内容正文:
Section
Ⅱ Reading
and
Thinking
PERU
is
a
country
on
the
Pacific
coast①
of
South
America
with
three
main
areas:
narrow②,
dry,
flat③
land
running
along
the
coast 【 1 】,
the
Andes
Mountains,
and
the
Amazon
rainforest.
【1】 running
along
the
coast 为现在
分词短语作定语,修饰 land。
In
the
1400s
and
1500s,
Peru
was
the
centre
of
the
powerful④
ancient
Inca
Empire⑤ .
The
Inca
emperor
lived
in
the
now-famous⑥
site⑦
Machu
Picchu.
Spain
took
control
of⑧
Peru
in
the
16th
century
and
ruled
until
1821.
It
is
for
this
reason
that
Spanish
is
the
main
official⑨
language
of
Peru
. 【2】
【2】本句是强调句型,强调的是原
因状语 for
this
reason。
①on
the
coast
在岸上
off
the
coast
在海面上
along
the
coast
沿着海岸
②narrow
/ ˈnærəʊ /
adj.
狭窄的
vi. &
vt.
(使)变窄
broad
adj.
宽阔的
③flat
/ flæt /
adj.
平坦的;扁平的
n.
公寓;单元房(英式英语)
apartment
n.
一套住房,公寓套房(美式英语)
④powerful
/ ˈpaʊəfl /
adj.
强有力的;有权势的;有影响力的
power
n.
权力;力量
rich
and
powerful
nations
富强的国家
⑤empire
/ ˈempaɪə( r) /
n.
帝国
emperor
/ ˈempərə( r) /
n.
皇帝
⑥now-famous
adj.
现在著名的
该词是由“副词+形容词”构成的复合形容词。
⑦site
/ saɪt /
n.
地点;位置;现场
⑧take
control
of
控制;接管
⑨official
/ əˈfɪʃl /
adj.
官方的;正式的;公务的
n.
官员;要员
an
official
language
官方语言
【译文】
秘鲁是南美洲太