no form of transport could be worse. (ll.14-15)
a. provablyseasick b. bad at sailing c. sick of the sea d. prone to seasickness
If it is not == Ifit is not calm
be prone tosth. to在这里是介词。
相当于be likely to do表示极有可能。
During coldwinter, we are likely to catch cold.
During coldwinter, we are prone to cold.
9 Nothing can _____ aeroplanes for speed andcomfort. (ll.19-20)
a. match with b. equal c. equal with d. equal to
match 指大小，色调，形状，性质等相配或相称
10 For a few hours, you _____ a deep armchair toenjoy the flight. (ll.22-23)
a. relax in b. sit up in c. sit on d. install
sit up 不睡觉= stay up
install 安装，固定
Eg: Let us installa television set on the wall.
11 You can enjoy the extraordinary _____ ofunbroken cloud plains … (ll.26-7)
a. scene b. vision c. spectacle d. scenery
spectacle =landscape
scenery 自然风光
scene 场景
12 You won’t send the next few days getting_____ a long and arduous journey. (l.30)
a. above b. over c. up from d. away from
get over 从......中恢复过来
Eg: He hasn’t gotover his wife’s death.
He doesn’t getover his illness.
get away from 从......逃脱掉。
【Key to Multiple choice questions】
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. A 11. C 12．B
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§Lesson 45 The power of the press新闻报道的威力
【New words and expressions】生词和短语
●democrat 民主的
●restrict v. 限制
●abuse v. 滥用
●contention n. 论点
●untold adj. 数不尽的，无限的
●South Dakota 南达科他州 （美国）
●perpetual adj. 永久的
●quintuplet n. 五胞胎之一
●obscurity n. 默默无闻
●radically adv. 彻底地，完全地
●exclusive adj. 独占的，独家的
●nursery n. 育婴室，保育室
●commercialization n. 商品化
●commodity n. 商品
◆democrat 民主的
◆restrict v. 限制
keep within acertain limit
Eg: The prisoners’activity is restricted within marrow limits.
limit: 表示时间、空间、程度等方面的限定，且限定到某一个点
restrict: 只说明限定范围
Eg: Landdevelopment must be limited.
He restrictshimself to two cigarettes a day.
restrict sb. to 限制在......范围内
confine
confine sb. to
Eg: The boy isconfined to the dark room.
The boy isrestricted to the dark room.
cramp 限制（限制某人的活动或是限制动植特的生长）
Eg: No body cancramp children.
You can not crampmy activity.
hamper 限制，妨碍;困累
Eg: What hamperedyou to do so?
The housewife hasa lots to do every day, because she is hampered by poverty.
My limitedvocabulary hampered my reading.
I am hampered bymy limited vocabulary.
★★★impede 限制；妨碍
impede doing sth.
Eg: Nothing willimpede my studying English.
bound 限定，以......为界限
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◆abuse v. 滥用
Eg: Don’t abuse
your authority. 不要滥用职权。
We shouldn’t abuse
our rights.不能乱用自己的权力。
For VIP, theyshouldn’t abuse their privilege.
◆contention n. 论点
◆◆◆untold adj. 数不尽的，无限的
==too many to becounted
Eg: There areuntold stars in the sky.
I am afflicted by/ with untold anxieties.
numerous 无数的
countless
anxieties 无数的烦恼
Eg: As humanbeing, we can’t keep ourselves free from countless anxieties.
countable: can becounted
uncountable
number
numberless 无数的，没有房号的
Eg: This is a
numberless room.这是一个没有房号的房间。
numberable 数得清的
innumberable 不能数得清的
◆South Dakota 南达科他州 （美国）
◆◆◆perpetual adj. 永久的
permanent
eternal
lasting for a longtime
everlasting
perpetual : 不休止的，一直持续下去的，不易受阻的
Eg: They are aspoor as church mouse, they have to struggle against perpetual poverty.
constant 连续的，不断的
constactly
Eg: It is raining
constantly. 雨不停地下着。
continuous 连续不断的
Eg: They havecontinuous discussion.
They havecontinuous attempt.
They made greatsuccess in their continuous attempt.
continual 频繁的
continually adj.
Eg: It rains
continually.最近频繁地在下雨。
It is rainingcontinuously / constantly.
lasting
everlasting 持久的，耐久的
Eg: The pair oftrousers is lasting.
Generallyspeaking, jeans are lasting.
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endless
Eg: You canappreciate endless unbroken clouds.
Studying Englishis our perpetual task.
eternal adj. 永恒的，永久的，不朽的
immortal
Eg: His name isimmortal because the longest suspension bridge was named for him.
temporary
temporary job.
permanent 非临时的，永久的
Eg: In a big city,sometimes we can not get permanent job.
constant;continuous; everlasting; lasting; endless; eternal; permanent; perpetual
◆quintuplet n. 五胞胎之一
◆obscurity n. 默默无闻
in obscurity
Eg: He is inobscurity.
obscure adj. 不起眼的
Eg: The bus stoppedat a obscure bus stop.
◆radically adv. 彻底地，完全地
completely,entirely, thoroughly, fully, inclusive
◆◆◆exclusive adj. 独占的，独家的
exclusive 独占的，独家的 （not share with others ）
Eg: The swimmingpool is for my exclusive use.
exclusive right 独权
Eg: The newspaperoffered a large sum of money to the person to get exclusive right to publishhis article.
exclusive 排外的，排它的
inclusive 包括在其中的
Eg: The school isexclusive, only very clever children can go to it.
这所学校很排外，只有特别聪明的孩子可以在这儿上学。
The store isexclusive, only very wealthy people can visit it.
这个商场很排外，只有特别有钱的人才能光顾。
◆nursery n. 育婴室，保育室
◆commercialization n. 商品化
◆commodity n. 商品
commodity economy 商品经济
commoditymarket 商品市场
goods, wares
【Text】
§Lesson 45 The power of the press新闻报道的威力
Q：Does the writer think the parents were lucky orunlucky to gain prosperity in this way? Why?
[if !vml][endif]In democratic countries any efforts torestrict the freedom of the press are rightly condemned. However, this freedomcan easily be abused. Stories about people often attract far more publicattention than political events. Though we may enjoy reading about the lives ofothers, it is extremely doubtful whether we would equally enjoy reading aboutourselves. Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can causeuntold suffering to individuals by pub- lishing details about their privatelives. Newspapers exert such tremendous influence that they can not only bringabout major changes to the lives of ordinary people but can even overthrow agovernment.
The story of apoor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustratesthe power of the press. The family lived in Aberdeen, a small town of 23,000inhabitants in South Dakota. As the parents had five children, life was aperpetual struggle against poverty. They were expecting their sixth child andfaced with even more pressing economic problems. If they had only had one morechild, the fact would have passed unnoticed. They would have continued tostruggle against economic odds and would have lived in obscurity. But theysuddenly became the parents of quintuplets, four girls and a boy, an eventwhich radically changed their lives. The day after the birth of the fivechildren, an aeroplane arrived in Aberdeen bringing sixty reporters andphotographers.
The rise to famewas swift. Television cameras and newspapers carried the news to everyone inthe country. Newspapers and magazines offered the family huge sums for theexclusive rights to publish stories and photographs. Gifts poured in not onlyfrom unknown people, but from baby food and soap manufactur-
ers who wished to advertise their products. The old farmhouse the family livedin was to be replaced by a new $500,000 home. Reporters kept pressing forinterviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokes-
men for the family at press conferences. While the five babies were stillquietly sleeping in oxygen tents in a hospital nursery, their parents werepaying the price for fame. It would never again be possible for them to leadnormal lives. They had become the victims of commercialization, for their nameshad acquired a market value. Instead of being five new family members, thesechildren had immediately become a commodity.
参考译文
在民主国家里，任何限制新闻自由的企图都理所当然地受到谴责。然而，这种自由很容易被滥用。常人轶事往往比政治事件更能引起公众注意。我们都喜欢看关于别人生活的报道，但是否同样喜欢看关于自己生活的报道，就很难说了。记者按事实至上的论点行事，发表有关别人生活的细节，有时会给当事人造成极大的痛苦。新闻具有巨大的威力。它们不仅可以给寻常人家的生活带来重大的变化，甚至还能推翻一个政府。
下面这户穷人一夜之间出名发财的故事戏剧性地说明了新闻报道威力。这户人家住在南达科他州一个人口为23，000 的小镇上，镇名为阿拜丁。家里已有5个孩子，全家人常年在贫困中挣扎。第6个孩子即将问世，他们面临着更为严峻的经济问题。如果他们只添了1个孩子，这件事本来就不会引起任何人的注意。这家人会继续为克服经济上的拮据而奋斗，并默默无闻地活下去。但是他们出人意料生了个五胞胎，4女1男。这事使他们的生活发生了根本的变化。五胞胎降生第二天，一架飞机飞抵阿拜丁，随机带来60名记者与摄影师。
这一家迅速出了名。电视摄像机和报纸把消息传送到全国。报纸、杂志出高价向他们购买文字、图片的独家报道权。不但素昧平生的人寄来了大量的礼物，而且婴儿食品、婴儿肥皂制造厂商为了替自己产品做广告也寄来了大量的礼物。这家人住的旧家舍将由一座价值50万美元的新住宅所取代。由于记者纷纷要求会见，他们不得不请了律师充当他们家的发言人举行记者招待会。眼下，五胞胎还静静地躺在医院婴儿室的氧气帐里，他们的父母却为这名声付出了代价，他们再也无法过正常的生活。他们成了商业化的受害者，因为他们的名字具有了市场价值。这些孩子立即成了商品，而不是5个新的家庭成员。
【课文讲解】
要求全文背诵
In fact, the powerof the press is beyond our description.
any efforts arerightly condemned.
effort 企图
try; attempt 尝试
make every effort;spare no effort; make every endeavor
go to greatlenghts
blame
scold
reproach
reprimand
condemn 正式的谴责
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deed行为，行径
Eg: Your deedsshould be rightly condemned.
forestauthorities 森林当局
education
authorities 教育当局
the authorities 有关当局
the authorities of
the press 新闻当局
According to thissentence, we know we are much more interested in private stories.
Sometimes somepeople even want to smell out people’s secrets or particular scandals.
lives of others: 替代story about people
extremely doubtful== extremely uncertain == extremely dubious.
Eg: If a familyskeleton is reviewed, one’s reputation will be damaged / destroyed / spoiled /ruined immediately.
equally == in thesame way = alile
We wouldn’t likeour secret to be reviewed.
Acting on 以......来行事，遵循......来行事
that引导的部分是contention 的同位语从句
When storiespublished in details by the press are wonderful, you will become famous very soon.
If the story isterrible, your reputation will be ruined immediately.
exert... on sth.
bring about 带来，导致
lead to
cause
result in
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major: great, considerable
In the firstparagraph the writer illustrate how powerful the press is in the general way.
acquire: gain ==obtain
acquire fortune: 发财
acuire fame 出了名
make fortune
the city dweller 城市居住者
the country
dweller 乡村居住者
expect a baby
in the interestingcondition
in the family way
pregnant
be faced with 面临
The window faces
the south. 窗户朝南
In the process ofstudying English, We are faced with a great many problems, which should besurmounted.
surmount 克服
solve problem 解决问题
In teh process ofstudying English, we are faced with a great many problems, which should besurmounted / got rid of / removed as quickly as possible.
economic: problems= poverty
pressing 紧迫的
unnoticed 形容词做状语
odds n. 各种让人烦的小事
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bear 容忍；生育 born 是bear的过去分词
attract theattention of the press
The rise to thefame is swift==Their being famous was rapid.
huge sums ==huge sumsof money
care for 关心
press for ==demand
形象地表达出不停的催问
Eg: The studentskept pressing for examinations.
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【Vocabulary】 P210
restrict: 限制（restrict to）
confine (confineto ), limit
equally: 同样地
alike, in the sameway / degree
contention: 论点
argument
untold：数也数不清的
contless,uncountable, numerous, innumerable, numberless
acquired ：已获得的
got, gained,obtained
perpetual
struggle:永无休止的斗争
fight
in obscurity 默默无闻的，不出名的
not beingwell-known
【Multiple choice questions】
Comprehension
1 The Press will argue that they have the rightto publish a story, although it may seriously affect the individual concerned,because _____ .
a. in a democracy,the individual eserves more attention than politics
b. facts inthemselves, however unpleasant they may be, must be respected
c. people not onlyenjoy reading about others but about themselves as well
d. they only usetheir power to influence events of national importance
argue
affect 负面的影响
原文：Acting on the contention that facts aresacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishingdetails about their private lives.
2 News editiors and reporters wanted to publishthe story because _____ .
a. they alwaysdefend the freedom of the Press
b. they know thatstories about people sell a lot of newspapers
c. they eanted tochange the lives of these poor people
d. they believedit was the right thing to do
3 The interest that was taken in the family was_____ .
a. of nationalimportance because of the rise in the birth rate
b. charitable, forpeople of all kinds were concerned about their poverty
c. so overwhelmingthat even lawyers attended their press conferences
d. mainly fromcommercial organizations who wanted to promote their sales
Structure
4 The public are often far more interested_____ political events. (ll.3-4)
a. in people’sstories than b. in stories aboutpeople than in
c. with storiesabout people than d. by people’s storiesthan by
be interestedin...
5 The influence of newspapwers is _____ bringabout major changes in the lives of ordinary people but they can even overthrowa government. (ll.8-9)
a. such that notonly can they b. so that not only theycan
c. such that theycannot only d. so that not only canthey
not only...but...
so必须用来修饰形容词或副词
如果强调的是一个主干的名词部分，用such
6 A sixth child _____ expected so they werefaced … (ll.12-13)
a. was b. being c. having d. had been
economic problems/economic odds
perpetual struggleagainst poverty
被动语态
7 ★★★While the five babies _____ in oxygen tents…(ll.23-24)
a. were remainingquietly sleeping b. remained quietlysleeping
c. remained tosleep quietly d. remaining werequietly sleeping
remain (系动词)不能用进行时态
Vocabulary
8 Stories about people are often _____ (l.3)
a. of greatinterest to everyone b. in the publicinterest
c. a matter ofpublicity d. publicly attended
9 Newspapers _____ tremendous influence overthe lives of ordinary people. (l.8)
a. press b. invoke c. impose d. wield
原文：bring about
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press: 榨汁；熨烫；按住，压住 （n. ）出版，发行
invoke 求助，祈求
impose 强加于人
wield 造成（== bring about, cause, result in ）
10 Reporters _____ interviews … (l.22)
a. went on strikefor b. went on printing c. made repeated requests for d. were continually
原文：Reporters kept pressing forinterviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokes-
men for the family at press conferences.
pressing for: 不断的催问，要求
11 Lawyers were employed to act as spokesmen_____ the family. (ll.22-23)
a. on accountof b. instead of c. on behalf of d. for the sake of
instead of : 代替（某物、谁）
on account of ==because of )
for the sake of 出于......的缘故
12 Instead of being five new family members,these children had become _____ .(l.26)
a. victims ofcommercialization b. something to bebought and sold
c. a publicconerience d. a product of the market
【Key to Multiple choice questions】
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. C 12. A
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