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Section Ⅳ Reading for Writing
①go well 进展顺利
②over在此表达“在……期间”,相当于during。
③plan to do sth.打算做某事
④the Terracotta /terə′kɒtə/ Army兵马俑
⑤sight /saΙt/ n.景象;视野;视力
⑥can't wait to do sth.迫不及待想做某事
⑦unbelievable adj.难以置信的
前缀un不[表示“否定”“缺乏”或“相反”之意],用以构成形容词、副词或名词
⑧more than+数词 多于……
⑨statue /′stætʃuː/n.雕塑;
雕像
⑩be known as 作为……而著名
⑪a few other ...另外几个……
⑫right away立刻,马上
⑬plans for ...……的计划
⑭coming为现在分词作前置定语,此处也可表达为:the holiday to come。
⑮hear from sb. 收到某人的来信
※hear from 后跟人作宾语
⑯BCE / biːsiː′iː/(=before the Common Era)公元前
※现在常用BCE表示公元前,CE表示公元。
⑰tomb /tuːm/ n.坟墓
⑱lead sb. to do sth. 导致/使某人做某事
※lead to (doing) sth.导致(做)某事
⑲unearth /ʌn′ɜːθ/ vt.挖掘;发掘
※unearth buried treasures 挖掘地下埋藏的珍宝
※unearth是由前缀un和动词earth一起构成的动词。前缀un在此用于构成动词,表示相反的动作,类似的还有:unlock开锁,unfold展开。
⑳dig a well挖井
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Subject: A travel plan to Xi'an
Dear Xiao Li,
My time here in China is going well①. I love my new school and classmates. Over② the October holiday, my parents and I are planning to go ③ to Xi'an to see the Terracotta Army④. ,and I can't wait to go⑥. To me, the story of the Terracotta Army is almost unbelievable⑦. It's amazing that there are more than⑧ 8,000 statues⑨, and no one in modern times knew about them until the 1970s.I've heard that it is an amazing sight⑤
are planning to...是现在进行时表示将来,不定式to see ...作目的状语。
that it is an amazing sight是that引导的宾语从句,作heard的宾语。
本句是由and连接的并列句,第一个分句中it是形式主语,后面that引导的从句是真正的主语;第二个分句中含有not ... until结构。
We're also planning to visit several other places in Xi'an. My dad and I are both looking forward to going to the Shaanxi History Museum, because my dad loves history and I have heard that this museum is known as⑩ a “Chinese treasure house”! We're also going to the Xi'an City Wall and a few other⑪ famous sights.
We're taking the train, leaving the day before the October holiday begins.
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I guess that's all for now! I'll write again soon and send photos! Do you have any plans for⑬ the coming⑭ holiday? Hope to hear from⑮ you soon.
Your friend,