北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 20 lessons2-2

[00:01.69]I also let people choose the news
[00:03.74]that they are interested in-
[00:05.82]to put in another way they only receive
[00:07.90]what they want to know...So,unlike you,
[00:10.97]there are no photos of me before 1999!
[00:14.59]In other words,I have no childhood.
[00:17.35]What I don't quite understand
[00:18.90]is how you are so quick.
[00:20.72]What I'm getting at is how do you gather the
[00:22.75]news so quickly?
[00:23.93]A team of over 100 experts works¹ 24 hours a day
[00:28.14]7 days a week to prepare all the latest stories
[00:31.62]I also have a "Web² Spider"-
[00:33.75]that's a program which searches the Internet
[00:35.89]constantly looking for new stories
[00:37.66]around the world.
[00:39.03]Each story is called to allow me
[00:40.89]to read the news with right emotion
[00:42.85]and expression.So did that mean they tell you
[00:45.39]whether to smile or read in a serious voice?
[00:47.77]Exactly. So what next?
[00:49.87]I mean what are the plans for Ananova?
[00:52.36]Well,I already speak sixteen languages
[00:55.48]so I hope that soon people in other countries
[00:57.78]will be able to access me.
[01:00.13]The next step is for me
[01:01.56]to deliver your personalized news direct³
[01:03.45]to your mobile⁴ phone
[01:05.41]what that means⁵ is I will deliver
[01:07.51]the latest stories that you're interested
[01:09.20]in whether you are.
[01:10.85]Ananova,Thanks for being with us.
[01:12.80]You're welcome.
[01:16.31]Exercise3 Listen to the interview again.
[01:20.49]Complete the Function File⁶
[01:22.11]with these expressions.
[01:22.76]

1 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

2 web   

n.网，蛛丝，蹼，织物，圈套，卷筒纸；vi.生蹼，形成网；vt.织蜘蛛网于，使落入圈套

参考例句：

• The spider weaves a web.蜘蛛织网。
• You mean the World Wide Web?你是说国际互联网？

3 direct   

adj.直接的；直达的；v.指挥；知道；监督；管理

参考例句：

• This train is direct,you do not have to change.这辆火车是直达的，你不必换车。
• The army is under the king's direct command.军队由国王直接统帅。

4 mobile   

adj.可移动的，易变的，机动的；n.运动物体

参考例句：

• The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
• She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后，活动量就大多了。

5 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

6 file   

n.档案，公文箱，锉刀；v.列队行进，归档，申请；[计算机]文件

参考例句：

• Fran came in holding a blue file.弗兰拿着一个蓝色的文件夹进来了。
• The door won't fit;you'll have to file it down.这门关不上，你得把它锉一锉。