Unit 5 Languages Around the World 重点单词，词组，以及句子练习-2023-2024学年高一英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

人教版必修一 Unit 5重点词组和句子语法知识点+练习 U5课文重点单词，词组，重点句： 1. China is widely known for its ancient civilisation which has continued all the way through into modern times, despite the many ups and downs in its history. 尽管历史跌宕起伏，中国因其古老文明一直延续至今而闻名于世。 2. There are many reasons why this has been possible, but one of the main factors has been the Chinese writing system. 其存续的原因有很多，但主要因素之一是汉字的书写体系。 3. At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu—animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people. 起初，汉语是一种基于图形的语言。它可以追溯到数千年前使用龙骨的时期——古代中国人在这些骨头和壳上面刻画简单的符号。 4. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in today’s hanzi. 这些符号在今天的汉字中仍然可以看到。 5. By the Shang Dynasty (around 1600-1046 BCE), these symbols had become a well-developed writing system. 到商朝（约公元前1600年~前1046年右）时，这些符号已经演变成一套完善的书写体系。 6. Over the years, the system developed into different forms, as it was a time when people were divided geographically leading to many varieties of dialects and characters. 在随后的年代里，这一体系发展成了不同的形式，这是由于当时中国人居住地域的分隔，从而导致不同的方言和汉字变体的产生。 7. Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one unified country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. 秦始皇统一七个诸侯国后，在这个统一的国家里，汉字书写体系开始朝着一个方向发展。 8. That writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture. 这一书写体系对于团结中国人民和中国文化具有重要意义。 9.Even today, no matter where Chinese people live or what dialect they speak, they can all still communicate in writing. 即使在今天，不管住在哪里，也不管说何种方言，中国人都仍能通过书写(文字)进行交流。 9. Written Chinese has also become an important means by which China’s present is connected with its past. 10. People in modem times can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient times. 汉语也成为连接中国现在与过去的一个重要媒介。现代中国人可以阅读古代中国人撰写的经典作品。 11. The high regard for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form, known as Chinese calligraphy, which has