新编英语教程6 Unit 3 西工大PPT.ppt

Unit Three Text I Walls and Barriers 墙与屏障;Pre-Class work I. Pre-reading Questions 1. The Great Wall of China was first built following the unification of China by the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty in 221B.C. It was renovated and rebuilt in succeeding dynasties. In its present form, it substantially dates from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It stretches from Gansu Province to Shanhaiguan, Hebei, winding continuously across northern China and totaling 6,700 kilometers in length. The wall was erected to protect China from northern tribes.;2. A wall is defined as a continuous and usually vertical and solid structure of stones, bricks, concrete, etc., serving to enclose or protect or divide off town, house, room, field, etc. A barrier is defined as a material object that serves as an obstruction or an obstacle to prevent communication or to check (e.g., the advance of an enemy). In the old days, walls were erected as barriers against danger from without, and the Great Wall of China can serve as a typical example of this. Most walls in China function as barriers.;II. Dictionary Work 1. tangible (l. 8): adj. substantially real; material 确实 的；有形的 e.g. tangible evidence 确凿的证据 2. custom (l. 10): n. business patronage; the fact of a person or people buying goods or services at a shop/store or business (顾客对商店的）惠顾，光顾 e.g. Thank you for your custom. Please call again. 3. impregnable (l. 12): adj. unassailable, unattackable; sturdy 无法攻取的；不能征服的 rel. invincible; invulnerable 4. credit (l. 17): n. trust in a person’s ability and intention to pay at a later time for goods, etc. supplied 信用 e.g. You should have no trouble getting the loan if your credit is good. ;5. dash (l. 20): n. vigor in style and action; here means enthusiasm 精力, 干劲 6. flair (l. 20): n. ingenuity and vitality 才能, 本领 7. invulnerability (l. 26): n. freedom from harm or attack 不会受伤害 8. composition (l. 31): n. arrangement into proper proportion or relation and especially into artistic form 布局 9.