大学体验英语1综合教程讲义含课后翻译答案第三版unit6.ppt

Ex. 16 Read through the following paragraph to get its main idea. Then, read it again to get the details that support the main idea and also the writer’s attitude toward cowboys. Ranch life has always centered around the cowboys, who were some of the most colorful people in the history of the American West. Stories about cowboys are very popular in America and all over the world. People think of cowboys as free people, unafraid to battle with wild animals, living close to nature, with only the trees, sky and the stars. Today their hold on the American imagination is still strong. The old-time