§Lesson5Thefacts确切数字【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语◆editorn.编辑◆extremen.极端◆statisticsn.统计数字◆journalistn.新闻记者◆presidentn.总统◆palacen.王宫;宏伟的住宅◆publishv.出版◆faxn.传真◆impatientadj.不耐烦的◆firev.解雇◆originallyadv.起初,原先,从前★editorn.编辑editvt.编辑editionn.编辑editorialadj.编辑的,主编的;n.社论,评论★extremen.极端gotoextreme(s)todo走极端Eg:Hewenttoextremetosaythattheplaywasthebestone.Hewenttoextremestosaythathisgirlfriendwasthemostbeautifulintheworld.gofromoneextremetotheother★statisticsn.统计数字★journalistn.新闻记者journalist(杂志)新闻记者reproter(电视台)记者correspondent(电台)记者,通讯员★presidentn.总统★palacen.王宫;宏伟的住宅★publishv.出版Eg:Theyhavealreadypublishedthemagazine.=printvt.Eg:thebookhasalreadybeenpublished.Thebookhasgonetopress.★faxn.传真sentafax用心爱心专心1★impatientadj.不耐烦的patientadj.有耐心的patientlyadv.有耐心地impatientadj.不耐烦的impatientlyadv.不耐烦地patiencen.impatience★firev.解雇Hewasfiredfromhisjob.dismass(正式)Themanagerdisissedhimfromhiscompany.sack(俚语)vt.解雇,辞退Eg:Ifyoudoitwrongagainyouwillbesacked.★originallyadv.起初,原先,从前originaladj.【Text】§Lesson5Thefacts确切数字Q:Whatwastheconsequenceoftheeditor’sinsistenceonfactsandstatistics?Editorsofnewspapersandmagazinesoftengotoextremestoprovidetheirreaderswithunimportantfactsandstatistics.Lastyearajournalisthadbeeninstructedbyawell-knownmagazinetowriteanarticleonthepresident'spalaceinanewAfricanrepublic.Whenthearticlearrived,theeditorreadthefirstsentenceandthenrefusedtopublishit.Thearticlebegan:'Hundredsofstepsleadtothehighwallwhichsurroundsthepresident'spalace.'Theeditoratoncesentthejournalistatelegraminstructinghimtofindouttheexactnumberofstepsandtheheightofthewall.Thejournalistimmediatelysetouttoobtaintheseimportantfacts,buthetookalongtimetosendthem.Meanwhile,theeditorwasgettingimpatient,forthemagazinewouldsoongotopress.Hesentthejournalisttwomorefaxes,butreceivednoreply.Hesentyetanotherfaxinformingthejournalistthatifhedidnotreplysoonhewouldbefired.Whenthejournalistagainfailedtoreply,theeditorreluctantlypublishedthearticleasithadoriginallybeenwritten.Aweeklater,theeditoratlastreceivedatelegramfromthejournalist.Notonlyhadthepoormanbeenarrested,buthehadbeensenttoprisonaswell.However,hehadatlastbeenallowedtosendafaxinwhichheinformedtheeditorthathehadbeenarrestedwhilecountingthe1,084stepsleadingtothefifteen-footwallwhichsurroundedthepresident'spalace.用心爱心专心2【课文讲解】gotoextremes走极端provide=supply给…,提供(通常与介词搭配连用)provedesb.Withsth./providesth.forsb.Heprovidedthemwithabedforthenight.Heprovidedabedforthemforthenight.instructsb.todosth==tellsb.formallytodosth.正式告诉某人做某事‘…ajournalisthadbeeninstructedbyawell-knownmagazinetowriteanarticleonthepresident'spalaceinanewAfricanrepublic.’主动语态:Awell-knownmagazineinstructedajournalisttowriteanarticleonthepresident'spalaceinanewAfricanrepublic.’Theteacherinstructedhimtotaketheexamination.on==about侧重强调课题专一AbookonradioL05-01end9’43”L05-02begin7’16”Whenthearticlearrived=Whentheeditorreceivedthearticlerefusetopublishitrefuse:vt.拒绝(态度严厉)decline:vt.婉言谢绝repudiate:vt.断然拒绝which指代thehighwallinstructing—现在分词进一步补充说明fax的情况setouttodosth.==decideandtrytodo决定,打算,着手做=setaboutdoingEga:Hesetouttomakehisfirst1,0...