高中英语人教版高一年级上14

[00:-1.00]Listen to the description of the three cultural sites.
[00:-2.00]Complete the map of each site based on what you hear on the tape.
[00:-3.00]List the names and the importance of the sites,
[00:-4.00]and what is being done to protect them.
[00:-5.00]The Winter Palace   Why is it important?
[00:-6.00]This site is important because it tells us about how people lived in the past.
[00:-7.00]What is being done to proteet it?
[00:-8.00]Instead,they can walk around the house and look at the park behind the house.
[00:-9.00]There is also a small mueum,
[00:10.00]where visitors can look at pictures of the inside of the house.
[00:11.00]The Sunshine Temple
[00:12.00]Then temple is an important part of our history;
[00:13.00]many important things happened here,
[00:14.00]and many poems have been written about the temple.
[00:15.00]We are trying to save the temple by building a wall between the things in the temple
[00:16.00]to the new mueum that is being built between the mountain and the village.
[00:17.00]3   Name of the site    Mt Lu Shan
[00:18.00]Why is it important?
[00:19.00]The mountain is an important of China's history
[00:20.00]and many important people have been here.
[00:21.00]What is being done to protect it ?
[00:22.00]We are trying to limit the number of cars on the mountain and we try to use more buses.
[00:23.00]Besides chopstieks,a doll,a map,some tools,paintings and a greeting card
[00:24.00]try to think up something different to put into the culture capsule¹.
[00:25.00]I've just thought up an invaluable² or priceless³ antique⁴,
[00:26.00]which was made during the Warring States period (475-221 BC).
[00:27.00]I chose to put it into the culture capsule
[00:28.00]mainly because it best represents⁵ Chinese culture.
[00:29.00]The material, out of which this valuable object is made,
[00:30.00]probably includes several kinds of metal,
[00:31.00]which was first found in China.
[00:32.00]They are silver,gold,copper(Cu) or bronze,or brass,and tin (Sn)
[00:33.00]which were first found and made use of in China.
[00:34.00]Its design also best stands for Chinese culture.
[00:35.00]What do you think this antique looks like?
[00:36.00]I think it looks like an animal,
[00:37.00]one that was found in China many years ago.
[00:38.00]What animal is it? Well, it's hard to say.
[00:39.00]It looks like a lion sitting in front of a house as an entrance guard.
[00:40.00]But it also looks like a tiger with several pairs of large eyes on the head,
[00:41.00]on the side and even on the back.
[00:42.00]And if you watch carefully itsshining brightness⁶ and its golden⁷ curves⁸ and silver circles
[00:43.00]you simply can't help imagining you are standing⁹ before a golden dragon,
[00:44.00]the imaginary¹⁰ animal of ancient China,
[00:45.00]which stands for the grandness and power of emperors and kings

1 capsule   

n.太空舱；胶囊

参考例句：

• The astronauts work and live in the space capsule.宇航员在航天舱里工作生活。
• The doctor advised me to take a capsule this morning.医生建议我今天早晨服一粒胶囊。

2 invaluable   

adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，极为贵重的

参考例句：

• A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。
• This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。

3 priceless   

adj.无价的，极其珍贵的

参考例句：

• It is a priceless treasure.这是一件无价之宝。
• The findings could be priceless.这些调查结果可能是极为重要的。

4 antique   

adj.古时的，古代的；n.古物，古器，古玩

参考例句：

• The Sunday antique market is a happy hunting ground for collectors.周日的古董市场是收藏家的淘物乐园。
• I saw the vase in the window of an antique shop.我在一家古玩店的橱窗里看见了这个花瓶。

5 Represents   

v.表现( represent的第三人称单数 )；代表；体现；作为…的代表

参考例句：

• This represents a volte-face in government thinking. 这代表着政府观点的彻底转变。
• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history. 俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 brightness   

n.明亮，亮度，聪颖，光泽度，灯火通明

参考例句：

• The brightness of the paint has worn off a little.油漆的光泽有些磨损了。
• Her eyes squinted against the brightness.亮光刺得她眯起眼睛。

7 golden   

adj.金的，含金的，可贵的，金色的，贵重的，繁盛的

参考例句：

• My teacher is an Englishman with golden hair.我的老师是一个金黄色头发的英国人。
• It's a balmy evening,the golden time for lovers.这是一个暖和的夜晚，是恋人们的黄金时光。

8 curves   

n.曲线( curve的名词复数 )；弧线；曲线状物；弯曲物v.（使）弯成弧形( curve的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She was wearing a low strapless dress that hugged her curves cleverly. 她身穿一件紧贴着她的身体的曲线的低胸露肩连衣裙。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road. 汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

10 imaginary   

adj.想象中的，假想的，虚构的，幻想的；虚数的

参考例句：

• All the characters in this book are imaginary.此书中的所有人物都是虚构的。
• The boy's fears were only imaginary.这小孩的恐惧只是一种想象。