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标准实用文案模块3U7L11TheSpiritofExplorersVikingVoyagestoAmericaTheVikingswerethefirstEuropeanstoreachAmerica.TheyachievedthislongbeforeColumbuseversetsail.TheVikingswereagroupofpeoplewhoseancestorscamefromScandinavia.TheycontrolledtheseasandcoastsofNorthernEuropebetweenthe8thand10thcenturiesAD.Byaround900AD,thereweremanyplacesinNorthernEuropewheretheVikingschosetolive.In982AD,whenamancalledErictheReddecidedtosetsailfurtherwest,therewereasmanyas10,000VikingslivinginIceland.AccordingtotheoldstoriesofIcelandandNorway,ErictheRedwasforcedtoleaveIcelandbecausehehadcommittedamurder,forwhichhegotintotrouble.EricreachedGreenlandanddiscoveredthatpeoplecouldliveintheplacewherehelanded.HereturnedtoIcelandandtoldpeoplethereaboutGreenland.HepersuadedsomepeopletogobackwithhimtoGreenland.Ericsetsailonceagain,thistimewith25ships,ofwhichonly14madeittoGreenland.NotlongafterErictheRedhadlandedinGreenland,amancalledBiarnisetsailfromIcelandinsearchofEric'sparty.BiarniwashopingtojoinhisfatherwhowaswithEric,buthe文档标准实用文案wasblownoffcourseandfoundhimselfinanunknownland,fromwhereheeventuallyreachedGreenland.Intheyear1002,whenErictheRed'ssonLeifwasplanningatripfurtherwest,BiarniwasthemanwithwhomLeifdiscussedhisplans.LeiffollowedBiarni'sdirectionsandsailedtowhatisbelievedtobethecoastofpresent-dayCanada.HethensailedfurthersouthtoanislandwhichisnowknownasNewfoundland.WeknowaboutErictheRedandLeif'sdeedsthroughstorieswhichwerewrittendowncenturieslaterinNorwayandIceland.TheyarethefirstrecordswehaveofEuropeanssailingtotheAmericas.U7L33TheSeaWorldUNDERWATERWORLDTheBestplacetoSeeSeaCreaturesPolarWorldWehavepolarbearsandarealicebergtoo!Youcanonlyseeasmallpartofitabovethewater.It'sthreetimesasbigunderwater.Watchtheacrobaticsealsatfeedingtime.Meetourlessenergeticbutmorefriendlypenguins.You'lllovethem!OceanFloor文档标准实用文案Seesomeofthemostbeautifulcoralandthemostunusualfishintheworld.Watchsomefish “flying”throughthewater.Theyarelesscolourfulthansomeotherfishbuttheymovebeautifully.SeaTheatreSeeourintelligentdolphins.Therearefantasticshowseverytwohours.DiscoveryPoolEspeciallyforyoungerchildren.Theycantouchcrabsandothersmallercreatures.Theycanbeeducatedaboutdailylifeonthebeachinthisexcitingarea.VirtualRealityVoyageOurmostup-to-dateattraction.Comewithusona “virtualreality ”triptotheoceanfloorandseesomeofthestrangestfishintheworld.NoisiestFish.Somefishcanproducesoundsalmosttwiceasloudasyourspeakingvoice!Youcertainlywon'tfindanoisierfish.PrettiestFish.Somefishattractotherfishwithalightontheirbody–andtheneatthem!Theyhaveahugemouthandcaneatfishasbigasthemselves.Watchout!TiniestFish.Lookcarefullyforthetiniestfishintheworld.Itisnotasbigasaflyinyourhouse!文档标准实用文案Swimwithdolphinsandfaceanattackbythemostdangerouscreatureinthesea–thegreatwhiteshark!U7L44SeaStoriesItmayseemstrange,butatthatmoment,whenwewereontheedgeofthewhirlpool,Ifeltcalmerthanwhenweweremovingtowardsit.Wewentroundandround,nearerandnearertothehorribleedgeofthewhirlpool.Suddenly,wewentovertheedge.Ithoughtmylifewasover.Butmomentaftermomentpassed,andIwasstillsafe.Theboatwasontheinsideofthehugewhirlpoolandweweregoingroundincirclesatgreatspeed.Isawclearlythattherewereotherobjectsinthewhirlpool –treesandbarrels.Inoticedthattheheavierobjectswentdownmorequicklythanthesmaller,lighterones.SoItiedmyselftoabarreltohelpmefloat.Itriedtomakemybrotherunderstand,buthewasterrifiedandstayedintheheavyboat.Withoutwaiting,Idivedintotheseatotryandescape.Aboutthreeyearsago,somethingterriblehappenedtome.Thosesixhoursofterrorhavebrokenmybodyandsoul.YouthinkIamaveryoldman –butIamnot.Ittooklessthanasingledaytochangemyhairfromblacktowhite.Oneday,mytwobrothersandIwerecomingbackfromtheislands,ourboatfulloffish.Allatonce,theskywascoveredwithdarkcloudsandinlessthanaminutewewereinaterriblestorm.An文档标准实用文案enormouswavecoveredourboatandmyyoungerbrotherfellintothesea.Ourboatsurvived,andIwastryingtorecoverwhenmyelderbrotherputhismouthclosetomyear,andscreamedouttheterrifyingword “Whirlpool! ”Withthewindandwavesweweregoinginthedirectionofthewhirlpool,andnothingcouldsaveus!Asyoucansee,Ididescape.Iwillbringmystoryquicklytoaconclusion.SometimeafterIlefttheboat,withmybrotherinit,itsankintothebottomofthewhirlpool.Soonafterwards,thewhirlpoolbecamelessviolent.Thentheskywasclear,thewindcalmerandthemoonwasshining.Iwasstilltiedtothebarrelandthewavessooncarriedmetoanareawheretheotherfishermenwere.Intheend,aboatpickedmeup.Iwasverytired.Thefishermenweremyoldfriends,buttheywereunabletorecognizeme.WhenItoldthemmystory,theydidnotbelieveit.NowIhavetoldyou,andIcannotexpectyoutobelievememorethanthefishermendid.U8L11AdventureHolidaysJustimagine.YouarewalkingalongamountainpathintheHimalayas.Youarefeelingtired.Youarethinkingabouthowfarthereistogo.Then,suddenlyyouarethere!AndtheamazingMountQomolangmaisonthehorizon.Itlooksgreat.Afewminuteslater,youarriveatthecamp.Thefoodcookingonthefiresmellsgreatandwhile文档标准实用文案youarehavingahotcupoftea,yourelaxandwatchthesungodown.Atdinner,thefoodtastesfantastic.Youtalkwithotherpeopleinthegroupabouteverythingyouhaveseenanddoneduringyourday'shiking.Ifyouarelookingforexperienceslikethis,Adventure2000istheorganisationforyou.Alotofhikingholidayssoundexciting,buttherealityisoftenverydifferent.Hikingtripscanbeuncomfortableandevendangerous.However,atAdventure2000wefeelthatweunderstandtheneedsofhikers.AllourguideshaveseveralyearsofexperienceinleadinghikingtripsintheHimalayas.Theyknowallthebestroutesandbestplacestocamp.Wealsorealisethathikingcanbehardworkandbelievethathikersneedallourhelp.Aswellasthegroupguide,allteamshavecooksandporters.Whileonahikingtrip,ourcookspreparedeliciousmeals.Andourporterscarryyourluggage,whichmeansthatyoucansimplyenjoytheexperience.AtAdventure2000wealsothinkthatgoodtravelarrangementsareimportant.Weorganisealltheflightsforyou:fromLondontoBeijing,fromBeijingtoLhasaandbustravelinTibet.AccommodationisincomfortablehotelsinBeijingandLhasa,hostelsonthehikingtrip,andone-ortwo-persontentsforcamping.Therearealsospecialoffersforpeoplewhodon'twanttogostraighthomeafterwards.Ifyoulikehistory,thereisatriptoWestern文档标准实用文案China.Forpeoplewhoprefertospendsometimeonthecoast,wecanorganiseyourtravelandaccommodationtoo.ThisisaClassAhike —youhavetobefit.Therearewalksof6 –8hoursmostdays,withamaximumaltitudeof5,545metres.ClassBandChikesareeasier,soyoudon'tneedtobesofit.Thehikecosts ￡2,500includingallflightsandaccommodation.Maximumgroupsizeis15people.HikesarebetweenOctoberandMay.U8L33MarcoPoloMarcoPoloandHisTravelsMarcoPolowasborninItalyin1254.Whenhewas17yearsold,hetravelledacrossEuropeandAsiawithhisfather,whowantedtodotradewiththeChinese.Eventually,theyarrivedinBeijing.Atthattime,ChinawasruledbytheYuanDynastyEmperor,KublaiKhan.KublaiKhanwelcomedMarcoandhisfather.HewasveryhappytomeettwoforeignersandwantedtolearnallaboutEurope.MarcoandhisfatherwereguestsattheEmperor'sPalace.AlthoughMarcowasyoung,hewasverycleverandcouldalreadyspeakfourlanguages.TheEmperorwasimpressedbyhimandtheybecamefriends.HeaskedMarcotoserveinhiscourtandsenthimtodomanyimportanttasksacrossthecountry.Marco,inturn,wasamazedbyhowbeautifulandpowerfulChinawas.HewasveryimpressedbyBeijingandtheEmperor'sPalace,文档标准实用文案especiallytheSummerPalacewhichhedescribedas “Thegreatestpalacethateverwas...ThewallswerecoveredingoldandsilverandtheHallwassolargeitcouldeasilyseat6,000peoplefordinner. ”TherewereinventionsanddevelopmentsinChinawhichwerenotavailableinEuropeatthattime.MarcowassurprisedtoseeChinesepeopleusingpapermoneyinthemarkets.InEurope,peoplepaidforgoodswithgoldorsilver.Hecouldnotunderstandhowpeoplecouldpayforfoodandvaluablethingswithpaper!Hewasalsoconfusedbytheblackstonespeopleusedtoburnforfuel.Theblackstoneswerecoal,butMarcohadneverseencoalbefore!In1291,after17yearsofservicetotheEmperor,MarcoreturnedtoItaly.Hewasnowaverywealthyman.Notlongafterhisreturn,alocalwarbrokeoutnearhistown.Duringthewar,Marcowasthecaptainofawarshipbutwascaughtbytheenemyandputintoprison.However,MarcowasluckyenoughtomeetanotherprisonerwhoenjoyedlisteningtohisstoriesaboutChina.TheprisonerwasanauthorandhetookdictationwhileMarcotoldallhisstoriestohim.TheprisonerthenwrotethestoriesinabookcalledTheDescriptionoftheWorld,whichbecameoneofthebest-sellingbooksinEurope.Althoughpeopleenjoyedreadinghisbook,manyofthemthoughtthatMarco'sstoriesaboutChinaweretoofantastictobetrue.ButMarco文档标准实用文案alwaysstoodbyhistales.Justbeforehedied,aged70,Marcowasaskedthequestion, “Wasitalltrue? ”,towhichhereplied, “IhaveonlytoldahalfofwhatIsaw! ”U8L44JourneytotheAntarcticTheRACEtothePOLEOn1June,1910,CaptainScottleftLondontobeginhisjourneytotheAntarctic.Onhisway,hereceivedamessagefromtheNorwegianexplorerRoaldAmundsen:“I'mgoingSouth.”SotheracetotheSouthPolewason!Duringthepolarsummerof1910–1911,bothteamsorganisedfoodbasesinpreparationfortheirjourneysthenextyear.Thencamethetotaldarknessofthepolarwinter.ScottandAmundsenwaitedanxiouslyforspring.Amundsenwasthefirsttoleave,on15October,1911.Hehadteamsofdogspullingthesledgesandallhismenwereonskis.Becauseofthis,hemaderapidprogress.Scottlefton1Novemberandsoonhadproblems.First,histwosledgesbrokedown,andthenthehorsesbegantohaveseriousdifficultieswiththesnowandthecold.Afterawhile,Scottandhismenhadtopushthesledgesthemselves.AmundsenreachedthePoleon14DecemberandputaNorwegianflagthere.Thenhepreparedforthereturnjourney.Scottfinallyarrived文档标准实用文案atthePolewithfourteammemberson17January.TheywereshockedwhentheysawtheNorwegianflag.Scottwrotesadlyinhisdiary: “Well,wehavenowlostthegoalofourambitionandmustface800milesofhardpushing –andgoodbyetomostofourdreams. ”Thereturnjourneywasoneoftheworstinthehistoryofexploration.Themenweresoonexhaustedandwererunningoutoffood.Theweatherconditionswereterrible.Scottstartedtorealisetheirhopelesssituation: “...weareverycheerful,butwhateachmanfeelsinhisheartIcanonlyguess.Puttingonourshoesinthemorningisgettingslowerandslower.”However,ontheirwaybacktheyfoundtimetolookforrocks.Theycarried20kilosofrocksallthewaywiththem.Later,theserocksprovedthatatonetimeinthedistantpasttheAntarcticwascoveredbyplants.Then,disastersooncame.EdgarEvanshadaterriblediseaseanddiedafterabadfall.ThenexttogowasCaptainOates,whowashavinggreatdifficultywalking.Scottrecordedhisdeath: “Hesaid, ‘IamjustgoingoutsideandImaybesometime.'WeknewthatpoorOateswaswalkingtohisdeath,butthoughwetriedtostophim,weknewthatitwastheactofabravemanandanEnglishgentleman.Weallhopetomeettheendwithasimilarspirit,andcertainlytheendisnotfar. ”文档标准实用文案Scottandtwoofhisteammemberscarriedonandgotwithinelevenmilesofoneoftheirfoodbases.Butthenaterriblestormstartedandtheycouldnotleavetheirtent.Scottspentsomeofhislasthourswriting.HewrotealetterfullofsadnesstohiswifeKathleen: “Icouldtellyoulotsandlotsaboutthisjourney.Whatstoriesyouwouldhavefortheboy Butwhatapricetopay. ”Scott'sdiaryalsotoldthestoryoftheirend: “Wearegettingweakerandweakerandtheendcan'tbefar.Itseemsapity,butIdonotthinkIcanwritemore. ”ThenewsofScott'sdeathshockedtheworld.HehadfailedtowintheracetothePole,buttheextraordinarycourageshownbyCaptainScottandhismenmadethemintoheroes.CaptainScottandhisteammembersreachedthePole,butwithlittletocelebrate.U9L11OnYourBikeReturnofthewhitebikes!PeoplehavebeenenjoyingthebenefitsofcyclinginAmsterdamforyears.Itisagoodcityforcyclingbecauseitisflatandthereforeisconvenientforbikes.Therearealsoplentyofplacesforbicycleparkingandmoststreetsinthecitycentrehaveabicyclepath.Todaysome文档标准实用文案peoplecallAmsterdamthe “CityofBicycles ”becauseoftheconvenienceforbicyclesthere.Inthe1960s,agroupofcyclingfanshadanidea.Theybelievedthatitwouldbebetterforeverybodyifcarsweren'tallowedinthecitycentreandonlybicycleswere.Theywerehopefulthatthiswouldhelptosaveenergy,reducepollutionandprovidefreepublictransport.ThegrouppaintedhundredsofbicycleswhiteandplacedtheminlotsofneighbourhoodsaroundAmsterdamforpeopletouse.Anyonewasallowedtotakethemandusethemforshortjourneys.Whereversomeonefinishedajourneytheywouldleavethebikethereforsomeoneelsetouse.Theproblemwasthatitdidn'twork –thievestookallthebicycleswithinweeks!However,morethanthirtyyearslater,the “whitebike ”isbackintown –thistimewithacomputerchiptorecorditseverymove!Totakeabicycle,youhavetoinsertaspecialcard.Thenew “whitebike ”isnotactuallywhitebutisanunusualdesignwithbrightcolours.Thebikesareparkedatspecialparkingplacesandpeoplewhowanttousethemhavetotakethemtoanotherspecialparkingplacethathasenoughroom.ThereisalreadylesstrafficincentralAmsterdam,becausebothlocalsandtouristshavebeenusingthewhitebikes.Indeed,thankstothegoodideasoflotsofpeople,likethecyclingfansinthe1960s,many文档标准实用文案peoplearoundtheworldhavebeenenjoyingcitycentrestreetswithoutcarsformanyyears.U9L33CleanMachinesSolarCarRacingSolarracershavebeencomingtoAustraliaforyearsfortheWorldSolarCarChallenge.WeinterviewedMarieLoganfromBrisbane.Well,thefirstquestionIhaveforyouissimple.Whatisasolarcar?Solarcarsarecarsthatusethesun'senergyforpower.Thatmeanstheydon'tusepetrol,gasoranyotherfuel,justthesunlight.Q:Andwhyarepeopleinterestedinsolarcars?Peoplehavebeenworriedaboutpollutioncausedbyfuelslikepetrolandgasforalongtimenow.Solarcarsarecleanandsafe,sothereisalotofinterestinthem.You'vebeendesigningsolarracingcarsforalongtime.Whendidyoustart?Well,I'vebeeninterestedincarssincekindergarten.WhenIwasatuniversity,Istarteddesigningmycar.I'vedesignedfiveorsixdifferentcarssofar.AndI'vebeentakingpartinracesforaboutfouryears.Howmanyraceshaveyoutakenpartin?文档标准实用文案Letmethink.Six.We'vewontwoofthem!Wheredotheseracestakeplace?Well,theoneIlikebestcrossesthewholeofAustraliafromnorthwesttosoutheast.It'sabout4,500kmlong!Q:Wow!Howlongdoesthattake?Thesedaysthefastestcarscandoitinsixdays.Andwhathaveyoubeendoingrecently?I'vebeenbuildinganewcarwithateamfromQueenslandUniversity.We'vedonealotofworkonit,butwehaven'tfinishedyet.Q:Andyou'vebeenwritingabookaboutsolarcars.Well,sofarI'veonlywrittenthefirstfewchapters!Iwantpeopletohaveagoodimpressionofsolarcars.Butalotofpeoplethinkthatsolarcarsaretooslowornotveryreliable.Howcanyoupersuadethemoftheadvantagesofsolarcars?Solarcarsaregettingbetterallthetime.Theyhavereachedspeedsofnearly80k.p.h.Intests,onecarwebuilthasaveragedover40k.p.h.,evenincloudyweather.Q:You'vebeenworkinghard –goodluckintherace!Thanksalot.U9L44CarCultureTheRoadtoDestruction文档标准实用文案“Thismorningittookmefortyminutestogettowork.MoreroadconstructionworksontheA10!TherewasanaccidentontheM11.

”“Ohreally?Ittookmeoveranhour.”“You'rebothlucky.Ittookmetwohours!Youdon'thavetousetheM25.”Howoftenhaveyouheardtheseconversations?Howoftendowegetstuckintrafficjams?Howoftendowearriveatworkorschoolstressedout,tiredandangry?FormanypeopleinBritain,theansweriseveryday.Butangerandstressarenothingcomparedtotherealcostsofthemotorcar.Herearesomefigures:Inthelasttenyears,thenumberofcarsontheroadsinBritainhasgoneupby30%.Therearenow25millioncarsinthiscountry.OverthreethousandpeopledieeveryyearinroadaccidentsinBritain.InLondon,carenginesproduce99%ofallcarbonmonoxideintheatmosphere.Twenty-fivethousanddeathsperyeararecausedbyairpollution.Sometypesofcancerarerelatedtotrafficpollution.Trafficisoneofthemajorcausesofglobalwarmingandclimatechange.Theaverageglobaltemperatureisabout0.5degreescentigradehigherthanitwas100yearsago.文档标准实用文案Weknowthatcarsarebadforus.Sowhydowecarryonusingourcarssomuch?Weallmakeexcuses: “Thebusesareterrible. ”“Thetrainsarealwayslate! ”“Ihaven'tgottimetowalk. ”I'mtalkingaboutmyself,too.Iadmit:I'maddictedtomycar.WhenIaskedJennyTroweofG