《文化万象：英语视听说（高级篇）》课件Chapter 3 Metroplis and Urban life

Part1:FamousQuotesPart2:BackgroundknowledgePart3:ListeningandSpeakingPracticePart4:听说秘籍之重音（stress）Chapter3MetropolisandUrbanlifePart1:FamousQuotesAllgreatartisbornofthe

metropolis.---EzraPound所有伟大的艺术都诞生于大都市。---埃兹拉·庞德Somepeoplejustlikedit,itsloudnessandcrowdednessandsurprises.Somestartedthereforareasonandthencouldn’timaginebeinganywhereelse,butmaybelosttrackofthatreasonalongtheway.---ChoireSicha有些人就是喜欢它，它的嘈杂，拥挤，以及带来的各种惊喜。有些人在那儿生活是因为某个原因，然后就再也无法想像去别的地方会是什么样的，但是也许走着走着就迷失了，忘记了当初在那生活的初衷。---西瓦尔·思察Part2:BackgroundknowledgeI.OneNewYork:ThePlanforaStrongandJustCityOneNYCestablishesboldgoalsandspecifictargetsforastrong,sustainable,resilient,andequitablecity–800,000peopleoutofpovertyby2025,ZeroWaste,eliminatinglong-termdisplacementafterfutureshockevents,andmuchmoreMayordeBlasio:EnvironmentalandEconomicSustainabilityMustGoHandinHand–andOneNYCistheBlueprint.NEWYORK—ThedeBlasioadministrationannouncedthereleaseof“OneNewYork:ThePlanforaStrongandJustCity,”acomprehensiveplanforasustainableandresilientcityforallNewYorkersthataddressestheprofoundsocial,economic,andenvironmentalchallengesahead.OneNYCbuildsonpriorlong-termsustainabilityplansforNewYorkCity,expandingonthecriticaltargetsestablishedunderpreviousplans,aswellasontheworkofthedeBlasioadministrationoverthelast16months.Growth,sustainability,andresiliencyremainatthecoreofOneNYC–butwiththepovertyrateremaininghighandincomeinequalitycontinuingtogrow,thedeBlasioadministrationaddedequityasaguidingprinciplethroughouttheplan.OneNYCsetsmeasurablegoalsfortacklingthesechallengesinthecomingyears–includingapovertyreductiontargetof800,000NewYorkersoverthenext10years,zerowastetolandfillsby2030,andtheeliminationoflong-termdisplacementfromhomesandjobsaftershockeventsby2050–withcriticalactionintheshort-termtoputthecityonthepathtoachievingthesegoals.“Environmentalandeconomicsustainabilitymustgohandinhand–andOneNYCistheblueprinttoensuretheydo,”saidMayordeBlasio.“Today,wearelayingoutspecificgoalstomakesurethataswebuildastronger,moresustainable,andmoreresilientcity,wearealsocreatingamoreequitableone.……fromourunprecedentedgoaloflifting800,000NewYorkersoutofpoverty,tosweepingenvironmentalinitiativessuchasZeroWaste,thecleanestairofanylargecity,andadramaticreductioninemissions,thisisaboldandambitiousplan–andNewYorkCityrequiresnothingless.OneNYCbuildsonthestrongfoundationcreatedbytheBloombergadministration,andensuresthatourcitycanmeetthechallengeswefacetodayandinthefuture,whileinspiringothersaroundtheworldtodothesame.”Today,NewYorkCityfacesanumberofchallenges,includingarapidlygrowingpopulation,risinginequality,anaginginfrastructure,andclimatechange.OneNYClaysoutaseriesofspecifictargetsandinitiativestoprepareNewYorkCityforthefuturegenerations,including:MakingNewYorkCityhometo4.9millionjobsby2040.Creating240,000newhousingunitsby2025,andanadditional250,000to300,000by2040.EnablingtheaverageNewYorkertoreach25%morejobs–or1.8millionjobs–within45minutesbypublictransit.Lifting800,000NewYorkersoutofpovertyornear-povertyby2025.Cuttingprematuremortalityby25percentby2040,whilereducingracial/ethnicdisparities.

Reducingthecity’sgreenhousegasemissionsby80percentby2050,over2005levels.Sendingzerowastetolandfillsandreducingwastedisposalby90percentrelativeto2005levels,by2030.EnsuringNewYorkCityhasthebestairqualityamongalllargeU.S.citiesby2030.Reducingrisksoffloodinginmostaffectedcommunities.Eliminatinglong-termdisplacementfromhomesandjobsafterfutureshockeventsby2050.Reducingthecity’sSocialVulnerabilityIndexforneighborhoodsacrosstheCity;Reducingannualeconomiclossesfromclimate-relatedevents;Continuedinvestmentaspartofanover-$20billionprogramthatincludesarangeofphysical,social,andeconomicresiliencymeasures.TheplanrecognizesNewYorkCity’sroleandresponsibilitiesasaregionalhub,andcallsontheCity’spartnerstoworktogetheronsharedgoalsforbuildingastrongregion.

Task1:WordHuntingDirections：TryyourbesttospottheequivalentEnglishexpressionsofthefollowingwordsandexpressions.(1)环境与经济持续性发展

(2)齐头并进(3)长期的持续发展计划(4)指导原则(5)经济复原措施Keys(1)environmentalandeconomicsustainability(2)gohandinhand(3)long-termsustainabilityplans(4)aguidingprinciple(5)economicresiliencymeasuresII.MayorOutlinesArrayofMeasurestoImproveCityShanghaiShanghaiwillexpandtheswitchtovalue-addedtaxforsevenindustries,raisethepensionsofretiredandlow-incomepeople,improveair-qualitymonitoringandincreaseinvestmentforeducation,MayorHanZhengtoldthecity'stoplegislativebody.ThedisparatemeasureswillhelpShanghaicontinuetodriveinnovationinitseconomicgrowthandimprovepeople'sdailylives,HansaidduringtheongoingShanghaiPeople'sCongress.

“Thoughtheexternaleconomicenvironmentisnotsogoodthisyear,it’salsotheopportunityforShanghaitodevelopitself,throughtheglobaleconomictransformationfromdevelopedregionstodevelopingcountries,”Hansaid.ShanghaiwillpushtheVATswitchintransportationandsixothermodernserviceindustriessuchasinformationtechnologyandculture.Theswitchcovers118,000Shanghai-registeredcompaniesnow.

Thetaxreformwillhelpcompaniesreducetaxesandimprovetheircompetitiveposition.ThenewVATrateis11percentor6percent,muchlowerthanthebusinesstaxrateof13percentor17percent.Pressureonmanufacturers

Traditionalmanufacturingcompaniesfacegreatpressurethisyearbecauseoftheglobaleconomicslowdownandincreasedcostofmaterials.Shanghaiisthusshiftingtodevelopitsserviceindustries,Hansaid.

Meanwhile,thecitywillalsoraisepensionsforretiredandlow-incomepeople.Shanghai'saveragemonthlysalaryfortheretiredis2,017yuan(US$320),rankingthecityNo.4intheChinesemainlandbehindShenzhen,GuangzhouandBeijing.Thecityaimstoliftpensionsby300yuanamonthbytheendofthisyear,Hansaid.

Shanghaiwillalsoimproveitsenvironmentalmonitoring,Hansaid.Thisyear,ShanghaiwillbeamongthefirstregionstoadoptPM2.5monitoring.Thestandardwillspreadto113keycitiesnextyear,allmajorcitiesin2015andnationwidein2016.

PM2.5referstoparticlesmeasuringsmallerthan2.5micronsindiameter.Theycanposemajorhealthrisksastheyaresmallenoughtolodgedeepinthelungsandevenenterthebloodstream.Currently,ChinesecitiesadoptthelesssensitivePM10standardinreportingairquality.ShanghaistartedalabforPM2.5monitoringtrials10yearsago,andlocalstationshadbeencollectingresultssystematicallyforyears,accordingtothelocalenvironmentalwatchdog.Themayorsaidthatbasedonresultsfromthepastfiveyears,about50to60percentofparticulatesreportedunderthelooserPM10monitoringstandardturnouttobesmallerthan2.5micronsindiameter.Inotherwords,theyarethemoreharmfulPM2.5particulates.ThestationsalsodiscoveredtheconcentrationoflocalPM2.5particulatesreached0.044to0.05milligramspercubicmeterofair,whichishigherthanthe0.03standardexpectedtobepassedbythestateenvironmentalwatchdogsoon,themayoradded.TheresultsfromrecentyearsindicatethatoncePM2.5isadopted,thepercentageofgoodair-qualitydaysinShanghaiwilldropby13to15percentagepointsfromthecurrent90to93percent,themayorsaid.Increasededucationspendingisanothermajorgovernmentgoal,Hansaid.Hespecifiedthatoftheunprecedented70billionyuanannualgovernmentinvestmentineducation,60to65percentwillbeusedtobuildmorekindergartensandotherschoolsaswellasimprovingthequalityofeducation.Therestwillbespentonfundingdevelopmentoflocalcolleges.Themayorstressedthecity'seducationalresourcesmustbedistributedevenlybecauseofthesharpdifferencebetweensuburbanareasanddowntown.Heurgedlocalauthoritiestomakethebestuseoffundsandencourageddowntowndistrictschoolstoopenbranchesinthesuburbsandtransferseniorteacherstoschoolsthere.Task1:WordHuntingDirections：PleaseguessthemeaningsofthefollowingEnglishwordsinthecontext.（1）value-addedtax（2）low-incomepeople

（3）driveinnovationinitseconomicgrowth

（4）traditionalmanufacturingcompanies

(5）thelocalenvironmentalwatchdog(6）PM2.5monitoringKeys(1)增值税(2)低收入人群(3)经济增长有所创新(4)传统制造公司(5)当地环境监测机构(6)PM2.5监测Part3:ListeningandSpeakingPracticePass1:SkyscrapersVocabularyskyscraper

['skaiˌskreipə]n.摩天大楼

KualaLumpur

[ˌkwɑ:lə'lumpuə]吉隆坡TheAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers

美国土木工程师学会ThePetronasTwinTowers

双子塔

TheSkyscraperMuseum

摩天大楼博物馆WorldTradeCenter

世贸中心（911事件前）Task1:GeneralUnderstandingDirections:Listentothepassageonceandtrytograspitsmainidea.YoumaydothiseitherinChineseorEnglish.Thepassageisabriefintroductionofskyscrapers,includingthefirstskyscraper,thetallestskyscrapers,theworldfamousskyscrapers,andemphasizingontheintroductionofskyscrapersinAmerica.Task2:BlankFillingDirections:Listentothepassageandfillinthefollowingblanks.

NewYorkcityhasmoreskyscrapersthananyothercityintheworld.NewYorkisalsohometotheworld’smostfamousskyscraper,the(1)

.Itwasbuiltin(2)

.Itwastheworld’stallestbuildingformorethan40years.Itisstilloneofthemostpopular.Eachyear,morethan3millionpeopleridean

(3)

____tothetopoftheEmpireStateBuilding.Theystandoutdoorsinaspecial(4)

area,almost(5)

metersabovetheground.

elevator

1931

EmpireStateBuilding

380

observationTask3:TrueorFalseDirections:Listentothepassageandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse(T/F).

1( )ThefirstskyscraperwasbuiltinNewYorkin1885. 2( )ThePetronasTwinTowersareinNewYorkCity. 3( )TheStateEmpirebuildingis452metershigh. 4( )TheWorldTradeCenterwasbuiltin1973. 5( )TheSkyscraperMuseumoccupies6½hectaresoftheland.

Keys:F,F,F,T,FTask4:ListeningComprehensionDirections:Listento

thepassageagainandchoosethebestanswerfromthechoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).

1.Thefirstskyscraperwasbuiltin_______.A)NewYork B)Chicago C)KualaLumpur D)Shanghai2.TheStateEmpirebuildingwasbuiltin_______.A)1885 B)1931

C)1973 D)19963.Thefirstskyscraperis_______meterstall.A)55 B)452 C)38 D)4104.TheAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineershonoredtheEmpireStateBuildingasoneofthegreateststructuresofthe21stcenturyandcalledit‘themonumentofthe________’.A)NewYork B)States C)millennium D)WorldKeys:B,B,A,CTask5:BackTranslationDirections:PleaselistentothepassageattentivelyandthentranslatethefollowingChinesesentencesintoEnglish.

1.每年，超过3百万的游客乘坐电梯登上帝国大厦的顶楼观光。

2.摩天大楼博物馆并不是纽约最出名的博物馆，但是其管理者说这个博物馆是大家在参观纽约其他地方之前应该最先去的地方。

1.每年，超过3百万的游客乘坐电梯登上帝国大厦的顶楼观光。

Eachyear,morethan3millionpeoplerideanelevatortothetopoftheEmpireStateBuilding.2.摩天大楼博物馆并不是纽约最出名的博物馆，但是其管理者说这个博物馆是大家在参观纽约其他地方之前应该最先去的地方。TheSkyscraperMuseumisnotamongthemostwell-knownmuseumsinNewYork,butitsmanagersaypeopleshouldseeitfirstbeforevisitingotherareasofNewYorkCity.

Pass2:CityNamesinAmericaVocabularymeadow ['medəʊ]n.草地；牧场settlement ['setlmənt]n.定居点Argyle ['ɑrɡaɪl]阿盖尔（地名）Idaho ['aidəhəu]爱达荷州（美国州名）Minnesota [ˌmini'səutə]明尼苏达州（美国州名）Maine [mein]缅因州（美国州名）Task1:GeneralUnderstandingDirections:Listentothepassageonceandtrytograspitsmainidea.YoumaydothiseitherinChineseorEnglish.ThereareseveralexplanationsforthephenomenonthatthatmanycitiesinAmericahavethesamenamesasthoseinotherpartsofthecountryandtheworld.Oneisthatthefirstwhitepeopletosettleanareanameditaftertheplacewheretheywereborn.SomeAmericancitieswerenamedafterfamouscitiesinothercountries.OtherAmericancitiesarelinkedbylanguageandgeography.Task2:BlankFillingDirections:Listentothepassageandfillinthefollowingblanks.

Itseemsthatmanycitieshavethesamenamesasthoseinotherpartsofthecountryandtheworld.Thereareseveral(1)___________forthis.Oneisthatthefirstwhitepeopletosettleanareanameditaftertheplacewheretheywere(2)_______.Forexample,thecityofArgyle,Minnesotahasthesamenameasacountyinwestern(3)_________.Atowninthe(4)____________stateofMainewasalsonamedaftertheScottishcounty.AmannamedSolomonComstockwasborninArgyle,Maine,in1942.HelatermovedtoMinnesota.He(5)________thatthenewtownbenamedArgyleaftertheonewherehewasborn.

proposed

northeasternborn

ScotlandexplanationsTask3:TrueorFalseDirections:Listentothepassageandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse(T/F).

1.( )SomeAmericancitieswerenamedafterfamouscitiesinothercountries. 2.( )Rome,Georgiawasnamedin1819. 3.( )HistoryexpertssaythatmanyAmericansettlementsatthattimewerenamedafterancientcities.4.( )ItsnamecomesfromtheSpanishwordsmeaning“themeadows.” 5.( )LasVegas,NewMexicoisolderthanLasVegas,Nevada,butnotsowellknown. Keys:T,F,T,T,T

Task4:

ListeningComprehensionDirections:Listento

thepassageagainandchoosethebestanswerfromthechoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

1.Argyle,inthenortheasternstateofMainewasalsonamedafterthe______county.A)Italian B)Scottish C)Grecian D)Spanish2.Rome,______wasgiventhatnamebecauseitwasinahillyareawhichwassimilartothesevenhillsofancientRomeinItaly.A)Georgia B)NewYork C)WestVirginia D)Minnesota3.Itsnamecomesfromthe_______wordsmeaning“themeadows.”A)Scottish B)Spanish C)Russia D)ItalianKeys:B,A,BTask5:Listentothepassageagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.Itseemsthatmanycitieshavethesamenamesasthoseinotherpartsofthecountryandtheworld.Howmanyexplanationsaretherementionedinthepassage?Whatarethey?

LasVegasisfromtheSpanish“NuestraSenoradelosDoloresdeLasVegasGrandes.”WhatistheEnglishexplanationforit?Five.Oneisthatthefirstwhitepeopletosettleanareanameditaftertheplacewheretheywereborn.SomeAmericancitieswerenamedafterfamouscitiesinothercountries.HistoryexpertssaythatmanyAmericansettlementsatthattimewerenamedafterancientcities.OtherAmericancitiesarelinkedbylanguageandgeography.ThatisSpanishfor“OurLadyoftheSorrowsoftheGreatMeadows.”

Task6:ShadowSpeakingPracticeDirections:Listentothepassageacoupleoftimesandrepeatthewordsthatyou’vejustheardsentencebysentence.Retellthepassagefirstonyourownandthencheckyourworkwithyourfriends.Finallyreportittoyourclassmates.Pass3:FamousBridgesinAmericaVocabulary

vehicle ['vi:ikl]n.

车辆GoldenGateBridge 金门大桥Suspensionbridge 吊桥VerrazanoNarrowsBridge 韦拉札诺海峡大桥BrooklynBridge 布鲁克林大桥JohnAugustusRoebling 约翰·奥古斯都·罗布林(人名)Task1:GeneralUnderstanding.Directions:Listentothepassageonceandtrytograspitsmainidea.YoumaydothiseitherinChineseorEnglish.ThepassageisabouttwofamousAmericanbridges,theGoldenGateBridgeinSanFrancisco,CaliforniaandtheBrooklynBridgeinNewYorkCity.Botharesuspensionbridges.Theycrossgreatdistancesandhaveroadwaysthathangfromsteelcablessupportedbyhightowers.Task2:BlankFillingDirections:Listentothepassageandfillinthefollowingblanks.

1.Peopleand(1)________usebridgestocrossbodiesofwater,(2)_________androads.2.Theycrossgreat(3)_______andhave(4)________thathangfromsteel(5)_________supportedbyhightowers.3.TheGoldenGateStraitisthe(6)__________totheSanFranciscoBayfromthePacificOcean.

cables

entrance

vehicles

valleys

distance

roadways4.TheGoldenGateBridgeextends(7)_________metersacrossthewater.Itwasthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworlduntil(8)_______.5.Today,thousandsof(9)_________,(10)__________,(11)__________andpeoplecrosstheBrooklynBridgeeveryday.

trucks

bicycles

cars

1964

1,280Task3:QuestionsandAnswersDirections:Listentothepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Whatarethebridgesmentionedinthepassage?2.WhendidtheGoldenGateBridgeopen?

3.WhenwastheBrooklynBridgebuilt?1.Whatarethebridgesmentionedinthepassage?

TheGoldenGateBridge，theBrooklynBridgeVerrazanoNarrowsBridgeandtheFirthofForthcantileverbridge.2.WhendidtheGoldenGateBridgeopen?

In1937.

3.WhenwastheBrooklynBridgebuilt?Between1869and1883.Task4:Self-dictationDirections：Pleasewritedownthematerialonapieceofpaper.Youmaypausewordbywordatthebeginning;graduallypausephrasebyphrase;andthensentencebysentence.Youmaypauseanywhereyouneedduringthedictation.PayattentiontotheStress,rhythm,linkage,toneifthereareany.

Pass4:ChinatownsVocabularyimmigrant ['imiɡrənt]n.移民Oregon ['ɔriɡən]俄勒冈州TheEastIndiaCompany 东印度公司Task1:GeneralUnderstandingDirections:Listentothepassageonceandtrytograspitsmainidea.YoumaydothiseitherinChineseorEnglish.

ManylargecitiesintheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworldhaveanethnicareacalledChinatown.EachwassettledbypeoplewhocamefromChina.ChinatownsaroundtheworldarenotonlyplaceswhereChinesepeopleliveandwork.TheyarealsoplaceswherevisitorscanlearnmoreaboutChinesecultureandtraditions.

Task2:ListeningComprehensionDirections:Listento

thepassageagainandchoosethebestanswerfromthechoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

1.WhendidChinatowninSanFranciscobegan?A)1840s B)1850 C)1870s D)18692.ThefirstChineseimmigrantsarrivedinChicago,Illinoisinthe_______.A)1850 B)1869 C)1970s

D)1840s3.ThefirstChinesesettlersinLondonarrivedinthelate______century.A)19thcentury B)18thcentury C)1948

D)1950Keys:A,C,BTask3:BlankFillingDirections:Listentothepassageandfillinthefollowingblanks.

1.ManylargecitiesintheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworldhavean(1)_________areacalledChinatown.2.TheysettledinanareathatlaterbecameknownasChinatown.Nearlyalltheimmigrantsweremen.Theirhardworkwasquickly(2)______________.3.In1850,SanFranciscoMayorJohnGearyhelda(3)_____________honoringChineseeffortstoimprovethecity.

ceremony

ethnic

recognized4.Chinatownswerealso(4)__________incitiesinthewesternstatesofOregonandWashingtonduringthemiddleofthe19thcentury.5.ManyChinese(5)__________intheseareashelpbuildthefirst(6)_________systemacrosstheUnitedStates.

settlers

established

railroadsTask4:

Self-dictationDirections：Pleasewritedownthematerialonapieceofpaper.Youmaypausewordbywordatthebeginning;graduallypausephrasebyphrase;andthensentencebysentence.Youmaypauseanywhereyouneedduringthedictation.PayattentiontotheStress,rhythm,linkage,toneifthereareany.

Pass5:MotorcyclesinMacauVocabularyassemble [ə'sembl]v.组装

deliver [di'livə]v.传递、传送emission [i'miʃən]n.排放物，散发物hurdle ['hə:dl]n.障碍，困难

motorcycle ['məutəˌsaikl]n. 摩托车popularity [ˌpɔpju'lærəti]n. 普及；流行；

refill [ˌri:'fil] vt.再注满

manufacturingindustry 制造业chargingstation 充电站Task1:GeneralUnderstandingDirections:Watchthecliponceandtrytograspitsmainidea.YoumaydothiseitherinChineseorEnglish.

Ontheonehand,thepassageisaboutthebenefitsofusingmotorcyclesinMacau.Ontheotherhand,italsotalksabouttheprosperityofmotorcyclemanufacturingindustry.Task2:TrueorFalseDirections:Watchtheclipandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse(T/F).1.( )InMacau,motorcyclesarethewaytobeattraffic. 2.( )Motorcyclesmakeuparoundhalfofthemorethan20,000vehicleshere.3.( )Carshavecomponentsthatcanreducethepollutantsintheiroutput.4.( )Formotorbike,electricmotorbike,thentodayitisreallyeasytofindmanychargingstations.

5.( )Everytimethemotorcycleschargetheycangoforseveralhundredkilometers. Keys:T,F,T,F,F

BlankFillingDirections:Watchtheclipagainandfillinthefollowingblanks.Allthecars,buses,taxis,(1)____________andsoonjustget(2)________intraffic.IfIhavetogotoworkor(3)____________importantdocuments,Icanrideamotorcycleinstead.Motorcyclesmakeuparoundhalfofthemorethan(4)____________vehicleshere.AlexandreChan,chairmanofOasis,theelectricmotorcyclecompany,saysthemotorcycle’s(5)______________hasmeantmorepollution.

tourbuses

stuck

deliver

200,000

popularityThehugeincreaseinmotorcycleshasdramatically(6)_____________thehealthrisksfacingthecitybecausecarsandmotorcyclesaredifferentintheirpollutionoutput.Carshave(7)______________thatcanreducethe（8）____________intheiroutput.Butmotorcyclesdonothavethembecausemotorcyclesaresmallerandcheaper.That’swhyChanwantedtogoelectricformingthefirstcompanyto（9）________and（10）___________electricmotorcyclesinMacau.HesaysOasiselectricmotorcyclescanreachtopspeedsof60kilometersanhourtravel80kilometersonafull（11）__________andstartatapriceofaround1500USdollars.Andofcourseelectricmeanszero（12）___________.Butthebiggest（13）____________forelectrichasbeenconvenience.Ittakes6hourstochargeoneofthebatteriesandachargingstationmaynotbeeasytofind.

increased

battery

pollutants

design

assemble

components

emissions

hurdleTask4:ShadowSpeakingPracticeDirections:Listentothenewsitemacoupleoftimesandrepeatthewordsthatyou’vejustheard.Retellthenewsfirstonyourownthencheckyourworkwithyourfriends.Pass6:BodyArtVocabularyanonymous [ə'nɔniməs]adj.无名的；匿名的；没有特色的ballerina [bælə'riːnə]n.(意大利语)芭蕾舞女演员（尤指演主角的）folklore ['fəʊklɔː]n.民间传说；民俗学；民间创作indescribable [ˌɪndɪ'skraɪbəbl]adj.不明确的；模糊的；难以描述的piercing ['pɪəsɪŋ]adj.(指风、寒冷等)刺骨的；（眼睛或眼神）锐利的；锋利的；打动人心的sculpture

['skʌlptʃə]n. 雕刻，塑像；雕刻品，刻纹stretch [stretʃ]v.伸展；延伸；持续；包括tattoo [tæ'tuː]n.刺青Venezuela [ˌveni'zweilə]n.委内瑞拉（南美洲北部国家）Task1:GeneralUnderstandingDirections:Watchthecliponceandtrytograspitsmainidea.YoumaydothiseitherinChineseorEnglish.

It’sanewsaboutTheWorldBodyArtFestival,whichfeaturespaint,piercings,tattoosandsculpturewithinspirationdrawnfromeverythingfromfolkloretomoderndaypolitics.Task2:BlankFillingDirections:Watchthevideoagainandfillinthefollowingblanks.ArtistsinVenezuelahavebeen(1)________________anewbodyofworkbyusinglivingandbreathinghumanmodelsastheirblank(2)__________.TheWorldBodyArtFestivalfeaturespaint,piercings,(3)__________and(4)__________withinspirationdrawnfromeverythingfrom(5)______________tomoderndaypolitics.Thisislivingart,aballetdancer’sbody(6)___________intoamovingcanvas,abullet,bloodandafingerprint,portrayingcrimeandtheoften(7)______________murdersthatoccurinVenezuela.

showingoff

canvases

tattoos

sculpture

folklore

transformed

anonymousThiscanvas(8)____________outwouldbe18squaremeters.Thisgirlbehindforinstanceisbeingturnedintoa(9)________________ofthenaturalworld.

representation

stretchedTask3:BackTranslationDirections:WatchtheclipandtranslatethefollowingsentenceintoChinese.

1.SoIhavetakenadvantageofthisopportunitytorepresentsomethingthatreallyhappened.2.Theartisttryingtochangewhathesaidwasasnake’snastyreputation,askinghismodeltohelpgivelifetohiswork.1.SoIhavetakenadvantageofthisopportunitytorepresentsomethingthatreallyhappened.

我利用这个机会表现了的确发生过的一些事情。2.Theartisttryingtochangewhathesaidwasasnake’snastyreputation,askinghismodeltohelpgivelifetohiswork.

艺术及试图通过作品改变蛇的不好的名声，要求他的模特赋予他的

作品生命。Pass7:BlackFridayVocabularyentice [in'tais]v.诱惑；怂恿frenzy ['frenzi]n.狂乱，狂暴；极度激动；狂怒pastor ['pɑːstə]n.牧师profitability [ˌprɑfɪtə'bɪləti]n. 获利（状况），盈利（情况）；收益性revenue ['revənjuː]n.财政收入；税收收入；收益sleepyhead ['sli:pihed]n.贪睡者，懒鬼Task1：GeneralUnderstandingDirections:Listentothepassageonceandtrytograspitsmainidea.YoumaydothiseitherinChineseorEnglish.DifferentpeopleactdifferentlytowardstheBlackFriday.Therearepeoplewhohavefunwhencampingoutinfrontofstorestogetdiscount.However,notallAmericansappreciatethisfrenzyofshopping.Task2:Blank