ReferenceforTeachingI.异域风情1.AgenciesatworkNewsagencies(通讯社)usuallyworkinthebackground.Asthemajornewsproviders,newsagenciesprovidereports,photosorgraphicstonewspapers,televisionstations,websitesandmagazinesworldwide.Thoughtheirnamesareoftenhidden,theyareeverywhere,Reuters(路透社)Foundedin1851intheUK,Reutersbills(用海报宣传)itselfastheworld'slargestinternationalmultimedianewsagency.Reuterssuppliesnewstext,graphics,videoandpictures--tomediaorganizationsandwebsitesaroundtheworld.Itoperatesin200citiesin94countriesandhasstaffat197newsbureaus.Foundedin1848intheUS.theAssociatedPressisanotherofthebiggestandclaimsthatitisasourceofnews,photos,graphics,audioandvideoformorethanlbillionpeopleaday.IntheUS,APserves5000radioandtelevisionstationsand1700newspapers.Inaddition,thereare8500newspaper,radioandtelevisionsubscribers(订户)in121countriesoverseas.Ithas3700employeesworkingin242bureaus.APhasreceived47PulitzerPrizes(普利策奖)andhas28photoPulitzers.AFP(法新社)AgenceFrance--Pressisaworldwidemultimedianewsagency,foundedin1835inFrance.Ithasmorethan2000employees,900workingoutsideFrance.Itsaysitproduces400000～600000wordsoftext,700photosand50newsgraphicseveryday.AFPispresentin165countries,with110bureaus.DPA(德新社)DeutschePresse—AgenturisGermany'sleadingnewsagency.Ithasanetworkofcorrespondentsaroundtheglobe,providingnewsstories,photos,graphicsandradioreports.Thatincludesofficesandstaffin100countries.Xinhua(新华社)XinhuaNewsAgencyisChina'slargestnewsandinformationgatherer.Itputsout400000charactersofvarioustypesofnewseverydaytonewspapers,radiostationsandTVstationsatthecountry.Overseas,itreleases400000wordsdailyinChinese,English,French,Spanish,Russian,ArabianandPortuguese.2.TheOriginofCoffeeThereisalegendfromthe15thcentury.AshepherdinAfricanoticedhisherdremainedawake,jumpingandleapingaroundthewholenightafterconsumingtheredcherriesofanearbyshrub,havingtastedthefruithimself,hewasdelightedbyitsinvigoratingeffects.Thenewdiscoveryevenimpressedagroupofnearbymonks,whosoonbegantoboilthebeanthemselvesandusetheliquidtostayawakeduringall-nightceremonies.CultivationofcoffeetreesallbeganinArabia.Theyobtainedmeextract用心爱心专心1bychewingtheberriesofthecoffeeshrub.Itwasnotuntilmuchlaterthatcoffeebeanswerefirstroasted,groundandhadboilingwaterpouredoverthemtomakeadrink.Thedrinkingofcoffeespreadworldwideoveryearsandbecomeapartofmanycultures．II．知识归纳1．alone作形容词时用法归纳(1)alone作形容词时．意为“单独的，独自的”．一般只作表语，不作定语。e．g．Herparentsweredeadandshewasalone．她双亲死了，留下她独自一人。Aloneasheis。hedoesn'tfeellonely．他虽然独居，却不感到孤寂。(2)alone作定语，意为“只有”。通常用在名词或代词后面，可换用only。e．g．Thekeyalonewillopenthedoor．只有这把钥匙能开这个门。Healoneknowsthesecret．只有他一人知道秘密。Mr．Smithaloneknowswhathappened．只有史密斯先生知道发生了什么事。Healoneknowsit．=Heistheonlypersonwhoknowsit．他是唯一知道此事的人。2．impress用法归纳(1)impress为及物动词，意为“使……明白重要性，留下了深刻印象”。e．g．Thefilmimpressedmedeeply．那部影片给我留下了深刻的印象。Hiswordsimpresseddeeplyonmymemory.他的话深深地印在我的记忆里。Whatimpressedmemostwastheirbravespirit．给我印象最深的是他们的无畏精神。(2)其被动式beimpressed很常用，后可接with／by。e．g．1wasgreatlyimpressedby／withtheheadmaster'sspeech．我被校长的话深深感动了。Shewasdeeplyimpressedby/withthesceneryi...
