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Unit6
Living History of Culture
Reading & Writing
《英语 基础模块3》(高教版 第三版)
What is the video about?
What is the video about?
It’s about the Terracotta Army.
9. Read and learn. 读以下描写名胜古迹的句子,分析标红部分的意义。
1) The Great Wall reminds me of China’s ancient history.
2) We regularly visit the Summer Palace in spring.
3) They constructed the Eiffel Tower in 1889.
4) The Forbidden City was originally built in the Ming Dynasty.
5) The pyramids are amazing constructions in Egypt.
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Like most tourists, the first destination that I visited in Xi’an was the Terracotta Army. When I stepped into the museum of 14,000 square meters, it was amazing to see the huge underground kingdom of the first emperor, Qinshihuang. He began to build his final resting place at the time when he was only 13 years old.
In the main areas, there are over 8,000 terracotta figures and horses. The figures are all life-sized and set in regular rows. Amazingly, no two are exactly the same. Each face is different with different expressions. These figures appear gray in color. In fact, they were originally beautifully painted in very bright colors, just like real people. Today the Terracotta Army is a must-see for every visitor to Xi’an and has been listed as “The Eighth Wonder of the World”.
兵马俑
人形的
有规律的
令人惊讶地
准确地
表达
原始地
The sight of the Terracotta Army reminded me of my trip to Egypt, where
I visited the Great Pyramid of Giza. There are over 70 pyramids in Egypt
stretching down the Nile River Valley. On the edge of the Sahara Desert
lies the Great Pyramid of Giza, which was constructed for Egyptian
king Khufu between 2600 BC and 2500 BC. The Great Pyramid
rises to 481 feet (147 meters) high and is made of over two million
blocks of stone. It was the tallest man-made construction on earth
for almost 4,000 years. Each year, millions of people go to see this
fantastic wonder of human construction, attracted by human’s rich and
brilliant past.
提醒
延申
在...的边缘
建设
块
极好的
灿烂的
life-sized
regular
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exactly
expression
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originally
gray
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construct
stretch
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block
fantastic
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brilliant
remind
读出单词,看看他们来自哪里吧!
life(生命 / 真人) + sized(…… 尺寸的)
例句:
All the soldiers in the museum are life-sized.
(博物馆里的所有士兵俑都是真人大小的)
life-sized
/ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/ • 词性:名词(n.)
多层释义:
1. 目的地;终点(最常用,文中语境)
2. 目标;归宿(抽象用法)
搭配短语:
tourist destination 旅游目的地
final destination 最终目的地
reach one's destination 到达目的地
例句: Xi'an has become a top tourist destination for people around the world.(西安已成为全球热门的旅游目的地。)
destination
/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
词性:形容词(adj.)
多层释义:
1. 令人惊叹的;令人惊讶的(文中 “It was amazing to see…” 用法)
2. 了不起的;极好的(口语中常用,表夸赞)
易混辨析:
amazing:修饰事物,“事物本身令人惊叹”例:The view is amazing.(景色太棒了。) amazed:修饰人,“人感到惊讶的”例:I was amazed by the view.(我被这景色惊呆了。)
amazing
/ɪɡˈzæktli/
词性:副词(adv.)
多层释义: 1. 精确地;准确地(文中语境,“exactly the same” 完全一样)
2. 完全地;正是(口语中表赞同,如 “Exactly!” 没错!)
词根链:exact(adj. 精确的) → exactly(adv.)
搭配短语: exactly the same 完全一样 ◦ exactly what I need 正是我需要的
not exactly 不完全是;未必
exactly
/ɪkˈspreʃnz/(单数 expression /ɪkˈspreʃn/)
多层释义: 1. 表情;神色(文中语境,“different expressions” 不同的面部表情) 2. 表达;措辞(语言层面,如 common expressions 常用表达)
3. 表示;体现(抽象用法,如 an expression of love 爱的表达)
搭配短语:
facial expression 面部表情
different expressions 不同的表情 idiomatic expressions 习惯用语
expression
/rɪˈmaɪnd/
词性:动词(v.)
核心释义:提醒;使想起(文中对应 “提醒”,remind sb. of sth. 是高频考点搭配)
remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起某事 / 某物(文中用法)
remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事 ◦ remind sb. that... 提醒某人……
例句: The sight of the Terracotta Army reminded me of my trip to Egypt.
(看到兵马俑,我想起了自己的埃及之旅。)
remind
动词(v.)/ 名词(n.)
多层释义:
1. (文中动词用法)延伸;绵延;伸展(文中 stretching down 意为 “沿着…… 绵延”) 2. 拉长;拉伸(物理动作)
3. 持续;延续(时间维度)
搭配短语: stretch down/along 沿着…… 绵延 ◦ stretch out 伸展四肢;延伸 ◦ stretch from...to... 从…… 延伸到……
例句: Pyramids in Egypt are stretching down the Nile River Valley.
stretch
/ˈbrɪliənt/
词性:形容词(adj.)
多层释义:
1. 灿烂的;辉煌的(文中对应 “灿烂的”,形容 “辉煌的过去”)
2. 聪明的;才华横溢的(如 a brilliant student 才华出众的学生)
3. 明亮的;鲜艳的(如 brilliant colors 鲜艳的色彩)
搭配短语:
brilliant past 辉煌的过去
brilliant idea 绝妙的主意
brilliant
12. Discuss and answer. 小组讨论,回答问题。
1) What is fantastic about the Terracotta Army?
2) What are the differences between Emperor
Qinshihuang’s and the Egyptian king’s
resting places?
3) What can we learn from these wonders?
When was the Terracotta Army built?
Ask and Answer
When the emperor was 13.
How many figures and horses in it?
Over 8000.
Ask and Answer
Why the figures are different?
They’re all life-sized and set in regular rows. Amazingly, no two are exactly the same. Each face is different with different expressions..
Ask and Answer
What was the tallest man-made construction on eart?
The Great Pyramid
Ask and Answer
A. The Great Pyramid of Giza
B. The Terracotta Army
C. History of the Qin Dynasty
D. Amazing Wonders of Living History
10. Read and choose. 阅读课文,并为其选择合适的标题。
11. Read and decide. 细读课文,判断下面表述是否正确,并加以解释。
1) Qinshihuang began to prepare for his underground kingdom when
he was in his thirties.
2) People during the Qin Dynasty liked to dress in gray.
3) The writer thought the Terracotta Army and the Great Pyramid were
the same age.
4) Both the Terracotta Army and the Great Pyramid of Giza were
wonders of human construction.
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brilliant construction
13. Read and describe. 根据提示,完成对图片的描述。
The Taj Mahal is one of the landmarks of India. Each year, millions of people visit this wonder of human , attracted by human’s rich and past.
construction
brilliant
2
rise to lie be made of
13. Read and describe. 根据提示,完成对图片的描述。
The Taj Mahal beside the River
Jumna. It about 73 meters
(239 feet) high and white
marble ( 大理石 ).
lies
rises to
is made of
13. Read and describe. 根据提示,完成对图片的描述。
3
construct fantastic be listed as
The Taj Mahal, which has a .look,
was for the lndian Mughal
Emperor Shah Jahan’s wife and .
one of the New Seven Wonders of the
World.
fantastic
constructed
is listed
as
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Last summer holiday, my family and I visited India. Like most tourists, the
first place that we visited there 1) , which lies beside
the River Jumna. Looking at that amazing building, we were attracted by
its 2) beauty.
The building rises 3) and is made of white marble. It was constructed 4) .
. Nowadays, it is listed as 5) .
. Each year, millions of people go to see this wonder of human construction, attracted by 6) .
14. Write and practice. 根据活动 13 的描述,完成游记。
was the Taj Mahal
fantastic
to about 73 meters (239 feet) high
for the Indian Mughal Emperor Shah
Johan’s wife
one of the New Seven Wonders
of the World
humans’ rich and brilliant past
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