(英音版)新概念英语第三册第5课：Youth

1. editor n. 编辑adj.---editorial staff / n. editorial 专题报道2.非正常地做某事go to extremes to do sth.take a lot risks doingtake great pains to dohave difficulty in doingbe reckless to do 不计后果5. Extremes meet. 物极必反Never overdo or undo. 做事要适度the golden doctrine of "half and half"keep neutral 保持中立6.A word processor 处理器is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and edit your text easily.pose poetry作诗8.supreme leaders最高领导8.be impatient at sth. 对某事不耐心be impatient with sb. 对某人不耐烦be impatient of sth. 无法容忍/不愿接受……He is impatient of anything stupid./criticismbe impatient for sth.be impatient to do sth.渴望、急切地想要做某事He is impatient to see his wife.9.go to press 交付印刷go to the press 参加记者会Oxford University Press 出版社不加the →词组的引申义，抽象加the →表层意思10.fail to do应译为“没能……”The letters failed to arrive on time.11.完全倒装：句首是表时间和方位的状语或副词且主语不是代词；There be 句型的倒装appear, stand, exist, remain, seemThere is a hotel in the vicinity.There seems something about it.12.不完全倒装a. 否定词置于句首not, not only, never, seldom, littleLittle did I see her recently.only + 状语（从句）置于句首Only in this way can you solve this problem.so + 形容词、副词、名词词组置于句首So clumsy was the man that he always could not solve any problem independently.Such is human nature,---if 引导虚拟语气had, were, should 提前，省略if, 采用倒装。

Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their reader with unimportant facts and statistics状语. Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic主补. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refuse to publish it. The article began:'Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president's palace定语'. The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall状语.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状语. When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published thearticle as it had originally been written. A week later状语, the editor at last状语received a fax from the journalist状语. Not only had倒装the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been allowed to send a fax 定语in which he informed the editor that the he had been arrested 状语to the fifteen-foot wallwhich surrounded the president's palace定语.）。

新东方新概念英语第三册笔记第5课(2)：课文讲解 Lesson 05 The facts 确切数字Text 课文What was the consequence of the editor‘s insistence on facts and statistics?Consequence n.结果Insistence n.坚持, 坚决主张Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their reader withunimportant facts and statistics.go?to?extremes 走极端provide = supply 给...提供（通常与介词搭配连用）provide sb with sth / provide sth for sb-- He provided them with a bed for the night.= He provided a bed for them for the nightLast year a journalist had been 包含ucted by a well-known magazine to write an article onthe president‘s palace in a new African republic.本句= A well-known magazine 包含ucted a journalist to write an article on the president‘s palacein a new African republic.African n.非洲人 adj.非洲的Republic n.共和国, 共和政体Instruct vt.教, 教导, 命令, 指示, 通知包含uct?sb to?do?sth.= tell?sb?formally?to?do?sth 正式告诉某人做某事-- The teacher 包含ucted him to take the examination.On = about 侧重强调课题专一-- a book on radioWhen the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refuse to publish it.When the article arrived = When the editor received the articlerefuse vt.拒绝（态度严厉）-- I invited him to dinner, but he refused me.decline vt.婉言谢绝repudiate vt.断然拒绝The article began：‘Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president‘spalace‘.which?指代the?high?wallThe editor at once sent the journalist a fax 包含ucting him find out the exact number ofsteps and the height of the wall.Instructing(现在分词)进一步补充说明fax的情况-- he send me a letter 包含ucting me to come back immediatelyThe journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long timeto send them.set?out?to?do?=?decide?and?try?to?do 决定, 打算, 着手做...= set about doing 决定, 打算, 着手做...-- He set out to make his first 1,000,000 in 5 years.take?sb a?long?time?to?do?sth 某事花了某人很久的时间-- It took me five days to write the article.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.two more faxes = another two faxes。

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 st year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president’s 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 president’s 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 faxinforming 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 president’s palace.Today we’ll learn the story about a journalist who was asked to provide some statistics.now please listen to the story ,then let’s 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 didn’t reply)7.How long was it before the journalist could faxthe editor?(A week)8.How many steps led to the wall surrounding the president’s palace?(1.084)9.How high was the wall?(Fifteen feet)10.When had the journalist been arrested?(When he was counting the stepsText.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:Don’t 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。

Lesson 05 The facts 确切数字 Text 课⽂ What was the consequence of the editor‘s insistence on facts and statistics? Consequence n.结果 Insistence n.坚持, 坚决主张 Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their reader with unimportant facts and statistics. go?to?extremes ⾛极端 provide = supply 给...提供（通常与介词搭配连⽤） provide sb with sth / provide sth for sb -- He provided them with a bed for the night. = He provided a bed for them for the night Last year a journalist had been 包含ucted by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president‘s palace in a new African republic. 本句= A well-known magazine 包含ucted a journalist to write an article on the president‘s palace in a new African republic. African n.⾮洲⼈ adj.⾮洲的 Republic n.共和国, 共和政体 Instruct vt.教, 教导, 命令, 指⽰, 通知 包含uct?sb to?do?sth.= tell?sb?formally?to?do?sth 正式告诉某⼈做某事 -- The teacher 包含ucted him to take the examination. On = about 侧重强调课题专⼀ -- a book on radio When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refuse to publish it. When the article arrived = When the editor received the article refuse vt.拒绝（态度严厉） -- I invited him to dinner, but he refused me. decline vt.婉⾔谢绝 repudiate vt.断然拒绝 The article began: ‘Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president‘s palace‘. which?指代the?high?wall The editor at once sent the journalist a fax 包含ucting him find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall. Instructing(现在分词)进⼀步补充说明fax的情况 -- he send me a letter 包含ucting me to come back immediately The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them. set?out?to?do?=?decide?and?try?to?do 决定, 打算, 着⼿做... = set about doing 决定, 打算, 着⼿做... -- He set out to make his first 1,000,000 in 5 years. take?sb a?long?time?to?do?sth 某事花了某⼈很久的时间 -- It took me five days to write the article. 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. two more faxes = another two faxes 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. reluctantly = unwilling 勉勉强强地, 不情愿地 as it bad originally been written = in its original way A week later, the editor at last received a fax from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well. Not?only位于句⾸, 必须采⽤倒装形式。

Hello everybody, today we will come to lesson 5, The Facts, a humorous story about an editor and a journalist. 大家好，今天我们要讲的是第五课，《确切数字》，一个关于一位编辑和记者的幽默故事。

§Lesson 5 The facts 确切数字let’s first go through new words and expressions.先看看单词和语法。

请大家跟我念：【New words and expressions】生词和短语◆editor n. 编辑◆extreme n. 极端◆statistics n. 统计数字◆journalist n. 新闻记者◆president n. 总统◆palace n.王宫；宏伟的住宅◆publish v. 出版◆fax n. 传真◆impatient adj. 不耐烦的◆fire v. 解雇◆originally adv. 起初，原先，从前这里我们要重点讲几个单词和词组。

★editor n. 编辑edit vt. 编辑edition n.编辑，版本editorial adj. 编辑的，主编的；n. 社论，评论invent vt. 发明inventor n. 发明家visit vt. 拜访visitor n. 拜访者★extreme n. 极端adj. 极端的extremely adv.极端地go to extreme(s) to do 走极端Eg: He went to extreme to say that the play was the best one.他很极端地说这部剧是最好的。

go too far做得过火，走极端，走太远Don’t go too far or you will get lost. 别走太远，你会迷路的。

You went too far! 你做得太过分了。