1、Unit 4 Making the NewsLanguage points1 occupation【课文原句】 occupation工作/ 职业他的职业是什么？What is his occupation? 辨析：occupation, job, work和profession 这四个名词都有“工作”之意。occupation较为正式，经常用在填写表格上。job是可数名词，可指一个单独任务，也可指工作职位。work是不可数名词，泛指一切工作。profession一般指需要专门技能，尤指需要较高教育水平的某一行业、职业，如医生或律师。career指经过专门训练，终身愿意从事的职业。选词填空 oc
2、cupation, job, profession, work a. Please state your name, age and_ below.b. I have a few _ to do in the house this morning.c. Looking after children all day is hard_.d. His ability carried him to the top of his _2cover& submit【课文原句】 1)cover在这里是“报道”的意思，此外还有“覆盖，涉及，包含，掩饰”之意 。 This event will be covere
3、d live by TV. Do not try to cover a mistake.Mary covered her face with her hands. She laughed to cover her anxiety. His reading covers a wide range of subjects. We covered about 30 miles a day. 2)submit v. 提交,呈递（文件等）；使服从，顺从常见搭配：submit sth (to sb).(向某人)提交某物 submit(oneself)to 听任请提交你的申请表。Please submit
4、your application form. 我不肯听任他的控制。I refuse to submit(myself) to his control.3.assist & concentrate课文原句】 1) assist v. 帮助，协助 常见搭配：assist (sb) with/in sth.帮助（某人）做某事assist sb to do sth 帮助某人做某事 assist (sb) in doing sth帮助（某人）做某事他叫我来帮助他实施他的计划。He asked us to assist him in carrying through his plan.一组护士协助那个医生
5、进行手术。A team of nurses assisted the doctor in performing the operation.辨析：aid, assist, help这些动词均有“帮助”之意。aid: 正式用词，指帮助他人脱离危险或战胜困难，着重强者对急需帮助的弱者的帮助。assist: 强调在提供帮助时，以受助者为主， 所给的帮助起第二位或从属的作用。help: 最普通用词，含义广泛。指一般性的或迫切需要的帮助，侧重积极地为他人提供物质、精神或其他方面的帮助。2）concentrate vt. 集中; 聚集 常见搭配： concentrate on (doing) sth 专注
6、于（做）某事 concentrate the /ones mind 集中注意力； 聚精会神 concentrate ones effort/attention on sth 集中力量/注意力于某事 concentration n. 专心；聚集完成句子a.Stop talking and _.(专心工作 )b. Nothing _ ( 集中注意力 ) better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow.c. I decided to _ ( 全力以赴 ) finding somewhere to live. 4.acquire课文原句】 a
7、cquire vt. 获得，取得1)他是如何获得他的财富的。How did he acquire his wealth?2)我们逐步获得了做这项工作的经验。Gradually we acquired experience of how to do the work. 辨析：acquire, obtain, gain, get, win, earn, secure这些动词均含“获得、取得、得到”之意。acquire: 强调通过不断的、持续的努力而获得某物，也指日积月累地渐渐地获得。书面语用词。obtain: 较正式用词，着重通过巨大努力、要求而得到所需或盼望已久的东西。gain: 侧重指经过努力
8、或有意识行动而取得某种成就或获得某种利益或好处。get: 普通用词，使用广泛，可指以任何方式得到某物，也不一定要经过努力。win: 主要指通过努力、斗争、比赛等而获得胜利。earn: 侧重指依靠自己的劳动或因付出价与有功而获得。5have a good nose for sth课文原句】 have a good nose for sth = have an eye for / have an ear for . 有眼光/ 对.感兴趣；对很敏感；很善于发现1）她对音乐感兴趣。She has an ear for music .2） 他是个善于收集丑闻的记者。He is a reporter wh
9、o has a nose for scandals.6assess【课文原句】 assess vt 评价，评定；估算 常见搭配：assess sb./sth(as sth) 评定某人或某物（为 ）assess+wh-从句 评定 assess sth (at sth)将某物估价（为）1） 他这么懒很难评估他的能力。Hes so lazy that its difficult to assess his ability.2） 一栋建筑物是否值得保存有这个委员会来评定。The committee assesses whether the building is worth preserving.3）
10、 他们将这所房子估价为25万美元。They assessed the value of the house at $25,000.知识链接：assessment n. 看法，评定assessor n评判员7.inform 【课文原句】 inform vt.通知；告知 常见搭配：inform sb. of /about sth通知某人某事inform sb. +从句告知某人keep sb. informed 随时告知某人1） 他向警察报告了那起抢劫案。He informed the police of /about the robbery.2） 我通知他必须12点出发。I informed hi
11、m that he must start at 12oclock.3） 有事随时通知我。Keep me informed of what happens.8.depend on【课文原句】 depend on 依赖，依靠，取决于，随 . 而定常见搭配：depend on/ upon sth/wh-从句 依靠/取决于某事/depend on/upon sb./sth. doing。 相信/指望做某事 1）一切生物都依赖太阳生长。All living things depend on the sun for their growth.2） 你不要指望他准时来。You cant depend on
12、his/him coming on time.3）我们的成功取决于我们是否努力工作。Our success depends on whether we work hard or not.知识链接：dependence n.依靠，依赖 dependent adj.依靠的，依赖的 That depends./ It (all )depends 视情况而定。9.case $ accuseof 【课文原句】 1) case n.情况；病例；案例；容器；箱子 他总是这样。That is often the case with him. 这位病人是流感的病例。The patient is a case o
13、f flu. 博物馆中的展品常摆放在玻璃橱里。Exhibits in museums are often displayed in glass cases.常见搭配：in case 即使；免得；以防万一（引导的状语从句常用一般现在时表示将来或用should+do） in case of 即使；万一 in no case 决不（置于句首时，句子用部分倒装） in this/that case即使这样/那样 in any case无论如何带上伞以防下雨。Take the umbrella with you in case it rains/should rain.我决不会背叛我的祖国。In no
14、case will I turn against my motherland.听说星期天得加班，那样的话我们就没法去看电影了。It is said that well have to do extra work on Sunday. In that case, we cant go to a movie.2)accuse sb. of （doing ）sth.因而指责/控告某人警察指控他犯了谋杀罪。The police accused him of murder.她控告他偷了她的表。She accused him of stealing her watch. 知识链接：charge sb. w
15、ith (doing) sth 指控某人犯罪 blame sb. for (doing) sth /blame sth on sb.因而责怪某人10so as to【课文原句】 so as to 为的是，以便 1）为了赶上最后一趟车，他跑得很快。He ran quickly so as to catch the last bus. 2）他练习讲英语是为了提高口语。He practised speaking English so as to improve spoken English.in order to +动词原形、so as to +动词原形和to+动词原形都可以引导目的状语。有时为了表
16、示强调，也可以将in order to do、 to do 等放在句首，而so as to do 一般不放在句首，也比较口语化。表达否定的目的时，可以用in order not to do和so as not to do 这两种结构。 为了赶上火车，我早上五点起床。 In order to /To catch the train, I got up at five a.m. I got up at five in order to / so as to /to catch the train. I got up at five in order that I could catch the t
17、rain.11. guilty【课文原句】 guilty adj有罪的，犯罪的；内疚的常见搭配：be guilty of 有罪 be guilty 对内疚1） 这个美国男子被证实犯了谋杀罪。The American man was proved guilty of murder.2） 他因没有常去看望父母而感到内疚。He felt guilty about not visiting his parents more often.12. demand 【课文原句】 demand 1)vt （强烈）要求；需要 常见结构：demand sth. 需要；要求 demand to do sth. 要求做
18、某事 demand that（从句谓语要用should +do）需要/要求. 这种工作需要极大的耐心。The work demands great patience. 我坚决要求见经理。I demand to see the manager. 反对派要求把所有事实公之于世。The opposition have demanded that all the facts should be made public.2)n. 要求；需求，需要；所需之物 常见结构：in demand 需求大 on demand 一经需求 make demands on对提出需求他们拒绝了工会的需求。They reje
19、cted the demands of the union.1. 一位专业摄影师_2. 随身携带_3. 渴望做 _4. 集中精力于_5. 专修一门课程_6. 以后_7. 获得你需要的所有信息_8. 有对新闻非常敏感的 “嗅觉”_9. 依赖 _10. 职业诀窍_11. 有证据支持我们的故事_12. 说出全部真相_13. 查明故事被遗漏的部分_14. 完全搞错了_ 15. 指控某人做某事_16. 事情是这样的。_17. 为了_18. 理应做过某事_19. 安排采访_20. 盼望做某事_21. 当记者的首次任务_22. 故意地_23. 为某人辩护_24. 润色语言风格 _25. 被印制成胶片_26.
20、 在前头_27. 最后_28. 与某人约会_29. 对做调查_30. 从事_31. 把传递给_32. 着手做某事_1. a professional photographer 2. bring with 3. be eager to do 4. concentrate on 5. take a course 6. later on 7.acquire all the information you need to know 8. have a nose for a story 9. depend on 10. a trick of the trade 11. have the evidence
21、 to support our story 12. tell the whole truth 13. find out the missing part of the story 14. get the wrong end of the stick 15. accuse sb. of (doing) sth. 16. This is how the story goes. 17. so as to 18. be supposed to have done 19. arrange an interview 20. look forward to (doing) sth. 21. the first assignment as a reporter 22. on purpose 23. defendagainst 24. polish the style 25. be processed into film negatives 26. ahead of 27. last of all 28. make an appointment with sb. 29. do some research on 30. work on 31. pass on to 32. set (out)to do/ set about doing
