高中英语读报精华时事英语翻译课件：unit 13.ppt

Useful expressions for exercise s 1. …有人口…: the population of…is…/ …has a population of… 2. …占面积… has/covers/occupy an area of… 3.? 位于： be situated/located in… 4.?有……年的历史 ：to have a history of…years 5.????? in the east, west, north, south of… 6.????? enjoy 7.????? boast: thing that one is proud of.. E.g. The town boasts a world famous art gallery. Checking the exercises 1.??? 陕西，位于中国内陆腹地，黄河中游。北部位陕北黄土高原，南部为秦巴地区，中部为关中平原。总面积为20。6万平方公里，人口31。91万。陕西是文明而古老的省份，以灿烂的古代文化和光荣的革命传统闻名于世。 陕西历史悠久，文物荟萃，在中华民族开发史上占有特殊地位。这里孕育出灿烂的古代文化，对中国和世界有过重大影响。 1.? Shanxi, a hinterland province, is located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River. It has three main regions: Northern Shanxi Plateau in the north, Qin-Ba Mountains in the south and Guangzhong Plain in the middle. It covers an area of 206,000 square kilometres and has a population of 3,191 millions. Shanxi enjoys a long history and concentration of cultural relics, thus playing an outstanding role in the development of Chinese civilization. Embedded here is the brilliant ancient Chinese culture which has had a great impact on the world as well as on China. 2．桂林是中国著名的风景游览城市和历史文化名城。位于中国的南部，广西壮族自治区的东北部，海拔150米，总面积4195平方公里。其中市区面积54平方公里，总人口114万人，其中市区32万人，临近中国南部最大的城市―――广州。 2. Guilin is a well-known tourist city famous for its scenery as well as its long history and culture. It is situated in the northeastern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the southern part of China. Its elevation is 150 meters. It has a total area of 4,195 square kilometers and a total population of 1,145 ,000. The City proper covers 54 square kilometers and has 320,000 people. It is near Guangzhou, the largest city in the south of China. 3． 温州，位于浙江省的东南部，是浙南地区最大的港口城市和经济、科技、文化中心。1984年，温州被列为中国沿海对外开发城市之一，1987年被定为改革试验区。全市面积一万一千七百八十三点五平方公里，人口六百六十万. 3. Wenzhou, located in the southeastern part of Zhejiang Province, is the biggest port city and an economic, scientific and technological and cultural center in southern Zhejiang. It was listed in 1984 as one o