新概念第三册45课

Lesson 45 The power of the pressComprehension questions1. Can the freedom of the press easily be abused?2. Do we enjoy reading about the lives of others?3. Would we enjoy reading about ourselves?4. When publishing details about people's private lives, what can reporters cause?5. Can the influence of newspapers even overthrow governments?6. What does the story of the poor family do?7. Where did the family live?8. How many children did they have?9. Why were they faced with economic problems?10. What was the event that radically changed their lives?11. The day after the birth an aeroplane arrived in Aberdeen. Who did it bring?12. Who did television and newspapers carry the news to?13. Who offered the family huge sums for their story?14. Who sent gifts and wanted to advertise their products?15. What was their old farmhouse to be replaced by?16. What were lawyers employed to act as?17. What was the parents' price for fame?18. What had the parents become victims of?Match the words with their definitionsdemocratic restrict condemn abuse contention untold overthrow illustrate perpetual pressing odds obscurity quintuplet radically exclusive commercialization commodity1__________to deliberately use sth such as power or authority for the wrong purpose2__________to say very strongly that you do not approve of sth or sb, especially because you think it is morally wrong3__________to keep within limits; control4__________to remove a leader or government from a position of power by force5__________something that makes it seem impossible to do or achieve sth6__________the state of not being known or remembered7__________to make the meaning of sth clearer by giving examples8__________a belief or an opinion that you express, especially in an argument9__________available to only one person or group, and not shared10__________[only before noun] used to emphasize how large, great, unpleasant, etc sth is(These gases will cause untold damage to the environment.)11__________continuing all the time without changing12__________very important and needing to be dealt with immediately; urgent13__________completely; totally14__________a product that is bought and sold15__________organized according to the principle that everyone has a right to vote, speak etc. 16__________one of five children born at the same time to the same mother17__________using sth to try to make a profit, especially in a way that others do not approve ofRead the following sentences and pay attention to the phrases underlined1. Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering toindividuals by publishing details about their private lives.2. Newspapers exert such tremendous influence that they can not only bring about majorchanges to the lives of ordinary people but can even overthrow a government.3. They would have continued to struggle against economic odds and would have lived inobscurity.4. Gifts poured in not only from unknown people, but from baby food and soap manufacturerswho wished to advertise their products.5. Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokesmenfor the family at press conferences.6. It would never again be possible for them to lead normal lives.Complete the passage with the clues givenIn __________(民主的) countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the press are rightly __________(谴责). However, this freedom can easily be _________(滥用). Stories about people often attract far more public a_________ than political events. Though we may enjoy reading about the lives of others, it is extremely doubtful _________ we would equally enjoy reading about ourselves. Acting on the _________(论点) that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to _________(个人) by publishing details about their private lives. Newspapers exert such tremendous i__________ that they can not only bring about major changes to the lives of ordinary people but can even ___________ a government.The story of a poor family that acquired f__________ and f__________ overnight, dramatically i__________ the power of the press. The family lived in Aberdeen, a small town of 23,000 i_________ in South Dakota. As the parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggle against _________(贫穷). They were expecting their sixth child and were faced with even more pressing _________(经济的) problems. If they had only had one more child, the fact would have passed unnoticed. They would have continued to _________ against economic odds and would have lived in __________(默默无闻). But they suddenly became the parents of quintuplets, four girls and a boy, an event which r_________ changed their lives. The day after the birth of the five children, an aeroplane arrived in Aberdeen bringing sixty reporters and photographers.The ___________ to fame was swift. Television cameras and newspapers carried the news to everyone in the country. Newspapers and magazines offered the family huge sums for the __________(独占的) rights to publish stories and photographs. Gifts poured in not only from unknown people, but from baby food and soap ___________(生产厂家) who wished to advertise their products. The old farmhouse the family lived in was to be replaced by a new ＄500,000 home. Reporters kept p__________ for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokesmen for the family at press conferences. While the five babies were still quietly sleeping in oxygen tents in a hospital nursery, their parents were paying the ___________ for fame. It would never again be possible for them to lead n__________ lives. They had become the __________(受害者) of commercialization, for their names had acquired a market value. Instead of being five new family members, these children had immediately become a commodity.Try to remember the following group of wordscommerce n. [u] 贸易；商务commercial adj. 贸易的；商业的commercialize v. 利用…牟利；商业化commercialization n. [u] 商业化。

新概念英语第三册经典句子第45课第45课1、 In democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the Press are right condemned.在民主国家里，任何限制新闻自由的企图都理所当然地受到公正的谴责。

2、 The story of a poor family thatacquired fame and fortune overnight,dramatically illustrates the power of the press.下面这户穷人一夜之间出名发财的故事戏剧性地说明了新闻报道威力。

3、 As the parents had five children, life was perpetualstruggle against poverty.家里已有5个孩子，全家人的生活就是在贫困线上做无穷无尽地挣扎。

4、 The rise to fame was swift.这个家迅速出了名。

5、 Gifts pouredin not only from unknown people, but from baby food and soap manufacturers whowished to advertise their products.不但素昧平生的人寄来了大量的礼物，而且婴儿食品、婴儿肥皂制造厂商为了替自己产品做广告也寄来了大量的礼物。

6、 ..their parents were paying theprice for fame.他们的父母却为这名声付出了代价，类似意义的有at the cost of：以。

为代价7、 It wouldnever again be possible for them to lead normal lives.他们再也无法过正常的生活。

虚拟语气8、….that almost every one of theinhabitants was affected to a greater or less degree.以致几乎全镇居民均在不同水准上受到影响。

新概念英语第三册第45课课堂笔记及答案Lesson 45 The power of the press 新闻报道的威力【New words and expressions】生词和短语●democrat 民主的●restrict v. 限制●abuse v. 滥用●contention n. 论点●untold adj. 数不尽的，无限的●South Dakota 南达科他州（美国）●perpetual adj. 永久的●quintuplet n. 五胞胎之一●obscurity n. 默默无闻●radically adv. 彻底地，完全地●exclusive adj. 独占的，独家的●nursery n. 育婴室，保育室●commercialization n. 商品化●commodity n. 商品◆democrat 民主的◆restrict v. 限制keep within a certain limitEg: The prisoners’ activity is restricted within marrow limits. limit: 表示时间、空间、程度等方面的限定，且限定到某一个点restrict: 只说明限定范围Eg: Land development must be limited.He restricts himself to two cigarettes a day.restrict sb. to 限制在......范围内confineconfine sb. toEg: The boy is confined to the dark room.The boy is restricted to the dark room.cramp 限制（限制某人的活动或是限制动植特的生长）Eg: No body can cramp children.You can not cramp my activity.hamper 限制，妨碍;困累Eg: What hampered you to do so?The housewife has a lots to do every day, because she is hampered by poverty.My limited vocabulary hampered my reading.I am hampered by my limited vocabulary.★★★impede 限制；妨碍impede doing sth.Eg: Nothing will impede my studying English.bound 限定，以......为界限L45-01 end 10’28”L45-02 begin 10’05”◆abuse v. 滥用Eg: Don’t abuse your authority. 不要滥用职权。