泛读教程 book 1 unit3.pptVIP

UNIT 3 Movie 1. crash n. a coarse, light, unevenly woven fabric of cotton or linen, used for towels and curtains. 粗布一种用棉或亚麻布织成的粗糙、质轻且织得不平整的纤维，用于做毛巾或窗帘 starched reinforced fabric used to strengthen a book binding or the spine of a bound book. 书面用于加固书本封皮或合订本书脊的浆硬加厚织布 crash v.intr. to break violently or noisily; smash. 重击，撞碎发出剧烈声音地碰撞；撞碎 to undergo sudden damage or destruction on impact: 损毁，坠毁碰撞中造成的突然损毁： their car crashed into a guardrail. The airplane crashed over the ocean. 他们的车撞上护栏。飞机在海洋上坠毁 to make a sudden loud noise: 发出突然撞击声： breakers crashing against the rocks. 海浪砰然撞在岩石上 crash v.tr. to cause to crash. 使碰撞 to dash to pieces; smash. 坠毁；撞坏 to join or enter (a party, for example) without invitation. 不请自来不经邀请进入（如宴会） crash n. a sudden loud noise, as of an object breaking. 碰撞声物体破裂等突然发出的很响的声音 a smashing to pieces. 撞毁 a collision, as between two automobiles. 两辆车之间等的碰撞 a sudden economic or fiscal failure. 经济或财政上的突然失败 mental depression after drug-taking. 吸毒后的精神消沉 crash adj. Informal of or characterized by an intensive effort to produce or accomplish: 速成的加倍努力产生或完成的： a crash course on income-tax preparation; a crash diet. 对所得税的准备不遗余力；决心要节食 suffix -ence: existence, reference -ance: attendance, acceptance -ish: foolish, reddish A Ranking of the Most Influential People in the History of the Movies 1. W. K. Laurie Dickson ? inventor of the motion picture camera 2. Edwin S. Porter ? invented film editing; Americas first majorfilmmaker 3. Charlie Chaplin Anglican; agnostic actor, director 4. Mary Pickford Catholic; Christian Science (convert) actress; studio boss; co-founder of United Artists 5. Orson Welles Protestant Christian director/actor; Citizen Kane; etc. 6. Alfred Hitchcock Catholic director; Psycho; The Birds; Rear Window; etc. 7. Walt Disney Congregationalist pioneering animator 8. D. W. Griffith Methodist director 9. Will Hays Presbyterian led Hol