Section Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner.重点单词1.editionn.(广播、电视节目的)期；版2._cuteadj.逗人喜爱的3._presentvt.陈述；提出(观点、计划等)4.distinctiveadj.与众不同的5.lookn.外观；外表；样子6.standardadj.标准的7._rapidlyadv.迅速地rapid adj.迅速的8.announcement_n.声明；宣告announce v.宣布；声明9.addvt.加；增加addition n.增加；增加物10.attemptn.努力；尝试attempted adj.未遂的11.simplifyvt.简化simple adj.简单的simply adv.简单地；仅仅；只不过 12.combinationn.组合；结合combine v.结合；联合；组合13.criticizevt.批评criticism n.批评；批判；指责14.referencen.参考；查阅refer v.参考；查阅；谈及；提到.核心短语1.get_on 进展；相处2.get_used_to_doing_sth 习惯于做某事3.so_far 到目前为止4.make_a_fuss_of 对过于注意5.pick_up 拾起；学会6.wear off 逐渐消失7.in favour of 同意；支持8.refer to .as. 称为9.thanks to 幸亏，多亏.经典句式1.Im getting on just fine，now_that I understand the local accent. 由于懂了当地的口音，我也就开始适应了。2.In English the spelling of words does_not_always represent the sound.在英语中，单词的拼写并不总是代表其发音。3.By the 1850s it was selling one million copies a year，making_it_one_of_the_most_popular_school_books_ever.到十九世纪五十年代，它每年售出一百万册，这使它成为最受欢迎的教材之一。阅读清障represent vt.代表；描述combination/kmbnen/n.组合；结合thanks to幸亏，多亏graduate from毕业于a teacher是Noah Webster的同位语，后接who引导的定语从句。fight against与作斗争，为反对而斗争fight for为而斗争distinctive/dstktv/adj.与众不同的distinction n.优秀，杰出；差别，不同look/lk/n.外观；外表；样子用作复数时，意为“相貌”。that引导宾语从句，作felt的宾语。suggest doing.建议做simplify/smplfa/vt.简化extremely adv.尤其，非常ever与最高级连用，意为“空前，有史以来”。ever与比较级连用，意为“曾经，以往任何时候”，用来加强语气。making.在此处作结果状语。adopt vt.采用，采纳；领养adapt vt.使适应；改编silent letters不发音的字母which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词AmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage。introduce vt.引进pronunciation n.发音其动词为pronounce。criticise/krtsaz/vt.批评criticise sb for sth因某事批评某人standard/stndd/adj.标准的reference/refrns/n.参考；查阅a reference book参考书原文呈现The Man Who Made Spelling SimpleIn English the spelling of words does not always represent the sound.So people say/raIt/but spell it right，or write，or even rite.Combinations of letters (like ough) may be pronounced in a number of ways.And some words just seem to have too many letters.For Americans things are a little bit easier，thanks to the work of Noah Webster，a teacher who graduated from Yale University in 1778.As a young man he had fought against the British in the American War of Independence，and he felt that written English in the newly independent United States should have a distinctive“American” look.So he began his work on American English.His first book，The Elementary Spelling Book，suggested simplifying the spelling of English words.The book was extremely popular.By the 1850s it was selling one million copies a year，making it one of the most popular school books ever.Many of the suggestions were quickly adopted.Center instead of centre，program instead of programme，and flavor instead of flavour.Others，however，such as removing silent letters like the s in island or the final e in examine，were not.Webster is best known for his American Dictionary of the English Language，which first appeared in 1828.It introduced lots of new American words，with information about their pronunciation and use，and，of course，the new spelling.The British criticised the dictionary，but it quickly became a standard reference book in the States.Today，Websters dictionary is still the number one dictionary for American students.课文译文让拼写变得简单的人在英语中，单词的拼写并不总是代表其发音，所以人们读/raIt/，但把它拼成right，或者write，甚至是rite。字母组合(如ough)可能有多种发音方式。一些单词仅仅是看上去由许多字母组成。对美国人来说，事情(单词拼写)就稍微容易些，这多亏了一位叫诺亚韦伯斯特的人的工作。他是一位教师，于1778年毕业于耶鲁大学。他年轻时曾在美国独立战争中与英国人作战。他觉得在新独立的美国，书面英语应该有独特的“美国”面貌。因此他开始研究美式英语。他的第一本书基础拼写手册建议简化英语单词的拼写。这本书非常受欢迎。到19世纪50年代，它每年能卖出一百万册，这使它成为最受欢迎的教材之一。书中的很多建议很快被采纳了：center替代了centre，program替代了programme，flavor替代了flavour。而另外的一些建议，如去掉像island中不发音的字母s和像examine中词末不发音的字母e，则没有被采纳。韦伯斯特的美式英语词典为他赚尽了声名，该词典于1828年首次出版。它引进了许多新的美式英语单词，书中有它们的发音和用法，当然，还有新的拼法。英国人批评这本词典，但它很快成了美国的标准参考书。今天，韦伯斯特的词典仍是美国学生的首选词典。Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.1.Which of the following can replace the word “represent” in the first paragraph?A.stand for B.presentC.take D.use2.What can we know about Noah Webster in the text?A.He graduated from Yale University in 1788.B.He once worked as a lawyer.C.He fought against the British in the American War of Independence.D.He is popular among the British.3.Which one is not the reason for writing an American dictionary?A.In English the spelling of words does not always represent the sound.B.Some British words have too many letters.C.Webster thought the newly independent United States should have a distinctive “American” look.D.The British dictionaries are not good.4.Which is TRUE for American Dictionary of the English Language?A.It first appeared in 1818.B.The British also like it very much.C.It introduced lots of new American words.D.It is not popular nowadays.答案1.A2.C3.D4.C