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保定学院外语系英语教研室 英美报刊选读 1111111111111 英美报刊选读unit 9 华中科技大学出版社 吴潜龙 编著 4) 英国新闻期刊 ① The Economist 《经济学家》，创刊于1843年，是英国供世界上层人士阅读的大型综合性周刊，立场鲜明，避免客观报道。它是一份真正的全球性杂志，读者遍布200多个国家。 ② The Spectator 《旁观者》，1828年创刊，公开支持保守党，反对工党政策，对英国亲美疏欧的外交政策，常提出批评。每期发行量达76万多份。 ③ New Statesman 《新政治家》周刊，为工党摇旗呐喊，最能反映工党的政策和主张。发行量约10万份。 Unit 9 Natural Disasters At a Resort, Harrowing Tales of Survival, Loss and Grief ① resort: n. popular holiday center 度假胜地 eg: seaside, skiing, health, etc resorts 海滨、滑雪、修养等度假胜地 ② harrowing: adj. very distressing 令人极其伤心的 eg: a harrowing experience, story, film ③ grief: n. deep or violent sorrow 悲伤；不幸 Words and Expressions Para.1 ① Phuket: n. 泰国普吉岛，度假胜地 ② Stockholm: n. the capital city of Sweden Para.2 ① tend: v. take care of or look after sb/ sth 照料、照管 Para.3 ① suspend: v. postpone; delay 推迟；延缓 eg: suspend introduction of the new scheme 延缓实施新方案 Para.4 ① hospitalize: v. send or admit sb to hospital 将某人送入医院；准予某人住院治疗 ② pneumonia: n. 肺炎 Para.6 ① nuzzle: v. press or rub sb/ sth gently with the nose 以鼻子轻触或轻擦某人或某物 eg: The horse nuzzled my shoulder. Para.7 ① switch off: disconnect ( electricity, etc) 切断（电流等） eg: Don’t switch the TV off yet. switch on: connect Para.8 ① long for: have an intense desire for sth; want sth very much 渴望；非常想有某事物 eg: The children are longing for the holidays. Para.10 ① come/ get to grips with sb/ sth: begin to deal with ( a problem, challenge, etc) 开始应付（难题、挑战等） eg: We have to come to grips with inflation. ② scale: n. relative size, extent, etc 规模；程度；范围 ③ engulf: v. (of the sea, flames, etc) surround sth or cause sth to disappear; envelop包围；包住；吞没 eg: a boat engulfed in/ by the waves Para.11 ① estimate: v. calculate roughly the cost, size, value, etc of sth 估计 eg: She estimated that the work would take three months. ② death toll: n. number of people killed. 死亡人数；死亡名单 ③ fatality: n. death caused by accident or in war, etc 意外死亡的人 e