1、Imagine mountains wrapped in silver water,shining in the spring sun.Summer sees the mountains turn bright green with growing rice.During autumn,these same mountains are gold,and in winter they are covered in sheets of white frost.These are the colours of the Longji Rice Terraces.经历、发生、见证包裹霜These ter
2、races were built by the local Zhuang and Yao people,to whom Guangxi is home.Starting in the Yuan Dynasty,work on the terraces took hundreds of years,until its completion in the early Qing Dynasty.介词关系代词朝代n.完成，结束Reaching as far as the eye can see,these terraces cover tall mountains,often from the bot
3、tom to the very top.动词-ing形式作状语 asadj.a/an n.（可数名词单数）as as adj.n.（可数名词复数或不可数名词）as as many/much n.as否定句式：not as/so.as.“不如.”.times as adj./adv.as.“是.的几倍”（表达两倍用twice）像.一样So why did these people go to so much trouble to turn the entire mountains into terraces?Firstly,there are few large,flat areas of la
4、nd in the region.Building the terraces therefore meant that they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice.n.地区，区域动词-ing短语作主语定语从句引导宾语从句Secondly,although the region has plenty of rain,the mountains are steep and the soil is shallow.The flat terraces catch the rainwater and prevent the so
5、il from being washed away.冲走不能和but连用！keep/stop/prevent sb./sth.from doing sth.阻止某人/某物做某事prevention(n.)预防、阻止，防止But perhaps what is most significant is the way in which people have worked in with nature to make these terraces and grow rice.adj.重要的引导主语从句引导定语从句way(方式）作先行词，其后面的定语从句引导词用in which或that,也可省略i
6、n which或thatharmonious(adj.)和谐的out of harmony with与.不和谐；与.不协调一致The terraces are cleverly designed,with hundreds of waterways that connect with each other.design(v.)设计；打算；意图 （n.)设计；图案be designed for.为.而设计be designed to do sth.被设计用于做某事be design=on purpose 有意地，故意地During the rainy season,it is along the
7、se waterways that rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces.强调句被强调部分The sun heats the water and turns it into vapour.This forms clouds from which rain falls down onto the mountain terraces once again.再一次These terraces also provide a perfect environment for birds and fish,some of which
8、 feed on insects that can harm the rice crops.先行词引导定语从句在从句中做主语以.为食harm(v.)伤害，损害harmful(adj.)有害的harmless(adj.)无害的be harmful to.对.有害do sb./sth.harm=do harm to sb./sth.对某人/某物有害There is no harm in doing sth.=It does no harm to do sth.做某事并无害处feed sb.with/on.用.喂养某人feed sth.to sb./sth.把某物给某人/某物吃be fed up w
9、ith=be tired of（口语）厌倦.Although modern technology could help produce more crops,these terraces still mean a lot to the local people for whom traditions hold much value.让步状语从句引导定语从句This knowledge is passed down through families,which means that new generations continue to use ancient methods of agriculture to maintain the terraces.非限制性定语从句传下来引导宾语从句一代（人）n.n.农业agricultural(adj.)农业的 Today,the Longji Rice Terraces attract thousands of visitors who come to admire this great wonder reated by people and nature working together.v,吸引
