Unit 11 The Media1.Differences—both real and imagined—are invariably exaggerated in the media and in society as a whole.差别——不管是真实的还是主观想象的——总是被传媒和社会夸大。2.No artist or performer can entirely escape the lure of fame and its promise of endless admiration and respect, but there is a heavy price one must pay for it.没有一位艺术家或表演家能完全逃避荣誉的引诱, 荣誉给他们带来无穷的赞扬和崇敬,但他们要付出的代价也是非常昂贵的。3.In conclusion, media should not be seen simply as bad or good because we need to use information properly to the best of our ability.总之,媒体不应被简单视为坏的或好的,因为我们需要尽我们所能正确地使用信息。4.You were only looking at what the media has shown you.你只是在看媒体呈现给你的东西。自主排查 夯基固本Ⅰ 核心单词(1)chat (n.& vi.) 聊天;闲谈(2)nation (n.) 国家,民族→country (n.) (同义词)国家→national (adj.) 国家的,国立的→native (adj.) 本国的,与生俱来的 (n.) 本地人(3)electricity (n.) 电→electric (adj.) 电的,导电的,电动的→electrical (adj.) 与电有关的,用电的→electrically (adv.) 电力地;有关电地(4)reform (n.& vt.) 改革,改良→reformable (adj.) 可改革的→reformer (n.) 改革家(5)demand (vt.& n.) 要求,请求→demanding (adj.) 要求高的;吃力的(6)belief (n.) 信仰;信心,信任→believe (vt.) 相信,信任(7)announce (vt.) 宣布,宣告→announcement (n.) 发表,公告,告知(8)publish (vt.) 出版,发行→publishing (n.) 出版,出版业(9)evidence (n.) 证明,证据→evident (adj.) 显而易见的,显然的(10)explanation (n.) 解释,说明→explain (vt.) 解释,说明(11)blame (vt.) 责备,责怪,归咎于→blameful (adj.) 该受责备的,该受谴责的→blameless (adj.) 无过错的;无可指责的(12)employ (vt.) 雇用→employee (n.) 职员,雇员→employment (n.) 雇用,职业(13)defend (vt.) 为……辩解,保卫→defence (n.) 保卫,保护(14)favour (n.) 赞同,恩惠 (vt.) 支持,赞成→favourable (adj.) 恩惠的,优惠的(15...