新概念4Lesson1ppt近年原文.ppt

Lesson1FindingfossilmanFossil:ananimalorplantthatlivedmanythousandsofyearsagoandthathasbeenpreserved,ortheshapeofoneoftheseanimalsorplantsthathasbeenpreservedinrock

PolishedaxeheadsfoundatSeamersMoorinYorkshire（约克郡---英格兰东北）Polish:tomakesomethingsmooth,bright,andshinybyrubbingitAxe:atoolwithaheavymetalbladeontheendofalonghandle,usedtocutdowntreesorsplitpiecesofwood

Whyarelegendshandeddownbystorytellersuseful?Legend:anold,well-knownstory,oftenaboutbravepeople,adventures,ormagicalevents[??myth]handdown:togiveorleavesomethingtopeoplewhowillliveafteryouStoryteller:someonewhotellsstories,especiallytochildrenstoryteller

Wecanreadofthingsthathappened5,000yearsagointheNearEast,where…readof:tofindoutinformationfrombooks,newspapersetcTheAncientNearEast:includingtheareasknowntodayasIraq(伊拉克）,Syria（叙利亚共和国）,Lebanon（黎巴嫩）andPalestine[p?listain]（巴勒斯坦）andEgypt（埃及）近东：过去主要指欧洲的巴尔干半岛国家（原南斯拉夫、阿尔巴尼亚、希腊、保加利亚、和罗马尼亚）、亚洲的地中海沿岸国家（土耳其、叙利亚、黎巴嫩、巴勒斯坦、约旦）和东地中海岛国塞浦路斯，还包括北非的埃及和利比亚。第一次世界大战后，人们一般不再把巴尔干半岛国家称为近东国家，而列入“东南欧”或“南欧”的范围。

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NearEast:generallydescribesthecountriesofWesternAsiabetweentheMediterraneanSeaandIran,

Theonlywaythat…istorecountitassagas----legendshandeddownfromonegenerationofstorytellerstoanother.

---areusefulbecause…migrationsofpeoplewho…Anthropologistswondered…Preserve:tomakesomethingcontinuewithoutchangingRecount:totellsomeoneastoryordescribeaseriesofeventsSaga:alongstoryabouteventsthathappenovermanyyearsGeneration:allpeopleofaboutthesameageMigration:whenlargenumbersofpeoplegotoliveinanotherareaorcountry,especiallyinordertofindworkAnthropology:thescientificstudyofpeople,theirsocieties,culturesetc[??ethnology,sociology]Wonder:tothinkaboutsomethingthatyouarenotsureaboutandtrytoguess