U5P2Reading详解.ppt

1. various adj. 不同的; 各种各样的 There are various ways of getting to the stations from here. 从这里到车站有各种不同的走法。 For various reasons Id prefer not to meet him. 由于各种原因, 我不愿见他。 various views 各种观点 various members 各个成员 2. amuse v. 使发笑; 使愉快 A clown’s job is to amuse the spectators. 小丑的工作就是娱乐观众。 be amused at/by/with 以……为乐 He was amused by making jokes on others. We were greatly amused at/by Ma Ji’s cross talk. amuse oneself 消遣; 自我娱乐 He amused himself by playing the flute. 他吹笛自娱。 She amused herself by reading detective stories. 她读侦探小说消遣。 amusement n. 消遣; 娱乐(活动) To her great amusement the actor’s wig (假发) fell off. 3. preserve vt. 保存；保留 We preserve these archeological findings. 我们保护这些考古发现。 preserve forests 保护森林 preserve order 维护秩序 4. be modelled after 根据……模仿；仿造 Their education system is modelled after the French one. 他们的教育体制是模仿法国的。 be modelled after = be modelled on model oneself 以……为榜样 Jim always modelled himself on his hero, Martin Luther King. 吉姆总是以他心目中的大英雄马丁· 路德 金为榜样。 Work in groups of four. Discuss the questions below using the information in the passage and your own opinions to help you. Parks provide people _____ a place to ______ themselves and to ______ their busy life for a while. In recent decades, however, many parks have been ________ to provide _____________. We call them ______ parks. Theme parks have a certain idea--- a ______ theme---that the whole park is ______ on. For example, _________ Parks provide people _____ a place to ______ themselves and to ______ their busy life for a while. In recent decades, however, many parks have been ________to provide _____________. We call them ______ parks. Theme parks have a certain idea--- a ______ theme---that the whole park is ______ on. For example, _________ is the oldest theme park in the world. It seemed like a place of ________. Dollywood is a one of the most _______ theme parks in