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1、Wild China (Tasting Notes)North of the Bohai GulfPart 1Warming UpDo you like the swan? Where do they live?Background InformationvRed-crowned cranes vFor centuries, cranes have been revered in China as symbols of longevity. Their statues were placed next to the Emperors throne. Background Information

2、vMount Jinping On Chinas northeast coast, there is surprising evidence that people have lived here almost for thousands of years. Background Informationseaweed-thatched cottages New words & ExpressionsvDazzling dzl adj. 耀眼的；眼花繚亂的 vReserve rzv n. 自然保護(hù)區(qū)vStubble stb () l n. 殘株；發(fā)茬，須茬vReed rid n. 作物 蘆葦；簧

3、片vRever rivi vt. 尊敬，尊重；崇敬New words&ExpressionsvPetroglyphs petr () glf n. 巖石雕刻；巖石畫vTotem ttm n. 圖騰；崇拜物vPeninsula pnnsjl n. 半島vAffinity fnt n. 密切關(guān)系；吸引力；姻親關(guān)系；類同vseaweed-thatched cottage 海藻茅草屋New words&ExpressionsvAccessory kses () r n. 配件；附件vWhooper hwp n. 高喊者；狂歡的人；咳嗽者vCockle kk () l n. 海扇殼，海扇類；鳥蛤；麥仙翁

4、；vRazor rez vt. 剃，用剃刀刮vKelp kelp n. 植 巨藻，海藻；海草灰New words&ExpressionsvFrond frnd n. （蕨類等的）葉，復(fù)葉；葉狀體vArmada :m: d n. 艦隊vViper vap n. 毒蛇；毒如蛇蝎的人，陰險的人vSinister snst adj. 陰險的；兇兆的；災(zāi)難性的；vReptile reptal n. 爬行動物New words&ExpressionsvPerch pt vt. 棲息；就位；位于；使坐落于vSerpent sp()nt n. 蛇（尤指大蛇或毒蛇）；狡猾的人vCamouflage kmfl n

5、. 偽裝，掩飾vQuarry kwr n. 采石場；獵物；來源vDislocate dslket dsloket vt. 使脫臼；使混亂New words&ExpressionsvBeak bik n. 鳥 鳥嘴；鷹鉤鼻子vCrew kru n. 隊，組；全體人員，全體船員vFirecracker fakrk n. 鞭炮，爆竹vFlickering flkr adj. 閃爍的，忽隱忽現(xiàn)的；搖曳的vResourceful rsrsfl adj. 足智多謀的, 機智的New words&ExpressionsvHauling huli n. 交 牽引；搬運；拖運vJellyfish delf n.

6、 水母； 無脊椎 海蜇；軟弱無能的人vPlankton plktn n. 浮游生物（總稱）vCrane kren n. 鶴, 吊車，起重機；Key Pointsv1. Today Chinas eastern seaboard is home to 700 million people, packed into some of the most dazzling hi-tech cities on earth. 今日中國的東部沿海，擁有七 億人口，他們勇進(jìn)世界上最耀眼的先進(jìn)城市。 “packed into”動詞過去分詞短語做定語修飾前 面的“people”相當(dāng)于“Today Chinas ea

7、stern seaboard is home to 700 million people who were packed into some of the most dazzling hi-tech cities on earth. pack into: 擠進(jìn)；裝入；擠在(一個地方或時間)里 涌進(jìn)(某一場所)，Key Pointsveg: Thousands of people packed into the stadium. 成千上萬的人擠進(jìn)體育館。 The moment the door was open, people began to pack into the hall. 門一打開，

8、人們就涌進(jìn)了大廳。vdazzling: dzli a. 眼花撩亂的,耀眼的 veg: He is dazzled by her beauty. 她的美麗令他神魂顛倒。 The bright light of the car dazzled me. 這汽車的燈光使我目眩。Key Pointsv2. As the boats set out, with Mr. Qu on board, the swans set a parallel course. 屈先生隨著漁船出海，天鵝與漁船并行。v“with Mr. Qu on board”在此句中作伴隨狀語表示屈先生的一種狀態(tài)；vset out : 出發(fā)

9、；vSet: vt 使處于某位置；使處于某姿勢Key Pointsv3. The men work all day cleaning and tending the kelp fronds that are grown on ropes linked to a vast armada of buoys. 從早到晚男人負(fù)責(zé)清理照料海帶，海帶附生于大片浮標(biāo)物繩索.vcleaning and tending現(xiàn)在分詞修飾其前的the man, linked to過去分詞短語修飾ropesva vast armada of buoys：巨大的浮標(biāo)艦隊Key Pointsv4. In the aftern

10、oon, as the wind picks up out at sea, the workers and swans return to shore. 中午時分外海風(fēng)勢增強，漁夫與天鵝返回港口vWind pick up風(fēng)力抬升 eg: The wind started to pick up , making it even colder. v風(fēng)開始大了起來， 讓天氣變得更冷。vOut at sea在海上, 出海； Out to Sea海之外; 出海Key Pointsv5. The swans have been using this sheltered bay as a winter re

11、fuge for many generations. 天鵝利用此海灣作為避冬棲身處，而且代代相傳。vhave been using :現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時；強調(diào)動作的持續(xù)性。Key Pointsv6. This remarkable association between the Yandun Jiao community and their winter angels looks set to continue. 煙墩角村民與冬季天使間的共存必將延續(xù)下去。vBe set to被定在; 已成定勢vBe set in以為背景；以為場景Key Pointsv7. Pallas pit vipers tr

12、apped here 6,000 years ago by rising sea levels have evolved a sinister lifestyle. 六千多年前蝮蛇因海平面上升而受困于此，它們發(fā)展出陰險的生活方式。vPallas pit vipers：哈里氏蝮：屬于亞洲蝮屬的一種vTrap: 受困、陷入絕境、被困的； trap的過去分詞trapped修飾Pallas pit vipers，相當(dāng)于Pallas pit vipers that were trapped herevby rising sea levels表示原因（由于海平面上升） Key Pointsv8. More

13、 and more vipers appear until virtually every perch where a bird might land has been booby-trapped. 出現(xiàn)愈來愈多的蝮蛇，幾乎爬滿鳥群可能會休息的任何枝頭，伺機而動。vWhere引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾every perch，where在從句中作地點狀語。vBooby-trapped vt. 為設(shè)置陷阱(或圈套、機關(guān))，設(shè)陷阱捕捉： vEg: to booby-trap a jungle path 為叢林路設(shè)置陷阱Key Pointsv9. as this high-speed shot reveals.

14、 由此高速拍攝鏡頭就可發(fā)現(xiàn)。vShot: 照片; (電影的) 連續(xù)鏡頭vI decided to try for a more natural shot of a fox peering from the bushes. 我決定嘗試拍攝一只狐貍從灌木叢中偷窺的一個更自然的鏡頭。Key Pointsv10. The dropped meal is tracked down mainly by smell蝮蛇利用嗅覺追蹤飛鳥掉落的位置。 track down：找到; 追捕到 eg: She had spent years trying to track down her parents. Key

15、Pointsv11. human sewage and fertilisers from intensive farming, have increased plankton blooms in the Gulf, providing extra jellyfish food. 近年來，人類排放的污水與密集農(nóng)業(yè)的肥料導(dǎo)致渤海灣的浮游生物激增，提供水母更多食物來源。vproviding extra jellyfish food. 現(xiàn)在分詞短語作結(jié)果狀語，該短語可以理解為一個由which引導(dǎo)的定語從句，相當(dāng)于which provides extra jellyfish food 引導(dǎo)詞which指

16、代前面提到的整個句子.Key Pointsv12. Four generations tuck into a bowl of sliced jellyfish, the recipe for a long and healthy life. 四代同堂一起享用一碗水母切片，吃了可延年益壽。vTo tuck into:開懷大吃；大吃vEg: The dinner smelled so good that I couldnt wait to tuck into it. v晚餐聞起來太美味了，我等不及要大吃一頓了。v塞進(jìn)，折進(jìn)： vHe tucked his wallet into a pocket.

17、v他把錢包塞進(jìn)一個口袋里 Exercises Answering the following questions according to the passage.1.What is the migration route of the birds? They head south across the Bohai Gulf and along the shores of the Yellow and East China Seas, some even reaching as far as the South China Sea in search of a safe winter have

18、n. 2.Why did the Shao Hao people choose the bird as their totem? vFamiliar with the spectacle of yearly bird migrations, the Shao Hao people chose a symbol of a bird as their totem. 3.How does the people work in yandun Jiao village?vThe main business of Yandun Jiao happens further out at sea. The me

19、n work all day cleaning and tending the kelp fronds that are grown on ropes linked to a vast armada of buoys. 4.What is the relationship of the swan and the local residents?vThe swans have been using this sheltered bay as a winter refuge for many generations.As long as the tradition of respect for n

20、ature persists, this remarkable association between the Yandun Jiao community and their winter angels looks set to continue. 5.Why was the viper trapped on the island?vPallas pit vipers trapped here 6,000 years ago by rising sea levels. 6. How dose the viper track down and taste its quarry?vThe vipe

21、r use its forked tongue to taste the air until it is close enough to see its quarry. The final challenge is to swallow a meal thats twice the size of its head. It does so by dislocating its jaws and positioning its preys so the beak is pointing backwards. 7.What belief do the loud noises reflect in

22、the Chuwang harbour?vDrums, firecrackers and fireworks reflect the ancient belief that loud noises will frighten off dangerous sea devils and bad fortune.8.What food is the best for the people along the coast ?v Jellyfish is the best. Four generations tuck into a bowl of sliced jellyfish, the recipe

23、 for a long and healthy life. Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions you have heard from the video clip. From the eastern end of the Great Wall, Chinas coast_14,500 kilometers and more than 5,000 years of history. This is the area which shows the greatest _between Chinas past and its futu

24、re. Today Chinas eastern _is home to 700 million people, _some of the most _ _ cities on earth. Yet these crowded shores remain hugely important for _wildlife. Now, as ancient traditions _ new_ , is there any room at all for _on Chinas crowded shores?spanscontrastseaboardpacked intodazzlinghi-techa

25、wealth ofmingle withaspirationswildlifeReading comprehension. Choose the best word or expression with its proper form from the the list given to each blank.vYandun Jiao village, on the shore of the ，is famous forits traditionalseaweed-thatched cottages. On a chilly morning in early spring,Mr. and Mr

26、s. Qu venture out at first light the traditional seaside of bucket and spade.As the Qus head down into the harbor,a flock of whooper swans, known here as winter angels”, are waking out in the bay. The Qus andAffection , rare, grow on, north-east, island, duplicate, tool, arm with, seek, operate, pen

27、insula, parallel, in search of, venture, accessorynorth-easternpeninsulaarmed withaccessoriesaffectionately their neighbors search for tube holes in the mud at low tide, the sign of cockles and razor shells hidden deep below. While gathering shellfish is a popular pastime, the main business of Yandu

28、n Jiao happens further out at sea. As the boats set out, with Mr.Qu on board,the swans set a course.The whole of the bay is a gigantic seaweed farm. The men work all day cleaning and tending the kelp fronds that are grown on ropes linked to a vast armada of buoys. The swans eat native seaweeds the s

29、urface ropes rather than the valuable crop of kelp, so they do no harm to the commercial . In the afternoon, as the wind picks up out at sea, the workers and swans return to shore.While the culture of balance with nature goes back a long way in China,it is to see such harmonious relationships on Chi

30、nas crowded coast.parallelgrowing onoperationseekingrareTranslation. Put the following passage into English.v在中國人口稠密的海岸，漁民需要足智多謀。拉漁在中國人口稠密的海岸，漁民需要足智多謀。拉漁網(wǎng)是項辛苦的工作，目前為止毫無斬獲，僅捕獲水網(wǎng)是項辛苦的工作，目前為止毫無斬獲，僅捕獲水母。每年母。每年, ,數(shù)百萬的水母隨著渤海灣流漂流南下，數(shù)百萬的水母隨著渤海灣流漂流南下，背后的生態(tài)故事相當(dāng)復(fù)雜，但絕非中國獨有的現(xiàn)象。背后的生態(tài)故事相當(dāng)復(fù)雜，但絕非中國獨有的現(xiàn)象。水母繁殖快速且以浮游生物

31、為生。近年來，人類排水母繁殖快速且以浮游生物為生。近年來，人類排放的污水與密集農(nóng)業(yè)的肥料導(dǎo)致渤海灣的浮游生物放的污水與密集農(nóng)業(yè)的肥料導(dǎo)致渤海灣的浮游生物激增，提供水母更多食物來源。然而過度漁撈減少激增，提供水母更多食物來源。然而過度漁撈減少了水母的天敵與競爭者，此種現(xiàn)象已相當(dāng)普遍。全了水母的天敵與競爭者，此種現(xiàn)象已相當(dāng)普遍。全世界的海洋皆如此。然而在別人眼里看來是個問題，世界的海洋皆如此。然而在別人眼里看來是個問題，中國卻視其為一個機會，就在岸邊騾車將水母運送中國卻視其為一個機會，就在岸邊騾車將水母運送至附近的倉庫進(jìn)行處理后，當(dāng)做食物賣至中國各地。至附近的倉庫進(jìn)行處理后，當(dāng)做食物賣至中國各地。

32、四代同堂一起享用一碗水母切片，吃了可延年益壽。四代同堂一起享用一碗水母切片，吃了可延年益壽。 vOn Chinas crowded coasts, fishermen need to be extremely resourceful. Hauling in the nets is hard work, and so far theres not a fish in sight. Only jellyfish. Each year, millions of jellyfish are carried south with the currents in the Bohai Gulf. The e

33、cological story behind this event is complex, but by no means unique to China. Jellyfish are fast-breeding plankton feeders. In recent years, human sewage and fertilizers from intensive farming, have increased plankton blooms in the Gulf, providing extra jellyfish food. While over-fishing has reduce

34、d their enemies and competitors. Its a phenomenon that has become increasingly widespread, across the worlds seas. However, what is seen elsewhere as a problem, in China is perceived as an opportunity. Back on shore, mule carts transport the jellyfish to nearby warehouses, where they will be processed and sold as food all over China. Four generations tuck into a bowl of sliced jellyfish, the recipe for a long and healthy life. The end!