必修5 Unit 4 Making the newsI．Vocabularystory1.~ (about/of sth/sb)a description of events and people that the writer or speaker has invented in order to entertain people （虚构的）故事；小说•adventure/detective/love, etc. stories 历险、侦探、爱情等小说•a story about time travel 一部关于穿越时间旅行的小说•a bedtime story 临睡前给小孩讲的故事2.~ (about/of sth/sb)an account, often spoken, of what happened to sb or of how sth happened （真实情况的）叙述，描述•It was many years before the full story was made public. 许多年之后，事情的全貌才公之于众。
•The police didn't believe her story. 警方不相信她对事情的描述。
3.a report in a newspaper, magazine or news broadcast 新闻报道•a front-page story 头版报道•Now for a summary of tonight's main news stories. 现在是今晚主要新闻综述。
4.( also story·line ) the series of events in a book, film/movie, play, etc. （书籍、电影、戏剧等的）情节SYN plot•Her novels always have the same basic story. 她的小说基本情节都一样。
damage/ˈdæmɪdʒ/1.[ U]~ (to sth)physical harm caused to sth which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable （有形的）损坏，破坏，损失•serious/severe/extensive/permanent/minor damage 重大的╱严重的╱大范围的╱永久性的╱轻微的损坏•brain/liver etc. damage 脑损伤、肝损伤等•fire/smoke/bomb/storm damage 火灾损失；烟雾熏坏；炸弹毁坏；暴风雨破坏•The earthquake caused damage to property estimated at $6 million. 地震造成大约600万元的财产损失。
•The storm didn't do much damage . 暴风雨并未造成严重损失。
•2.[ U]~ (to sb/sth)harmful effects on sb/sth 损害；伤害•emotional damage resulting from divorce 离婚引起的感情伤害•damage to a person's reputation 对个人名誉的损害3.damages[ pl.] an amount of money that a court decides should be paid to sb by the person, company, etc. that has caused them harm or injury （法院判定的）损害赔偿金•He was ordered to pay damages totalling ￡30 000. 他被责令支付总额为3万英镑的损害赔偿金。
•They intend to sue for damages. 他们打算起诉，要求赔偿损失。
•bribe/braɪb/1.N-COUNT A bribe is a sum of money or something valuable that one person offers or gives to another in order to persuade him or her to do something. 贿赂•He was being investigated for receiving bribes.他那时因为接收贿赂在受到调查。
2.V-T If one person bribes another, they give them a bribe. 贿赂•He was accused of bribing a senior bank official.他被控贿赂一位银行高级职员。
II. Reading MY FIRST WORK ASSIGNMENT我的第一份工作"Unforgettable", says new journalist令人难忘Never will Zhou Yang (ZY) forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper.周扬永远不会忘记他在一家通俗英语报社办公室的第一份任务。
His discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin (HX), was to strongly influence his life as a journalist.他与新老板胡新的讨论一定会对他作为记者的一生产生强烈的影响。
【注释：be to influence一定会影响; be to do…表示“注定、一定”，如：If you have no self-confidence, failure is to be following with you.如果你缺乏自信，失败就总会跟随着你。
】HX: Welcome.欢迎，欢迎。
We're delighted you're coming to work with us.很高兴你来和我们一起工作。
Your first job here will be an assistant journalist.你的第一份工作是做一名助理记者。
Do you have any questions?有问题吗？ZY: Can I go out on a story immediately?我可以立即进行采访吗？【注释：go out on a story外出去采访；go on a visit去参观；go on a vacation去度假；go on a trip/journey/ voyage 去旅行/航行；go on with sth. = go on doing sth.继续干某事；go on to do sth.接着做（另一件）事；go on继续（前行），发生；例如：1) After leaving college she went on a secretarial course.她从学院毕业以后又学习秘书课程。
2) After attacking the government’s economic policy, he went on to describle how the Labour Party would reduce unemployment.他抨击了政府的经济政策之后，接着讲述工党如何降低失业率的计划。
3) He paused to take a sip of water, and then went on with his story.他停下来喝了一口水，然后继续讲他的故事。
】HX: (laughing) That' s admirable, but I' m afraid it would be unusual!（大笑）令人敬佩，不过，恐怕这不可能！Wait till you' re more experienced.等到你有更多的经验才行。
First we'll put you as an assistant to an experienced journalist.首先，我们要安排你作为一名有经验记者的助理。
Later you can cover a story and submit the article yourself.以后，你自己才能进行采访，提交文章。
【注释：cover vt.采访，报道；（用东西）覆盖；占用（时间、空间）；包括，涉及，论及；走（多远）；看（多少书）；n.覆盖物；盖子；封皮；床罩。
cover up掩盖，遮盖；under the cover of在…的掩护下；be covered with盖满，结满；例如：1) The highway was covered with snow. 2) His reading covers a wide range of subjects. 3) We covered about 30 miles a day. 4) Jack covered(=reported) the Gulf War for CNN then. 5) Is the money sufficient to cover the tuition(学费)？6) On the front cover of the magazine is a picture of a boy. 7) The town covers 5 square miles. 】ZY: Wonderful.好极了！What do I need to take with me?我需要带什么呢？I already have a notebook and camera.我已经有笔记本和照相机了。
HX: No need for a camera.不需要照相机。
You'll have a professional photographer with you to take photographs.你会有一名专业摄影师拍照。
You'll find your colleagues very eager to assist you, so you may be able to concentrate on photography later if you' re interested.你会发现你的同事非常乐于帮你，所以如果你对摄影感兴趣的话，以后你也许可以专注于拍摄。