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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,*,Lesson ThreeWhats Wrong with Our Press,1/37,it is the other way around.,:the opposite of what is expected or supposed.恰好相反 I was accused of stealing money from her but in fact it was the other way round.说我偷了她钱,其实恰好相反,是她偷了我钱。This one for waxing and this for polishing.Oh,no,I think its the other way round.那个用于打蜡,这个用来抛光。哦,不对,我看恰好说反了。,2/37,harried hrid,adj.,被困扰;受,折磨,vt.,harry变形,harry hri,vt.,1.烦扰,骚扰;折磨,使苦恼:He was harried by constant bothering of his fans.,他崇敬者不停打搅令他十分苦恼。,2.抢劫,掠夺;蹂躏;(不停)攻击:,The enemy troops harried the village.敌人部队洗劫了村庄。,3.强使前进,推(某人)前进:,We were harried into the police car.我们被推进了警车。,3/37,conflict,(v):(of opinions,desires,etc.)be in opposition or disagreement;be incompatible 不一致;冲突 Their account of events conflicts with ours.他们对事件说法与我们截然不一样。Do British laws conflict with any international laws?英国法与国际法是否有相违反之处?,4/37,allot(,v):give(time,money,duties,etc.)as a share of what is available;apportion sth.分配;分给 The principal allotted each grade a part in the Christmas program.校长分给每个年级一部分圣诞礼品。We did the work within the time theyd allotted to us.我们在要求时间内完成了任务。,5/37,available(a):,(of things)that can be used or obtained;(of people)free 可用;可得到;有空 This ticket is available until the end of the month.本票到月底前有效。Jack is not available for the job;he has other work.杰克现在没空干这份工作,他有别活要做。,6/37,pass for:,be accepted as 被认为;被看成 He speaks French well enough to pass for a Frenchman.他法语流利得让人认为他是法国人。In this small village he passes for a wise man.在这个小村里,人们把他看成一位智者。,7/37,get over with;,complete sth.unpleasant but necessary 结束必须做讨厌事 Shell be glad to get the exam over with.等考试结束她就高兴了。He looked upon the wedding ceremony as a mere formality-something to be got over with as quickly as possible.他只把婚礼看成一个形式,一件应尽快了结事。,get sth over to sb.,使某人了解某事,The government should have got the fact over to the public.,政府本应该让公众了解事实。,8/37,color(v):,give a special effect or feeling to(a person,event,etc.)影响 Dont allow personal loyalty to color your judgment.不要因讲义气而影响了你判断。One s point of view is necessarily colored by past experience.一个人观点必定受其经历影响。,9/37,predominant,(a):prevailing;most noticeable;having more power or influence than others 盛行;占优势 Bright red is the predominant color in the room.鲜红是屋子里主色调。.English is one of the worlds predominant languages.英语是世界主要语言之一。,10/37,virtue(n):,advantage;moral goodness or excellence;(of medicine)effect 优点;美德 This seat has the virtue of being adjustable.这种座位好在能够调整。One of his virtues is that he never gets angry.他优点之一是从不生气。,11/37,coverage(n):,reporting of events;extent to which sth.is covered 新闻报道;覆盖范围 Theres little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。CCTV has a greater coverage than any station.中国中央电视台覆盖范围比任何台都广,12/37,take precedence over:,have greater importance 优于;高于 Control of prices takes precedence over other consideration.控制物价应给以优先考虑。The needs of the community must take precedence over individual requirement.公众利益高于个人利益。,13/37,By and large,adv.,usually;as a rule,as a whole,in principle,大致上,总来说By and large,she gave us a lot of help.,总来说,她给了我们很多帮助。,Taking it,by and large,the conditions of employment are good.,从大致上说来,就业条件是好。,14/37,have ones say,express ones view 表示意见;把话说完 We were all tired of speeches,but the old woman was determined to have her say.我们都厌倦了演讲,但那老太太决意要把话说完。Dont interrupt her,let her have her say.别打断她,让她把意见说出来。,Let him have his say on this matter.Dont interrupt him.让他把这件事情看法讲出来,不要打断他。,The poor have no say in this.,15/37,cater to,迎合,适应,Some magazines cater to boys.,有些杂志迎合男孩子喜好。,Were going to cater to your every desire.对于你,我们会有求必应。The radio and television have to cater to many different types of interest and taste among the public.收音机和电视机必须满足兴趣各异大众。,16/37,in the light of,in view of;considering 鉴于;因为依据,参考,考虑到,In the light of these changes we must revise our plan.因为这些改变,我们必须修改计划。,He reviewed his decision in the light of recent development.他依据最近事态发展重新考虑自己决定。Please analyze it in the light of the principles discussed.,请依据经过讨论原理进行分析。,17/37,document(v):,prove or support(sth.)with documents 用文件证实或证实 The lawyer gathered evidence to document the charges.律师搜集材料为控告提供证据。Hard evidence for this has still not been fully documented.相关此事确实凿证据还未统计在案。,18/37,bolster,(y):strengthen or reinforce sth.;give support to 加强;支持 The government borrowed money to bolster up the economy.政府贷款以促进经济发展。Both sides offered statistics to bolster their arguments.双方都拿出统计数字来证实自己论点。,19/37,stuff,(1)(v):fill sth.tightly;cram sth.塞满 Dont stuff anything else in,or the bag will burst.不能再塞任何东西了,不然包会撑破。He has stuffed the managerial stuff with personal associates.他在管理人员中安置了许多亲友。(2)(n):material of which sth.is made;unnamed subject matter 材料;题材 Real life is the stuff of all good novels.现实生活是全部优异小说题材。There has been some really good stuff on TV lately.最近电视上有些节目确实不错。,20/37,at random:,without conscious choice 任意地 His clothes were scattered about the room at random.他衣服扔得满屋子都是。Dont answer at random,think first.别乱回答,先想一想。,21/37,justify(v):,show that sb./sth.is right,reasonable or just 表明是正当,有理,公正 They found it hard to justify their sons giving up a secure well-paid job.他们难以了解儿子竟放弃收入颇丰稳定工作。Tiredness cannot possibly justify your treating staff this way.你不能以疲劳为由就这么对待职员,22/37,derive from,:,obtain from;trace from 得到;追溯,We can derive English“chauffeur”from French.英语中chauffeur一词起源于法语。,He derives much pleasure from his books.,他从书本中取得了很多乐趣。,23/37,feature(n):,special program;distinctive characteristic;aspect;尤其节目;特征 All news and features deal with local people and happenings.全部新闻及尤其节目都是相关当地人物事件。The capacity to think is the feature of our species.思维能力是人类所特有。,24/37,elevate(v):,make better or more educated;raise to a higher place or rank 使更加好;提升 The vice president was elevated to president of the company.副经理被提升为企业经理。His inspiring speech elevated the audience.他那赋有激情演讲鼓舞了听众。,25/37,prevail(v):,be widespread;exist or happen generally;fight successfully 盛行;战胜 The use of horses for plough still prevails among the poorer farmers.用马耕作在贫苦农民中仍十分普遍。Justice has prevailed;the guilty man has been punished.正义得到了伸张;罪人受到了处罚。,26/37,degrade(v):,cause to be less deserving of respect 贬低;使丢脸 He degraded himself by cheating and telling lies.他因坑骗说谎而降低了自己身份。I felt degraded by having to ask for money.我出于无奈向他人要钱,以为有失尊严。,27/37,cheapen(v):,make oneself/sth.less worthy of respect;degrade 贬低 Its only cheapening yourself to behave like that.那样做只能使你自贬身价。Constant cursing cheapens oneself.经常骂人遭人轻看。,28/37,entrust(v):,give(someone)the charge of(sth)with complete trust 委托某人负责 Can I entrust you with the secret plans?我能把这些秘密计划委托给你吗?Hes entrusted his children to my care for the day.他委托我照看一天孩子。,29/37,词语辨析(Word analysis),1.,advantage:,sht.Helpful,sth likely to bring success 益处;优势 Living in a big town has many advantages,such as good schools,libraries and theaters.住在大城市里有许多好处,比如好学校、图书馆及剧院。,strength:,quality of being strong 强度;力量 She hasnt the strength to walk upstairs.她没有力气走上楼。,Advantage:something that helps you to be more successful than others,or the state of having this,Strength:the physical power and energy that makes someone strong,30/37,2.,on the whole:,taking everything into consideration 总看来;大致上,I think,on the whole,we had better stay at home.我认为,总看来,我们还是呆在家里为好。,as a whole:,considered all together,not separately 全部地;作为一个整体 The temperature for the country as a whole is relatively high.这个国家气温总来说较高。,on the whole:used to say that something is generally true(大致上,基本上),as a whole:used to say that all the parts of something are being considered together(从总体上来考虑),.,31/37,3.,meet:,come face to face with sb.or sth.遇见;遇见 We met each other quite by chance.我们相遇十分偶然。He can meet misfortune with a smile.他能面对不幸遭遇一笑置之。,encounter:,find oneself faced by difficulty,meet enemies 遭遇(困难等);遭逢(敌人等)They encountered every kind of difficulty.他们碰到了各种困难。,Meet:to go to a place where someone will be at a particular time,according to an arrangement,so that you can talk or do something together,Encounter:to experience something,especially problems or opposition(遭遇);to meet someone without planning to(偶遇),32/37,4,.confine to:,keep or hold within limits 限制;限于范围内 I wish the speaker would confine himself to the subject.我希望演讲者不要离题。,limit to:,put a limit to sth.限制;限定 We must limit the expense to what we can afford.我们必须限制开销不超出我们经济能力范围。,Be confined to:to exist in or affect only a particular place or group(限制),Be limited to:to exist or happen only in a particular place,group,or area of activity(限于),33/37,5.,coverage:,covering of events 采访新闻;新闻报道 He wrote an excellent coverage about African situation.他写了一篇关于非洲出众报道。,reporting:,giving an account of events 报道;汇报 The newspaper was asked to be less selective in its reporting.这家报纸被要求在报道中应少一些主观选择性。,Coverage:when a subject or event is reported on television or radio,or in newspapers,Reporting:the activity of writing about news events for a newspaper or telling people about them on television or on the radio,34/37,6.justifiable:,that can be justified 有道理;有理由 If it is justifiable,then well take these steps.假如有道理,那么我们将采取这些步骤。,justified,:reasonable,proper 有理由;正当 The editors are justified in refusing your work.编辑们有理由拒绝你作品。,Justifiable:actions,reactions,decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons,Justified:having an acceptable explanation or reason(be justified in doing固定搭配),35/37,7.attract:(vt.),get the attention of sb.引发某人注意 Bright colors attract babies.鲜艳色彩可引发婴儿注意。,appeal:(vi.),attract 有吸引力 Bright colors appeal to small children.鲜艳色彩能吸引小孩。Attract:to make someone interested in something,or make them want to take part in something,Appeal to:if someone or something appeals to you,they seem attractive and interesting,36/37,8.,function:,(vi.)operate,act 起作用;有效用 Some English adverbs function as adjectives.英语有些副词有形容词作用。,work:,have the desired result 取得预期结果 Its a good idea,but it just wont work.这是个好主意,不过就是行不通。Function as:if something functions as a particular thing,it does what that type of thing normally does,or is used as that thing(起某物作用或功效),Work:if something such as a fact,situation,or system works in a particular way,it has a particular effect on someone or something(起作用,不与as连用),37/37,
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