Further reading (上课4)-the great wall.pptVIP

* The Great Wall What is it? Emperor Qin Shihuang Lady Meng Jiang importance history location others persons The Spring and Autumn Period The Ming Dynasty AG Emperor Qin Shihuang Lady Meng Jiang C,K Symbol of the Chinese civilization 7 wonders of the world World Cultural Heritage(遗产) BDF 10,000 li in length The Qilian Mountain importance history location others persons form H 1. The Great Wall winds its way eastward from the Yalu River to Jiayugan in the Gobi desert. 2. At the beginning each principality (诸侯国)construct the “great wall” to defend itself from enemies. westward 3. The Great Wall is different from ordinary city walls only because it extends itself continuously for miles. 4. The Great Wall is called Wan Li Chang Cheng because it is exactly 10,000li in length. 5. The Great Wall is a symbol of the Chinese civilization. over 1.It winds its way westwards over the vast land of China from the bank of the Yalu River to the foot of snow -covered Qilian Mountain. 万里长城东起鸭绿江畔，西至白雪皑皑的祁连山山脚，横贯中国的广袤国土由东向西蜿蜒而行。 wind意为“蜿蜒，弯曲前进”，过去式和过去分词均为wound。 The river winds （its way） to the sea.这条河蜿蜒地流入大海。 The path winds up the hillside.那条小径沿着山坡蜿蜒而上。 2.Such a gigantic project is rare in China or indeed anywhere in the world. 如此巨大的工程在中国乃至世界都是罕见的。 注释：gigantic (adj) [d?a??g?nt?k] “巨大的，庞大的”。 The new airplane looked like a gigantic bird.这架新飞机看起来像一只巨大的鸟。 3.As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, each principality in China constructed its own “great wall” in various places to defend itself from enemies.早在春秋时期，各诸侯国就已经开始在各地修筑自己的“长城”，其主要目的是防范敌人的攻击。 注释：defend vt. =guard; protect; 保护，防御，保卫 defend one’s country against enemies 保卫祖国，抵御敌人 defend sb. from harm保护某人使不受伤害 1) When the dog attacked me， I defended myself with a stick.当那狗攻击我时，我以手杖自卫。 2) You will need lawyers to defend you.你将需要律师为你辩护。 4.The Great Wall is different from ordinary city walls in that it extends itself continuously for miles and does not encircle a city.长城不同于普通的城墙，因为它不断延伸但并不围城而建。 注释：in