The first person who saw his article was a_senior editor from his department.第一个看到这篇文章的人是他们部里的一位编审。(回归课本)

　　用法点拨

　　Only senior pupils can leave the school during the lunch break.

　　只有高年级的学生能在午休期间离开学校。

　　He is a senior officer.

　　他是一位高级军官。

　　归纳拓展

　　senior n．(中学或大学的)毕业班学生

　　be two/three etc. years sb.'s senior 比......年长2/3岁等

　　be senior to...比......高

　　完成句子

　　(1)There are only two posts that are_senior_to_mine(比我的高)．

　　(2)Her husband is_fifteen_years_her_senior(比她年长15岁)．

　　4

　　Then as the article was going to be written in English Zhou Yang also took a copy to the native speaker employed by the newspaper to polish the style.因为这篇文章要用英文来写，所以周扬拿了一份稿子给一位母语为英语的外国雇员，请她对语言风格进行润饰。(回归课本)

　　用法点拨

　　Polish shoes regularly to protect the leather.

　　要经常擦鞋，以保护皮革。

　　He polished his glasses with a handkerchief.

　　他用手绢擦拭眼镜。

　　归纳拓展

　　polish off/away/out擦去

　　polish up擦得亮亮的；装饰一新；改善；润色

　　polish sth.off很快做完；迅速吃光

　　翻译句子

　　(1)The hotel has polished up its act since last year.

　　自去年以来，这家酒店已经改善了服务水平。

　　(2)I gave it a polish now and again.

　　我不时把它擦亮。

　　5

　　Last of all，the chief editor read it and approved it.最后，主编审阅并批准这篇稿子。(回归课本)

　　用法点拨

　　The mayor approved the new building plan.

　　市长批准了新建筑计划。

　　The document has been approved.

　　这份文件获得批准。

　　归纳拓展

approve表示官方或正式批准，当"批准"讲时常用作及物动词；当"赞成，赞同"讲时常用作不及物动词，和of连用。