普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语必修1 Unit 3 Travel Journal-U

Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet¹. Our legs were so heavy and cold that they felt like blocks² of ice. Have you ever seen snowmen ride bicycles? That's what we looked like! Along the way children dressed in long wool³ coats stopped to look at us. In the late afternoon we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze⁴. However, the lakes shone like glass in the setting⁵ sun and looked wonderful. Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She is very reliable⁶ and I knew I didn't need to encourage her. To climb the mountains was hard work but as we looked around us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles. At one point we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. Then we began going down the hills. It was great fun especially as it gradually⁷ became much warmer. In the valleys⁸ colorful butterflies flew around us and we saw many yaks⁹ and sheep eating green grass. At this point we had to change our caps, coats, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts. 

    In the early evening we always stop to make camp. We put up our tent and then we eat. After supper Wang Wei put her head down on her pillow¹⁰ and went to sleep but I stayed awake. At midnight¹¹ the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter. It was so quiet. There was almost no wind - only the flames¹² of our fire for company. As I lay beneath¹³ the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.
 
          We will reach Dali in Yunnan Province soon, where our cousins Dao Wei and Yu Hang will join us. We can hardly wait to see them!        

1 Tibet   

n.西藏

参考例句：

• It was the year before last that he went to Tibet.他前年去的西藏。
• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。

2 blocks   

n.赛跑者起跑时脚底所撑的木块；阻挡( block的名词复数 )；（吗啡）块（一立方吗啡的量度，每盎司吗啡约有125块）；（印度的行政单位）区；[美国英语] 街区(4条街道当中的区域)v.堵塞( block的第三人称单数 )；阻碍；设计（电视录像的摄像镜头布局）；[球类]（合法）阻挡（对手）

参考例句：

• Single words are the building blocks of language. 单词是语言结构的基本单位。
• The old houses were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks. 这些旧房子在新建的高楼大厦的映衬下显得十分矮小。

3 wool   

n.毛线，毛织品，羊毛

参考例句：

• I'd like to try on that blue wool coat.我想试穿那件蓝色的毛外衣。
• Autumn is a lively season for the wool market.秋天是毛织品畅销的季节。

4 froze   

v.（使）结冰( freeze的过去式 )；冷冻贮藏，冷藏；冻结（资金、银行账户等）；（使）冻住

参考例句：

• The girls froze him off when he wanted to join the party. 当他想参加舞会时，姑娘们拒绝了他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The club members froze onto his suggestion for reorganizing the money. 俱乐部成员赞成他关于重新安排款项的提议。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 setting   

n.背景

参考例句：

• The play has its setting in Vienna.该剧以维也纳为背景。
• Where and when a story takes place is called the setting.故事发生的地点和时间称为故事背景。

6 reliable   

adj.可信赖的；可靠的

参考例句：

• I'm afraid the information is not reliable.恐怕消息不可靠。
• Do you think she's reliable?你看她这个人可靠吗？

7 gradually   

adv.逐渐地

参考例句：

• The roaring sea gradually calmed down.咆哮的大海逐渐平静下来。
• Gradually he became silent.渐渐地他变得沉默寡言了。

8 valleys   

n.山谷( valley的名词复数 )；流域；溪谷

参考例句：

• Deep-sea valleys are the counterparts of the mountain chains. 深海里的峡谷相当于陆地上的山脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• At one time they used to mine coal in these valleys. 从前他们在这些峡谷中采煤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 yaks   

牦牛( yak的名词复数 )； 笑话

参考例句：

• The jokes get yaks. 那笑话引人发笑。
• Social species including birds, fish and yaks must have companionship. 习惯群居的生物，包括鸟类、鱼类和（牛毛）牛必须有伙伴。

10 pillow   

n.枕头；枕垫；vt.作…的枕头；垫；枕于；vi.靠在枕上

参考例句：

• He fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.他脑袋一碰枕头就睡着了。
• She was found asleep on a pillow of leaves.有人看见她枕着树叶睡着了。

11 midnight   

n.午夜

参考例句：

• The ship pulled in to the shore at midnight.那船半夜时靠岸。
• He looked at the moon and made the time to be midnight.他看了看月亮，估计时间是半夜了。

12 flames   

n.火焰( flame的名词复数 )；闪光；鲜红色；恋人v.（如感情）迸发( flame的第三人称单数 )；燃烧；变亮；面红

参考例句：

• Firefighters tried to extinguish the flames. 消防队员奋力救火。
• Firemen tried to quench the flames raging through the building. 消防队员奋力扑救大楼中熊熊的火焰。

13 beneath   

prep.在…下面；adv.在下面，在下方

参考例句：

• Let's have a rest beneath the tree.让我们在树下休息。
• What is beneath your feet?你们脚底下是什么？