Unit4 Making the news
一、语言要点
I单元要点预览（旨在让同学整体了解本单元要点）
词汇
部分
词语
辨析
1. occupation/profession/job/work 2. acquire /obtain/get/gain
3. accuse/charge 4.process/progress/procedure
5. accurate /correct/exact/right
词形
变化
1. employ v.雇佣,使用
employment n.雇佣
employer雇佣者,
employee受雇者
2. approve v.赞成,批准
approval n,赞成,批准
3. profession n.职业,专业
professional adj.专业的
4. guilt n.犯罪
guilty adj. 犯罪的,内疚的
重点
单词
concentrate vt.集中；聚集
course n.过程；进程；课程；一道菜
trade n.行业；贸易；商业
defend vt.防护；辩护；护卫
senior adj.年长的；高年级的；高级的
approve vt. 赞成；称许；批准
polish vt.擦亮；磨光；润色
employ vt. 雇用, 用, 使用
intention n. 意图, 目的
重点
词组
1.on one’s own 独自；独立 2. have a good “nose”for sth 探查发现某事物的能力
3. be supposed to应当；认为必须4. look forward to盼望
5. be guilty of有罪;因…负疚 6. so as to 以致;为了
重点句子
Not only am I interested in photograph, but I took a course at university, so it’s actually
of special interest to me.
重点语法
过去分词做表语和定语 (见语法专题)
II 词语辨析 (旨在提供完形填空所需材料)
1). occupation/profession/job/work n. 工作,职业
【解释】
occupation较为正式,常用于所填的表格上
profession常指需要专门技能，尤指需要较高教育水平的行业,职业.
job可数名词,可指独立的一份工作或职位
work不可数名词,泛指一切工作
【练习】选择occupation/profession/job或work并用其适当的形式填空
1）Please state your name, age and _________ below before you go to work.
2）I have a few ________ to do in the house this morning.
3) Typing by using the computer all day is hard________.
4) Professor Zhang is the very top of medical _________.
Keys: 1) occupation 2) jobs 3) work 4) profession
2). acquire /obtain/get/gain v. 获得
【解释】
obtain 包含着“努力”、“希望”或“决意”去获得某物的意思。通过努力工作而得到所需东西
get是最普遍、使用范围最广的词以某种方式手段获得某物
acquire经过努力的过程逐渐获得
gain有obtain的含义，但更强调目的物需要努力奋斗才能得到，而且这种东西具有价值，特别是物质价值。
【练习】选择acquire /obtain/get或gain并用其适当的形式填空
We must work hard to ________a good knowledge of English.
I ______ a letter from my parents yesterday.
I hope that you will________ greater success soon.
He ________ experience through practice.
Keys: 1) acquire 2) got 3) gain 4) obtained
3) accuse/charge v.控诉,起诉
【解释】
accuse 常用于accuse sb. of sth.
charge 常用charge sb. with sthl
【练习】选择accuse或charge并用其适当的形式填空
They ________ him of taking bribes.
The police ________ him with car theft
Keys: 1) accused 2) charged
4) process/progress/procedure
【解释】
process [C][U]进程，过程，程序
progress[U]前进, 进步, 发展
procedure[C][U] 程序, 手续
【练习】选择process/progress/或procedure并用其适当的形式填空
1) Reforming the education system will be a difficult ________.
2) The disease makes rapid ________
3) Sometimes we need to break the normal_________.
Keys: 1) process 2) progress 3) procedure
5) accurate /correct/exact/right
【解释】
accurate 表示“准确的”,精确的”,指“通过努力, 使事情达到正确或精确
correct为一般用语, 指“正确的”
exact表示“确切的”,“精确无误的”,指“与事实完全相符”
right最合适的; (就情况等而言)最好的, 可取的;或表示与事实，常理或真实情况相一致的，相当于correct/exact
【练习】选择accurate /correct/exact或right并用其适当的形式填空
She gave an ______ account of the accident.
He gave _______ answers to the questions.
His answer is quite _______.
He is the ______ man for the job.
Keys: 1) accurate 2) correct 3) exact 4) right
III 词性变化 （旨在提供语法填空所需材料）
1. employ v.雇佣,使用
employment n.雇佣
employer雇佣者,
employee受雇者
2. approve v.赞成,批准
approval n,赞成,批准
3. profession n.职业,专业
professional adj.专业的
4. guilt n.犯罪
guilty adj. 犯罪的,内疚的
5.concentrate v.集中注意力
concentration n.专注,专心
【练习】用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空
This book demanded all your_________.(concentrate)
My parents didn’t _________ of my leaving school this year and I had to accept their ________.(approve)
We need enough _________ engineers to undertake the job.(profession)
his _______ was proved beyond all doubt by the prosecution and he felt _____ about not telling the truth to the judge (guilt)
The factories that ________thousands of workers criticized the method _________by the country’s government.(employ)
keys: 1) concentration 2) approve; approval 3) professional 4) guilt; guilty 5) employ; employed
IV 重点词汇 （旨在提供综合运用所需材料）
concentrate vt.集中；聚集
[典例]
1）Authority was concentrated in the president. 政权集于总统一身
2）We concentrated on the task before us. 我们专注于眼前的任务
[重要用法]
concentration n. 集中， 专心
with deep concentration专心
concentrate one's attention on [upon] 把注意力集中在
[练习]汉译英
1) 如果你全神贯注，就能解决这个问题。
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2) 面对巨大的灾难，整个社会致力于解救废墟中的人们。
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Key: 1)You’ll solve the problem if you concentrate upon it. 2) Facing the great disaster, the whole society concentrated its attention on rescuing the people in ruin.
course n.过程；进程；课程；一道菜
[典例]
a course of medical treatments. 医学治疗的一个疗程
a short -term course短期班
a dinner of five courses有五菜的正餐
[练习] 汉译英
---在上课期间必须关闭手机吗？
---当然。
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Keys:---shall we shut the mobile phone in the course of lecture?
---of course.
trade 1) vi.交易, 买卖, 经商, 对换, 购物vt.用...进行交换 2) n.行业；贸易；商业
[典例]
1）He is engaged in trade.他经商。
2）This is the trick of the trade. 这是经商的诀窍。
3）England trades with nearly all the countries in the world.英国几乎与世界上所有的国家进行贸易往来。
[重要用法]
trade in…做...生意, 经营
trade sth. for sth.以...换取...;
trade sth. with sb. 同某人交换某物
[练习]汉译英
1）如果你不喜欢你的书, 我和你对换。
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2）你愿意将这本杂志换你的袜子吗？
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Keys1）If you don't like your book, I'll trade with you. 2）Would you like to trade the magazine for your socks?
defend vt.防护,护卫; 以行动, 语言或文字替...辩护或答辩
[典例]
defend the motherland保卫祖国
The accused man had a lawyer to defend him. 被告有一律师为他辩护。
[重要用法]
defend against保卫; 抵抗
defend from保护, 保卫(使不受伤害)
[练习] 汉译英
警察的职责是保护民众不受伤害。
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他试图通过描述事实来保护他的声誉。
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Keys: 1) It’s policemen’s duty to defend their people from harm. 2）He tried to defend his reputation by describing the truth.
senior adj.年长的；高年级的；高级的n.年长者，长辈
[典例]
senior staff高级职员
a senior officer高级军官
a senior high school高中
senior student高年级学生
she has a good relationship with her senior.
[重点用法]
be senior to…比……年长
[练习] 汉译英
我比你大两岁.
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她最终选择嫁给了大她十岁的绅士。
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Keys: 1) I am two years senior to you. 2) She finally chose to marry a gentleman ten years senior to her.
approve vt. 赞成；称许；批准
[典例]
1) Her father will never approve of her marriage to you. 他父亲永远不会同意她和你结婚。
2) Congress approved the budget. 国会批准了国家预算。
[练习] 汉译英
1) 开始他不赞成这个决定,后来被说服了。
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2) 老师看了约翰的作业表示赞许。
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Keys: 1)The teacher looked at John's work and approved it. 2)At first he didn't approve of the decision, but soon he was persuaded.
polish vt.擦亮；磨光；润色
[典例]
1) Silver polishes easily with this special cloth. 用这块特殊的布能很容易把银擦亮。
2) When handed in, the article needs polishing. 文章交上去前得进行修改。
[练习] 汉译英
你可以通过练习提高钢琴演奏技。
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这首歌在出版前经过了一次又一次的修改。
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Keys: 1) you can polish your piano technique by practicing. 2) The song was polished up again and again before being published
employ vt. 雇用, 用, 使用
[典例]
He is employed in an international company.他在一家跨国公司任职。
She is good at employing her time.她善于利用时间。
[重点用法]
in the employ of sb. =in sb.'s employ受...雇用
out of employ失业
[练习] 汉译英
多次面试后，这名毕业生终于被一家国企录用了。
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从那时起他就花大量时间和精力在这项业余爱好上。
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Keys: 1) After several interviews, the graduate managed to be employed in/ to be in employ of a state enterprise. 2) Since then he employs much time and energy to the hobby.
intention n. 意图, 目的
[典例]
1) The leader has no intention of cooperating with such a small company.领导无意与小公司合作。
2) If I've hurt your feeling, it was quite without intention. 如果我伤了你的感情那完全是无意的。
[重点用法]
by intention故意
without intention无意中, 不是故意地
have no intention of doing ... 无意做...
[练习] 汉译英
你这么做的目的是干什么？
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他总是故意和他妈妈找茬。
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Keys: 1) What’s your intention by doing this? 2) He always argue with his mother by intention.
V 重点词组 （旨在提供综合运用所需材料）
1.on one’s own 独自；独立
[解释] on one’s own 意为“独自”的 同by oneself; 不同于”of one’s own” “自己的”
[典例]
She got the job on her own.她靠自己获得了这份工作。
Anyone who can solve the computer problem on his own will be admitted to our working group. 任何能独立解决这个电脑问题的人可以被录取到我们这个工作组。
[练习] 汉译英
1）你能独立完成吗？
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2）他挺有主见的。
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3）他有个大农场。
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Keys: 1) Can you finish on your own? 2) He has a mind of his own. 3) He owns a big farm.
2. have a good “nose” for sth. 探查发现某事物的能力
[典例]
1) Experienced teachers often have sharp noses for students’ problem. 有经验的老师通常对学生问题很敏感。
2) As a reporter, Jane has a nose for a story. 作为记者，简善于发现题材。
[短语归纳]
have an eye for对……有鉴赏能力
have a good ear for对…会欣赏
have a gift for有…方面的天赋
[练习] 汉译英
通过角逐，团长能够挑选到有音乐天分的歌手。
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多年的训练，女孩能够欣赏不同种类的音乐。
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Keys: 1) Through the competition, the leader of the group can pick out some singers having a gift for music.
2) Being trained for many years, the girl has a good ear for different kinds of music.
3. be supposed to应当；认为必须
[典例]
1) You are supposed to come here early.你应该早点过来的。
2) He was supposed to have passed the driving license but failed.他本该通过驾照考试的，但失败了。
[练习] 汉译英
她很优秀，理所应当获得这个奖。
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年轻人应当承担起照料长辈的责任。
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Keys: 1)She is excellent enough and supposed to win the medal for sure. 2) Young people are supposed to take the responsibility of looking after their senior.
4. look forward to盼望
[典例]
1）Many senior students are looking forward to graduation due to the heavy burden.
由于不堪重负许多高中生期待着毕业.
2）The daughter is looking forward to seeing her parents after many years departure.
分开多年后，女儿渴望见到她的父母亲。
[短语归纳]含介词to的短语
stick to 坚持 lead to 导致, 通向 pay a visit to 参观
sentence sb. to 宣判某人 come to 谈到, 涉及 see to 处理，负责
be up to 总计 devote…to 致力于 get down to 开始 /着手
[练习] 汉译英
1）大部分台湾人民渴望看到直航的实现。
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2）司机的粗心导致事故的发生。
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Keys: 1) Most people in Taiwan are looking forward to seeing the direct flight from mainland to Taiwan.
2) The driver’s carelessness led to the traffic accident.
5. be/feel guilty of有罪;因…负疚
[典例]
1) The naughty boy felt guilty of what he had done to the teacher.那调皮的男孩为他对老师所做的事情而感到内疚。
2) The child felt guilty of telling a lie and said “sorry” to his mother. 那小孩因为撒谎而内疚，并向他母亲表示歉意。
[短语归纳]
feel sorry for 同情
[练习] 汉译英
1 ) 那位总统因为他发起的战争而感到内疚并决定引咎辞职。
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2) 有些人会同情穷苦人民并乐意帮助他们。
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Keys: 1) The president was guilty of the war launched by himself and decided to resign. 2) Some people feel sorry for the poor and are willing to help them.
6. so as to 以致;为了
[典例]
1) The journalist raised his hand so as to earn a chance to ask the question to the spokesperson.那名记者举手想获得向新闻发言人提问的机会。
2) The mother covered the baby so as to protect him from being hurt.母亲护着婴儿为了保护他免受伤害。
[短语归纳]
so…as to…如此……以致于……
in order to 为了……
[练习] 汉译英
他关掉灯想快些睡着.
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那个乘客生气地离开了,以致于落下了雨伞。
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Keys: 1) He turned off the light so as to fall asleep quickly. 2) The passenger left so angrily as to forget his umbrella.
VI 重点句子 （旨在提供句子结构等所需材料）
Not only am I interested in photograph, but I took a course at university, so it’s actually of special interest to me. 我不仅仅只是对摄影感兴趣,在大学里我还专修过摄影呢,所以对此我真是特别感兴趣.
[解释] not only…but also ..不但…而且…,当否定的短语not only放在句首,句子用倒装.
[典例]
1）By reciting many articles, we can not only improve our writing skill but also train our memory.
通过背诵一些文章,我们不仅能够提高写作能力,还可以训练我们的记忆.
2）Not only does she do well in her job, but she is always ready to help others.
她不仅工作出色,还乐于助人.
[练习] 汉译英
1）根据最新调查,高声歌唱不仅是释放压力的一种有效方法，同时对健康有益。
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2）网上购物不仅能节约你的时间，还可以给你带来很多乐趣。
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Keys:
1） According to the latest survey, not only is singing loudly a helpful way to release your stress, but also do
good to your health. 2）Not only can shopping on the Internet save your time, but also bring you great fun.
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