The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power of the press.
下面这户穷人一夜之间出名发财的故事戏剧性地说明了新闻报道威力。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 45 The power of the press
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 名声;名望;传闻;传说;
vt. 使闻名;使出名;使有名望;<古>盛传;
💡 fa, fabl, fam, fan =speak,表示”说”#词根助记：名声是靠口口相传的
"the Country Music Hall of Fame"
乡村音乐名人堂
近义：name, notoriety, popularity, prestige, remarkableness, renown
反义：belittling, discredit, disrepute
n. （某人的）命运;富有;幸运;[常作复数]（人生事件中的）时运;
vt. 给予财富;
vi. 偶然发生;
💡 fortun=luck运+e表名词 → 运气，命运
"He amassed a fortune from silver mining."
他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
近义：hazard, luck, accident, cess, chance, dace
反义：jinx, misadventure, mischance, miserableness, misery, mishap
adv. 在晚上;在夜里;突然;很快;
adj. 一整夜的;晚上的;突然的;很快的;
n. 前一天的晚上;一夜的逗留;
vi. 过一夜;
💡 over 越过 + night夜 → ad.一夜；突然
"We stayed overnight in London after the theatre."
我们看完戏后在伦敦住了一晚。
近义：fedex, quick, express, fast, lately, recently
反义：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
vt. 压，按;逼迫;紧抱;
vi. 压;逼迫;重压;
n. 强迫征兵;新闻报道，出版物;压榨;印刷机（厂）;
💡 press 表”压力,向……人施压”
"The accommodation for the press was makeshift at best."
迁就新闻界充其量只是个权宜之计.
近义：squeeze, depress, pressure, coerce, lobby, prompt
反义：unhand
n. 故事，传说;历史，沿革;内情;传记;
vt. 用历史故事画装饰;讲…的故事;把…作为故事讲述;
vi. 说谎;
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：narrative, recital, recitation, recountal, tale, telling