新概念第三册第五课笔记.doc

此文档收集于网络，如有侵权请联系网站删除 Lesson 5 The facts 确切数字Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics.Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the presidents palace in a new African republic .When the article arrived ,the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it.The article began :Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the presidents palace.The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall. The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts,but he took a long time to send them .Meanwhile ,the editor was getting impatient ,for the magazine would soon go to press.He sent the journalist two more faxes,but received no reply.He sent yet another fax informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired .When the journalist again failed to reply ,the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written.A week later,the editor at last received a fox from the journalist.Not only had the poor man been arrested ,but he had been sent to prison as well.However,he had at last been allowed to send a fox in which he informed the editor that he had been arrested while counting the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the presidents palace.Today well learn the story about a journalist who was asked to provide some statistics.now please listen to the story ,then lets learn the new words: Now learn the new words(1) .editor n. 编辑(2) .extreme n. 极端(3) .statistics n.统计数字(4) .journalist n. 新闻记者(5) .president n. 总统(6) .palace n .王宫，宏伟的住宅(7) .publish n.出版(8) .fax n.传真(9) .impatient adj.不耐烦的(10) .fire v.解雇(11) .originally adv.起初，原先 After learning the new words.Now try to answer the question,and do the ask and answer.1. How long ago was this?(Last year )2. Why was the editor dissatisfied with the first sentence?(Because it was too general)3. Did he refuse to publish it?(Yes,he did)4. Why was the editor getting impatient?(Because the magazine would soon go to press)5. How many more faxes did he send the journalist?(Three)6. What did the last one say?(That the journalist would be fried if he didnt reply)7. How long was it before the journalist could fax the editor?(A week)8. How many steps led to the wall surrounding the presidents palace?(1.084)9. How high was the wall?(Fifteen feet)10. When had the journalist been arrested?(When he was counting the steps Text.课文讲解Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics(1) .go to extremes 走极端，采取极端手段 Eg:Dont go to extremes in everything. 不要凡是都走极端如果用单数，可用go to the extremes of 表示“采取.极端手段。”The man went to the extremes of hitting the child.这个男人采取打小孩的极端手段。（2） .to provide their readers with.此动词不定时为目的状语，provide sb.with sth,或provide sth for.sb. 向某人提供某物 Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the presidents palace in a new African republic（1） .had been instructed 受委托（2） Write.on.就.写.这里用介词on,表达“有关，关于”，相当于介词about的含义。Eg :He has just written a book on animals. 他刚刚写了一篇关于动物的书。When the article arrived ,the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. refuse to do sth 拒绝做某事。The article began :Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the presidents palace.(1) .lead to 通向(2) .which surrounds the presidents palace 定语从句，环绕总统府的高墙。The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.（1） .instructing him to现在分词短语作状语，对谓语动词sent作一部说明。（2） .height 高度， 宽度width 深度 depth 长度length (3).instructing him to.现在分词短语作状语，对谓语动词sent作进一步说明。The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts,but he took a long time to send them （1） .主语为人 eg：I took three hours to get home last week 上一周我花三小时到家（2） .主语为行为：Eg:Painting the wall took me all day. 刷墙我用了整整一天（3） .主语为先行词it Eg:It took me one day to repair the car.Meanwhile ,the editor was getting impatient ,for the magazine would soon go to press(1) .was getting impatient,中的动词get 作系动词，impatient作补语，对主语作补充说明。(2) go to press 开印，复印He sent the journalist two more faxes,but received no replyHe sent yet another fax informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired (1) .yet another又，更。Another为形容词，除副词yet外，still也可用于another前表示此意。(2) .informing the journalist that 现在分词短语做状语。When the journalist again failed to reply ,the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written（1） .fail to do sth. 没能够做成某事。 (2).as it had originally been written按照原先写的样式，as引导的方式状语从句，修饰published Eg:He operated the machine as the instruction said. 他按照说明操作机器。A week later,the editor at last received a fox from the journalistNot only had the poor man been arrested ,but he had been sent to prison as wellNot only 用于句首时，其后需用倒装句Eg:Not only is this young man intelligent ,but hard working as well.这个年轻人，不仅聪明，而且勤奋However,he had at last been allowed to send a fox in which he informed the editor that he had been arrested while counting the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the presidents palace.（1） .in which引导一定语从句，修饰a fax,此处in 不能省略，相当于in the fax.（2） .while counting 为时间状语（3） .leading to ,现在分词短语，作定语后置修饰steps.Summary Though the journalist immediately set out to get the facts after receiving instructions from his editor ,he did not send them at once .Meanwhile ,the editor was getting impatient,so he sent three faxes,finally threatening to fire the journalist.When the last fax was unanswered,the article was published in its original form .The journalist sent the editor a fax a week later explaining he had been imprisoned after counting the steps and measuring the height of the wall.Key to Vocabularyjournalist=reporterinstructed=ordered =commissionedwell-known=famouspublish=print=issuesurrounds=encirclesfired=sacked=dismissedreluctantly=unwillinglyKey to CompositionA possible answer The journalist counted the number of steps as he wearily climbed up to the high wall surrounding the presidents palace.On arriving at the main gate,he sat down to get his breath back.He then produced a tape measure in order to measure the wall.While he was busy measuring the wall,a policeman approached him and asked him what he was doing. Though the journalist explained he was a reporter and his editor had asked him to find out the exact height of the wall,the policeman refused to believe him. He was arrested and sent to prison because the police thought that he might even want to assassinate the president. When the journalist insisted he was innocent, he made things worse for himself. This proved to the police that the man certainly was guilty and deserved to stay in prison indefinitely. Key to letter writing Address DateDear Jack Many congratulations on your recent marriage! Quite by chance I happened to read about your wedding in our local newspaper and I was thrilled with the news .Yours wife sounds sounds really charming .I gather that you will both be moving to our ares ,so well soon be neighbours.I hope you ll be very happy and Ill be able to see you soon.I look forward to seeing you again and meeting your wife .My kindest regards to you both. Yours sincerely signat