Unit 3 Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas-（教师WORD）2021-2022学年高中英语【精讲精练】外研选择性必修第四册 新课标辅导

天坛，世界文化遗产，是北京“天地日月”诸坛之首，是我国和世界上现存最大的古代祭祀性建筑群。 The Temple of Heaven The Temple of Heaven is situated in the southern part of the city of Beijing.It was built in 1420, covering an area of 273 hectares. The temple was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshipped① heaven and prayed② for good harvests.Some environmental artists and gardeners describe the temple as a place where people can talk to heaven.In Beijing, four imperial③ temples were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties.At the southern end of the city axis (地轴，轴心) is the Temple of Heaven.It is the most important of the four.The other three are the Altar of Earth in the north, the Altar of Moon in the west, and the Altar of Sun in the east just behind the Beijing Friendship Store.All of them are still standing, but the Temple of Heaven is the largest group of temple building of its kind in China, nearly four times larger than the Forbidden City. In making the heaven like structures④，the designers made good use of the color, sound, and figures of the circle and the square.The combination⑤ of building and gardens helps to make it appear mysterious⑥ and magical.The temple's architecture⑦ has two themes.One is “on the earth” while the other is “in the heaven”． In imperial days, the Chinese people believed that the sky was circular and the earth was square.On the basis of this traditional concept, the circle was widely adopted in the design of the temple's main building.It is in accordance⑧ with people's imagination of heaven. [词汇积累] ①worship vt.崇拜，尊崇；爱慕　　　　　　 ②pray vt.& vi.祈祷；企盼 ③imperial adj.帝国的；皇帝的 ④structure n．建筑物 ⑤combination n．混合体 ⑥mysterious adj.神秘的 ⑦architecture n．建筑设计；建筑风格 ⑧accordance n．依照；依据 Starting out & Understanding ideas Ⅰ.重点单词 基础词汇 1．　statue　 n．雕像；塑像 2．　peak 　 n．高峰，顶点 拓展词汇 1．　 strengthen　 v．加强→　strength　 n．力量；力气→　strong　 adj.坚强的；强壮的→　strongly　 adv.强有力地；坚强地 2．　coverage　 n．覆盖范围→　cover　 v．覆盖 Ⅱ.重点短语 1．　the gateway to...　 通往……的门户 2．　be testimony to...　 ……的证据/证明 3．