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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,本资料仅供参考，不能作为科学依据。谢谢。本资料仅供参考，不能作为科学依据。本资料仅供参考，不能作为科学依据。谢谢。不能作为科学依据。,Unit One,Politics,What has destroyed liberty and the rights of,men in every government that has ever existed,under the sun?The generalizing and concentrating,of all cares and powers into one body.,-,Thomas Jefferson,1/77,Part A Changing of,the Guard in Britain,Part B A Debate,for the,Internet Age,Part C The,Candidates,Assess,Each Other,Part D Rendition,Trial Puts US,on Hot Seat,Part E Lets,Have a Queen,Part E,Projects,Content,2/77,1.Why is Tony Blairs popularity on the decline?How do you feel about his alliance with George W.Bush?,Surf the Net and get to know more about Gordon Brown,the“sober Scot.”Try to clarify his political career and personality traits in your own words.,3.Its said that theres the dysfunctional relationship between Tony Blair and his successor Gordon Brown.Could you give some examples to prove that?,Part A-Changing of the Guard in Britain,3/77,outgoing,/,5a,tE,IN,/,adj.,retiring from or relinquishing a position or an office,即将离职,president/chancellor,prime minister,the most important minister and leader of the government in some countries which have a parliament,首相,successor,/,sEk5sesE,/,n.,a person or thing that succeeds another,继任者；接替事物,a worthy (,当之无愧接班人,),her to the post,Sloan will be Barretts as treasurer.,I.Vocabulary-1,4/77,booming,/,5bu:mIN,/,adj,.having a period or great prosperity or rapid economic growth,飞速发展；欣欣向荣,(,n.,boom=prosperity),economy/industry/stock market,landslide,/,5lAndslaId,/,n,.an overwhelming majority of votes for one party in an election,（选举中）压倒性多数票,a election victory,The SNP(Scottish National Party)candidate won,by a,.,ovation,/,E,5veIFn,/,n,.a sustained and enthusiastic show of appreciation from an audience,especially by means of applause,长时间热烈鼓掌；热烈欢迎,I.Vocabulary-2,The Chancellors entrance was greeted with,a standing,(=everyone stood up).,Fans gave the rock group,a thunderous,.,5/77,poodle,/,5pu:dl,/,n,.a person or organization considered to be servile or obsequious,走狗；附庸；追随者,He has made himself appear a of the Prime Minister.,freefall,/,fri:,fC:l,/,n,.a rapid decline that cannot be stopped,快速下降,The spacecraft is now,in,towards the Earth.,the in housing prices,The economy is,in,.,sober,/,5sE,bE,/,adj,.serious,sensible,and solemn,严厉；明智；持重,I.Vocabulary-3,a (,稳重,),hard-working young man,a assessment(,冷静预计,)of the situation,On reflection,(,冷静思索之后,),6/77,Scot,/,skCt,/,n,.a native of Scotland or a person of Scottish descent,苏格兰人,slickness,/,5slIknIs,/,n,.the state of being smart,adroit,or clever;glibly assured,精明；狡猾,(,adj.,slick),a,slick,TV presenter,伶牙俐齿电视节目主持人,a,slick,salesman,花言巧语推销员,spin,/,spIn,/,n,.the way someone,especially a politician or business person,talks about information or a situation,especially in order to influence the way people think about it,（有利于自己）导向陈说,I.Vocabulary-4,Politicians,put their own on,the economic situation.,政治家们对经济形势各执一词。,7/77,run-up,/,5rQn Qp,/,n.,the period of time just before an important event,（主要事情）前期；准备阶段,in the,to,the election,fallout,/,5fC:l7a,t,/,n,.the results of a particular event,余波；附带结果,protection against,radioactive,The,political,of the affair cost,him his job.,legacy,/,5leEsI,/,n,.an mount of money or property left to someone in a will,遗产,The invasion,left a of,hatred and fear.,a from,the colonial period,She received a small,from,her aunt.,I.Vocabulary-5,8/77,Gordon Brown,戈登,布朗,leader of the Labor Party,PM of the UK and Northern Ireland,II.Notes-1,assumed office in June,after the resignation of Tony Blair and three days after becoming leader of the governing Labor Party.,served as Chancellor of the Exchequer(,财政大臣,)in the Labor government from 1997 to under Blair.,9/77,Leader of the Labour Party(1994 ),Prime Minister of the UK(2 May 1997-27 June).,Member of Parliament for Sedgefield(1983 ).,II.Notes-2,Tony Blair,英国前首相托尼,布莱尔,the Labour Partys,longest-serving,PM,the only leader to have taken the party to,3,consecutive general election victories.,appointed official Envoy(,特使,)of the Quartet on the Middle East on behalf of the UN,the EU,the US and Russia,10/77,Iraq,/,5rB:k,/,伊拉克,a country in the Middle East,on the Persian Gulf,The capital and the largest city:Baghdad,II.Notes-3,one of the worlds most unstable countries:Beginning with the invasion in,a multinational coalition of forces,mainly American and British,occupied Iraq,which has had wide-reaching consequences.,11/77,The Guardian,卫报,a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group.It is published Monday to Saturday in the Berliner format from its London and Manchester headquarters.,II.Notes-4,CBS,（美国）哥伦比亚广播企业,also,Columbia Broadcasting System,a major radio and TV network in the US,the most watched network in the US,12/77,1,.A slip of the tongue:,transfer of power(Palmer),权力移交,2.With his,popularity in freefall,Tony Blair accepted it was finally time to hand over to Gordon Brown,even though it was clear the two men had,grown apart,Brown,the,sober,Scot,uncomfortable with Blairs,slickness and spin,.,今后，布莱尔,人气急剧下滑,，他最终不得不接收现实，将权力移交给戈登,布朗，尽管众人皆知二者早已是,貌合神离,布朗，,冷静持重,苏格兰人，对于布莱尔,精明圆滑及其坚持己见说词,一直看不过眼。,III.Study Difficulties,13/77,What is the main theme of this news?,A.The power of Prime Minister has been transferred in Great Britain.,B.There is a freefall in Tony Blairs popularity after the Iraq War.,C.Tony Blair handed over his leadership of the Labor Party to Gordon Brown.,D.Gordon Brown will handle Britain-American relationship in a different way.,IV.Exercise 1-Main Idea,14/77,1.handed over(leadership)(,移交政权,/,帅印,),2.mean,3.an era,4.booming(economy)(,蓬勃发展经济,),5.landslide(,压倒性票数,),6.standing ovation(,长时间起立鼓掌,),7.apart,8.slickness and spin(,精明圆滑、坚持己见,),9.cool,10.inherits,IV.Key to Exercise 2,15/77,1.According to the news,how popular is Barack Obama in America?,2.What image does Hilary Clinton project on the Internet?Do you think whether her Internet presidential campaign works or not?,3.Currently,how great is the influence the Internet exerts on the general election?,Part B-A Debate for the Internet Age,16/77,presidential,/,9prezI5denFl,/,adj.,of a president or presidency,总统；总统（职位）,a electionthe partys candidate,citadel,/,5sItEdEl,/,n,.a meeting hall of the Salvation Army,救世军会议厅,the last (,figurative,堡垒,)of freedom,crush,/,krQF,/,n.,a strong feeling of romantic love for someone,especially one that a young person has for someone older who they do not know well,喜爱；迷恋,(,=infatuation,),She,had a huge on,her geography teacher.,Its just a,schoolgirl,.,I.Vocabulary-1,17/77,self-anointed,/,self E5nCIntId,/,adj,.nominated or chosen as leading candidate for a position by oneself,自行指定；自行选定,a expert/mediator/spokesman,smooth,/,smu:T,/,adj,.charming in a way considered to be unctuous,圆滑；油腔滑调,a talkera operator,巧舌如簧人八面玲珑滑头,rebuttal,/,rI5bQtl,/,n,.a refutation or contradiction,反驳；驳斥,The accusations met with a firm.,I.Vocabulary-2,an attempt to publicly,rebut(,v.,),rumors of a divorce,18/77,unprecedented,/,Qn5presIdEntId,/,adj,.never done or known before,史无先例；前所未闻,success/prosperity/unemployment,ber-hip,/,5ju:bE hIp,/,adj,.following the latest fashion,especially in popular music and clothes in an extreme way,极为新潮,bars/clothing/accessories,cyberspace,/,5saIbEspeIs,/,n,.the notional environment in which communication over computer networks occurs,网络空间,communities/chat rooms,I.Vocabulary-3,19/77,soprano,/,sE5prB:nE,/,n,.the highest singing voice,歌唱中最高音,She,sings.,sign off,conclude a letter,broadcast,or other message,结束写信、广播等信息,She,with,“Yours,Janet.”,takeoff,/,5teIk5C:f,/,n,.the action of becoming air-borne;an act of mimicking someone or something,起飞；模仿,The local economy,is poised for,(,蓄势待发,).,He,did a very amusing of,the headmaster.,他惟妙惟肖学校长样，令人捧腹。,I.Vocabulary-4,20/77,viral,/,5vaIrEl,/,adj.,relating to or caused by a virus,滤过性毒菌；滤过性毒菌引发,a infection/disease,fair game:,person who is the aim of an attack(especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation)by some hostile person or influence,可据理加以抨击对象；适合攻击或迫害对象,He was,for,our jokes.,他当我们取消对象再适当不过了。,The young stars behavior made her,for,the tabloid press.,I.Vocabulary-5,21/77,ridicule,/,5rIdIkju:l,/,v,.to subject to mockery and derision,嘲笑；嘲弄,At the time,his ideas were,d,.,mock,/,mCk,/,v,.to tease or laugh in a scornful or contemptuous manner,嘲笑；嘲笑,Opposition MPs,ed,the governments decision.,Running away?he,ed,.,Its easy for you to,but we put a lot of work into this play.,I.Vocabulary-6,hold sb.up to,(,n.,公然取消某人,),She is,an object of,(,嘲笑嘲讽对象,),in the tabloid newspaper,.,22/77,freak,/,fri:k,/,v,.to cause to act in a wild and irrational way,使表现狂妄；使失去理智,When Ben heard about the accident,he just,ed,(,大惊失色,).,Snakes really,me,out,.(,吓得要命,),primp,/,prImp,/,v,.to spend time making minor adjustments to(ones hair,make-up,or clothes),过分考究地整理（头发，打扮，着装）,She spends hours,ing,in front of the mirror.,pay off,(of a course of action)to yield good results;to succeed,取得好结果；成功,I.Vocabulary-7,The gamble,paid off,.,赌博赢了。,Your hard work/efforts will.,23/77,Hillary Clinton,希拉里,克林顿,the 67th US Secretary of State,serving in the administration of President Barack Obama.,II.Notes-1,a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in the election.,US Senator from NY(),the wife of Bill Clinton&the First Lady of the US(1993 ),24/77,South Carolina/,sa,/,南卡罗莱纳州,a state in the southern region(Deep South)of the US,borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north.,The capital&the largest city:Columbia,II.Notes-2,CNN,美国有线电视新闻网,Cable News Network,a major U.S.cable news network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner,YouTube,YouTube,视频分享网站,a video sharing website where users can upload,view and share video clips.,25/77,Broadway theatre,百老汇,commonly called simply,Broadway,II.Notes-3,theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District,NY(plus one theatre in Lincoln Center)in Manhattan,NY City.,usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world,along with Londons West End theatre.,26/77,The Beach Boys,海滩男孩乐团,（美国冲浪摇滚音乐经典代表）,an American rock band.,Formed in 1961,the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of cars and surfing.,II.Notes-4,27/77,II.Notes-4,The Sopranos,黑道家族,人在江湖,（美热门警匪剧）,an American television drama series created and produced by David Chase,a major commercial and critical success,the most financially successful cable series in the history of television,one of the greatest television series of all time,28/77,A viral video,病毒视频,（经过互联网共享而流行视频剪辑内容）,a video clip that gains widespread popularity through the process of Internet sharing,typically through email or instant messaging,blogs and other media sharing websites.,II.Notes-5,24/7 全天候提供服务（一天二十四小时，一星期7天缩写）,24 hours a day,7 days a week,usually referring to a business or service available at all times without interruption.,29/77,II.Notes-6,I Feel Pretty.”,歌曲,我以为我很漂亮,a song in,West Side Story,a Broadway musical with a book by Arthur Laurents,music by Leonard Bernstein,and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim,The musical,West Side Story,is based on William Shakespeares,Romeo and Juliet,.,Johnny Edwards,约翰,爱德华兹,an American politician who served as a U.S.Senator from North Carolina,the,Democratic,nominee for VP in,a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in and,30/77,II.Notes-7,The G.O.P.,大佬党,;,（美国）共和党,=the Grand Old Party,=the Republican Party,The party supports a conservative and/or center-right platform,with foundations in supply-side fiscal policies,social conservatism,and personal responsibility.,one of the two major contemporary political parties in the US,along with the Democratic Party,31/77,II.Notes-8,Rudy Giuliani,鲁迪,朱利亚尼,an American lawyer,businessman and politician from the state of NY who was Mayor of NY City from 1994-,ran for the Republican Party nomination in the US presidential election.,John McCain,约翰,麦凯恩,the senior US Senator from Arizona,the,Republican nominee,for president in the US election,candidates for the Republican nomination,32/77,II.Notes-9,Mitt Romney,米特,罗姆尼,an American businessman and former Governor of Massachusetts,a candidate for the Republican nomination in the US presidential election,The Holy Grail,圣杯；（喻）渴望得到东西,the dish,plate,or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper,said to possess miraculous powers,a thing which is being earnestly pursued or sought after,candidates for the Republican nomination,33/77,But the problem is that video makes Barack Obama look sexy and,smooth,and kind of like a,player,.,可问题是，视频中巴拉克,奥巴马看上去很性感，有点,油腔滑调,感觉，像个,演员,。,A week after“The Sopranos”signed off,the Clinton campaign,posted this takeoff,.,热播剧,黑道家族,落下帷幕才一周时间，克林顿班子就,利用里面一幕粉墨登场,。,III.Study Difficulties-1,34/77,3.But citizen journalists and viral videos also make politicians fair game 24/7,whether its a candidate who is comedically challenged“That old Beach Boys song,Bomb Iran?Bomb,bomb,bomb,bomb,anyway”or musically challenged.(Hilary singing:For the land of the free.),不过平民记者和病毒视频令政客们成为全天候二十四小时被攻击对象，或是以喜剧形式，（麦凯恩：记得海滩男孩那首名为Bomb Iran轰炸伊朗老歌吗？炸炸炸，不论怎样都要炸啊）或是以音乐形式（希拉里唱道：为了这个自由国度）。,III.Study Difficulties-2,35/77,1.What makes tonights Democratic debate so special?,A.It is the first online presidential debate.,B.CNN will work with YouTube to broadcast the debate.,C.Questions for the candidates can be submitted via YouTube.,D.People can use YouTube to vote for the candidates.,Key to Multiple Choice-1,36/77,2.How did Robert Thompson comment on the online video of Barack Obama?,A.It is not authorized by his campaign for promotional purpose.,B.His consultants wouldnt like the image created in the video.,C.The sexual message in the video is too offensive.,D.It suggests the insulting fact that he is a black man.,Key to Multiple Choice-2,37/77,3.How do people react to Hillary Clintons online appeal for campaign song suggestions?,A.Most of them welcome the appeal.,B.Some challenge it with a musical.,C.It gets 24 million hits on YouTube.,D.A lot of people sneer at it.,Key to Multiple Choice-3,38/77,4,Why do many candidates like to have a huge Web presence,according to the news?,A.There are a lot of announcements to make on the web during the campaign.,B.The more frequently they appear on the web,the more money they will raise.,C.They want to promote the image that they are following the trend of the times.,D.The internet is more popular than TV today as a means of communication.,Key to Multiple Choice-4,39/77,5.What can we infer from the report?,A.Politicians would have to spend a lot of time handling any upcoming problems online.,B.The cyberspace can not only be used by politicians but also use politicians.,C.Online enthusiasm of the netizens can be translated into votes in the election.,D.The ultimate goal for the politicians to use the internet is to raise money online.,Key to Multiple Choice-5,40/77,1.What do Obama and McCain comment on each others strengths and weaknesses?,2.According to the news,what persona
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