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1、Wild China(Tasting Notes)Part 1Warming UpWhere would you like to go if you are a millionaire?Where would you like to go if you are a millionaire?Background Information It is called the “Ten-thousand-Ii Great Wall” in Chinese. In fact, its more than 6000 kilometers long. It winds its way from west to
2、 east, across deserts, over mountains, through valleys till at last it reaches the sea. It is one of the wonders of the world.The Great Wall Background Information The Black Dragon River It snakes between Chinas northeastern most corner and Siberia. Background InformationThe Hezhe People The Black D
3、ragon River is home to one of the smallest ethnic groups in China: The Hezhe People.Background InformationThe Wild BoarBackground Information Siberian tigers The Siberian tiger(also known as the Amur, Korean, Manchurian, or North China tiger) is the largest and most powerful subspecies of naturally
4、occurring feline(貓科動(dòng)物). The Siberian tiger is almost totally confined to a very restricted part of eastern Russia, the Amur-Ussuri region of Primorye and Khabarovsk, a location it shares with the Siberian leopard, where they are now being actively protected. About 10% of Siberian tiger populations r
5、eside in China.Background Information The reindeer were introduced to China hundreds of years ago by the nomadic Ewenki people who came here from Siberia. There exits a very special relationship between humans and reindeers. Each reindeer has its own name and many are hand-reared by women who reared
6、 them. The reindeerBackground InformationChangbaishan Changbaishan is one of Chinas nature preservation zones, covering an area of over 200,000 hectares(公頃), extending 78.5 kilometers north to south, and 53.3 kilometers west to east. It has a wholesome natural environment and ecosystem with world fa
7、mous precious animals like Northeast Tigers, sikas, sables etc. Its Chinas typical comprehensive nature existence of world importance.New words&Expressionsbarbariansbrbrn n. 野蠻人；蠻夷barbarian的復(fù)數(shù)形式）barrenbr()n adj. 貧瘠的；不生育的；無(wú)益的；沉悶無(wú)趣的；空洞的 n. 荒地ferociousfrs adj. 殘忍的；驚人的meandersmnd n. 漫步；曲流（常用復(fù)數(shù)） vt. 漫步；蜿
8、蜒緩慢流 vi. 漫步；漫談fearsome fs()m adj. 可怕的；害怕的；極大的latitudelttju:d n. 緯度；界限；活動(dòng)范圍hostile hstal adj. 敵對(duì)的，敵方的；懷敵意 n. 敵對(duì)New words&Expressionssturgeonst:d()n n. 鱘魚(yú) n. (Sturgeon)人名；(英)斯特金 復(fù)數(shù) sturgeons或sturgeon quarrykwr n. 采石場(chǎng)；獵物；來(lái)源 vt. 挖出；努力挖掘 vi. 費(fèi)力地找 n. (Quarry)人名；(英)夸里chiseltz()l vt. 雕，刻；鑿；欺騙 vi.雕，刻；鑿；欺騙 n.
9、 鑿子hibernatehabnet vi. 過(guò)冬；（動(dòng)物）冬眠；（人等）避寒squabbleskwb()l n. 爭(zhēng)吵；口角 vt. 弄亂（排好的鉛字） vi. 發(fā)生口角；大聲爭(zhēng)吵New words&Expressionscaptivitykptvt n. 囚禁；被關(guān)breedbri:d vi. 繁殖；飼養(yǎng)；產(chǎn)生 vt. 繁殖；飼養(yǎng)；養(yǎng)育，教育；引起 n. 生物 品種；種類，類型 n. (Breed)人名；(英)布里德enclosurenkl n. 附件；圍墻；圍場(chǎng)reindeerrend n. 脊椎畜牧 馴鹿concretekkri:t n. 具體物；凝結(jié)物 adj. 混凝土的；實(shí)在的，具
10、體的；有形的 vt. 使凝固；用混凝土修筑 vi. 凝結(jié)New words&Expressionsherderhd n. 牧人；（美俚）監(jiān)獄看守midwifemdwaf n. 助產(chǎn)士；促成因素 vt. 助胎兒出生；促成calvek:v n. (Calve)人名；(西、意)卡爾韋；(法)卡爾夫 vt. 下仔；生小牛；使崩解 vi. 生小牛；下仔；崩解replenishrplen vt. 補(bǔ)充，再裝滿；把裝滿；給添加燃料Stonechatsstuntt 鳥(niǎo)類黑喉石Key Points1.They called these people barbarians and their lands were
11、 considered barren and uninhabitable.當(dāng)時(shí)把這些游牧民族稱為戎狄并且認(rèn)為他們的土地貧瘠且不適宜人類生息。 barren and uninhabitale貧瘠且不適宜人類生存，形容詞短語(yǔ)作consider的間接賓語(yǔ)，用來(lái)修飾lands。2.But it is far from lifeless with colorful places, surprising creatures, amazing people and strange landscapes. 但是這塊多彩多姿的土地卻充滿了勃勃生機(jī)，有著令人驚訝生物、奇風(fēng)異俗的人民以及獨(dú)特的景致。 be far
12、from：遠(yuǎn)離；遠(yuǎn)非；完全不。比如：But the debate is far from over.但是這場(chǎng)爭(zhēng)論遠(yuǎn)未結(jié)束。3.The further we travel, the more extreme it becomes. 旅途越發(fā)深入景致也越發(fā)精彩起來(lái)。 the+比較級(jí)，the+比較級(jí)，表示“越來(lái)越”。4.To meet those fearsome northerners and the wild creatures who share their world, we must leave the shelter of the Wall and travel into the unk
13、nown. 為了展現(xiàn)勇猛豪邁的北方壯士以及這塊土地上的野生生命，我們必須離開(kāi)庇護(hù)所深入探索未知的世界。 不定式短語(yǔ)to meet those fearsome northerners and the wild creatures作整個(gè)句子的目的狀語(yǔ)，who引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾northerners和wild creatures。5.Its upper reaches are on the same latitude as Paris, but in winter it is one of the coldest, most hostile places on the planet. 她的上游河段
14、與巴黎位于同一緯度但是到了冬季， 這兒卻是地球上最冷最不利于生存的地方。 the same.as：和一致。比如：Otherwise I feel the same as before.否則，我會(huì)覺(jué)得和以前一樣。6.We start our journey on a frozen river, snaking between Chinas northeastern most corner and Siberia. 從一條冰封的河流開(kāi)始了我們的旅途。蛇行于中國(guó)的最東北角與西伯利亞之間。 現(xiàn)在分詞snaking作定語(yǔ)，修飾river。Siberia西伯利（亞洲北部、俄羅斯東部地區(qū)）。比如：The c
15、old air masses are moving from Siberia towards Inner Mongolia.冷空氣正由西伯利亞向內(nèi)蒙古移動(dòng)。7.They are too busy coping with the harsh winter conditions and they respond to the challenge in some creative ways. 他們?cè)趪?yán)冬中奔忙求存并以創(chuàng)造性的方式去應(yīng)對(duì)所面臨的挑戰(zhàn)。 cope with：處理，應(yīng)付。比如：But these remedies are never perfect, so ultimately you m
16、ust cope with the variations.但是，這些補(bǔ)救措施都不完美，所以最終必須由您來(lái)處理偏差。response to：對(duì)的回答；對(duì)的反應(yīng)。比如：They have made generous response to the appeals for funds.他們對(duì)募集資金的呼吁做出了慷慨的響應(yīng)。8.Then a long bamboo pole is used to hook the string and pull the net into position beneath the ice. 然后用一個(gè)長(zhǎng)竹竿鉤住線把網(wǎng)送到冰下安置的地點(diǎn)過(guò)些日子來(lái)檢查漁網(wǎng)。 be used
17、 to do ：過(guò)去常常，被用來(lái)做。相當(dāng)于be get used to，要注意區(qū)分be used to doing，此為“習(xí)慣于做某事”。比如：He should be used to doing more important jobs.他應(yīng)該去做一些更重要的工作。But the technique I used to memorize those chapters can be used to memorize anything.但是我用來(lái)記住這些章節(jié)的技巧可以用來(lái)記住任何事情。9.The forests that lie south of the Black Dragon River ar
18、e bound up in snow for more than half the year. Its deathly silent. 位于黑龍江南面的森林被冰雪覆蓋超過(guò)半年了。 that引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾forests。bound up：緊緊束縛在里；埋頭于。比如：The activity of that molecule is bound up in how it folds itself.這些分子的活動(dòng)主要是如何將自己折疊起來(lái)。10.But these days only in captivity, there may be less than a dozen wild Siberian
19、 tigers left in China. 但是現(xiàn)在只算關(guān)在籠子里的整個(gè)中國(guó)的東北虎可能也不足十二只了。 in captivity：受限制于。比如：There may be some amog us who can imgine20 days in captivity;perhaps a fraction of those can imagine a full year deprived of liberty and most human contact.我們之間可能有些人可以想象被囚禁20天會(huì)是什么樣，也許很少一部分人可以想象一整年被剝奪自由，沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)接觸別人的滋味。 less than：
20、小于；少于；不到。比如：Seven is two less than nine.9比7少2。Exercises Answering the following questions according to the passage.(1)When was Chinas ambitious engineering, the Great Wall built in Chinese history?And with what purpose did they built it?(2)How do the Hezhe People catch their quarries in the frozen B
21、lack Dragon River?(3)Do wild boars hibernate in cold winter?(4)Why are the Siberian tigers so rare in recent years in China?Chinas ambitious engineering extends back at least to the start in the 5th century of the Great Wall, meant to keep out marauding northern nomads. First they must chisel a hole
22、 through the ice to reach the water below. Then they need to set their fishing net under the ice. A second hole is made, 20 meters away from the first and a weighted string is dropped in. Then a long bamboo pole is used to hook the string and pull the net into position beneath the ice. After a few d
23、ays the nets are checked.No, they dont. Wild boars have to roam the forests of the northeast, using their keenest noses to search for food in order to survive.Because in China people started breeding tigers in 1986 to supply bones and body parts for the Chinese medicine market; thus a large amount o
24、f Siberian tigers were killed until people realized this sever fact and began to protect them.(5)Why were the Ewenki women so anxious to meet their reindeer after months departing from each other?(6)Why is it hardly the image of the dangerous tribal people that the Great Wall was built to keep at ba
25、y?(7)Why was the mountain named as Changbaishan?For the reindeer have already spent all winter away in the forest where they may mate with each other, Ewenki women are anxious to check the condition of their animals and to see which of the reindeer might be pregnant.Almost all her fellow Ewenki have
26、 given up the forest life to settle in concrete houses in modern cities. The reindeer herders are now almost as rare as wild Siberian tigers.Its name means Ever-White and it harbors the worlds highest volcanic lake. Even in mid-May there is still ice everywhere. Fill in the blanks with the words and
27、 expressions you have heard from the video clip.Along Chinas border with 1._is this regions most famous mountain, Changbaishan. Its name means Ever-White and it harbors the worlds highest 2._lake. Even in mid-May there is still ice everywhere. But there are signs that the seasons are changing. Warme
28、r winds arrive from the south, and 3._a few short weeks Changbai Mountain is 4._. Water begins to 5._ the mountainside once more, 6._the landscape. Its June and insects emerge to take advantage of the 7._of flowers. The warm weather sees the arrival of 8._birds. Stonechats that have spent the winter
29、 in the south of China return here to 9._their chicks. With so many insects around, the stonechats may have several 10._. North Korea volcanicwithintransformedflow downreplenishingabundancemigrantraisebroodsReading comprehension. Choose the best word or expression with its proper form from the the l
30、ist given to each blank. respond to, abandon, leave aside, snake, cope with, take advantage of, weigh, in control of, overfish, fearsome, animal, guarantee to, out of place, quarry We start our journey on a frozen river, 1._ between Chinas northeastern most corner and Siberia. The Chinese call it th
31、e Black Dragon River. The people who live here arent exactly 2._ warriors. They are too busy 3._ the harsh winter conditions and they 4._ the challenge in some creative ways. The Black Dragon River is home to one of the smallest ethnic groups in China-The Hezhe People. snakingfearsomecoping withresp
32、ond toIts not just bicycles that seem 5._ in this icy world. Fishing boats and nets lie 6._ a long way from open water. Underneath a meter of solid ice swim a huge variety of fish, including 500-pound sturgeon, enough to feed a family of Hezhe for weeks. But how can they catch their 7._? First they
33、must chisel a hole through the ice to reach the water below. Then they need to set their fishing net under the ice, a real challenge. A second hole is made, 20 meters away from the first and a 8._ string is dropped in. Then a long bamboo pole is used to hook the string and pull the net into position
34、 beneath the ice. After a few days the nets are checked. out of placeabandoned quarriesweighted These days, almost nobody catches a rare giant sturgeon. The Black Dragon River has been 9._ like so many others. But even these smaller fish are a welcome catch. Frozen within seconds, the fish are 10._
35、to stay fresh for the wobbly cycle right home.overfishedguaranteed toTranslation. Put the following passage into English. 長(zhǎng)城是為了抵御來(lái)自北方的游牧民族而建的。當(dāng)時(shí)把這些游牧民族稱為戎狄并且認(rèn)為他們的土地貧瘠且不適宜人類生息。中國(guó)的北方確實(shí)是貧瘠之地，冬天非常寒冷，夏天又酷熱不適，沙漠連綿。但是這塊多彩多姿的土地卻充滿了勃勃生機(jī)，有著令人驚訝生物、奇風(fēng)異俗的人民以及獨(dú)特的景致。 The Great Wall of China was built by the Han Ch
36、inese to keep out the nomadic tribes from the north. They called these people barbarians and their lands were considered barren and uninhabitable. Northern China is indeed a harsh place of terrible winters, ferocious summers and harsh deserts. But it is far from lifeless with colorful places, surprising creatures, amazing people and strange landscapes. The end! The end!
《美麗中國(guó)》Wild China第四集 part1
