新思维英语unit2我.ppt

Unit 2 City Life and Folk Customs Burj Dubai Tower (Khalifa Tower) ) “迪拜大楼”的水系统每天需供 应25万加仑水。 2.它装有世界上速度最快(约每秒 17.5m)的电梯。 3. “迪拜大楼”被设计成一个周边 有3万住户、9个酒店、6个广场 和19座住宅塔楼以及1个12公顷 迪拜湖的大规模、多用途中心。 Buri Al Arab 伯瓷酒店 Dubai Mall 迪拜购物中心 广州国际金融中心 （IFC） 简称广州西塔，位于广州 珠江新城核心商务区，项 目总用地面积31084平方米， 总建筑面积为45万平方米， 建筑面积和结构楼层数均为 全国第一，建筑总高度 437.5米，是中国第三高楼， 仅次于台湾101大厦(508m)和 上海环球金融中心(492m)。 Section Two Language Building miracle [mir?kl] n. an act or event that does not follow the laws of nature and is believed to be caused by God 圣迹；神迹 staggering [st?g?ri?] a. so large, shocking or surprising that it is difficult to believe大得惊人的；骇人的；难以想像的 apartment [?pa:tm?nt] n. a set of rooms rented for living in, usually on one floor of a building （尤指在同一楼层的）公寓套房 destroy [distr?i] v. to damage something so badly that it no longer exists, works, etc. 摧毁；毁灭；破坏 symbol [‘simbl] n. a person, an object, an event, etc. that represents a more general quality or situation 象征 (adj. symbolic, symbolical) entire [in‘tai?(r)] a. including everything, everyone or every part whole 全部的；整个的；完全的 (entirely, entirety) suffer from 因（疾病）而痛或不舒服；因……而更糟；受……之苦 keen [ki:n] a. wanting to do something or wanting something to happen very much渴望；热切；热衷于 skyscraper [skai,skreip?(r)] n. a very tall building in a city 摩天大楼 modernization [m?d?naizei??n] n. 现代化，现代化的事物 rapid [‘r?pid] a. done or happening very quickly 迅速的；快速的；快捷的 (adv. rapidly) ancient [ein??nt] a. belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past 古代的 preserve [pri‘z?:v] v. to keep a particular quality, feature, etc.; to make sure that something is kept 保护；维护；保留 (n. preservation) D1 miracle 奇迹 create miracle 创造奇迹 a miracle of architecture 建筑上的奇迹 staggering 难以想象的 a staggering problem 难题 stagger along摇摇晃晃地走 destroy destroy evidences毁灭证据 The house was destroyed in the fire. 这个房子被这场火毁了。 His arrogance destroyed his whole life. 他的高傲毁了他的一生。 symbol symbol of sth. …的象征 symbol for sth. …的符号 鸽子是和平的象征。 T