第一篇：外研社版高中英語(yǔ)必修4課文Module 1英漢對(duì)照翻譯(帶要點(diǎn))

高中英語(yǔ)課本必修四 重點(diǎn)課文英漢對(duì)照高效輔導(dǎo)

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Module 1 Life in the Future-The City of the Future

What will the city of the future look like? No one knows for sure, and making predictions is a risky business.未來(lái)的城市將會(huì)是什么樣子呢？沒(méi)有人確切的了解，預(yù)測(cè)也是一件很冒險(xiǎn)的事。

But one thing is certain – they are going to get bigger before they get smaller.但是有一件事是可以肯定的——他們將會(huì)先變大，然后再變小。

In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earth’s natural resources run out.在未來(lái)，愛(ài)護(hù)環(huán)境將會(huì)很重要，因?yàn)榈厍虻馁Y源瀕臨枯竭。

We will use lots of recycled materials, such as plastic, aluminum, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources.我們將會(huì)使用大量的可回收材料，例如，塑料，鋁，鋼鐵，玻璃，木頭和紙，我們消費(fèi)自然資源的程度將會(huì)有所枯竭。

We will also have to rely more on alternative energy, such as solar and wind power.我們也將不得不更多的依賴其他資源。例如，太陽(yáng)能和風(fēng)能。

All this seems certain, but there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain.所有的這些似乎是肯定的，但是還有許多關(guān)于城市生活的事情仍是未知的。

To find out what young people think about the future of urban life, a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students to think how they would run a cityof 50,000 people in the year 2025.為了獲知年輕人對(duì)未來(lái)城市生活的想法，美國(guó)德克薩斯州的以為大學(xué)老師讓他的學(xué)生們思考如何管理的一個(gè)在2025年擁有5萬(wàn)人口的城市

Here are some of the ideas they had:下面是他們的一些構(gòu)想。

Garbage ships：To get rid of garbage problems, the city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, preventing landfill and environmental problems.垃圾船：為了擺脫垃圾問(wèn)題的困擾，城市將會(huì)用巨型宇宙飛船裝載廢棄材料。朝太陽(yáng)發(fā)射，這樣做為了防止垃圾填埋和環(huán)境的問(wèn)題。

Batman NetsPolice will arrest criminals by firing nets instead of guns.勤務(wù)兵網(wǎng)：警察逮捕罪犯時(shí)，將會(huì)向犯罪分子射出網(wǎng)狀物而不是用槍。

Forget smokingNo smoking will be allowed within a future city’s limits.Smoking will be possible only outside cities, and outdoors.戒煙：在未來(lái)的城市范圍內(nèi)將禁止戒煙，只有在郊外和戶外才允許吸煙。

Forget the mallsIn the future all shopping will be done online, and catalogues will have voice commands to place orders.告別商廈：將來(lái)所有的購(gòu)物將會(huì)在網(wǎng)上進(jìn)行，商品目錄將會(huì)有語(yǔ)音指令來(lái)排序。

Telephones for lifeEveryone will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change no matter where they live.電話人生：每個(gè)人一出生就會(huì)給予一個(gè)電話號(hào)碼，將來(lái)無(wú)論他們居住在哪兒，這個(gè)號(hào)碼都不會(huì)更改。

RecreationAll forms of recreation, such as cinemas, bowling, softball, concerts and others, will be provided free of charge by the city.娛樂(lè)：所有的娛樂(lè)形式，例如，電影院，保齡球，壘球，音樂(lè)會(huì)和其他等等都將由該市政府免費(fèi)提供。

CarsAll cars will be powered by electricity, solar energy or wind, and it will be possible to change the colour of cars at the flick of a switch.汽車：所有的汽車都將由電能，太陽(yáng)能或風(fēng)能提供動(dòng)力，并且只要輕輕按一下開關(guān)就能改變汽車的顏色。

Telesurgery Distance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away, with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.遠(yuǎn)程手術(shù)：隨著每個(gè)城市擁有自己的遠(yuǎn)程手術(shù)門診部，醫(yī)生將能夠在數(shù)千里外實(shí)施手術(shù)，遠(yuǎn)程手術(shù)將會(huì)變得十分普通

Holidays at homeSenior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world using high-tech cameras attached to their head.居家度假：年長(zhǎng)的市民和殘疾人通過(guò)使用綁在頭上的高新技術(shù)相機(jī)可以周游世界。

Space travelTravelling in space by ordinary citizens will be common.Each city will have its own spaceport.太空遨游：普通市民遨游太空將會(huì)變得平常，每個(gè)城市都將有自己的太空港。

第二篇：外研版高中英語(yǔ)必修4課文Module 3 英漢對(duì)照翻譯(帶要點(diǎn))

高中英語(yǔ)課本必修四 重點(diǎn)課文英漢對(duì)照高效輔導(dǎo)

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Module 3 Body Language and Non-verbal Communication 交流

If you say the word “communication”, most people think of words and sentences.說(shuō)起“交流”，大多數(shù)人會(huì)想到單詞或句子。

Although these are very important, we communicate with more than just spoken and written words.Indeed, body positions are part of what we call “body language”.雖然單詞與句子十分重要，但我們斌不只是用口語(yǔ)和書面語(yǔ)進(jìn)行交流，身體的姿態(tài)是我們所稱的“身勢(shì)語(yǔ)”的一部分。

We see examples of unconscious body language very often, yet there is also “l(fā)earned” body language, which varies from culture to culture.我們經(jīng)?？吹綗o(wú)意識(shí)的身勢(shì)語(yǔ)，但也有“習(xí)得”的身勢(shì)語(yǔ)。

We use “l(fā)earned” body language when we are introduced to strangers.Like other animals, we are on guard until we know it is safe to relax.跟動(dòng)物一樣，我們會(huì)保持警覺(jué)直至知道安全的時(shí)候才放松。So every culture has developed a formal way to greet strangers, to show them we are not aggressive.因此，在所有的文化中人們都有一種向陌生人打招呼的正規(guī)的方式，以表示他們并不具有侵犯傾向。

Traditionally, Europeans and Americans shake hands.They do this with the right hand – the strongest hand for most people.歐美人的傳統(tǒng)是握手，他們右手握手——右手對(duì)于大多數(shù)人來(lái)說(shuō)更有力一些。If our right hand is busy greeting someone, it cannot be holding a weapon.假如右手用于忙著與人打招呼就不可能握武器。

So the gesture is saying, “I trust you look, I’m not carrying a threatening weapon.” 因此，這種姿勢(shì)的意思是“我信任你，瞧，我沒(méi)帶威脅性的武器”。

If you shake hands with someone, you show y trust them: we shake hands when we make a deal.It means, ” We agree and we trust each other.” 假如你和人握手，就是在表明你信任他們。我們?cè)谧鼋灰讜r(shí)與人握手，意思就是“我們達(dá)成了協(xié)議，互相信任”。Greetings in Asian countries do not involve touching the other person, but they always involve the hands.亞洲人打招呼是不接觸他人身體的，但他們要用手。

Traditionally in China, when we greet someone, we put the right hand over the left and bow slightly.與人打招呼時(shí)，中國(guó)人的傳統(tǒng)方式是右手放在左手上，拱手，稍稍躬身而行禮。

Muslims give a “salaam”, where they touch their heart, mouth and forehead.Hindus join their hands and bow their heads in respect.穆斯林行額手鞠躬行禮，用手觸左胸，嘴和額。印度人雙手交合，恭敬地鞠躬。

In all of these examples, the hands are busy with the greeting and cannot hold a weapon.在上述例子中，手都在忙于打招呼，不可能拿武器。Even today, when some people have very informal styles of greeting, they still use their hands as a gesture of trust.即使是現(xiàn)在，人們?cè)诜钦綀?chǎng)合打招呼是，還會(huì)用手來(lái)表示信任對(duì)方。

American youths often greet each other with the expression, “Give me five!” One person then holds up his hand, palm outwards and five fingers spread.美國(guó)青年常常說(shuō)著“擊掌”來(lái)打招呼。說(shuō)完后這個(gè)人舉起說(shuō)，手掌向外，五指展開。

The other person raises his hand and slaps the other’s open hand above the head in a “high five”.Nowadays, it is quite a common greeting.另一個(gè)人同樣舉起手，拍打?qū)Ψ脚e過(guò)頭頂?shù)氖帧＿@是現(xiàn)代常見的打招呼的方式。

Body language is fascinating for anyone to study.身勢(shì)語(yǔ)對(duì)于任何研究者來(lái)說(shuō)都是具有吸引力。

People give away much more by their gestures than by their words.人們通過(guò)自己表達(dá)的意思要比通過(guò)話語(yǔ)表達(dá)得更多。Look at your friends and family and see if you are a mind reader!看看你的朋友和家人，你能洞悉他們的心思嗎？

第三篇：外研版高中英語(yǔ)必修4 module 4 課文翻譯(帶要點(diǎn))

高中英語(yǔ)課本必修四 重點(diǎn)課文英漢對(duì)照高效輔導(dǎo)

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Module 4 Great Scientists-The Student Who Asked Questions問(wèn)問(wèn)題的學(xué)生

In a hungry world rice is a staple food and China is the world’s largest producer.在當(dāng)前的世界，水稻是主要食糧。中國(guó)是世界上最大的水稻產(chǎn)地。

Rice is also grown in many other Asian countries, and in some European countries like Italy.亞洲其他國(guó)家和一些歐洲國(guó)家比如意大利等，都種植水稻。

In the rice-growing world, the Chinese scientist, Yuan Longping, is a leading figure.在水稻種植界，中國(guó)科學(xué)家袁隆平是一位重要人士。

Yuan Longping was born and brought up in China.As a boy he was educated in many schools and was given the nickname, “the student who ask questions”.袁隆平生長(zhǎng)在中國(guó)。小時(shí)候，他在愈多學(xué)校讀過(guò)書，得了個(gè)“問(wèn)問(wèn)題的學(xué)生”的綽號(hào)。

From an early age he was interested in plants.袁隆平從小就對(duì)植物感興趣。

He studied agriculture in college and as a young teacher he began experiments in crop breeding.他在大學(xué)里研究農(nóng)學(xué)。作為一個(gè)年輕的教師，他開始了作物育種的實(shí)驗(yàn)。

He thought that the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly.他想養(yǎng)活世人的關(guān)鍵是更多更快地生產(chǎn)水稻。

He thought there was only one way to do this – by crossing different species of rice plant, and then he could produce a new plant which could give a higher yieldthan either of the original plants.他認(rèn)為，唯一的辦法是使不同種類的水稻雜交，這樣就能產(chǎn)生比原先任何一種水稻產(chǎn)量都要高的新品種。

First Yuan Longping experimented with different types of rice.首先，袁隆平對(duì)不同種類的水稻進(jìn)行試驗(yàn)。

The results of his experiments were published in China in 1966.Then he began his search for a special type of rice plant.1966年，他的研究成果在中國(guó)發(fā)表，接著，他開始尋找一種特殊的稻種。It had to be male.It had to be sterile.這種稻種必須是雄性的，必須是不結(jié)果的。

Finally, in 1970 a naturally sterile male rice plant was discovered.最后，在1970年，一種天然的雄心不育稻種被發(fā)現(xiàn)，這是一個(gè)突破性的發(fā)現(xiàn)。

This was the breakthrough.Researchers were brought in from all over China to develop the new system.The research was supported by the government.全國(guó)各地的研究者們被召集在一起開發(fā)新的水稻種，研究得到了政府的贊助。

As a result of Yuan Longping’s discoveries Chinese rice production rose by 47.5 percent in the 1990’s.由于袁隆平的發(fā)現(xiàn)，中國(guó)的水稻產(chǎn)量在20世紀(jì)90年代增長(zhǎng)了47.5%。

There were other advantages too.50 thousand square kilometers of rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and other cash crops.有其他的益處，萬(wàn)平方公里原來(lái)的稻田現(xiàn)在被用來(lái)種植蔬菜和其他經(jīng)濟(jì)作物。

Following this, Yuan Longping’s rice was exported to other countries, such as Pakistan and the Philippines.還除此之外，袁隆平研制的水稻還出口到巴基斯坦和菲律賓等國(guó)家。

In Pakistan rice is the second most important crop after wheat and will be grown in many parts of the country.在巴基斯坦，水稻是繼小麥之后的第二種最重要的作物并將在許多地方種植。

The new hybrid rice has been developed by the Yuan Longping High-tech Agricultural Company of China.中國(guó)袁隆平高科技農(nóng)業(yè)公司已開發(fā)出一種新的雜交水稻。

Its yield is much greater than the yield of other types of rice grown in Pakistan.這種雜交水稻的產(chǎn)量遠(yuǎn)高于巴基斯坦其他種類的水稻。

第四篇：外研社高中英語(yǔ)必修1-5 課文 中英文對(duì)照

外研社高中英語(yǔ)必修1-5 課文 中英文對(duì)照 必修一

我上高中的第一天 Module 1 My First Day at Senior High My name is Li Kang.I live in Shijiazhuang, a city not far from Beijing.It is the capital city of Hebei Province.我叫李康。居住在石家莊，一座離北京不遠(yuǎn)的城市。這座城市是河北省省會(huì)。Today is my first day at Senior High school and I’m writing down my thoughts about it.今天是我上高中的第一天，我將我對(duì)這一天的看法寫下來(lái)。My new school is very good and I can see why.The teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms are amazing.我的新學(xué)校很好，并且我能夠明白其原因。老師非常熱情、友好，課堂令人感到驚奇。Every room has a computer with a special screen, almost as big as a cinema screen.每個(gè)教室都有一臺(tái)計(jì)算機(jī)，并配有特別的顯示屏，其大小幾乎同電影院的銀幕一樣。The teachers write on the computer, and their words appear on the screen behind them.老師寫在電腦上，單詞就出現(xiàn)在后面的屏幕上。The screens also show photographs, text and information from websites.They’re brilliant!屏幕還可展示圖片、課文、和網(wǎng)站上的信息。簡(jiǎn)直太精彩了！The English class is really interesting.The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman called Ms Shen.英語(yǔ)課真的很有趣。老師是很熱情的女老師，稱為沈老師。We’re using a new textbook and Ms Shen’s method of teaching is nothing like the teachers at my Junior High school.我們使用一種新教材，沈老師的教學(xué)方法與我的初中老師的教學(xué)方法不同。She thinks that reading comprehension is important, but we speak a lot in class, too.她認(rèn)為閱讀理解很重要，但我們課堂上說(shuō)得也很多。And we have fun.I don’t think I will be bored in Ms Shen’s class!我們很快樂(lè)。我認(rèn)為我不會(huì)厭煩沈老師的課。Today we introduced ourselves to each other.We did this in groups.今天，我們彼此介紹了自己。我們是分組介紹的。Some students were embarrassed at first but everyone was very friendly and it was really nice.有些學(xué)生起初很為難，但每個(gè)人都很友好，真是太好了。Ms Shen gave us instructions and then we worked by ourselves.沈老師給我們一些指導(dǎo)，我們開展了獨(dú)自學(xué)習(xí)。Ms Shen wants to help us improve our spelling and handwriting.We do this in a fun way, with spelling games and other activities.沈老師想幫助我們改進(jìn)拼寫和書法。我們做得很有趣，有拼寫游戲和其他活動(dòng)。I like her attitude very much, and the behaviour of the other students shows that they like her, too.我非常喜歡她的態(tài)度，其他學(xué)生的表現(xiàn)表明了他們也很喜歡她。There are sixty-five students in my class — more than my previous class in Junior High.Forty-nine of them are girls.我班有 65 位學(xué)生——比我先前初中時(shí)班里的學(xué)生多。49 名女生。In other words, there are three times as many girls as boys.換句話說(shuō)，女生人數(shù)是男生人數(shù)的 3 倍。They say that girls are usually more hard-working than boys, but in this class, everyone is hard-working.人們說(shuō)女生通常比男生更努力，但是，在這個(gè)班里，人人都很努力。For our homework tonight, we have to write a description of the street where we live.I’m looking forward to doing it!我們今天晚上的作業(yè)是，我們必須寫一篇描寫我們所居住街道的短文。我正期待著做作業(yè)。背誦并默寫下面的范文 我的課外活動(dòng) My After-school Activities 當(dāng)學(xué)生們的現(xiàn)代時(shí)期,我們有彩色的學(xué)校生活。As the students of modern times, we have colorful school life.我們每天都學(xué)習(xí)很多知識(shí)不同主題的教室里上課。Everyday, we learn plenty of knowledge on different subjects in class.和我們的學(xué)校組織許多課外活動(dòng),以幫助我們把我們所學(xué)到的知識(shí)運(yùn)用到實(shí)踐中去。And our school organizes many extracurricular activities in order to help us put what we have learned into practice.課后,我們參加各種活動(dòng),比如踢足球、籃球、羽毛球等。After class, we take part in various activities, like playing football, basketball, badminton, etc.他們對(duì)我們的身體很好。They are good for our health.此外,我們還能參加這個(gè)講座舉辦的文學(xué)藝術(shù)、音樂(lè)團(tuán)體,協(xié)會(huì),你可以在那里享受集團(tuán)最著名的作品,學(xué)會(huì)演奏樂(lè)器或畫畫。Besides, we are able to join in the lectures organized by literature association, music group, art group, where you can enjoy famous works, learn to play instruments or draw pictures.同樣地,有機(jī)會(huì)為我們使用計(jì)算機(jī)實(shí)驗(yàn)室,跟一些外國(guó)老師關(guān)于任何東西我們有興趣去英語(yǔ)角。Also, there are chances for us to use computers in the laboratory and talk with some foreign teachers about anything we are interested in at the English corner.現(xiàn)在,大部分人都可以自由地操作計(jì)算機(jī),更好地掌握英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)。Now, most of us may operate computers freely and have a good command of spoken English.除了這里提到的課外活動(dòng),仍有許多其他如運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì),辯論、社會(huì)調(diào)查等。In addition to the after-class activities mentioned here, there are still many others such as sports meeting, debate, social investigation, etc.所有這些活動(dòng)使我們的學(xué)校生活更有吸引力和有趣。All those activities make our school life attractive and interesting.我們將利用經(jīng)驗(yàn),在未來(lái)的。We will take advantages of the experience in the future.Moudle 2 My New Teachers They say that first impressions are very important.My first impression of Mrs.Li was that she was nervous and shy.人們常說(shuō)第一印象很重要。李老師給我留下的第一印象是既緊張又膽怯。I think perhaps she was, as it was her first lesson with us.But now, after two weeks, the class really likes working with her.我想，可能她就是這樣，因?yàn)檫@是她給我們上的第一節(jié)課。但是，過(guò)了兩周了，全班學(xué)生真的喜歡上她的課。She's kind and patient, and she explains English grammar so clearly that even I can understand it!她非常和藹，又有耐心，英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法解釋得如此清楚，連我都能夠明白！She avoids making you feel stupid!I've always hated making mistakes or pronouncing a word incorrectly when I speak English, 她避免讓人感到愚笨！講英語(yǔ)時(shí)，我總是憎惡出錯(cuò)或者是憎惡發(fā)音不正確，but Mrs.Li just smiles, so that you don't feel completely stupid!但是，李老師只是笑一笑，因此，你不會(huì)感到完全愚笨！I think maybe she goes a bit too slowly for the faster students, but for me it's wonderful!I feel I'm going to make progress with her.我想可能對(duì)于好學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)她的課進(jìn)行得有點(diǎn)慢，但對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，真是太棒了！我覺(jué)得我跟著她學(xué)習(xí)肯定將取得進(jìn)步。I'd guess that Mrs.Chen is almost sixty.She's very strict—we don't dare to say a word unless she asks us to.She's also very serious and doesn't smile much.我猜想陳老師幾乎快 60 歲了。她很嚴(yán)格――――除非她讓我們講話，我們一句話也不敢說(shuō)。她還很嚴(yán)肅，很少微笑。When she asks you to do something, you do it immediately!當(dāng)她要求你做某事時(shí)，你就馬上去做！There are a few students in our class who keep coming to class late but they're always on time for Mrs.Chen's lessons!陳老師的課，我們班幾位不斷遲到的學(xué)生，總是準(zhǔn)時(shí)上陳老師的課。Some of our class don't ike her, but most of us really appreciate her because her teaching is so well organised and clear.And a few students even admit liking her!我們班有的同學(xué)不喜歡她，但大多數(shù)同學(xué)都很欣賞她，因?yàn)樗恼n講得很清楚、教學(xué)組織得又好。一些學(xué)生甚至承認(rèn)喜歡她！During scientific experiments, she explains exactly what is happening and as a result my work is improving.在做科學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)時(shí)，她對(duì)發(fā)生的現(xiàn)象解釋得很準(zhǔn)確，因此，我在實(shí)驗(yàn)方面在取得進(jìn)步。Physics will never be my favourite lesson, but I think that I’ll do well in the exam with Mrs Chen teaching me.物理絕對(duì)不是我最喜歡的科目，但我想由陳老師教我，我會(huì)考出好成績(jī)。Mr.Wu’s only been teaching us for two weeks and he’s already very popular.I think this is because he really enjoys teaching Chinese literature---吳老師僅僅教過(guò)我們兩個(gè)禮拜，他已經(jīng)很受歡迎了。我想這是因?yàn)樗拇_喜歡教中國(guó)文學(xué) he loves it, in fact!He’s got so much energy, this is one class you do not fall asleep in!He’s about 28, I think, and is rather good-looking.實(shí)際上，他喜愛(ài)中國(guó)文學(xué)！他精力是那樣充

沛，上他的課，你不會(huì)想睡覺(jué)（不會(huì)感到困倦）！我想他大約 28 歲，長(zhǎng)得很帥。He talks loudly and fast, and waves his hands about a lot when he gets excited.He’s really amusing and tells jokes when he thinks we’re getting bored.他講話語(yǔ)速快、聲音洪亮，當(dāng)講到興奮的時(shí)候，不時(shí)揮手。他上課真很有趣，當(dāng)他認(rèn)為我們疲倦的時(shí)候，就給我們講笑話。Even things like compositions and summaries are fun with Mr.Wu.I respect him a lot.即使是象作文和總結(jié)這樣的事情，吳老師也搞得很有趣。我很尊敬他。Module 3 My First Ride on a Train 我的首次火車之旅 My name is Alice Thompson.I come from Sydney, Australia and I’m 18 years old.我是愛(ài)麗絲·湯普森。我來(lái)自澳大利亞的悉尼,今年18歲。Recently I had my first ride on a long-distance train.And what a ride!A friend and I traveled on the famous Ghan train.近來(lái)我進(jìn)行了首次遠(yuǎn)程火車之旅。真是太棒了!我和一位朋友乘坐的是有名的阿富汗火車。We got on in Sydney and we got off in Alice Springs, right in the middle of Australia, more than four thousand kilometers away.我們?cè)谙つ嵘宪? 在澳大利亞中部的艾麗普林斯下車,行程四千多公里。We spent two days and nights on the train.整個(gè)旅程花費(fèi)了我們兩天兩夜。The train was wonderful and the food was great.We ate great meals cooked by experts!坐火車很舒服而且車上的食物也很可口。我們吃的美味飯菜是烹飪大師們做的。For the first few hundred kilometres of the journey, the scenery was very colourful.在旅程開始的幾百公里, 風(fēng)景優(yōu)美。There were fields and the soil was dark red.有成片的田野,那里的土壤是深紅色。After that, it was desert.The sun shone, there was no wind and there were no clouds in the sky.接著是沙漠。艷陽(yáng)高照,沒(méi)有風(fēng)而且晴空萬(wàn)里。Suddenly, it looked like a place from another time.We saw abandoned farms which were built more than a hundred years ago.可是接著,時(shí)空像是突然發(fā)生了轉(zhuǎn)變。映入眼簾的是建造于一百多年前一些廢棄的農(nóng)莊。The train was comfortable and the people were nice.火車很舒服而且車上的人也都很友好。During the day, I sat and looked out of the window, and sometimes talked to other passengers.白天,我坐著看窗外,有時(shí)和別的旅客說(shuō)說(shuō)話。I read books and listened to my Chinese cassettes(I'm studying Chinese at school).我看書, 聽著漢語(yǔ)錄音帶(我在學(xué)校學(xué)漢語(yǔ))。One night,at about midnight, I watched the night sky for about an hour.The stars shone like diamonds.一天晚上, 大約是在半夜,差不多有整整一個(gè)小時(shí)我都在注視著夜晚的天空。星星像鉆石一樣眨著眼。Why is the train called the Ghan? A long time ago, Australians needed a way to travel to the middle of the country.為什么火車叫阿富汗號(hào)？很久以前,澳大利亞人到國(guó)家中部地區(qū)有很長(zhǎng)一段路程。They tried riding horses, but the horses didn't like the hot weather and sand.他們?cè)囍T馬,但那些馬不喜歡炎熱的天氣和沙漠。A hundred and fifty years ago, they brought some camels from Afghanistan.Ghan is short for Afghanistan.一百五十年前, 他們從阿富汗帶入了一些駱駝。Ghan是阿富汗的縮寫。Camels were much better than horses for travelling a long distance.作長(zhǎng)途旅行,駱駝比馬匹強(qiáng)多了。For many years, trained camels carried food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other products.多年來(lái), 經(jīng)過(guò)訓(xùn)練的駱駝馱運(yùn)食物及其他用品, 返回時(shí)還帶著羊毛和其他產(chǎn)品。The Afghans and their camels did this until the 1920s.直到二十世紀(jì)二十年代,阿富汗人和他們的駱駝還在做著這樣的工作。Then the government built a new railway line, so they didn't need the camels any more.那時(shí)政府建了一條新的鐵路線,所以阿富汗人不再需要駱駝了 In 1925,they passed a law which allowed people to shoot the animals if they were a problem.在1925年, 他們通過(guò)了法律,如果它們引發(fā)問(wèn)題，允許人們射殺駱駝。In 1935, the police in a town shot 153 camels in one day.在1935年,一個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)的警察僅一天就射殺153頭駱駝。Moudle 4 a social survey –my neighbourhood 一．

A lively city It's great to see you again, John.約翰，很高興又見到你了。It's great to see you!It's been six years since we last saw each other, you know.見到你真是太好了！要知道，我們 6 年沒(méi)見面了。And this is the first time I've visitedyour hometown.Yes, I'm so glad you could come.而且這是第一次來(lái)到你的家鄉(xiāng)。是的，你能來(lái)，我真是很高興 你知道，我去過(guò)中國(guó)很多地方，也游覽過(guò)一些美麗的城市，但這是我到過(guò)的最吸引人的地方之一。You know, I've seen quite a lot of China and I've visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places I've been to.It's so lively, and everyone seems so friendly.Yes, it's one of the most interesting cities on the coast,everyone says so.它生機(jī)勃勃，人們看上去都那么友好。是的，大家都說(shuō)這是最富有的沿海城市之一。I feel very fortunate living here.And I love living by the seaside.You live in the northwest of Xiamen, is that right?Yes, that's right.生活在這里我感到很榮幸。我喜歡在海邊生活。你住的地方是在廈門的西北面，對(duì)嗎？是的。What's the climate like?Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in the winter.這里氣候怎么樣?夏天相當(dāng)熱，相當(dāng)潮濕，可是冬天可能很冷。Sounds OK to me.There are a lot of tourists around.Don't they bother you? 對(duì)我不成問(wèn)題。這里到處都有游客。他們對(duì)你們有干擾嗎？ Yes, they can be a nuisance in the summer because there are so many of them.是的，游客太多了，夏天有時(shí)候會(huì)有點(diǎn)討厭。Oh, look at that huge apartment block!Yes, they've just completed it.哎喲，看看那棟高大的公寓樓！是啊，剛剛完工的。The rent for an apartment there is very high.I believe you!This area's so modern!租一套那兒的公寓要不少錢呢。這我相信！這是一個(gè)很現(xiàn)代化的地方啊！Yes, this is the business district.They've put up a lot of high-rise buildings recently.And there are some great shopping malls.對(duì)，這是商業(yè)區(qū)。最近他們建造了許多摩天大廈，也有一些大商場(chǎng)。See, we're just passing one now.My wife's just bought a beautiful dress from one of the shops there.瞧，我們正好經(jīng)過(guò)一個(gè)商廈呢。我太太剛從那邊的一家買了件衣服，好漂亮。Maybe I could buy a few presents there.I'll take you there tomorrow.Now we're leaving the business district and approaching the harbour.也許我可以去那買些禮物。明天我?guī)闳ツ前伞，F(xiàn)在我們要離開商業(yè)區(qū)去港口。We're entering the western district, the most interesting part of the city.It's got some really pretty parks...我們即將進(jìn)入西區(qū)，也就是這個(gè)城市最有趣的地區(qū)。那有一些非常漂亮的公園......It seems lovely.Is that Gulangyu Island, just across the water? Yes, it is.It's a gorgeous island with some really interesting architecture.看上去很不錯(cuò)。水那邊是鼓浪嶼海島嗎？是的。那是個(gè)很迷人的海島，島上有一些非常有意思的建筑。So they tell me.Do you think we could stop and walk around for a while? Yes, I was just going to do that.We can park over there.他們也是這么跟我說(shuō)的。你覺(jué)得我們可以停下來(lái)逗留一會(huì)兒?jiǎn)幔靠梢园?，我正想那么做呢。我們可以在那邊停車。A friend's told me about a nice little fish restaurant near here.Shall we go there for lunch? That sounds great.I'm starving!有朋友跟我說(shuō)起過(guò)這附近有一家很不錯(cuò)的漁家小飯館，我們?nèi)ツ浅晕绮驮趺礃?？聽起?lái)不錯(cuò)。我快餓死了！Moudle 5 a lesson in a Lab Passage A 很難想象沒(méi)有金屬的世界。

It is hard to think of a world without metals.不同的金屬有不同的用處，比如說(shuō)，鋼材用于制造汽車，鐵用于制造電子設(shè)備。Different metals have different uses, for example, steel is used in cars, and iron is used in electrical equipment.當(dāng)我們使用金屬的時(shí)候，知道它們和不同物質(zhì)的反應(yīng)是很重要的，例如水和氧氣。When we use metals, it is important to know how they react with different substances, for example, water and oxygen.金屬和這些物質(zhì)的反應(yīng)是有順序的。

―No, I won’t.I’ll be fine,‖ said Zhou Kai, as he opened the door.母親接著說(shuō)，―但是快下雨了！你會(huì)感冒的。―不會(huì)的，我不會(huì)有事的?！軇P一邊開門一邊回答說(shuō)。―Zhou Kai, you’ll get ill.You know you will.You can at least go and get your jacket.‖ ―OK, OK‖ Zhou Kai went and did as he was told.―周凱，那樣你會(huì)生病的。我了解你會(huì)的。至少你要去的話，得穿上你的夾克。―好，好?！軇P去做了母親要他做的。Zhou Kai(2)My mother has always made sure we eat very healthily, and fresh fruit and vegetables are a very important part of our diet.我母親一直以來(lái)都重視飲食健康，新鮮的水果和蔬菜是我們膳食很重要的一部分。We live near the sea and we have fish about four times a week.We don’t eat much fat or sugar.我住在靠海的地方，所以一周差不多吃四次魚。我們吃的含脂肪或含糖的東西不多。A lot of my school friends eat sweets every day but I’m lucky because I don’t have a sweet tooth----我在學(xué)校的朋友中許多都是每天吃糖果，但是我很幸運(yùn)，因?yàn)槲也粫?huì)喜歡吃甜食——我情愿多吃一份好的水果。I’d rather eat a nice piece of fruit.And I’m not too heavy, so I never have to diet, or anything like that.我不是很重，所以我從不減肥，或者做其它類似的事情。I’m quite healthy.I very rarely get colds, although, unusually for me, I had a bad cold and a bit of a fever last week.我相當(dāng)健康。我很少感冒，盡管通常我是如此，上周我患了嚴(yán)重的感冒并且有點(diǎn)發(fā)燒。But that’s because I was stupid enough to play football in the rain.I don’t often get things like flu either.那是因?yàn)槲姨薮懒?，在雨中踢足球。我通常也不?huì)得流感。Last winter almost all my class mates got flu----but I didn’t.I think I don’t get these things because I take a lot of exercise and am very fit.去年冬天，我同學(xué)幾乎都得了流感--但是我沒(méi)有。我認(rèn)為這都是因?yàn)槲医?jīng)常鍛煉，我很健康。Two years ago I broke my arm playing football.The injury was quite painful and I couldn’t move my arm for month----I hated that.兩年前我在踢足球的時(shí)候折斷了我的手臂。傷口非常疼痛，以致我一個(gè)月都不能移動(dòng)我的手臂--我很厭惡那樣。So as you can see from what I’ve said, I’m a normal kind of person.But there’s one thing I really love----I’m crazy about football.因此從我所說(shuō)的話你能看出來(lái)，我是一個(gè)正常的人。但是有一件事我真的非常喜愛(ài)--我對(duì)足球很著迷。，I’m captain of the class team at school and I’m also a member of the Senior High team.我是我們班足球隊(duì)的隊(duì)長(zhǎng),我也是高中隊(duì)的隊(duì)員。Because of this, I make sure that I have a good diet, and as I’ve said, this isn’t a problem because my mother feeds us so well.正因?yàn)檫@樣，我必須保證我有健康的飲食，正如我所說(shuō)，這不是問(wèn)題因?yàn)槲夷赣H把我們照顧得很好。

Module 2 Article 1 No Drugs No Drugs My name is Adam Rouse.I'm 19 years old and I used to be a drug addict.I first started using drugs when I was 15.我的名字叫亞當(dāng).羅斯。我今年十九歲了，我過(guò)去曾是一個(gè)吸毒上癮者。我第一次使用毒品是十五歲的時(shí)候。I bought cannabis from a man in the street.I continued to buy cannabis from the same man for about six months.我在街上的一個(gè)男人那里買了大麻。大概六個(gè)月的時(shí)間我都持續(xù)從同一個(gè)男人那里買大麻。One day, he offered me some crack cocaine.一天，他賣給我了一些快克可卡因。Article 2 Cocaine is a powerfully addictive drug.Some drug users inject cocaine, others smoke it.可卡因是一種極其容易讓人上癮的毒品。有些吸毒者注射可卡因，有些人吸食可卡因。Both ways are dangerous.Users who inject the drug are also in more danger if they share needles with other users.兩種方式都是很危險(xiǎn)的。注射毒品的人如果和其他人共用注射針的話，就更危險(xiǎn)了。Read parts 1-6 and decide which article they belong to.讀 1——6 部分，判定它們分別屬于哪一篇文章。Crack cocaine is the most addictive form of cocaine.Users become addicted to crack cocaine much more easily if they smoke it.快克可卡因是可卡因中最容易上癮的一種。吸毒者抽快克可卡因的話，更容易對(duì)

它上癮。Smoking allows cocaine to reach the brain very quickly.因?yàn)椋闊煏?huì)把可卡因很快地運(yùn)輸?shù)酱竽X。When I went back to the man again, I wanted more crack cocaine.But he asked me for a lot of money.當(dāng)我再次回到那個(gè)男人那里時(shí)，我想多要些快克可卡因。但是他開了很高的價(jià)。I didn't have enough money so he didn't give me any drugs.I was in terrible pain.我錢不夠，所以他就沒(méi)有賣給我。我當(dāng)時(shí)非常的痛苦。next day, I broke into a house and stole a television and a video recorder.I took them to the drug dealer.第二天，我闖進(jìn)一間房子，偷了一臺(tái)電視機(jī)和一個(gè)錄音機(jī)。我把它們拿到販毒者那里。He told me to take them to a shop in a nearby street.The man in the shop gave me some money.他讓我把東西拿到附近的商店。商店的人給我一些錢。I took the money to the drug dealer and he gave me some more crack cocaine.我拿著錢到了販毒者那里，他給了我一些快克可卡因。Using cocaine increases the user's heart rate and blood pressure.As a result, cocaine users sometimes have heart attacks.吸食可卡因加快了吸食者的心率、增高了血壓。結(jié)果，可卡因吸食者有時(shí)就會(huì)心臟病發(fā)作。Smoking crack cocaine also causes anti-social behaviour.抽快克可卡因會(huì)導(dǎo)致反社會(huì)行為。By this time, I was addicted to crack cocaine.If I didn't have any drugs, I was in terrible pain.到這時(shí)候，我對(duì)快克可卡因已經(jīng)上癮了。如果我不吸毒的話，就會(huì)感到非常的痛苦。And I had to steal something every day to pay for the drugs.One day, the police took me to the police station.所以我每天不得不偷東西來(lái)支付買毒品的錢。一天，警察把我抓到了警察局。The next day, a doctor came to see me.He told me that I could die if I didn't stop taking crack cocaine, so I took his advice and stopped immediately.第二天，一位醫(yī)生來(lái)看望我。他告訴我說(shuō)如果我不停止吸食快克可卡因的話我就會(huì)死，所以我聽取了他的意見，于是立即停止了。Now I work in a centre for drug addicts, helping others to stop taking drugs.現(xiàn)在我在一個(gè)戒毒中心工作，幫助他人停止吸食毒品。Read the articles again and decide if these sentences are true(T)or false(F).再讀一遍這篇文章，判斷下面的句子的正誤。Cocaine can be smoked and also injected.可卡因可被吸食也可被注射。People who inject cocaine are in more danger if they share needles.注射毒品的人如果和其他人共用注射針的話，就更危險(xiǎn)了。Cocaine makes your heart go more slowly.可卡因會(huì)使你的心臟跳得更慢。Smoking crack cocaine can change people's behavior.吸食快克可卡因能改變?nèi)藗兊男袨椤y this time, I was addicted to crack cocaine.If I didn’t have any drugs, I was in terrible pain.And I had to steal something every day to pay for the drugs.One day, the police took me to the police station.The next day, a doctor came to see me.HE told me that I could die if I didn’t stop taking crack cocaine, so I took his advice and stopped immediately.Now I work in a centre for drug addicts, helping others to stop taking drugs.Module3 Music Music Read the passage quickly and choose the best title.快速閱讀這篇文章，選出最恰當(dāng)?shù)念}目。Three Great Austrian Composers 三位偉大的奧地利作曲家 Three Great Composers of the Eighteenth Century 三位十八世紀(jì)偉大的作曲家 Three Great Child Composers 三位偉大的兒童作曲家 Haydn 海頓 Joseph Haydn(17321791)was a composer, possibly the greatest musical genius of all time.沃爾夫?qū)?阿馬多伊斯?莫扎特（1756-1791）是一位作曲家，幾乎是那個(gè)時(shí)代最偉大的音樂(lè)天才。He only lived 35 years and he composed more than 600 pieces of music.他只活了 35 年，譜了 600 多首曲子。Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria.His father Leopold was a musician and orchestra conductor.Wolfgang had musical talent from a very early age.莫扎特出生于奧地利的薩爾茨保。他的父親利奧波德是一位音樂(lè)家和管弦樂(lè)指揮。沃爾夫?qū)鶑男【陀幸魳?lè)天賦。He learned to play the harpsichord when he was four, he started composing music when he was five, 四歲的時(shí)候?qū)W習(xí)彈大鍵琴，五歲的時(shí)候開始譜曲，and when he was six, he played the harpsichord in a concert for the Empress of Austria.六歲的時(shí)候，他就在音樂(lè)廳里為奧地利女皇彈奏大鍵琴。Beethoven 貝多芬 By the time he was 14, Mozart had composed many pieces for the harpsichord, piano and violin, as well as for orchestras.十四歲的時(shí)候，莫扎特已經(jīng)為大鍵琴，鋼琴，小提琴以及管弦樂(lè)隊(duì)譜寫了很多曲子。While he was still a teenager, Mozart was already a big star and toured Europe giving concerts.還是青少年的時(shí)候，莫扎特就已經(jīng)是一位大明星，到歐洲各地旅游，舉行音樂(lè)會(huì)。Haydn met Mozart in 1781 and was very impressed with him.“He is the greatest composer the world has known,” he said.海頓 1781 年的時(shí)候遇見了莫扎特，對(duì)他印象非常深刻。他說(shuō)，―他是有史以來(lái)最偉大的作曲家‖ The two were friends until Mozart's death in 1791.。直到 1791 年莫扎特去世，他們兩個(gè)都是朋友。Ludwig van Beethoven(17701997)is a world famous example of pop art.這幅由當(dāng)代美國(guó)藝術(shù)家羅伊.李奇登斯坦（（1923-1997）所作的畫是世界聞名的流行藝術(shù)的典范。Pop art(from the word “popular”)was an important modern art movement that aimed to show ordinary twentieth-century city life.流行音樂(lè)（來(lái)源于“popular”這個(gè)單詞）是旨在展現(xiàn)平常的二十世紀(jì)城市生活的重要的現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)運(yùn)動(dòng)。For example, it shows things such as soup cans and advertisements.例如，它展現(xiàn)了像湯罐和廣告這樣的東西。C Qi Baishi(1863-1957), one of the China's greatest painters, followed the traditional Chinese style of painting.齊白石（1863-1957），中國(guó)最偉大的畫家之一，遵循著傳統(tǒng)的中國(guó)畫風(fēng)格。Chinese painting is known for its brush drawings in black inks and natural colours.中國(guó)畫因用黑色墨汁和自然顏色的毛筆畫出名。Qi Baishi observed the world of nature very carefully, and his paintings are special because of this.齊白石非常仔細(xì)地觀察了自然世界，他的畫也因此而獨(dú)特。D Xu Beihong(1895-1953)was one of China's best-known twentieth-century artists.徐悲鴻（1895-1953）是二十世紀(jì)聞名于世的中國(guó)藝術(shù)家之一 Like Qi Baishi, Xu painted in the traditional Chinese style.Both painters have a beautiful brush line.像齊白石一樣，徐悲鴻也用傳統(tǒng)的中國(guó)風(fēng)格作畫。兩位作家都有很完美的筆鋒。Xu Beihong believed that artists should show reality, but not just imitate it.Instead, a picture should try to show the “l(fā)ife” of its subject.徐悲鴻認(rèn)為藝術(shù)家應(yīng)該反映現(xiàn)實(shí)，而不只是模仿它的樣子。相反，一幅畫應(yīng)當(dāng)試圖展現(xiàn)物體的生命力。He is most famous for his lively paintings of horses.他最為人稱道的是他畫的栩栩如生的馬的油畫。.E Wu Hang 吳航 I'm studying art at school, and I enjoy it a lot, although I can get tired of looking at pictures all the time.我正在求學(xué)藝術(shù)，盡管一直看著圖畫會(huì)讓我疲倦，我還是非常喜歡藝術(shù)。I'm crazy about the paintings of Qi Baishi, and this delightful picture of the little shrimps is such a lovely example of his work.我對(duì)齊白石的畫非常的著迷。這幅令人愉快的小蝦圖正是他作品中可愛(ài)的典型。But I can't stand that picture of a golden-haired girl.I think it's stupid.但是我無(wú)法贊同這幅金發(fā)女孩圖。我覺(jué)得太糟了。.F Sarah Hardwick 莎拉.哈代維克 My parents are fond of going to art galleries and often take me with them, so I've developed an interest in art.我的父母通常喜歡帶著我一起去藝術(shù)畫廊，因此我對(duì)藝術(shù)產(chǎn)生了興趣。I must say, I love that picture of the six horses.They look so alive.It's by a Chinese artist, isn't it? I can tell by the style.我得說(shuō)我喜歡有六匹馬的那幅圖。他們看起來(lái)像活的一樣這是中國(guó)藝術(shù)家所作，對(duì)嗎？我可以從這畫的風(fēng)格看出來(lái)。I think the painting of the young girl is probably by Picasso.I really like him.I think he's an extraordinary artist.我覺(jué)得這幅年輕女孩的畫很可能是畢加索的作品。我非常喜歡他。我認(rèn)為他是非凡的藝術(shù)家。MODULE 5 Newspapers and Magazines Chinese Taikonaut Back on Earth!2 While he was travelling in space, Yang spoke to two astronauts aboard the 在太空旅行期間，楊跟在不斷繞地球運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)的太空站里的 International Space Station, which is orbiting the earth, American astronaut 兩位宇航員對(duì)了話，他們是美國(guó)宇航員愛(ài)德華.盧 Edward Lu and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko.Lu, whose parents were 和俄羅斯宇航員尤里?馬林年科。盧的父母在中國(guó)出生，born in China, spoke to Yang in Chinese during his flight.―Welcome to space,‖ 他用中文和飛行中的楊利偉進(jìn)行了交談。―歡迎來(lái)到太空?！?he said.Malenchenko said, ―I'm glad there is somebody else in space with us.他說(shuō)。馬林年科說(shuō)：―真高興有人來(lái)太空跟我們做伴。It's great work by thousands and thousands of people from China.‖ 它是成千上萬(wàn)的中國(guó)人共同的杰作?！?3 Many countries around the world sent messages of congratulations.Sean 世界上很多的國(guó)家紛紛向中國(guó)發(fā)送賀電。Keefe from the NASA(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)in the 美國(guó)國(guó)家航空和宇宙航行局的肖恩?奧吉夫 US said that Yang's space flight was ―an important historical achievement and NASA 在美國(guó)說(shuō)楊的空間飛行是―一次重大的歷史性的勝利，wishes China continuing success with its space flight programme‖.United Nations 美國(guó)航天局祝愿中國(guó)在太空飛行計(jì)劃

著非凡才能的功夫大師。Wuxia films are popular in China, and they are now popular in the west too.武俠電影在中國(guó)非常流行，現(xiàn)在在西方也很受歡迎。The story takes place in the early 1800s in China.A man and a woman, Li Mubai(played by Chow Yun-Fat)and Yu Xiulian(played by Michelle Yeoh), both masters of the martial arts, are in love with each other.故事發(fā)生在中國(guó) 19 世紀(jì)早期。一男一女兩位功夫大師，李慕白(周潤(rùn)發(fā)飾)和 俞秀蓮(楊紫瓊飾)相愛(ài)了。But Xiulian had a fiancé who has died.Because this fiancé was a good friend of Mubai, Mubai feels that he cannot marry Xiulian.但秀蓮有一個(gè)死去的未婚夫。因?yàn)樾闵彽奈椿榉蛟?jīng)是慕白的好朋友，所以慕白認(rèn)為他不能娶她。When someone steals Xiulian's sword, Mubai and Xiulian try to get it back.有人把秀蓮的劍偷走之后，慕白和秀蓮就試圖把它取回來(lái)。The action takes place on Peking rooftops, and in places as far away as the deserts of western China.故事發(fā)生在北京的房頂上和遙遠(yuǎn)的中國(guó)西部的沙漠地區(qū)。As in the old wuxia stories, characters leap through the air every now and then, with beautiful, graceful movements, while audiences shout in surprise.正如在古代武俠故事中一樣，影片中的人物們不時(shí)在空中跳躍并做出許多優(yōu)美的動(dòng)作，令觀眾們都驚奇地叫出了聲。Unusually, it is the female characters that interest us most.Brave, good and strong, Xiulian is the character we care about most.不同以往的是這次最使我們感興趣的是女主角。勇敢善良而又堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的秀蓮這個(gè)角色，是最令我們關(guān)注的。Beautiful Zhang Ziyi plays the part of Yu Jiaolong, a young woman who is not as good as she seems.美麗的章子怡扮演玉嬌龍，玉嬌龍是一個(gè)并不像外表看起來(lái)那樣善良的年輕女子。The fight scenes between Jiaolong and Xiulian are some of the most exciting moments in modern cinema.嬌龍和秀蓮之間的武打是現(xiàn)代電影中最激動(dòng)人心的場(chǎng)面之一。But one cannot forget the wonderful Chow Yun-Fat, who is as good with a sword as he is with a gun.但是誰(shuí)也不會(huì)不注意到周潤(rùn)發(fā)，他真了不起，他使劍和使槍一樣厲害。His romantic scenes with Yu Xiulian are very moving, as their eyes show all the love that they must not express in words.他和俞秀蓮之間的浪漫戲很感人，他們的眼神傳遞了所有的愛(ài)意，這種愛(ài)是不可以通過(guò)語(yǔ)言表達(dá)的。this rarely reach the cinema.Go and see Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.It will make your heart leap with excitement at its beauty.中國(guó)很少有這樣的電影。去看《臥虎藏龍》吧，這部電影會(huì)使你因其美麗而興奮得心跳不止。Films like Martial arts films are often enjoyable but they are seldom great art.Now, to 武打片通常是令人愉快的，能算得上真正藝術(shù)性的 武打片卻很少。everyone's surprise, Ang Lee, director of a number of excellent films, has made 令大家驚訝的是，曾經(jīng)拍了許多優(yōu)秀影 片的導(dǎo)演李安，現(xiàn)在 a martial arts film called Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon.The result is a masterpiece.拍了一部名為《臥虎藏龍》 的功夫片。結(jié)果它成為電影界的一部杰作。The film belongs to a type of Chinese story called Wuxia.These stories tell 這部影片屬于 一種被稱之為武俠的中國(guó)故事。這些故事 of nineteenth?century martial arts masters with unusual abilities.wuxia films are 講述的是 19 世紀(jì)那些有著非凡才能的功夫大師。武俠電影 popular in China, and they are now popular in the west too.在中國(guó)非常流行，現(xiàn)在 在西方也很受歡迎。The story takes place in the early 1800s in China.A man and awoman, Li 故事發(fā)生在中國(guó) 19 世紀(jì)早期。一男一女 Mubai(played by Chow Yun?Fat)and Yu Xiulian(played by Michelle Yeoh), 兩 位 功 夫 大 師，李 慕 白(周 潤(rùn) 發(fā) 飾)和 both masters of the martial arts, are in love with each other.But Xiulian had a 俞秀蓮(楊紫瓊飾)相愛(ài)了。但秀蓮有一個(gè) fiancé who has died.Because this fiancé wasa good friend of Mubai, Mubai 死去的未婚夫。因?yàn)樾闵彽奈椿榉蛟?jīng)是慕白的好朋友，feels that he cannot marry Xiulian.When someone steals Xiulian?s sword,Mubai 所以慕白認(rèn)為他不能娶她。有人把秀蓮的劍偷走之后，慕白 and Xiulian try to get it back.The action takes place on Peking rooftops, and in 和秀蓮就試圖把它取回來(lái)。故事發(fā)生在北京的房頂上和遙遠(yuǎn)的 places as far away as the deserts of western China.As in the old wuxia stories, 中國(guó)西部的沙漠地區(qū)。正如在古代武俠故事中一樣，characters leap through the air every now and then, with beautiful, graceful movements, 影片中的人物們不時(shí)在空中跳躍并做出許多優(yōu) 美的動(dòng)作，while audiences shout in surprise.Unusually, it is the female characters that 令觀眾們都驚奇地叫出了聲。不同以往的是這 次最使我們感興趣的是 interest us most.Brave, good and strong, Xiulian is the character we care about most.女主角。勇敢善良而又堅(jiān) 強(qiáng)的秀蓮這個(gè)角色，是最令我們關(guān)注的。Beautiful Zhang Ziyi playsthe part of Yu Jiaolong, a young woman who is 美麗的章子怡扮演 玉嬌龍，玉嬌龍是一個(gè)并不像 not as good as she seems.The fight scenes between Jiaolong and Xiulian are 外表看起來(lái)那樣善良的年輕 女子。嬌龍和秀蓮之間的武打是現(xiàn)代電影中最 some of the most exciting moments in modern cinema.But one cannot forget the 激動(dòng)人 心的場(chǎng)面之一。但是誰(shuí)也不會(huì)不注 wonderful Chow Yun?Fat, who is as good with a sword as he is with a gun.His 意到周潤(rùn)發(fā)，他真 了不起，他使劍和使槍一樣厲害。他 romantic scenes with Yu Xiulian are very moving, as their eyes show all the love 和俞秀蓮之間的 浪漫戲很感人，他們的眼神傳遞了所有的愛(ài)意，that they must not express in words.Films like this rarely reach the cinema.Go 這種 愛(ài)是不可以通過(guò)語(yǔ)言表達(dá)的。中國(guó)很少有這樣的電影。and see Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.It will make your heart leap with 看 去 《臥虎藏龍》吧，這部電影會(huì)使你因其美麗而興奮得 excitement at its beauty.心跳不止。(90 1 thrill 1)n 意為―激動(dòng)，震顫感，令人震顫的經(jīng)驗(yàn)‖。如： a thrill of joy/fear/pleasure/horror 一陣歡樂(lè)/害怕/ 愉快/恐怖 He gets his thrills from rock?climbing.他從攀巖運(yùn)動(dòng)中得到興奮、刺激的感覺(jué)。2)v 意為―使震顫，使激動(dòng)，使產(chǎn)生震顫感‖。如： We were thrilled to hear your wonderful news.我們聽到你的好消息非常興奮。Her voice thrilled with joy.她高興得聲音發(fā)顫。thriller n 意為―充滿刺激的電影‖； a thriller writer 寫驚險(xiǎn)故事的小說(shuō)家。2 character n 1)表示―特征，性質(zhì)，特征(的總和)‖。如： the general character 共性 be different in character 有不同的性質(zhì) 2)表示―(人的)性格，品質(zhì)，骨氣‖等。如： build up one's character 培養(yǎng)品性 get a good/bad character 得到好/壞名聲 She has a strong character.她性格堅(jiān)強(qiáng)。3)為―人物，角色‖的意思。如： I found all thecharacters in his play very interesting.我覺(jué)得他那出戲中的所有人物都很有趣。4)表示―(漢)字，字體，書寫符號(hào)‖等。如： I wish this book were written in bigger characters;these are too difficult to read.我希望這本書的字大一點(diǎn)就好了，讀起來(lái)很吃力。3 leap(leapt, leapt;leaped, leaped)1)v 意為―跳，跳躍；跳過(guò)，使……跳過(guò)‖。leap over a fence 跳過(guò)籬笆 leap to a conclusion 一下子得出結(jié)論 leap at a chance 抓 住機(jī)會(huì) Look before you leap.三思而后行。He leapt thewall and ran away.他跳過(guò)墻跑了。2)n 意為―突然跳起；躍過(guò)的距離；激增，躍進(jìn)‖。a leap in the number of birth 出生率的激增 4 interest 1)vt 表示―使發(fā)生興趣, 引起……的注意‖。如： American football doesn't interest me at all.美式足球一點(diǎn)也提不起我的興趣。The interesting book interests the boy.那本有趣的書引起了男孩的興趣。2)n 為―興 趣, 關(guān)心, 重要性, 影響, 利息,利益, 利害‖等意思。如：I find/ take/ have no interest in such things.我對(duì)這些不感興趣。Eating seems to be his only interest in life.吃似乎是他生活中惟一的愛(ài)好。The interests of the individual must be subordinated to the interests of thecollective.個(gè)人利益必須服從集體利益。5 occasionally adv 表示―偶然，偶而，有時(shí)‖。相當(dāng)于 sometimes/ from time to time/ now and then。We go for walks in thefields occasionally.我們偶爾去田野里散步。6 setting n 表示―置放，沉落，環(huán)境；(書或電影的)背景，安置位置‖等意思。短語(yǔ) be set in 表示―以……為背景‖。The end of the film is set in the setting of the sun.電影結(jié)束時(shí)是以落日為背景的。如： The TV play was set in the special social setting.那部電視劇是以一個(gè)特殊的社會(huì)環(huán)境為背景的。Film Review: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 1.Now, to everyone's surprise, Ang Lee, director of a number of excellent films, has made a martial arts film called Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.令大家 驚訝的是，曾經(jīng)拍了許多優(yōu)秀影片的導(dǎo)演李安，現(xiàn)在也拍了一部名為《臥虎藏龍》的功夫片。1)to one's surprise 意為―出乎意料的，令某人吃驚的是……‖,相當(dāng)于 to the surprise of sb。surprise 意為―吃驚地，in 在驚慌中‖(in 意為―處在……狀態(tài)‖)。如： She looked up in surprise when I shouted.當(dāng)我叫喊時(shí)，她吃驚地抬起頭來(lái)。my surprise, To he succeeded at last.令我吃驚的是，他最后成功了。類似結(jié)構(gòu)有： to one's delight/joy/sorrow/disappointment/discouragement 意為―令人高興/難過(guò)/失望/泄氣的是‖。如： Much to their delight/to their great delight, the newly designed machine works very well.使他們極為高興的是，新設(shè) 計(jì)的機(jī)器運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)良好。2)a number of 意為―許多的，大量的‖，修飾可數(shù)名詞，作主語(yǔ)時(shí)謂語(yǔ)用復(fù)數(shù)形式。the number of 意為 ―……的數(shù) 量‖，后接可數(shù)名詞, 作主語(yǔ)時(shí)謂語(yǔ)用單數(shù)形式。如： A large number ofpeople came from all parts of the country to see the exhibition.許多 人從全國(guó)各地來(lái)參觀這個(gè)展覽。The number of the students in our class is forty?five.我們班有 45 個(gè)學(xué)生。2.The story takes place in the early 1800s in China.故事發(fā)生在中國(guó) 19 世紀(jì)早期。1)take place 意為―發(fā)生‖，與 happen, come about 意思相同，都相當(dāng)于不及 物動(dòng)詞。The 2008 Olympic Games will take place in Beijing.2008 年奧運(yùn)會(huì)將在北京舉行。What has happened over there? 那兒發(fā)生了什 么事？ 2)inthe early 1800s 意為―在 19 世紀(jì)早期‖，也可寫為 in the early 1800?s。in one's +整十的復(fù)數(shù)形式 意為―在某人幾十歲的時(shí) 候‖。如： He went abroad in his thirties.他三十幾歲時(shí)出國(guó)了。3....both masters of the martial arts, are in love with each other.兩位武功 大師相愛(ài)了。be in love with sb 意為―愛(ài)著某人，相愛(ài)，喜歡‖，表示狀態(tài)；fall in love with sb 意為―愛(ài)上某人‖，表示動(dòng)作。如： They have been in love with each other for four years.他們相愛(ài)四年了。If you are really in love with art, you Don't mind hard work.如果你真的 喜歡藝術(shù)，你就不會(huì)介意艱苦的工作。Jenny fell in love with Tom as soon as she saw him.珍妮一看見湯姆就喜歡上他了。4.As in the old wuxia stories, characters leap through the air every now and then, with beautiful, graceful movements, while audiences shout in surprise.如在 古代武俠故事中一樣，影片中的人物不時(shí)在空中跳躍并做出許多優(yōu)美的動(dòng)作，令觀眾們都驚奇地叫出了聲。every now and then 意為―有 時(shí)，偶爾‖，用于一般現(xiàn)在/過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)。如： Every now and then I go out to the beach.我有時(shí)到海灘去。He wrote to me every now and then.他偶爾給我寫信。5.Unusually, it is the female characters that interest us most.不同以往的是，這次最使我們感興趣的是女主角。句中 it is...that/ who...是強(qiáng)調(diào)句型，可用來(lái)強(qiáng)調(diào)主語(yǔ)、賓語(yǔ)、狀語(yǔ)等成分。其中，who 只能用于強(qiáng)調(diào)人。It was in the street that I met him yesterday.昨天我是在大街上遇見他的。It was him that/who I met inthe street yesterday.昨天我在大街上遇見的是他。6.Brave, good and strong Xiulian is the character we care about most.勇敢善良而又堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的秀蓮這個(gè)角色，是最令我們關(guān)注的。care about 意為―喜歡，關(guān)心‖，― 對(duì) …… 介 意 / 在 乎 ‖。如 ： I really care about my English teacher.我 的 確 喜 歡 我 的 英 語(yǔ) 老 師。The government cares much about the problem of old people.政府非常關(guān)心老人問(wèn)題。He failed in the exam but I Don't think he cares very much.他雖然考試不及格，但我認(rèn)為他并不在乎。7.Beautiful Zhang Ziyi plays the part of Yu Jiaolong.美麗的章子怡扮演玉嬌龍。play a part = play a role 意為―扮 演……的角色‖；―在……中起作用‖。如： He played a very important part in the film.他在電影中扮演非常重要的角色。China is playing an increasingly important part in safeguarding the world peace.中國(guó)在捍衛(wèi)世界和平中起著越來(lái)越重要的作用。play the part 意為 ―扮 演……的角色‖(指具體角色)。如： He played the leading part of Othello in thetragedy.他在悲劇中扮演主角奧賽羅。8.Ang Lee had never directed a martial art film before.李安以前從來(lái)沒(méi)有導(dǎo)演過(guò)武打片。never 是頻度副詞，通常位于動(dòng)詞前面。這樣的詞還有 seldom, always, often, frequently, sometimes, usually, rarely, occasionally 等。如： I often heard him sing.我經(jīng)常聽他唱歌。They occasionally saw him walk along the river bank.他們偶爾看見他在河邊散步。其中 never, seldom, rarely 等為否定副詞，位于句首時(shí)，句子用倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)。Never have we workers been daunted by difficulties.我們工人從來(lái)沒(méi)有被困難所嚇倒。Seldom have we seen such big melons.我們極少見過(guò)這么大的 瓜。1.Ask a young person inthe street who the greatest American film director is , and you may get the answer Steven Spielberg.在街上問(wèn)一 位年輕人誰(shuí)是美國(guó)最偉大的電影導(dǎo)演，得到的答復(fù)可能是史蒂文?斯皮爾伯格。該句中―祈使句+and/or+簡(jiǎn)單句‖相當(dāng)于一個(gè)條件復(fù)合句 ＋簡(jiǎn)單句。如： Work hard and you'll make great progress.= If you work hard, you'll make great progress.努力學(xué)習(xí)，你就會(huì)取得很大的進(jìn) 步。Be more careful, or you'll make the same mistake.= If you Don't be more careful, you will makethe same mistake.多加小心，否則你就 會(huì)犯同樣的錯(cuò)誤。2.He has certainly made more successful films than any other director in the West.他拍攝的電影在西方導(dǎo)演中當(dāng)然是最 成功的。make films 意為―拍電影‖；any other...意為―任何其他的……‖。如： China is larger than any other country in Asia.中國(guó)比亞 洲其他任何一個(gè)國(guó)家都大。3....completing his first 15?minute home movie at the age of 13.……在 13 歲時(shí)就制作了第一部播放時(shí)長(zhǎng) 15 分鐘的家庭電影。at the age of = when he was...years old 意為―在……歲時(shí)‖。如： He started school at the age of 6.他 6 歲入學(xué)。At the age of 32, he went to France.32 歲時(shí)，他去了法國(guó)。4.This was shown at a local cinema and made $100.這部電影是在當(dāng)?shù)赜霸翰?放的，賺了 100 美元。make...(money)是及物動(dòng)詞，意為―賺(錢)，掙得，贏得……‖。如： He made a lot of money from this film.這 部電影為他賺了很多錢。How much do you make from working part?time? 你打零工賺了多少錢？ 5.AHollywood film studio liked it and employed Spielberg to make a full?length film.一家好萊塢電影制片廠欣賞這部電影，就聘請(qǐng)斯皮爾伯格制作一部大型電影。Full-length adj 意為―(小說(shuō)、戲劇等)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)長(zhǎng)度的，大型的，全長(zhǎng)的‖。如： a full-length novel 足本的小說(shuō) a full-length skirt 長(zhǎng)裙(長(zhǎng)及踝的)6.Thisfilm,Sugarland Express, made in 1974, had some success.攝于 1974 年的電影《橫沖直撞大逃亡》取得了一定的成功。success 此處 為名詞―成功‖，have some success in= be successful in...意為―在……獲得成功‖。如： Do you have any success in persuading your father? 你說(shuō)服你父親了嗎？ He is successful in the final exam.他期末考試獲得了成功。必修三

外研版高中必修3 MODULE 1 Europe歐洲

Read the passage and match the photos with these descriptions.閱讀文章并將圖片與下列描述搭配起來(lái)。a landmark in Paris巴黎的標(biāo)志性建筑 an art gallery in Florence佛羅倫薩的美術(shù)館 a church in Barcelona巴塞羅那的教堂 a building in Athens雅典的一座建筑 The Eiffel Tower埃菲爾鐵塔 The Parthenon帕臺(tái)農(nóng)神廟 The Uffizi Palace烏菲齊美術(shù)館 The Sagrada Familia圣家大教堂 Great European Cities歐洲大城市 PARIS巴黎 Paris is the capital and largest city of France,situated on the River Seine.It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and is visited by more than eight million tourists every year.巴黎是法國(guó)的首都，也是法國(guó)最大的城市，坐落在塞納河畔。巴黎是世界上最漂亮的城市之一，每年有超過(guò)八百萬(wàn)的游客來(lái)這里旅游。The most popular place for tourists is the Eiffel Tower, the famous symbol of Paris.One of the world's largest art galleries,the Louvre,is also located in Paris.最受游客歡迎的旅游景點(diǎn)是埃菲爾鐵塔，它是巴黎著名的象征。世界上最大的美術(shù)館之一——盧浮宮，也在巴黎。The city is also famous for its restaurants, cafes and theatres.About two-thirds of France's artists and writers live in Paris.這個(gè)城市也以餐館、咖啡館和劇院而聞名。法國(guó)大約三分之二的藝術(shù)家和作家都生活在巴黎。BARCELONA巴塞羅那 Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain and is situated 在名單的中間。處于末端的十個(gè)國(guó)家均是非洲國(guó)家，西非的塞拉利昂排在最后。The report describes eight Development Goals.The most important goals are to: 這個(gè)報(bào)告描述了八個(gè)發(fā)展目標(biāo)，最重要的目標(biāo)是： reduce poverty and hunger;緩解貧窮和饑餓； make sure that all children have education up to the age of 11;確保11歲以上的孩子都能接受教育； fight AIDS and other diseases;戰(zhàn)勝艾滋病和其他疾病 improve the environment of poor people, e.g.make sure they have safe drinking water;改善窮人的生活環(huán)境，如確保他們都喝上安全健康的飲用水； encourage developed countries to give more help to other countries.鼓勵(lì)發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家給予其他 國(guó)家更多的幫助。The 2003 Human Development Report gives examples of successful development.For example, in nine years(1953-1962),China increased life expectancy by 13 years.2003年的《人類發(fā)展報(bào)告》報(bào)告了幾個(gè)發(fā)展成功的實(shí)例，譬如，在九年（1953-1962）的時(shí)間里，中國(guó)的人均壽命就增加了13歲； In the last ten years in China, 150 million people moved out of poverty.However, the challenges are still great.在過(guò)去的十年中，中國(guó)有1.5億人擺脫了貧窮，然而，仍然還存在著很大的挑戰(zhàn)。Every day 799 million people in developing countries are hungry.Over half of these are in South Asia or Africa.在發(fā)展中國(guó)家每天仍有7.99億人處于

饑餓中，這些人中有一半是南亞或者非洲的； Although more than 80% of children in developing countries go to primary school, about 115 million children are not being educated.雖然發(fā)展中國(guó)家超過(guò)80%的孩子能上小學(xué)，但是仍然有1.15億的孩子沒(méi)有接受教育； More than 1 billion people in developing countries do not drink safe water.在發(fā)展中國(guó)家還有超過(guò)一百萬(wàn) 的人喝不到安全健康的飲用水，However, in other regions of the world, e.g.Eastern Europe,water is now mostly safe to drink.但是在世界的其他地區(qū)，如東歐，水已經(jīng)基本上可以安全飲用了。The report shows that we are making some progress but that we need to make greater efforts.報(bào)告顯示我們正在進(jìn)步，但是我們必須作出更大的努力。Although developed countries give some financial help, they need to give much more.雖然發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家提供了一些經(jīng)濟(jì)救援，但是提供救援的數(shù)量應(yīng)該大大增加。Interestingly, the countries that give the most money are the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.有趣的是，給予最多經(jīng)濟(jì)資助的國(guó)家分別是荷蘭、挪威和瑞典。These are among the five richest countries in the world, so it is right that they should do so.這幾個(gè)國(guó)家都是世界上最富裕的五個(gè)國(guó)家中的，所以它們應(yīng)該這么做的。MODULE 3 The Violence of Nature自然的暴行

Read about the Gulf Stream and check the meaning of the words.閱讀關(guān)于墨西哥灣流的文章，查找下列單詞的意思。current 水流 flow流動(dòng) latitude 緯度 The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current which starts in the Gulf of Mexico and flows northeast across the Atlantic.It also travels past the east coast of the United States towards eastern Canada.It is one of the strongest currents anywhere in the world.Because of the Gulf Stream, The United Kingdom and other places in Europe are much warmer than parts of Canada on the same latitude.墨西哥灣流是發(fā)源于墨西哥灣，穿過(guò)大西洋向東北流動(dòng)的溫暖洋流。它還沿著美國(guó)東海岸向加拿大東部流動(dòng)。它是世界上最強(qiáng)大的一股水流。因?yàn)橛心鞲鐬沉?，英?guó)和歐洲其他地方比處于同緯度的加拿大很多地區(qū)更暖和。What is a current?水流是什么？ A kind of electricity.一種電 A movement of water.水的一種運(yùn)動(dòng) A kind of wind.一種風(fēng) What kind of things flow?什么東西會(huì)流動(dòng)？ Water.水Time.時(shí)間Money.錢 Read the passages on page 23 and answer these questions.閱讀第23頁(yè)的文章，回答下列問(wèn)題。How strong are tornado winds?龍卷風(fēng)有多強(qiáng)烈？ What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado?當(dāng)一座房子被龍卷風(fēng)摧毀了，家具會(huì)發(fā)生什么？ How many tornadoes are there in the US every year? 美國(guó)每年會(huì)有多少次龍卷風(fēng)？ How many people died in the worst tornado of all time? 最嚴(yán)重的一次龍卷風(fēng)中死了多少人？ What happens at sea during a hurricane? 刮颶風(fēng)的時(shí)候，海上會(huì)發(fā)生什 么？ When was the worst hurricane of all time? 最嚴(yán)重的一次颶風(fēng)發(fā)生在什么時(shí)候？ Was the actor Charles Coghlan killed in it? 演員查爾斯?科格倫在颶風(fēng)中被奪取生命了嗎？ What happened to him after the hurricane? 颶風(fēng)之后，他發(fā)生了什么？ What Is a Tornado?龍卷風(fēng)是什么？ A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground.龍卷風(fēng)是指一個(gè)從空中的雷暴延伸到地面而生成的旋轉(zhuǎn)氣柱。The most violent have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour.最強(qiáng)的龍卷風(fēng)風(fēng)速超過(guò)400千米每小時(shí) Almost all of them occur in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north.，幾乎所有的龍卷風(fēng)都發(fā)生在美國(guó)，從東南部的得克薩斯州到北部的達(dá)科他。Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them down in the next street--or even in the next town.龍卷風(fēng)可以卷起汽車、火車甚至是房子并把它們卷到旁邊的街道——甚至能卷到鄰近的城鎮(zhèn)。They can take the fur off the back of a cat and the feathers off a chicken.它們可以將貓背上的皮毛和雞身上的羽毛拔下來(lái)，They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.它們可以摧毀房子，卻把房?jī)?nèi)的家具留在原處。On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.美國(guó)平均每年會(huì)發(fā)生800次龍卷風(fēng)，造成大約80人死亡，1500人受傷。The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925, affecting three US states: Missouri,Illinois and Indiana.最嚴(yán)重的一次龍卷風(fēng)發(fā)生在1925年，影響了美國(guó)的三個(gè)州：密蘇里州、伊利諾伊州和印第安納州。By the time it ended, more than 700 people had been killed and 2,700 had been injured.等到風(fēng)停時(shí)，已有700多人死亡，2700多人受傷。What Is a Hurricane?颶風(fēng)是什么？ Hurricanes are strong tropical storms, and they usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.颶風(fēng)是強(qiáng)烈的熱帶風(fēng)暴，它們通常發(fā)生在大西洋南部、加勒比海和墨西哥灣。There are violent winds of 120 kilometres per hour or more, which cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods.猛烈的颶風(fēng)以120千米每小時(shí)甚至更快的速度移動(dòng)，引起巨大的波浪，大雨和洪水。There are on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year and they usually affect the east coast of the US from Texas to Maine.平均每年會(huì)發(fā)生6次大西洋颶風(fēng)，通常會(huì)影響美國(guó)東部海岸從得克薩斯州到緬因州。The worst hurricane disaster of all time occurred on the 8th September 1900 in Galveston, Texas.最嚴(yán)重的颶風(fēng)災(zāi)害是1900年9月8日發(fā)生在得克薩斯州的加爾維斯頓，Winds of 200 kilometers per hour and five-metre high waves hit the city.颶風(fēng)以200千米每小時(shí)的速度卷起5米高的波浪向城市襲來(lái)，The disaster killed 6,000 people in a population of 37,000 and destroyed 3,600 buildings.那次災(zāi)害奪去了37000人口中的6000條人命，摧毀了3600棟建筑物。An Extraordinary Event非比尋常的事件 This is a story about the 1900 Galveston hurricane.這是一個(gè)關(guān)于1900年的加爾維斯頓颶風(fēng)的故事。Charles Coghlan was a nineteenth-century Irish actor who went to live in Canada.查爾斯?科格倫是19世紀(jì)一位居住在加拿大的愛(ài)爾蘭演員，He then moved to New York, where he became famous.By the late 1890s, he had moved to Galveston, where he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane struck.那時(shí)，他搬到紐約并在那里出了名，19世紀(jì)90年代后期，他搬到了加爾維斯頓，并于1899年，也就是颶風(fēng)來(lái)襲的前一年去世。The cemetery where Coghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Coghlan's coffin ended up in the sea.埋葬科格倫的公墓被颶風(fēng)摧毀了，科格倫的棺材最后被卷入了大海。Eight years later, the coffin was found by fishermen in the sea near his home on Prince Edward Island in the east of Canada.八年之后，科格倫的棺材在加拿大東部的愛(ài)德華王子島省被一位漁夫在離他家不遠(yuǎn)的海里發(fā)現(xiàn)了。The Gulf Stream had carried it 3,000 kilometres up the eastern US coast to Prince Edward Island.墨西哥灣流載著它漂了3000千米沿著美國(guó)東海岸漂到了愛(ài)德華王子島省。Coghlan travelled back to Canada--after he had been buried in Texas!被葬在得克薩斯州后，科格倫又漂回了加拿大。

MODULE 4 Sandstorms in Asia亞洲沙塵暴

READING AND VOCABULARY閱讀與詞匯 Look at the photo.Answer these questions.看圖回答問(wèn)題。What is happening?正在發(fā)生什么？ What is the cyclist wearing and why?那個(gè)騎自行車的人戴著什么？他為什么要那樣做？ What do you think happens to traffic in this situation? Why?你認(rèn)為在這種情況下交通會(huì)發(fā)生什么？為什么？ What do you think experts advise people to do in this situation?你認(rèn)為在這種情況下專家會(huì)建議人們?cè)趺醋觯?Sandstorms in Asia亞洲沙塵暴 Sandstorms have been a major disaster for many Asian countries for centuries.幾個(gè)世紀(jì)以來(lái)，沙塵暴已經(jīng)成為很多亞洲國(guó)家的嚴(yán)重災(zāi)害。Scientists have tried many ways to solve this problem and in China, a mass campaign has been started to help solve it.科學(xué)家已經(jīng)想了很多辦法來(lái)解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題，在中國(guó)，已經(jīng)開展了一場(chǎng)幫助解決沙塵暴問(wèn)題的大型戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。Sandstorms are strong, dry winds that carry sand.They are often so thick that you cannot see the sun, and the wind is sometimes strong enough to move sand dunes.沙塵暴是帶有沙石和塵土的強(qiáng)大而干燥的風(fēng)。沙塵暴通常很濃密以至于人們都看不見太陽(yáng)，有時(shí)候，風(fēng)的強(qiáng)度大到可以掀動(dòng)沙丘。The four main places in the world where there are sandstorms are Central Asia, North America, Central Africa and Australia.Ren Jianbo, from Inner Mongolia described a terrible sandstorm he experienced as a child in the desert.世界上四個(gè)主要的有沙塵暴的地方是：亞洲中部、北美、非洲中部和澳大利亞。來(lái)自內(nèi)蒙古的任建波描述了他小時(shí)候在沙漠中經(jīng)歷過(guò)的一次嚴(yán)重的沙塵暴，―To have been caught in a sandstorm was a terrible experience,‖ he said.―There was nothing to be done.―被困在沙塵暴中是一種很可怕的經(jīng)歷，‖他說(shuō)，―什么也干不了, It was the most frightening and the most dangerous situation I've ever been in.You just had to hope you'd survive.I thought I was going to disappear under the sand.‖ 那是我遭遇過(guò)的最可怕、最危險(xiǎn)的境況，你只能希望自己能夠幸存，我原以為我會(huì)消失在沙石底下。‖ Northwest China is part of the sandstorm centre in Central Asia.Sandstorms begin in desert areas.中國(guó)西北是亞洲中央沙塵暴中心的一部分。沙塵暴開始于沙漠地帶，Sandstorms in China appear to have increased in recent years as a result of ―desertification‖.近年來(lái)因?yàn)楱D沙漠化‖，中國(guó)發(fā)生沙塵暴的次數(shù)明顯增加了。This is a process that happens when land becomes desert because of climate changes and because people cut down trees and dig up grass.這是發(fā)生在由于氣候變化以及人們砍伐樹木、開墾草地等使得陸地變成沙漠時(shí)的過(guò)程。Sandstorms sometimes affect Beijing.Citizens wake up to an orange sky and strong winds that cover the city in a thick, brown-yellow dust.有時(shí)候沙塵暴會(huì)影響北京，市民醒來(lái)時(shí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)昏黃的天空，狂風(fēng)夾著黃沙在城里肆虐。The storms sometimes continue all day and traffic moves very slowly because the thick dust makes it difficult to see.暴風(fēng)有時(shí)持續(xù)一整天，因?yàn)闈饷艿膲m土降低了能見度，所以車輛等開得很慢。The Chinese Central Weather Station can forecast a sandstorm some weeks before it arrives in Beijing, but the strength of the storm sometimes surprises people.中國(guó)中央氣象臺(tái)在沙塵暴到達(dá)北京前的幾個(gè)星期就能預(yù)見到，但是風(fēng)暴的威力有時(shí)是驚人的。When a sandstorm arrives in the city, weather experts advise people not to go out.Huang Xiaomei, who lives in Beijing says, 當(dāng)沙塵暴到達(dá)一個(gè)城市時(shí)，專家會(huì)建議人們不要出門。居住在北京的黃小梅說(shuō)； ―To be cycling in a sandstorm is frightening.The winds are very strong.It's difficult to breathe and the dust makes me ill.So if you want to go out, you'd better wear a mask.‖ ―在沙塵暴中騎車是很可怕的，風(fēng)力非常強(qiáng)，很難呼吸，而且塵土?xí)屛业貌。匀绻阆氤鲩T，最好帶上面罩?！?The desert is only 250 kilometres away to the west of Beijing.To prevent it coming nearer, the government is planting trees.沙漠位于北京西邊距離北京僅僅250千米，為了防止沙漠進(jìn)一步向北京延伸，政府正在植樹。Already the government has planted more than 30 billion trees and plans to continue planting for the next five years.目前政府 已經(jīng)種了超過(guò)三十億棵樹，而且計(jì)劃在接下來(lái)的五年中繼續(xù)植樹。MODULE 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China中國(guó)古代的偉大人物及其發(fā)明

Read Philosophers of Ancient China and match the words with the definitions.閱讀―中國(guó)古代的哲學(xué)家‖，將下列單詞寫在與之對(duì)應(yīng)的定義后面。order(n)bring up found(v)principle belief 秩序 撫養(yǎng)成人 建立 準(zhǔn)則 信仰 an idea that influences the way you behave影響你行為方式的思想 to start an organisation or philosophy創(chuàng)辦一個(gè)組織或者哲學(xué) the feeling that something is true and exists事物真實(shí)存在的感覺(jué) when people obey laws and rules and do not cause trouble人們遵守法律準(zhǔn)則，不惹麻煩 to look after children until they are adults照看小孩直到他們成年 Find the words and phrases in the passage that match these definitions.從文中找出與下列定義相對(duì)應(yīng)的單詞或短語(yǔ)。€< €gave a lot of importance to給出……的大量重要性 €$ €job職位 €8 €doing what he suggested按他的建議做 €X €tell your employer that you are going to leave your job告訴你的雇主你要離開你的工作崗位 €9 €someone who gives advice提出建議的人 €: €having a lot of influence有很大影響 € T €Read the passage again.Choose the correct answers.再讀一遍文章，選擇正確的答案。€ h €Check your answers to Introduction activity 2 according to the passage.根據(jù)文章，核對(duì)你引言中活動(dòng)2的答案。€2 €Learning to learn學(xué)會(huì)學(xué)習(xí)€ €Write a list of seven words which are related to the same topic.Show it to your friend quickly.See how many he/she can memorise.Discuss with him/her how words are better memorised.寫出與同一個(gè)主題有關(guān)的七個(gè)單詞，快速給你的朋友看，看看他/她能記住幾個(gè)，與他/她一起討論怎樣更好地記單詞。hilosophers of Ancient China中國(guó)古代的哲學(xué)家 Ancient China was a place where states were often at war with each other.But it was also a time when there were many great philosophers.Confucius(551BC-479BC)is the philosopher whose influence has been the greatest.古代中國(guó)各諸侯國(guó)之間經(jīng)常發(fā)生戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。但那也是一個(gè)產(chǎn)生了許多哲學(xué)家的時(shí)期?？鬃樱ü?51--公元前479）是影響最大的哲學(xué)家。He stressed the importance of kindness, duty and order in society.Chinese society was influenced by these ideas for more than 2,000 years.他強(qiáng)調(diào)了仁愛(ài)、責(zé)任和社會(huì)秩序的重要性。中國(guó)社會(huì)受孔子學(xué)說(shuō)的影響已長(zhǎng)達(dá)兩千多年。Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to those of Confucius.Mencius was born in 372 BC.孟子是一位思想家，他的理論和孔子的理論很相似。孟子生于公元前372年，His father died when he was young, and he was brought up by his mother, He became a student of Confucius's ideas, and was then given an important position in the government of a state.自小就喪父，他母親把他撫養(yǎng)成人。他成為儒家弟子，并在一個(gè)國(guó)家政府謀得很重要的職位。However, when he saw that the ruler was not following his advice, he resigned.For many years he travelled from state to state, teaching the principles of Confucius.He then became an adviser to another ruler.但是當(dāng)他發(fā)現(xiàn)統(tǒng)治者并不聽從他的建議時(shí)，他辭職了。好幾年的時(shí)間，他周游列國(guó)，宣揚(yáng)儒家學(xué)說(shuō)。然后他又成為了另一個(gè)統(tǒng)治者的顧問(wèn)。He spent his last years preparing a book of his teachings called The Book of Mencius.他晚年一直在準(zhǔn)備記載他自己學(xué)說(shuō)的書《孟子》。Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good.孟子認(rèn)為人區(qū)別于動(dòng)物的本質(zhì)就是人是性善的。He taught that if the government was kind, then people would be good.He believed that people were more important than rulers, and hated the state when it treated people badly.他主張―仁政‖、―王道‖，提倡―民為重，君為輕‖，反對(duì)暴政。Mozi was another teacher who was very influential.Born in 476 BC, he came from a family which was very poor.墨子是又一位極具影響力的先哲。墨子于公元前476年出生于一個(gè)貧苦家庭。He became famous for his unusual clothes and behaviour.Mozi founded the philosophy called Mohism.他因?yàn)椴煌瑢こ５姆b和行為舉止而出名。墨子 在這個(gè)地區(qū)的人們離開了他們的家鄉(xiāng)。Now they're living a happy new life in different areas.現(xiàn)在，他們?cè)诓煌牡貐^(qū)過(guò)著幸福的生活。The Three Gorges area is one of the most beautiful areas of China and the project has flooded some of China's most famous historical sites, including the Qu Yuan Temple, the Han Watchtower and the Moya Cliff carvings.三峽壩區(qū)是中國(guó)最美麗的地方之一，三峽工程淹沒(méi)了一些中國(guó)著名歷史遺跡，包括屈原祠、漢闕、摩崖石刻。About 800 historical relics have been submerged.Some of them are being removed and some are being put into museums.大約有800個(gè)歷史遺跡被水淹沒(méi)，這些被淹沒(méi)的遺跡有的搬遷到其他地方了，有的搬到了博物館。MODULE 7 Revision復(fù)習(xí)Read the passage, an article written by a student called Mark.閱讀學(xué)生馬克寫的這篇文章。I decided to spend a year between school and university travelling round the world.我決定中學(xué)畢業(yè)后，在上大學(xué)之前，花一年的時(shí)間周游世界。I worked hard and saved quite a lot of money for the trip.I started my trip in France and after visiting the capital Paris, I travelled down to the south of France, which is known for its lovely beaches.我非常努力地工作，為這次旅行攢了一大筆錢。我的旅行從法國(guó)開始，游覽了首都巴黎之后，我就沿法國(guó)南下，去了一個(gè)以美麗可愛(ài)的海灘而聞名于世的地方。Then I spent a month walking in the mountains in northern Italy.I then travelled to Rome, the capital of Italy, and spent a week visiting the city's wonderful art galleries, churches and museums.然后我花了一個(gè)月行走于意大利北部的山脈之間。之后我去了意大利的首都羅馬，在那里花了一個(gè)星期參觀這個(gè)城市精彩絕倫的美術(shù)館、教堂和博物館。From there I flew to Athens, Greece, and took a boat to a small Greek island.I had planned to meet a friend of mine there and we took an apartment on a beach and had a wonderful time swimming and sunbathing.然后從那里飛往希臘的雅典，并坐小船去了希臘的一個(gè)小島。我早就計(jì)劃去那里會(huì)見一個(gè)朋友，我們相約在海灘上，在那里游泳、洗日光浴，度過(guò)了非?？鞓?lè)的時(shí)光。Next, I flew to India, and travelled round it for about three months.接下來(lái)我飛往印度，花了大約三個(gè)月在那里周游。Although the cities were crowded, the countryside was beautiful.I stayed in a small fishing village on the west coast and it was the happiest time of my life.雖然那里的城市很擁擠，但是鄉(xiāng)下很漂亮。我待在西部海岸的一個(gè)小漁村，那是我生命中最快樂(lè)的時(shí)光。I then flew to northeast India, where there had been a terrible flood three months ago.接著我飛往印度東北部，三個(gè)月前那里發(fā)生了一場(chǎng)嚴(yán)重的洪災(zāi)。The water had gone but the damage to crops and homes was terrible.雖然洪水退了，但是莊稼和家園所受的損害極其嚴(yán)重。I then flew to China, a country I had always wanted to visit.I saw Beijing, of course, and the Great Wall, and also took a trip to see some villages on the Yangtze River which would soon be under water because of the Three Gorges Dam.然后我飛往了中國(guó)，這是我做夢(mèng)都想去的國(guó)家。當(dāng)然，我游了北京，看到了萬(wàn)里長(zhǎng)城，還去了長(zhǎng)江沿岸的一些村莊，這些村莊很快就要因?yàn)榻ㄈ龒{大壩而被淹沒(méi)了。While I was in China, I read a lot about ancient Chinese history and became particularly interested in the ideas of the great philosopher Confucius.在中國(guó)的那段時(shí)間，我閱讀了很多關(guān)于中國(guó)古代歷史的書籍，并對(duì)偉大的哲學(xué)家孔子的思想特別感興趣。Then I flew to Japan where I spent two interesting weeks.I was astonished to see that some people in the big cities wear masks to protect their lungs from pollution.接著我飛往日本，在那里我度過(guò)了有趣的兩周。我驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)大城市里有些人因?yàn)榄h(huán)境污染，戴著面具以保護(hù)他們的肺。I hope that never happens in my city!Then, at last, I flew all the way home again.It had been a great experience, but, yes, it was good to be home!我希望我所在的城市永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)發(fā)生那樣的事情。最后，我乘飛機(jī)按照原路返回。這是一次非常不錯(cuò)的經(jīng)歷，但是，當(dāng)然了，還是在家里好！必修 5 Module 1 British and American English Words, words, words British and American English are different in many ways.The first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary There are hundreds of different words which are not used on the other side of the Atlantic, or which are used with a different meaning Some of these words are well-known – Americans drive automobiles down freeways and fill up with gas;the British drive cars along motorways and fill up with petrol As a tourist, you will need to used the underground in London or the subway in New York, or maybe you will prefer to get around the town by taxi(British)or cab(American).British and American Chips or French fries? But other words and expressions are not so well known.Americans use a flashlight, while for the British, it’s a torch.The British queue up;Americans stand in line Sometimes the same word ahs a slightly different meaning, which can be confusing.Chips, for example, are pieces of hot fried potato in Britain;in the States chips are very thin and are sold in packets.The British call these crisps.The chips the British know and love are French fries on the other side of the Atlantic Have or have got? There are a few differences in grammar, too.The British say Have you got…? while Americans prefer Do you have…? An American might say My friend just arrived, but a British person would say My friend has just arrived Prepositions, too, can be different: compare on the team, on the weekend(American)with in the team, at the weekend(British)The British use prepositions where Americans sometimes omit them(I’ll see you Monday;write me soon!)Colour or color? The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation.American spelling seems simpler: center, color and program instead of centre, colour and programme Many factors have influenced American pronunciation since the first settlers arrived four hundred years ago The accent, which is most similar to British English, can be heard on the East Coast of the US.When the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw made the famous remark that the British and the Americans are two nations divided by a common language, he was obviously thinking about the differences But are they really so important? After all, there is probably as much variation of pronunciation within the two countries as between them A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.Turn on the TV Some experts believe that the two varieties are moving closer together.For more than a century communications across the Atlantic have developed steadily.Since the 1980s, with satellite TV and the Internet, it has been possible to listen to British and American English at the flick of a switch.This non-stop communication, the experts think, has made it easier for British people and Americans to understand each other.But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English, so that some people now believe that British English will disappear.However, if you turn on CNN, the American TV network, you find newsreaders and weather forecasters all speaking with different accents – American, British, Australian, and even Spanish.One of the best-known faces, Monita Rajpal, was born in Hong Kong, China, and grew up speaking Chinese and Punjabi, as well as English This international dimension suggests that in the future, there are going to be many ―Englishes‖, not just two main varieties.But the messages is ―Don’t worry‖ Users of English will all be able to understand each other – wherever they are The Man Who Made Spelling Simple In 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 1828 it introduced lots of new American words, with information about their pronunciation and use, and, of course, the new spelling The British criticized the dictionary, but it quickly became a standard reference book in the States Today, Webster’s dictionary is still the number one dictionary for American students.Module 2 A Job Worth Doing The Human Traffic Signal At 3500 meters, La Paz, in Bolivia, is the highest capital in the world.Life is hard at high altitude, and the mountains make communications difficult.Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent One road in particular, which goes north from La Paz, is considered the most dangerous road in the world On one side the mountains rise steeply;on the other side there is a sheer drop, which in places is hundreds of metres deep.Although there is not a lot of traffic, on average, one vehicle comes off the road every two weeks The drop is so great that anyone inside the vehicle is lucky to survive In theory, the road can only be used by traffic going uphill from 8 in the morning, and by traffic coming downhill from 3 in the afternoon.But in practice, few drivers respect the rules But thanks to one man, the death toll has fallen.Timoteo Apaza is a gentle 46-year-old man who lives in a village near the most dangerous part of the road, known locally as la curva del Diablo(the Devil's Bend)Timoteo has an unusual job – he is a human traffic signal Every morning he climbs up to the bend with a large circular board in his hand The board is red on one side and green on the other.Timoteo stands on the bend and directs the traffic.When two vehicles approach from opposite directions they can't see each other, but they can see Timoteo Timoteo is a volunteer.No one asked him to do the job, and no one pays him for it.Sometimes drivers give him a tip, so that he has just enough money to live on But often they just pass by, taking the human traffic signal for granted So why does he do it? Before he volunteer to direct the traffic, Timoteo had had lots of jobs.He had been a miner and a soldier.Then one day while he was working as a lorry driver he had a close encounter with death He was driving a lorry load of bananas when he came off the road at a bend and fell three hundred metres down the mountain Somehow he survived He was in hospital for months.Then, a few years later, he was called out in the night to help pull people out of a bus which had crashed at la curva del diablo.This last experience had a profound effect on Timoteo He realised that he was lucky to be alive himself, and felt that it was his mission in life to help others.And so every morning, week in, week out, from dawn to dusk, Timoteo takes up his place on the bend and directs the traffic.Growing Jobs What sort of jobs will people de doing ten years from now? according to a survey published by an American university, the ten fastest growing jobs will be related to computers and health They include computer systems analysts, data analysts and database managers.But there will also be a rise in the demand for health care professionals.Some of these will be new jobs, such as bioinformaticians, who combine computer skills with knowledge of biology Others will be more traditional For example, more home care nurses will be needed to look after the rapidly ageing population.But many youngsters will need professional care, too: 14 million Americans suffer from speech or language problems, and six million of them are under the age of 18.the number of speech pathologists(who help people who have problems speaking)is expected to double by the year 2012 and social workers will continue to be in demand.Of course there will be plenty of other new jobs, some of which we probably can’t even guess.But for those who love the outdoor life, a good bet could be the leisure industry As more and more countries open up to tourism, more travel agents will be needed, but the real demand will be for guides to take groups and even individuals on adventure holidays For people doing this job, common sense, physical fitness and an outgoing personality are likely to be more important than computer skills Module 3 Adventure in Literature and the Cinema and The Steamboat There was a big storm after midnight and the rain poured down.We stayed inside the shelter we had built and let the raft sail down the river Suddenly, by the light of the lightning, we saw something in the middle of the river It looked like a house at first, but then we realized it was a steamboat.It had hit a rock and was half in and half out of the water.We were sailing straight towards it “It looks as if it'll go under soon,” Jim said, after a couple of minutes.“Let's go and take a look,” I said “I don't want to board a sinking ship,” said Jim, but when I suggested that we might find something useful on the boat, he agreed to go So we paddled over and climbed on to the steamboat, keeping as quiet as mice.To our astonishment, there was a light in one of the cabins.Then we heard someone shout, “Oh please boys, don't kill me!I won't tell anybody!” A man's angry voice answered, “You're lying.You said that last time We're going to kill you” When he heard these words, Jim panicked and ran to the raft.But although I was frightened, I also felt very curious, so I put my head round the door.It was quite dark, but I could see a man lying on the floor, tied up with rope There were two men standing over him.One was short, with a beard.The other was tall and had something in his hand that looked like a gun 'I've had enough of you I'm going to shoot you now,“ this man said.He was obviously the one who had threatened the man on the floor.And it was a gun he had in his hand ”No, don't do that,“ said the short man.”Let's leave him here The steamboat will sink in a couple of hours and he'll go down with it.“ When he heard that, the frightened man on the floor started crying.”He sounds as if he's going to die of fright!“ I thought ”I have to find a way to save him!“ I crawled along the deck, found Jim, and told him what I had heard ”We must find their boat and take it away, then they'll have to stay here,“ I said Jim looked terrified ”I'm not staying here," he said.But I persuaded him to help me, and we found the men's boat tied to the other side of the steamboat We climbed quietly in and as we paddled away we heard the two men shouting By then we were a safe distance away But now I began to feel bad about what we had done.I didn't want all three men to die.The Life of Mark Twain Often the lives of writers resemble the lives fo the characters they create.Mark Twain, who wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, was no exception.To start with, the author’s name, Mark Twain, is itself an invention, or ―pen name‖.Twain’s real name was Samuel Clemens.―Mark Twain‖, which means ―watermark two‖, was a call used by sailors on the Mississippi to warn shipmates that they were coming into shallow water.Like Huck, Mark Twain led an adventurous life.He left school early, and as an adolescent, determined to make his fortune in South America, set off from his home in Hannibal, Missouri, for New Orleans He wanted to Caribbean islands where there were British and French landowners Naturally, the Europeans also imported their own festivals So the slaves were forced to watch as their masters celebrated carnival with food, drink, and masked dances In Trinidad, the slaves began to hold their own carnival celebrations: they painted their faces white, imitating their masters and making fun of them.But at the same time they were continuing their own African traditions – such as walking round a village wearing masks and singing a custom which they thought would bring good luck.When the slave trade was abolished in 1838 the former slaves took over the carnival It became more colourful and more exciting than it had been before Magnificent costumes were made and musical bands created.Carnival became a celebration of freedom.With the passing of time, the white inhabitants of the island began to take part in the carnival, too – and they were welcomed by their former slaves Carnival became a way to unite different communities, as people forgot their everyday problems and enjoyed themselves eating, drinking, and dancing Today, visitors from all over the world come to this small state in the Caribbean to join in the fun Carnival has become a celebration of life itself.Module 5 The Great Sports Personality A Life in Sport They called him the prince of gymnasts When he retired at the age of 26, he had won 106 gold medals in major competitions across the world.They included six out of seven gold medals at the 1982 World Championship, and three at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles(as well as two silver and a bronze).Li Ning was the best.When sports journalists met in 1999 to make a list of the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of the twentieth century, Li Ning’s name was on it, together with footballer Pele and boxer Muhammad Ali But even though he had won everything it was possible to win in his sport, Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failed He was disappointed because he had not performed well in the 1988 Seoul Olympics But it was this sense of failure that made him determined to succeed in his new life A year after his retirement, Li Ning began a new career—as a businessman.But he didn’t forget his sporting background.He decided to launch a new brand of sportswear, competing with global giants like Nike and Adidas He made the unusual choice, for a Chinese person, of choosing his own name as the brand mark The bright red logo is made up of the first two pingyin letters of Li Ning’s name, L and N Li Ning’s sports clothes came onto the market at just the right time The number of young people with money to spend was on the increase—and sport had never been so popular.Li Ning’s designs were attractive, and they had a major advantage over their better-known rivals—they were cheaper.A pair of Nike trainers, for example, could cost up to five times as much as a similar Li Ning product.Success for Li Ning was guaranteed, and it came quickly In just a few years, Li Ning won more than fifty per cent of the national market.Today a Li Ning product is purchased every ten seconds But the clothes are not only worn on the athletics track or the football pitch.If you go into a school or university anywhere, you will see students in Li Ning tracksuits with the familiar logo.The company has also grown internationally.The Spanish and French gymnastics teams wear Li Ning clothes, while Italian designers are employed by the company to create new styles Whenever Chinese athletes stepped out onto the track during the 2008 Olympics, they were wearing Li Ning tracksuits.But Li Ning’s goal when he retired was not to make money His dream was to open a school for gymnasts He was able to do this in 1991 Since then, he has continued to help young people to achieve their sporting ambitions.Like Pele and Muhammad Ali before him, who have worked with the United Nations for children’s rights and peace, Li Ning has discovered that the

work of a great sportsman does not finish when he retires from the sport It starts And if you are a great sportsperson, anything is possible, as Li Ning’s advertising slogan says.Marathon: the Ultimate Olympic Event The final event in the Olympics is the marathon.It is also usually the most exciting As the leader comes into the stadium to run the last few metres of the 42-kilometre race, the crowd rises to its feet to shout and cheer.The name of the race comes from a battle in Ancient Greece.According to the story, a soldier ran from the scene of the battle, Marathon, to Athens, to bring the news of a Greek victory against the Persians.He died just after arriving.The marathon has been an Olympic event Since the modern games started in 1896 At first the distance was 40 kilometres – the distance between Marathon and Athens.In 1908, however, at the London Olympics, it was changed The King of England wanted the runners to leave from his castle in Windsor and arrive in a new stadium in central London.The distance was 26 miles – about 42 kilometres In fact, the 1908 marathon ended dramatically.When the leader, an Italian, entered the stadium he returned the wrong way and fell onto the ground Officials picked him up and helped him to the finishing line, just as the second runner, an American, entered the stadium.The Americans protested and in the end the American runner was declared the winner Since then, there have been many more exciting marathons In fact, you don’t have to wait for the Olympic Games to run or watch a marathon, as there are marathons in over sixty countries and hundreds of cities around the world today.One of the most famous marathons is in New Your, and is watched by two million people around the streets and across the bridges of the city’s five boroughs, and past New York’s famous landmarks.But perhaps one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever is the Greet Wall Marathon, which most competitors find is the toughest course to run.The marathon is the final Olympic event because it is thought to be the hardest.But experts believe that most people – even people who are not particularly good at sport – can run a marathon, if they train for it.Animals in Danger Saving the Antelopes On a freezing cold day in January 1994, Jiesang suonandajie found what he was looking for – a group of poachers who were killing the endangered Module 6 Tibetan antelope.Jiesang knew he had to move quickly.He shouted to the poachers to put down their guns.Although surprised, the poachers had an advantage –there were more of them In the battle which followed Jiesang was shot and killed When his frozen body was found hours later, he was still holding his gun.He had given his life to save the Tibetan antelope.At the beginning of the twentieth century there were millions of antelopes on the Qinghai – Tibetan Plateau.By the 1990s the number had fallen to about 50,000 The season is simple: the wool of the Tibetan antelope is the most expensive in the world.It is soft, light and warm – the ideal coat for an animal which has to survive at high altitudes A shawl made from the wool(known as ―shahtoosh‖, or ―king of wools‖ in Persian)can sell for five thousand dollars For poachers the profits can be huge Often working at night, the poachers shoot whole herds of antelopes at a time, leaving only the babies, whose wool is not worth so much.The animals are skinned on the spot and the wool taken to India, where it is made into the shawls From there, it is exported to rich countries in North America and Europe The business is completely illegal – there has been a ban on the trade since 1975 But in the 1990s the shawls came into fashion among rich people.A police raid on a shop in London found 138 shawls.About 1,000 antelopes – or 2 per cent of the world’s population – had been killed to make them.In the 1990s the Chinese government began to take an active part in protecting the antelopes in the Hoh Xil Nature Reserve – the huge national park on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, which is the main habitat of the antelopes Over the next ten years about 3,000 poachers were caught and 300 vehicles confiscated Sometimes there were gunfights, like the one in which Jiesang Suonandajie was killed.But today the governments seems to be winning the battle.The number of poachers has fallen The small group of officials who work in the reserve are helped by volunteers who come from all over the country, and who are ready for the difficult conditions of life at 5,000 metres.Meanwhile, in those countries where the shawls are sold, police are getting tough with the dealers.International co-operation seems to be working.Since 1997 the antelope population has slowly begun to grow again.WWF The WWF is the world’s largest organization for nature conservation.It was founded in the UK in 1961 and opened an international office in Switzerland in the same year its aim was to protect the natural habitats of wild animals in danger of extinction.One of the founders, the painter and naturalist Peter Scott, designed the famous panda logo.The initials, WWF, stand for World Wide Fund for Nature.Originally the name was World Wildlife Fund.Today the organization has branches in 90 countries in all five continents.It has thousands of volunteers and more than five million supporters who help by giving money Since 1985 it has spent more than $1,000 million on 11,000 projects in 130 countries.The focus of attention has changed, too In the 1980s the WWF became interested in all activities which have an effect on the environment, such as pollution and the way we use energy The WWF believes that our world has a future only if peole learn to conserve nature and not waster energy As a result, it started working with governments to introduce environmental education into schools The WWF has worked with the Chinese government since 1980, when Dr George shaller arrived to work with Chinese scientists on the panda project.For fifteen years WWF China staff had been based in Switzerland but came to China to monitor the project Then, in 1995, the organization set up an office in Beijing Today there are more than thirty staff working on twenty rojects all over the country.They include work in forests, energy, and in environmental education for China’s primary and secondary schools as well as saving the panda, of course

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Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World-The Monster of Lake Tianchi天池里的怪物

The “Monster of Lake Tianchi” in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin province, northeast China, is back in the news after several recent sightings.近幾次露面后，中國(guó)東北吉林省長(zhǎng)白山的“天池怪物”又成了新聞。

The director of a local tourist office, Meng Fanying, said the monster, which seemed to be black in colour, was ten metres from the edge of the lake during the mostrecent sighting.據(jù)當(dāng)?shù)氐穆糜无k公室主任孟凡介紹，最近有人看見怪物就在離湖面十米的地方，怪物的顏色似乎是黑色的。

“It jumped out of the water like a weal – about 200 people on Changbai’s western peak saw it,” he said.他說(shuō)；“大約有兩百多人從長(zhǎng)白山的西峰看見過(guò)怪物，他像海豹一樣躍出水面?！?/p>

Although no one really got a clear look at the mysterious creature, Xue Junlin, a local photographer, claimed that its head looked like a horse.盡管誰(shuí)也沒(méi)有看清楚這種怪物的真面目，但當(dāng)?shù)匾晃粩z影師薛俊林聲稱；怪物的頭看起來(lái)像馬頭。

In another recent sighting, a group of soldiers claim they saw an animal moving on the surface of the water.最近另有一次，一群戰(zhàn)士證實(shí)：他們看見湖的水上又東西在游動(dòng)。

The soldiers, who were walking along the side of the lake, watched the creature swimming for about two minutes.正在湖邊行走的戰(zhàn)士看見怪物游弋了大約兩分鐘。

“It was greenish-black and had a round head with 10-centimetre horns”, one of the soldiers said.其中一名戰(zhàn)士說(shuō)：怪物的顏色淺綠帶黑，圓形的頭上有十厘米左右的角。

A third report came from Li Xiaohe, who was visiting the lake with his family.又一次報(bào)導(dǎo)來(lái)自李小和，當(dāng)時(shí)他和他的家人正在湖邊游玩。

He claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water.他說(shuō)他看見圓形黑色的東西在湖面快速游過(guò)三四百米后潛入水中。

After three or four hundred metres it dived into the water.Ten minutes later the monster appeared again and repeated the action.十分鐘后，怪物再次出現(xiàn)，并重復(fù)了相同的動(dòng)作。

Mr Li Xiaohe said that he and his family were able to see the monster clearly because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.李小和先生和他的家人看清了怪物，因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)天氣好，湖水平靜。

There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of the last century, although no one has seen one close up.自上世紀(jì)初以來(lái)，一直就有關(guān)于天池怪物的報(bào)導(dǎo)，盡管還不曾有人近距離目睹過(guò)。

Some photos have been taken but they are not clear because it was too far away.雖然拍有怪物的一些照片，但由于距離太遠(yuǎn)，看起來(lái)模糊不清。

Many people think the monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.許多人認(rèn)為，天池里有怪物或許是蘇格蘭尼斯湖中怪物的遠(yuǎn)親。

They also think that there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world.Scientists, however, are skeptical.他們還認(rèn)為，在世界其他地方可能也有類似的怪物，然而，科學(xué)家們表示懷疑。

They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.他們說(shuō)，溫度低的湖中不可能存活如此大的生物。

Lake Tianchi is the highest volcanic lake in the world.It is 2,189 metres high and covers an area of about ten square kilometers.In places it is more than 370 metres deep.天池是世界上最高的火山湖，海拔2189米，面積10平方公里，又的地方水深達(dá)370米。