Lesson 05 The facts 確切數(shù)字
Text 課文
What was the consequence of the editor‘s insistence on facts and statistics?
Consequence n.結(jié)果
Insistence n.堅持, 堅決主張
Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their reader with
unimportant facts and statistics.
go?to?extremes 走極端
provide = supply 給...提供（通常與介詞搭配連用）
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 包含ucted 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 包含ucted 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.共和國, 共和政體
Instruct vt.教, 教導(dǎo), 命令, 指示, 通知
包含uct?sb to?do?sth.= tell?sb?formally?to?do?sth 正式告訴某人做某事
-- The teacher 包含ucted him to take the examination.
On = about 側(cè)重強調(diào)課題專一
-- 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.拒絕（態(tài)度嚴(yán)厲）
-- I invited him to dinner, but he refused me.
decline vt.婉言謝絕
repudiate vt.斷然拒絕
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 包含ucting him find out the exact number of
steps and the height of the wall.
Instructing(現(xiàn)在分詞)進一步補充說明fax的情況
-- he send me a letter 包含ucting 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 決定, 打算, 著手做...
= set about doing 決定, 打算, 著手做...
-- 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時間
-- 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 勉勉強強地, 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, 必須采用倒裝形式。
本句 = The poor man had not only been arrested, but had been sent to prison as well.
倒裝：（部分倒裝）
1>否定副詞位于句首, 要倒裝。
never, seldom, rarely, little, hardly, scarcely, nowhere, no?sooner
scarcely adv.幾乎不, 簡直沒有
nowhere adv.無處, 到處都無
-- Never have I read such stories. 我從來也沒讀過這樣的小說。
-- Nowhere can he find the book he wants. 無論在哪他也找不到他要的書。
-- Hardly did I think it possible. 我并不認(rèn)為這是可能的。
2>含有only的狀語位于句首, 句子要倒裝。
-- 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的副詞短語位于句首, 句子要倒裝。
not for a second 決不, 毫不 / not in the least 絕不, 一點也不
not for an instant, not until
-- Not in the least is he interested in English literature. 他對英國文學(xué)一點都不感興趣。
-- Not for an instant did I believe he had lied. 我根本不認(rèn)為他說了慌。
4>含有no的短語位于句首, 句子要倒裝。
at?on?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‘絕不’）
circumstance n.環(huán)境, 詳情, 境況
-- Under no circumstances can we accept the check. 我們無論如何也不能接受這筆錢。
-- On no account must you leave the baby in the house. 你無論如何也不能把留在房間里。
5> so?such?位于句首, 句子要倒裝。
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
請求被允許做某事：be?allowed?to?do, be?permitted?to?do, asked?for?permission?to?do?sth
permit v.許可,允許,準(zhǔn)許 permission n.許可, 允許
in?which?-- which指代fax
while和現(xiàn)在分詞搭配, 做時間狀語, 表示“正在做某事的過程中”。
-- 可以用while引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句去替換。
-- While counting… = while he was counting…
現(xiàn)在分詞做定語：
-- the steps leading to the president‘s palace 通向王宮的臺階。
-- the road leading to the forest 通向森林的路。
fifteen-foot做前置定語, 這里的名詞必須上單數(shù)形式。
which引導(dǎo)的定語從句修飾wall, which指代wall。
-- wall which surrounded… （= wall surrounding…）
-- 為了避免和前面的現(xiàn)在分詞句式結(jié)構(gòu)(leading)相同所以沒有用surrounding.
Text 課文
What was the consequence of the editor‘s insistence on facts and statistics?
Consequence n.結(jié)果
Insistence n.堅持, 堅決主張
Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their reader with
unimportant facts and statistics.
go?to?extremes 走極端
provide = supply 給...提供（通常與介詞搭配連用）
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 包含ucted 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 包含ucted 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.共和國, 共和政體
Instruct vt.教, 教導(dǎo), 命令, 指示, 通知
包含uct?sb to?do?sth.= tell?sb?formally?to?do?sth 正式告訴某人做某事
-- The teacher 包含ucted him to take the examination.
On = about 側(cè)重強調(diào)課題專一
-- 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.拒絕（態(tài)度嚴(yán)厲）
-- I invited him to dinner, but he refused me.
decline vt.婉言謝絕
repudiate vt.斷然拒絕
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 包含ucting him find out the exact number of
steps and the height of the wall.
Instructing(現(xiàn)在分詞)進一步補充說明fax的情況
-- he send me a letter 包含ucting 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 決定, 打算, 著手做...
= set about doing 決定, 打算, 著手做...
-- 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時間
-- 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 勉勉強強地, 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, 必須采用倒裝形式。
本句 = The poor man had not only been arrested, but had been sent to prison as well.
倒裝：（部分倒裝）
1>否定副詞位于句首, 要倒裝。
never, seldom, rarely, little, hardly, scarcely, nowhere, no?sooner
scarcely adv.幾乎不, 簡直沒有
nowhere adv.無處, 到處都無
-- Never have I read such stories. 我從來也沒讀過這樣的小說。
-- Nowhere can he find the book he wants. 無論在哪他也找不到他要的書。
-- Hardly did I think it possible. 我并不認(rèn)為這是可能的。
2>含有only的狀語位于句首, 句子要倒裝。
-- 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的副詞短語位于句首, 句子要倒裝。
not for a second 決不, 毫不 / not in the least 絕不, 一點也不
not for an instant, not until
-- Not in the least is he interested in English literature. 他對英國文學(xué)一點都不感興趣。
-- Not for an instant did I believe he had lied. 我根本不認(rèn)為他說了慌。
4>含有no的短語位于句首, 句子要倒裝。
at?on?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‘絕不’）
circumstance n.環(huán)境, 詳情, 境況
-- Under no circumstances can we accept the check. 我們無論如何也不能接受這筆錢。
-- On no account must you leave the baby in the house. 你無論如何也不能把留在房間里。
5> so?such?位于句首, 句子要倒裝。
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
請求被允許做某事：be?allowed?to?do, be?permitted?to?do, asked?for?permission?to?do?sth
permit v.許可,允許,準(zhǔn)許 permission n.許可, 允許
in?which?-- which指代fax
while和現(xiàn)在分詞搭配, 做時間狀語, 表示“正在做某事的過程中”。
-- 可以用while引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句去替換。
-- While counting… = while he was counting…
現(xiàn)在分詞做定語：
-- the steps leading to the president‘s palace 通向王宮的臺階。
-- the road leading to the forest 通向森林的路。
fifteen-foot做前置定語, 這里的名詞必須上單數(shù)形式。
which引導(dǎo)的定語從句修飾wall, which指代wall。
-- wall which surrounded… （= wall surrounding…）
-- 為了避免和前面的現(xiàn)在分詞句式結(jié)構(gòu)(leading)相同所以沒有用surrounding.