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Unit 2 News Media

BEHIND THE HEADLINES

Language points

1. media (pl) n. (medium) 传媒 ,媒体

news media

新闻传播工具

mass media

大众传播媒介

电视可能会是一种绝好的教育媒介。

Television can be an excellent medium

for education.

a medium of education

作为教育用的媒介

2. reliable

adj.

可靠的；可信赖的；确实的

这消息靠得住。

The news is reliable.

rely

v. 依赖, 依靠, 信赖, 信任, 依赖于

rely on

相信，信赖；依赖

我们必须依靠自己的努力。

We must rely on our own efforts.

天气是靠不住的。

You can't rely on the weather.

单凭容貌来判断一个人是不可靠的。

It's not reliable to judge a man only by his looks

3.fire (1) n. 火◇set fire to…=set… on fire

(2) vt. 解雇，开除 ( =dismiss)

The company fired him for his poor work.

(3) vi. 开枪，射击 fire at

He fired his gun at the big snake.

(4) 激发，使充满热情

The story fired his imagination.

※be on fire for 对…充满热情

The students are on fire for having computer classes.

face (to) the south

be faced with 面临；面对

face up to 面对；承担

face the music 接受（不愉快的后果或情况）

I was faced with a new problem.

She couldn’t face up to the fact.

The boy was caught cheating in the examination and had to face the music.

面对南方

4.face vt. 面临；面对；正视

5. …do more than…

(1) 该句中的do是助动词，起强调作用，用 以加强说话者的语气。

e.g. Do remember to remind me to return the book I borrowed from you.

(2) more than

more than + num.

多于，在…以上

二十多个记者参加了会议。

More than 20 reporters attended the meeting .

more than + n.

不只，不仅仅

他不仅是一位画家，他还是一名音乐家。

He is more than an artist. He is also a musician.

more than +adj./adv.

非常，十分，岂止是

他的演出不止是好，简直就是完美。

His performance is more than good.It is perfect.

more than + v.

十分，不仅仅

He more than smiled.He even laughed.

more than …can/could…

不能

杭州的美是语言无法描述的。

The beauty of Hangzhou is more than words can describe.

That is more than I can tell you .

6. Experienced editors and reporters make informed…

experienced(富有经验的)和 informed (见识广的，有知识的) 都是动词的过去分词作定词，修饰动词。

stolen cultural relics

一棵倒下的树

a fallen tree

一把破椅子

a broken chair

被盗的文物

informed adj.

明智的，有知识的，了解情况的

He is a well-informed man.

他是个消息灵通的人。

7.inform sb. of sth.

告知某人某事

inform sb. that/wh-…

inform sb.＋疑问词＋不定式

They informed us of the time of the

meeting.

护士告诉我探病时间已经结束了。

The nurse informed me that visiting hours were over.

他们把开会的时间通知 了我们。

Who informed you when to start?

8.relate to

relate (to) sb. / sth.

Students find it difficult to relate to the life of a scientist.

relate … to …

If you relate the results to the causes, you will find things are not that simple.

能理解或同情某人（或某事物）

与…有关/有联系

如果你把结果与原因联系起来看，你会发现事情并不那么简单。

9… switch roles for once and … rather than …

6.for once

switch v.

转换，改变

他总变换工作。

He is always switching jobs.

He switched the recorder to the “off” position.

就这（那）一次

这一次，他们违规了。

For once they broke the rule.

He beat her only for once.

10.rather than 的特点是连接前后两个平行结构，即要求前后成分要一致。

He is an artist rather than a teacher.

The color seems green rather than blue.

It should be you rather than I that do this work.

I’d like to go there in autumn rather than in summer.

He is engaging in writing rather than reading the newspaper.

She likes to keep the useless things rather than (to) throw them away.

如果 rather than 后面接不定式，to 可以省去。

他决定写信而不打电话了。

He decided to write rather than (to) phone.

她喜欢保存那些没用的东西而不把

它们扔掉。

11.…the reporter must present the material… reflects events…

The government presented cars to the hospitals.

present vt.

呈现；描述；介绍；赠送

你将在什么时候提出报告？

When will you present your report?

政府向医院赠送了一些车。

记者的工作就是实事求是地描述事实。

A journalist’s job is to present the facts truthfully.

adj. 在场的；现在的

Every one of the class was present.

At the present moment he is supposed to be in Paris.

at present =at the present time

（反）absent adj. 缺席的

n. 礼物；赠品 (=gift)

Mirrors reflect light.

12.reflect vt.

反映；表现；反射；映出

这封信一定会反映出我们的真实意见。

This letter is sure to reflect our real opinion.

她的脸映现在镜子里。

Her face was reflected in the mirror.

13. effort n. 努力；艰难的尝试；努力的结果

Their efforts were in vain.

It doesn’t need much effort.

make every effort 尽一切努力

I’ll make every effort to help him.

without effort 毫不费力的

He lifted the rock without effort.

spare no effort 不遗余力

make an effort 努力

14. It’s time 句型归纳

It is one’s +序数词+time +that sb has done 是某人第几次做某事

①It was the second time that they had told a lie to their teacher.

It’s time for sth.

It’s time (for sb) to do sth.

It’s (high/ about) time that sb did /should do sth 某人现在该做某事

②It’s high time we went /should go to school.

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15.be / get / become addicted to sth. / doing sth.

对…成瘾/成癖

一些孩子玩电脑游戏/看电视上了瘾。

Some children are addicted to computer games / TV.

He has got addicted to smoking

他醉心于练习中国功夫。

He is addicted to practicing Chinese Gongfu

.

16…ignore what happens even if …

ignore v.t.

不理睬；忽视

你不该无视父亲的忠告

You shouldn’t ignore your father’s advice.

我打算告诉她，可是她不理睬我。

I tried to tell her but she ignored me.

ignorance n.无知;不学无术;不知道

ignorant adj.无知的;不学无术的;

17.draw attention to

draw / attract/catch one’s attention

关注某事

pay attention to

focus /fix one’s attention on

devote one’s attention to

这篇文章将让人关注农民和农业问题。

This article will draw attention to farmers and agriculture.

这些落叶引起了那个工人的注意。

The fallen leaves drew /attracted the worker’s attention

You must fix your attention on

what the teacher is saying.

?? 19.tolerate v.t.

18.on all sides(=on every side)

在各方面，四面八方

They were trapped on all sides.

他们四面楚歌。

On every side we have heard approval of his plan.

容忍，忍受，允许

我无法忍受那么响的音乐/那种行径。

I can’t tolerate that loud music / that kind of behavior.

Cheating in exams cant’ be tolerated.

19.change one’s mind (to do sth.)

Since getting to know him better, I have changed my mind about him.

keep in mind

记住

make up one’s mind (to do sth.)

call/bring to mind

使人想起

out of one’s mind

精神错乱，发狂

never mind

不要紧，没关系

have sth. in mind

记得，想起

20. complete 指具体某一工程建筑或某一部书的完成,强调完成,完毕的全过程,有完美无缺的意思; “使…完整”; adj.“完整的,全部的,彻底的”

finish 强调做某事动作的结束. 后跟V-ing形式.

end 强调某事的终止时间而不考虑内容是否完成.

The performance ______________ at eleven o’clock to everyone pleasure.

There was a deadly silence at the meeting after she had _______ speaking.

This set of tools is not __________.

You need a __________ rest.

She __________ her set of dishes by buying the cups.

finished/ ended

finished

completed

completed

complete