大學(xué)英語外報復(fù)習(xí)·lesson12分析解析

1、Word supplement scandal n丑聞scoop vt.“搶”(新聞) n獨家新聞sensational a聳人聽聞的；具有轟動效應(yīng)的sex scandal 桃色新聞sidebar n花絮新聞slant n主觀報道；片面報道slink ink “爬格子”soft news 軟新聞 source n新聞來源；消息靈通人士spike vt退棄(稿件)；“槍斃”(稿件)stone vt拼版story n消息;稿件;文章stringer n特約記者;通訊員subhead n小標(biāo)題；副標(biāo)題supplement n號外;副刊;增刊suspended interest 懸念thumbnail

2、 n“豆腐干”(文章) timeliness n時效性;時新性tip n內(nèi)幕新聞；秘密消息trim n. 刪改(稿件)update n更新(新聞內(nèi)容)，增強(時效性)watchdog n.&vt.輿論監(jiān)督weekly n周報wire service n通訊社 After the affair of 9.11,the Government of United State has taken the lessons from the greatly loss because of the defaults suffered from the inefficiency, inability

3、and without cooperation among the state supervision and information system and made a heavy reformation to it through the Patriot Act. Former Efforts By G.W. BushSurrounded by officials who have spent the last six weeks neck-deep in the war on terrorism, President Bush signed an extensive anti-terro

4、rism bill into law on Oct.26 2001. The law, which provides police and law enforcement agencies with broad new powers of tracking and observation, was approved 99-1 in the Senate, and passed handily in the House. The new law provides for: Nationwide enforcement of search warrants and surveillance ord

5、ers, which may now intercept or monitor e-mail messages and Internet usage Roving wiretaps, which allow tracking of a person (and any phone they use) rather than of just one particular phone Broader definition of terrorism and harsher penalties for perpetrators and those who aid and abet them Strict

6、 monitoring of cash flow to stem money-laundering enterprises designed to aid terrorists On Jan. 9, 2010. U.S. special operations forces are expanding their training of the Yemeni military as the Obama administration broadens its program to counter terrorism in countries reluctant to harbor a visibl

7、e American military presence.Obamas Anti-Terrorism Policy Under ScannerWhat Republican critics have got to say about the Barack Obamas anti-terrorism policies? According to a claim by a senior lawyer coming from the Bush administrations Department of Justice, the number of terrorists being executed

8、has significantly went up in Obamas rule.QUIZHint: The death of terrorist increased or decreased during Obamas tenure? Members of the Yemeni counter-terrorism forceIn Jan.2011, an UN anti-terrorism conference in Saudi Capital Riyadh has discussed ways to counter the threats of terrorism.The conferen

9、ce attended by senior officials and experts from around the world focused on ways to use the internet to counter the extremist groups.Opening the conference the Chairman of UN Anti-terrorism working group Richard Barrett stressed the need for properly delivering the message against violence and terr

10、orism.Anti-terrorism SquadAnti-Terrorism ComicsAnti Terrorism ToiletryPOOR PETS.POOR PETS.SOMETIMES ANTI-TERRORISM IS JUST AN EXCUSE.Text analysis mantra:1.a word or phrase repeated by Buddhists and Hindus when they meditate, or to help them feel calm. (佛教和印度教中的)曼特羅，禱文，符咒 2. a statement or a princip

11、le that people repeat very often because they think it is true, especially when you think that it not true or is only part of the truth. （尤指認(rèn)為并不正確或只是部分正確的）準(zhǔn)則，原則，圭臬 Undermine(1): 1. make sth. less strong or less secure than it was before, often by a gradual process or by repeated efforts. （常指逐漸或反復(fù)）削弱

12、，損害（情感、體制等）2. make sb.s authority or position less secure, often by indirect methods （常指間接地）削弱，損害，動搖（某人的地位或權(quán)威） elevate v. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position;提拔;提升；提高的地位raise from a lower to a higher position;舉起;抬起;使升高 elevation n. pernicious: exceedingly harmful很有害的，惡性的，致命的，險惡的； 引起巨大

13、傷害的； 毀滅性的 psyche: mind and deepest feelings and attitudes靈魂，心靈； 心智，精神； 希臘神塞姬（愛神丘比特所愛的美女） confront: oppose, as in hostility or a competition; deal with (something unpleasant) head on;面對； 使面對面，使對質(zhì)； 碰到，遇到 N. confrontation fanatic: n. a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)狂熱者，入迷者 e

14、nthusiast adj. (=fanatical)marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea狂熱入迷的 perpetrate(2): perform an act, usually with a negative connotation犯（罪）；做（錯事）；干（壞事）n. perpetration perpetrator intimidate v. make timid or fearful恫嚇;恐嚇;威脅n. intimidationParaphrase The “war on te

15、rror” has created a culture of fear in America. ( Par. 1) The “war on terror” has frightened the Americans, and this fear is shown in everything they do, in their attitude, belief and behavior.Translation Terrorism is not an enemy but a technique of warfare-political intimidation through the killing

16、 of unarmed non-combatants. (Par. 2) 恐怖主義不是敵人，它是一種通過殺害手無寸鐵的平民而進(jìn)行的，用戰(zhàn)爭威脅以實現(xiàn)政治目的的手段。Translation Such fear-mongering, reinforced by security entrepreneurs, the mass media and the entertainment, generates its own momentum. (Par. 7) 這種兜售恐懼的做法愈演愈烈，保安公司老板，媒體和娛樂業(yè)使其勢頭更猛。Translation Someday Americans will be

17、as ashamed prompting intolerance against the few. (Par. 14) 總有一天，美國人會為目前這種做法感到慚愧，就像他們現(xiàn)在為從前的事情感到慚愧一樣。在美國歷史上，曾經(jīng)發(fā)生過由于多數(shù)人的恐慌而引發(fā)對少數(shù)人的過激行為的先例。 What is the three-word mantra in the authors opinion? What is his attitude to this mantra? Can you explain it in your own words? The three-word mantra is war on te

18、rror. The authors attitude toward it is basically negative. He says that the mantra has had a very bad impact on America, causing a mentality of fear in the US civilians, spoiling US s standing in the world, and greatly undermining USs strength against terrorism actually. Whats the Bush Administrati

19、on s main objective of referring to war on terror constantly? The major objective for the Bush Administration to refer to war on terror constantly, according to the author, is to create a culture of fear, so that the public could be misled to follow the policies the politicians want to pursue, esp.

20、to vote for them. What phenomena can show that America has become insecure and more paranoid? One thing showing America has become insecure and more paranoid is the endless increase of the sites as potentially important national targets for would-be terrorists, from 160 sites in 2003 to 300,000 at t

21、he time the author wrote the article. Another phenomenon is the security check in office buildings and so on. Why does the author say that the war on terror has encouraged legal and political harassment of Arab Americans? The discrimination against Arabs, such as drivers in turbans taken as suspicio

22、us terrorists, films produced with evil characters with recognizable Arab features, and animus towards Muslim travelers, has stimulated a strong Islamophobia. This atmosphere has encouraged legal and political harassment of Arab Americans. What is the reason for the authors view that the war on terror has gravely damaged the United States internationally? The rough treatment of Iraqi civilians by the U. S. military has prompted a widespread sense of hostility toward the Uni