1、 新译林 选择性必修2 U1 The mass media 重点词组 + 词型变化 P2shaper 塑造者All of us who professionally use the mass media are the shapers of society.rely on for 依靠What types of mass media do you usually rely on for information and entertainment?tower block 摩天大楼Firefighters put out tower block fire.call at 拜访 停靠Fire eng
2、ines and ambulances, called at 9:30 p.m., reached the scene within 15 minutes.get sth under control使得到控制Firefighters got the situation under control around 11p.m.follow the rule遵守规定There is a concern that the construction company that built the tower block had not followed fire safety rules.leave st
3、h done导致 使得The fire spread quickly through the tower block on Sunday night, leaving people on the upper floors trapped.The fire has also left dozens of people injured, 5 of whom are in a critical condition.be about to do 准备 将要做。I was about to have a bathe when I heard people screaming and dogs barki
4、ng.go off响起 进行 爆炸 离开Mr. Peterson, head of the fire service, confirms that a dropped cigarette end on a carpet of the 8th floor started the fire and that the automatic fire alarms did not go off quickly enough to prevent the disaster.P3come about发生 产生How do these differences come about?it is advisabl
5、e that 做。是明智的in a comprehensive way以更全面的方式When we read more than one report, we come to understand an event in a more comprehensive way.in terms of 依据;按照;在。方面;从。角度Even if news reports are written from basically the same perspective, they may contradict each other in terms of factual detail, as event
6、s in the real world are usually complicated and constantly changing.even if 即使 尽管for instance例如For instance, the numbers of deaths differ in the two news reports on the Tower e across遇到 发现When we come across such factual differences, we should not rush to the conclusion that one of the news reports
7、gives false information.rush to 着急做。bring to light显露出来News reports written at different stages of an event could contain different information as draw a conclusion得出结论Therefore, checking different sources enables us to draw a more informed conclusion.to sum up总之To sum up,it is wise to read news repo
8、rts written from various perspectives and at different stages, which brings us a more accurate understanding of a situation.be critical about 对。挑剔,具有批判意识We also need to be critical about the information we receive and remember not to blindly trust what we have read.be committed to doing致力于Though jou
9、rnalists are committed to presenting the truth, it is better to use our own judgement than rely entirely on news reports.P5be skill at doing 擅长Firstly, you need to be skilled at writing.P6reveal the truth揭露真相Good journalists are committed to revealing the truth.go back to 追溯 返回 回到Journalism means yo
10、u go back to the actual facts.give an account of 说明 报告 讲述Good journalists need to organize all this information clearly to give an accurate account of what is happening.accuse sb of sth因某事控告某人His paper published articles about politics and social issues, accusing government officials of dishonesty a
11、nd wealthy people of not paying their taxes.shoot up暴涨 发芽Sales of the newspaper shot up.mount up增长 上升He had employed at the St Louis and sales of the newspaper mounted up until it was the best selling newspaper in the country.P8be known for因。为人所知Nevertheless, journalism is still what the Pulitzer pr
12、izes are best known for.spring up出现 涌现 萌芽At almost the same time, news websites with no print editions sprang up. make a hit获得成功They make a hit immediately because of a wider range of stories and almost instant updates of news events. P11in short 简而言之In short, it refers to the activity of promoting
13、a product or service.in other words换句话说In other words, it tries to persuade people to buy a product or service.hand in hand 齐头并进Advertising and the mass media have developed hand in hand.in addition to doing 除做某事之外In addition to making people aware of a product or service, a successful advertisement
14、 will also create a desire to buy, thus boosting business.persuade sb into doing 劝说某人做Based on the technology behind creating a desire to buy, advertisers have developed ways of persuading people into purchasing their products or services.make an impact造成冲击 产生影响A common technique to make an impact i
15、s to create a memorable slogan. P12get across使。被理解And what message does it try to get across.product placement 产品植入Product placementis typically used in films with huge box-office success and TV shows with high ratings.target at 以。为目标We are very likely to receive special discounts and promotions tar
16、geted specifically at us.be tailored to 定制Advertising will be more about sending them advertisement that are tailored to specific needs.P13brighten up使明亮起来Students brought joy to the elderly and brightened up their day by volunteering to a local nursing home.a housing estate住宅区be eager to do渴望 急于The
17、y were eager to share various interesting topics with the residents. amuse sb with sth用某事逗某人开心The residents and the young volunteers amused themselves with art activities. make a difference to sb对某人有影响I can say that todays activities have made a big difference to the lives of the residents.P62give p
18、riority to 优先考虑The word should be given top priority in the mind of every reporter and every editor.take to pieces拆散A story may be taken to piece, fact by fact, and every sentence found to be correct.be subject to 受支配He is subject to the same human limitations as the others, but he must make it his
19、duty, by training his mind and his eye, to reduce those limitations to the minimum.词型变化Critical adj. Critic n. 批评家 评论家Criticize v. 批评 Extend v.Extent n. 程度 范围 长度Extension n. 拓展 延伸 Extensive adj. 广泛的 大量的Construction n.Construct v. 建造Minor adj.Minority n. 少数派 少数人Automatic adj.Automatically adv. 自动地 Au
20、tomation n. 自动化 自动操作Investigate v.Investigation n. 调查研究Journalist n.Journalism n. 新闻业 Journalistic adj. 新闻业的 Contradict vt.Contradiction n. 矛盾 否认 反驳 Factual adjFact n. 事实 真相Conclusion n.Conclude v. 推断 做结论Conclusive adj. 决定性的 最后的Accurate adj.Accurately adv.Committed adj. Commit v.犯罪 委托 Commitment n.
21、承诺 委托 献身 投入Discrimination n. Discriminate v. 歧视 辨别Curiosity n. Curious adj. 好奇的Curiously adv.Politics n. 政治 政治观点Political adj. 政治的 政党的Accuse vt.Accusation n. 控告 指控 谴责Citizen n. Citizenship n. 公民身份 公民资料Elevation n. Elevate vt. 提升 举起 Elevator n. =lift 电梯Profession n.Professional adj. 专业的 职业的Profession
22、ally adv. Professor 教授 教师DramaDramatic adj. 戏剧的 急剧的 Dramatically adv. Category n.Categorize vt. 分类Interaction n. Interact v. 相互作用 相互影响Interactional adj. 相互作用的Advertising n. 广告活动 广告业Advertisement n. 广告 宣传Advertise v. 做广告Persuasion n. Persuade v. 说服 劝说Persuasive adj. 有说服力的 Memorable adj. Memory n. Memorial n. 纪念碑 纪念馆Amuse vt. Amusement n. 娱乐 消遣Accessibility n. 可及性Access n. 机会 v. 接近Accessible adj. 易接近的