(共45张PPT)
Unit
4
Making
the
News
Discovering
useful
words
and
expressions
What
is
an
idiomatic
way?
She
is
above
herself.
自个儿上天——自高自大
Which
teacher
can
help
him
above
water?
摆脱困境;没有经济困难
1.
In
the
reading
passage
several
expressions
are
used
in
an
idiomatic
way.
Find
them
and
fill
in
the
chart.
cover
a
story
trick
of
the
trade
get
the
facts
straight
get
to
the
wrong
end
of
the
stick
this
is
how
the
story
goes
get
a
scoop
Idiomatic
Expressions
Meaning
to
report
on
an
important
event
clever
ways
known
to
experts
to
present
ideas
fairly
not
to
understand
an
idea
this
is
the
story
to
get
the
story
first
2.
Match
the
words
and
expressions
which
have
the
opposite
meaning.
by
accident
deliberately
not
get
absorbed
concentrate
on
untrained
professional
not
interested
eager
light
thorough
defend
…
against
accuse…of…
acquire
lose
didn’t
do
anything
wrong
guilty
Complete
Sentence
B
using
a
word
or
phrase
from
the
reading
passage
which
has
the
opposite
meaning
to
the
words
underlined
in
Sentence
A.
1.
A.
By
accident
she
broke
that
beautiful
bowl.
B.
She
___________
broke
that
beautiful
bowl.
deliberately
2.
A.
He
did
not
steal
the
vase
so
he
didn’t
do
anything
wrong.
B.
He
did
steal
the
vase
so
he
is
_______.
3.
A.
She
does
not
get
absorbed
in
her
studies
for
long.
B.
She
can
_____________
her
studies
for
a
long
time.
guilty
concentrate
on
4.
A.
The
journalist
went
out
with
an
untrained
photographer.
B.
The
journalist
went
out
with
a/an
___________
photographer.
professional
5.
A.
Chris
is
not
interested
in
starting
his
new
job.
B.
Chris
is
________
to
start
his
new
job.
6.
A.
“This
room
needs
a
light
clean,”
explained
the
housewife.
B.
“This
room
needs
a
________
clean,”
explained
the
housewife.
thorough
eager
7.
A.
The
law
allows
people
to
defend
themselves
against
a
charge.
B.
The
law
does
not
allow
people
to
_______
themselves
_______
a
crime.
8.
A.
I
don’t
mind
losing
that
skill
if
it
is
not
useful.
B.
I
don’t
mind
_________
that
skill
if
it
is
useful.
accuse
of
acquiring
e.g.
He
gave
a
sceptical
grunt.
他怀疑地嘟哝了一声。
e.g.
Mary
is
sceptical
about
the
solution.
玛丽对这个解决办法表示怀疑。
sceptical
adj.
习惯(或倾向于)怀疑的
be
sceptical
about
be
sceptical
that
…
e.g.
Many
are
sceptical
that
this
rule
makes
much
practical
difference.
许多人都怀疑这样的规定会产生多大的实际区别。
e.g.
Can
they
finish
this
before
the
deadline?
The
deadline
for
making
an
application
is
next
Friday.
(翻译)
他们能不能在最后期限之前完成这项工作?
申请于下星期五截止。
deadline
n.
截止期限,最后限期
set
a
deadline
for
extend
the
deadline
e.g.
My
boss
set
a
deadline
for
the
project.
我的主管为专案设定了一个期限。
We
hope
the
boss
can
extend
the
deadline.
我们希望主管可以延长期限。
e.g.
Marlin
is
getting
along
very
well
with
his
colleagues.
My
colleague
was
fired
yesterday.
(翻译)
马林跟他的同事相处得很好。
我的同事昨天被解雇了。
colleague
n.
同事,同僚,同行
e.g.
The
publishing
house
has
published
five
dictionaries.
Martin
would
publish
their
findings
at
once.
(翻译)
这家出版社已出版了五部字典。
马丁会立即公布他们的调查结果。
publish
v.
出版,刊印;公布,发表
public
adj.
公众的;公共的,公用的
the
public
公众;大众
e.g.
You
mustn’t
do
that
in
a
public
place.
The
public
was
provoked
to
anger.
The
museum
is
open
to
the
public.
(翻译)
你不该在公共场所做那事。
公众被激怒了。
这个博物馆对大众开放。
e.g.
Mary
is
facing
the
dilemma
of
obeying
her
father
or
marrying
the
man
she
loves.
(翻译)
是服从父亲还是嫁给自己所爱的人是玛丽面临着的难题。
dilemma
n.
困境,进退两难
in
the
(a)
dilemma
e.g.
We
are
often
in
a
dilemma.
我们经常处于进退两难的境地。
e.g.
He
is
a
photographer
for
life
magazine.
The
photographer
posed
him
carefully.
(翻译)
他是《生活》杂志的摄影师。
摄影师细心地指点他摆好姿势。
photographer
n.
摄影师,照相师
e.g.
My
parents
will
be
delighted
to
see
you.
He
was
very
much
delighted
with
the
results.
我父母见到你会很高兴。
他对这个结果感到非常满意。
delighted
adj.
高兴的,快乐的
+
at
/
with
/
by
be
delighted
+
to-v.
+
(that)
e.g.
Cell
phone
makers
are
delighted
at
this
trend,
of
course.
I
am
delighted
to
have
the
cool
waters
of
a
brook
rush
through
my
open
fingers.
e.g.
In
the
meanwhile
I’ll
visit
an
old
friend
of
mine.
Mother
went
shopping;
meanwhile,
I
cleaned
the
house.
(翻译)
在这期间我将去拜访我的一位老朋友。
母亲去买东西;
同时我打扫屋子。
meanwhile
n.
其时,其间
adv.
其间;同时
考试中的题:
英语中
“同时”
的表达:in
the
meanwhile
/
in
the
meantime
/
meantime
/
meanwhile。
注意:一般都是说meanwhile,和in
the
meantime,而不会说in
the
meanwhile和meantime。
e.g.
We
asked
him
to
assist
us
in
designing
a
new
bridge.
He
assisted
in
designing
the
new
bridge.
(翻译)
我们请他帮助我们设计一座新桥。
他协助设计那条新桥。
assist
v.
帮助;协助,援助
assistant
n.
助手,助理;助教;店员
adj.
助理的;辅助的
assistance
n.
援助,帮助
e.g.
He
worked
as
an
assistant
to
the
President.
He
is
an
assistant
cook.
Your
technical
assistance
in
the
project
is
greatly
appreciated.
e.g.
He
submitted
his
proposal
for
urban
development
to
the
city
council.
We’ll
submit
ourselves
to
the
court’s
judgments.
(翻译)
他将城市发展建议提交市议会。
我们将听从法庭的裁决。
submit
v.
呈送,提交;主张;屈服
submit
的过去式和过去分词:
submitted
submit一般和介词to搭配:
She
submits
to
her
boyfriend.
她总是听她男朋友的。
e.g.
Our
actors
were
all
enthusiastic
amateurs.
The
pictures
were
taken
by
an
amateur
photographer.
(翻译)
我们的演员都是热情的业余爱好者。
这些照片是一位业余摄影师拍的。
amateur
n.
业余从事者
adj.
业余的;外行的,不熟练的
e.g.
It
was
not
unusual
for
me
to
come
home
late.
回家晚对我来说是不稀奇的。
He
is
an
unusual
child.
他是个与众不同的孩子。
unusual
adj.
不平常的,与众不同的
反义词:usual
as
usual
像往常一样
e.g.
As
usual,
she
had
bread
and
egg
for
breakfast.
They
were
going
to
meet
as
usual.
(翻译)
她照例吃面包和鸡蛋作早餐。
他们会像往常一样见面。
e.g.
My
sister
is
an
editor
for
a
local
newspaper.
He
bargained
with
the
editor
for
a
hundred
dollars
per
thousand
words.
(翻译)
我姐姐是当地一家报社的编辑。
他与主笔讲价,要100元1000字。
editor
n.
编辑,主笔
e.g.
The
value
of
this
property
was
assessed
at
one
million
dollars.
It
is
too
early
to
assess
the
effects
of
the
new
legislation.
(翻译)
这财产的价值估定为一百万元。
现在来评价新法规的效果为时尚早。
assess
vt.
估计;评估;评价
3.
Complete
the
passage
using
the
words
below
in
the
correct
form.
sceptical
deadline
colleague
publish
dilemma
photograph
delighted
meanwhile
assist
submit
amateur
unusual
assistant
editor
assess
My
first
assignment
was
as
a(an)
________
to
a
famous
fashion
____________,
who
was
going
to
take
photos
of
a
model
by
the
name
of
Wang
Li.
I
felt
_________
as
I
was
to
________
him.
assistant
photographer
delighted
assist
We
had
not
gone
far
when
our
________
called.
“Be
sure
to
finish
your
task
before
the
________.”
My
________
laughed.
“He
wants
us
to
concentrate
on
the
time
because
I’ve
missed
deadlines
before,”
he
said
to
me.
When
we
arrived,
we
found
Wang
Li
was
extremely
charming.
deadline
colleague
editor
sceptical
deadline
colleague
publish
dilemma
photograph
delighted
meanwhile
assist
submit
amateur
unusual
assistant
editor
assess
She
explained
that
as
an
________
photographer
she
expected
all
the
photographs
to
be
__________
to
her
before
they
were
__________.
This
was
a
________
as
there
was
little
time
before
the
deadline.
amateur
submitted
published
dilemma
sceptical
deadline
colleague
publish
dilemma
photograph
delighted
meanwhile
assist
submit
amateur
unusual
assistant
editor
assess
My
colleague
_________
the
situation
and
announced
that
as
this
was
________
he
would
have
to
refer
the
matter
to
his
editor.
__________
he
would
get
ready.
assessed
unusual
Meanwhile
sceptical
deadline
colleague
publish
dilemma
photograph
delighted
meanwhile
assist
submit
amateur
unusual
assistant
editor
assess
At
first
Wang
Li
was
_________,
but
when
our
editor
rang
to
inform
her
that
she
would
have
her
photographs
before
they
were
published,
she
was
satisfied.
sceptical
sceptical
deadline
colleague
publish
dilemma
photograph
delighted
meanwhile
assist
submit
amateur
unusual
assistant
editor
assess
Remember
the
words
we
have
learnt.
Preview
Grammar.