综合英语II 第二册参考书 Unit 4 Text A Acres of Diamonds.docVIP

Unit Four Text A Acres of Diamonds Detailed Study of the Text: There once lived not far from the River Indus an ancient Persian by the name of Ali Hafed. (Para. 2) An ancient farmer was once lived not far form the River Indus and his name was Ali Hafed. River Indus (Indus River): great trans-Himalayan river of South Asia. It is one of the longest rivers in the world, with a length of some 1,800 miles (2,900 km). Its total drainage area is about 450,000 square miles (1,165,000 square km), of which 175,000 square miles (453,000 square km) lie in the Himalayan ranges and foothills and the rest in the semiarid plains of Pakistana 印度河 by the name of: (formal) who is called, e.g. Near him sat an untidy looking individual by the name of Sydney Carton. 在他旁边坐着一位名叫西德尼·卡登的、看起来是个不修边幅的人。 …at interest: (of money borrowed) on the condition that interest is payable contented(adj): [usually before noun] showing or feeling happiness and satisfaction content(adj): [not before noun]happy and satisfied with what you have Pay attention to the point: contented and content is similar in meaning, but contented is usually used before nouns, it can also be used after a noun; but content cannot be used before nouns. One day there visited that old Persian farmer, one of these ancient Buddhist priests, one of the wise men of the east. (Para. 2) One day, one of the ancient Buddhist priests visited the old Persian farmer Ali Hafed. The priest was also one of the wise men of the east. Pay attention to word order of this sentence. Then the internal fires bursting outward through the crust threw up the mountains and hills , the valleys, the plains and prairies of this wonderful world of hours.(Para. 2) throw up: to build sth suddenly or in a hurry, e.g. They’re throwing up new housing estates all over the place. A wall between two Berlins was thrown up during the night of August 12-13, 1961. The old priest told Ali Hafed that if he had one diamond the size of his thumb he could purchase the