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優(yōu)異精品課件文檔資料Unit14SpaceShuttleChallengerBackgroundThisarticleisinthenatureofreportage,writtenbyanewspaperreporterwhowitnessedthedisastrouslaunchofthespaceshuttleChallengerintheunitedstatesin1986ItiswritteninjournalisticstyleandthenarrationfollowsthenaturalsequenceoftheeventInhumanity’ssearchforscientificdiscoveries,muchcourageanddevotionhasbeenrequiredanddisplayed.Themenandwomenwhogavetheirlivesinthiscasewerenottheonlypeople,andtheywillnotbethelastWordsandexpressionsPress

thepresspeople;allthereportersfornewspapers,magazines,radiosandtelevisionLoadsth.intoacontainer

tofillsomecontainerwithsth. theword“l(fā)oad”isalsousedinthefollowingpatterns: toloadatruck,toloadsth.ontoavehicle,toloadaplacewithsth.tobeheavilyloaded(tobeloadeddownwith),tocarryaheavyloadWordsandexpressionsChatter

afriendlyinformalconversationaboutsth.unimportantExcess(adj.)

(onlybeforenoun)muchmorethannecessary,e.g. excesslabor,excessluggage,excesscapacityWordsandexpressionsLetsth.out

toallowsth.toleaveaplace(saidofgas,air,lightandwater)Buildup

toincreasegradually,e.g. Overtheyears,astrongresentmenthadbuiltupamongthepeopleagainsttheirunfairtreatment. TheJapanesemassmediasaythatitisstilluncertainwhetherthePrimeMinisterwillbeabletobuildupthenecessarysupportforhisreforpoliciesWordsandexpressionsliftoff

themomentaspaceshuttleleavestheground Morecompoundwordslike“l(fā)iftoff” standoff,buildup,go-between,checkup,slowdown,makeup,printout,standby,get-together,handoutremind

toremindsb.of(doing)sth. toremindsb.(not)todosth. toremindsb.that…(clause) toremindsb.what/how/why,etc.WordsandexpressionsThunderedtolife

wereignitedwithaterribleroar(“l(fā)ife”heremeansactivity) Cf.tocometolife,toroartolife,tospluttertolifeflaw

adefectorsomeweaknessthatmakessth.imperfect,e.g. Themansaidtotheemperorthattherewasaflawinthejade. Thedisasterwascausedbyamechanicalflawoftheplane. Shecanspeakthelanguageflawlessly.WordsandexpressionsRawcopy

unpolishedcopy,givingallunpleasantfactswithouttryingtomakethemmoreacceptablePullfree

tostrugglefree,tomovetogetawayfromthebooster. Cf.tobreakfree,towrenchfreeLifeisajourney…Thebabyarrivedat6o’clockthismorning!Idon’tknowwhereI’mheading.Mylifehasnodirectionatthemoment.Youcan’tjustgothroughlifewithyoureyesclosed!Isetouttobeadoctor,butIlikedEnglishsomuchthatIbecameanEnglishteacher!Youhavetomoveonandforgetaboutwhathashappened.Lifeisajourney…YouwanttoknowwherewearegoingtobethisChristmas?We’llcrossthatbridgewhenwecometoit;it’sonlyJulynow!AfteruniversityIwasatacrossroads,andIdidn’tknowwhichwaytogo.Hislifetookanunexpecteddirectionafterhemether.Herparentsdon’tunderstandheratall.They’reoverthehill!Myfatherpassedawaylastnight.Hewentinhissleep.Lifeisajourney…Whatageis“overthehill”foryou?Doyouknowanyonewhogoesthroughlifewiththeireyesclosed?Hasyourlifeevertakenanunexpecteddirection?Isitbettertoplanaheadinlifeortocrossbridgeswhenyoucometothem?Whatdoyouthink?Haveyoueverfeltyouwereatacrossroadsinlife?Haveyoueverseto