新概念英语第三册Lesson5-The-facts

Translation今晚我们很荣幸地邀请到了我们的校长给我们发言。（privilege）Weareprivilegedtonighttohaveourheadmasterasourspeaker.这种行为有可能会引起误解。（giveriseto）Suchconductmightgiverisetomisunderstandings.在办公室上班的人们常常被称作白领仅仅因为他们通常穿着硬领衬衫和系着领带去上班。（referto...as；forthereasonthat）Peoplewhoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredtoas‘white-collarworkers'forthesimplereasonthattheyusuallywearacollarandtietogotowork.他们被称作智齿（wisdomteeth）仅仅是因为他们要直到人们二十多岁更睿智聪明的时候才会出现的原因。(referto…as,forthereasonthat..)Theyarereferredtoaswisdomteethforthesimplereasonthattheydonotcomeupuntilpeopleareintheirtwentiesandwiser.A桌子的质量和B桌子一样好，但是价格只是B的一半。TableAisofthesamequalityastableB,butthepriceisonlyhalfasmuch.Whatheobtainediswellworththeeffort.这个办法很值得一试。我们心甘情愿努力学习甚至牺牲睡眠时间为了进入理想的大学。（sacrifice，ideal）Wearewillingtostudyhardandevensacrificesleepingtimetobeadmittedtoanidealuniversity.Theathletes/competitorscompetedwitheachothertogainaccesstotheOlympicGamesfortheprivilegeofwinninggloryfortheirmotherland.(为了…的殊荣）他觉得太尴尬了以至于什么也没说就走了。Hewastooembarrassedtosayanythingandleft.他穿着一套时髦的黑西装上班去了。(dress/wear)Hewenttoworkdressedin/wearingasmartblacksuit.自去年四月以来物价一直在上涨。（since）PriceshavebeengoingupeversincelastApril.至今我们学英语十年了。（uptillnow）Uptillnowwe’vebeenlearningEnglishfor10years.他刚到家。（just）Hehasjustarrivedhome.你可曾考虑过将来学什么专业？（ever）Haveyoueverconsideredwhatmajortochooseinfuture?Lesson5Thefacts确切数字Newwordsandexpression1.editorn.编辑achief~主编editvt.编辑editionn.版，版本thefirst~第一版/apocket~袖珍本alimited~限量版2.extremen.极端a.极端的;末端的---gotoextreme(s)todo…做某事走极端Hewenttoextremetosaythattheplaywasthebestone.---gofromoneextremetotheother从一个极端走向另一个极端---varyfromoneextremetotheother天壤之别3.journalistn.新闻记者correspondentn.战地记者，驻地通讯记者reporter(电视台)记者interviewer（访问）记者broadcaster（电台）广播员DJ（discjockey操作员）（广播电台）流行音乐节目主持人VJ（videojockey）电视综艺节目主持人中国：TheForbiddenCity/紫禁城，PalaceMuseum/故宫，SummerPalace/颐和园英国：BuckinghamPalace/白金汉宫，DowningSt./唐宁街美国：WhiteHouse/白宫，Pentagon/五角大楼俄国：WinterPalace/冬宫，沙皇的寝宫，TheKremlin/克林姆林宫，俄国政府办公厅，RedSquare/红场4.publishv.出版=print(vt.),gotopressThebookhasalreadybeenpublished.=Thebookhasalreadybeenprinted.=Thebookhasgonetopress.5.impatientadj.不耐烦的patience（n.耐性）have~patient（adj.有耐心的）be~withpatiently（adv.有耐心地）impatience（n.不耐烦）impatient（adj.）impatiently（adv.）6.firev.解雇（口语）Hewasfiredfromhisjob.dismissvt.解雇（正式）Themanagedismissedhimfromhiscompany.7.Originallyadv.最初,原先(firstly;initially)ThebookwasoriginallypublishedasABC.Originaladj.最初的,原始的,独创的,新颖的n.原物,原作--anoriginalplay原创剧本--anoriginalmind.有创造性的思想--anoriginaledition原版originn.起初，起源theoriginofhumanbeingsourceresourceLesson5ThefactsWhatwastheconsequenceoftheeditor’sinsistenceonfactsandstatistics?Whatwasthemandoinginthepicture？Thejournalistwasarrestedandsenttoprison.Countingthesteps.1Howdoeditorsofnewspapersandmagazinesoftengotoextremes?Byprovidingtheirreaderswithunimportantfactsandstatistics.2Whathadajournalistbeeninstructedtodo?Writeanarticleonthepresident'spalaceinanewAfricanrepublic.3Howlongagowasthis?Lastyear.4Whywastheeditordissatisfiedwiththefirstsentence?Becauseitwastoogeneral.5Didherefusetopublishit?Yes,hedid.6Whatdidtheeditorinstructthejournalisttofindout?Theexactnumberofstepsandtheheightofthewall.7Wasthejournalistabletosupplythisinformationimmediately?No,hewasn't.8Whywastheeditorgettingimpatient?Becausethemagazinewouldsoongotopress.9Howmanymorefaxesdidhesendthejournalist?Three.10Whatdidthelastonesay?Thatthejournalistwouldbefiredifhedidn'treply.11Whathappenedtotheoriginalarticlethejournalisthadwritten?Itwaspublished.12Howlongwasitbeforethejournalistcouldfaxtheeditor?Aweek.13Whyhadn'tthejournalistfaxedsooner?Becausehehadbeenarrestedandsenttoprison.14Howmanystepsledtothewallsurroundingthepresident'spalace?1,084.15Howhighwasthewall?Fifteenfeet.16Whenhadthejournalistbeenarrested?Whenhewascountingthesteps.17Howlonghadhespentinprison?Aweek.18.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardseditors’stressingthefacts?Inyourview?MultiplechoiceHmwkReciteP1Insistence=Insistondoing…Insistthat…..我们班主任坚持要求我们6:50前到校到操场跑5圈。他坚持认为定期锻炼对我们的学习有益。Editorsofnewspapersandmagazinesoftengotoextremestoprovidetheirreaderswithunimportantfactsandstatistics.provide=supply给...提供providesbwithsth/providesthforsbSupplysbwithsth/supplysthtosb这个网站给我们提供了所有必需的关于universityindependentrecruitment（自招）信息。ThewebsiteprovideduswithallthenecessaryinformationneededforuniversityindependentrecruitmentOffersbsthLastyearajournalisthadbeeninstructedbyawell-knownmagazinetowriteanarticleonthepresident'spalaceinanewAfricanrepublic.instructsb.todosth正式告诉某人做某事instruction(n)指导，说明书instructor(n)导师a.教;指导Myuncleinstructspeoplehowtodrivecars.b.指示；告诉Myboss~edmetotypethelettersquickly.这个病人被告知手术后24小时之内不要吃任何东西。Thepatientwasinstructednottoeatanythingfor24hoursaftertheoperation.c.下令指挥命令这些士兵们被命令等待直至进一步指示。Thesoldierswereinstructedtowaituntilfurtherinstruction.Aninnervoiceinstructedmetobreathedeeplyandcalmdown.Whenthearticlearrived,theeditorreadthefirstsentenceandthenrefusetopublishit.=Whentheeditorreceivedthearticlerefuse拒绝，非常坚决地、不客气地拒绝。refusaldecline婉言拒绝，谢绝