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1、World Reacts to Announcement of Steve Jobs Death vDo you know this man?vIf not, then are you familiar with this mark?vSteve Jobsvthe co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the Apple, a legend as god. He makes the expensive and rare electronic products become one part of our modern life.

2、vHe created iPad, iPod, iTunes Store, iPhone,macbook and so many other well-known digital products. ListeningvListen to the tape for the first time.vHow old was Jobs when he died?vHow many cities did you hear?vHong KongvWashingtonvCupertinovListen to the tape for two times, and fill in the 7 missing

3、 words.v From 1 to Cupertino, and from 2 to the Blogosphere, news that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs 3 away at age 56 came as a jolt, 4 to Apple users like Mark Ciolli. I really couldnt 5 that he passed away.I 6 that it was a marketing stunt, and 7enough it was confirmed.WashingtonHong Kongpassedespec

4、iallybelievethoughtsureWords and Expressionv1. pass away去世，与世长辞（委婉）英文中其它关于“某人死了”的表达：vsb died. v死亡（直接）v咽气vsb has breathed his last v见上帝死了vsb was called to the God. v“某人时辰到了”vsbs time has come. v2. co- 前缀表示“一起，共同”vco-founder (founder 创始人) v共同创始人vcooperation （operation 操作，经营）v合作v3. blogosphere 是一个合成词vB

5、log (博客)+sphere (球体，范围) 博客圈v4. jolt n./v. （使）震惊，（使）摇动v5. especially adv. 尤其地，特别地vespecial adj. 特别的，突出的v6. marketing stunt 市场炒作vmarket n. 市场，交易v v. 推销，去市场买卖vstunt n. 特技；噱头；花招vstuntman 特技替身演员v7. confirm v. 确认，批准，证实TranslationvKeys:vnews that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away at age 56 came as a jolt.v主干结构 ?v苹果公司的共同创始人史蒂夫.乔布斯去世了，享年56岁，这个消息令人震惊 vHong Kongv香港vWashingtonv全称：vWashington D.Cv