单词部份:

1. editor ['edɪtə(r)]

n. 编辑

editor of … ….的编辑

e.g. the editor of the Washington Post

editors of newspapers and magazines

chief editor = editor in chief 主编

edit v.编辑

e.g. Janet edited books for a variety of publishers.

Her original text has been heavily edited.

edition n.版本

e.g. a paperback/ hard-cover/ de luxe edition (平装/精装/豪华版)

the first edition 第一版

a revised edition 修订版

in its sixth edition 第六版

editorial adj.编辑的 n.社论/社评

e.g. I’m responsible for the editorials.

2. extreme [ɪk'stri:m]

n. 极端

go to extremes 走极端

e.g. Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics.

报纸和杂志社编辑经常过份的给他们的读者提供并不重要的事实和数据。

This is a rare occurrence as our climate seldom goes to extremes.

这是一个很少发生的事情因为我们这里的气候很少走极端。

from one extreme to the other 从一个极端到另一个极端

e.g. In terms of healthy eating I go from one extreme to the other.

between two extremes 在两个极端之间

The public's views on genetic engineering seem to range between two extremes.

extreme adj. 极端的,特别的

e.g. Extreme poverty still exists in many rural areas.

It is necessary to use extreme care/ caution with chemicals.

Force is only justified in extreme circumstances.

极端情况下才可以使用武力。

extremely adv. 极端地

be extremely difficult/ important/ useful/ complicated/ pleased/ grateful…

e.g. But I was extremely pleased with myself. I had traced the cause of the trouble.

3. Journalist ['dʒɜ:nəlɪst]

n. 记者

reporter 记者 columnist 专栏记者/作家

correspondent 一般指驻在某地的记者/专写某个专栏题材的记者

e.g. our Middle East correspondent 中东记者

Our correspondent in South Africa sent this report.

a war/ sports/ education/ political correspondent

journalism n. 新闻学,新闻工作,新闻报道 (不可数)

e.g. a career in journalism 新闻工作的生涯

I plan to study journalism at college.

我打算在大学学新闻专业。

4. publish ['pʌblɪʃ]

v. 出版

e.g. This book is published by Oxford University Press.

Publisher 出版商,出版社

publishing n.出版业

She chose publishing as a career.

the press 舆论界,出版社

the freedom of the press 出版自由

e.g. In democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the press are rightly condemned.

Issue 出版发行(一般指股票、邮票、证券)

e.g. A new series of stamps will be issued to commemorate the event.

go to press 交付印刷

Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press.

Pirate v,非法出版,盗版

pirated CDs/ books/ software 盗版光盘,盗版书,盗版软件

5. impatient [ɪm'peɪʃnt]

adj. 不耐烦的

become/ get/ grow impatient (with sb./ sth.) 变得不耐烦

e.g. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press.

We are growing impatient with the lack of results.

be impatient to do sth. 迫不及待要去做某事

Many graduates are impatient to become managers.

很多毕业生迫不及待地想当经理。

She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on.

类似短语:

be eager/ anxious/ itching/ dying/ desperate to do …

can’t wait to do … 急不可待地想做某事

impatience n.不耐烦

反义词patience 耐心

Patient adj.有耐心的 n.病人

6. fire ['faɪə(r)]

v. 解雇

fire/ dismiss sb. from …

e.g. I've just been fired from my job, and I don't know what to do.

She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post.

The poor girl was dismissed instantly.

类似短语:

lose one’s job 丢了工作

e.g. Many people won't complain about pay and conditions because they're terrified of losing their jobs.

lay off 使某人下岗

Millions of people have been laid off in the steel industry.

laid-off workers 下岗工人

suspend 停职查看

e.g. The two police officers have been suspended until an enquiry is carried out.

Depose 罢免/废黜

e.g. King Charles I was deposed from the English throne in 1646.

7. originally [ə'rɪdʒənəli]

adv. 最初,以前,原来

e.g. The building was originally used as a prison.

His novels were originally published in serial form in a magazine.

类似短语:

at the beginning/ start

e.g. She was nervous at the beginning but she settled down as she got further into her speech.

她最初有点紧张,随着越讲越多慢慢平静了下来。

at first/ initially 刚开始,最初

e.g. They offered her the job, initially on a temporary basis but later as a full member of the staff.

to start with/ to begin with 最初

e.g. Even children who are healthy to begin with wouldn't survive long in these terrible conditions.

词性变化:

Origin n. 起源

e.g. All this seems to me to link them with life, and the origins of things.

Original adj. 最初的,原来的

e.g. the original meaning of the word 这个单词原来的意思

The original plan by the council was tabled because of lack of funds.

委员会最初的计划被搁置了因为资金缺乏。

Original adj.有创意的

a highly original design

originality n.独创性,创意

A lot of his designs lack originality.

他的许多设计缺乏创意

a young writer of great originality

一个有创意的年轻作家

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