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附:《阅读·久久为功》
UNIT 1
一、背主题名句,写大气文章
1.(教材名句)Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations.
—World Heritage Centre
文化遗产是过去人类所创造,由现代人类继承并传之后世。
——世界遗产中心
2.Protect our cultural heritage like we cherish our own lives.
像珍惜自己的生命一样保护我们的文化遗产。
3.Our history is an invaluable heritage and deserves our pride.
我们的历史是一份无比珍贵的遗产,是值得我们自豪的。
4.Culture itself is neither education nor law making. It is an atmosphere and a heritage.
文化本身既不是教育,也不是立法。它是一种氛围、一种遗产。
5.Cultural heritage connects modern people with the historical past, allowing them to acquire a cultural and historical identity.
文化遗产将现代人与历史的过去连接起来,使人们拥有文化和历史的认同感。
二、课文不厌百遍读,书中自有“黄金屋”
课文1 FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS(从问题重重到迎刃而解)
[课文对译]
社会进步需要经济发展。新旧更替的时代已经到来,在走向未来的过程中,我们不可能将过去的一切都保存下来。在发展与文化遗址保护之间找到恰当的平衡点,并加以保持,这可能是一项巨大的挑战。
[难句破解] 句①是there 开头的完全倒装句式,其中when引导定语从句,修饰先行词a time。
[课文对译]
然而,巨大的挑战有时候会带来伟大的解决方案。二十世纪五十年代,埃及政府打算在尼罗河上新建一座大坝,可以防洪、发电,并为该地区更多的农民供水。但是,该提案引发了抗议,因为大坝泄流可能会损坏许多寺庙,摧毁一批文物,而这些文物是埃及文化遗产的重要组成部分。埃及政府在听取了研究该问题的科学家以及大坝附近居民的意见后,于1959年向联合国寻求帮助。
[难句破解] 句②是主从复合句,其中after+doing作时间状语,其中包含两个who引导的定语从句。
A committee was established to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics.The group asked for contributions from different departments and raised funds within the international community. Experts investigated the issue, conducted several tests, and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved. Finally, a document was signed, and the work began in 1960.
[课文对译]
委员会成立了,旨在减少对那些建筑物的破坏,并防止文物损失。该委员会请求各个部门予以支持,并在国际范围内筹集资金。专家们经过调查研究,多次试验,提出了一个保住那些建筑的方案。最终,(埃及政府)签署了一份文件,于1960年开始动工。
The project brought together governments and environmentalists from around the world.Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water. In 1961, German engineers moved the first temple. Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 tem