内容正文:
Section Ⅱ Welcome to the unit and Reading—Language Points
[对应学生用书P78]
难词注解
①in danger处于危险中
②awe vt.使惊叹,使敬畏n.敬畏,惊叹
③be fascinated by着迷于…
④civilization n.文明;社会文明,文明社会,文明世界
⑤preserve vt.维护,保护,保存;维持
⑥a variety of 各种各样的
⑦urgent adj.紧急的,紧迫的;催促的,急切的
in urgent need of 急需
⑧look at 看
⑨such as 例如
⑩wear down (使)磨损,(使)逐渐磨平
⑪for instance 例如
⑫pyramid n.金字塔
⑬lead to 导致
⑭ruin vt.破坏,毁坏;使破产,毁灭 n.毁坏,毁灭;破产;残垣断壁
⑮incredible adj.极好的,极大的;不能相信的,难以置信的
⑯a great deal of大量的
⑰clay n.黏土,陶土
⑱sculpture n.雕像,雕塑品;雕刻术
⑲missile n.导弹
⑳violence n.暴力,暴行;狂热,激情
conflict n.(军事)冲突,战斗;争论;矛盾,不一致 vi.冲突,抵触
civil adj.国民的;国家的;民事的
on purpose 故意地
status n.身份,地位;状况,情形
give rise to 引起;导致
a series of一系列
millions of 成千上万的
wear and tear (正常使用造成的)磨损,损耗
internal adj.内部的;国内的
due to 由于
in danger 处于危险之中
at risk 处于危险之中
take...as an example 以……为例
be recognized as 被公认为……
the likes of 像……这样的人
outcome n.结果,效果
not only...but also...不但……而且……
a large amount of 大量的
coral n.珊瑚adj.珊瑚色的
parts of 部分的;一部分
reef n.礁,礁脉
ecology n.生态,生态学
as well as 不但……而且……;也
at the top of 在最高的地位
agenda n.日程表,议事日程
tell the story of述说……的故事
not...but...不是……而是……
at the thought of 一想到
participate in 参加
教材原文
Heritage in danger①
Welcome,everybody.It's wonderful to be here. Before we begin,I want to ask you:have you ever been awed②by natural wonders?Have you ever been fascinated by③human civilization④?If so,you might already understand why UNESCO is fighting to preserve⑤sites of cultural and natural importance to mankind.I have the belief that some of you have heard about UNESCO heritage sites or maybe even visited one!There are currently around 1,100 sites in more than 160 countries worldwide.Unfortunately,they face a variety of⑥dangers and many of them are in urgent⑦ need of protection.Let's look at⑧some specific issues.
it作形式主语,其真正的主语是后面的不定式“to be here”。
if so 是if条件状语的省略形式。so替代的是you have ever been fascinated by human civilization。
why引导的宾语从句。
that引导的同位语从句,作belief的同位语。
Heritage sites are at risk from natural forces.The longte