2020版高中英语 Module 4 A Social Survey—My Neighbourhoo

Module4ASocialSurvey—MyNeighbourhood[话题导读]ThecityXiamen“城在海上，海在城中”，厦门是一座风姿绰约的“海上花园”。厦门自然风光优美，城市环境整洁，是我国著名的旅游城市。Xiamen,oneofChina'sfamousGardenCities,isconsideredasoneofthemostlivableplacesinChina—yetmosttouristsarefromChinaitself.Butthat'sabouttochange.Onthecar­freeislandofGulangyu,themostfamousattractionofthecity,visitorscomethereforitsalmostonethousandhistoricalbuildings.Infact,GulangyuhadalivelyEuropeancommunitybytheturnofthe20thcentury.Today,visitorsalwaysliketowalkthewindingroadsandenjoythespecialFujian­stylebuildings.MuchofXiamen'sbeautyliesinitsordinarylocallife.Earlyinthemorning,loseyourselfinthebusyEighthMarket,thecity'slargestandoldestopen­airmarket.Amongallkindsoffreshvegetablesandfish,you'llfindsomestreetfoodlikethelocalbreakfast.WalkalongtheRailwayCulturalPark,andyou'llseeatunnelwiththedisplayaboutthehistoryofChineserailways.Furthersouth,atthebaseoftheBotanicalGarden,don'tmisstheoldNanputuoTemple.Withmorethan20woodenbuildingsstandingonthesideofahill,thisBuddhistcomplex(建筑群)drawsvisitorsfromaroundthecountry.Youcaneatatthesmallrestaurantsonsite,whichservetraditionallocalvegandishes.Xiamen'smorewelcomingandslowerpaceoflifeisattractingpeoplefromBeijingandShanghai,too.EchoZheng,whorunsherownfashionlabelQingYi,recentlyhavepreparedforaphotoexhibitioninherownshowroomthatdisplayshand­stitched(手工缝制的)clothesinspiredbytraditionalcostume(服饰)．“Iliketobeabsorbedingettinginspiration，”shesaid.“InXiamen,there'ssomuchbeautyandnature,soyoucanactuallythinkclearly.”Hercustomers,however,arestillmostlyfromBeijingandShanghai.IssheworriedthatrunningherboutiqueinXiamencouldhaveabadeffectonherwork？NO.“AllmycustomersalsolovecomingtoXiamen，”shesaid.SectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary—Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读[先读通]ALivelyCity(XL＝XiaoLi，JM＝JohnMartin)XL：It'sgreattoseeyouagain,John.JM：It'sgreattoseeyou！It'sbeensixyearssincewelastsaweachother,youknow.AndthisisthefirsttimeI'vevisitedyourhometown①【1】．XL：Yes,I'msogladyoucouldcome.【1】“thisisthefirsttime...”是固定句型，表示“这是第一次……”。JM：Youknow,I'veseenquitealotofChina②andI'vevisitedsomebeautifulcities,butthisisoneofthemostattractive③placesI'vebeento【2】．It'ssolively,andeveryoneseemssofriendly.【2】I'vebeento是定语从句，此处省略了关系代词that，that在从句中作to的宾语。XL：Yes,it'soneofthemostinterestingcitiesonthecoast④，everyonesaysso.Ifeelveryfortunate⑤livinghere.AndIlovelivingbytheseaside.JM：YouliveinthenorthwestofXiamen,isthatright？XL：Yes,that'sright.JM：What'stheclimatelike？【3】【3】“What＋be＋主语＋like？”是询问某人/某事状况的习惯用语。XL：Pretty⑥hotandwetinthesummer,butitcanbequitecoldinthewinter.JM：Sounds⑦OKtome【4】．Therearealotoftourists⑧around⑨.Don'ttheybother⑩you【5】？【4】“SoundsOKtome.”是“It/ThatsoundsOKtome.”的省略形式。【5】“Don't...？”为否定疑问句，意为“难道……不……吗？”XL：Yes,theycanbeanuisance⑪inthesummerbecausetherearesomanyofthem.JM：Oh,lookatthathugeapartmentblock！XL：Yes,they'vejustcompletedit.Therent⑫foranapartmentthereisveryhigh.JM：Ibelieveyou！Thisarea'ssomodern！XL：Yes,thisisthebusinessdistrict⑬.They'veputup⑭alotofhigh­risebuildingsrecently⑮.Andtherearesomegreatshoppingmalls.See,we'rejustpassingonenow.Mywife'sjustboughtabeautifuldressfromoneoftheshopsthere.JM：MaybeIcouldbuyafewpresents⑯there.XL：I'lltakeyoutheretomorrow.Nowwe'releavingthebusinessdistrictandapproaching⑰theharbour⑱【6】．We'reenteringthewesterndistrict,themostinterestingpartofthecity【7】．It'sgotsomereallyprettyparks...【6】we'releaving...harbour为现在进行时表示将来。【7】themostinterestingpartofthecity作thewesterndistrict的同位语。JM：Itseemslovely.IsthatGulangyuIsland,justacross⑲thewater？XL：Yes,itis.It'sagorgeous⑳islandwithsomereallyinterestingarchitecture.JM：Sotheytellme.Doyouthinkwecouldstopandwalkaroundforawhile【8】？【8】wecould...是宾语从句。此处could表示礼貌地请求，语气委婉、客气。XL：Yes,Iwasjustgoingtodothat【9】．Wecanparkoverthere.Afriend'stoldmeaboutanicelittlefishrestaurantnearhere.Shallwegothereforlunch【10】？JM：Thatsoundsgreat.I'mstarving！【9】Iwasjustgoing...用了过去将来时，表示“刚刚正要去……”。其中that指代上文中的“stopandwalkaroundforawhile”。【10】Shallwe...？表示征求对方的意见，意为“我们……怎么样/好吗？”[再记住]①hometown/həʊm'taʊn/n.家乡②quitealotofChina中国的很多地方③attractive/ə'træktIv/adj.有吸引力的；吸引人的④onthecoast在海滨⑤fortunate/'fɔːtʃənət/adj.幸运的；吉祥的⑥pretty/'prIti/adv.很；相当⑦sound/saʊnd/vi.听起来⑧tourist/'tʊərIst/n.旅游者；观光客⑨around/ə'raʊnd/adv.四周；周围⑩bother/'bɒðə/vt.打扰；烦扰；麻烦⑪nuisance/'njuːsns/n.令人讨厌的人或事⑫rent/rent/n.租金表示“租金贵”时应用high，而不用expensive。⑬distric/'dIstrIkt/n.地域；区域；行政区⑭putup建造；搭建⑮recently/'riːsntli/adv.最近；不久前⑯present/'preznt/n.(＝gift)礼物⑰approach/ə'prəʊtʃ/vt.接近⑱harbour/'hɑːbə/n.海港⑲across/ə'krɒs/prep.横过；在对面⑳gorgeous/'ɡɔːdʒəs/adj.美丽的；宜人的architecture/'ɑːkItektʃə/n.建筑forawhile一会儿park/pɑːk/vt.停车restaurant/'restrɒnt/n.餐馆；餐厅starve/stɑːv/vi.饿死[再翻译]一个充满活力的城市(XL＝小李，JM＝约翰·马丁)XL：约翰，再次见到你真是太好了。JM：见到你真是太好了！你知道，我们已经有六年没有见到对方了。并且这是我第一次参观你的家乡。XL：是啊，你能来我很高兴。JM：你知道，我参观过中国的很多地方，也游览过一些美丽的城市，但这里是我到过的最吸引人的地方之一。这里是如此的生机勃勃，而且每个人看起来都很友好。XL：是啊，这里是沿海最有趣的城市之一，大家都是这么说的。生活在这里我感到很幸运。并且我喜欢住在海边。JM：你住在厦门的西北部，是吗？XL：是的。JM：那里的气候怎么样？XL：夏天很热，很潮湿，但是冬天会很冷。JM：那对我来说没什么。(这里)到处都是游客，难道他们不打扰你们吗？XL：是的，在夏天他们是够令人讨厌的，因为人太多了。JM：啊，看那栋高大的公寓楼！XL：是的，(那栋楼)刚刚完工。在那里一套房子的租金是很高的。JM：我相信！这个地方很现代化！XL：是的，这里是商业区。最近他们建造了许多摩天大楼。这里还有一些大商场。看，我们正要经过一个。