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。

editor

🇬🇧/ˈedɪtə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈedɪtər/n. 编辑
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

editor of ...

  • the editor of the Washington Post 《华盛顿邮报》的编辑
  • editors of newspapers and magazines NCE3-5
  • chief editor = editor in chief 主编

extreme

/ɪkˈstriːm/n. 极端
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

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/n. 统计数字
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。

journalist

/ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst/n. 新闻记者
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。

president

/ˈprezɪdənt/n. 总统
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/n. 王宫;宏伟的住宅
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。

publish

/ˈpʌblɪʃ/v. 出版
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/n. 传真
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/adj. 不耐烦的
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。

fire

🇬🇧/ˈfaɪə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈfaɪər/v. 解雇
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

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

originally

/əˈrɪdʒənəli/adv. 起初,原先,从前
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。

"Originally" is in the beginning, before other things happened or before things changed. Originally 是指在其他事情发生之前或在事情改变之前。

  • The building was originally used as a prison.
at the beginning / start 在开始时She was nervous at the beginning but she settled down as she got further into her speech.
at first / initially 起初They offered her the job, initially on a temporary basis but later as a full member of the staff.
to start with / to begin with 首先;作为开始(等于 for a start)Even children who are healthy to begin with wouldn't survive long in these terrible conditions.
origin n.起源,起因
  • All this seems to me to link them with life, and the origins of things.
  • We must conclude from the work of those who have studied the origin of life, that given a planet only approximately like our own, life is almost certain to start.
original adj.起初的,原先的

At the Stewart family home on Linden Street yesterday, a group of caring Riverdale citizens gathered to plan the refurbishing of the old library, to transform it into a new community center. 

The original plan by the council was tabled because of lack of funds. The new plan needs you. 

  • a highly original design originality 
  • The original plan by the council was tabled because of lack of funds. 
originality  n.独创性,创意;独创能力,创造力
  • a young writer of great originality
  • A lot of his designs lack originality