高中英语必修4课文逐句翻译(外研版)

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外研版高中英语必修4Module1-Module6 Cultural Corner课文逐句翻译

M1-M6 B4 Cultural Corner 课文逐句翻译M1B4 Cultural CornerFamous Last Words没有实现的著名预言Not all predictions come true.并非所有的预言都能成真。

Many of them are wrong, and some are very wrong. 许多预言是错的，并且有些还是大错特错。

Here are just a few of the bad predictions people made in the twentieth century about the twenty-first century:下面就是人们在20世纪对21世纪所作出的一些错误的预言：AIRPLANES飞机"No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris."“将不会有从纽约飞往巴黎的飞机。

”Orville Wright, 1908.奥维尔·赖特，1908。

COMPUTERS电脑"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."“我认为将会有一个大约有五台电脑的世界市场。

”Thomas Waston, chairman of IBM, 1943.托马斯·沃森，IBM主席，1943。

CLOTHES衣服"Thirty years from now people will be wearing clothes made of paper which they will be able to throw away after wearing them two or three times."“从现在起30年后人们将穿纸制的衣服，穿过两三次后就可以把它们扔掉。

Unit3-Unit4课文语法填空+课文原句翻译-外研版(2019)高中英语选择性必修第四册

外研版选择性必修第四册unit3+unit4课文语法填空+课文原句翻译unit3Ⅰ.After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.Dunhuang was the gateway to and from Ancient China，a place where East met West.Its long and glorious history represents its 1_________(significant) as a centre of cultural and commercial exchange.It is a world-class tourist destination 2.______(boast) sites with UNESCO-protected heritage status.3._______(know) as the Mogao Grottoes，these ancient caves were carved out of the rock over a period of 1,000 years.The subjects of the Dunhuang murals vary from religious stories to scenes of everyday life.One type of mural unique 4.____ Dunhuang shows the Apsaras,5._____are full of life，reflecting the confidence and optimism of people from that time.In 1900，a Taoist priest made one of the 6._________(important) finds of the 20th century.In a sealed cave，now known as the famous Library Cave，were hidden 7._________(thousand) of manuscripts，paintings and scrolls，which are so detailed 8._____ they describe the vast range of goods that were imported and exported from Dunhuang and reveal how many different communities lived side-by-side within this great city.Today，Dunhuang has once again become a 9.______(globe) crossroads since it 10._______(host) hundreds of representatives for the Silk Road International Cultural Expo in 2017.1..significance2. boasting3. Known4. to5. which6. most important7. thousands8. that9. global 10. hostedⅡ.请快速背诵下列课文原句1．再靠近一点，这样你就能看得更清楚。

全册高中英语必修4课文逐句翻译（外研版）

1.必修四Mod‎u le1 The City of the Future‎未来城市What will the city of the future‎look like?未来的城市会‎是什么样子呢‎？ No one knows for sure, and making‎predic‎t ions is a risky busine‎s s. 没有人确切的‎了解，预测也是一件‎很危险的事情‎。

But one thing is certai‎n---they are going to get bigger‎before‎they get smalle‎r.但是有一件事‎情是可以肯定‎的---他们将会先变‎大，然后再变小。

In the future‎, care for the enviro‎n ment will become‎very import‎a nt as earth's natura‎l resour‎c es run out. 在未来，爱护环境将会‎很重要，因为地球的资‎源将濒临枯竭‎。

We will use lots of recycl‎e d materi‎a ls, such as plasti‎c, alumin‎u m, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natura‎l resour‎c es. 我们将会使用‎大量的可回收‎材料，例如，塑料、铝、钢铁、玻璃、木头和纸。

我们浪费自然‎资源的程度将‎会有所减弱。

We will also have to rely more on altern‎a tive energy‎, such as solar and wind power.我们也将不得‎不更多地依赖‎其他能源。

例如，太阳能和风能‎。

All this seems certai‎n, but there are plenty‎of things‎about city life in the future‎which are not certai‎n. 所有的这些似‎乎是肯定的，但是还有许多‎关于城市生活‎的事情仍是未‎知的。

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必修4Module 1 Life in the FutureThe City of the FutureWhat will the city of the future look like? No one knows for sure, and makingpredict ions is a risky bus in ess. But one thi ng is certain— they are going to get bigger before they get smaller. I n the future, care for the en vir onment will become very important as earth ' s natural resources run out. We will use lots of recycled materials, such as plastic, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. We will also have to rely more on alter native en ergy, such as solar and wind power. All this seems certain, but there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certa in.To find out what young people thi nk about the future of urba n life, a teacher at auniversity in Texas in the United States asked his students to think how they would run acity of 50,000 people in the year 2025. Here are some of the ideas they had:Garbage ships To get rid of garbage problems, the city will load huge spaceshipswith waste materials and send them towards the sun, preventing Iandfill anden vir onmen tal problems. Batma n Nets Police will arrest crimi nals by firing n ets in stead of guns.Forget smoking No smoking will be allowed within a future city ' s limits. Smoking will be possible only outside cities, and outdoors.Forget the malls In the future all shopping will be done online, and catalogues willhave voice comma nds to place orders.Telepho nes for life Every one will be give n a teleph one nu mber at birth that will n ever cha nge no matter where they live.Recreatio n All forms of recreati on, such as cin emas, bowli ng, softball, con certs and others, will beprovided free of charge by the city.Cars All cars will be powered by electricity, solar energy or wind, and it will be possible to cha nge the colour of cars at the flick of a switch.Telesurgery Dista nee surgery will become com mon as doctors carry out operati ons from thousands of miles away, with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.Holidays at home Senior citize ns and people with disabilities will be able to goany where in the world using high-tech cameras attached to their head.Space travel Travelli ng in space by ordi nary citize ns will be com mon. Each city will have its own spaceport.Famous Last WordsNot all predict ions come true. Many of them are wrong, and some are very wrong.Here are just a few of the bad predictions people made in the twentieth century about thetwe nty-first cen tury:AIRPLANES“ No flyi ng machi ne will ever fly from New York to Paris. ”Orville Wright, 1908.COMPUTERS“I thi nk there is a world market for maybe five computers ” Thomas Wats on, chairman of IBM, 1943.CLOTHES“ Thirty years from now people will be weari ng clothes made of paper which they will be able tothrow away after weari ng them two or three times. ”Changing Times Magaz ine, 1957.MEN ON THE MOON“ With the first moon colonies predicted for the 1970 ' s, work is now in progress on the types of building required for men to stay in when they ' re on the moon. ”Arnold B, Barach in The Cha nges to Come, 1962.THE BEATLES“ We don' t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out. ”Decca Recordi ng Co. reject ing the Beatles, 1962.ROBOTS IN THE HOUSE“ By the year 2000, housewives will probably have a robot shaped like a box with one large eye on the top, several arms and han ds, and long n arrow pads on the side for movi ng about. ” New York Times, 1966.KEYS“ By the m-1980' s no one will ever need to hide a key under the doormat again, because there won ' t be any keys. ”Computer scientist Christopher Evans, The Micro Millennium, 1979.Module 2 Traffic JamGett ing Around in Beiji ngTaxisTaxis are on the streets 24hours a day. Simply raise your hand, and a taxi appears in no time. They are usually red, and they display the price per kilometre on the window. You should check the cab has a bus in ess permit, and make sure you ask for a receipt.Buses and trolleybusesPublic transport provides a cheap way to get around in Beijing. There are 20,000buses and trolleybuses in Beijing, but they can gtevery crowded. It ' s a good idea to avoid public tran sport duri ng the rush hour (6:30 am—8:00 am and 5:00 pm—6:30 pm. Fares are cheap, starti ng at 1 yua n. Air-c on diti oned buses cost more.Buses nu mbered 1 to 100 are limited to travel within the city cen tre. Higher nu mbershave destinations in the suburbs. Tourists shouldn ' t miss the 103 bus which offers one of the most impressive routes, past the Forbidden City and the White Pagoda in Beihai Park.If you get on a double-decker bus, make sure you sit upairs. You ' ll have a good view of the rapidly cha nging city.Most buses run from about 5:00 am to midni ght. However, there is also a ni ght bus service, provided by buses with a nu mber in the 200s.Min ibusesMin ibuses with seats for 12 passe ngers offer an alter native to expe nsive taxis and crowded public tran sport in some areas. They run regular services and follow the same routes as large public buses. And in a min ibus you always get a seat eve n in rush hours.Un dergro undThere are four underground lines in Beijing, and several lines are under construction. Trains are fast and convenient, but rush hours can be terrible. A on e-way trip costs 3 yua n. Station names are marked in pinyin. The underground is open from 5:00 am to 11:00 pm.PedicabsTourists like these humanpedalled “ tricycle taxis ” , but they can be expensive. Youshould talk to the driver, and make sure you know the price before you beg in the jour ney, for example, if it is per person, single or return. Tricycles are worth using if you want to explore the narrow alleys (hutong of old Beijing.The London Con gestio n ChargeBeijing isn ' t the only city with traffic problems. You can get stuck in a traffic jam any where in the world. The worst problems occur in cities which are grow ing fast, such as Sao Paolo in Brazil and Lagos in Nigeria. But eve n cities in developed coun tries such as the US suffer. Los An geles, which was built with the motor car in mind, and is famous for its six- lane highways, is now the USA ' s most congested city.In Europe most capital cities were planned and built before cars, and city centre traffic jams have been part of daily life for a long time. The situation in central London, where drivers spent fifty percent of their time in queues, became so bad that the local gover nment decided to do someth ing about it. In February 2003 the Mayor of London, Ken Livin gst one, in troduced a “ con gesti on chaagefor cars—nteri ng the centre of the city.The idea is simple: every car coming into the centre has to pa^y 5 a day. Drivers can pay the charge at any of 10,000 pay points in the capital before 10 pm. As the cars come into the cen tre, video cameras record their registrati on nu mbers, and these are checked with a list of drivers who have paid the charge for that day. People who do not pay the charge will face a fine of£ 80.Most Londoners are not happy with the idea. They agree that London has a trafficproblem, but the con gesti on charge is expe nsive, and limits their freedom •…But does the con gestio n charge work? A survey carried out at the end of 2003 suggests it does. After only six mon ths, traffic coming into cen tral London was reduced by about 30 perce nt, and jour ney times by 15 perce nt. More people used public tran sport to get to work, and bicycles were sudde nly very popular. What ore, cen tral London shops did not lose bus in ess eve n though there were fewer cars.But there are a few people who think the charge should be much higher, for examplerich bus in essme n who work in the city centre and can easily afford it. This would keep eve n more cars out of cen tral London, and the roads would be n early empty. However, there are no pla ns to in crease the charge.Module 3 Body Lan guage and Non-verbal Communi cati on If you say the word“ com muni cati on ”，most people think of words and senten (teough these are veryimporta nt, we com muni cate with more tha n just spoke n and writte n words. In deed, body positions are part of what we call “ body Ianguage ” . We see examples of unconscious body Ian guage very ofte n, yet there is also “ learngei, \whilbo(varanig|faiemculture to culture.We use “ learned ” body Ianguage when we are introduced to strangers. Like otheranimals, we are on guard until we know it is safe to relax. So every culture has developeda formal way to greet stra ngers, to show them we are not aggressive. Traditio nally,Europea ns and America ns shake han ds. They do this with the right han—the stron gest hand for most people. If our right hand is busy greeti ng some on e, it cannot be hold ing a weapon. So the gesture is saying, “I trust you. Look, I ' m not carrying a threatening weap on. ” If you shake hands with some one, you show you trust them. We shake hands whe n we make a deal. It mea ns, “ We agree and we trust each other. ”Greet ings in Asia n coun tries do not invo Ive touch ing the other pers on, but they always invo Ive the han ds. Traditi on ally in Chi na, whe n we greet some one, we put the right hand over the left and bowslightly. Muslims give a “ salaam ” , where they touchtheir heart, mouth and forehead. Hin dus join their hands and bow their heads in respect.In all of these examples, the hands are busy with the greet ing and cannot hold a weap on.Eve n today, whe n some people have very in formal styles of greeti ng, they still use their hands as a gesture of trust. American youths often greet each other with the expression, “ Give me five! ” One person then holds up his hand, palm outwards and fivefin gers spread. The other pers on raises his hand and slaps the other ' s ope n hand ab< head in a “ high five ” . Nowadays, it is quite a commgn greet inBody Ian guage is fasci nati ng for anyone to study. People give away much more by their gestures tha n by their words. Look at your frie nds and family and see if you are a mind reader!Clappi ngWhy do we clap? To show we like something, of course. But we dn' t clap at the end of a televisi on programme or a book, however good they are. We clap at the end of a live performa nee, such as a play, or a con cert, to say tha nk you to the performers. First they give, and the n we give. Without us—the audie nee—the performa nee would not be complete.The custom of clapp ing has early beg innin gs. In classical Athe ns, applause meant judgement and taking part. Plays were often in competition with each other, and prolon ged clapp ing helped a play to wi n. The theatre was larg—it could hold 14,000 people, half the adult male population of the city, which meant that the audience could make a lot of no ise.Applause was a sig n of being part of the com muni ty, and of equality betwee n actors and audienee. The important thing waso make the noise together, to add one ' s ownsmall handclap to others. Clapping is social, like laughter: you don ' t very often clap laugh out loud alone. It is like laughter in another way, too: it is infectious, and spreads very quickly. Clapp ing at con certs and theatres is a uni versal habit. But some occasi ons on which people clap cha nge from one country to ano ther. For example, in Britai n people clap at wedding, but in Italy they sometimes clap at a funeral.Module 4 Great Scie ntistsThe Stude nt Who Asked Questio nsIn a hungry world rice is a staple food and China is the world ' s largest producer. Rice is also grow n in many other Asia n coun tries, and in some Europea n coun tries like Italy. In the rice-growing world, the Chinese scientist, Yuan Longping, is a leading figure.Yuan Longping was born and brought up in China. As a boy he was educated in many schools and was give n the nickn ame, “ the stude nt who ask questi ons ”.From an early age he was interested in plants. He studied agriculture in college and as a young teacher he bega n experime nts in crop breed ing. He thought that the key to feed ing people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly. He thought there was only one way to do this—by cross ing differe nt species of rice pla nt, and the n he could produce a new pla nt which could give a higher yield tha n either of the orig inal pla nts.First Yua n Longping experime nted with differe nt types of rice. The results of his experime nts were published in China in 1966. Then he bega n his search for a special type of rice pla nt. It had to be male. It had to be sterile. Fin ally, i n 1970 a n aturally sterile male rice pla nt wasdiscovered. This was the breakthrough. Researchers were brought in from all over Chi na to develop the new system. The research was supported by the gover nment. As a result of Yuan Longping ' sdiscoveries Chinese rice production rose by 47.5 percent in the 1990' s. There were other advantages too.50 thousand square kilometres of rice fields were con verted to grow ing vegetables and other cash crops. Follow ing this, Yua n Longping ' s rice was exported to other coun tries, such as Pakista n and the Philipp in es. In Pakista n rice is the sec ond most importa nt crop after wheat and will be grow n in many parts of the coun try. The new hybrid rice has bee n developed by the Yua n Longping High-tech Agricultural Compa ny of Chin a. Its yield is much greater tha n the yield of other types of rice grow n in Pakista n. Rockets Today rockets are very adva need mach ines which we can use to send astronauts into space. They are also used in firework displays to celebrate great eve nts, such as the end of the Olympic Games or the beg inning of the new mille nnium in the year 2000. Rockets were probably inven ted by accide nt about 2,000 years ago. The Chin ese had a form of gun powder which was put in bamboo tubes and thrown into fires to make explosions during festivals. Perhaps some of the tubes jumped out of the fire in stead of explod ing in it. The Chin ese discovered that the gas escaping from the tube could lift it into the air. The idea of the rocket was born. The first military use of rockets was in 1232. The Song Dynasty was at war with the Mongols. During the battle of Kaifeng, the Song army shot “arrows of flying fire ” . The tubes attached to a long stick which helped keep the rocket movi ng in a straight directi on. Soon the Mongols learned how to make rockets themselves and it is possible that they introduced them to Europe. Between the 13th and 15th centuries there were many rocket experiments in England, France and Italy. They were used for military purposes. One Italia n scie ntist eve n inven ted a rocket which could travel over the surface of water and hit an en emy ship. But not everybody wan ted to use rockets in battles. Wan Hu, a Chinese government official, invented a flying chair. He attached two big kites to the chair, and 47 rockets to the kites. The rockets were lit, there was a huge explosion and clouds of thick smoke. Whe n the smoke cleared Wan Hu and his chair had disappeared.No one knows what happe ned. Did Wan Hu die in the explosi on? Or was he carried milesinto space, becoming the world ' s first astr6—aut? —Module 5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges A Trip Along the Three Gorges In August1996, Peter Hessler, a young America n teacher of En glish, arrived in the tow n of Fuli ng on the Yangtze River. He and a colleague were to spend two years there teaching English at a teacher training college. They were the only foreigners in the town. The first semester fini shed at the end of January and they hadfour weeks off for the Spring Festival. They could go any where they wished. They decided to take a boatdow nstream. We decided to buy tickets for the Jia ngyou boat. Our colleagues said, “ You should non those ships. They are very crowded. They are main ly for goods and people tradi ngalong the river. They don ' t stop at the temples and there won ' t be any other foreignersThat soun ded fine to me. We just had to show our passports and they let us get on the boat. We left the docks on a beautiful after noon. The sun was shi ning brightly as wesailed downstream through a hilly region. Men rode bamboo rafts along the river ' s，and coal boats went past. As the sun set we docked at Fen gdu. We could see the sun setting behind thewhite pagoda. It was beautiful. We slept through the first gorge, which is called the Qutang Gorge. Thegorge narrows to 350 feet as the river rushes through the tow-mile-high mountains. “ Oh, well, ” my friend said, “ at least we have two more left. At Wusha n we made a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges. Then ext day we went through the big gorges on the Yan gtze River. It was a lovely morning as we went throughthe Wu Gorge. We passed the Xiang River, home of Qu Yua n, the 3rd cen tury BC poet. There was somuch history along the Yan gtze River. Every rock looked like a pers on or ani mal, every stream that joinedthe great river carried its lege nds, every hill was heavy with the past. As we came out of the third gorge, theXiling Gorge, we sailed in to the con structi on site of the dam. All the passe ngers came on deck. We tookpictures and pointed at the site, but we weren ' t allowed to get off the boat. The Chineseflag was blow ing in the wind. On a dista nt mountain was a sig n in 20-foot characters.“ Build the Three Gorges Dam, Exploit the Yangtze River, ” it said. Postcards to Myself In 50 years of travelling Colin McCorquodale has visited every country in the world, except three. Andeverywhere he goes, he sends himself a postcard. He always chooses a postcard with a beautiful view, andsticks on an interesting stamp. Usually he writes just a short message to himself. His latest one, from theMalvinas islands, reads Good fishing. On a wall in his home in London there is large map of the world. Thereare hun dreds of little red pins stuck in it. “It ' s good to get a pin in the map, ” says Mr McCorquodale,I follow —7—the rules. I ' m allowed to stick one in only if I ' ve been in a place for more than 24 hours. ” Naturally, Mr McCorquodale has his favourite places. New Zealand he dbscri as “ wonderful ” .In Europe, Italy is a favourite place. “ There ' s a say ing in the travethat all tourists are ripped off. Well, at least the Italia ns rip you off with a smile.Chi na he says, “ This is one country in the world which is completely differe nt. There no Europea n in flue nee. It ' s bee n around for 6,000 years, yet it ' s a country of the futu Wherever he goes, Mr McCorquodale takes with him a photo of his wife, a can dle, a torch, a shirt with a secret pocket, and a pen for writing his postcards. So why does he do it? For the postcards or the travel? Mr McCorquodale laughs. “I do it for the jour ney, says. “I get a kick out of travelli ng. And all the pla nning. ” Module 6 Un expla ined Mysteries of the Natural World The Mo nster of Lake Tia nchi The “ Mon ster of LakeTian chi ” in the Chan gbai Mountains in Jili n provin ce, n ortheast Chin a, is back in the n ews after several rece nt sight in gs. The director of a local tourist office, Meng Fanying, said the monster, which seemed to be black in colour, was ten metres from the edge of the lake duri ng the most rece nt sighti ng. “It jumped out of the watebtike a seal200 people on Changbai ' s western peak saw it, ” he said. Although no one really got a clear look at the mysterious creature, Xue Junlin, a local photographer, claimed that its head looked like a horse. In ano ther rece nt sighti ng, a group of soldiers claim they saw an animal moving on the surface of the water. The soldiers, who were walking along the side of the lake, watched the creatre swimmi ng for about two minu tes.“It was gree nishblack and had a round head with 10-entimetre horns ” , one of the soldiers said. A thirdreport came from Li Xiaohe, who was visiting the lake with his family. He claims to haveseen a round black creature moving quickly through the water. After three or fourhundred metres it dived into the water. Ten minutes later the monster appeared again and repeated theaction. Mr Li Xiaohe said that he and his family were able to see the mon ster clearly because the weather was fine and the lake was calm. There have bee n reports of mon sters in Lake Tian chi since the begi nning of the last cen tury, although no one has see n one close up. Some photos have bee n take n but they are not clear because it was too far away. Many people think the mon ster may be a dista nt cous in of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. They also think that there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world. Scie ntists, however, are sceptical. They say that the low-temperature lake is uni ikely to be able to support such large livi ng creatures. Lake Tian chi is the highest volcanic lake in the world. It is 2,189 metres high and covers a—8—area of about ten square kilometres. In places it is more tha n 370 metres deep. TheUni versal Dragon Drago ns can be frie ndly or fierce, they can bring good luck or cause death and destruct ion, but one thi ng is sur—people talk about them almost everywhere in the world. For a creature that doesn' t actually exist, that ' s quite something. In C culture, drag ons are gen erous and wise, although they can be un predictable. The drag on was closely connected to the royal family: the emperor ' s robes have a symbol of a gold drag on with five claws. Other members of the royal family were allowed to wear drag on symbols, too, but with fewer claws and of a differe nt colour. Accordi ng to popular belief, if you were born in the year of the drag on, you are in tellige nt, brave, and a n atural leader.But in the west, dragons had a different reputation. The very first text in English, the An glo-Sax on poem Beowulf, tells the story of a Scandin avia n hero, Beowulf, who fights and kills a dangerous dragon but is himself killed in the fight. However, across the border in Wales, the red dragon which appears on the Welsh flag is a positive symbol, indicating stre ngth and a sense of n ati onal ide ntity. Why should the drag on have a differe nt character in different parts of the world? Some experts believe it is due to the animals the myths grew out of. I n the west, the idea of the drag on probably came from the snak—an animal which people hated and were afraid of. But in China, the idea of the dragon may have come from the alligator—a shy ani mal which lives in rivers, but which is usually only seen when there is plenty of wate—a good sign for agriculture. So the Chin ese drag on was a brin ger of good fortun e—9—。

外研版高一英语课本翻译 Module 4 A Social Survey (带要点)

Module 4 A Social Survey –My Neighbourhood A lively cityIt's great to see you again, John.It's great to see you! It's been six years since we last saw each other, you know. And this is the first time I've visited your hometown. Y es, I'm so glad you could come.Y ou know, I've seen quite a lot of China and I've visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places I've been to. It's so lively, and everyone seems so friendly.Y es, it's one of the most interesting cities on the coast, everyone says so.I feel very fortunate living here. And I love living by the seaside. Y ou live in the northwest of Xiamen, is that right?Y es, that's right.What's the climate like?Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in the winter.Sounds OK to me. There are a lot of tourists around. Don't they bother you?Y es, they can be a nuisance in the summer because there are so many of them.Oh, look at that huge apartment block!Y es, they've just completed it. The rent for an apartment there is very high.I believe you! This area's so modern!Y es, this is the business district. They've put up a lot of high-rise buildings recently. And there are some great shopping malls.See, we're just passing one now. My wife's just bought a beautiful dress from one of the shops there.Maybe I could buy a few presents there.I'll take you there tomorrow. Now we're leaving the business district and approaching the harbour.We're entering the western district, the most interesting part of the city. It's got some really pretty parks...It seems lovely. Is that Gulangyu Island, just across the water?Y es, it is. It's a gorgeous island with some really interesting architecture.So they tell me. Do you think we could stop and walk around for a while?Y es, I was just going to do that. We can park over there.A friend's told me about a nice little fish restaurant near here. Shall we go there for lunch?That sounds great. I'm starving!一座可爱的城市约翰，很高兴又见到你了。

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The City of the FutureWhat will the city of the future look like? No one knows for sure, and making predictions is a risky business. But one thing is certain-they are going to get bigger before they get smaller. In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earth’s natural resources run out. We will use lots of recycled materials, such as plastic, aluminum, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. We will also have to rely more on alternative energy, such as solar and wind power. All this seems certain, but there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain.To find out what young people think about the future of urban life, a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students to think how they would run a city of 50000 people in the year 2025. Here are some of the ideas they had:Garbage ships To get rid of garbage problems, the city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, preventing landfill and environmental problems.Batman Nets Police will arrest criminals by firing nets instead of guns.Forget the malls In the future all shopping will be done online, and catalogues will have voice commands to place orders.Telephones for life Everyone will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change no matter where they live.Recreation all forms of recreation, such as cinemas, bowling, softball, concerts and others, will be provided free of charge by the city.Cars All cars will be powered by electricity, solar energy or wind, and it will be possible to change the colour of cars at the flick of a switch.Telesurgery Distance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away, with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.Holidays at home Senior citizens and people with disabilities willbe able to go anywhere in the world using high-tech cameras attached to their head.Space travel Travelling in space by ordinary citizens will be common. Each city will have its own spaceport.Getting Around in BeijingTaxisTaxis are on the streets 24 hours a day. Simply raise your hand, and a taxi appears in no time. They are usually red, and they display the price per kilometer on the window. You should check the cab has a business permit, and make sure you ask for a receipt.Buses and trolleybusesPublic transport provides a cheap way to get around in Beijing . There are 20000 buses and trolleybuses in Beijing, but they can get very crowded. It’s a good idea to avoid public transport during the rush hour. Fares are cheap, staring at 1 yuan. Air-conditioned buses cost more.Buses numbered 1 to 100 are limited to travel within the city centre. Higher numbers have destinations in the suburbs. Tourists shouldn’tmiss the 103 bus which offers one of the most impressive routes, pastthe Forbidden City and the White Pagoda in Beihai Park. If you get on adouble-decker bus, make sure you sit upstairs. You’ll have a good view of the rapidly changing city.Most buses run from about 5:00 am to midnight. However, there is also a night bus service, provided by buses with a number in the 200s.MinibusesMinibuses with seats for 12 passengers offer an alternative to expensive taxis and crowded public transport in some areas. They run regular services and follow the same routes as large public buses. And in a minibus you always get a seat even in rush hours.UndergroundThere are four underground lines in Beijing, and several lines are under construction. Trains are fast and convenient, but rush hours can be terrible. A one-way trip costs 3 yuan. Station names are marked in pinyin. The underground is open from 5:00 am to 11:00 pm.PedicabsTourists like these human-pedalled ―tricycle taxis‖, but t hey can be expensive. You should talk to the driver, and make sure you know the price before you begin the journey, for example, if it is per person, single or return. Tricycles are worth using if you want to explore the narrow alleys (hutong of old Beijing.Body Language and Non-verbal CommunicationIf you say the word ―communication‖, most people think of words and sentences. Although these are very important, we communicate with more than just spoken and written words. Indeed, body positions are part of what we call ―body language‖. We see examples of unconscious body language very often, yet there is also ―learned‖body language, which varies from culture to culture.We use ―learned‖ body language when we are introduced to strangers. Like other animals, we are on guard until we know it is safe to relax.So every culture has developed a formal way to greet strangers, to show them we are not aggressive. Traditionally, Europeans and Americans shake hands. They do this with the right hand—the strongest hand for most people. If our right hand is busy greeting someone, it cannot be holding a weapon. So the gesture is saying, ―I trust you. Look , I’m not carrying a threatening weapon.‖ If you shake hands with someone, you show you trust them. We shake hands when w e make a deal. It means, ―We agree and we trust each other.‖Greetings in Asian countries do not involve touching the other person, but they always involve the hands. Traditionally in China, when we greet someone, we put the right handover the left and bow slightly. Muslims give a ―salaam‖, where they touch their heart, mouth and forehead. Hindus join their hands and bow their heads in respect. In all of these examples, the hands are busywith the greeting and cannot hold a weapon.Even today, when some people have very informal styles of greeting, they still use their hands as a gesture of trust. American youths often greet each other with the expression, ―Give me five!‖ One person then holds up his hand, palm outwards and five fingers spread. The other person raises his fingers spread. The other person raises his hand and slaps the other’s open hand above the head in a ―high five‖. Nowadays, it is quite a common greeting.Body language is fascinating for anyone to study. People give away much more by their gestures than by their words. Look at your friendsand family and see if you are a mind reader!The Student Who Asked QuestionsIn a hungry world rice is a staple food and China is the world’s largest producer. Rice is also grown in many other Asian countries, andin some European countries like Italy. In the rice-growing world, the Chinese scientist, Y uan Longping, is a leading figure.Yuan Longping was born and brought up in China. As a boy he was educated in many schools and was given the nickname, ―the student who asks questions‖.From an early age he was interested in plants. He studiedagriculture in college and as a young teacher he began experiments in crop breeding. He thought that the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly. He thought there was only one way to do this—by crossing different species of rice plant, and then he could produce a new plant which could give a higher yield than either of the original plants.First Yuan Longping experimented with different types of rice. The results of his experiments were published in China in 1966. then he began his search for a special type of rice plant. It had to be male. It had to be sterile. Finally, in 1970 a naturally sterile male rice plant was discovered. This was the breakthrough. Researchers were brought in from all over China to develop the new system. the research was supported by the government.As a result of Yuan Longping’s discoveries Chinese rice production rose by percent in the 1990’s. There were other advantages too. 50 thousand square kilometres of rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and other countries, such as Pakistan and the Philippines.In Pakistan rice is the second most important crop after wheat and will be grown in many parts of the country. Thenew hybrid rice has been developed by the Yuan Longping Hightech Agricultural Company of China. Its yield is much greater than the yield of other types of rice grown in Pakistan.A Trip Along the Three GorgesIn August 1996, Peter Hessler, a young American teacher of English, arrived in the town of Fuling on the Yangtze River. He and a colleaguewere to spend two years there teaching English at a teacher training college. They were the only foreigners in the town. The first semester finished at the end of January and they had four weeks off for the Spring Festival. They could go anywhere they wished. They decided to take a boat downstream.We decided to buy tickets for the Jiangyou boat. Our colleagues said, ―You shouldn’t go on those ships. They are very crowded. They are mainly for goods and people trading along the river. They don’t stop at the temples and there won’t be any other foreigners.‖ That sounded fine to me. We just had to show our passports and they let us get on the boat.We left the docks on a beautiful afternoon. The sun was shining brightly as we sailed downstream through a hilly region. Men rode a bamboo rafts along the river’s edge and coal boats went past. As the sun setting behind the white pagoda. It was beautiful.We slept through the first gorge, which is called the Qutang Gorge. The gorge narrows to 350 feet as the river rushes through the two-mile –high mountains. ―Oh,well,‖ my friend said, ―at least we have two more left.‖At Wushan we made a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges. The next day we went through the big gorges on the Yangtze River,home of Qu Yuan, the 3rd century BC poet. There was so much history along the Yangtze River. Every rock looked like a person or animal, every stream that joined the great river carried its legends, every hill was heavy with the we came out of the third gorge, theXiling Gorge, we sailed into the construction site of the dam. All the passengers came on deck. We took pictures and pointed at the site, but we weren’t allowed to get off the boat. The Chinese flag was blowing in the wind. In a distant mountain was a sign in 20-footcharacters. ―Build the Three Gorges Dam, Exploit the Yangtze River,‖ It said.The Monster of Lake TianchiThe ―Monster of Lake Tianchi‖ in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin province, northeast China , is back in the news after several recent sightings. The director of a local tourist office, ,Meng Fanying, said the monster, which seemed to be black in colour, was ten metres from the edge of the lake during the most recent sighting. ―Tt jumped out of the water like a seal—about 200 people on Changbai’s western peak saw it,‖ he said, Although no one really got a clear look at the mysterious creature, Xue Junlin, a local photographer, claimed that its head looked like a horse.In another recent sighting, a group of soldiers claim they saw an animal moving on the surface of the water. The soldiers, who were walking along the side of the lake, watched the creature swimming for about two minutes. ―It was greenish—black and had a round head with 10—centimetre horns‖, one of the soldiers said.A third report came from Li Xiaohe, who was visiting the lake with his family. He claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water. After three or four hundred meters it dived into the water. Ten minutes later the monster appeared again and repeated the action. Mr Li Xiaohe said that he and his family were able to see the monster clearly because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of the last century, although no one has seen one close up. Some photos have been taken but they are not clear because it was toofar away. Many people think the monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. They also think that there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world. Scientists, however, are skeptical. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.Lake Tianchi is the highest volcanic lake in the world. It is 2189 metres high and covers an area of about ten square kilometres. In places it is more than 370 metres deep.。

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The City of the FutureWhat will the city of the future look like? No one knows for sure, and making predictions is a risky business. But one thing is certain-they are going to get bigger before they get smaller. In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earth’s natural resources run out. We will use lots of recycled materials, such as plastic, aluminum, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. We will also have to rely more on alternative energy, such as solar and wind power. All this seems certain, but there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain.To find out what young people think about the future of urban life, a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students to think how they would run a city of 50000 people in the year 2025. Here are some of the ideas they had:Garbage ships To get rid of garbage problems, the city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, preventing landfill and environmental problems.Batman Nets Police will arrest criminals by firing nets instead of guns.Forget the malls In the future all shopping will be done online, and catalogues will have voice commands to place orders.Telephones for life Everyone will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change no matter where they live.Recreation all forms of recreation, such as cinemas, bowling, softball, concerts and others, will be provided free of charge by the city.Cars All cars will be powered by electricity, solar energy or wind, and it will be possible to change the colour of cars at the flick of a switch.Telesurgery Distance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away, with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.Holidays at home Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world using high-tech cameras attached to their head.Space travel Travelling in space by ordinary citizens will be common. Each city will have its own spaceport.Getting Around in BeijingTaxisTaxis are on the streets 24 hours a day. Simply raise your hand, and a taxi appears in no time. They are usually red, and they display the price per kilometer on the window. You should check the cab has a business permit, and make sure you ask for a receipt.Buses and trolleybusesPublic transport provides a cheap way to get around in Beijing . There are 20000 buses and trolleybuses in Beijing, but they can get very crowded. It’s a good idea to avoid public transport during the rush hour. Fares are cheap, staring at 1 yuan. Air-conditioned buses cost more.Buses numbered 1 to 100 are limited to travel within the city centre. Higher numbers have destinations in the suburbs. Tourists shouldn’t miss the 103 bus which offers one of the most impressive routes, past the Forbidden City and the White Pagoda in Beihai Park. If you get on a double-decker bus, make sure you sit upstairs. You’ll have a good view of the rapidly changing city.Most buses run from about 5:00 am to midnight. However, there is also a night bus service, provided by buses with a number in the 200s.MinibusesMinibuses with seats for 12 passengers offer an alternative to expensive taxis and crowded public transport in some areas. They run regular services and follow the same routes as large public buses. And in a minibus you always get a seat even in rush hours.UndergroundThere are four underground lines in Beijing, and several lines are under construction. Trains are fast and convenient, but rush hours can be terrible. A one-way trip costs 3 yuan. Station names are marked in pinyin. The underground is open from 5:00 am to 11:00 pm.PedicabsTourists like these human-pedalled “tricycle taxis”, but they can be expensive. You should talk to the driver, and make sure you know the price before you begin the journey, for example, if it is per person, single or return. Tricycles are worth using if you want to explore the narrow alleys (hutong) of old Beijing.Body Language and Non-verbal CommunicationIf you say the word “communication”, most people think of words and sentences. Although these are very important, we communicate with more than just spoken and written words. Indeed, body positions are part of what we call “body language”. We see examples of unconscious body language very often, yet there is also “learned”body language, which varies from culture to culture.We use “learned” body language when we are introduced to strangers. Like other animals, we are on guard until we know it is safe to relax. So every culture has developed a formal way to greet strangers, to show them we are not aggressive. Traditionally, Europeans and Americans shake hands. They do this with the right hand—the strongest hand for most people. If our right hand is busy greeting someone, it cannot be holding a weapon. So the gesture is saying, “I trust you. Look , I’m not carrying a threatening weapon.” If you shake hands with someone, you show you trust them. We shake hands when we make a deal. It means, “We agree and we trust each other.”Greetings in Asian countries do not involve touching the other person, but they always involve the hands. Traditionally in China, when we greet someone, we put the right hand over the left and bow slightly. Muslims give a “salaam”, where they touch their heart, mouth and forehead. Hindus join their hands and bow their heads in respect. In all of these examples, the hands are busy with the greeting and cannot hold a weapon.Even today, when some people have very informal styles of greeting, they still use their hands as a gesture of trust. American youths often greet each other with the expression, “Give me five!” One person then holds up his hand, palm outwards and five fingers spread. The other person raises his fingers spread. The other person raises his hand and slaps the other’s open hand above the head in a “high five”. Nowadays, it is quite a common greeting.Body language is fascinating for anyone to study. People give away much more by their gestures than by their words. Look at your friends and family and see if you are a mind reader!The Student Who Asked QuestionsIn a hungry world rice is a staple food and China is the world’s largest producer. Rice is also grown in many other Asian countries, and in some European countries like Italy. In the rice-growing world, the Chinese scientist, Y uan Longping, is a leading figure.Yuan Longping was born and brought up in China. As a boy he was educated in many schools and was given the nickname, “the student who asks questions”.From an early age he was interested in plants. He studied agriculture in college and as a young teacher he began experiments in crop breeding. He thought that the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly. He thought there was only one way to do this—by crossing different species of rice plant, and then he could produce a new plant which could give a higher yield than either of the original plants.First Yuan Longping experimented with different types of rice. The results of his experiments were published in China in 1966. then he began his search for a special type of rice plant. It had to be male. It had to be sterile. Finally, in 1970 a naturally sterile male rice plant was discovered. This was the breakthrough. Researchers werebrought in from all over China to develop the new system. the research was supported by the government.As a result of Yuan Longping’s discoveries Chinese rice production rose by 47.5 percent in the 1990’s. There were other advantages too. 50 thousand square kilometres of rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and other countries, such as Pakistan and the Philippines.In Pakistan rice is the second most important crop after wheat and will be grown in many parts of the country. The new hybrid rice has been developed by the Yuan Longping Hightech Agricultural Company of China. Its yield is much greater than the yield of other types of rice grown in Pakistan.A Trip Along the Three GorgesIn August 1996, Peter Hessler, a young American teacher of English, arrived in the town of Fuling on the Yangtze River. He and a colleague were to spend two years there teaching English at a teacher training college. They were the only foreigners in the town. The first semester finished at the end of January and they had four weeks off for the Spring Festival. They could go anywhere they wished. They decided to take a boat downstream.We decided to buy tickets for the Jiangyou boat. Our colleagues said, “You shouldn’t go on those ships. They are very crowded. They are mainly for goods and people trading along the river. They don’t stop at the temples and there won’t be any other foreigners.” That sounded fine to me. We just had to show our passports and they let us get on the boat.We left the docks on a beautiful afternoon. The sun was shining brightly as we sailed downstream through a hilly region. Men rode a bamboo rafts along the river’s edge and coal boats went past. As the sun setting behind the white pagoda. It was beautiful.We slept through the first gorge, which is called the Qutang Gorge. The gorge narrows to 350 feet as the river rushes through the two-mile –high mountains. “Oh,well,” my friend said, “at least we have two more left.”At Wushan we made a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges. The next day we went through the big gorges on the Yangtze River,home of Qu Yuan, the 3rd century BC poet. There was so much history along the Yangtze River. Every rock looked like a person or animal, every stream that joined the great river carried its legends, every hill was heavy with the past.As we came out of the third gorge, the Xiling Gorge, we sailed into the construction site of the dam. All the passengers came on deck. We took pictures and pointed at the site, but we weren’t allowed to get off the boat. The Chinese flag was blowing in the wind. In a distant mountain was a sign in 20-foot characters. “Build the Three Gorges Dam, Exploit the Yangtze River,” It said.The Monster of Lake TianchiThe “Monster of Lake Tianchi” in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin province, northeast China , is back in the news after several recent sightings. The director of a local tourist office, ,Meng Fanying, said the monster, which seemed to be black in colour, was ten metres from the edge of the lake during the most recent sighting. “Tt jumped out of the water like a seal—about 200 people on Changbai’s western peak saw it,” he said, Although no one really got a clear look at the mysterious creature, Xue Junlin, a local photographer, claimed that its head looked like a horse.In another recent sighting, a group of soldiers claim they saw an animal moving on the surface of the water. The soldiers, who were walking along the side of the lake, watched the creature swimming for about two minutes. “It was greenish—black and had a round head with 10—centimetre horns”, one of the soldiers said.A third report came from Li Xiaohe, who was visiting the lake with his family. He claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water. After three or four hundred meters it dived into the water. Ten minutes later the monster appeared again and repeated the action. Mr Li Xiaohe said that he and his family were able to see the monster clearly because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of the last century, although no one has seen one close up. Some photos have been taken but they are not clear because it was too far away. Many people think the monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. They also think that there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world. Scientists, however, are skeptical. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.Lake Tianchi is the highest volcanic lake in the world. It is 2189 metres high and covers an area of about ten square kilometres. In places it is more than 370 metres deep.。

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But one thing is certain---they are going to get bigger before they get smaller.但是有一件事情是可以肯定的---他们将会先变大，然后再变小。

In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earth's natural resources run out. 在未来，爱护环境将会很重要，因为地球的资源将濒临枯竭。

我们浪费自然资源的程度将会有所减弱。

We will also have to rely more on alternative energy, such as solar and wind power.我们也将不得不更多地依赖其他能源。

例如，太阳能和风能。

To find out what young people think about the future of urban life, a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students to think how they would run a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025.为了获知年轻人对未来城市生活的想法，美国得克萨斯州的一位大学老师让他的学生思考如何管理一个在2025 年拥有5万人口的城市，Here are some of the ideas they had:下面是他们的一些构想: Garbage ships To get rid of garbage problems, the city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, preventing landfill and environmental problems.垃圾船:为了摆脱垃圾问题的困扰，城市将会用巨型宇宙飞船装载废弃材料，朝太阳射，这样做防止了垃圾填埋和环境间题。

Batman Nets：Police will arrest criminals by firing nets instead of guns.勤务兵网:警察逮捕罪犯时，将会向罪犯射出网状物而不是用枪。

Forget smoking：No smoking will be allowed 'within a future city's limits. Smoking will be possible only outside cities, and outdoors.戒烟:在未来城市范围内将禁止吸烟。

只有在郊区和户外才允许吸烟。

Forget the malls：In the future all shopping will be done online, and catalogues will have voice commands to place orders.告别商厦:将来所有的购物将会在网上进行，商品目录将会有语音指令来排序。

Telephones for life：Everyone will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change 'no matter where they live.电话人生:每个人一出生就会给予一个电话号码，将来无论他们居住在哪儿，这个电话号码都不会更改。

Recreation：All forms of recreation, such as cinemas, bowling, softball, concerts and others, will be provided free of charge by the city.娱乐:所有的娱乐形式，例如，电影院、保龄球、垒球、音乐会和其他等等都将由该市政府免费提供。

Cars：All cars will be powered by electricity, solar energy or wind, and it will be possible to change the color of cars at the flick of a switch.汽车:所有的汽车部将由电能、太阳能或风能提供动力，并且只要轻轻按一下开关就能够改变汽车的颜色。

Tele-surgery：Distance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away, with each city having its own tele-surgery outpatient clinic.远程手术:随着每个城市拥有自己的远程手术门诊部，医生将能在数千里以外实施手术，远程手术将会变得十分普通。

Holidays at home：Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world using high-tech cameras attached to their head.居家度假:年长的市民和残疾人通过使用绑在头上的高新技术相机可以周游世界。

Space travel：Travelling in space by ordinary citizens will be common. Each city will have its own spaceport.太空邀游:普通市民邀游太空将会变得很平常，每个城市都将有自己的太空港。

2.必修四Module 2 Getting Around in Beijing行在北京Taxis出租车Taxis are on the streets 24 hours a day. 北京大街上的出租车是24小时服务的。

Simply raise your hand. and a taxi appears in no time. 只要你招招手，立刻就会有出租车。

They are usually red, and they display the price per kilometer on the window.它们通常都是红色车身，并且在车窗上显示每公里的路价。

You should check the cab has a business permit, and make sure you ask for a receipt.你要做的，就是确认司机有营运照，并且索要发票。

Buses and trolleybuses公交车和电车Public transport provides a cheap way to get around in Beijing. 公共交通为人们游览北京提供了低价位的出行方式。

There are 20,000 buses and trolleybuses in Beijing, but they can get very crowded. 北京大约有两万多辆公交车和电车，但是，它们有时会很拥挤。

It's a good idea to avoid public transport during the rushhour(6:30 am and 8:00 am and 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm).最明智的做法是避免在高峰期(上午6:00一8:00，下午5:00一6:30)乘坐公交车和电车。

Fares are cheap, starting at 1 yuan. 这些车车票价格便宜，一元起价。

Air-conditioned buses cost more.空调车则要贵一些。

Buses numbered 1 to 100 are limited to travel within the city centre.公交线1到100路部是仅限于市中心内的，Higher numbers have destinations in the suburbs. 车号更高一些的线路，可以通达郊区。

Tourists shouldn't miss the 103 bus which offers one of the most impressive routes, past the Forbidden City and the White Pagoda in Beihai Park. 对于游人来说，最不该错过的是103路电车，它途经紫禁城和北海白塔，沿途风景令人印象深刻。

If you get on a double-decker bus, make sure you sit upstairs. 如果你乘坐双层公共汽车，请务必坐在上层，You'll have a good view of the rapidly changing city.这样你会一览这个飞速发展城市的亮丽风景。

Most buses run from about 5:00 am to midnight. However, there is also a night bus service, provided by buses with a number in the 200s.Minibuses小公共汽车Minibuses with seats for12 passengers offer an alternative to expensive taxis and crowded public transport in some areas. 在一些地区，这种12个座位的小型公共汽车给人们在昂贵的出租车和拥挤的公共汽车外，提供了第三种选择。