L45-08 begin 3’40”
press: 榨汁; 熨烫;按住,压住 (n. )出版,发行
invoke 求助,祈求
impose 强加于人
wield 造成 (== bring about, cause, result in )
10 Reporters _____ interviews … (l.22)
a. went on strike for b. went on printing c. made repeated requests for d. were continually
原文: Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokes-
men for the family at press conferences.
pressing for: 不断的催问,要求
11 Lawyers were employed to act as spokesmen _____ the family. (ll.22-23)
a. on account of b. instead of c. on behalf of d. for the sake of
instead of : 代替 (某物、谁)
on account of == because of )
for the sake of 出于......的缘故
12 Instead of being five new family members, these children had become _____ .(l.26)
a. victims of commercialization b. something to be bought and sold
c. a public conerience d. a product of the market
【Key to Multiple choice questions】
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. C 12. A
§ Lesson 46 Do it yourself 自己动手
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
●plead v. 找(借口),辩解
●ignorance n. 无知,不懂
●publication n. 出版物
●newlyweds n. 新婚夫妇
●gaily adv. 愉快地,高兴地
●leisure n. 空闲
●keen adj. 热心的,渴望的
●advisory adj. 咨询的
●novice n. 新手
●consumer n. 消费者,顾客
●assemble v. 装配,组装
●outlet n. 出路
●creative adj. 创造性的
●handyman n. 手巧的人,能工巧匠
●resourceful adj. 足智多谋的
●fuse v. 由于烧断保险丝而短路
●rickety adj. 要散架的,晃动的
●clog v. 堵塞
●delusion n. 错觉
●lawn mower 割草机
●adjustment n. 调整
●screw n. 螺丝钉
●dismantle v. 拆卸
●chunk n. (厚)块
●snap v. 绷断
●insurmountable adj. 不能克服的,难以对付的
●jigsaw n. 线锯
●nag v. 唠叨不休
●rust v. 生锈
◆plead v. 找(借口),辩解
plead ignorance: 一无所知
Eg: The authorities plead ignorance.
I pleaded that I was ill so I couldn’t go to the party.
plead that...
pleadable 可辩护的
Eg: This is a pleadable case.
pleading n. 辩护,恳求
pleader n. 辩护人
beg vt. 肯求 (可怜地一再要求)
beg sb. not to do
ask 请求,要求(期待肯定的答复)
entreat: 请求(通过反反复复的请求,来说服、软化对方)
implore 要求(迫切地、痛苦地要求)
Eg: The poor man implored me for help.
◆ignorance n. 无知,不懂
◆publication n. 出版物
◆newlyweds n. 新婚夫妇
◆gaily adv. 愉快地,高兴地
◆◆◆leisure n. 空闲
spare time
leisure hours
at leisure 悠闲自得的,空闲的
L46-01 end 9’23”