1、Unit 1the mass mediaWelcome to the unit1. All of us who professionally use the mass media are the shapers of the society.Profession n.professionaladj.Mass n. 大量；块；众多大量；块；众多 adj. 大规模的；群众的大规模的；群众的 v. 集中集中After harvest we will have a mass of rice.秋收后，我们将获得大量稻谷。There were masses of dark clouds in the sk
2、y.天上有朵朵乌云。Football stars seem larger-than-life to the mass of fans.在众多的球迷看来,足球明星是十分杰出的。用作形容词用作形容词 (adj.)Modern education is a mass enterprise.现代教育是一项大规模的企业。The mass rally was a total fiasco.那次群众集会彻底失败。The only correct way is to follow the mass line.唯一正确的办法是走群众路线。用作动词用作动词 (v.)Crowds massed along the
3、road where the king would pass.群众聚集在国王要经过的街道旁。Massive adj.adj. 巨大的；大量的；大规模的；大范围的；严重的2. Read two news reports on reading news critically1criticaladj. 批评的，批判性的；关键的；危急的1)批判的;吹毛求疵的Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking instead of accepting everything they are told without questioning鼓励学生们养
4、成批判性思维而不是毫无置疑地接受被告诉的一切。2)重大的;严重的;关键的The first 24 hours after the operation are the most critical.术后 24 小时是最关键的。These talks are critical to the future of the peace process.这些谈判对和平进程的前景至关要。短语： be critical about对.挑剔be critical to对.关键be critical of对.批判拓展：n.criticism 批评;批判;指责(反 praise);评论literary critici
5、sm 文学评论n.critic 评论家，批评家v.criticize1) 批评;批判;指责(反 praise )She does nothing but criticize and complain all the time.她什么也不做，只是一味指责和抱怨criticize sb forShe is always criticizing her friends for being selfish.她总是批评朋友自私。2）评价，评论He criticized the American film favorably. 他对那部美国电影给予了好评。3. Read a magazine articl
6、es about advertisingAdvertisevt.Advertisementn.advertising n. 广告活动，广告业拓展：advertisevt. & vi. 做广告，登广告；公布，征聘；展现，宣传advertisementn. (informal ad) 广告，启事；广告活动，广告宣传4. Read on a recent eventRecentlyEvent & affair & incident 区分5. Various types of mass media have developed over time6. Mass media: outdoor media
7、, print media, broadcast media, digital media7. What types of mass media do you usually rely on for information and entertainment.Entertain 娱乐，款待娱乐，款待Reading； be a critical news readers1. Most of us learn about news through the mass media, but can we just believe news asit is presented?Presentationn
8、.presenter1. Firefighters put out tower block fireTower block 塔楼， 高层建筑2. The fire, which is thought to have started from the 8thfloor, spread quickly through thetower block on Sunday night, leaving people on the upper floors trapped.trapvt. 使落入险境；卡住，绊住 n. 陷阱，罗网；圈套；困境，牢笼vt.1)把.困住，使陷入困境Having been tra
9、pped in traffic, he was late for work 因为交通堵塞，他上班迟到了。2)设陷阱捕捉，夹住，卡住Its cruel to trap birds.捕鸟是残忍的。I trapped my coat in the car door. 我的外衣被车门夹住了。3)留存，储存（气/水等）Because of the greenhouse effect the Earth is warmed by gases trapped in the atmosphere.由于温室效应，储存在大气层中的气体使地球変暖。短语： be trapped by被.困住trap sb into
10、doing sth 使陷入圈套n.陷阱，罗网；圈套；困境，牢笼lay/set/place a trap for mice 设夹子抓老鼠fall into/ get out of a trap 落入/摆脱圈套the unemployment trap 失业困境Some people feel that marriage is at trap. 有些人认为婚姻是牢笼3. Fears grew that the number of deaths could reach 5, according to figures released byemergency services.Fear.that.这是
11、什么从句？releasevt. 发布；释放；松开；发泄 n. 释放；发行；排放，泄漏vt1) 放开;松开:release the brake 松开刹车Don t release the rope.别松开绳子。2) 放出;排放;释放:release a prisoner 释放囚犯He released the bird from its cage.他将鸟从笼中放了出来。The factory keeps releasing smoke， making the air dirty. 这座工厂不停地放出烟雾，污染了空气。3) 首映(电影);发行(CD、书等);发布(新闻等)In 1995,the f
12、ilm Clueless,based on Jane Austens novel Emma,was released.1995 年，电影无影无踪公映，这部影片是基于简奥斯河的小说爱玛改编的。短语：release.from从.释放n.1) 放走;释放;排放;宣泄a release from prison从狱中释放the release of homing pigeons放飞信鸽2) 发行;发布 The software is planned for release in April.该软件计划于四月份发行。3) 发行的影片等;发布的新闻等the latest release最新发行的书/电影/唱
13、片等press releases新闻稿4. By this time, the fires had extended to the 1th floor. Firefighters got the situation undercontrol around 11.p.m.By.,.请讲出时态用法extendvi. & vt. 延伸（距离）；扩大；延长；伸展1）伸开，展开，伸出Extend your left hand.把左手伸出来2)（使）延伸，（使）延长This road extends to the river.这条路延伸到河边。Their stay extends to the New Y
14、ear.他们要一直待到新年。The travelers decided to extend their visit to see more about the beautiful country.游客们决定延长逗留时间，多看看这个美丽的国家。3）（使）扩大，（使）扩展The company extended its services to Hong Kong. 该公司将其业务扩展到香港。拓展：n.extension 延伸；扩大，延长期；电话分机，分机号码A visa extension 延长签证The wire has an extension of 50 feet. 电线可伸长到 50 英尺
15、。The extension of the garden will take several weeks. 扩建花园需要几个星期。The pub had an extension on Christmas Eve. 这家酒吧在圣诞前夜延长营业时间。Extension 326,please. 请接 326 分机。adj.extendableadj. 可延伸的，可延长的extendedadj. 延长了的，扩展了的5. There is concern that the construction company that built the tower block had notfollowed f
16、ire safety rules.constructionn. 建筑，建造；建造物The construction of the tower took about 2 years. 建这座塔花了大约两年时间。The shelter is a brick construction. 掩体是砖结构的。短语： under construction在建设中拓展：n.constructor建造者，制造者v.construct 建筑，构筑，建设the stone castle constructed five hundred years ago500 年前建造的石头城堡Deadlyfire in towe
17、r block causes serious damage1. A terrible fire broke out on Sunday night, leaving the ,tower seriously damaged.Sth break outbreak into cheers/laughter2. Emergency estimate that the number of deaths could reach 9.It is estimated that3. By this morning,4 people have been confirmed dead.By the time 的具
18、体时态4. The fire has left dozens of people injured, 5 of whom are in a critical condition.dozenn. 许多；（一）打；十来个two dozen bottles of orange两打瓶装橙汁短语： dozens of 很多，许多The hurricane blew away dozens of farming villages and brought down thousands of trees.飓风刮走了很多村庄，刮到了数千棵树。5. Lisa, is among the lucky ones who
19、 only suffered minor injures.minoradj. 轻微的，次要的(2)minor injury/illness轻伤/小病拓展：minorityn. 少数，少数派；少数民族反义词： majoradj. 大的，重要的majorityn.多数的，大量的6. She recalled, i was about to have a bath when i heard people screaming and dogsbarking. I looked outside and the smoke was choking me.Be about to dowhen.某人正要做，发
20、生了bathn. 洗澡，洗浴；浴缸，浴盆have/take a bath洗澡拓展：v.bathe洗澡；（用水、药水等）浸洗；使沐浴，使沉浸a city bathed in a festival atmosphere 沉浸在节日气氛里的城市The small village is bathed in brilliant sunshine.小村庄沐浴在灿烂的阳光里。n.bathroom 浴室，卫生间bathtub 浴缸，澡盆screamvi. & vt. 尖叫；高声喊；发出大而尖的声音 n. 尖叫，尖锐刺耳的声音scream in/with fear吓得尖叫She screamed, grabbi
21、ng her purse and the keys.她大声地尖叫起来，紧紧抓住钱包和钥匙。give a scream发出尖叫a scream of laughter 纵声大笑短语：scream out大声喊scream at sb朝某人大喊barkvi. （狗）吠叫vt. 厉声发令 n. （狗）吠声；短促响亮的人声；树皮A barking dog doesnt bite!吠犬不咬人短语：bark at对.吠叫bark out 厉声发令；厉声质问be barking up the wrong tree把方法搞错（或想偏）；走错路线chokevt. & vi. （使）窒息；（使）哽咽，（尤指感情激
22、动而）说不出话来Very small toys can choke a baby.很小的玩具可使婴儿窒息。His voice was choking with rage.他气得声音哽咽。Despair choked her words.她绝望得说不出话来。I cant bear it, he said in a choked voice. “我实在忍不下去了。”他声音哽咽地说道。短语：choke.back抑制，强忍住choke to death窒息死亡choke sth up with sth用.把.堵住choke out哽咽着说出7. He confirmed that a dropped
23、cigarette end on a carpet of the 8thfloor started the fireand that the automatic fire alarms did not go off quickly enough to prevent the disaster.automaticadj. 自动的；无意识的，不假思索的automatic pilot 自动驾驶My reaction was automatic. 我的反应是不由自主的。Afine for this offence is automatic. 这种违法行为当然要罚款。（必然的，当然的）拓展：automa
24、tev. 使自动化automaticallyadv. 自动地8. A team is currently investigating the accident further.investigatevt. & vi. 侦查，调查；研究However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts felt obliged to investigate.可是，随着证据越来越多，专家们感到有必要进行一番调查。拓展：investigationn.under investigation 处于调查中investigativeadj.调查研究的，侦查invest
25、igatorn.调查员，侦探Reading news reports critically1. We rely on news to learn about what is happening.2. However, we usually find that reports on the same events contain different or evencontradictory information.Contain your emotion 控制你的情绪3. How do these differences come about?come about 发生 vi拓展：come ac
26、ross偶然遇见，被理解come across with sth 提供，给予come after追查，追赶come along进展come apart破灭come off脱落come out出来4. It is advisable to remember that journalists may have different priorities, which wouldinfluence how they report an event.Advisable 明智的=informedjournalistn. 新闻记者，新闻工作者拓展：journaln. 杂志，报纸，日志 journalismn
27、. 新闻业journalisticadj. 新闻业的priorityn. 优先事项，首要事情；优先权，重点Education is a top priority . 教育是当务之急。The search for a new vaccine will take priority over all other medical research.研制新的疫苗将排在其他一切医学研究之前。Buses have priority at this junction. 在这个路口，公共汽车有优先通行权。短语：first priority 头等大使top priority当务之急take priority ov
28、er sth 优先安排5. Lets take .as an example6. We can see that the first news report pays more attention to the rescue efforts, whilethe second talks more about deaths and injures.7. When we read more than one report, we come to understand an event in a morecomprehensive way.8. Even if news reports are wr
29、itten from basically the same perspective, they maycontradict each other in terms of factual details, as events in the real world are usuallycomplicated and constantly changing.contradictvt. 相矛盾，相反；反驳，驳斥The two stories contradict each other. 这两种说法相互抵触。Thats true,and dont you dare contradict me.这是事实，
30、你还敢跟我顶嘴。短语： contradict oneself自我矛盾拓展：contradictoryadj.be contradictory to与.矛盾contradictionn.矛盾factualadj. 事实的，真实的a factual account of events 事件的如实报道factual information 事实信息拓展：factuallyadv. 事实地factn. 事实infact事实上9. For instance, the numbers of deaths differ in .instancen. 例子，事例can you tell me some ins
31、tances where students can not write Chinese character,The report highlights a number of instances of injustice. 这篇报道重点列举了一些不公正的实例短语： for instance 例如，比如in the first instance 第一，首先拓展：instantadj.立刻的；方便的n. 瞬间；片刻instantlyadv. /conj.differvi. 相异；意见相左短语：differ from与.不同differ over/about/on对某事意见不同differ in在.
32、不同 agree to differ承认意见不同拓展： difference (反 similarity）make a/no differencedifferent（反 similar）10. When we come across such factual differences, we should not rush to the conclusionthat one of the news reports gives false information.conclusionn. 结论，推论；结束，结果；签订，达成We can safely draw some conclusions fr
33、om our discussion. 从讨论中我们可以有把握地得出一些结论。The conclusion of the book was disappointing. 这部书的结尾令人失望。the expected conclusion of a free-trade agreement between Mexico and the United States墨西哥和美国之间自由贸易协议的如期达成短语： reach/draw/come to a conclusion 得出结论make a conclusion 进行总结in conclusion 总之jump/ leap to a conclu
34、sion 匆忙下结论；贸然断定拓展： concludev. 推断出，断定；结束，终止to conclude最后，总之，结束Let us conclude wit ha song.11. Newsreportswrittenatdifferentstagesofaneventcouldcontaindifferentinformation as new facts are brought to light,bring sth to light揭露，披露come to light显露，暴露throw /cast light on/upon阐明，使了解请用请用 stage 举个定语从句举个定语从句1
35、2. Another aspect worthy of mention is that journalists may approach information theyget from research or interviews differently.Approachvt./vi 接近； 处理，解决n. 方法an approach to doing sth13. Suppose emergency services estimates of the number of deaths vary between 5 and9 。journalists may choose to presen
36、t the minimum, the maximum or something inbetween in their news reports.Suppose 假设Supposing = supposed 如果14. Therefore, checking different sources enables us to draw a more informed conclusion.Informed 明智的Keepin check 抑制，控制。15.To sum up, it is wise to read news reports written from various perspecti
37、ves and atdifferent stages, which brings us a more accurate understanding of a situation.sumvt. 总结，概括 n. 金额，款项；总和，总数；全部sum up 总结，概括His speech summed up the present situation of economy. 他的演讲概述了目前的经济形势。To sum up , there are three main ways of tackling the problem.概括起来说，这一问题主要有三种解决办法。a large sum of mo
38、ney 一大笔钱The sum of two and two is four. 2 加 2 的总和是 4。拓展：summaryadj. 概括的， 扼要的；n. 总结；摘要，概要in summary总的说来accurateadj. 正确无误的；精确的 (3)（反 inaccurate）an accurate description/account/calculation准确的描述/叙述/ 计算to be accurate准确来说拓展：accuracyn.准确性，精确度（反 inaccuracy） with accuracy 准确地accuratelyadv.16. We also need to
39、 be critical about the information we receive and remember not toblindly trust what we have read.17. Though journalists are committed to presenting the truth, it is better to use ourjudgement than rely entirely on news mittedadj. 尽心尽力的；承诺过的a committedmember of the team忠于职守的队员remain committed to ones
40、 dream坚持不懈地追求自己的梦想be committed to 致力于；承诺过拓展：commitvt. 犯（错误，罪行）；承诺，保证；花钱或时间；全身心投入；忠于commit a crime 犯罪commit a fault 犯错commit oneself to doing sth 致力于做某事，全身心投入做某事commitmentn. 献身，投入；承诺，许诺；花费Acareer as an actor requires one hundred per cent commitment. 干演员这一行需要百分之百的投入。The companys commitment to providin
41、g quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its success. 这家公司保证供货质优价廉的承诺对它的成功起了决定性的作用。Achieving success at this level requires a commitment of time and energy.取得这种水平的成就需要花费时间和精力。18. With great discrimination， everyone has the potential to be a critical news reader.discriminationn. 辨别力，识别力；歧视，区
42、别对待age/racial/sex/sexual discrimination年龄种族性别歧视discrimination against the elderly 歧视老人discrimination in favour of the young 厚待年轻人He showed great discrimination in his choice of friends. 他在择友方面颇具慧眼。拓展：discriminatev. 歧视；区别，辨别practices that discriminate against women and in favour of men 重男轻女的做法discrim
43、inatingadj. 有识别力的，有鉴赏力的；discriminatoryadj. 歧视的，不公正的part B1. There are a couple of things you should put on your list of priority.2. You need to be skilled at writing.3. The information involved in a complex story may come from dozens of sources.Be involved in 参与。涉及4. Good journalists need to organiz
44、e all this information clearly to give an accurateaccount of what is happening.5. You must have a natural curiosity about things that are happening, even though theymay appear to be minor matters.A matter of time6. When something newsworthy come about, it may escape the attention of ordinarypeople.7
45、. However, good journalists are sensitive enough to notice the event and draw publicattention to it.8. Good journalists are committed to revealing the truth.9. Journalists need to investigate an event thoroughly.Invest vt.Investmentn.10. Being a good journalists requires writing skills, curiosity an
46、d commitment to findingthe truth.curiosityn. 好奇心，求知欲；奇物，珍品out of curiosity出于好奇satisfy/arouse ones curiosity 满足/激起某人的好奇心intellectual curiosity 求知欲Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇害死猫。The museum is full of historical curiosities. 这座博物馆有许多珍奇的历史文物。拓展： curiousadj.好奇的，爱探究的；奇异的，奇怪的be curious aboutcuriouslyadv.G
47、rammar1. He moved to the USA and became an American citizen in the 1860s.citizenn. 公民；市民，居民netizen 网民2. He had a number of different jobs after he moved to America.区分 the number ofa number of3. He regularly visited the library and studied English and law- by thenhehad learned very little ENGLISH.4.
48、He began chatting to two editors of a German-language newspaper. Theyoffered him a job.5. He became a successful journalist and by the age of 25, he had become apublisher.6. He worked tirelessly, from the earl morning until midnight. He founded thenewspaper.Tirelessly不知疲倦地foundvt. 创建，创办；建立，兴建(近义词 es
49、tablish)foundedfoundedfound a club/company 创办俱乐部公司Their marriage was founded on love and mutual respect. 他们的婚姻建立在爱情和互相尊重的基础上。7. His paper published articles about politics and social issues, accusinggovernment officials of dishonesty and wealthy people of not paying theirtaxes.politicsn. 政治，政治事务；（个人
50、的）政治观点，政见a major figure in British politics 英国政坛的风云人物Hes thinking of going into politics. 他打算步入政坛。Politics is his main subject at university.他在大学主修政治。His politics are extreme. 他的政治观点偏激。注：politics 单复数同行形，指政治学、政治制度时视为单数，指政治见解时常用复数。拓展：politicaladj. 政治的，政治上的politiciann. 政治家，政客policyn. 政策accusevt. 谴责，控诉S
