【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
◆editor n. 編輯
◆extreme n. 極端
◆statistics n. 統計數字
◆journalist n. 新聞記者
◆president n. 總統
◆palace n.王宮；宏偉的住宅
◆publish v. 出版
◆fax n. 傳真
◆impatient adj. 不耐煩的
◆fire v. 解僱
◆originally adv. 起初，原先，從前
★editor n. 編輯
edit vt. 編輯
edition n.編輯
editorial adj. 編輯的，主編的；n. 社論，評論
★extreme n. 極端
go to extreme(s) to do 走極端
Eg: 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
★statistics n. 統計數字
★journalist n. 新聞記者
journalist (雜誌) 新聞記者
reproter (電視臺) 記者
correspondent (電臺)記者，通訊員
★president n. 總統
★palace n.王宮；宏偉的住宅
★publish v. 出版
Eg: They have already published the magazine.
= print vt.
Eg: the book has already been published.
The book has gone to press.
★fax n. 傳真
sent a fax
★impatient adj. 不耐煩的
patient adj. 有耐心的
patiently adv. 有耐心地
impatient adj. 不耐煩的
impatiently adv. 不耐煩地
patience n.
impatience
★fire v. 解僱
He was fired from his job.
dismass (正式)
The manager disissed him from his company.
sack(俚語) vt. 解僱，辭退
Eg: If you do it wrong again you will be sacked.
★originally adv. 起初，原先，從前
original adj.
【課文講解】
Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes① to provide their readers with② unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been instructed③ by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived④, the editor read the first sentence and then refused⑤ to publish it. The article began: 'Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which⑥ surrounds the president's palace.' The editor at once sent the journalist a telegram ⑦instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.
The journalist immediately set out to⑧obtain these important facts, but he took a long time⑨ to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the journalist two more faxes⑩ but received no reply. He sent yet another fax informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the journalist again failed to⑾ reply, the editor reluctantly⑿ published the article as it had originally been written⒀. A week later, the editor at last received a telegram from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been arrested⒁, but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been allowed⒂ to send a fax in which⒃ he informed the editor that he had been arrested while⒄ counting the 1,084 steps leading to⒅ the fifteen-foot⒆ wall which⒇ surrounded the president's palace.
①go to extremes 走極端
②provide = supply 給…，提供（通常與介詞搭配連用）
provede sb. With sth. / provide sth. for sb.
Eg: He provided them with a bed for the night.
He provided a bed for them for the night.
③instruct sb. to do sth ==tell sb. formally to do sth. 正式告訴某人做某事
‘…a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic.’
主動語態：A well-known magazine instructed a journalist to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic.’
The teacher instructed him to take the examination.
on ==about 側重強調課題專一
A book on radio
④When the article arrived = When the editor received the article
⑤refuse to publish it
refuse: vt. 拒絕（態度嚴厲）
decline: vt. 婉言謝絕
repudiate: vt. 斷然拒絕
⑥which 指代the high wall
⑦instructing—現在分詞進一步補充說明fax的情況
⑧set out to do sth.==decide and try to do 決定，打算，着手做=set about doing
Eg: He set out to make his first 1,000,000 in 5 years
⑨take 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.
初中課文中有一篇是關於國王讓畫家畫馬的，也有這麼個句子
It took the artist one year to learn to draw a beautiful horse.
⑩two more faxes = another two faxes
⑾fail to 未能做某事，忘記做某事
⑿reluctantly = unwillingly 勉勉強強地，不情願地
⒀as it had originally been written = in its original way
⒁倒裝簡述：
not only 位於句首，必須採用倒裝形式
The poor man had not only been arrested, but had been sent to prison as well.
1．否定副詞位於句首，要倒裝。
Never have I read such stories. 我從來沒有讀過這樣的小說。
Nowhere can he find the book he wants. 無論在哪兒他都找不到他想要的那本書。
Hardly did I think it possible. 我並不認爲這是可能的。
常用的否定副詞：never, seldom, rarely, little, hardly, scarcely, nowhere, no sooner
2．含有only的狀語位於句首，句子要倒裝
Only then did he realize that he had made a mistake.只有到那個時候，他才認識到自己犯了個錯誤。
Only when a great deal more information has been obtained will it be possible to plan a trip.
只有獲得比較多的信息之後，纔有可能計劃去旅行。
3．還有not的副詞短語位於句首，要倒裝。
not for a moment, not in the least , not for an instant, not until
Not in the least is he interested in Englsh literature. 他對英國文學一點都不感興趣。
Not for an instant did i believe he had lied.
4．含有no的短語位於句首，句子要倒裝。
at no time, in no way, in no sence, by no means, in no case, on no account, on no condition , under no circumstances.‘絕不’
Under no circumstances can we accpet the check.無論如何我們不能接受這筆錢。
On no account must you leave the baby in the house.你無論如何也不能把嬰兒留在房間裏。
5．so,suh位於句首，句子也要倒裝。
⒂He had at last been allowed = he had at last been permitted
= he had asked for permission
請求允許，被允許： be allowed to do, be permitted to do, asked for permission to do sth.
⒃in which ----which指代fax
⒄while和現在分詞搭配，做時間狀語，表示“正在做某事的過程中”，可以用while引導的時間狀語從句去替換。
while he was counting…
⒅leading to 現在分詞，通向
the steps leading to the president’s palace
the road leading to the forest
⒆fifteen-foot ----做前置定語，這裏的名詞必須是單數形式（一般加槓的全成詞，後面的名詞用單數）
⒇which指代wall (避免和前面的句式結構相同)
【Special difficulties】
倒裝的用法
Exercise
Write these sentences again beginning each one with the words in italics.
1 He has not only made this mistake before but he will make it again.
2 I realized what was happening only then.
3 I will never trust him again.
4 You seldom find traffic wardens who are kind and helpful.
key:
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.
warden n.看護人，守護人
【參考譯文】
報刊雜誌的編輯常常爲了向讀者提供成立一些關緊要的事實和統計數字而走向極端。去年，一位記者受一家有名的雜誌的委託寫一篇關於非洲某個新成立共和國總統府的文章。稿子寄來後，編輯看第一句話就拒絕予以發表。文章的開頭是這樣的：“幾百級臺階通向環繞總統的高牆。”編輯立即給那位記者發去傳真，要求他覈實一下臺階的確切數字和圍牆的高度。
記者立即出發去核實這些重要的事實，但過了好長時間不見他把數字寄來，在此期間，編輯等得不耐煩了，因爲雜誌馬上要付印。他給記者先後發去兩份傳真，但對方毫無反應。於是他又發了一份傳真，通知那位記者說，若再不迅速答覆，將被解僱。但記者還是沒有回覆。編輯無奈，勉強按原樣發稿了。一週之後，編輯終於接到記者的傳真。那個可憐的記者不僅被捕了，而且還被送進了監獄。不過，他終於獲准發回了一份傳真。在傳真中他告訴編輯，就在他數通向15英尺高的總統府圍牆的1，084級臺階時，被抓了起來。
【Multiple choice questions】多項選擇題
Comprehension
1 The editor acted as he did because .
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
1. C
2 The journalist took a long time to sent the details required because .
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
2. B
3 Why had the journalist been arrested?
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.
3. A
Structure
4 the first sentence, the editor refused to publish the article.
a. Reading b. Having read c. He read d. Being read
首選從句、分詞、獨立主格結構,缺少了時間狀語從句的連接詞
4． B
體會出and then
Having seen the movie, they went for a walk.
5 The magazine to press.
a. was b. had gone c. was about to go d. was due
5.C
6 He sent the journalist two faxes, but did not receive .
a. the replies b. the reply c. no reply d. a reply
表示“任意”
6． D
7 he informed the journalist he would be fired unless he .
a. was replied b. relied c. would reply d. did not reply
unless = if not
一般過去時
7． B
8 He informed while carrying out his instructions.
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
inform sb. of /about sth. 通知某人做某事
8． C
Vocabary
9 Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their
with unimportant facts and statistics.
a. audience b. lectures c. public d. common
9． C
10 The magazine would soon go to press. It would soon be .
a. pressing b. printed c. typed d. impressed
10． B
print =publish
11 The poor man had been arrested. He was very .
a. poor b. stupid c. innocent d. unfortunate
innocent 無辜的
11. D
12 He had at last been to send a fax.
a. admitted b. let c. left d. given permission
請求允許做某事：ask for permission to do sth
允許某人做某事：be given permission to d sth
12. D