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Phrases Warming up, Listening, Speaking 1从不同的角度评价…evaluate sth. from various points of view 2占领，占有take possession of 某人占有，拥有in possession of 某物/某人为某人所占有in the possession of 3以…的名义，代表in the name of sb/sth 4大量的(great) masses of 一堆/团/块沙/雪a mass of sand/snow 5富含/缺乏be rich/poor in 6进行调查，研究do research on/in/into 7一项国家重点项目a state key project 8挖掘,发现dig up 9冒丧失生命，健康之险做某事risk one’s life/health to do sth 10用…装备，配备equip with Reading 1 丝绸之路the Silk Road 2 形成人类努力（探索世界）的基础 form the foundation for mankind’s greatest endeavour 3 鼓舞某人做某事inspire sb to do 4 早期文明的人们people of early civilizations 5 寻找search for（in search of, in one’s/the search for, make a search for） 6 很久以前long before，不久以后before long， 不久…It won’t be long before …. 7 与某人有联系have contacts with/have links with 8 众所周知It is well known that … 9 找到通往的道路、方向find one’s way 迷失方向lose one’s way 摸索着走路feel one’s way艰难前进make one’s way 用肩膀挤出一条路shoulder one’s way 杀出一条路fight one’s way 10 与……交换in exchange for 11 (偶然)遇到meet with, come across/upon 12 发展成为世界贸易中心develop into the world’s trading centre 13 促进，导致lead to 14 被抓be taken prisoner 15 拓展，伸出reach out 16 文物cultural relics 17 追溯到(没有被动语态)date from 18 意识到彼此的存在the awareness of each other’s existence 19 …的时机成熟了The time is ripe for sth./ to do sth.. 20 到达了顶盛时期reach the height of one’s power 21 中国的新朝代开始繁荣了。China prospered under a new dynasty. 22 下西洋从事探险sail westwards on voyages of exploration 23 在……的指挥之下under the command of … 24 起航set sail (to / from / for) 25 重新确立关系，恢复关系renew relations 26 激起对…的好奇excite/arouse one’s curiosity about … 27 开设使馆open embassies 28 作为回报，反过来in return 29 有象征意义have a symbolic meaning 30 用…交换…trade sth. for sth., 做…的生意，贸易 trade in… 和…做生意trade with sb. 31 因为经济原因for economic reasons Language Study 1 一大笔钱a large sum of money 2 三峡大坝Three Gorges Dam 3 抚养；提出（议题）；呕吐bring up 4 尊敬某人show respect for sb. 5 在他一生中during/in his lifetime 6 还清债务，解雇，成功pay off 7 在它最繁忙时期at its busiest 8 有…人口with a population of Integrating skills 1 世界上主要