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1、Wild China(Tasting Notes)Beyond the Great Wall Part 3Warming Up Have you ever travelled in Xinjiang? What Have you ever travelled in Xinjiang? What things are you interested in? things are you interested in? Background Information Tian Shan This great mountain range defines the border between Chinas

2、 most northwestern province and neighboring Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Its majestic peaks are nearly as high as the Himalayas, forming a natural great wall. For much of the year its bound up in ice. But the glacial melt water allows evergreen forests to grow, a far cry from the desert south of here.

3、 These mountains are the gateway to some of Chinas most surprising people and places.Background Information Kazakhs Most ancient kazak people lived by grasses and the nomadic life.The herdsmens life is a kind of portable and easy to support and dismantle.Eat custom: milk, NaiPi son, tuen mun, like c

4、heese, horse milk, noodle food, cow, sheep, horse meat etc.Custom: Kazak respect for the elderly, and they eat first, generally with a meal habit, others in turn sit around table cloth with bended leg or kneeling sitting on the shuttlecock. Background Information An arid land lies at the westernmost

5、 edge of the great Gobi Desert. Its the most northerly desert in the world.Junggar BasinBackground InformationFive Colored HillsIn China, colorful mountain are common, however the colorful mountain of xinjiang is the most famous for its unique and rare yadan landform. Colorful mountain is famous for

6、 mountain with five kinds of color. Background Information Theyre the worlds smallest hamsters, the size of a Ping-Pong ball. And they live in family groups around ten. Anyone who has kept a pet hamster knows what an energetic little creature it can be.Roborovskis HamsterBackground Information A tra

7、dition harking back almost 6000 years. Eighty-two-year-old Ziya carries on a tradition that has made the Kazakhs famous throughout China. Every winter for most of his life, Ziya has gone hunting with a golden eagle. This eagle is around 5 years old. It was taken from the wild as a chick and raised b

8、y Ziya who trained it to return to him after each flight. He will keep this bird for a total of ten seasons before setting it free. Foxes were once the favorite quarry for the eagle hunters. These days they almost never catch anything. As in many parts of China, wildlife is far scarcer here than it

9、used to be. When Ziya finally releases this eagle, it will be the end of its hunting days. Many of the younger generation of Chinas nomads are moving to modern cities on leaving their traditions behind, their lives no longer ruled by the changing of the seasons.Background Information Each year, the

10、artists of Harbin get ready for a special winter celebration. Giant blocks to ice from nearby rivers undergo a magical transformation. Tourists flock to Harbin from all over China to see the spectacular carvings, and the ice city that has sprung up all around. It takes 10,000 people 18 days to const

11、ruct this icy wonderland. Its impressive enough by day. But the magic of this place only becomes apparent once the sun goes down.New words&Expressionsuplandplnd n. 山地，高地 adj. 山地的，高地的alpinelpan adj. 阿爾卑斯山的，高山的aridrd adj. 干旱的；不毛的，農(nóng) 荒蕪的hamsterhmst n. 倉鼠；倉鼠毛皮provisionprv()n n. 規(guī)定；條款；準(zhǔn)備；經(jīng) 供應(yīng)品 vt. 供給食物及必需

12、品marathonmr()n n. 馬拉松賽跑；耐力的考驗 adj. 馬拉松式的；有耐力的 vi. 參加馬拉松賽跑meagremi:g adj. 瘦的；貧弱的；貧乏的New words&Expressionsforagefrd n. 飼料；草料；搜索 vi. 搜尋糧草；搜尋pouchpatn. 小袋；育兒袋；煙草袋 vi. 成袋狀 vt. 使成袋狀；把裝入袋中burrowbr vi. 探索，尋找；挖地洞，挖通道；住入地洞，躲藏起來；鉆進(jìn)某處；偎依著vt. 挖掘，挖出；在挖洞（或通道）；使躲入洞穴n. （兔、狐等的）洞穴，地道；藏身處，住處n. (Burrow)人名；(英)伯羅chamber t

13、emb n. （身體或器官內(nèi)的）室，膛；房間；會所 adj. 室內(nèi)的；私人的，秘密的 vt. 把關(guān)在室內(nèi)；裝填（彈藥等）New words&Expressionsrangeren(d) n. 范圍；幅度；排；山脈 vi. 平行，列為一行；延伸；漫游；射程達(dá)到 vt. 漫游；放牧；使并列；歸類于；來回走動quarantinekwrnti:n vt. 檢疫；隔離；使隔離 n. 檢疫；隔離；檢疫期；封鎖 vi. 實行隔離harkh:k vi. 聽（常用于命令句）spectacularspektkjl adj. 壯觀的，驚人的；公開展示的wonderlandwndlnd n. 奇境，仙境；非常奇妙的地

14、方Key Points1.Leaving Kashgar and the Silk Road behind we travel into the Tian Shan, or Heavenly Mountains. 離開了喀什和絲綢之路，我們一路來到天山或稱天國之山。 leave.behind：把遺留在。比如：Sometimes the only clue you have to SRED is the trail of bread crumbs you leave behind. 有時，你留下的面包屑痕跡是暗示你患有與睡眠有關(guān)飲食失調(diào)癥的唯一線索。2.Its majestic peaks ar

15、e nearly as high as the Himalayas, forming a natural great wall. 他的宏偉頂峰幾乎逼近喜馬拉雅山巔峰，形成了一座天然長城。 as+形容詞原級+as：表示和一樣，比如：as bold as brass厚顏無恥。 Key Points 現(xiàn)在分詞短語forming a natural great wall作定語，修飾Himalayas，相當(dāng)于which forms a natural great wall。 3.The destination could hardly be more different from the heavenl

16、y mountains lush pastures. 目的地和天山豐茂的牧場并沒有太大區(qū)別。 hardly是含有否定意味的詞，用來修飾more different，表示區(qū)別不大。4.And though very little lives here now, the ancestors of Tyrannosaurus Rex once roamed these hills, their fossils only discovered in 2006. 盡管鮮有生物生存于此，霸王龍的祖先卻曾經(jīng)在這里的山脈間游蕩，他們的化石僅在2006年被發(fā)掘。 though引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句； the ance

17、stors of Tyrannosaurus Rex once roamed these hills作插入語，對主語起進(jìn)一步解釋說明的作用。Key Points5.Anyone who has kept a pet hamster knows what an energetic little creature it can be. 任何一個養(yǎng)過倉鼠的寵物愛好者都知道他是怎樣一只活潑好動的小家伙。 who引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾anyone；what引導(dǎo)的從句作know的賓語，故為賓語從句。 what an energetic little creature it can be這是一個感嘆句，相當(dāng)于h

18、ow energetic this little creature can be。6.Within a few short weeks, the Five Colored Hills are blanketed in snow, driven by icy winds from Siberia. 冬季將至，數(shù)周之內(nèi)五彩山便被西伯利亞寒風(fēng)帶來的降雪所覆蓋。 be blanketed in：被籠罩在。比如：And dont forget to shut all the windowsin your home before you leave, or all your home might be b

19、lanketed in sand. 離開家之前別忘了關(guān)上所有的窗，不然家里將覆蓋上一層沙。 Key Points7.For part of the winter the wild horses are quarantined to stop their mating with the Kazakhs horses. 為冬天而這些野馬被隔離開以防止其與哈薩克家馬交配。 for part of ：就而言。比如：You can blame the so-called western diet for part of the problem. 你可以將肥胖問題部分地歸咎于所謂的西方人飲食模式。 be

20、quarantined to：被隔離。比如：Samples of goods that need to be quarantined according to law shall be drawn after the goods pass the quarantine. 需要依法檢疫的貨物，應(yīng)當(dāng)在檢疫合格后提取貨樣。8.By the time the wild horses can be released from the pen, much of the best forage will be gone.在這塊原本就貧瘠的土地上，事態(tài)很快就發(fā)展到嚴(yán)峻的地步。 本句中By the time引導(dǎo)

21、時間狀語從句。Key Points be released from：擺脫。比如：How can we be released from such self-focused attention? 我們怎樣才能從這種自我關(guān)注中解脫出來呢？9.Eighty-two-year-old Ziya carries on a tradition that has made the Kazakhs famous throughout China. 82歲高領(lǐng)的熱亞繼承了這一使得哈薩克人文明全國的傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗。 carry on：繼續(xù)下去；從事；進(jìn)行。比如：His encouragement determined

22、 us to carry on with the study. 他的鼓勵使我們決心繼續(xù)學(xué)下去。 that引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾tradition。10.No longer are the extremes of life beyond the Wall merely to be feared. 北越長城的土地不再僅僅是令人膽寒的粗獷嚴(yán)苛。 no longer置于句首時，應(yīng)使用倒裝句。Exercises Answering the following questions according to the passage.(1)Do hamsters migrate to avoid the seve

23、rity of winter?(2)How did hamsters carry the harvest back to their nests?(3)Why are the wild horses quarantined in winter?(4)Is the life of todays younger generation of Chinas nomads still ruled by nature?No, they dont. They have to prepare for difficult times by storing up provisions to spend the s

24、eason underground. The hamsters famous flexible cheek pouches come into play. They can be stuffed full of seeds for carrying back to the burrow. The wild horses are quarantined to stop their mating with the Kazakhs horses. That way, the gene pool of the rare wild animals can be kept pure.No, because

25、 nowadays more and more younger people are moving to modern cities on leaving their traditions behind, their lives no longer ruled by the changing of the seasons.(5)Can you explain the reason why Asias northern parts are covered with sands despite being at the same latitude as Venice?(6)Why dont the

26、 Kazakhs settle down like Han People?(7)Can you say something about the tradition of carrying a golden eagle for hunting among the Kazakhs life?(8)What impressions do Harbin leave on people all over the country every winter?Because Asias northern deserts have no nearby sea to warm them and so suffer

27、 bitterly cold winters. Because Kazakhs live on raising animals like cattles, sheep and horses which depend on grasses so much. The Kazakhs have to move from place to place to make sure their livestocks have enough to eat.Eighty-two-year-old Ziya carries on a tradition that has made the Kazakhs famo

28、us throughout China. Every winter for most of his life, Ziya has gone hunting with a golden eagle. This eagle is around 5 years old. It was taken from the wild as a chick and raised by Ziya who trained it to return to him after each flight. He will keep this bird for a total of ten seasons before se

29、tting it free.Each year, the artists of Harbin get ready for a special winter celebration. Giant blocks to ice from nearby rivers undergo a magical transformation. Tourists flock to Harbin from all over China to see the spectacular carvings, and the ice city that has sprung up all around. It takes 1

30、0,000 people 18 days to construct this icy wonderland. Its impressive enough by day. But the magic of this place only becomes apparent once the sun goes down. Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions you have heard from the video clip. The Kazakhs have arrived from the Tianshan Mountains to

31、 1._ their animals on the meagre pickings in the Junggar. But the Kazakhs dont have this place all to themselves. Their winter 2._ routes take them past a fenced 3._ in the desert. The horses on this side of the fence arent domestic animals like those belonging to the Mongolians and Kazakhs. These a

32、re the last wild horses on earth. Millions of them once 4._ all the way to Europe. But now they 5._ number in the hundreds. For part of the winter the wild horses are 6._ to stop their mating with the Kazakhs horses. That way, the gene pool of the rare wild animals can be kept 7._. grazemigrationenc

33、losurerangedbarelyquarantinedpure There is a big problem, however. The 8._and the wild horses compete for the same food. Many Kazakhs families and their flocks will 9._ here over the winter. By the time the wild horses can be 10._ from the pen, much of the best forage will be gone.grazereleasedpass

34、throughReading comprehension. Choose the best word or expression with its proper form from the the list given to each blank. harsh, undergo, extreme, beside, spring up, reappear, impressive, unclear, flock to, prepare to, apparent, life, attitude, get ready for, extreme, The Han Chinese, whose ances

35、tors built the Wall, now live in great cities like Harbin, far to the north. Each year, the artists of Harbin 1._ a special winter celebration. Giant blocks to ice from nearby rivers 2._ a magical transformation. Tourists 3._Harbin from all over China to see the spectacular carvings, and the ice cit

36、y that has 4._ all around. It takes 10,000 people 18 days to construct this icy wonderland. get ready forundergoflock tosprung up Its 5._ enough by day. But the magic of this place only becomes 6._ once the sun goes down. Northern China can be a 7._ place, but also a place of great beauty. The Harbi

37、n Ice Festival shows how 8._ have changed since the Great Wall was built. No longer are the 9._ of life 10._ the Wall merely to be feared. Now it is possible to celebrate them, too.impressiveapparentharshattitudesextremesbeyondTranslation. Put the following passage into English. 離開了喀什和絲綢之路，我們一路來到天山或

38、稱天國之山。這座偉岸的山脈坐落于中國最西北省區(qū)與塔吉克斯坦和吉爾吉斯斯坦的邊境交匯處，他的宏偉頂峰幾乎逼近喜馬拉雅山巔峰，形成了一座天然長城。盡管常年冰雪覆蓋，但她的冰川融水卻為常綠森林的成長提供了豐足的水源，與南部沙漠遙相呼應(yīng)，這些山脈成為了深入中國最神奇居民和他們家園的關(guān)口。 Leaving Kashgar and the Silk Road behind we travel into the Tian Shan, or Heavenly MountaiXns. This great mountain range defines the border between Chinas most

39、 northwestern province and neighboring Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Its majestic peaks are nearly as high as the Himalayas, forming a natural great wall. For much of the year its bound up in ice. But the glacial melt water allows evergreen forests to grow, a far cry from the desert south of here. Thes

40、e mountains are the gateway to some of Chinas most surprising people and places. Writing. For this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic “The Great Wall of China”. The following points are useful for your writing. You should write at least 200 words but no more than 300 words.Lo

41、cation:North China Length:over 6000 kilometres Height:7.5 meters(25feet/average) Materials:earth,brick and stone Years started:7th Century BC Years joined:Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) Purpose of wall:keep out invaders More about it:one of the seven great wonders of the world; visited by people from all

42、over the world. The Great Wall of China 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 east, across deserts, over mountains, through valleys till at last it reaches the sea. It is one of the wonders of the world. The

43、Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries. The first part of it was built during the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period, more walls were put up to defend the borders of the different kingdoms. The Great Wall of China It was during the Qin Dynasty that the kingdom of Q

44、in united the different parts into one empire. To keep the enemy out of his empire, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls joined up. Thus, the Great Wall came into being. Wall is wide enough at the top for five horses or ten men to walk side by side. Along the wall are watchtowers, where soldiers

45、used to keep watch. Fires were lit on the the towers as a warning when the enemy came. It was very difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines. All the work was done by hand. Thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they built. The Great Wall was made n

46、ot only of stone and earth, but of the flesh and blood of millions of men. Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest not only to the Chinese but to people from all over the world. Many of them have come to know the famous Chinese saying: “He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.”