Lesson 05  The facts 确切数字
New words and expression 生词和短语
★Editor  n.编辑
Edit  vt.编辑
-- edit magazine, edit newspaper
Edition  n.编辑
Editorial  adj.编辑的, 主编的  n.社论, 评论
★extreme  n.极端
go to extreme(s) to do…   做某事走极端
-- He went to extreme to say that the play was

the best one.
-- He went to extremes to say that his

girlfriend was the most beautiful in the world.
go from one extreme to the other  从一个极端走向

另一个极端
★statistics  n.统计数字
★journalist  n.新闻记者
★reporter  n.(电视台)记者
correspondent  n.(电台)记者, 通讯员
★president  n.总统
★palace  n.王宫；宏伟的住宅
★publish  v.出版  = print(vt.), go to press(vi.)
-- The book has already been published. = The

book has already been printed.
-- The book has gone to press.
-- They have already published the magazine.
★Fax  n.传真 （-- send a fax）
★impatient  adj.不耐烦的
patience（n.耐性）   patient（adj.有耐心的）  

patiently（adv.有耐心地）
impatience（n.不耐烦）   impatient（adj.不耐烦的

）   impatiently（adv.不耐烦地）
★fire  v.解雇（口语）
-- He was fired from his job
dismiss  vt.解雇（正式）
-- The manage dismissed him from his company.
Sack  vt.解雇, 辞退（俚语, 口语）
-- If you do it wrong again you will be sacked.
★Originally  adv.起初，原先，从前  /  original 

adj.最初的, 原始的

 

Text 课文
What was the consequence of the editor's

insistence on facts and statistics?
Consequence  n.结果
Insistence  n.坚持, 坚决主张

Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their reader with unimportant facts and statistics.
go to extremes 走极端
provide = supply 给...提供（通常与介词搭配连用）
provide sb with sth  /  provide sth for sb
-- He provided them with a bed for the night.
= He provided a bed for them for the night
Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic.
本句= A well-known magazine instructed a

journalist to write an article on the

president's palace
in a new African republic.
African  n.非洲人  adj.非洲的
Republic  n.共和国, 共和政体
Instruct  vt.教, 教导, 命令, 指示, 通知
instruct sb to do sth.= tell sb formally to do

sth  正式告诉某人做某事
-- The teacher instructed him to take the

examination.
On = about 侧重强调课题专一
-- a book on radio
When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refuse to publish it.
When the article arrived = When the editor

received the article
refuse  vt.拒绝（态度严厉）
-- I invited him to dinner, but he refused me.
decline  vt.婉言谢绝
repudiate  vt.断然拒绝
The article began: 'Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president's
palace'.
which 指代the high wall
The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.
Instructing(现在分词)进一步补充说明fax的情况
-- he send me a letter instructing me to come

back immediately
The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them.
set out to do = decide and try to do 决定, 打算

, 着手做...
= set about doing 决定, 打算, 着手做...
-- He set out to make his first 1,000,000 in 5

years.
take sb a long time to do sth  某事花了某人很久

的时间
-- It took me five days to write the article.
Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient,for the magazine would soon go to press.He sent the journalist two more faxes, but

received no reply.
two more faxes = another two faxes
He sent yet another fax informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired.
When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written.
reluctantly = unwilling  勉勉强强地, 不情愿地
as it bad originally been written = in its

original way
A week later, the editor at last received a fax from the journalist.
Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well.
Not only位于句首, 必须采用倒装形式。
本句 = The poor man had not only been arrested,

but had been sent to prison as well.
倒装：（部分倒装）
1>否定副词位于句首, 要倒装。
never, seldom, rarely, little, hardly,

scarcely, nowhere, no sooner
scarcely  adv.几乎不, 简直没有
nowhere  adv.无处, 到处都无
-- Never have I read such stories. 我从来也没读

过这样的小说。
-- Nowhere can he find the book he wants. 无论

在哪他也找不到他要的书。
-- Hardly did I think it possible. 我并不认为这

是可能的。
2>含有only的状语位于句首, 句子要倒装。
-- Only then did he realize that he had made a

mistake.
-- Only when a great deal more information has

been obtained will it be possible to plan a

trip.
3>含有not的副词短语位于句首, 句子要倒装。
not for a second 决不, 毫不 / not in the least

绝不, 一点也不
not for an instant, not until
-- Not in the least is he interested in English

literature. 他对英国文学一点都不感兴趣。
-- Not for an instant did I believe he had

lied. 我根本不认为他说了慌。
4>含有no的短语位于句首, 句子要倒装。
at no time, in no way , in no sense, by no

means, in no case, on no account, on no

condition,
under no circumstances  （都表示‘绝不’）
circumstance  n.环境, 详情, 境况
-- Under no circumstances can we accept the

check. 我们无论如何也不能接受这笔钱。
-- On no account must you leave the baby in the

house. 你无论如何也不能把留在房间里。
5> so such 位于句首, 句子要倒装。

However, he had at last been allowed to send a fax in which he informed the editor that the he had been arrested while counting the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace.
he had at last been allowed = he had at last

been permitted = he had asked for permission
请求被允许做某事：be allowed to do, be permitted

to do, asked for permission to do sth
permit  v.许可,允许,准许               

permission  n.许可, 允许
in which -- which指代fax
while和现在分词搭配, 做时间状语, 表示“正在做某事

的过程中”。
-- 可以用while引导的时间状语从句去替换。
-- While counting… = while he was counting…
现在分词做定语：
-- the steps leading to the president's palace

通向王宫的台阶。
-- the road leading to the forest 通向森林的路。
fifteen-foot做前置定语, 这里的名词必须上单数形式

。
which引导的定语从句修饰wall, which指代wall。
-- wall which surrounded… （= wall surrounding

…）
-- 为了避免和前面的现在分词句式结构(leading)相同

所以没有用surrounding.
Special difficulties 难点

倒装的用法
1.Not only has he made this mistake before but

he will make it again.
2.Only then did I realize what was happening
3.Never will I trust him again.
4.Seldom do you find traffic wardens who are

kind and helpful.
traffic warden  n. 交通管理员（warden  n.监护人

；看守人）

Multiple choice questions 多项选择

(a)he wanted an excuse to fire the journalist.

(b)he had not read the article beyond the first sentence.

(c)he was dissatisfied with the factual content of the article

(d)he wanted to please the president of the new African republic
正确答案： C
excuse  n.理由, 借口
beyond  prep.除…以外
satisfy  vt.满足, 使满意
dissatisfy  vt.使感觉不满, 不满足
factual  adj.事实的, 实际的
content  n.内容

(a)it took him a long time to count all the steps

(b)he had not been allowed to fax the information he had obtained

(c)he did not realize how soon the magazine would go to press

(d)he had been arrested before he had had time to obtain the facts
正确答案： B 

(a)Because his activities must have appeared suspicious.

(b)For having gone to extremes to provide unimportant facts.

(c)For climbing the palace wall in order to measure its height.

(d)Because the article was published in its original form.

正确答案：A     activity  n.行动, 行为  / 

suspicious  adj.可疑的, 怀疑的

(a)Reading  (b)Having  (c)He read  (d) Being read
正确答案： B    课文中的and then强调动作的先后。
-- Having seen the movie, they went for a walk.

(a)the replies  (b)the reply  (c)no reply  (d)a reply
正确答案： D    a reply表示“任意”的一个答复

(a)was replied  (b)replied  (c)would reply  (d)did not reply
正确答案：B     unless = if not 一般过去时

(a)his arrest to the editor  (b) the editor his arrest  (c) the editor of his arrest  (d) the editor that his arrest had been.
正确答案：C     inform sb of/about sth

(a)audience  (b)lectures  (c) public  (d)common
正确答案：C    public  n.公众, (特定的)人群
audience  n.听众, 观众
lecture  n.演讲

(a)pressing  (b)printed  (c)typed  (d)impressed
正确答案： B    print = publish
press  n.压, 按     go to press 交付印刷
pressing  adj.紧迫的；迫切的
impress  vt.盖印, 留下印象

(a)poor  (b)stupid  (c)innocent  (d)unfortunate
正确答案： D
innocent  adj.清白的, 无罪的, 天真的, 无知的
unfortunate  adj.不幸的

(a)admitted  (b)let  (c)left  (d)given permission
正确答案： D
请求允许做某事：ask for permission to do sth
允许某人做某事：be given permission to do sth
admit + 名词/动名词/that从句