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话题素材——古代文化[话题词汇]1．historian n. 历史学家2．primitive adj. 原始的3．ancient adj. 古代的4．civilizedadj. 文明的5．hardship n. 苦难6．cultural gap 文化差距7．originate from起源于8．come into being 形成；产生；出现9．historic relics 历史遗产10．date back to/date from 追溯到11．in memory of 为了纪念12．pass down 传递；使流传13．look back at history 回顾历史14．settle in定居；安顿下来15．ancient society 古代社会[经典佳句]1．In the course of history, every event will exert its influence on the_past and the_present.在历史的发展进程中，每一事件都会对当时和过去产生影响。2．Life consists_of_not_only sunshine but_also hard times.生活充满的不仅仅是阳光，还有艰苦岁月。3．This is the_site_of Upper Cave man, where our ancestors once lived.这就是山顶洞人的遗址，我们祖先在远古生活的地方。精美语篇To the southwest of Beijing lies Zhoukoudian, where Peking Man are believed to have lived. They lived in the caves, regardless of the cold. They didnt have mats, blankets or quilts. But they made fires to cook the food, scare wild beasts away and keep warm.Peking Man didnt grow their own crops but picked fruit when it ripened and hunted animals with a spear. They used the sharpened stone tools to cut up animals and remove their skin, onto which they rubbed an ample amount of salt to make it soft. They used a needle, which was at most three centimeters long, to make clothes whose materials are the skins of the animals. They even wore a primitive necklace, which was made of seashells.Peking Man suffered from cold, starvation and diseases. However, the discovery of the cave is of great significance to the study of human history.◆　高频单词1．alternative (n.) 可能的选择 (adj.) 供选择的；其他的2．starvation (n.) 挨饿；饿死→starve (vi.) 挨饿；饿死3．accuracy (n.) 精确；准确→accurate (adj.) 准确的；精确的4．interrupt (vt. vi.) 打断……讲话；打岔；暂时中断或中止5．acute (adj.) 有观察力的；敏锐的；严重的；深刻的6．assume (vt.) 假定；设想；承担→assumption (n.) 假定；承担7．sharpen (vi. vt.) (使)锋利；尖锐；清晰→sharp (adj.) 锋利的；尖锐的→sharpener (n.) 磨具；削具8．messy (adj.) 凌乱的；脏的→mess (n.) 凌乱；脏9．analysis (n.) (pl.analyses) 分析→analyse (vt.) 分析；分解10．ripen (vt. vi.) 使……成熟；成熟→ripe (adj.) 成熟的11．significance (n.) 意义；意思；重要性；重要意义→significant (adj.) 重要的12．somehow (adv.