Unit 8 Lesson 1 EPIC Engineering(课件)-2023-2024学年剑桥少儿英语三级下册

EPIC Engineering Reading Explorer 3-8A @PDD 小牛教辅 Capital Gate, also called the Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi, is one of the most distinctive buildings in the United Arab Emirates. WARM UP WARM UP the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy WARM UP the Eiffel Tower, France WARM UP Shanghai Tower (632M), China WARM UP CHINA’S GRAND CANAL 中国大运河 The Grand Canal , shown here passing throughthe city of Jining , is a large waterway that firstconnected north and south China over 1,400years ago . It is still in use today . CHINA’S GRAND CANAL Before You Read 1. 1368–1855 2. it was used to transport everything from food to wood to textiles 3. Beijing in the north and Hangzhou in the south 4. 1,770 kilometers CHINA’S GRAND CANAL Before You Read I think the canal has been important because it helped move people, goods, and ideas from one part of China to another. CHINA’S GRAND CANAL For centuries, the power of Chinese emperors rose and fell with their control of the Grand Canal. Today, this waterway is shorter than it once was, but it is still the longest man-made river in the world. Importantly, the Grand Canal continues to provide a vital cultural and economic link for modern China. Construction Begins The original canal system began around the year 605. China's Emperor Yang realized that he needed a better way to feed his army. Specifically, he needed a way to move food quickly from China's southern rice- -growing region to the country' s north. So, the emperor ordered the construction of the first section of the Grand Canal, connecting existing canals, lakes, and rivers. An estimated one million people- -mostly farmers- worked on the construction, which took six years. economic adj.经济的 ; 经济学的 Construction n.施工 ; 建设 ; 结构 Emperor Yang 隋炀帝 CHINA’S GRAND CANAL Over the next 500 years, the canal's importance grew. However, by 1127, parts had begun to deteriorate. In 1279, Kublai Khan began to repair and build new parts of the canal. This renovation created a more direct north- south route to and from Beijing. Future rulers continued to expand and improve the waterway, and it eventually became a vital national lifeline. deteriorate v.恶化 ; 退化 If something deteriorates, it gets worse in some way. Kublai Khan 忽必烈，元朝皇帝 repair v. 修理 ; 修补 renovation n.翻新 ; 翻修 CHINA’S GRAND CANAL In addition to moving rice around China,the Grand Canal was an important cultural conduit. Soldiers, merchants, and artists transported ideas, regional foods, and cultural practices from one part of China to another. According to legend, this is how Bejjing acquired two of its best known trademarks. Peking' duck, a dish from Shandong Province, and the Peking opera, from Anhui and Hubei regions, were both brought north via the canal. conduit n.导管; 管道 Aconduit is something that connects two or more people, places, or things. transport v.运输，运送 regional adj. 地区的，区域的 acquire v.获得 ; 得到 Peking 北京 Peking is the former name for Beijing. Beginning in 1751, Emperor Qianlong (above) made six inspection tours of the Grand Canal, visiting different ports and cultural sites. By 1855, the Yellow River had changed course, destroying parts of the canal. CHINA'S LIFELINE This map shows the extent of China's Grand Canal at the height of its golden age (1368-1855). Running 1,770 kilometers from Bejjing to Hangzhou, the canal transported everything from food to wood to textiles. CHINA’S GRAND CANAL The Modern Canal For more than a thousand years, goods have been transported along the Grand Canal. Even today, the country's watery highway plays an important economic role in China Boats continue to carry tons of coal, food, and other goods to points between Hangzhou and Jining一now the northernmost city the canal reaches. In addition, local governments- eager to increase tourism and real estate development are beautifying areas along the canal. tourism n.旅游业 estate n.遗产 Real estate is property in the form of land and buildings. CHINA’S GRAND CANAL This development comes at a price, though. In Yangzhou, the city has torm down almost all of the older canal-side buildings. Farther south in the cities of Zhenjiang, Wuxi, and Hangzhou, the situation is similar. In Hangzhou, for example, almost all of the ancient buildings have been demolished. "Traditinally we talk about 18 main cities on the Grand Canal, and each had something unique and special about it," explains Zhou Xinhua, the former vice director of the Grand Canal museum in Hangzhou.“But now many of these cities are all the same: a thousand people with one face." demolish v.拆毁，拆除 ; 毁坏，破坏 Traditinally 传统的 former n.模型 ; 样板 CHINA’S GRAND CANAL In 2005, a group of citizens proposed that the historic Grand Canal be made a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This status would protect both the waterway and the architecture around it. "Every generation wants the next generation to understand it, to look at its monuments," said Zhu Bingren, an artist who cowrote this proposal. UNESCO status was ffially granted in 2014. The hope now is that the Grand Canal- -one of the world's great engineering accomplishments will continue to link north and south China for centuries to come. citizens n.公民 monuments n.纪念碑 proposal n.提议 Post -Reading Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension C F B E A D Reading Skill well-known waterway trademarks lifeline Reading Skill well-known man-made Without lifetime day trip highlight Reading Skill Each city was special because the traditional cultures were different, which made the buildings unique. Today, the cities all look exactly the same. Vocabulary Practice Vocabulary Practice Vocabulary Practice Vocabulary Practice innovate renovated novelty null, track 1 2019 295361.4 $$