人教版高中英语高二下UNIT20-1

1 Work with your partner and practice the following dialogue . Student A talks about a topic he of she is interested in, while Student B gives suggestions.
EXAMPLE:A:   I'd like to know more about life as it was two hundred years ago.
                     B:   Well. You can read some books about that. Why?
                     A:   I wonder what life was like in small towns in our province.
                     B:   Hmm. You could visit a local museum and study what archaeologists¹ found.
                     A:   No, I'm not interested in broken² pots and vases³. I'd love to know what people talked about and how they really lived.
                     B:   That may be difficult to find out.
                     A:   What I'd really like to find out is whether people would sometimes want to go on a holiday, as we do. That sort⁴ of thing.

1 archaeologists   

n.考古学家( archaeologist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The site has been excavated by archaeologists. 这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。
• Archaeologists have worked for years to piece together the huge mosaic. 考古学家经年累月拼组这幅巨大的马赛克。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 broken   

adj.坏掉的，患病的，被制服的，断掉的；vbl.break的过去分词

参考例句：

• He is mending a broken cup.他在修补破杯子。
• Something was broken in my engine.我的发动机里有个东西损坏了。

3 vases   

n.装饰瓶，花瓶( vase的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were lilies everywhere in tall white porcelain vases. 高高的白色瓷瓶上绘满了百合花。 来自辞典例句
• Bases of some broken vases show signs of long use. 从一些破碎的花瓶的瓶底可以看得出有长久使用过的痕迹。 来自辞典例句

4 sort   

v.排序，挑选，分拣；n.种类，类别，性质，程度

参考例句：

• She was a strange sort of person.她这个人有些古怪。
• I don't much care for that sort of man.我不太喜欢那种人。