Module 6《Old and New》文字素材1（外研版必修3）.docVIP

MODULE 6 Old and New 模块6 旧和新 The Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝 　　“Walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain” 　　“截断巫山云雨的石墙” Mao Zedong wrote a poem in which he dreamed of “walls of stone to hold back clouds 毛泽东写过一首诗词，在这首词中，他表达了“更立西江石壁， and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorg es”①. Now his dream has come 截断巫山云雨，高峡出平湖”的理想。现在他的梦想实现了。 true②. The power of the Yangtze River, which is the world’s third longest river, 长江，世界上的第三长河， has been harnessed by the Three Gorges Dam. 它的能量已被三峡大坝利用。 ①(1)hold back“阻挡”。例如：No one can the wheels of history.没有人能阻止历史的车轮。 (2)rise“上升；升起”。注意