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秋季高二英语腾飞班第六讲导学案
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Lesson 6
Preparing objects:
1. Get familiar with the key words & phrases；
2. Know how to use the key words & phrases；
3. Can fully understand the main sentences;
Preview:
Ⅰ. words & phrases
The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, (戏剧性地)
illustrates the power of the press. The family lived in Aberdeen, a small town of 23,000 inhabitants
in South Dakota. As the parents had five children, life was a (永久的) struggle
against (贫困). They were expecting their sixth child and were faced with even more
pressing economic problems. If they had only had one more child, the fact would have passed
unnoticed. They would have continued to struggle against economic (困难) and
would have lived in (默默无闻). But they suddenly became the parents
of (五胞胎), four girls and a boy, an event which (彻底地)
changed their lives. The day after the birth of the five children, an aeroplane arrived in Aberdeen
bringing sixty reporters and (摄影师).
下面这户穷人一夜之间出名发财的故事戏剧性地说明了新闻报道的威力。这户人家住在南达
科他州一个人口为23，000 的小镇上，镇名为阿拜丁。家里已有5 个孩子，全家人常年在
贫困中挣扎。第6 个孩子即将问世，他们面临着更为严峻的经济问题。如果他们只是添了1
个孩子，这件事本来就不会引起任何人的注意。这家人会继续为克服经济上的拮据而奋斗，
并默默无闻地活下去。但是他们出人意料生了个五胞胎，4 女1 男。这事使他们的生活发生
了根本的变化。五胞胎降生第二天，一架飞机飞抵阿拜丁，随机带来60 名记者与摄影师。
Ⅱ. reading & understanding
The Press will argue that they have the right to publish a story, although it may seriously affect the
individual concerned, because _____ .
(a) in a democracy, the individual deserves more attention than politics
(b) facts in themselves, however unpleasant they may be, must be respected
(c) people not only enjoy reading about others but about themselves as well
(d) they only use their power to influence events of national importance
Ⅲ. translation & recitation
Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by
publishing details about their private lives.
Newspapers and magazines offered the family huge sums for the exclusive rights to publish stories
and photographs.
