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Section Ⅳ Extended reading & Project & Assessment
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①Roman adj.古罗马的;罗马的n.古罗马人;罗马人
②forum n. (古罗马)公共集会场所;讨论会;(因特网上的)论坛,讨论区;法院
③bar n.酒吧;小馆子;吧台;条,块;栏 杆;障碍 vt.封;阻挡;阻止
④import n.进口产品,输入的产品;输入vt.进口,引进
⑤export n.出口产品,输出的产品;出口,输出vt.出口,输出
⑥in all directions四面八方
⑦above all 首先;尤其是
⑧cloudcapped adj.高耸入云 的,耸入云霄的
⑨ashy adj.覆盖着灰的;灰色的
⑩awful adj.让人讨厌的,糟糕的;可怕的
dawn n.黎明,破晓;开端,萌芽 vi.开始;开始清楚
unspeakable adj.无法形容的;不能以言语表达的
shoot v. (使)喷涌出, (使)喷射出
volcano n.火山
take the form of呈现……的形状;采取……的形式
trunk n.树干
unbearable adj.难耐的,无法忍受的
break out突然开始,爆发
beneath prep.在……下面,在下方;配不上
beyond adv.在(或向)较远处,在另一边
prep.在(或向)更远处;超出;晚于;无法;超出……之外
distance n.遥远,久远;距离;差异;疏远
in the distance 在远处
throw out 扔掉;伸出;说出;否决;突出
shower n.阵雨,阵雪;(落下的东西)一大批,一阵
a shower of一阵
far and wide到处,各处
many a 许多(后跟单数可数名词)
fearfully adv.害怕地;非常地
pattern n.图案,花样;模式;范例;模型
column n.柱,圆柱;柱状物;栏;专栏;队,列
remains n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗骸;古迹,遗迹
文化采风
庞贝城 (Pompeii)是亚平宁半岛西南角坎帕尼亚地区的一座古城,距罗马约240千米,位于意大利南部那不勒斯附近,维苏威火山东南脚下10千米处。庞贝城始建于公元前4世纪,公元79年毁于维苏威火山大爆发。但由于被火山灰掩埋,街道房屋保存比较完整。2015年5月,考古学家和科学家对千年前被掩埋在火山灰下的庞贝城居民化石进行修复。2016年6月,庞贝城被评为世界十大古墓稀世珍宝之一。
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The Last Days of Pompeii
Pompeii was a typical Roman① city. In its little shops,its tiny palaces,its forum②,its wine bars③ ,its theatre— in the energy and skill of its people,you saw a model of the whole Roman Empire. Trading ships bringing imports④ to the city or carrying exports⑤ overseas,【1】 along with golden pleasure boats for the rich,were crowded together in the glassy water of the port. The boats of the fishermen moved rapidly in all directions⑥.Above all⑦,the cloudcapped⑧ top of Mount Vesuvius appeared. Its ashy⑨ rocks,now dark,now light,told a story of past eruptions that might have warned the city what was to come!【2】
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【1】画线部分bringing imports to the city or carrying exports overseas为并列的动词ing形式作定语,修饰ships。
【2】画线部分为that引导的定语从句,修饰先行词eruptions,其中what引导宾语从句。
The awful⑩ night rolled slowly away,and the dawn greyly broke on THE LAST DAY OF POMPEII!The crowd looked upwards,and saw