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课件网) UNIT 1 CULTURAL HERITAGE Reading and Thinking P4 从问题到解决方案 several giant stone statues of pharaohs （法老石像） the main structures of the Abu Simbel Temples （阿布辛贝神庙） cultural heritage of Egypt P4 Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time when the old must give way to the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future. Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge. 让位；让步；屈服 文化遗址 保持恰当的平衡 总有那么一个时刻……（定从） 保留过去的一切 P4 Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great solutions. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers in the area. But the proposal led to protests. Water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt's cultural heritage. After listening to the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam, the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959. 导致；通向 turn to...for help 向……求助 文物 文化遗产 可能会 修建一座新水坝 发电 提议引发了抗议 市民；公民 P4 A committee was established to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics. The group asked for contributions from different departments and raised funds within the international community. Experts investigated the issue, conducted several tests, and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved. Finally, a document was signed, and the work began in 1960. 筹集资金 委员会被成立 限制对……的损害 防止……的流失 寻求捐助 调查问题 进行数次测试 国际社会 提出建议 文件签署完毕 工程 P4 The project brought together governments and environmentalists from around the world. Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water. In 1961, German engineers moved the first temple. Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless cultural relics. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project. 被拆除 重新组装 donate...to... 向……捐款 汇集 环保人士 逐个地 无数的 P4 When the project ended in 1980, it was considered a great success. Not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past, but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow. 被视为 not only位于句首时，句子采取部分倒装，结构如下： Not only + 部分倒装句， but (also) + 陈述句 “不仅……，而且……” P4 The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today. Perhaps the best example is shown by UNESCO, which runs a programme that prevents world cultural ... ...
