1、Unit3 Fascinating ParksReading and Thinking A national park is not a playground.Its a sanctuary for nature and for humans who will accept nature on natures own terms.Michael Frome国家公园不是游乐场。它是自然的庇护所，也国家公园不是游乐场。它是自然的庇护所，也为愿意接受自然本来面貌的人群提供庇护。为愿意接受自然本来面貌的人群提供庇护。迈克尔迈克尔弗罗姆弗罗姆ViewsMichael FromeMay 25,1920 S
2、eptember 4,2016言外之意：国家公园的建立是对大自然的保护，也是对人类的保护。Michael FromeMay 25,1920 September 4,2016Michael FromeAn American author,educator and environmentalistsome of his worksHistory:Built in 1910 as Sweden and Europes first national park and in 1996 it became part of the Laponia World Heritage Site.Location:N
3、orth of the Arctic Circle in Swedish Lapland.Tour Season:Late June to September.Avgerage Time:5 to 7 daysNearest residence:JokkmokkExperience a national park!Details aboutSarek National ParkBackground Check out the Sarek National Park page at W for more information.Para 1:_(subheading)I wake up to t
4、he sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent.Even though the sun is brightly shining,telling whether it is morning or night is impossible.Im above the Arctic Circle,where in summer the sun never sets.Checking my watch,I see that it is 7:30 a.m.I leave my tent and walk over to the mountain edg
5、e.Spreading out before me,branches of the Rapa River flow through the valley below.Im in the remote far north of Sweden in the Sarek National Park,a place with no roads or towns.wake up to:开始意识到 buffeting:反复拍打 cloth:布；布料 the Arctic Circle 北极圈 Antarctic circle 南极圈 edge:边；边缘；边线 branch:支流；支线 valley:谷；山
6、谷；溪谷Sarek National Park Europes hidden natural treasureTextVocabularies游记类文章通常采用第一人称视角和现在时态，这样能增强读者代入感，让描绘的内容如同纪录片一般呈现。Para 2:_(subheading)Sareks mountains used to be covered by vast sheets of ice.Around 9,000 years ago,this ice melted,leaving behind about 100 glaciers.Soon after,reindeer began to a
7、rrive.Following the reindeer were the Sami people,who made this territory their home.Getting here is quite difficult,so apart from the Sami very few people have ever seen Sarek.In 1909,Sarek was made a national park in order to keep the land in its natural state.Though the Sami are allowed to contin
8、ue their traditional way of life in the park,no one else can live here and all new development is banned within park boundaries.At the far side of the valley,an ancient Sami cottage is visible.Close by,there are a few reindeer feeding on grass.Vocabularies vast:辽阔的；巨大的；庞大的 sheets of:多层,大片（覆盖物）glacie
9、rs:冰川 reindeer：驯鹿 territory：领土；版图；领域；地盘 cottage:小屋；村舍；小别墅 visible：看得见的；可见的Text自然景观的演变影响了生命的迁徙，土著民族和驯鹿的关系就体现了“人与自然”的联系。Para 3:_(subheading)For hundeds of years,looking after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami.They used the reindeers meet for food,the bones for tools,and their skins for making cl
10、othes and tents.Since the reindeer were always on the move,the Sami would pick up their tents and accompany them.Today,most Sami have houses in villages near Sarek and live a modern life just like neighbours.But every spring,a small number of Sami still follow their reindeer into the valleys of Sare
11、k,living in tents or old cottages and enjoying their traditions.I am not a Sami,but in Sarek Ive adopted some of their habits.For example,this morning my breakfast is flat bread warmed over a fire,dried reindeer meat,and sweet and sour berries that I found growing near my tent.on the move:在行进中；在移动中
12、pick up:收拾；整理 accompany:陪同；陪伴；伴随 adopted:采取；采用；采纳 sour:酸的；有酸味的TextVocabularies各民族的风俗文化是人类的宝贵财富，互相尊重才能和谐相处。经济落后的萨米人生活的变化，以及小部分人的坚守，都是“人与社会”关系的真实写照。Para 4:_(subheading)After breakfast,I pack my bag and set out again.Since I must carry all of my food and supplies with me,my bag weighs about 30 kilogram
13、s.If today is anything like yesterday,it will be full of sweat and hard work as I hike over this difficult land to my destination on the other side of valley.However,I cannot complain.Being in such a beautiful and wild place makes me feel blessed to be alive.Here I am,alone under this broad sky,brea
14、thing the fresh air,and enjoying this great adventure.What could be better?set out:出发；启程；（怀着目标）开始工作 anything like:与相像；多少有点相像 blessed:美好的；可喜的；拥有的TextVocabularies通过人与自然关系的思考，转而探索人与自我的和谐，这就是游览国家公园的意义所在。The answers读后活动(4)Why does the author think the sweat and hard work is worth it?（5）Would you like to
15、visit a nationl park like Sarek?Why or why not?思考并带着这些问题在课文中找答案思考并带着这些问题在课文中找答案参考答案(1)How many hours a day does the sun shine in summer in Sarek?(3)How has life changed for the Sami?Why might so few Sami want to live in Sarek?(2)What steps has the Swedish government taken to keep Sarek in its natura
16、l state?(1)24 hours(2)The Swedish government made Sarek a national park,no one else can live here except the Sami,and all development is banned within park boundaries.(3)Most Sami have houses in villages near Sarek and live a modern life just like neighbours.Few Sami enjoy their traditions and refus
17、e to change.(4)Being in such a beautiful and wild place,he feel blessed to be alive.Are these senses used to describe Sarek in the text?If so,explain how.sight smelltaste sound touch The sun was brightly shining.an ancient Sami cottage is visible.breathing the fresh air,and enjoying this great adven
18、ture.flat bread warmed over a fire,dried reindeer meat,and sweet and sour berries that I found growing near my tent.wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of the tent.读后活动it will be full of sweat and hard work as I hike over this difficult land A Summer Where the Sun Never Sleeps I wak
19、e up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent.Even though the sun is brightly shining,telling whether it is morning or night is impossible.Im above the Arctic Circle,where in summer the sun never sets.Checking my watch,I see that it is 7:30 a.m.I leave my tent and walk over to the mou
20、ntain edge.Spreading out before me,branches of the Rapa River flow through the valley below.Im in the remote far north of Sweden in the Sarek National Park,a place with no roads or towns.课文精讲“Even though”引导让步状语从句，表示“即使”，主句中V-ing短语“telling whether it is morning or night”作主语。where 引导的是非限制性定语从句，修饰的先行词是
21、“the Arctic Circle”，where在从句中作状语。A Land of Mountains and Ice Sareks mountains used to be covered by vast sheets of ice.Around 9,000 years ago,this ice melted,leaving behind about 100 glaciers.Soon after,reindeer began to arrive.Following reindeer were the Sami people,who made this territory their ho
22、me.Getting here is quite difficult,so apart from the Sami very few people have ever seen Sarek.In 1909,Sarek was made a national park in order to keep the land in its natural state.Though the Sami are allowed to continue their traditional way of life in the park,no one else can live here and all new
23、 development is banned within park boundaries.At the far side of the valley,an ancient Sami cottage is visible.Close by,there are a few reindeer feeding on grass.课文精讲 此处为现在分词短语作结果状语，表示自然而然的结果。“Following.the Sami people”是倒装结构，主语“the Sami people”后置，目的是和后面的定语从句“who made this territory their home”更好的衔接，
24、语义也更连贯。Man at Peace with Nature For hundeds of years,looking after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami.They used the reindeers meet for food,the bones for tools,and their skins for making clothes and tents.Since the reindeer were always on the move,the Sami would pick up their tents and accompan
25、y them.Today,most Sami have houses in villages near Sarek and live a modern life just like neighbours.But every spring,a small number of Sami still follow their reindeer into the valleys of Sarek,living in tents or old cottages and enjoying their traditions.I am not a Sami,but in Sarek Ive adopted s
26、ome of their habits.For example,this morning my breakfast is flat bread warmed over a fire,dried reindeer meat,and sweet and sour berries that I found growing near my tent.课文精讲 at peace “处于和平状态”+with 表示“与和平相处”【反】at war 一小部分萨米人住在帐篷或小木屋子里，享受着他们的传统。划线部分是现在划线部分是现在分词短语作伴随状语。分词短语作伴随状语。A Land of Adventure
27、After breakfast,I pack my bag and set out again.Since I must carry all of my food and supplies with me,my bag weighs about 30 kilograms.If today is anything like yesterday,it will be full of sweat and hard work as I hike over this difficult land to my destination on the other side of valley.However,
28、I cannot complain.Being in such a beautiful and wild place makes me feel blessed to be alive.Here I am,alone under this broad sky,breathing the fresh air,and enjoying this great adventure.What could be better?课文精讲 如果今天和昨天差不多，那如果今天和昨天差不多，那么旅途将充满汗水和艰辛，因么旅途将充满汗水和艰辛，因为我要徒步穿越这片地形艰难为我要徒步穿越这片地形艰难的土地，到达山谷的另
29、一端。的土地，到达山谷的另一端。as 引导的是原因状语从句，从这里作者开始抒发对于人与自我的领悟，即“the other side of valley”(过程)和后面的“feel blessed to be alive”(收获)之间的联系，文章在结尾得到升华，而且语言自然优美，记叙文的抒情要讲究情与景结合，这就是一个很好的范例。After reading the passage again,fill in the blankets.In the remote far north of Sweden,in Sarek National Park above the Arctic Circle,I
30、 wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of the tent.Standing at the e_ of the mountain,watching the Rapa River f through the valley below,I feel so b_ to be alive to have this rare opportunity to explore this unique t_,which is almost unknown to the outside world.Once covered by v_ she
31、ets of ice,Sareks mountains are home to the Sami,the native residents of the park.The Sami lived off reindeer,moved with them,and a _ them for hundreds of years.Today,most Sami have left their ancient c_ in the mountian valleys and live a modern life in villages near Sarek instead.To keep its natura
32、l state,except for Sami,no one is allowed to live in Sarek,and new development is b_ within the park b_.Its hoped that the Sarek National Park will always remain as it is,natural and beautiful.Keys:edge,flow,blessed,territory,vast,accompany,cottages,banned,boundariesSamis traditonal clothesDiscussio
33、n1.Is it worth making a place like Sarek a national park?Give your reasons.2.Do you think setting up national parks is an effective way to balance development and the protection of nature?Why or why not?Uluru,seen at sunset from a designated viewing area earlier this year in Australias Uluru-Kata Tj
34、uta National Park.The sandstone monolith will be closed to climbers permanently Saturday,in a blow to tourists aspirations and a boon to the aboriginal peoples who consider it sacred.p 今年早些时候，在澳大利亚的乌卢鲁-卡塔楚塔国家公园，人们在指定的观赏区观看日落时的乌卢鲁。周六，这块砂岩巨石将对登山者永久关闭，这虽然打击了游客的愿望，但对认为它是神圣的原住民来说是一件好事。Nestled deeply in t
35、he Australian Outback,some 280 miles from the nearest town,a red sandstone behemoth rises higher even than the Eiffel Tower and has stood at the center of a decades long disagreement between tourists and its traditional owners.That dispute may finally reach its resolution Saturday,when the imposing
36、monolith known as Uluru will be closed permanently to climbers.p 这座红砂岩巨石坐落在澳大利亚内陆，距离最近的城镇约280英里，甚至比埃菲尔铁塔还高。几十年来，它一直是游客和原住民之间的分歧点。这一争议可能会在周六得到解决，届时乌卢鲁的巨石将对登山者永久关闭。The approaching closure has been celebrated by the indigenous Anangu people,who consider the site sacred and who have long looked on in an
37、guish as tens of thousands of visitors each year try their hand at scaling it.p 土著阿南古人对巨石即将对游客关闭举行了庆祝，他们认为这个地方是神圣的，他们长期以来一直痛苦地看着每年成千上万的游客试图攀登它。Ban Will Soon Keep Climbers From Tackling Sacred Monolith In Australia登山者不久将被禁止在澳大利亚攀爬神圣的巨石拓展阅读怎样平衡旅游业发展和少数民族文化保护的关系？“It is an extremely important place,not
38、a playground or theme park like Disneyland,”said Sammy Wilson,then chairman of the board that manages Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.p“这是一个极其重要的地方，不是迪士尼乐园那样的游乐场或主题公园，”管理乌卢鲁-卡塔楚塔国家公园的董事会主席萨米威尔逊说。At the time,the board which comprises both national parks officials and traditional indigenous owners such
39、 as Wilson elected to hold off on implementing the ban until Oct.26,2019,an auspicious date in the history of the park.It was precisely 34 years earlier,on Oct.26,1985,that Australian authorities handed the title deeds to the land back to the traditional owners.p 当时，由国家公园管理者和威尔逊等传统原住民组成的委员会决定，将禁令的实施
40、推迟到2019年10月26日，这是公园历史上的吉日。正是在34年前的1985年10月26日，澳大利亚当局将地契交还给传统的土地所有者。This year,with the ban looming,park authorities say theyve seen a substantial spike in visitors,a number of whom have sought out the dangerous climb while they can still undertake it walking past the signs at its base warning,in seve
41、ral different languages,against doing so.In recent months,images of immensely crowded paths have circulated on social media.p 今年，随着禁令的临近，公园管理部门表示，他们看到游客数量大幅增加，其中一些人在还能攀登的时候就找到了危险的攀爬路线。他们经过一些标有不同语言的警告牌，这些警告牌警示人们不要这样做。最近几个月，拥挤不堪的小路线图在社交媒体上开始传播。拓展阅读怎样平衡旅游业发展和少数民族文化保护的关系？Ban Will Soon Keep Climbers From
42、 Tackling Sacred Monolith In Australia登山者不久将被禁止在澳大利亚攀爬神圣的巨石The feeling you get from standing at the top is just indescribable,one recent climber,who asked not to be identified,explained to the BBC.I felt a sense of reverence for the rock afterwards.p 一位不愿透露姓名的登山者向BBC解释说:“站在山顶的感觉简直难以形容。”“后来我对那块石头产生了敬
43、畏之情。”Local Aboriginal leaders wish that instead,they would feel that reverence for the UNESCO World Heritage site without feeling the need to climb it.p 当地原住民的头领希望他们（攀登者）能感受到联合国教科文组织对这块巨石的敬意，但没必要通过攀登它而感受这种情感。If I travel to another country and there is a sacred site,an area of restricted access,I don
44、t enter or climb it,I respect it.It is the same here for Anangu,Wilson said.We welcome tourists here.We are not stopping tourism,just this activity.p“如果我去另一个国家旅行，那里有一个神圣的地方，而它是一个限制进入的区域，我不会进去或爬上去，我会尊重它。对阿南古来说也是一样。”威尔逊说。“我们欢迎游客。我们不是在阻止旅游业，只是在阻止这种活动。”拓展阅读Ban Will Soon Keep Climbers From Tackling Sacred Monolith In Australia登山者不久将被禁止在澳大利亚攀爬神圣的巨石怎样平衡旅游业发展和少数民族文化保护的关系？
