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WELCOME UNIT
UNIT 10 CONNECTIONS
课外阅读——用英语传播
中国文化
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Situated in the Haidian District, northwest of Beijing, the Summer Palace is 15 kilometers away from the downtown area. Being the __1__ (large) and most well-preserved royal garden in China, it __2__ (great) influences Chinese horticulture (园艺) and landscape with __3__ (it) famous natural views and the works of humankind.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
Originally __4__ (name) Qingyi Yuan or the Garden of Clear Ripples, the Summer Palace was first constructed in 1750. It later __5__ (become) the main residence of royal members at the end of the Qing Dynasty. __6__, like most of the gardens in Beijing, the Summer Palace was destroyed by fire and was razed to the ground by the Anglo-French Allied Forces. Rebuilt in 1886, it was supposed to serve __7__ a summer resort for the Empress Dowager Cixi. In 1900, the Summer Palace suffered another hit by the Eight-Power Allied Forces. Then the government spent two years __8__ (repair) it. In 1924, it was open to __9__ public. The Summer Palace was added to the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1998, and became one of the first national AAAAA tourist __10__ (spot) in China.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
答案:1.largest 2.greatly 3.its 4.named 5.became 6.However 7.as 8.repairing 9.the 10.spots
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The Summer Palace is the largest and the most well-preserved royal garden in the world with the richest cultural connotation, hence it is honored as the museum of royal gardens.
颐和园是世界上建筑规模最大、保存最完整、文化内涵最丰富的皇家御苑,被誉为皇家园林博物馆。
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【持续背记】
①In ancient days, when two friends part, the traveling one will always receive a willow twig as a gift.
在中国古代,朋友分离之时,远走的人常常会被赠予柳枝作为离别礼物。
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②Her spirit inspires me and millions of other girls to live an independent life and be responsible for our own decisions.
她的精神激励着我和其他数百万女孩过独立的生活,为自己的决定负责。
③People experience ups and downs through life, and hardship is unavoidable.
人的一生要经历起起落落,困难是不可避免的。
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【持续积累】
twig/twIɡ/n. 细枝,嫩枝
independent/ˌIndI'pendənt/adj. 独立的;自力更生的
responsible/rI'spɒnsəb(ə)l/adj. 负责任的;可靠的
ups and downs 浮沉;兴衰;荣辱
unavoidable/ˌʌnə'vɔIdəbl/adj. 不可避免的,难以预防的
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