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第三讲 Unit 2 The News Media 本单元重要语言知识点： face / be faced with面对，面临 addict oneself to / be addicted to沉溺于，醉心于 adapt (oneself) to / be adapted to适应 arm sb. (oneself) with / be armed with武装，装备 injure oneself / be injured受伤 relate to / be related to和…….有关 Addicted to drinking, he can’t do his work properly. Addicting himself to drinking, he can’t do his work properly. Armed with sticks , he fought with the thief bravely. Arming himself with sticks, he fought with the thief bravely. 2．. face south / the park面向 sb. face difficulties / danger / the problem / the situation面临困难等 sth ( difficulties / danger / the problem / the situation )face sb.困难等摆在某人面前 face up to勇敢面对、接受 face the music为自己的行为承担后果 in face of ( danger / enemies / difficulty)在危险等面前 She was caught cheating in the exam and she had to face the music. She kept calm in face of danger. This is the serious situation facing us ( that faces us) / we are facing / we are faced with. 3. rob sb. / a place of sth. steal sth. from sb. He was robbed of his wallet on his way home last night. His wallet was stolen last night. 4. rather than而不是 would rather do sth. than do ….=prefer to do rather than do…..宁愿做…..而不愿做…… Rather than do….. he preferred to do….. Rather than do…., he did…….与其…..宁愿….. rather……than……是….而不是……; 宁可…..而不…… My shoes are comfortable rather than nice. He walked rather than took a bus yesterday. It was you rather than he who / that were responsible for it. Rather than attend the boring speech, he preferred to stay at home reading. Rather than allow the fruit to go bad, he sold it at the half price. It was rather for your father than for you to decide. 5.suffer(Vt.) :suffer loss / defeat / disappointment / damage / cold / hunger遭受损失等 suffer(Vi.): suffer from the earthquake / war / flood suffer from a disease / illness / cancer suffer a lot from……. 6. begin by doing…..先说/做 begin with sth.以…..开始 to begin with一开头，在开始时；首先（多用于句首） He began his talk by saying that he wouldn’t speak long. Begin w