我始终相信任何科学的方法是不会标榜“轻松学习、捷径学习”的,学习语言或者学习任何知识都没有所谓的“捷径”可走,仅仅是想通过一些“方法”轻轻松松地在几个月内就突破英语是不切实际的,我们都应该树立刻苦努力的精神,各行各业的人包括一些大师无不是在不停地学习终身地学习,科学的方法不能让我们走捷径只能让我们少走弯路,每条人生奋斗的路都不平坦,就像一篇著名美文里说的那样:If I rest, I rust.(如果我休息,我就会生锈或者如果我懈怠我必将衰退。)
Unit 5 Learning about ChinaTopic 1 Could you tell me something about the places that you visited?大约5000年的历史 about 5000 years of history吸引了许多游客 attract many tourists数以百万 millions of 许多 a (great) number of 第一、二、三长河 the longest river/the second longest river/the third longest river中华民族文化的发源地 the birthplaces of Chinese culture还有一些别的吗? Anything else?给某人取某物 fetch sth for sb=fetch sb. sth. 我能给你一本《中国指南》I can fetch you Guide to China.详细介绍……introduce…in detail位于 lie in(范围内) lie to(范围外) lie on(接壤)穿过 ,流经 run through汇入渤海 join the Bohai Sea淡水湖 the fresh water lake 第二大淡水湖the second largest fresh water lake在中国的西南部be in the southwest of China青藏高原 the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau很值得做某事 be well worth doing sth 海拔 above sea level多么令人惊奇啊 What a surprise!最奇妙的地方 the most fantastic place 听说过 hear of 实现 come true 国内外 home and abroad 三面环山 be surrounded on three sides by mountains陶醉于…,全神贯注于…, 沉浸于…… lose oneself in…因为 because of sth.…之乡 the home of龙井茶 the Dragon Well 龙井茶之乡 the home of Dragon Well Tea寻找机会做某事 look for a chance to do sth.与某人分享……share sth. with sb.如此……以至so…that…不但……而且not only…but also…被认为是, 作为……而著名 be known as… 因……而著名be known for….把…看作/认为 regard …as … be regarded as=be considered as …东方明珠 the Oriental Pearl 购物天堂 Shopping Heaven想起,考虑,认为 think of 品尝各种各样鲜美的水果 enjoy various delicious fruits来某处旅游 come to sw. for a visit 作为……服务的桥梁serve as a bridge 损坏,抛锚,变得恶劣 break down驾驶执照the driving license 拿走 take away有不同的特点 have different feasures与…截然不同 be quite different from南北有很大的不同 There are many differences between the north and the south.零度以上/以下 stay below / above zero雪下得很大 snow heavily 雨下得很大 rain heavily 风刮得很大 blow strongly 被…覆盖 be covered with做户外运动 do outdoor activities堆雪人 make snowmen 仍雪球 throw snow balls 滑冰 go skating 温暖潮湿 mild and wet 享受明媚的阳光 enjoy the bright sunshine在海滩上 on the beach 人们的生活方式 people’s way of life 习惯于吃面食 be used to eating food made with flour 面食 food made with flour 生活在北方平原live on the northern plains通过陆路来往 come and go by land 走陆路/走水路 travel by land / by water Topic 2 Confucius, a pioneer in the field of education.在教育领域in the field of education.一个教育领域的先驱者a pioneer in the field of education.一个伟大的思想家a great ancient philosopher真知灼见 wise ideas and thoughts人类行为 human behavior主要思想 main ideas 礼貌 good manners至理名言 wise sayings从…学会 learn sth. from在…多岁时 at the age of …在他三十多岁时 in his thirties温故而知新 Learn the new while reviewing the old为...感到骄傲be proud of =be the pride of航海 ocean journeys 死于疾病 die of illness总共in total 积极参加take an active part in受…欢迎 be popular with成立 set up推翻 bring down 因…而跨掉,出故障,坏掉 break down from…成功做某事 succeed in doing sth去世pass away 演讲 give a speech 讲学 give a lecture发明杂交水稻develop hybrid rice获得诺贝尔物理奖 win the Nobel Prize for Physics消灭 wipe out 到安全地点 to safety=to the safe place一份新长征计划 a new Long MarchTopic 3带某人参观某地 show sb. around sw.给某人看…show sb. to sw.王权的象征 a symbol of imperial power真龙天子 real dragons and the sons of heaven中华民族的象征a symbol of the Chinese nation扮演一个角色play a/an…part in…=play a/an ……role…在中国节日中占重要角色play an important part in Chinese festival龙年the year of the dragon鼓励某人做某事 encourage sb. to do sth.承诺做某事 promise to do sth.承诺接受意见promise to follow the suggestions要么..要么 either…or… 围挤在…周围crowd around…下象棋 play Chinese chess…和…都…, 两者都…Both …and …两者都都不…Neither …nor …为了…in order to …为反对…而斗争 ,与…战斗fight against 为了纪念某人/某事 in memory of爆发break out依靠,依赖,取决于 depend on 在某人的帮助下 with one’s help=with the help of sb.最…之一 one of the +形容词最高级+名词复数在三世纪 in the 3 rd century 在…末梢 at the end of….传开, 传播,蔓延 spread to /through