书城外语出国英语一本通
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第34章 出国旅游(14)

你还可以看看温哥华的水族馆。

4. Canada sure does have a lot of interesting sights.

加拿大确实有很多有趣的景观。

5. What is the best way to see Vancouver?

参观温哥华的最好方法是什么?

6. Vancouver is a city where you can hit the beach and the skislopes in the same day.

温哥华是一日之内既可以去海边游玩又可以去冰场滑雪的一座城市。

7. Whats the time difference between Beijing and Vancouver?

北京和温哥华的时差是多少?

8. What about the middle of Canada?

加拿大的中部怎么样?

9. In some parts of Canada, particularly Quebec and parts of NewBrunswick, Canadians primarily speak French.

在加拿大的部分地区,尤其魁北克和新不伦瑞克省,加拿大人以法语为主要语言。

10.I hear Vancouver is mountainous and beautiful.

我听说温哥华山多,风景秀丽。

11.Summers in the most populated parts of Canada are generallyshort and hot. Could you tell me something interesting to see in thewest.

在加拿大的人口密集区,夏天又热又短暂。你能不能告诉我在加拿大西部有何值得一看的地方?

12.I would like to explore the largest city of Canada-Toronto.

我想去游览加拿大最大的城市-多伦多。

13.Canada is a land of vast distances and rich natural beauty.

加拿大幅员辽阔,自然优美。

超经典情景对话链接

经典一

Lillian: Everyone's heard of Toronto's CN Tower.

Jenny: Sure, but did you know there's a lot of Toronto underground, too.

Lillian: Really, like an underground city?

Jenny: Yes.

Lillian: No need to get wet in the rain.

Jenny: Or cold in the winter.

Lillian: What about Canada's capital?

Jenny: You could tour the Parliament buildings or visit the museum ofscience and technology.

莉莲:人人都听说过多伦多的加拿大国家电视塔。

珍妮:是的,但你知道多伦多还有很多地铁吗?

莉莲:真的吗?像个地铁城?

珍妮:是的。

莉莲:下雨时不会被淋湿了。

珍妮:冬天也不必受冻了。

莉莲:加拿大首都怎么样?

珍妮:你可以参观议会大楼或科技博物馆。

要点提示:

heard of 听说 there is no need to 没有必要

part of 部分 vast plain 大平原

full of 满,充满 the surface of 表面;平面

经典二

Peter: I hear Canada is a very mountainous country.

Jason: Yes. In the west is the famous Rocky Mountains.

Peter: Aren't they part of the chain that stretches all the way downAmerica?

Jason: That's right. In the east, mountains stretch down the coast ofCanada, too?

Peter: What is the middle of Canada like?

Jason: The central provinces are a vast plain.

Peter: Is the north hilly?

Jason: Not in the center. It is full of lakes, rivers and low vegetation resting259on permafrost.

Peter: Does that mean permanent ice?

Jason: Yes, about three feet below the surface of the ground is frozen.

皮特:我听说加拿大是个多山的国家。

詹森:是的。西部有着名的洛基山脉。

皮特:其中的一系列山脉延伸至美国,是吗

詹森:是的,山脉的东部也延伸到了加拿大的海边。

皮特:加拿大的中部如何呢

詹森:中部省份是广大的平原。

皮特:北部小山多吗

詹森:中心地区山不多,那里湖泊河流密布,低矮的植物生长在永久的冻土上。

皮特:你是说永久冰冻吗

詹森:对,地面下3尺都是冰冻的。

词汇补给站

underground [??nd?'ɡra?nd] adj. 地下的;地铁;秘密的

capital ['k?p?tl] n. 首都

museum [mju?zi:?m] n. 博物馆

technology [tek'n?l?d??] n. 科技;技术

mountainous [?ma?nt?n?s] adj. 多山的

chain [t?e?n] n. 链条;连锁

coast [k??st] n. 海岸

middle ['m?dl] n&;adj. 中间;中间的;中部的

province ['pr?v?ns] n. 省份

vast [vɑ:st] adj. 广阔的;巨大的

plain [ple?n] n. 平原;平地

vegetation [?ved???te??n] n. 植物;草木

permafrost [?p?:m?fr?st] n. 冻土;永久冻土

permanent ['p?:m?n?nt] adj. 永久的;永恒的

frozen ['fr??zn] adj. 冻结的;严寒的

点滴文化情

加拿大简介

Canada is in North America. In the east, and baffin island,Northwestern Alaska neighbors, northeast and Greenland everyDavis Strait city, the far south by the United States in the northof the Arctic Circle, Arctic Ocean. About 240000 kilometers longcoastline Eastern slightly lower temperatures, the southernmoderate climate, moderate and moist climate west, thenorthern tundra to boreal climate. The highest temperature of40℃, the lowest temperature above north to 60℃ low. Canadahas the worlds longest coastline.

加拿大位于北美洲北部。东临大西洋,西濒太平洋,西北部临美国阿拉斯加州,东北与格陵兰隔戴维斯海峡遥遥相望,南接美国本土,北靠北冰洋达北极圈。海岸线约长24万多公里。东部气温稍低,南部气候适中,西部气候温和湿润,北部为寒带苔原气候。中西部最高气温达40℃以上,北部最低气温低至-60℃,加拿大是世界上海岸线最长的国家。

Section 43 古老金字塔

Ancient Pyramids

埃及金字塔共有一百多座,大部分位于开罗西南吉萨高原的沙漠中,是世界公认的“古代世界八大奇迹”之一。其中,胡夫金字塔、哈夫拉金字塔和门卡乌拉金字塔最为着名。

口头应急句

1. There are over eighty pyramids in Egypt.

埃及有八十多座金字塔。

2. Pyramid is a sight that I best wish to have a look.

金字塔是我最希望看到的景观。

3. What a great wonder!

真是伟大的奇观!

4. The pyramids were built by Egyptians under the orders of theEgyptian leader, whose title was Pharaoh.

金字塔是埃及人在他们的领袖,名为法老,命令之下建造的。

5. Look, how big the pyramid of Khufu is!

你看!胡夫金字塔可真大啊!

6. Is that true the pyramids are built by slaves?

金字塔是由奴隶建造的,是真的吗?

7. It is unbelievable how they built such massive structures withoutmachinery.

在没有机器的情况下他们建起这么庞大的建筑物,还是很令人难以置信。

8. How could the ancient Egyptians make it?

古埃及人是怎么做到的?

9. We spent all day visiting the wonders that are the ancientEgyptian pyramids.

我们花了一整天参观这些古埃及金字塔的奇观。

10.The Pharaohs may have set out to build magnificent tombsfor themselves, but in the end they created monuments to humanpotential.

法老们的初衷是为自己建造豪华的陵墓,而最终他们创建的却是昭示人类潜能的纪念碑。

11.The Step Pyramid is one of the first of these new fancy tombs.

第一批奇特的新陵墓之一就是阶梯式金字塔。

超经典情景对话链接

经典一

Jane: How many pyramids are there?

Mary: They say there are over eighty pyramids in Egypt.

Jane: Where are those pyramids located?

Mary: They are all on the west bank of the Nile River.

Jane: Why not on two sides of the Nile?

Mary: The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginningof life and the setting of the sun to the end of the life. That's whythe dead were buried on the west bank of the Nile.

简:共有多少个金字塔?

玛丽:据说埃及有80多个。

简:那些金字塔都在什么地方?

玛丽:它们都在尼罗河的西岸。

简:为什么不在尼罗河的两岸?

玛丽:古埃及人把太阳升起视作生命的开始。太阳落下为生命的结束。这就是为什么他们把尸体埋在尼罗河两岸的原因。

要点提示:

the bank of 岸,岸边 why not 为什么不

compare to 比喻成…… great wonder 大奇观,伟大奇观

made up of 由……组成 an average of 平均

construction site 建筑工地;工程 put up 搭建;建造

common saying 俗话;普遍说法

经典二

Amanda: Wow, What a great wonder! Look, that is the big pyramid ofKhufu!

Jackson: Yes. It's magnificent. It is said that it is made up of more than twomillion stone blocks, weighing an average of 2.5 tons each.

Amanda: How could the ancient Egyptians make it 4,000 years ago therewas no machinery. How could they move such enormous blocks to buildsuch a huge pyramid.

Jackson: During the annual flood of the Nile, the stone blocks were floateddown the river on barges to the construction site.

Amanda: How did they lift those huge blocks to make such a tall structure?