大一英语第四单元PPT.ppt

Unit 4 Text A A Virtual Life Directions: Find the word from Column A that matches the definition in Column B Column A Column B 1. interpret A. give sth. to sb. so that it can be formally considered 2. fluid B. a terrifying dream 3. stretch C. a particular way of considering an issue 4. submit D. make angry; irritate 5. nightmare E. wrong or excessive use; cruel treatment 6. suck F. ill; bed 7. angle G. cause to become longer or wider without breaking 8. abuse H. messenger from God, usu. shown in pictures as a human being in white with wings 9. arrange I. not stable, likely to change 10. annoy G. flow or float K. show, make clear, the meaning of (either in words or by artistic performance) L. prepare or plan M. revise or correct N. draw liquid or air into the mouth NBC (the National Broadcasting Company) The first of the original three US national broadcasting companies (NBC, CBS, ABC). It is called the Peacock Network because of the title animal in its logo. It was established in 1926 by Radio Corporation of America(美国无线电公司）as two groups of radio stations. The first NBC television channel opened in 1940. the company is now owned by General Electric. Its main offices are at Rockefeller Center in New York. Programs: ER (Emergency Room), Friends, NBC News PBS (the Public Broadcasting Service):公共电视网 (in the US) a television system that broadcasts programs to an association of local stations which use no television advertisements and do not make a profit. It was established by the Public Broadcasting Act and is supported by money from the US Government, large companies and the public. PBS is known for the high quality of its programs，the most famous of which is Sesame Street. ABC (the American Broadcasting Company) One of the original three major television networks in America. It began in 1943 as the Blue Ne