学年高中英语Unit24SocietySectionⅢLesson2.docx
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学年高中英语Unit24SocietySectionⅢLesson2
SectionⅢLesson2&Lesson3—Pre-reading
A
Everyyearthousandsoftouristsflockto①Chinawiththelatest②edition③ofChina's“LonelyPlanet”guidebookintheirhands.Theycometoseethegrand④sightsoftheGreatWallandtheForbiddenCitybutoften⑤itisthehutongsthatleavethestrongestimpression⑥,astheyoffertravellersarareviewintoChina'spast.Hutongs—themanylittlealleys⑦thatconnecttherectangular⑧courtyardsoftraditionalhouses—areafeature⑨ofancientChinesearchitectureandarestillfoundintheoldquartersofafewChinesecities.Beijing'shutongsareparticularly⑩famous,however,astherearethousandsofthem.Nowadays,theword“hutong”hascometo⑪meanmorethan⑫justthealleysthatconnectthecourtyards.Italsorefersto⑬thecourtyardsthemselvesandeventothecommunitiesthatlivethere.
B
Themajorityof⑭Beijing'shutongswerebuiltbetweenthe13thand19thcenturiesduringtheYuan,MingandQingDynasties.Tohelpthemkeepcontrolover⑮thecity,theEmperorsduringtheseperiodsarranged⑯differentareasofBeijinginneatblocksofhousesbuiltaroundcourtyards.Theywerethenabletoplaceguardsattheentrancesof⑰thevarioushutongs,whichmadeiteasiertokeepaneyeon⑱people'smovements⑲.TheEmperor'shome,theForbiddenCity,wasinthecentreofBeijingandthehomesofthenoblesandwealthycitizenswereinthehutongsclosesttotheroyalpalace.Ordinarycitizenslivedinthehutongsfurtherawayfrom⑳thepalace.
①flockto蜂拥而至
②latestadj.最新的,最近的
③edition/I'dIʃn/n.版本
④grandadj.雄伟的,壮丽的
⑤“Itis/was+被强调部分+that...”是强调句型,强调thehutongs。
⑥leave/makethe...impression(onsb.)(给某人)留下……印象
⑦alley/'æli/n.胡同,小巷
⑧rectangular/rek'tæŋɡjʊlə/adj.长方形的
⑨featuren.特色,特征
⑩particularlyadv.特别,尤其
⑪cometo达到(认识、理解或相信的程度)
⑫morethan后接名词,表示“不仅仅”。
⑬referto指的是
⑭themajorityof...……的大多数
⑮keepcontrolover控制
⑯arrangevt.整理,布置
⑰attheentrance(s)of在……的入口处
⑱keepaneyeon照看,留意
⑲whichmadeiteasiertokeepaneyeon...是which引导的非限制性定语从句,修饰前面整个主句的内容。
在定语从句中,it是形式宾语,比较级easier作宾补,动词不定式短语tokeepaneyeon...是真正的宾语。
⑳furtherawayfrom离……较远。
further是far的比较级。
A
每年成千上万的游客带着最新版《孤独星球》中国旅游指南涌向中国。
他们来看长城和故宫的壮丽景色,但常常是那些胡同给他们留下最深的印象,因为透过难得一见的胡同,游客能看到中国的过去。
胡同——很多条连接四合院的小巷子——是中国古代建筑的一大特色,今天仍然能在中国少数几个城市的老城角落里见到。
然而,北京的胡同格外著名,因为它有数千条。
现在,“胡同”这个词不仅仅指连接四合院的小巷子,它还指四合院本身,甚至包括住在四合院里的人们。
B
北京的胡同大部分建于13至19世纪的元、明、清三个朝代。
为了维持对整个城市的统治,那些朝代的皇帝们把北京城的不同地区划分成整整齐齐的四合院院落。
他们派士兵把守着胡同的入口,这样做使他们容易监视人们的举动。
皇家官邸,即紫禁城,在北京城的正中央,贵族与富豪的府邸位于距离皇宫最近的胡同,普通老百姓住在离皇宫较远的胡同。
C
Byconnectingpeople'shomes,thehutongsinfactconnectedpeople'slives,whetherthelivesoftherich
or
thelivesoftheordinarycitizens.Becausethehouseswerebuiltfacingeachotheraroundcourtyards,thefamilieswholivedtherewereanimportantpartofeachother'slives.Theysupportedeachotherwhenhelpwasneededandsharedthejoyandsadness
ofeverydaylife,nodoubtsharingrecipes,borrowingmops,andburningfragrant
incense
together.Thechildrenplayedinthecourtyardsandbecauseofthehutongs,courtyardswerejoinedtogetherformilesaroundcreatinganetworkofpeopleworking,playingandlivingtogether
—arealcommunity.
D
TowardstheendoftheQingDynasty,theconditionsinBeijing'shutongswentdownasthepoliticalsituationcast
adarkcloudonChina'seconomy
.Manynewhutongswerequicklybuilttohouse
theincreasingpopulationbutthesewerepoorly
made.Theturningpoint
camewhenthePeople'sRepublicofChinawassetup
.Conditionsimprovedagreatdeal
andthegovernmentundertook
thepreservation
ofmanyoftheoldesthutongs.
E
HutongsarestillanimportantpartofBeijinglifeanditisnotsurprisingthattouristslovethehutongs.Theycanwalkup
SanmiaoStreet,whichdatesback
900years,wanderdownRongxian—thelongesthutongat2kmorsqueeze
throughQianshi—thenarrowestatonly40cmwide!
Theycanalsostopunderastonearch
andwatchthehutongworldgoby
whileenjoyingaplateofBeijing'sbest“PekingDuck”orsatisfying
theirthirst
withacoldTsingtaobeer
.ThehutongsnotonlylinkBeijing'sstreetsandcommunitiesafterall,butalsoitspastandpresent,showingthatBeijingistrulyanancientyetmoderncity
.
therich富人,“the+adj.”表示一类人。
whether...or...不管是……还是……
sharethejoyandsadness同甘共苦
fragrant/'freIɡrənt/adj.有香味的
incensen.香(尤指宗教礼仪用的)
现在分词短语creatinganetworkofpeople...作结果状语,其中working,playingandlivingtogether又作people的后置定语。
cast/kɑːst/vt.投下
castadarkcloudon...在……投下一片阴云
asthepoliticalsituationcastadarkcloudon...是as引导的原因状语从句。
housevt.安置
poorlyadv.糟糕地
turningpoint转折点
setup建立(国家、组织、机构等)
agreatdeal许多,大量
agreatdealof后跟不可数名词。
undertake/ˌʌndə'teIk/vt.着手做,从事
preservation/ˌprezə'veIʃn/n.维护,保存
walkup沿……走
up此处意为“沿着(一般指向高处、向上游、向北、向大城市)”。
dateba
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