Unit 2 Reading and Thinking課文講解課件-高中英語人教版（2019）選擇性必修第四冊

1、 Next week Im travelling to Australia to visit a friend there over the school holidays. I plan to keep this blog to record my experiences and what I learn. I have already done some research on the country.賓從do/conduct some research on.對.進(jìn)行研究 adj.位于；坐落在 Located to the south of the equator， below many

2、 other countries on the globe, its often informally referred to as“down under”.be located in. 位于.；坐落于.非正式地 refer to.as. 把.稱作. locate v.找出.的準(zhǔn)確位置location n.位置；地點(diǎn)refer to n.參考；提及 reference with/ in reference to 關(guān)于. I have also read about some iconic sites, such as the Sydney Opera House and the Great O

3、cean Road, and animals like the cute koalas and kangaroos. I cant wait to see all of them! However, as I major in social studies, Im more interested in meeting people in Australia and experiencing their culture, food, and way of life.迫不及待做某事原因狀語從句主修 Im here in Sydney! Since I arrived, my friend has

4、brought me to my first openair barbecue and has also shared many different but yummy meals with me, so my first impressions of Australia have been all about food! A lot of typical Australian food, such as the Sunday roast, is originally British.時(shí)間狀語從句典型的起初；原來origin n.起源 Bakeries, fastfood joints, bu

5、tcher shops, cafes, and restaurants everywhere provide some of the premier food experiences in the world. The influence of Asian cultures, on the other hand, led to the introduction of bean curd and Asian herbs, along with Australian versions of foods like the Chineseinspired dim sim.快餐連鎖店另一方面lead t

6、o導(dǎo)致, 促使; 通向一起引入，引進(jìn)受中國影響的 My friend and I have arrived in Katherine, a town in Australias Northern Territory. Were here to learn about the life and customs of the Aborigines, who are native to Australia. The Aboriginal population might be small, but its influence is still visible.原產(chǎn)于.adj.明顯的；可見的invis

7、ible 看不見的 For example, “Bondi” in “Bondi Beach” is an Aboriginal word meaning “water breaking over rocks”現(xiàn)在分詞短語作定語拍打著巖石的海浪 To survive in this vast land on the ocean, the Aborigines had to be in close contact with nature. This shows in their music, too, which celebrates the natural world and the spir

8、itual world around them. 巨大的in contact with. 與.有聯(lián)系與.失去聯(lián)系out of contact with.與.保持聯(lián)系keep contact with.取得make / get in Most of their musical instruments are really just sticks found on the ground, among which there is an amazing instrument called the didgeridoo.n.樹枝；棍stick v.刺；戳；粘貼；堅(jiān)持 The didgeridoo is

9、 made from a tree branch which is hollow. To play the didgeridoo, you put your mouth on one end and blow while vibrating your lips. Unlike a horn, there are no finger holes. The didgeridoo player has to change the shape of his mouth in order to change pitch. 一端.的形狀 A skilled player can play for a lo

10、ng time without stopping to breathe. He does this by continually breathing in through his nose while breathing out through his mouth and into the didgeridoo.adj. 熟練的；有技能的breathe in 吸氣 breathe out 呼氣 I tried to learn how to play it, but after trying for hours, I was convinced that I could never make

11、a musical sound with this instrument!adj. 堅(jiān)定的; 確信的be convinced that. 確信.convincing adj.令人信服的convince v.使信服；勸說樂聲convince sb. to do sth.convince sb. of.勸說某人做某事使某人相信/信服. Its almost time for me to say goodbye to Australia. Ive enjoyed my time here very much. After being here for a while, my biggest impr

12、ession is the complicated mix of peoples and cultures that make up the nation.Its time (for sb.) to do sth. 到了某人做某事 的時(shí)候了復(fù)雜的cn.民族；種族組成；構(gòu)成 Although the main cultural influence since 1788 has been Western culture, minority cultures have also played a part in shaping the unique Australian culture, with

13、many of the new cultural influences contributed by immigrants. n.少數(shù);少數(shù)派反：majority參與.;在.中起作用shape v.塑造;決定.的形成v.為.做貢獻(xiàn) It is said that now nearly half of all Australian citizens were either born overseas or have parents who were born overseas.據(jù)說要么.要么.在海外 Personally speaking, what I like most about Australia is the people themselves. They have a straightforward and free-and-easy attitude towards lif