Unit 4 Making the news
某英文杂志正在举办以 “Fancy yourself as an interviewer” 为主题的征文活动,请你以“A famous Chinese I would like to interview” 为题, 写一篇英语短文。
内容包括: 1.采访的对象; 2.采访的原因; 3.想提的问题。
A famous Chinese I would like to interview
The person I would like to interview is Yang Liwei.
I would really like to interview him because he is not only the first
Chinese to go to space but also one of the greatest astronauts in the world. I have long been interested in space exploration and I believe I could learn a great deal from him about it.
If I could interview him, I would ask him what made him an astronaut and how he was trained. I would also like to know how he felt in space and whether space travel is such great fun as I have read. Finally, I would like to ask a few questions about his personal life, which must be very interesting.
1.文章体裁:记叙文。
2.行文逻辑:直接点题→说明原因→采访内容。
3.词汇短语:运用了较高级的词汇和短语。如:would like to(想要……),be interested in(对……感兴趣),learn from…(向……学习)等。
4.句式句法:运用了多样化的句式结构。如:①定语从句:I would like to interview, which must be very interesting;②原因状语从句:because he is not only the first Chinese to go to space but also one of the greatest astronauts in the world;③宾语从句:I could learn a great deal from him about it等。
Ⅰ.单词荟萃
[基础词汇]
1. n.记者;新闻工作者 2. n. 同事 3. n.业余爱好者 4. n.最后期限 5. n. 情况;病例;案例 6. n. (进退两难的)困境;窘境 7. n. 需求;要求 vt.强烈要求 8. n. 部分;节 9. n. 家庭主妇 10. n. 部门;部;处;系 11. vt. 递交;呈递(文件等) 12. vt. 更新;使现代化
13. vt. 评估;评定 14. vt. 告知;通知 15. vt. 指责;谴责;控告 16. vt. 出版;发行 17. vt. 擦亮;磨光;润色
18. vt. 加工;处理 n. 过程;程序;步骤 19. adj. 渴望的;热切的 20. adv. 其间;同时
21. adj. 怀疑的(skeptical) 22. adj. 彻底的;详尽的
23. adj. 年长的;高年级的;高级的 24. adj. 主要的;首席的 n. 首领;长官
[拓展词汇]
25. n.版本;版次→ n.编者;主编→edit vt.编辑;校订 26. n.照片;vt.给……拍照→ n.摄影师 27. n.助手;助理;售货员→assist vt.帮助;协助;援助 28. n.职业;专业→ adj.专业的;职业的;n.专业人员 29. n.罪行;犯罪→ adj.犯罪的;刑事的;n.罪犯 30. n. 约会;任命→appoint v. 任命;安排 31. vi.& vt.集中;聚集→ n.集中;专心
32. vt.获得;取得;学到→ adj.已获得的;已成习惯的→acquisition n. 获得;取得
33. vt.批准;赞成;认可→ n.赞成;批准;认可→disapprove vt.不批准;不赞成
34. adj. 快乐的;高兴的→delight n. 快乐;高兴→ adj. 宜人的;令人愉快的
35. adj. 令人钦佩的;值得赞扬的→admire vt. 钦佩;赞美
36. adj. 不同寻常的;独特的→usual adj. 通常的,惯例的→usually adv. 通常,经常
37. adv.故意地;有意地→deliberate adj.故意的 38. adj.犯罪的;有罪的;内疚的→ n.罪行;内疚
39. adj.技术上的→technically adv.技术上;工艺上→ n.科技;工艺
40. adj. 有天赋的→gift n.礼物;天赋
41. adj.精确的;正确的→accurately adv.正确地;精确地→ n.精确;准确 Ⅱ.短语检测
[动词及系表结构型]
1. 集中;全神贯注于 2. 依赖;依靠 3. 通知某人某事
4. (=charge sb sth)指控某人某事 5. 把……传给……
6.have a good nose … 对……非常敏感
7.make an appointment sb与某人约会/预约 8. the stick完全误解,混淆事实 9. do sth高兴做某事
10.be eager to do sth/ sth渴望做某事/得到某物 11.be senior 比……级别高/年长 12. 怀疑;对……表示怀疑
13.be guilty 犯有……罪;对……感到内疚
[介词短语及其他型]
14. (=in need)需要 15. 左右为难;进退两难 16. do…为了做…… 17. 在……前面 18. 最后 Ⅲ.佳句再现 A.核心语法考点句
1.Never Zhou Yang (ZY) forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper.
2. if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.
3.It was dilemma because the footballer could have demanded damages if we were wrong.
4.Then as the article was going to be written in English Zhou Yang also took a
copy to the native speaker employed by the newspaper (polish) the style.
5.He denied (take) money but we were sceptical.
6.Meanwhile you have to prepare the next question (depend) on what the person says.
7.Youll have a (profession) photographer with you to take photographs.
8.Zhou Yang waited (excited) for the first copies to be ready. B.经典写作背诵句
1. not only…but (also)… 不仅……而且……
, I took an amateur course at university to update my skills.
对摄影我不仅只是感兴趣,在大学里我还参加过业余摄影课来更新我的技术。 2. be to do sth 意为“注定,势必做某事” His discussion with his new boss,Hu Xin(HX),
.
他同新老板胡新的讨论对他的记者生涯必将产生很大的影响。 3. a case where… 意为“一种……的情形”,where引导定语从句
Have you ever had someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?
你们有没有遇到过这样的情况:有人控告你们的记者,说他(她)们的报道完全失实?
4. have been doing 意为“一直做某事”,是完成进行时结构
Although he realized ,Zhou Yang knew he must not accuse him directly.
尽管他认为那个人一直在撒谎,但周阳懂得他绝不能直接指责那个人。
【巧学助记】 构词②arrive vi.到达→arrival n.抵达 记③survive vi. & vt. 幸存,存活→survival n. 幸存,存活 忆 ④propose vt. 提议,建议→proposal n. 提议,建议 “be+adj.+to”型短语 ①be senior to比……级别高/年长 律②be junior to 比……级别低/年幼 记③be equal to 和……相当;等同于 忆 ④be superior to 优越于;胜过
名词后缀-al,表示“状态或结果” ①approve vt. 赞成,同意→approval n. 赞成,同意 规
●1 assist vt. (to give help or support to)帮助;援助 (1)assist sb with sth 帮助某人某事 assist sb to do/in (doing)sth
帮助某人做某事
(2)assistance n. 帮助;援助
with ones assistance(=with the assistance of…) 在……的帮助下 (3)assistant n. 助手,助理 【活学活用】
(1)Local villagers were assisting the doctors with the people wounded in the bus crash. 当地村民正在帮助医生照料在公共汽车撞车事故中受伤的人们。 (2)The translations were carried out with the assistance of a medical dictionary.
这些译本是借助一本医学词典完成的。
(3)The doctor, the child was saved, is very kind to her patients.
那位医生对病人很友好,就是在她的帮助下,这个孩子才被救活过来。 (4)语法填空。
①Professor Wang is working with his two new (assist) in the laboratory at the moment.
②Thanks to his (assist), we got out of the dark cave safely. ③Both of you have been working for Professor Adams (assist) him with his class work and research.
④The surgery was carried out by the British team, (assist) by doctors and nurses from the Shifa Clinic.
●2 concentrate vt. & vi.(to give all your attention to sth)全神贯注;集中;集合
(1)concentrate on (doing) sth 专心于(做)某事
concentrate ones attention/effort/energy/mind on sth 精力/思想于某事 (2)concentration n. 【活学活用】
(1)Having failed my French exam,I decided to concentrate on science subjects.
我因法语考试不及格而决心专攻理科。
(2)If you concentrate on what you dont have, you will never have enough. 如果你总是对那些没有得到的东西耿耿于怀,那么你永远也不会满足。
(3)The police their search in the area where the missing child was last seen.
警方正对这个失踪的小孩最后一次出现的地方进行集中搜索。 (4)语法填空。
①We lacked (concentrate)in yesterdays football match and it cost us the goal and the game.
② (concentrate) on your study, and you will make greater progress. ③She worked late into the night, (concentrate) on her speech for the conference.
④He didnt notice the teacher standing by his side, with all his attention (concentrate) on a book.
集中;专心
集中注意力/努力/
●3 acquire vt.(to gain possession of; to get by ones own efforts)得到;获得;学到
(1)acquire a knowledge of… 获得……的知识 acquire a habit of…
养成……的习惯
acquire a taste for… 开始喜欢上…… (2)acquisition n. 获得;得到 acquired adj. 已取得的;后天获得的 【活学活用】
(1)Its easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a habit of performing such actions.
做一件好事并不难,但养成一种做好事的习惯是不容易的。
(2)He has acquired a wide knowledge of his major from his work in the past few years.
在过去的几年中,他从工作中获得了广泛的专业知识。
(3)Although some progressive achievements,the professor was still dissatisfied in his research.
虽然已经取得了一些阶段性成果,这位教授仍旧对自己的研究不满意。 (4)语法填空。
①The knowledge of the world is only to (acquire) in the world, and not in a closet.
②Life is a process about the (acquire) of knowledge, wealth and happiness.
③Having read the book,she will be able to pass on the (acquire) knowledge to her students.
●4 inform vt. (to give information or knowledge to; to tell)通知;告知 (1)inform sb of/about sth 通知/告诉某人某事 inform sb that/when/how…
通知某人……
keep sb informed of 使某人随时了解……
(2)informed adj. 了解情况的;见多识广的;消息灵通的 (3)information n. 报;信息 【活学活用】
(1)The Internet makes it easier to keep us informed of what is happening around the world.
因特网使我们更容易了解世界各地正在发生的事情。
(2)I have the honour to inform you that you have won the first prize in the competition.
我很荣幸地通知你,在这次比赛中你获得第一名。
(3)I wasnt aware that I had not prepared for my proposal until he informed me of the meeting.
→ was I aware that I had not prepared for my proposal. (用倒装句改写)
直到他通知我开会,我才意识到自己没准备好提议。
[U] 通知;消息;情
(4)语法填空。
①The Internet allows us to educate ourselves and make more (inform) choices and decisions without leaving our homes.
②He sent yet another telegram (inform) the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired.
③The family breathed a sigh of relief when they (inform) that the father was only slightly injured in the accident.
●5 case n. (an instance of something; an example)情形,情况,实例;案件,病例;箱子,盒子
in case 以防,万一 in case of… 假使……/万一…… in any case
无论如何,总之
如果这样/那样的话,在这种/那种情况下
in this/that case in no case 决不
as is often the case 这是常有的事
[温馨提示] in case的三种用法:
(1)用作连词,表示条件,其意为“如果”“万一”。如: In case I forget, please remind me about it. 万一我忘记,请提醒我一下。
(2)用作连词,表示目的,其意为“以防”“免得”。如:
Ill take my raincoat in case it rains. 我将带上雨衣,以防下雨。 (3)起副词作用,其意为“以防万一”。如:
The sun is shining, but Ill take an umbrella just in case. 现在阳光闪耀,但我还是带上雨伞以防万一。 【活学活用】
(1)Have you ever had the case where you are wronged although you did a good deed?
你是否有过做了好事而被冤枉的情形呢?
(2)As is often the case with old people, my grandfather is fond of talking about good old days.
就像其他老人一样,我祖父也喜欢讲他当年的故事。
(3)The plane may be several hours late, and in that case theres no point in our waiting.
→The plane may be several hours late, theres no point in our waiting.(用定语从句改写)
飞机可能晚点几个小时,这样我们再等下去也就没有意义了。 (4)用case相关短语填空。
①It may rain tomorrow, but we are going home .
②The company makes a promise that will the price of products be cheapened.
③ you cannot finish the task in time, be sure to let me know. ④ emergency, break the glass and press the button.
●6 accuse vt.(to charge with a shortcoming or an error)指责;(to say that sb has done sth wrong or is guilty of sth)控告;指控
(1)accuse sb of (doing) sth 控告、指控、指责某人(做)某事 (2)charge sb with (doing) sth 控告某人(做)某事 blame sb for (doing) sth 责备某人(做)某事 【图形助记】
【活学活用】
(1)The police accused him of setting fire to the building, so he was taken to the police station for further investigation.
因为警察指控他对这栋建筑纵火,所以他被带到了警察局接受进一步的调查。 (2)She was accused of using the companys money for her own purposes. 她因挪用公司的钱财来谋取私利而遭到控告。
(3)Have you ever had a case doing something bad while youre doing something good?
你有没有遇到过这样的情形:当你做好事时却有人指责你干了坏事? (4)语法填空。
①He has been charged trying to blow up the airliner as it was coming in to land.
②The secretary had to resign after she was accused giving away the secret of the company.
③As it is just a coincidence, no one should be to blame it.
④The (accuse)man proved his innocence by proving that he was
abroad when the murder was committed. ●7 demand vt. 强烈要求 n.需要;请求 (1)demand to do sth 要求做某事 demand that…
要求……[从句用“(should)+动词原形”]
(2)be in (great) demand
(迫切)需求
a demand for 对……的需求 satisfy ones demands
满足某人的需求
[温馨提示] (1)表达“向某人要求某物”要用demand sth of sb或demand sth from sb,而不能使用 demand sb of sth。如:I demanded an immediate answer of/from him.我要求他立即答复。
(2)表达“要求某人做某事”不能说demand sb to do sth而要用demand of sb to do sth或demand that…。 【活学活用】
(1)Your statements are completely untrue, and I demand an immediate apology from you.
你的说法完全不真实,我要求你立即道歉。
(2)This dictionary, written by Professor Li, has been in great demand since it was published.
李教授所写的这本字典自出版以来就一直需求量很大。
(3)He demanded,with some justice,that he to express his
views.
他要求给他一次机会表达自己的观点,这也不无道理。 (4)语法填空。
①Theres an increasing demand medicine and food since the earthquake.
②All the settlers nearby demanded that the nightclub (move) away as soon as possible.
③Teaching activities in classroom is a complicated, intellectually and physically (demand) task.
④The workers in all the clothing factories were on strike, (demand) more pay.
●8 approve vt.& vi. (to agree to a plan; to consider right or good; to think or speak favourably of)批准,通过;认可;赞成;同意 (1)approve of sb/sth 赞成/同意某人/某事 approve of sbs doing sth approve the plan 批准计划 (2)approval n. 同意;批准 give ones approval 批准 【活学活用】
(1)His parents didnt approve of his marriage, but he married the girl against his parents will.
他的父母不赞成他的婚事,但他违背了父母的意愿,娶了这个女孩。
同意某人做某事
(2)Her mother approved of her earning some money in her spare time,warning her of not neglecting her studies.
她母亲同意她在业余时间挣些钱,并提醒她不要忽视学业。
(3)He told his plan to his friends, him carrying it out. 他把自己的计划告诉了朋友们,其中多数人赞同他实施那个计划。 (4)语法填空。
①Your report card was a message to your parents telling them how much (approve) you had won.
②The building (approve) in 2004, two years after the design competition.
③He said the plan announced on Sunday, if (approve), would avoid such a problem.
●1 depend on/upon 依靠,依赖
depend on sb to do sth 指望/依靠某人做某事 depend on sb/sth for sth 依靠……供给某物 depend on/upon it+that从句 请相信……;指望…… It/That (all) depends. 看情况而定。(用于口语)
[温馨提示] depend on后面不能直接跟that引导的宾语从句,通常要用it作形式宾语,把宾语从句放在后面。这类结构主要有:see to it that…( 注意……;千万要……);look to it that…(注意……);insist on it that…(坚持认为……);rely on it that… (相信……)等。如:See to it that you always carry your passport.你
千万要常带着你的护照。 【活学活用】
(1)Happiness doesnt depend upon who you are or what you have; it merely depends upon what you think. 幸福不是取决于你是谁或者你拥有什么,而仅仅取决于你的心态。
(2)He knew he could depend on her to deal with the situation. 他知道他可以依靠她来应付这种局面。
(3)You may we can contact your nearest relative in case any accident occurring.
请你相信,万一有任何事故发生,我们能联系你最近的亲戚。 (4)语法填空。
①You may depend on that all the goods will be shipped abroad on time.
②We should show concern for Mr Smith, an eighty-year-old man near our home, because now he has nobody (depend) on.
③The teacher will put forward a variety of questions, (depend) on your different answers.
●2 ahead of 在……前面;领先;胜过 ahead of time/schedule 提前
go 前进;(事情的)进行,继续;(祈使句)请吧,开始吧 look ahead 往前看,为未来着想或 打算
keep/remain ahead 【活学活用】
保持领先地位
(1)No matter how many mistakes you make or how slowly you progress, you are already ahead of those who never try.
无论你犯了多少错,或者你进步得有多慢,你已经走在了那些不曾尝试的人的前面。 (2)Mary was clever, so she was soon ahead of the other girls of the class. 玛丽很聪明,所以不久就超过了班上的其他女生。
(3)The school bus came , and Mary was not ready. 校车提前来了,玛丽还没有准备好。 (4)用ahead相关短语的适当形式填空。
①In spite of the chairmans illness, the meeting will as planned.
②Jean used to have difficulty with her schoolwork, but she has been for the past year.
③If you in the distance, you can just see the lights of the village. ④He made up his mind to fulfil his task secretly.
●1 His discussion with his new boss,Hu Xin(HX),was to strongly influence his life as a journalist. 他与新上司胡新的讨论必将对他的记者生涯产生重要的影响。
be to+动词原形 句型公式
【句式点拨】
be to do在句中表示不可避免将要发生或命中注定的事情,常译为“注定会……,一定会……”。
该句型主要有以下几层含义: (1)表示按计划或安排要做的事。 (2)表示“必须”,相当于must,have to。 (3)表示“想,打算”,相当于intend,want。
(4)were to do sth用于if或even if/even though引导的从句中,表示对未来的假设。
【活学活用】
(1)They are to pay a visit to the teacher together at 10 am tomorrow. 他们约定明天上午10点一起去拜访这位老师。 (2)You are to finish the work before five this afternoon. 你们必须在今天下午五点以前完成这项任务。
(3)His theory was to change the views on the universe. 他的理论势必要改变(人类)对宇宙的看法。
(4)You must take the whole project more seriously if you are (succeed).
如果你想成功的话,你必须更认真地对待整个项目。
(5)I wonder which driver is (blame) for the accident. 我想知道这次事故是哪个司机的责任。
●2 Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of
getting the wrong end of the stick? 你们有没有过这样的情况:别人控告你们的记者,说他(她)们的报道完全失实?
a case where…一种……的情形
句型公式 【句式点拨】 where
引导定语从句,修饰先行词
a case。当先行词为
case,situation,position,point,atmosphere等抽象地点名词且从句缺少状语时,常用where或in which来引导定语从句,但从句如果缺少主语或宾语则需用关系代词that或which。 【活学活用】
(1)Today, well discuss a number of cases where/in which beginners of English fail to use the language properly. 今天,我们将讨论一下许多英语初学者不能正确使用语言的情况。
(2)Can you think of a situation where you once felt embarrassed? 你能想起你曾经有过感到很窘迫的场合吗?
(3)I have reached a point in my life where I am supposed to make decisions of my own.
我已经到了应该自己做决定的那个人生阶段。 (4)语法填空。
①Teachers should create an atmosphere for students in class everybody can voice their opinions freely.
②Do remember that there is still one point we must stick to at the conference tomorrow.
Ⅰ.单句填空
1.You should not take advantage of his kindness and generosity by (demand) too much of him.
2.Our software, unless (update) on a regular basis, may not serve us well in our work.
3.In our daily life, we sometimes come across a number of cases people suffer from heart attacks.
4.They investigated the problem (thorough) before making the decision.
5.A man helping an old lady who fell on the floor to get up on a bus ended up (accuse) of causing her injury.
6.He is a (gift) musician and promises to be a famous musician. 7.A team of nurses assisted the doctors performing the operation on the boy wounded in the earthquake.
8.After years of hard work, you may depend upon that he can fulfil the task.
9.Not until one of his works (publish) was he able to gain his confidence in writing.
10.Generally speaking, a political leader should have a good nose current affairs. Ⅱ.单句改错
1.All of you supposed to finish your homework before you go out to play football.
2.He was driving home on the highway last night when he was stopped by a policeman, who accused him for speeding.
3.Nine out of ten housewife interviewed about the product are satisfied with it.
4.He concentrated herself so much on that book that he even did not realize someone came in.
5.You can depend upon that he will come to your help when needed.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.I can think of many cases but couldnt write a good essay.
我能想出许多情况:学生知道许多英语词汇却写不出好文章。
2. the accident that happened in my own childhood,which left a deep impression on me.(倒装句)
我永远不会忘记发生在我的童年里的那个意外事件,它给我留下了很深的印象。 3. One should learn from past mistakes the same old trap again. (so as to)
一个人应该从过去的错误中吸取教训,以免重蹈覆辙。
4. He looks younger than his friend;in fact,he is his friend.(senior)
他看起来比他的朋友年轻,事实上,他比他的朋友大三岁。
5. teachers attentively or remember the knowledge which the teachers demand of us to master. (only if) 你只有专心听老师讲才能理解或记住老师要求我们掌握的知识。 Ⅳ.课文回顾
Zhou Yang would never forget his first assignment 1. a reporter in China Daily.At the office his talk with his new boss influenced his life strongly. Zhou Yang wanted to cover a story immediately,which was 2. (admire).But his boss told him not to go out with a professional photographer until he became 3. (experience).During the interview,he had to listen to a lot of detailed facts meanwhile getting prepared for the next question 4. (depend) on what the person said.If the person interviewed agreed,he should use a recorder to record what the 5. (interview) said.The boss also gave him an example of the importance of a recorder.Once he had a case 6. a footballer was accused of taking money for 7. (deliberate) not scoring goals. They guessed that someone 8. (try) to bribe him,but
he denied taking the money.With the recording,9. was proved that he was guilty.He was 10. (anger) and tried to stop it,but failed.
完成课时作业(二十四)
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