第四十七课:重点复习 |
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课文翻译 1Practice练习………………………………
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE USA TODAY
今日美国的一些知识 1In warmer parts of the USA, outdoor meals are part of everyday life. People 在美国气候温和的地区,户外野餐成了人们日常生活的一部分。 drive the countryside a picnic, or camping. 人们开车在乡间野餐或露营。 2Visitors the USA are often surprised discover many 到美国旅游的人经常会吃惊地发现许多 people carry guns, and many more people keep guns home. They 美国人带有枪,更多的人家里放有枪。 are not expensive buy, but you do need a permit. In the , it 买枪并不贵,但你需要有购枪证。在美国, was standard practice all men carry a gun a gun 标准的习惯做法是所有荷枪的人把枪别在 belt round their middle. days many people think that it is dangerous 腰间的枪套里。当今许多人都认为允许普通人 allow ordinary people carry guns . 随身携带枪支是很危险的。 3North Americans have always liked cars. Henry Ford started the Ford Motor 美国北方人喜欢汽车由来已久。亨利·福特在 Company 1903, later became the largest car company in 1903年创建了福特汽车公司,并且后来成为世界上最大的汽车公司。 the world. In 1908 Ford designed the Model T Ford, 15 million of 1908年福特设计出T型福特汽车。 were sold 1908 and 1928. the 1950s and 60s young Ameri- 在1908年至1928年间售出了1500万辆汽车。在20世纪50和60 cans to drive downtown the evening show off their 年代,美国的年轻人喜欢在晚上开车到市区炫耀他们的 new cars. People cannot afford a new car have hundreds of cheap, 新车。买不起新车的人可以从成百上千 used cars choose from. distances are great and because 便宜的旧车中选择。由于路远,而且城市 cities cover a huge area, most Americans cars. In Los Angeles there 占地面积很大,大部分美国人都使用汽车。在洛杉矶 are 90 cars every 100 people. 每100人中就有90部车。 4In the centre of big cities, people live in flats in highrise blocks, 在大城市的中心,人们住在多层高楼的公寓里, outside towns most people live in houses yards around 而在市区外大部分人则住在带有庭院的房子里。 .. Mail is delivered the houses postmen, put the 邮件由邮递员送到各家各户,他们把 letters in a mailbox the roadside opposite each house. 信件投到每所房子对面的路边信箱里。 5Most college students do not receive money from the government 大部分大学生在大学读书时并没有得到 they are following their university courses. they take parttime jobs 政府的资助。为了养活自己, they are studying in to earn their living. They often 他们边工作边学习。他们经常 work in supermarkets, department stores, or gas stations or restaurants. 在超级市场、百货商店、加油站或者餐馆打工。 4Practice练习……………………………… Put the verbs in brackets /into/ the correct tense. 用括号里动词的正确形式填空。 There is one word which you must learn before you (visit) the 在你去美国之前有一个词你必须学会, USA. That is“Freeze!”If you (not hear) the word in an American 那就是“站住!”。如果你在美国电影中 movie, this is what it (mean). It (mean)“Stand still and don't 没有听到过这个词,这就是它的意思:它是指“站着不要 move”. Police officers (use) it when they (be) ready to use 动”。这是警察在准备开枪之前 their guns. If the person (not obey) thesgroupsand (move), he 要说的话。如果有人不服从这个命令走开了,他 or she(shoot). (或她)就会遭到枪击。 One evening in Los Angeles, someone (ring) the bell of a house. 曾经有一天晚上在洛杉矶,有人按响了一所房子的门铃。 It (be) a dangerous area at night, so the owner of the house 在晚上,这个地区是很危险的,因此房主准备 (take) his gun with him when he (answer) the door. He 开门时手里拿着枪。他 (open) the door and (see) a person, who (turn) round and 打开门看见一个人正转过身, (start) walking away from the house. The owner (cry) 开始离开房子。房主喊道: “Freeze!”,but the man (go) on walking. The owner (think) “站住!”,但这人没有停下。房主以为 he (try) to escape, so he (shoot) him dead. 他想逃走,所以就开枪打死了这个人。 Later, the sad story (discover). The dead man (be) a 后来有人发现了这个悲惨的故事。死者是一名 Japanese student. He (go) to visit a friend, but he (can) not 日本学生。他去看望一个朋友,但他记不清 remember the number of the house. When he (realize) that he 房子的号码了。当他发现他走错了 (go) to the wrong house, he (turn) round to leave. He (not 房子时,他转身就离开了。他 know) much English and so (not understand) the command“Freeze!” 懂的英语不多,因此不明白“站住!”这个命令。 |
第四十七课:重点复习 |
重点·难点·考点及疑点注释 1show off给别人看;卖弄;炫耀;表现自己 He wants to go out only to show off his new clothes. 他要出去只不过是为了炫耀他的新衣服。 She likes to show(herself) off.她爱表现自己。 2shoot ...dead开枪打死…… Joe shot the poor horse dead.乔开枪打死了那匹可怜的马。 |
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