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L45-08 begin 3’40”

press: 榨汁； 熨烫；按住，压住 （n. ）出版，发行

invoke 求助，祈求

impose 强加于人

wield 造成 （== bring about, cause, result in ）

10 Reporters _____ interviews … (l.22)

a. went on strike for b. went on printing c. made repeated requests for d. were continually

原文： Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokes-

men for the family at press conferences.

pressing for: 不断的催问，要求

11 Lawyers were employed to act as spokesmen _____ the family. (ll.22-23)

a. on account of b. instead of c. on behalf of d. for the sake of

instead of : 代替 （某物、谁）

on account of == because of )

for the sake of 出于......的缘故

12 Instead of being five new family members, these children had become _____ .(l.26)

a. victims of commercialization b. something to be bought and sold

c. a public conerience d. a product of the market

【Key to Multiple choice questions】

1. B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. C 12. A

§ Lesson 46 Do it yourself 自己动手

【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

●plead v. 找（借口），辩解

●ignorance n. 无知，不懂

●publication n. 出版物

●newlyweds n. 新婚夫妇

●gaily adv. 愉快地，高兴地

●leisure n. 空闲

●keen adj. 热心的，渴望的

●advisory adj. 咨询的

●novice n. 新手

●consumer n. 消费者，顾客

●assemble v. 装配，组装

●outlet n. 出路

●creative adj. 创造性的

●handyman n. 手巧的人，能工巧匠

●resourceful adj. 足智多谋的

●fuse v. 由于烧断保险丝而短路

●rickety adj. 要散架的，晃动的

●clog v. 堵塞

●delusion n. 错觉

●lawn mower 割草机

●adjustment n. 调整

●screw n. 螺丝钉

●dismantle v. 拆卸

●chunk n. （厚）块

●snap v. 绷断

●insurmountable adj. 不能克服的，难以对付的

●jigsaw n. 线锯

●nag v. 唠叨不休

●rust v. 生锈

◆plead v. 找（借口），辩解

plead ignorance: 一无所知

Eg: The authorities plead ignorance.

I pleaded that I was ill so I couldn’t go to the party.

plead that...

pleadable 可辩护的

Eg: This is a pleadable case.

pleading n. 辩护，恳求

pleader n. 辩护人

beg vt. 肯求 （可怜地一再要求）

beg sb. not to do

ask 请求，要求（期待肯定的答复）

entreat: 请求（通过反反复复的请求，来说服、软化对方）

implore 要求（迫切地、痛苦地要求）

Eg: The poor man implored me for help.

◆ignorance n. 无知，不懂

◆publication n. 出版物

◆newlyweds n. 新婚夫妇

◆gaily adv. 愉快地，高兴地

◆◆◆leisure n. 空闲

spare time

leisure hours

at leisure 悠闲自得的，空闲的

L46-01 end 9’23”