高中英语 lesson 5 the facts新概念讲义 第三册

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1、§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

2、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:Theyhavealreadypu

3、blishedthemagazine.=printvt.Eg:thebookhasalreadybeenpublished.Thebookhasgonetopress.★faxn.传真sentafax★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，

4、辞退Eg:Ifyoudoitwrongagainyouwillbesacked.★originallyadv.起初，原先，从前originaladj.【Text】§Lesson5Thefacts确切数字Q:Whatwastheconsequenceoftheeditor’sinsistenceonfactsandstatistics?Editorsofnewspapersandmagazinesoftengotoextremestoprovidetheirreaderswithunimportantfactsandstatistics.Lastyearajournalisthadbeen

5、instructedbyawell-knownmagazinetowriteanarticleonthepresident'spalaceinanewAfricanrepublic.Whenthearticlearrived,theeditorreadthefirstsentenceandthenrefusedtopublishit.Thearticlebegan:'Hundredsofstepsleadtothehighwallwhichsurroundsthepresident'spalace.'Theeditoratoncesentthejournalistatelegramins

6、tructinghimtofindouttheexactnumberofstepsandtheheightofthewall.Thejournalistimmediatelysetouttoobtaintheseimportantfacts,buthetookalongtimetosendthem.Meanwhile,theeditorwasgettingimpatient,forthemagazinewouldsoongotopress.Hesentthejournalisttwomorefaxes,butreceivednoreply.Hesentyetanotherfaxinfor

7、mingthejournalistthatifhedidnotreplysoonhewouldbefired.Whenthejournalistagainfailedtoreply,theeditorreluctantlypublishedthearticleasithadoriginallybeenwritten.Aweeklater,theeditoratlastreceivedatelegramfromthejournalis