1、Unit 6At one with nature 1.Starting in the Yuan Dynasty,work on the terraces took hundreds of years,until its completion in the early Qing Dynasty. 动工于元朝,梯田的建设一直持续了好几百年,一直到清朝初年才竣工。 2.The flat terraces catch the rainwater and prevent the soil from being washed away. 平坦的梯田能积蓄雨水,阻止土壤流失。 3.But perhaps w
2、hat is most significant is the way in which people have worked in harmony with nature to make these terraces and grow rice. 但是最有意义的可能就是人们这种与自然和谐相处的制作梯田和种 植水稻的方式。 4.These terraces also provide a perfect environment for birds and fish,some of which feed on insects that can harm the rice crops. 这些梯田也给鸟
3、儿和鱼儿提供了一个完美的生活环境,因为这些鸟儿 和鱼儿就是以会伤害农作物的害虫为食的。 5.Expert gardeners know just the right corner for roses,and others spend hours trying to grow perfect vegetables to enter into competitions. 园艺专家确实知道哪些角落适合种植玫瑰,其他人则花费较多时间来 种植好蔬菜,参加比赛。 6.Expert gardeners know just the right corner for roses,and others spend
4、 园艺专家确实知道哪些角落适合种植玫瑰,其他人则花费较多时间来 种植好蔬菜,参加比赛。 7.These gardens have helped make the cities greener and improve air quality. 这些花园有助于城市绿化,改善空气质量。 8.And if youre in any doubt about this,take a moment to reflect on this line from The Secret Garden:“Where you tend a rose.A thistle cannot grow.” 如果你对此有任何怀疑的话
5、,静下来想一想摘自秘密花园中的这 一句:“精心护理的花园不长杂草。” 9.But in cities,limited space has led to people looking for new solutions. 但是在城市里,有限的空间使得人们寻找新的解决方法。 10. Today the Longji Rice Terraces attract thousands of visitors who come to admire this great wonder created by people and nature working together. 现在,龙脊梯田吸引着成千上万的
6、游客,他们来这儿欣赏和赞叹这一人 类与自然和谐相处的伟大奇迹。 11.In sentence (a),can we replace “in which” with “where” without changing the meaning? 在(a)句中,我们能用 in which 替换 where 而不改变意义吗? 12.More and more people feel that by using natural dyes,we can remind ourselves of natures beauty and protect the natural world. 越来越多的人觉得,通过使
7、用天然染料,我们能提醒自己自然界的美, 并保护自然界。 13.Located off the coast of Australia,the Great Barrier Reef is the biggest structure made by living organisms. 位于澳大利亚海滨的大堡礁是由活着的生物所构建的最大结构组织。 14.Summer sees the mountains turn bright green with growing rice. 夏日里,稻谷生长,山顶呈现一片鲜明的绿色。 【句式剖析】 句中的名词 Summer 作主语。 在英语句子中,我们经常遇 到无生
8、命名词作主语的情况,这种句子在英语中比汉语中出现得要多, 而科技文章和散文中的这类句子更为常见。 许多动词与作主语的无生 命名词连用,表示无生命事物的运动、变化、状态和作用。常见的有 此用法的动词有 make,bring,tell,say,happen,do,keep,enable,remain,prevent,show,involve,l ead(to),get 等。 During the rainy season,it is along these waterways that rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces
9、. 在雨季,雨水正是沿着这些水沟流下山,流进梯田中的。 【句式剖析】句中 it is.that.为强调句。强调句型的基本句式是:It is / was+被强调部分+that+其他。它可以对句中除谓语动词以外的成分加 以强调。 【句式拓展】 (1)强调句的一般疑问句结构:Is/Was it+被强调部分+that/who+其他(用 陈述语序)? (2)强调句的特殊疑问句结构:特殊疑问词+is/was it+that+其他(用陈述 语序)? (3)对 not.until 结构中 until 部分进行强调时,not 需要放在被强调部 分,句式为:It is/was not until.that+主句部
10、分(用肯定形式)。 The reasons for which they prefer natural dyes are that the colours are brighter and can be kept longer. 他们喜欢天然染料的原因就是色彩鲜艳,保持时间长。 【句式剖析】 当主语是 reason 时,表语从句一般用 that 引导(注意:不能 误用 because)。 15.And while many Brits like nothing better than spending their Sunday cutting the grass,some are happy just to sit under the branches of the trees and enjoy the beauty of the world around them. 尽管许多英国人最爱的是在星期天花时间修整草坪,还有一些人只是 坐在树下欣赏周围世界的美,就觉得幸福极了。 【句型剖析】 否定词 never/no/not/nothing 等与比较级连用,往往表达最 高级含义;否定词与 too,enough 连用,表示肯定的意思。 You cant be too careful.=You cant be careful enough.你再怎么小心也 不为过。
