Lesson 5 The facts 【单词列表】

editor [ˈeditə] n. 编辑

【扩】edition 版本

【搭】news editor 新闻编辑  managing editor 总编辑  supplement editor 副刊编辑

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A: Could you tell me something about your work experience?

B: OK, I have been working as an assistant editor since I graduated from the university.

A:可以谈一下你的工作经历吗?

B:好的,我从毕业开始就一直在做助理编辑。

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extreme [ikˈstriːm] n. 极端

【派】extremely 极端地,非常地

【扩】extremity 极端

【搭】in the extreme 极其

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A: He is foolish in the extreme.

B: You should forgive him.

A:他实在是愚蠢至极。

B:你应该原谅他。

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statistics [stəˈtistiks] n. 统计数值

【扩】statistical 统计的

【例】Could you be more specific about these statistics?

   您能再详细讲一下这些数据吗?

journalist [ˈdʒəːnəlist] n. 新闻记者,新闻工作者

【扩】columnist 专栏记者  correspondent 驻外记者

【例】More than 80 reporters attended the press conference.

   80多名记者出席了记者招待会。

president [ˈprezidənt] n. 总统

palace [ˈpælis] n. 王宫;宏伟的住宅

【搭】the Palace Museum 故宫博物院  imperial palace 王宫  the Summer Palace 颐和园

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A: I dare to say the giant ice pagodas, bridges, and lanterns made a good impression on you.

B: Sure, and ice human figures and palaces as well.

A:我敢说巨大的冰塔、冰桥、冰灯给您留下了很好的印象。

B:是的,还有冰雕人物造型和冰雕宫殿。

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publish [ˈpʌbliʃ] v. 出版

【派】publisher 出版者,发行人

【扩】put on 出版  come out 出版

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A: Have you had any publications?

B: Yes, I have published a number of essays in People's Daily.

A:你有没有发表什么作品?

B:是的,我在《人民日报》上发表过一些小品文。

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fax [fæks] n. 传真

【扩】fax machine 传真机

【搭】send a fax 发传真  receive a fax 收传真

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A: What did you want to ask me?

B: How can I know if my fax is sent or not?

A:你刚才想问我什么?

B:我怎样才能知道我的传真是否已经发出去了?

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impatient [imˈpeiʃənt] adj. 不耐烦的

fire [ˈfaiə] v. 解雇

originally [əˈridʒənəli] adv. 起初,原先

【构】original(起初的)+ly(副词后缀)=originally(起初)

【扩】originate 起源于

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A: How do you want to deal with it?

B: I want to insert it in the form that we originally agreed on.

A:你打算怎么处理这个?

B:我想把这一项添加到我们原来一致通过的表格中。

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editor

🇬🇧/ˈedɪtə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈedɪtər/
An editor is the person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine and who decides what will be published in each edition of it. 主编

noun [专属名词] 编辑;记者;剪辑师;编辑程序

An editor is a journalist who is responsible for a particular section of a newspaper or magazine. 栏目编辑

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extreme

/ɪkˈstriːm/
Extreme means very great in degree or intensity. 极大的

adjective [原级] 极大的,极度的;极端的,严重的;过分的,偏激的;尽头的,末端的;极限的,从事极限运动的

You use extreme to describe situations and behaviour that are much more severe or unusual than you would expect, especially when you disapprove of them because of this. 过激的 The extreme case was Poland, where 29 parties won seats. 过激的案例是波兰,那里有29个政党获得席位。

noun [抽象名词] (观点或行为方式的)极端;(事物的)极度;端顶,端词

You can use extremes to refer to situations or types of behaviour that have opposite qualities to each other. 极端 go to extremes

statistics

/stəˈtɪstɪks/
quantitative data on any subject, esp data comparing the distribution of some quantity for different subclasses of the population 统计数据

noun [抽象名词] 统计学;统计数字(statistic 的复数形式)

These statistics are misleading. 这些统计资料会引起误解。

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journalist

/ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst/
A journalist is a person whose job is to collect news and write about it for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio. 新闻工作者

noun [专属名词] 新闻工作者,新闻记者;报人,报纸撰稿人

Michael Cross is a freelance journalist. 迈克尔·克罗斯是一个自由新闻工作者。

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president

/ˈprezɪdənt/
The president of a country that has no king or queen is the person who is the head of state of that country. 总统

noun [专属名词] 总统,国家主席;(机构、俱乐部、学院等的)负责人,会长,院长,主席;(公司)董事长,(银行)行长,总裁;(基督教)圣餐主持教士

The president of an organization is the person who has the highest position in it. (某组织的) 最高权力人

palace

/ˈpæləs/
A palace is a very large impressive house, especially one that is the official home of a king, queen, or president. 宫殿

noun [专属名词] 王宫,(官位极高者的)府邸;住在王宫里的人,王室(the Palace);大厦,豪宅

We drove through the palace gates. 我们驱车驶过重重宫门。

adjective [原级] 王宫的,(总统)官邸的;与政府人员有关的

The palace was bedecked with flags. 该宫殿装饰有许多旗子。

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publish

/ˈpʌblɪʃ/
When a company publishes a book or magazine, it prints copies of it, which are sent to stores to be sold. 出版

verb [vt. 及物动词] 出版,发行(书、杂志等);(作家、 音乐家等)发表(自己的作品),使(作品)出版;(在互联网上)发表;(在报纸或杂志上)刊登,登载;公布,公开;颁布(法令),宣读(法令,结婚预告);<法律>向第三方传布(诽谤)

When the people in charge of a newspaper or magazine publish a piece of writing or a photograph, they print it in their newspaper or magazine. 刊登

fax

/fæks/
A fax or a fax machine is a piece of equipment used to copy documents by sending information electronically along a telephone line. 传真机

noun [物质名词] 传真机;传真信件;传真

You can refer to a copy of a document that is transmitted by a fax machine as a fax. 传真件

verb [vt. 及物动词] 传真(文档、信件等);用传真与(某人)联系

If you fax a document to someone, you send it from one fax machine to another. 发传真

impatient

/ɪmˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt/
If you are impatient, you are annoyed because you have to wait too long for something. 不耐烦的

adjective [原级] 不耐烦的,没有耐心的;迫不及待的,急切的;(对不愉快的事)不能容忍,不愿接受

Investors are growing impatient with promises of improved earnings. 投资者们对提高收益的承诺越来越不耐烦了。

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fire

🇬🇧/ˈfaɪə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈfaɪər/
Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things that are burning. 火

noun [物质名词] 失火,火灾;火焰;炉火,灶火;<英>取暖器;射击,火力;怒火,激情;严厉批评,猛烈批判

Fire or a fire is an occurrence of uncontrolled burning which destroys buildings, forests, or other things. 火灾 They saw a big flash and a huge ball of fire reaching hundreds of feet into the sky. 他们看到一道强光和一个巨大的火球直冲天空达几百英尺。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 射击,开火;射(箭);扔,抛;点火,启动;连珠炮似的提出(问题);解雇,开除;激发;烧制(陶器)

When the engine of a motor vehicle fires, an electrical spark is produced which causes the fuel to burn and the engine to work. (引擎等) 点火 After the pot is dipped in this mixture, it is fired. 这个壶在混合料里浸过之后,就进行烧制。

originally

/əˈrɪdʒənəli/
When you say what happened or was the case originally, you are saying what happened or was the case when something began or came into existence. 起初

adverb [时间副词] 起初,原来;独创地,新颖地

The plane has been kept in service far longer than originally intended. 这架飞机的服役时间已经远远超过了起初的预料。