《美麗中國(guó)》第三集-part-1課件

1、Wild China（Tasting Notes）美麗中國(guó)品鑒第三集 神奇高原 Magic PlateauPart II. A Picture Show布達(dá)拉宮納木錯(cuò)雅魯藏布大峽谷珠穆朗瑪峰唐古拉山大昭寺I. A Picture ShowI. A Picture ShowII. Reading materials Tibet lies on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau of the southwest border of China. The average height of the whole region is more than 4000 mtetres abo

2、ve sea level. The worlds lowest valley lies in east Tibet. Tibet is to the south of Xinjiang Uyger Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province, to the east of Sichuan, to the northwest of Yunnan and to the north of India and Nepal. Its population of 2.3 million people come from a variety of ethnic groups

3、 including Tibetan, Han, Monba. Its capital city is Lhasa.Reading materialsBackground InformationCultural tips I. Tibetan Buddhism II. Argali III. ShamanismI. Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Mahayana Buddhism大乘佛教 that developed in Tibet and spread to neighboring countries of the Himal

4、ayas. Tibetan Buddhism is known for its rich mythology神話and iconography造像and for the practice of identifying the reincarnations重生of deceased spiritual masters. Tibetan Buddhism has exerted發(fā)揮extensive and profound influence on the Tibetan race. Buddhism spread into Tibet in the 7th century, and gradu

5、ally infiltrates浸潤(rùn)Tibets history, politics, economics, culture, exchanges and habits and customs to become the most extensively廣泛worshipped religion of Tibetans.II. Argali The argali, or the mountain sheep (species Ovis ammon) is a wild sheep that roams漫步the highlands of Central Asia (Himalaya, Tibe

6、t, Altay). Argali are considered an endangered or threatened species throughout their entire range, due largely to habitat棲息地loss from overgrazing過(guò)度放牧of domestic sheep and hunting.III. Shamanism Shamanism involves a practitioner術(shù)士reaching altered換形states of consciousness in order to encounter and in

7、teract with the spirit world and channel these transcendental超自然的energies into this world. A shaman is a person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of benevolent 仁慈的and malevolent惡毒的spirits, who typically enters into a trance state恍惚狀態(tài)during a ritual, and practices divination占卜

8、and healing.Language StudyLanguage StudyWord studyPhrases and expressionsGrammar Word studyWord list1.inhospitable 2.formidable 3.windswept 4.incredible 5.archaic 6.enlightened7.fragile 8. imperative9. barren10. hive11. pilgrim12. congregate13. worship14. elaborate15. intimately16. glacier 17. hazar

9、dous18. evaporation19.cormorant20. hybrid21. extraordinary22. reverberate23. pacify24. replenish25. auspicious26. retrieve27. thermal28. turmoil29. sulphurous30. thrive Word study1.inhospitable ,nhsptb()ladj. 荒涼的；冷淡的，不好客的；不適居留的adv. inhospitably 冷淡地；荒涼地 inhospitality 冷淡；不好客inhospitable Ground荒涼之地inho

10、spitable terrain不適合人居住的地帶inhospitable place不適合居住的地方e.g. I like long journeys to inhospitable parts of the world.我喜歡長(zhǎng)途跋涉去世界上荒涼的地方。Word study2.formidable f:mdbl adj.難以對(duì)付的；令人敬畏的adv. formidably強(qiáng)大地；難對(duì)付地；可怕地同義詞：awesome；frighteninge.g. Theres no formidable obstacles in the world.世上沒(méi)有無(wú)法逾越的障礙Word study3.wind

11、swept wndsweptadj.風(fēng)刮的，被風(fēng)吹掃的，暴露在風(fēng)中的同義詞：windye.g. Thelandscapewaswindsweptandbare.那片土地被風(fēng)吹得光禿禿的。Word study4.incredible nkredbladj.不可思議的；驚人的；難以置信的；未必可能的incredibly難以置信地；非常地n.incredibility不能相信；不可信的事物e.g. Itsoundedincrediblein common.乍一聽(tīng)來(lái)，簡(jiǎn)直不可思議。Their father was incredibly good-looking.他們的父親十分英俊。Word study

12、5.archaic :kekadj.古代的；過(guò)時(shí)的，陳舊的；古體的；古色古香的archaic word古詞 ; 古英語(yǔ)詞 ; 古語(yǔ)詞同義詞：ancient,olde.g. Butthisarchaicsystemmaybepoisedtochange.但這個(gè)古老的系統(tǒng)有可能被改變。Word study6.enlightened nlatndadj.開(kāi)明的；有知識(shí)的；有見(jiàn)識(shí)的；進(jìn)步的v.啟發(fā)；開(kāi)導(dǎo)adj.enlightening使人領(lǐng)悟的；有啟發(fā)作用的n.enlightenment啟迪；啟蒙運(yùn)動(dòng)；教化vt.enlighten啟發(fā)，啟蒙；教導(dǎo)，開(kāi)導(dǎo)；照耀an enlightened policy.

13、開(kāi)明政策e.g. Moreenlightenedofficialsknowthat.一些較為開(kāi)明的中國(guó)官員明白這一點(diǎn)。Word study7.fragile frdal adj.易碎的，脆的；虛弱的The fragile environment 脆弱的環(huán)境fragile goods易碎貨物 ; 易碎商品 ; 易碎品 ; 屬于易碎品e.g. Theyarefragileandneedtenderlovingcare.它脆弱易碎，需要精心溫柔的呵護(hù)n. Fragility 脆弱；力 易碎性；虛弱Word study8. imperative mpertvadj.必要的，不可避免的；命令的，專(zhuān)橫的

14、n.必要的事；命令；規(guī)則imperatively命令式地n.imperativeness命令式之事e.g.Itisimperativethatwequantifyandvaluetheecosystemservicesprovidedbytheocean.我們對(duì)海洋所提供的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)服務(wù)的量化和評(píng)價(jià)是非常必要的。Word study9. barren brnadj.貧瘠的；不結(jié)果實(shí)的；不孕的n.荒原，不毛之地barren rock無(wú)油氣的巖層 ; 無(wú)礦巖 ; 廢石 ; 空白巖石barren land不毛之地 ; 瘠地 ; 荒地 ; 棒球同義詞：fruitless; sterile反義詞: ric

15、h; fertileWhenEuropeansarrivedin1722,theyfoundtheislandmostlybarren. 當(dāng)歐洲人1722年到達(dá)該島時(shí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)它已經(jīng)相當(dāng)貧瘠.Word study10. hive havn.蜂箱；蜂巢；蜂群；喧鬧地區(qū)vi.（蜂）進(jìn)入蜂箱；聚居hive off 從團(tuán)體中分離出來(lái)e.g.Amarkedbeefeditselffromthedishandreturnedtothehive.一只做了標(biāo)記的蜜蜂從盤(pán)中喂飽自己以后就飛回蜂箱了。Word study11. pilgrim plrmn.香客，朝圣者；旅行者；追尋者；v.朝圣，參拜圣地；流浪n.pi

16、lgrimage漫游；朝圣之行vi.pilgrimage朝拜；漫游同義詞：worshipper; newcomerJohnworriedaboutthepilgrimfamily.約翰擔(dān)心朝圣者一家Word study12. congregate kretvt.& vi.使集合，聚集n. congregation 集會(huì)；集合；圣會(huì)同義詞：assemble, meetPeoplecongregateoutsidethestores.人們聚集在商店外面。Word study13. worship w:pvt.崇拜，尊崇；愛(ài)慕worshipful崇拜的，虔誠(chéng)的；尊貴的；尊敬的n.worshipper

17、崇拜者；禮拜者；愛(ài)慕者worshiper崇拜者；禮拜者（等于worshipper）同義詞：honor；admire；反義詞：contemptTheremustbenoworshipofthemasses.但不能對(duì)群眾有絲毫膜拜之意。Word study14. elaborate lbretvt.詳細(xì)制定；詳盡闡述；elaborate plan細(xì)密的計(jì)劃 ; 細(xì)密的打算 ; 細(xì)密的 ;adv.elaborately精巧地；苦心經(jīng)營(yíng)地n.elaboration苦心經(jīng)營(yíng)，精巧；詳細(xì)闡述elaborateness盡心竭力Canyouelaborateonthat?您能詳細(xì)闡述一下嗎elaboratel

18、yIt was clearly an elaborately planned operation.那顯然是一次精心策劃的行動(dòng)Word study15. intimately ntmtladv.熟悉地；親密地；私下地；諳熟地Intimately yours親密愛(ài)人n. Intimacy adj. intimateGoddeeplydesiresthatweknowhimintimately.神深切地想要我們親密地認(rèn)識(shí)它。Word study16. glacier ls(r) n.冰河，冰川同義詞： icebergadj.glacial冰的；冰冷的；冰河時(shí)代的adv.glacially冰川地n.g

19、laciation地質(zhì) 冰川作用；凍結(jié)成冰vt.glaciate使冰凍；被冰凍蓋；使受冰川作用Thisisarockglacierratherthananicefield.這是一個(gè)巖石冰川而并非是一個(gè)冰原。Word study17. hazardous hzdsadj.冒險(xiǎn)的；有危險(xiǎn)的；碰運(yùn)氣的n.hazard危險(xiǎn)，冒險(xiǎn)；冒險(xiǎn)的事hazardous area危險(xiǎn)區(qū)；危險(xiǎn)場(chǎng)地hazardous goods危險(xiǎn)品Myotherjobwaslesshazardousbutmoreinteresting.我另外的那個(gè)工作不像這個(gè)工作這么冒險(xiǎn)，但更加有趣。Word study18. evaporatio

20、n vprenn.蒸發(fā)，發(fā)散；消失；汽化；蒸發(fā)法v. Evaporateevaporative蒸發(fā)的，成為蒸氣的evaporable易蒸發(fā)性的；易揮發(fā)的High temperatures also result in high evaporation from the plants.高溫也導(dǎo)致了植物水分的大量蒸發(fā)。Word study19.cormorant k:mrntn.鸕鶿，貪婪的人adj.貪婪的Thefishermantaughtustheartofcormorantfishing.漁夫教導(dǎo)我們鸕鶿捕魚(yú)的藝術(shù)。 Word study20. hybrid habrdn.雜種；雜交生成的生

21、物體；混合物；adj.混合的；雜種的hybridize使雜交；混合生成hybrid rice雜交稻；雜種稻a hybrid of solid and liquid fuel.固體和液體燃料的混合物Word study21. extraordinary kstrdnriadj.非凡的，特別的；意外的，離奇的；臨時(shí)的，特派的；不尋常adv.extraordinarily非常；格外地；非凡地n.extraordinariness格外Filmisanextraordinarymedium.電影是不同尋常的媒介Word study22. reverberate rv:bretvi.回響；彈回；反射n.

22、reverberation混響；反射；反響；回響adj.reverberant回響的；反射的；起回聲的A womans shrill laughter reverberated in the courtyard.一個(gè)女人的尖笑聲在院子里回蕩Word study23. pacify psfa vt.使（某人）安靜；息怒；撫慰pacification.the pacification of the country.對(duì)國(guó)家的平定Ifonlytheydhadtheinternettopacifythem.如果他們要是有互聯(lián)網(wǎng)就會(huì)讓他們平靜下來(lái)。Word study24. replenish rplen

23、 vt.補(bǔ)充；重新裝滿(mǎn)；把裝滿(mǎn)；replenish with再裝滿(mǎn)replenishment補(bǔ)充，補(bǔ)給Wehavetodependonthefishtoreplenishthemselves.我們需要依靠魚(yú)本身繁殖來(lái)補(bǔ)充魚(yú)的數(shù)量反義詞exhaust同義詞vt.提供;供給provideWord study25. auspicious :sps adj.有前途的；有希望的；有利的；吉利的auspicious day好日子；吉日良辰；黃道吉日Dragonyearsaretraditionallypowerfulandauspicious.龍年在傳統(tǒng)意義上是蓬勃而吉利的。同義詞adj.1.好兆頭的;幸

24、運(yùn)的promisingWord study26. retrieve rtri:vvt.取回；恢復(fù)；計(jì)檢索；重新得到adj.retrievable可取回的；可補(bǔ)償?shù)模豢蓹z索的n.retrieval檢索；恢復(fù)；取回；拯救He is the one man who could retrieve that situation.他是唯一能挽回局面的人Word study27. thermal :mladj.熱的，保熱的；溫?zé)岬膎.上升的暖氣流adj.thermic熱的；由熱造成的；熱量的Thermals保暖衣；防寒服Have you got your thermals on?你穿保暖衣了嗎？Word s

25、tudy28. turmoil t:mln.混亂；焦慮Your mind is in such a turmoil you do not know what you are saying.你心煩意亂，根本不知道自己在說(shuō)什么。同義詞：turbulenceWord study29. sulphurous slfrsadj.硫磺的，含有硫磺的adj.sulphuric硫磺的；含多量硫磺的n.sulphur硫磺；硫磺色a sulphurous spring.硫黃泉Word study30. thrive ravvi.興盛，興隆；長(zhǎng)得健壯；茁壯成長(zhǎng)adj.thriving繁榮的；蒸蒸日上的；旺盛的Giv

26、entheopportunitytheycanthrivejustlikeanyoneelse.只要有機(jī)會(huì)，他們也可以像其他人一樣成功。Phrases and expressions List:1.a tuft of 2.descend from3.track down4.be studded with5.be imbued withPhrases and expressions a tuft of一簇a tuft of grass一叢草地a tuft of beard一撮胡子Wesawarabbitonatuftofgrass.我們看見(jiàn)在一簇草中有一只兔子。 Phrases and expr

27、essions 2. descend from 從下來(lái)；由傳留下來(lái)Becarefulwhenyoudescendfromtheladder.從梯子上下來(lái)時(shí)一定要小心。Accordingtothebible,weisalldescendfromadam.據(jù)圣經(jīng)所載，我們?nèi)莵啴?dāng)?shù)暮笠?。Phrases and expressions 3. track down追捕到；追尋；查獲She had spent years trying to track down her parents.她已經(jīng)花了好多年時(shí)間試圖追尋父母的下落I dont know where that old story came fr

28、om, Ive never been able to track it down.我不知道這則舊傳聞的出處，我從來(lái)沒(méi)能考證出結(jié)果。Phrases and expressions 4. be studded with點(diǎn)綴著Inthefuture,artificialskincouldbestuddedwithsensorsthatrespondtochemicals,biologicalagents,temperature,humidity,radioactivityorpollutants.在未來(lái)，人造皮膚將會(huì)被鑲上針對(duì)化學(xué)、生物制劑、溫度、適度、放射性、污染物等刺激的感知器。Phrases

29、and expressions 5. be imbued with v.充滿(mǎn)；滿(mǎn)懷Leadershouldbeselflessandbeimbuedwiththespiritofsacrifice.領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者放棄私心并懷持犧牲精神。Onewhowishestoattainawholepersonalityoughttobehonest,faithful,sincereandtobeimbuedwithotherfinevirtues.一個(gè)人要達(dá)成完美品格的人，必須具備忠厚、忠信、忠直以及誠(chéng)心、誠(chéng)意的品格。They comprise the largest area of ice outside t

30、he polar regions, and nearly a sixth of the worlds total. 西藏地區(qū)是極圈之外最大的冰原區(qū)域，約占全球的六分之一。分?jǐn)?shù)是由基數(shù)詞和序數(shù)詞一起組成。三分之一 one third三分之二 two thirdsBut its not just wildlife that values Tibets lakes and seas. Their life-giving waters are also important to people.不止野生動(dòng)物受惠于這些湖泊和內(nèi)海，這些賦予生命的水對(duì)人們也很重要。強(qiáng)調(diào)句結(jié)構(gòu)：it is +強(qiáng)調(diào)成分+that

31、原句：not just wildlife values tibets lakes and seas.Video Show & Exercises1.Can you give a general introduction of Tibet?2.What is the highest freshwater lake in the world?3.Whats Qinghai Lake like?4. What will people do if they are in Shamanic belief?5. Why the snake can live in so hot waters?6. What

32、 makes the Himalayas?7. Who is the highest living animal on the planet?8. Why can the jumping spider jump so high?I. Answer the following questions according to the passage.crash, terrain, spider, maze, evaporation, Buddhism, magical, plateau ,mantras1.can you give a general introduction of Tibet? T

33、ibet has been a province of China for more than 50 years, yet it has a unique character, shaped by over 1,000 years of Tibetan_. This obscure生僻and archaic古代的looking religion has produced one of the most enlightened文明的cultures on Earth.Buddhism2.What is the highest freshwater lake in the world? Lake

34、Manasarovar瑪旁雍措湖.3.Whats Qinghai Lake like? This is Qinghai Lake, Chinas largest. Millions of years of _have concentrated the minerals in the lake, turning the water salty. Rich in fish, its waters attract thousands of cormorants. But its not just wildlife that values Tibets lakes and seas.evaporati

35、oncrash, terrain, spider, maze, evaporation, Buddhism, magical, plateau ,mantras4. What will people do if they are in Shamanic belief? In Shamanic belief, the land is imbued with _properties內(nèi)容which aid communication with the spirit world. Here animal skulls are decorated, and rocks are carved with s

36、acred mantras禱文, groups of syllables that are considered to have spiritual power. The reciting of the _is believed to create a magical sound that reverberates回響through the universe. magical mantrascrash, terrain, spider, maze, evaporation, Buddhism, magical, plateau ,mantras5. Why the snake can live

37、 in so hot waters? The hot spring snake is unique to Tibet and is believed to have survived the inhospitable不適合居住的conditions up on the _ principally主要地thanks to this natural central heating.plateau crash, terrain, spider, maze, evaporation, Buddhism, magical, plateau ,mantras6. What makes the Himala

38、yas? The slow-motion _between Asia and India has been going on for 30 million years. The Himalayas are the crumple褶皺-zone created by these two colliding landmasses, a bewildering令人困惑的_of mountains and valleys, home to elusive神出鬼沒(méi)wild creatures.crash maze crash, terrain, spider, maze, evaporation, Bu

39、ddhism, magical, plateau ,mantras7. Who is the highest living animal on the planet? The jumping_.8. Why can the jumping spider jump so high? They use hydraulic液壓pressure to work their legs like pistons活塞, catapulting up彈射to 30 times their own body length. The ideal way to get around in rocky _地形.ter

40、rainspidercrash, terrain, spider, maze, evaporation, Buddhism, magical, plateau ,mantrasII. Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions you have heard.bewildering, reduced, altitudes, hazardous, glaciers, chilly, extraordinary, productive, Fed, forbiddingbewildering, reduced, altitudes, hazard

41、ous, glaciers, chilly, extraordinary, productive, Fed, forbidding1. Out here, life is _to a single imperative必要的事- survival.2. Descending from the hilltops to lower_, the argali band together for safety.3. Although this winter landscape looks barren and_可怕的, Tibets remote grasslands support a surpri

42、sing variety of creatures.reducedaltitudesforbidding4. The Tibetan region contains over 35,000 _that cover over 100,000 square kilometres.5. In late spring, the _lake waters are a magnet磁鐵for breeding繁殖birds. 6. Having spent the winter south of the Himalayas, bar-headed geese斑頭雁make the _mountain cr

43、ossing each spring to breed on the plateaus lakes.7._by the mountain glaciers, the Tibetan plateau even has its own inland sea.glaciers chillyhazardousFedbewildering, reduced, altitudes, hazardous, glaciers, chilly, extraordinary, productive, Fed, forbidding8. This hybrid religion forms the basis of

44、 an _relationship with nature. 9. These cold-blooded snakes hang out in streams and rivers which are fed by the hot springs, where they enjoy a surprisingly _lifestyle.10. The Himalayas are the crumple-zone created by these two colliding landmasses, a _maze of mountains and valleys, home to elusive難捉摸的wild creatures. bewildering, reduced, altitudes, hazardous, glaciers, chilly, extraordinary, productive, Fed, forbiddingextraordinaryproductivebewilderingIII.