北师大初中英语八年级上--Unit12 les45-2

[00:00.00]There are many famous museums,ancient palaces,
[00:04.55]tombs,and caves¹,
[00:06.64]such as the Dazu Museum,Shaanxi History Museum,
[00:11.86]the Terracotta Museum,the Potala Palace,
[00:16.30]the Dunhuang Caves,
[00:19.31]and many other beautiful places
[00:21.56]such as Yunnan Dali
[00:24.26]and Sichuan Jiuzhaigou Valley².
[00:31.96]2.2 Welcome to our program,Mr.Zhang.
[00:37.30]Can you tell us about the Go West program?
[00:41.01]When did it start?
[00:43.08]It started in 2003.
[00:46.09]How did it start?
[00:48.76]Well,the Go West program
[00:51.34]is part of the goverment plan
[00:53.19]to develop the western part
[00:55.24]of the country.
[00:57.13]What is the plan about?
[00:59.84]In this plan,the government encourages
[01:02.64]college graduates to work
[01:04.81]in the western regions³
[01:06.37]for one or two years as volunteers.
[01:09.66]Have many college graduates
[01:11.61]volunteered to take part in this program?
[01:15.21]Oh yes,many of them.
[01:18.04]Till July,2003,about 43,000 have volunteered
[01:23.48]and 6,000 have gone.
[01:26.43]And which areas do volunteered work in?
[01:30.44]They work in many areas.
[01:32.87]Some work in education,
[01:35.09]others in health care.
[01:37.47]Some work with farmers in the countryside
[01:40.40]and some work on cultural⁴ programs.
[01:43.21]At the end of their service,
[01:45.11]volunteers can decide to stay in Western China
[01:48.42]or to look for work in other parts
[01:50.70]of the country.
[01:52.04]Many of them have decided⁵ to stay.
[01:53.68]

1 caves   

n.咖啡馆，小餐厅( cafe的名词复数 )；洞穴( cave的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The district is pock-marked with caves. 这个地区布满了坑洞。
• Walkways allow visitors to enter the caves in perfect safety. 步行道使游客可以十分安全地进入那些洞穴。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 valley   

adj.流域，山谷，峡谷；n.山谷，溪谷

参考例句：

• I watched the climbers come down into the valley.我注视着爬山者下到山谷里去了。
• The house lies in a little valley behind the trees.那所房子坐落在树林后的一个山谷里。

3 regions   

n.地区( region的名词复数 )；[数学]区域；（艺术、科学等的）领域；行政区

参考例句：

• A flying doctor service operates in remote regions. 在偏远地区有飞行医生服务。
• More powers are gradually being devolved to the regions. 正逐步向地方下放更多的权力。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 cultural   

adj.文化的；教养的，修养的，教化的

参考例句：

• Our new cultural centre will be located here.我们新的文化中心将设在这里。
• The two countries signed a cultural agreement.两国签订了文化协定。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。