Unit 4? ?A new newspaper
Soon after the term started, some Grade Eight students at Mayfield School wanted to publish a newspaper. They held a meeting. Later, Arthur wrote this report about their meeting for the headmaster.
學(xué)期開(kāi)始后不久，一些梅菲爾德學(xué)園的八年級(jí)學(xué)生計(jì)劃設(shè)計(jì)一份報(bào)紙。他們舉行了一場(chǎng)會(huì)議。后來(lái)，Arthur提供給校長(zhǎng)一份關(guān)于此次會(huì)議的報(bào)告。
We held a meeting after school. Pansy, Tony, Joyce, Millie and I were at the meeting.
放學(xué)后我們舉行了一次會(huì)議，參與會(huì)議的同學(xué)有潘姿，托尼，喬伊斯，米莉以及我。
First, we decided to elect the
chief editor. Tony suggested that we should choose Joyce, because she has experience. She was an editor of her class newspaper last year. Then we all voted for her. We elected Joyce to be the chief editor.
首先，我們決定選舉主編。托尼建議，我們選喬伊斯，因?yàn)樗泄ぷ鹘?jīng)驗(yàn)。她是去年班級(jí)報(bào)紙的編輯。然后我們都給她投票，她被選舉為主編。
Then Joyce took charge of the meeting. She said that we ought to select a secretary next. She asked for suggestions.
然后喬伊斯負(fù)責(zé)了整個(gè)會(huì)議。她說(shuō)，我們接下來(lái)應(yīng)該選一個(gè)秘書。她詢問(wèn)了大家的意見(jiàn)。
Millie suggested me, because I have experience too. I was secretary of the reading club last year. Then the others voted for me, and I was elected to be the secretary. I started taking notes.
米莉提議我，因?yàn)槲乙灿薪?jīng)驗(yàn)，我去年是讀書俱樂(lè)部的秘書。然后其他同學(xué)也投票，我被選作秘書。接著我開(kāi)始記錄會(huì)議筆記。
Joyce said that the other three would be editor of the paper. They would be responsible for different sections of the paper. Pansy asked which sections they would have. Joyce told them to talk it over among themselves, and said we would decide at the next meeting.
喬伊斯說(shuō)另外三個(gè)同學(xué)都會(huì)是報(bào)紙的編輯。他們也會(huì)負(fù)責(zé)不同的版塊。潘姿詢問(wèn)都會(huì)有哪些版塊。喬伊斯讓他們自己討論—下這件事情，并說(shuō)我們將會(huì)在下一次會(huì)議上作出決定。
Then we made a list of some other things we should discuss. For example, how often should we discuss. For example, how often should we publish the paper? Should it be free to readers, or should they pay for it?
然后我們列舉了一下我們需要討論的事情。比如說(shuō)，我們多久討論一次。舉個(gè)例子，我們多久發(fā)一期報(bào)紙？這份報(bào)紙是免費(fèi)的還是需要花錢購(gòu)買？
We considered the last question briefly. Pansy asked whether we could call it the Mayfield Sun. Millie suggested the Mayfield Mirror or the Mayfield Star.
最后一個(gè)問(wèn)題我們想的很簡(jiǎn)單。潘絲問(wèn)我們是否應(yīng)當(dāng)給報(bào)紙取名《Mayfield Sun》。米莉建議叫《Mayfield Mirror》或是《Mayfield Star》。
We all had different ideas, and so Joyce said that we should think about this a bit longer. We would make a decision about the name at the next meeting. We agreed to conclude the meeting then. We
arranged to have the next meeting in one week’s time.
我們想法各不相同，所以喬伊斯建議我們多思考一段時(shí)間。在下次的會(huì)議中將對(duì)報(bào)紙的名稱做出決定。我們都同意先結(jié)束會(huì)議，下次會(huì)議將在一周內(nèi)進(jìn)行。
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1 Soon after the term started, some Grade Eight students at Mayfield School wanted to publish a newspaper.
開(kāi)學(xué)后不久，梅菲爾德學(xué)校的一些八年級(jí)學(xué)生打算出版一份報(bào)紙。
Joyce said that the other three would be editor of the paper.
喬伊斯說(shuō)，其他三人將是報(bào)紙的編輯。
上述兩個(gè)句子中出現(xiàn)的newspaper和paper均指“報(bào)紙”，是可數(shù)名詞。paper意為“紙張”時(shí)，是不可數(shù)名詞，如：We are running out of paper. 我們的紙快用光了。
2 They held a meeting. 他們開(kāi)了個(gè)會(huì)。
句中的hold意為“召開(kāi)”。
3 Tony suggested that we should choose Joyce，because she has experience.
托尼建議我們選喬伊斯，因?yàn)樗薪?jīng)驗(yàn)。
句中的experience作不可數(shù)名詞，意為“經(jīng)驗(yàn)”。當(dāng)experience作可數(shù)名詞時(shí)，意為“經(jīng)歷”。試比較：
That astronaut is telling the students about his experiences in space. 那位宇航員正在給學(xué)生}講他的太空經(jīng)歷。
Experience is very important for this kind of work. 對(duì)這類工作而言，經(jīng)驗(yàn)非常重要。
4 They would be responsible for different sections of the paper.他們將負(fù)責(zé)這份報(bào)紙的不同版面。
句中的section意為“部分”；在6A Unit 8曾學(xué)過(guò)vegetable section，section意為“部門”。
5 Joyce told them to talk it over among themselves, and said we would decide at the next meeting. 喬伊斯讓他們自己討論—下這件事情，并說(shuō)我們將會(huì)在下一次會(huì)議上作出決定。 ??句中的talk...over相當(dāng)于discuss。
6 Should it be free to readers, or should they pay for it?
句中的free是形容詞，意為“免費(fèi)的”。此外，free還可意為“有空的”。試比較：
You can use the Internet in your room for free. 你可以免費(fèi)使用房間里的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。
Will you be free on Saturday afternoon? 你周六下午有空嗎？
7 We all had different ideas, and so Joyce said that we should think about this a bit Ionger.
我們有不同的想法，所以喬伊斯說(shuō)我們應(yīng)該再多花點(diǎn)時(shí)間考慮這個(gè)（問(wèn)題）。
句中的Iong作副詞，意為“長(zhǎng)時(shí)間地”。long也可作形容詞，
如：He has been here for a long time.他在這里很久了。
