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Unit 11 Sports Recreation Warm-up Questions 预热提问 1. What do you do in your free time for recreation? 2. What is your idea of a perfect tour? Do you turn off your mobile phone while travelling? Section A Read Fast 一睹为快 Passage A Topic-oriented Lead-in 抛砖引玉 The real adventure of travel is mental. It is about total immersion in a place, because nobody from any other place can contact you. Thus your life is narrowed to what is immediately before your eyes, making the experience of it that much more vivid. Put down your smartphone — the art of travel demands the end of multitasking. In the Information Age, with the constant connection to home and work, we’ve diluted what it means to experience someplace new. Being There Bank of New Words 词库宝典 1. hospitality / ?h?spit?liti / n. friendly and generous reception of guests or strangers 热情好客 I received the hospitality of the family. 我受到这家人亲切的款待。 Thank you for your kind hospitality. 谢谢你的盛情款待。 2. dilute / dai?lu:t / v. make (sth.) weaker in force, effect, etc. 削弱，降低 dilute wine with water 搀水把酒冲淡 diluting standards in our schools 降低我们各校的水平 If you give your baby juice, dilute it well with cooled, boiled water. 如果给婴儿喝果汁，要用凉开水充分稀释。 3. perception / p??sep??n / n. quality of understanding 感知，洞察力 improve ones powers of perception 提高认识能力 He was a man of keen perception. 他是一个感觉敏锐的人。 His analysis of the problem showed great perception. 他对该问题的分析显示出敏锐的洞察力。 4. haunting / h?:nti? / adj. continually recurring to the mind 萦绕于心的 The carol has a primitive strength and haunting simplicity. 这首颂歌有一种原始的力量和令人难忘的纯朴。 The film’s haunting musical theme stayed in my head for days. 那部电影挥之不去的主题旋律多日来萦绕于我的脑际。 5. tempt / tempt / v. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting 吸引，诱惑 The warm weather tempted us into going for a swim. 暖和的天气诱使我们去游泳。 I am tempted to take the day off. 我打算休一天假。 6.