Wild China (Tasting Notes)South of Shanghai Part 3Warming Up Do you like tea? Do you know the name of the following tea? Why is it called this name?Background Information Oolong tea also called “l(fā)ittle black dragon”, so called because of the way its twisted leaves unfurl when water is poured over them. Background Information Chinese white dolphin found widely in the Indian and Pacific Ocean, this species is rare in China. Background Information Octopus is able to change not only its shape and color, but its skin texture, too. New words & Expressions Terrain tren n. 地理 地形，地勢(shì)；領(lǐng)域；地帶 Condense英kndensvi. 濃縮；凝結(jié) vt. 使?jié)饪s；使壓縮 Acid sd n. 酸； adj. 酸的；諷刺的；刻薄的 Azalea zelj n. 杜鵑花 Camellias kmi:lis n. 山茶花New words & Expressions Terrace ters n. 平臺(tái)；梯田；陽臺(tái) Browsing braz v. 吃草（browse的ing形式） Bruising bruz adj. 殊死的；十分激烈的 Sifting sft n. 過篩，過濾；篩選 Unfurl nfl vt. 展開；使臨風(fēng)招展New words & Expressions Treacherous tret()rs adj. 奸詐的，叛逆的，背叛的；危險(xiǎn)的 Topography tpgrf n. 地勢(shì)；地形學(xué)；地志 Slab slb n. 厚板，平板；混凝土路面；厚片 Granite grnt n. 花崗巖；堅(jiān)毅；冷酷無情 Browsing braz v. 吃草（browse的ing形式） Lesser-known lesnun adj. 幾乎不為人知的；很陌生的 Gem dem n. 寶石，珍寶； 精華New words & Expressions Pier p 橋墩 Millennium mlnrm n. 千年期；一千年 Folklore fkl n. 民俗學(xué)；民間傳說；民間風(fēng)俗 Oyster st n. 牡蠣， 無脊椎 蠔；沉默寡言的人 Cement sment vt. 鞏固，加強(qiáng)；用水泥涂；接合 New words & Expressions Junk dk n. 舢板 Jumble dmb()l n. 混亂；雜亂的一堆東西 Bulkhead bkhed n. 隔板；防水壁 Anchorage k()rd n. 錨地；下錨；停泊稅 Skyscraper ska,skrep n. 摩天大樓，摩天大廈New words & Expressions Bustling bsl adj. 熙熙攘攘的；忙亂的 Sprawl sprl 建筑物無計(jì)劃延伸; 城市無計(jì)劃擴(kuò)張 Swatheswe vt.包圍；緊綁；裹 n. 帶子，繃帶；包裝品 Adjoining dini adj. 鄰接的；毗連的 v.鄰接（adjoin的ing形式） Mangrove mruv n. 林 紅樹林New words & Expressions Sluice slus n. 水閘；蓄水；洗礦槽 Heron her () n n. 鷺，蒼鷺；深紫灰 Egret igrt; e- n. 白鷺 Cormorant km()r()nt n. 鸕鶿；貪婪的人 Mud-skippers mdskp n. 泥猴；跳跳魚；彈涂魚New words & Expressions Smorgasbord smrgsbrd 大雜燴 Synchronized skrnaz vi. 同步；同時(shí)發(fā)生 Aerial erl adj. 空中的，航空的；空氣的；空想的 Resilient rzlnt adj. 彈回的，有彈力的 Squid skwd n. 魷魚；烏賊；槍烏賊New words & Expressions Echolocation ek()l(),ke()n n. 回波定位；回聲測(cè)距；回聲能力 Murky mk adj. 黑暗的；朦朧的；陰郁的 Bombard bmbd vt. 轟炸；炮擊 Studded stdd v. 鑲嵌; 布滿顆粒，打上裝飾釘 Simmer sm (憤怒、激動(dòng)等)處于壓抑即將爆發(fā)狀態(tài)New words & Expressions Reef rif n. 暗礁； 地質(zhì) 礦脈；收帆 Shallow l adj. 淺的；膚淺的 n. 地理 淺灘 vt. 使變淺 Atoll tl; tl n. 海洋 環(huán)礁， 地理 環(huán)狀珊瑚島 Tentacle tentk()l n. 觸手，動(dòng) 觸須，動(dòng) 觸角 Algae ldi n. 植 藻類； 植 海藻New words & Expressions Trivially trivli n. 鲹 plunder plnd 掠奪；搶劫；侵吞 Fabulous fbjls adj. 難以置信的；傳說的，寓言中的；極好的 Resourcefulness rsrsflns n. 足智多謀 Sedimentation sedmnten n. 礦業(yè)物化 沉降，化學(xué) 沉淀New words & Expressions Dynamite danmat n. 炸藥； Cyanide sanad n. 無化 氰化物 Glutinous glutns adj. 粘的；粘性的；膠狀的 Calligraphy klgrf n.書法；書寫；筆跡 Macaque mkk n. 脊椎 獼猴，恒河猴；短尾猿Key Points 21. One of the most traditional tea-growing cultures in the area is that of the Kejia people. 該地區(qū)最傳統(tǒng)的種茶文化就屬客家文化。 That在此句中為代詞，代替此前的cultureKey Points 22. This might seem surprising given goats reputation for eating anything green. 這聽來也許奇怪，因?yàn)樯窖驗(yàn)槿怂熘木褪浅跃G色植物。 Given : prep. 考慮到 近義詞：in view of ； considering 或 in consideration of Eg: Given her interest in children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her. 考慮到她喜歡孩子, 我可以肯定教書是最適合她的職業(yè).Key Points 23. The surprise is that we humans should find the same bitter chemical cocktail utterly irresistible. 令人驚訝的是，人類竟然會(huì)覺得這種苦味化學(xué)物質(zhì)令人無法抗拒。 should 用于表示驚奇、遺憾、必要、適當(dāng)?shù)鹊木渥又袘?yīng)該；竟然會(huì)： eg: Im surprised that he should have been so foolish. 我很奇怪他竟然會(huì)這么傻。Key Points 24. Its bows take the form of a beak, with two large painted eyes evoking the traditional seafarers belief that the birds image would help sailors return safely, like the migrants that return each spring and autumn. 船首是鳥喙的形狀，旁邊有兩只彩繪大眼，喚起船員傳統(tǒng)的信念。鳥的形象會(huì)幫助船員平安歸來，如同候鳥每年春秋歸來。 evoking the traditional seafarers belief：現(xiàn)在分詞作原因狀語。相當(dāng)于to evoke the the traditional seafarers belief 句中兩個(gè)that 分別引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾先行詞belief及migrant （候鳥） Key Points 25. This innovation, introduced to keep precious tea cargos dry, spurred on the improvement of not only Chinese boats, but Western ones, too. 引進(jìn)這項(xiàng)革新以保持茶葉干燥。不僅是中國(guó)船只突飛猛進(jìn)，西方船只也毫不遜色。 introduced to keep precious tea cargos dry過去分詞短語作定語修飾先行innovation相當(dāng)于this innovation which was introduced to keep precious tea cargos dry . Spur on: 驅(qū)使；鼓勵(lì)；飛馳 Eg: He spurred on his car and went to the office on time. 他加速驅(qū)車準(zhǔn)時(shí)趕到辦公室 Key Points 26. Once refuelled, they revel in synchronised aerial displays. More than any other place on Chinas coastline, Inner Deep Bay demonstrates that, with help, resilient nature can still thrive, even when boxed in and overshadowed by towering cities like Shenzhen. 填飽肚子后，候鳥得意地群起展翅高飛。中國(guó)海岸線沒有其他地方像深水灣，表現(xiàn)出只要有協(xié)助，堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的自然仍能蓬勃發(fā)展。就算被高樓聳立的城市所包圍也不會(huì)相形失色，如深圳。 Refuel rifjlvt. 補(bǔ)給燃料 vi.重新得到燃料 Box in： vt. 把圍住，把困住，圍起來； 在此句中動(dòng)詞過去分詞形式修飾“nature” Eg : Living in that small flat,she feels boxed in.她身居斗室，感到很悶氣。 She feels boxed in at the fatiguing work and wishes greater freedom to develop her ideas.她在令人疲勞的工作中感到憋氣，希望能有更大的自由去實(shí)現(xiàn)她的理想。Key Points 27. The dolphins are constantly bombarded with sound. bombard with： 以(問題、要求、指責(zé)等)質(zhì)問(或困擾)；連續(xù)提出 The TV station was bombarded with complaints against a tasteless TV programme. 人們連珠炮似的對(duì)電視臺(tái)的枯燥乏味的電視節(jié)目提出意見 以轟擊： The city was bombarded with enemy shells for a whole day. 該城被敵人炮火轟擊了整整一天。Key Points 28. New research suggests that they may now pack more information into shorter calls in a bid to be heard. 新的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)現(xiàn)在海豚在短聲中放進(jìn)更多資訊試圖被聽見。 Pack：發(fā)出(信息)；產(chǎn)生(影響)等 In a bid to 為了 ；試圖；力求 同義詞：for the sake；in the interest ofKey Points 29. Where the reefs meet deeper waters, upwelling currents carry nutrients to the surface. 深海中的珊瑚礁上升的水流將養(yǎng)份帶至表面。 Where引導(dǎo)地點(diǎn)狀語從句，在句中作地點(diǎn)狀語，修飾謂語動(dòng)詞meet，意思就是在暗礁與深水的交接處 upwelling currents：涌升流，上升流Key Points 30. Dicing with death, they breathe air pumped through hose pipes in a desperate bid to catch the last remaining sea life. 漁民們潛入海底以死相搏，竭盡所能希望捕捉到僅存的海洋生物。 Dicing with death：現(xiàn)在分詞短語作方式狀語。意思是：冒巨大危險(xiǎn)；拿性命開玩笑 Pump through：經(jīng)由 hose pipe：軟管Key Points 31. While insensitive development could destroy Chinas natural environment, well-managed eco-tourism could provide huge benefits for Chinas wildlife. 過度發(fā)展可能破壞中國(guó)的自然環(huán)境，完善的生態(tài)旅游讓中國(guó)野生生物獲益匪淺。 While作并列連詞，意思為“而，然而，具有對(duì)比意味。Key Points 32. The issues that face China today, increasing pressure on resources and living space and quality of environment, are those that face us all. 今日中國(guó)面臨的問題是資源用量大、生活空間與環(huán)境品質(zhì)，這些也是全世界面臨的問題。 increasing pressure on resources and living space and quality of environment作名詞issues的同位語，意思是資源用量大、生活空間與環(huán)境品質(zhì)這些問題。 that face China today作定語修飾issues，意思是中國(guó)面臨的問題。ExercisesAnswering the following questions according to the passage. 1.what is the interaction of goats and the tea? Every morning, goats are let loose among the tea terraces. Tea leaves are loaded with bitter chemicals designed to repel browsing animals. It works on the goats, who leave the tea untouched and instead eat up the weeds, fertilizing the tea plants with their droppings. 2.How do the Kejia people process the tea? Once enough tea has been gathered in, the processing begins. Turning green leaves into saleable tea involves at least eight different stages, including drying, bruising, sifting, squeezing and twisting, before the finished product is finally ready for packing. 3.What role does the tea play in Kajia life? Tea plays a vital part in Kejia life, not only as a source of income, but also as a way to welcome visitors and bring people together. In traditional Chinese life, even the simplest cup of tea is poured with an intricate amount of ritual. 4.What function does the oyster perform to the success of the Luoyang Bridge? Luoyang Bridge has withstood earthquakes and tempestuous tides. Known as 10,000 ships launching, the bridges 46 piers have withstood time and tide for almost a millennium. According to folklore, its success is due to a far-sighted piece of bio-engineering. Oysters were seeded on the piers and ever since, their concretions have helped cement the granite blocks together. 5.What is the criterion for the birds to find their own feeding zone? Each kind of bird has its own specific feeding zone defined by the depth of the water, the length of its beak and its feeding technique. 6.What is the natural advantages of Nanhai? South of Hong Kong lies the South China Sea, studded with more than 200 islands and reefs. Potential reserves of fish, oil and gas make each one strategic, and the whole region has become a political hot spot as territorial disputes simmer between its many neighboring countries. 7.What does the chinese white dolphin look like? The young are born dark grey and become spotted as adolescents, finally turning creamy white as adults, though on some occasions they may blush a delicate shade of pink .8.What can we students do to protect our environmentLow-carbon lifestyle, etc.Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions you have heard from the video clip. When a typhoon ,one of the best places to be is Hong Kong harbor with its sheltered .A centre of international trade, the city is famous for its jumble of and its commercial centre. But theres a side to Hong Kong thats less well known. Behind the urban lies wetlands which include the Mai Po Nature Reserve. Managed principally for the benefit of birds, the reserve maintains a series of traditional prawn farms, known as gei wais, and their mangroves and mudflats. strikesanchorageskyscrapersbustlingsprawlmigratingadjoining Every two weeks from November to March, one of the gei wais is drained by opening up the gates. As the water level falls, birds begin to gather. Herons, egrets and cormorants mingle with a far rarer visitor, the black-faced spoonbill. These endangered migrants have travelled the length of the Chinese coastline from Northern China and Korea. Mai Po marks the end of a 2,000 kilometer journey during which the birds may have lost up to a third of their body weight. Four hundred black-faced spoonbills, a quarter of the worlds population, pass the winter here. At low water, trapped shrimps and fish become easy , a life saver for these endangered birds. sluicepreyReading comprehension. Choose the best word or expression with its proper form from the the list given to each blank. South of Hong Kong the South China Sea, more than 200 islands and reefs. Potential reserves of fish, oil and gas make each one , and the whole region has become a political hot spot as territorial disputes between its many neighboring countries. studded with, in abundant, final, vulnerable, lie, numerous, partner, dazing, lie, dotted with, simmer, shelter, strategy, camouflage, ultimate, liesstudded withstrategicsimmer The waters themselves are low in nutrients and would be poor in life if it wasnt for the other resource thats here . Sunlight. In the shallows of the coral atolls, small jellyfish point their tentacles towards the sun. Like many animals here they depend on a close with microscopic algae, which turn solar power into food. The most famous of these relationships is the reef-forming corals, which provide the foundation of the seas most dazzling ecosystem. Their branches provide for a wealth of small and creatures, many of them beautifully . But the master of disguise has to be the octopus, able to change not only its shape and color, but its skin texture, too. in abundancepartnershipsheltervulnerablecamouflagedultimateTranslation. Put the following passage into English. 如世界上其他地方，中國(guó)仍在摸索與自然的和諧關(guān)系。六百年前，在此居住的人們?cè)谑谏峡坛鲞@幾個(gè)字，意思是“天涯海角”。近年來世界急劇擴(kuò)大，中國(guó)各地的觀光客發(fā)現(xiàn)了海南熱帶海濱渡假的快活。到了2010年，中國(guó)總觀光收益預(yù)期會(huì)達(dá)到每年750億英鎊。過度發(fā)展可能破壞中國(guó)的自然環(huán)境，完善的生態(tài)旅游讓中國(guó)野生生物獲益匪淺。今日中國(guó)面臨的問題是資源用量大、生活空間與環(huán)境品質(zhì)，這些也是全世界面臨的問題。如果世界上有個(gè)國(guó)家能夠解決大規(guī)模的環(huán)境問題，這莫過于中國(guó)，擁有龐大的人力資源與政治權(quán)力。中國(guó)的腳步不只會(huì)影響中國(guó)人與中國(guó)自然環(huán)境，也會(huì)影響全世界。 Like the rest of the world, China is still feeling its way towards a harmonious relationship with nature. Six hundred years ago the people who lived here carved this calligraphy in the rocks, announcing it to be the end of the world. In recent years that world has undergone a massive expansion as tourists from all over China have discovered the delights of Hainans tropical seaside resorts. By 2010, Chinas total tourism revenue is expected to hit 75 billion pounds a year. While insensitive development could destroy Chinas natural environment, well-managed eco-tourism could provide huge benefits for Chinas wildlife. The issues that face China today, increasing pressure on resources and living space and quality of environment, are those that face us all. If there is any country in the world equipped to solve environmental problems on a vast scale, it has to be China, with its tremendous human resources and powerful political control. The path it chooses will affect not just its own people and its natural environment, but the rest of the world, too. writing Nowadays humanity is faced with a lot of troublesome problems:energy crisis, cancer, pollution, population explosion, etc. they are threatening the survival of humanity. they are pessimistic because they think that limited energy on earth will be exhausted soon incurable diseases are threatening more peoples lives; pollution is worsening the environment; population explosion wil l make food shortage even more serious. Actually they neednt worry too much about these problems. Scientists will have developed new energy resources by the time oil and coal are used up. Besides, scientists are making a thorough study of genes and they will manage to cure cancer by adjusting the arrangement of genes. They are also making efforts to control pollution and population. Furthermore, all the governments in the world are concerned about these problems and they have taken measures to solve these problems. Therefore, we have every reason to be sure that human beings will conquer nature but they will never be conquered . The end !