Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast Land 穿越广袤的土地 话题阅读精练 单元引言解读 Travel far enough, you meet yourself. —David Mitchell 释义：在一段足够远的旅行中，你会遇到(内心的)自己。 ———大卫·米切尔 启示：这句引言旨在鼓励学生开启长途旅行，并在旅行中探寻自我的价值，思考人生的意义。 主题词汇积累 一、旅行活动： take a trip to... 去…… 旅行 fly from...to... 从…… 飞到…… be on holiday 度假 reserve a seat 预订座位 start out (to do sth) 出发；着手进行 take a boat ride out into the bay 泛舟驶入海湾 take a coach bound north 坐一辆开往北方的长途汽车 catch the train towards 坐上开往…… 的火车 proceed to the next leg of their trip 继续前往旅程的下一站 二、自然景观： spectacular mountain peaks and forests 壮丽的山峰和森林 the rolling hills 绵延的群山 the bushes and maple trees 灌木丛和枫树林 misty clouds 云雾 a wide stretch of Lake Huron 宽阔的休伦湖 natural landscape 自然景观 desert landscape 沙漠地貌 三、地理方位： be located/situated in 位于 contrary to 与…… 相反 range from...to... 范围从…… 到…… in the distance 在远处 on ones way to... 在去某地的路上 be close to 靠近 四、人文风情： sell crafts and antiques 出售手工艺品和古董 oil and gas drilling industry 油气开采业 old - fashioned cars 老式汽车 signs and advertisements 标示牌和广告 with an accent 带有口音 go downtown 到市区去 a city with wonderful sights and sounds 一座声色俱佳的城市 unique Quebec culture and traditions 独特的魁北克文化和传统 时文拓展阅读 (2024·浙江省精诚联盟高二上阶段性测试)Coming into the town of Santa Catarina Palopó， in the highlands of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, the first thing you notice is the bright colors. Most of the buildings along the main street are eye－catching, deep blues and greens, dotted with red and yellow to form diverse patterns and designs. Santa Catarina Palopó was once a sleepy town of 5，000 people, most of them dependent on agricultural work. But as agriculture began to dry up here, poverty came. To deal with poverty and promote economic growth through tourism, a small but creative group of laborers, artisans, domestic workers and stay at home moms created the Pintando Santa Catarina Palopó project. The project aimed to paint all 850 homes and buildings in bright colors to change the hillside town into a work of art. “We wanted to paint the houses with colors and figures that represent the community，” says the project's executive director Stephany Blanco. “Families can choose designs for their house that are representative of the family.” One of the most representative characteristics of the region is the blue huipil, a traditional blouse which has been worn commonly by local women since the 16th century. That deep sky blue was chosen as the primary color for the Pintando project, with secondary colors found in the sunsets and the nearby lake to make the design more attractive. Inspiration was also found in local culture, symbols such as volcanoes, flowers, and the national bird of Guatemala. Each week, local artists, community members and t ... ...
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