【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 幾乎 12個(gè)州，通過天線和兩個(gè)喇叭深入我耳內(nèi)的電波，這幾乎就是我所能擁有的最奇跡般的經(jīng)歷。 1)本句有兩個(gè)并列句組成： I don’t believe…和 I do know…。 2)That sitting in my car … as ever I’m likely to have為賓 語從句。這個(gè)賓語從句的主語是 sitting… and listening to… ，謂語為 was，表語是 as near to a magical experience as ever I’m likely to have。 3) that traveled more than … through an antenna and two speakers是定語從句，修飾 signal。 10. It is a powerful feeling to send your voice out into the night over thousands of square miles, and it is powerfully satisfying to know that your voice is being heard, by real people sitting in real living rooms in real houses. (~74) 把自己的聲音在夜色中傳送出去，覆蓋數(shù)千平方英里的土地，感到自己影響很大；同樣，當(dāng)你知道，活生生的人坐在實(shí)實(shí)在在的房子實(shí)實(shí)在在的客廳里聆聽你的聲音時(shí)，你也會感到莫大的滿足。 本句為一并列句，由 and連接。前后分句句型相似。由不定式短語作分句的真正主語。 send out 傳送，發(fā)出（聲音等） send out smoke 冒煙 send out leaves 長出新葉 Afterclass Reading ? Passage 1 ? What Makes TV Most Entertaining? Understanding vocabulary 1. celebrity: n. a famous living person 名人，名流 social celebrities 社會名流 相關(guān)單詞 celebrate： ，慶賀 celebration： celebrated： adj. 著名的 Eminent physicists from all over the world came to the . to ____ the centennial of Einstein’s birth. a. observe b. congratulate c. celebrate d. keep 答案 c。 celebrate指以儀式或喜慶活動(dòng)紀(jì)念某一值得慶賀的時(shí)刻或事件； observe和 keep指按照固定的習(xí)俗或適當(dāng)?shù)姆绞郊o(jì)念某一日子或時(shí)刻； congratulate慶賀，祝賀，與 on連用。 celebrate sth. With/by 用 ……（的方式）慶祝 be celebrated as/for 因 ……而著名 四級短語 2. edy：喜劇，喜劇性事件 a edy writer。 a edy show. 喜劇作家；喜劇表演 The candidate39。s campaign turned out to be a political edy of errors. 候選人的運(yùn)動(dòng)變成一場行為不正的政治喜劇 black dark edy 荒誕喜劇， 黑喜劇 musical edy 滑稽歌舞劇 edy of situation 情節(jié)喜?。ㄏ矂〕煞种饕谟趧? 情而不在于角色的性格） edy of character 性格喜?。ㄏ矂〕煞种饕谟诮巧? 格的滑稽而不在于劇情） 習(xí)慣用語 3. identifiable: adj. that can be recognized 可辨認(rèn)的 Only three people in the photograph are identifiable. The house is easily identifiable by the large tree outside. 聯(lián)想記憶 identify v. 鑒定，識別 identity n. 身份，特性，同一性 identical adj. 相同的，同樣的 identification n. 身份證明，驗(yàn)明，認(rèn)出 Have a try 1) Reading this book, we can ____ the main character. 2) a. identify with b. identify as c. identify to d. identify for 答案 a。 identify with把 ……與 ……等同起來；和 ……打成一片。句意：讀完這本書，我們感到自己與主人公同呼吸，共命運(yùn) 2) Even the smallest baby can ____ its mother by her voice. a. recognize b. identify c. understand d. nominate 答案 b。 identify和 recognize都表示“辨認(rèn)出”，但是 identify指通過某些內(nèi)在的特征辨認(rèn)出某人或某物； recognize指認(rèn)出曾經(jīng)見過或原來認(rèn)識的人或物，強(qiáng)調(diào)通過外表辨認(rèn)出。 4. mostly: adv. mainly, or in most cases or most of the time 主要地，多半，通常 The earth here is mostly clay. 這兒的土大部分是黏土。 大多數(shù)美國人的汽車主要是用來上班的。 Most of the Americans use their cars mostly for their job. 5. symbolize: v. 象征，用符合表示 相關(guān)單詞 most： adv. 最；極其，十分 a. 最多的，最大的；大多數(shù)的， 大部分的 n. 大多數(shù)，大部分；最大量，最多數(shù) 復(fù)習(xí)鞏固 at (the) most 至多，最多 for the most part 就大部分而言 most of all 最，尤其是 make the most of 充分利用，盡量利用 考題 : The visit to Guilin was really a ___ enjoyable trip. We’ll never fet it. a. more b. much c. most d. least 答案 c。 Most和不定冠詞連用，指“極，非?！?，不要和最高級混淆 Munich, the 1938 HitlerChamberlain meeting that now symbolizes the idea of appeasement 慕尼黑， 1938年希特勒與張伯倫的會晤現(xiàn)已成為綏靖主義的象征 結(jié)婚戒指象征著男女雙方的結(jié)合 A wedding ring symbolizes the union of the two partners. 聯(lián)想記憶 symbol n. 符號，標(biāo)志；象征 symptom n. 癥狀；征候，征兆 考題 ： The oak is the ____ of strength. a. sign b. signal c. symbol d. token 答案 c。 sign標(biāo)記，招牌，只用來代替或代表或指明其他事物的牌子； symbol象征，代號，指具有某種象征意義的符號；token 標(biāo)志，象征，常用來代替某種思想或感情的東西。 Phrases and Expressions 1. in favor of: on the side of, in support of 贊同，支持 We are in favor of her promotion to president. 我們贊成她升為總裁 我贊成現(xiàn)在停止工作。 I am in favor of stopping work now. 真題再現(xiàn) 1) With all those __ the proposal raised their hands! 2) a. in relation to b. in excess of 3) c. in contrast to d. in favor of ( ) 答案 d。 in relation to關(guān)系到； in excess of 超過； in contrast to 與 ……對比 2) While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded __ the nurse Florence Nightingale. a. in line with b. in favor of c. in honor of d. in place of 答案 c。 in honor of為紀(jì)念 ……； in line with與 ……一致； in place of代替。句意：在倫敦時(shí)，我們訪問了紀(jì)念弗勞倫斯 . 南丁格爾護(hù)士而建立的醫(yī)院。 2. On the air: being broadcast on television or radio（被） 播送、廣播 We shall be on the air in five minutes. 我們五分鐘之后開始廣播 Jerry heard the news on the air. 杰瑞是在廣播中聽到這一消息 與 air有關(guān)的短語 clear the air 消除誤會（猜疑等） in the air 流傳中 off the air 停播 on the air 廣播 up in the air 懸而未決的 3. play out : 演完，比賽完；耗盡 They refused to play out the last three minutes after the floodlights (泛光燈 ) failed. Our strength was played out early in the contest. 比賽中我們的力量早已耗盡了 四級短語 bring into play 使活動(dòng)，使運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)，啟動(dòng) e into play 開始活動(dòng)，開始運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)，投入使用 play at 玩，做（游戲等），假扮 ……玩 play back 放，放送（唱片、磁帶等） play down 降低 ……的重要性，貶低 play off against 使相斗 play on 利用（某人的感情等） play up 強(qiáng)調(diào)，突出 典型習(xí)題 1) A skillful actor can ________ the emotions of an audience. 2) She tried to __________ his part and __________ her own. 3) Boys like to _________ soldiers. 4) He has _______ his enemies _____________ each other. 5) When we’ve finished the recording we’ll ______it _______ to you. play on play down play up play at play off against play back Understanding the text 1. Local stations restrict themselves to local news coverage and then broadcast the work “feeds” of the “Evening News”, rebroadcasting it in shorter form as part of their late news programs. (~15) Local stations only broadcast local news and then broadcast the “Evening News” provided by the work, and later, rebroadcast it as part of their late news programs in shorter form. 地方電視臺把自己的