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Unit3
Fascinating Parks
Reading and Thinking
I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent. Even though the sun is brightly shining, telling whether it is morning or night is impossible. I’m above the Arctic Circle, where in summer the sun never sets. Checking my watch, I see that it is 7: 30 a.m. I leave my tent and walk over to the mountain edge. Spreading out before me, branches of the Rapa River flow through the valley below. I’m in the remote far north of Sweden in Sarek National Park, a place with no roads or towns.
风噼里啪啦地拍打着我的帐篷,我在这声音中醒来。即使阳光明媚,也无法分辨是早上还是晚上。我在北极圈上方,夏天太阳永不落山。我看了看手表,发现已经是早上7:30。我离开帐篷,走到山边。拉帕河的支流在我面前展开,流经下面的山谷。我身处瑞典北端遥远的萨勒克国家公园,一个既没有道路也没有城镇的地方。
1. wake up to… 被…… 声音吵醒
2. buffet the cloth of my tent 拍打帐篷布
3. Arctic Circle 北极圈 4. spread out 铺展开,延伸开
5. mountain edge 山崖边 6. remote far north 遥远的北部
7. national park 国家公园 8. flow through the valley 流过山谷
I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent. Even though the sun is brightly shining, telling whether it is morning or night is impossible. I’m above the Arctic Circle, where in summer the sun never sets. Checking my watch, I see that it is 7: 30 a.m. I leave my tent and walk over to the mountain edge. Spreading out before me, branches of the Rapa River flow through the valley below. I’m in the remote far north of Sweden in Sarek National Park, a place with no roads or towns.
1. buffeting the cloth of my tent 现在分词作后置定语,修饰 wind,表主动:风拍打帐篷;
2. 主干:telling whether it is morning or night is impossible
Even though 引导让步状语从句,意为 “尽管”;
主句主语为动名词短语 telling whether…;
whether 引导宾语从句,作 telling 的宾语;
brightly 副词修饰 shining。
I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent. Even though the sun is brightly shining, telling whether it is morning or night is impossible. I’m above the Arctic Circle, where in summer the sun never sets. Checking my watch, I see that it is 7: 30 a.m. I leave my tent and walk over to the mountain edge. Spreading out before me, branches of the Rapa River flow through the valley below. I’m in the remote far north of Sweden in Sarek National Park, a place with no roads or towns.
1. where 引导非限制性定语从句,先行词 the Arctic Circle,where 在从句中充当地点状语;
2. Checking my watch 现在分词作时间状语,逻辑主语是主句 I,表主动;
3. Spreading out before me 现在分词作伴随状语,逻辑主语 river branches;
4. a place 作 Sarek National Park 的同位语,解释公园是什么地方;
with no roads or towns 介词短语后置定语,修饰 a place。
Sarek’s mountains used to be covered by vast sheets of ice. Around 9, 000 years ago, this ice melted, leaving behind about 100 glaciers. Soon after, reindeer began to arrive. Following the reindeer were the Sami people, who made this territory their home. Getting here is quite difficult, so apart from the Sami very few people have ever seen Sarek.
萨勒克的山脉曾经被巨大的冰层覆盖。大约在9 000年前,这些冰融化了,留下了大约100条冰川。不久之后,驯鹿来到这里。在驯鹿之后来的是萨米人,他们在这片土地上安家落户。到达这里相当困难,所以除了萨米人以外,很少有人见过萨勒克。
1. used to be covered by 过去被…… 覆盖
2. vast sheets of ice 大片冰层
3. melt v. 融化
4. leave behind 留下,遗留
5. reindeer n. 驯鹿(单复数同形)
6. territory n. 领地,土地
7. apart from 除…… 之外
Sarek’s mountains used to be covered by vast sheets of ice. Around 9, 000 years ago, this ice melted, leaving behind about 100 glaciers. Soon after, reindeer began to arrive. Following the reindeer were the Sami people, who made this territory their home. Getting here is quite difficult, so apart from the Sami very few people have ever seen Sarek.
萨勒克的山脉曾经被巨大的冰层覆盖。大约在9 000年前,这些冰融化了,留下了大约100条冰川。不久之后,驯鹿来到这里。在驯鹿之后来的是萨米人,他们在这片土地上安家落户。到达这里相当困难,所以除了萨米人以外,很少有人见过萨勒克。
1. leaving behind about 100 glaciers 现在分词短语作结果状语,冰层融化带来的结果是留下冰川;
2. 主干:The Sami people were following the reindeer(正常语序)
现在分词短语置于句首引起全部倒装,谓语 were 提前,主语 the Sami people 后置;
who 引导非限制性定语从句,先行词 the Sami people;
make sth one’s home 固定结构:把某地当作家园。
Sarek’s mountains used to be covered by vast sheets of ice. Around 9, 000 years ago, this ice melted, leaving behind about 100 glaciers. Soon after, reindeer began to arrive. Following the reindeer were the Sami people, who made this territory their home. Getting here is quite difficult, so apart from the Sami very few people have ever seen Sarek.
萨勒克的山脉曾经被巨大的冰层覆盖。大约在9 000年前,这些冰融化了,留下了大约100条冰川。不久之后,驯鹿来到这里。在驯鹿之后来的是萨米人,他们在这片土地上安家落户。到达这里相当困难,所以除了萨米人以外,很少有人见过萨勒克。
主干:Getting here is difficult, so very few people have seen Sarek
Getting here 动名词短语作前半句主语;
so 并列连词,表 “因此”,引出结果;
apart from the Sami 介词短语作状语,意为 “除萨米人外”。
In 1909, Sarek was made a national park in order to keep the land in its natural state. Though the Sami are allowed to continue their traditional way of life in the park, no one else can live here, and all new development is banned within park boundaries. At the far side of the valley, an ancient Sami cottage is visible. Close by, there are a few reindeer feeding on grass.
1909年,萨勒克被列为国家公园,以保持该土地的自然状态。虽然萨米人被允许在公园里继续他们的传统生活方式,但其他人不可以在这里生活,公园范围内的一切新开发项目都被禁止了。在山谷的另一边,可以看到一座古老的萨米人小屋。附近,有几只驯鹿在草地上觅食。
1. in order to 为了
2. keep…in its natural state 保持…… 原始自然状态
3. traditional way of life 传统生活方式
4. ban v. 禁止
5. park boundaries 公园边界
6. feeding on grass 吃草
In 1909, Sarek was made a national park in order to keep the land in its natural state. Though the Sami are allowed to continue their traditional way of life in the park, no one else can live here, and all new development is banned within park boundaries. At the far side of the valley, an ancient Sami cottage is visible. Close by, there are a few reindeer feeding on grass.
1909年,萨勒克被列为国家公园,以保持该土地的自然状态。虽然萨米人被允许在公园里继续他们的传统生活方式,但其他人不可以在这里生活,公园范围内的一切新开发项目都被禁止了。在山谷的另一边,可以看到一座古老的萨米人小屋。附近,有几只驯鹿在草地上觅食。
主干:Sarek was made a national park
In 1909 时间状语;
was made a national park 被动语态,a national park 作主补;
in order to keep... 不定式短语作目的状语;
keep sth in + 名词:使某物保持某种状态。
In 1909, Sarek was made a national park in order to keep the land in its natural state. Though the Sami are allowed to continue their traditional way of life in the park, no one else can live here, and all new development is banned within park boundaries. At the far side of the valley, an ancient Sami cottage is visible. Close by, there are a few reindeer feeding on grass.
1909年,萨勒克被列为国家公园,以保持该土地的自然状态。虽然萨米人被允许在公园里继续他们的传统生活方式,但其他人不可以在这里生活,公园范围内的一切新开发项目都被禁止了。在山谷的另一边,可以看到一座古老的萨米人小屋。附近,有几只驯鹿在草地上觅食。
1. 主干:no one else can live here, and all new development is banned
Though 引导让步状语从句,表 “尽管”;
be allowed to do sth 被动结构:被允许做某事;
and 连接两个并列主句;
2. Close by 副词短语作地点状语,意为 “在附近”;
feeding on grass 现在分词后置修饰 reindeer,表主动,驯鹿正在吃草。
For hundreds of years, looking after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami. They used the reindeer’s meat for food, their bones for tools, and their skin for making clothes and tents. Since reindeer were always on the move, the Sami would pick up their tents and accompany them. Today, most Sami have houses in villages near Sarek and live a modern life just like their neighbours.
数百年来,照顾驯鹿一直是萨米人的生活方式。他们用驯鹿肉做食物,用鹿骨做工具,用鹿皮做衣服和帐篷。由于驯鹿总在移动,萨米人会收拾他们的帐篷并一路陪伴它们。如今,大多数萨米人在萨勒克附近的村庄有房子,并且与他们邻居一样过着现代化的生活。
1. look after reindeer 放牧驯鹿,照看驯鹿
2. a way of life 一种生活方式
3. be on the move 迁徙,四处走动
4. pick up tents 收拾帐篷
5. accompany sb 陪伴、跟随某物
For hundreds of years, looking after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami. They used the reindeer’s meat for food, their bones for tools, and their skin for making clothes and tents. Since reindeer were always on the move, the Sami would pick up their tents and accompany them. Today, most Sami have houses in villages near Sarek and live a modern life just like their neighbours.
数百年来,照顾驯鹿一直是萨米人的生活方式。他们用驯鹿肉做食物,用鹿骨做工具,用鹿皮做衣服和帐篷。由于驯鹿总在移动,萨米人会收拾他们的帐篷并一路陪伴它们。如今,大多数萨米人在萨勒克附近的村庄有房子,并且与他们邻居一样过着现代化的生活。
主干:the Sami would pick up their tents and accompany them
1. Since 引导原因状语从句,意为 “因为,由于”;
2. were always on the move 过去持续状态,驯鹿常年迁徙;
3. and 连接并列谓语 pick up、accompany,共用情态动词 would;
4. them 指代前文 reindeer。
But every spring, a small number of Sami still follow their reindeer into the valleys of Sarek, living in tents or old cottages and enjoying their traditions. I am not a Sami, but in Sarek I’ve adopted some of their habits. For example, this morning my breakfast is flat bread warmed over a fire, dried reindeer meat, and some sweet and sour berries that I found growing near my tent.
但每年春天,仍有少数萨米人跟随他们的驯鹿进入萨勒克山谷,住在帐篷或旧农舍里,享受他们的传统。我不是萨米人,但在萨勒克,我已经接受了他们的一些习惯。例如,今天早上,我的早餐是在火上烤的扁面包,驯鹿肉干,还有一些我在帐篷附近找到的酸甜浆果。
1. a small number of 少量的
2. adopt some habits 养成 / 接纳一些习惯
3. flat bread 薄饼
4. warm over a fire 在火上加热
5. dried reindeer meat 风干驯鹿肉
6. sweet and sour berries 酸甜浆果
But every spring, a small number of Sami still follow their reindeer into the valleys of Sarek, living in tents or old cottages and enjoying their traditions. I am not a Sami, but in Sarek I’ve adopted some of their habits. For example, this morning my breakfast is flat bread warmed over a fire, dried reindeer meat, and some sweet and sour berries that I found growing near my tent.
1. living… and enjoying… 两个并列现在分词短语作伴随状语,伴随主句 follow 动作同时发生
2. my breakfast is flat bread, dried reindeer meat, and some sweet and sour berries
warmed over a fire 过去分词短语后置修饰 flat bread,表被动 “在火上被加热的薄饼”;
that I found growing near my tent:that 引导限制性定语从句,先行词 berries;
growing near my tent 现在分词作宾补,find sth doing 发现某物正在……。
After breakfast, I pack my bag and set out again. Since I must carry all of my food and supplies with me, my bag weighs about 30 kilograms. If today is anything like yesterday, it will be full of sweat and hard work as I hike over this difficult land to my destination on the other side of the valley.
早餐过后,我收拾行李,再次出发。由于我必须随身携带所有的食物和用品,我的包大概有30公斤重。如果今天和昨天差不多,那将会充满汗水和艰辛,因为我要徒步跨越这片地形艰险的土地,到达峡谷另一端的目的地。
1. pack one’s bag 收拾行囊
2. set out 出发,动身
3. food and supplies 食物与补给品
4. be anything like 和…… 差不多
5. be full of 充满
6. hike over difficult land 在崎岖地带徒步
7. on the other side of the valley 山谷的另一边
After breakfast, I pack my bag and set out again. Since I must carry all of my food and supplies with me, my bag weighs about 30 kilograms. If today is anything like yesterday, it will be full of sweat and hard work as I hike over this difficult land to my destination on the other side of the valley.
早餐过后,我收拾行李,再次出发。由于我必须随身携带所有的食物和用品,我的包大概有30公斤重。如果今天和昨天差不多,那将会充满汗水和艰辛,因为我要徒步跨越这片地形艰险的土地,到达峡谷另一端的目的地。
1. 主干:it will be full of sweat and hard work
If 引导条件状语从句;
as 引导时间状语从句,意为 “当…… 的时候”;
over this difficult land、to my destination、on the other side of the valley 依次作地点状语。
However, I cannot complain. Being in such a beautiful and wild place makes me feel blessed to be alive. Here I am, alone under this broad sky, breathing the fresh air, and enjoying this great adventure. What could be better?
但是,我不能抱怨。身处这样一个美丽而荒凉的地方,我感到活着是幸运的。我独自一人在这广阔的天空下,呼吸着新鲜的空气,享受着这伟大的冒险。还有什么能比这更好的?
1. feel blessed to do sth 感到有幸做某事
2. broad sky 辽阔的天空
3. fresh air 新鲜空气
4. Being in such a beautiful and wild place 动名词短语作整个句子的主语;
5. 主干:I am here
Here 置于句首,主语为人,用不完全倒装 Here I am;
alone under this broad sky 形容词短语作伴随状语;
breathing... and enjoying... 两个并列现在分词,表同步伴随的动作。
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