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1、Wild China(Tasting Notes),Beyond the Great Wall Part 3,Warming Up,Have you ever travelled in Xinjiang?What things are you interested in?,Background Information,Tian Shan,This great mountain range defines the border between Chinas most northwestern province and neighboring Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.I
2、ts majestic peaks are nearly as high as the Himalayas,forming a natural great wall.For much of the year its bound up in ice.But the glacial melt water allows evergreen forests to grow,a far cry from the desert south of here.These mountains are the gateway to some of Chinas most surprising people and
3、 places.,Background Information,Kazakhs,Most ancient kazak people lived by grasses and the nomadic life.The herdsmens life is a kind of portable and easy to support and dismantle.Eat custom:milk,NaiPi son,tuen mun,like cheese,horse milk,noodle food,cow,sheep,horse meat etc.Custom:Kazak respect for t
4、he elderly,and they eat first,generally with a meal habit,others in turn sit around table cloth with bended leg or kneeling sitting on the shuttlecock.,Background Information,An arid land lies at the westernmost edge of the great Gobi Desert.Its the most northerly desert in the world.,Junggar Basin,
5、Background Information,Five Colored Hills,In China,colorful mountain are common,however the colorful mountain of xinjiang is the most famous for its unique and rare yadan landform.Colorful mountain is famous for mountain with five kinds of color.,Background Information,Theyre the worlds smallest ham
6、sters,the size of a Ping-Pong ball.And they live in family groups around ten.Anyone who has kept a pet hamster knows what an energetic little creature it can be.,Roborovskis Hamster,Background Information,A tradition harking back almost 6000 years.Eighty-two-year-old Ziya carries on a tradition that
7、 has made the Kazakhs famous throughout China.Every winter for most of his life,Ziya has gone hunting with a golden eagle.This eagle is around 5 years old.It was taken from the wild as a chick and raised by Ziya who trained it to return to him after each flight.He will keep this bird for a total of
8、ten seasons before setting it free.Foxes were once the favorite quarry for the eagle hunters.These days they almost never catch anything.As in many parts of China,wildlife is far scarcer here than it used to be.When Ziya finally releases this eagle,it will be the end of its hunting days.Many of the
9、younger generation of Chinas nomads are moving to modern cities on leaving their traditions behind,their lives no longer ruled by the changing of the seasons.,Background Information,Each year,the artists of Harbin get ready for a special winter celebration.Giant blocks to ice from nearby rivers unde
10、rgo a magical transformation.Tourists flock to Harbin from all over China to see the spectacular carvings,and the ice city that has sprung up all around.It takes 10,000 people 18 days to construct this icy wonderland.Its impressive enough by day.But the magic of this place only becomes apparent once
11、 the sun goes down.,New words&Expressions,uplandplnd n.山地，高地 adj.山地的，高地的alpinelpan adj.阿尔卑斯山的，高山的aridrd adj.干旱的；不毛的，农 荒芜的hamsterhmst n.仓鼠；仓鼠毛皮provisionprv()n n.规定；条款；准备；经 供应品 vt.供给食物及必需品marathonmr()n n.马拉松赛跑；耐力的考验 adj.马拉松式的；有耐力的 vi.参加马拉松赛跑meagremi:g adj.瘦的；贫弱的；贫乏的,New words&Expressions,foragefrd n.饲
12、料；草料；搜索 vi.搜寻粮草；搜寻pouchpatn.小袋；育儿袋；烟草袋 vi.成袋状 vt.使成袋状；把装入袋中burrowbrvi.探索，寻找；挖地洞，挖通道；住入地洞，躲藏起来；钻进某处；偎依著vt.挖掘，挖出；在挖洞（或通道）；使躲入洞穴n.（兔、狐等的）洞穴，地道；藏身处，住处n.(Burrow)人名；(英)伯罗chamber temb n.（身体或器官内的）室，膛；房间；会所 adj.室内的；私人的，秘密的 vt.把关在室内；装填（弹药等）,New words&Expressions,rangeren(d)n.范围；幅度；排；山脉 vi.平行，列为一行；延伸；漫游；射程达到 v
13、t.漫游；放牧；使并列；归类于；来回走动quarantinekwrnti:n vt.检疫；隔离；使隔离 n.检疫；隔离；检疫期；封锁 vi.实行隔离harkh:k vi.听（常用于命令句）spectacularspektkjl adj.壮观的，惊人的；公开展示的wonderlandwndlnd n.奇境，仙境；非常奇妙的地方,Key Points,1.Leaving Kashgar and the Silk Road behind we travel into the Tian Shan,or Heavenly Mountains.离开了喀什和丝绸之路，我们一路来到天山或称天国之山。leave
14、.behind：把遗留在。比如：Sometimes the only clue you have to SRED is the trail of bread crumbs you leave behind.有时，你留下的面包屑痕迹是暗示你患有与睡眠有关饮食失调症的唯一线索。2.Its majestic peaks are nearly as high as the Himalayas,forming a natural great wall.他的宏伟顶峰几乎逼近喜马拉雅山巅峰，形成了一座天然长城。as+形容词原级+as：表示和一样，比如：as bold as brass厚颜无耻。,Key Po
15、ints,现在分词短语forming a natural great wall作定语，修饰Himalayas，相当于which forms a natural great wall。3.The destination could hardly be more different from the heavenly mountains lush pastures.目的地和天山丰茂的牧场并没有太大区别。hardly是含有否定意味的词，用来修饰more different，表示区别不大。4.And though very little lives here now,the ancestors of
16、Tyrannosaurus Rex once roamed these hills,their fossils only discovered in 2006.尽管鲜有生物生存于此，霸王龙的祖先却曾经在这里的山脉间游荡，他们的化石仅在2006年被发掘。though引导让步状语从句；the ancestors of Tyrannosaurus Rex once roamed these hills作插入语，对主语起进一步解释说明的作用。,Key Points,5.Anyone who has kept a pet hamster knows what an energetic little cr
17、eature it can be.任何一个养过仓鼠的宠物爱好者都知道他是怎样一只活泼好动的小家伙。who引导定语从句，修饰anyone；what引导的从句作know的宾语，故为宾语从句。what an energetic little creature it can be这是一个感叹句，相当于how energetic this little creature can be。6.Within a few short weeks,the Five Colored Hills are blanketed in snow,driven by icy winds from Siberia.冬季将至，数
18、周之内五彩山便被西伯利亚寒风带来的降雪所覆盖。be blanketed in：被笼罩在。比如：And dont forget to shut all the windowsin your home before you leave,or all your home might be blanketed in sand.离开家之前别忘了关上所有的窗，不然家里将覆盖上一层沙。,Key Points,7.For part of the winter the wild horses are quarantined to stop their mating with the Kazakhs horses
19、.为冬天而这些野马被隔离开以防止其与哈萨克家马交配。for part of：就而言。比如：You can blame the so-called western diet for part of the problem.你可以将肥胖问题部分地归咎于所谓的西方人饮食模式。be quarantined to：被隔离。比如：Samples of goods that need to be quarantined according to law shall be drawn after the goods pass the quarantine.需要依法检疫的货物，应当在检疫合格后提取货样。8.By
20、 the time the wild horses can be released from the pen,much of the best forage will be gone.在这块原本就贫瘠的土地上，事态很快就发展到严峻的地步。本句中By the time引导时间状语从句。,Key Points,be released from：摆脱。比如：How can we be released from such self-focused attention?我们怎样才能从这种自我关注中解脱出来呢？9.Eighty-two-year-old Ziya carries on a traditi
21、on that has made the Kazakhs famous throughout China.82岁高领的热亚继承了这一使得哈萨克人文明全国的传统习俗。carry on：继续下去；从事；进行。比如：His encouragement determined us to carry on with the study.他的鼓励使我们决心继续学下去。that引导定语从句，修饰tradition。10.No longer are the extremes of life beyond the Wall merely to be feared.北越长城的土地不再仅仅是令人胆寒的粗犷严苛。no
22、 longer置于句首时，应使用倒装句。,Exercises,Answering the following questions according to the passage.(1)Do hamsters migrate to avoid the severity of winter?(2)How did hamsters carry the harvest back to their nests?(3)Why are the wild horses quarantined in winter?(4)Is the life of todays younger generation of C
23、hinas nomads still ruled by nature?,No,they dont.They have to prepare for difficult times by storing up provisions to spend the season underground.,The hamsters famous flexible cheek pouches come into play.They can be stuffed full of seeds for carrying back to the burrow.,The wild horses are quarant
24、ined to stop their mating with the Kazakhs horses.That way,the gene pool of the rare wild animals can be kept pure.,No,because nowadays more and more younger people are moving to modern cities on leaving their traditions behind,their lives no longer ruled by the changing of the seasons.,(5)Can you e
25、xplain the reason why Asias northern parts are covered with sands despite being at the same latitude as Venice?(6)Why dont the Kazakhs settle down like Han People?(7)Can you say something about the tradition of carrying a golden eagle for hunting among the Kazakhs life?(8)What impressions do Harbin
26、leave on people all over the country every winter?,Because Asias northern deserts have no nearby sea to warm them and so suffer bitterly cold winters.,Because Kazakhs live on raising animals like cattles,sheep and horses which depend on grasses so much.The Kazakhs have to move from place to place to
27、 make sure their livestocks have enough to eat.,Eighty-two-year-old Ziya carries on a tradition that has made the Kazakhs famous throughout China.Every winter for most of his life,Ziya has gone hunting with a golden eagle.This eagle is around 5 years old.It was taken from the wild as a chick and rai
28、sed by Ziya who trained it to return to him after each flight.He will keep this bird for a total of ten seasons before setting it free.,Each year,the artists of Harbin get ready for a special winter celebration.Giant blocks to ice from nearby rivers undergo a magical transformation.Tourists flock to
29、 Harbin from all over China to see the spectacular carvings,and the ice city that has sprung up all around.It takes 10,000 people 18 days to construct this icy wonderland.Its impressive enough by day.But the magic of this place only becomes apparent once the sun goes down.,Fill in the blanks with th
30、e words and expressions you have heard from the video clip.,The Kazakhs have arrived from the Tianshan Mountains to 1._ their animals on the meagre pickings in the Junggar.But the Kazakhs dont have this place all to themselves.Their winter 2._ routes take them past a fenced 3._ in the desert.The hor
31、ses on this side of the fence arent domestic animals like those belonging to the Mongolians and Kazakhs.These are the last wild horses on earth.Millions of them once 4._ all the way to Europe.But now they 5._ number in the hundreds.For part of the winter the wild horses are 6._ to stop their mating
32、with the Kazakhs horses.That way,the gene pool of the rare wild animals can be kept 7._.,graze,migration,enclosure,ranged,barely,quarantined,pure,There is a big problem,however.The 8._and the wild horses compete for the same food.Many Kazakhs families and their flocks will 9._ here over the winter.B
33、y the time the wild horses can be 10._ from the pen,much of the best forage will be gone.,graze,released,pass through,Reading comprehension.Choose the best word or expression with its proper form from the the list given to each blank.,harsh,undergo,extreme,beside,spring up,reappear,impressive,unclea
34、r,flock to,prepare to,apparent,life,attitude,get ready for,extreme,The Han Chinese,whose ancestors built the Wall,now live in great cities like Harbin,far to the north.Each year,the artists of Harbin 1._ a special winter celebration.Giant blocks to ice from nearby rivers 2._ a magical transformation
35、.Tourists 3._Harbin from all over China to see the spectacular carvings,and the ice city that has 4._ all around.It takes 10,000 people 18 days to construct this icy wonderland.,get ready for,undergo,flock to,sprung up,Its 5._ enough by day.But the magic of this place only becomes 6._ once the sun g
36、oes down.Northern China can be a 7._ place,but also a place of great beauty.The Harbin Ice Festival shows how 8._ have changed since the Great Wall was built.No longer are the 9._ of life 10._ the Wall merely to be feared.Now it is possible to celebrate them,too.,impressive,apparent,harsh,attitudes,
37、extremes,beyond,Translation.Put the following passage into English.,离开了喀什和丝绸之路，我们一路来到天山或称天国之山。这座伟岸的山脉坐落于中国最西北省区与塔吉克斯坦和吉尔吉斯斯坦的边境交汇处，他的宏伟顶峰几乎逼近喜马拉雅山巅峰，形成了一座天然长城。尽管常年冰雪覆盖，但她的冰川融水却为常绿森林的成长提供了丰足的水源，与南部沙漠遥相呼应，这些山脉成为了深入中国最神奇居民和他们家园的关口。,Leaving Kashgar and the Silk Road behind we travel into the Tian Shan,o
38、r Heavenly MountaiXns.This great mountain range defines the border between Chinas most northwestern province and neighboring Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.Its majestic peaks are nearly as high as the Himalayas,forming a natural great wall.For much of the year its bound up in ice.But the glacial melt wat
39、er allows evergreen forests to grow,a far cry from the desert south of here.These mountains are the gateway to some of Chinas most surprising people and places.,Writing.For this part,you are required to write a composition on the topic“The Great Wall of China”.The following points are useful for you
40、r writing.You should write at least 200 words but no more than 300 words.,Location:North China Length:over 6000 kilometres Height:7.5 meters(25feet/average)Materials:earth,brick and stone Years started:7th Century BC Years joined:Qin Dynasty(221-206 BC)Purpose of wall:keep out invaders More about it
41、:one of the seven great wonders of the world;visited by people from all over the world.,The Great Wall of China is called the“Ten-thousand-Ii Great Wall”in Chinese.In fact,its more than 6000 kilometers long.It winds its way from west to east,across deserts,over mountains,through valleys till at last
42、 it reaches the sea.It is one of the wonders of the world.The Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries.The first part of it was built during the Spring and Autumn Period.During the Warring States Period,more walls were put up to defend the borders of the different kingdoms.,The Great Wall o
43、f China,It was during the Qin Dynasty that the kingdom of Qin united the different parts into one empire.To keep the enemy out of his empire,Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls joined up.Thus,the Great Wall came into being.Wall is wide enough at the top for five horses or ten men to walk side by
44、 side.Along the wall are watchtowers,where soldiers used to keep watch.Fires were lit on the the towers as a warning when the enemy came.It was very difficult to build such a wall in the,ancient days without any modern machines.All the work was done by hand.Thousands of men died and were buried unde
45、r the wall they built.The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth,but of the flesh and blood of millions of men.Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest not only to the Chinese but to people from all over the world.Many of them have come to know the famous Chinese saying:“He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.”,The end!,
