Lesson 34-2 Countries 国家

Listen to the dialogues and circle the country they are talking about.

1.Oh, surely l'II visit the country again. Their traditional meals are very special to me. Every meal is accompanied by the number of side dishes which they called it "banchan". The most famous and also my favorite 'banchan" is Kimchi. You should try it if you go to this country.

2.This is a country in the southern hemisphere¹. I heard the film, The Lord² of the Ring, was shot there. l've been there once. Its landscape is spectacular³. Besides, there are many interesting animals such as the kangaroo, koala and echidna which l've never seen in other countries. lt'sreally W0nh to visit.

3.If you want to experience something beyond the western and eastern culture. You should come to this country.This is a country in North Africa. It is famous for its ancient civilization including the Pyramids, Great Sphinx and the Nile River. Before you go, do prepare some simple Arabic sentences in your pocket, just in case if you got a chance to speak with the local people.

4.This is a very religious country. Their eating patterns are very depending on their religions. For example, Muslims are forbidden to eat pork and Hindus do not eat beef.Jams and some Hindus are vegetarians⁴. Curry⁵ is not the only dish they have in the meal. Some other dishes are world famous, for example: the Tandoori chicken,seafood kebabs and Naan breads. They are extremely yummy.

5.The history of this country dated back as far as the Roman Empire era⁶. Its capital is Athens. The world's most famous sporting event, the Olympic Games, is originated⁷ from this country. If you wanted to visit Europe, make sure that you visit this country as its scenery of mountains and seas is spectacular.

英语听力练习题

Listen to the dialogues and circle the country they are talking about.
听MP3的对话，并圈出他们所谈论的国家。

1.Japan / Korea / China / Russia
2.England / Brazil / Australia / Chile
3.Egypt / South Africa / Morocco / Peru
4.Indonesia / Malaysia / Thailand / India
5.Greece /Austria / Denmark / Norway

英语听力练习参考答案

1.Korea
2.ustralia
3.Egypt
4.India
5.Greece

1 hemisphere   

n.半球，半球地图

参考例句：

• This animal is to be found only in the Southern Hemisphere.这种动物只有在南半球才能找到。
• In most people,the left hemisphere is bigger than the right.多数人的左脑比右脑大。

2 lord   

n.上帝，主；主人，长官；君主，贵族

参考例句：

• I know the Lord will look after him.我知道上帝会眷顾他的。
• How good of the Lord not to level it beyond repair!上帝多么仁慈啊，竟没有让这所房子损毁得不可收拾！

3 spectacular   

adj.引人注目的，出色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• This is a spectacular film.这是一部场面壮观的电影。
• This is the most spectacular financial crash of the decade.这是10年里最引人注目的金融破产事件。

4 vegetarians   

n.吃素的人( vegetarian的名词复数 )；素食者；素食主义者；食草动物

参考例句：

• Vegetarians are no longer dismissed as cranks. 素食者不再被视为有怪癖的人。
• Vegetarians believe that eating meat is bad karma. 素食者认为吃肉食是造恶业。

5 curry   

n.咖哩粉，咖哩饭菜；v.用咖哩粉调味，用马栉梳，制革

参考例句：

• Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
• Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。

6 era   

n.时代，年代，纪元，阶段

参考例句：

• We are living in the information era.我们生活在信息时代。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

7 originated   

v.起源于，来自，产生( originate的过去式和过去分词 )；创造；创始；开创

参考例句：

• The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. 这种疾病据说起源于热带地区。
• The art of portrait miniatures was originated in England. 微型画像艺术创始于英国。 来自《简明英汉词典》