(课件网) Unit 5 Languages around the World Language points 1. China is widely known for its ancient civilisation which has continued all the way through into modern times, despite the many ups and downs in its history. 中国以其古老的文明而闻名于世，尽管在它的历史发展过程中经历了很多浮沉兴衰，但它一直延续至今。 be known for = be famous for 以……闻名 ① Rock music is known for its strong beat. 摇滚乐以它强烈的节拍而著名。 ② This country is famous for its beautiful lakes. 这个国家以其美丽的湖泊而闻名于世。 ① Liu Huan is known as a singer in China. 在中国，刘欢作为一个歌手而被人熟知。 ② Lu Xun is famous as a great writer. 鲁迅作为一位伟大的作家而闻名。 be known as = be famous as 作为……而闻名 1.桂林因其美丽的山水而闻名。 Guilin is known/famous for her beautiful mountains and rivers. 2.马克?吐温作为儿童故事作家而出名。 Mark Twin was known/famous as a children-story writer. 2. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu… 追溯到数千年前的龙骨时代…… date back (to…) to have existed since a particular time in the past 追溯到 ① My interest in stamp collecting dates back to my childhood. 我对集邮的兴趣可以追溯到孩提时代。 ② This church dates from the 13th century. 这座教堂的历史可以追溯到13世纪。 date back (to…) = date from 追溯到 1.这一习俗可以追溯到几百年前。 The custom dates back to/from hundreds of years ago. 2.这种建筑可以追溯到明朝。 This kind of building dates back to/from the Ming dynasty. 3. … leading to many varieties of dialects and characters. ……因此衍生出很多种方言和文字。 lead to sth. ⑴ to make sth. happen or exist as a result 导致 ① The concept leads to many questions. 这一概念引出了不少问题。 ② Eating too much sugar can lead to health problem. 食用过多的糖会引起健康问题。 lead to sth. ① Which door leads to the yard? 哪扇门通向庭院？ ② All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 ⑵ to go in a particular direction or to a particular place 通向；通往 4. Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one unified country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. 秦始皇把7个主要的国家联合成一个统一的国家，汉字书写体系开始往一个方向发展了。 major adj. very large or important 主要的；重要的；大的 ① All of her major plays have been translated into English. 她的主要剧本都被译成了英文。 ② Environment protection is one of the major objectives. 环境保护是其中一个主要的目标。 major adj. having very serious or worrying results 严重的；令人担忧的 ① Never mind ─ it's not major. 别担心———这不严重。 ② This could create major traffic problems. 这会产生严重的交通问题。 major v. to study sth as your main subject at college or university 主修，以……为专业 ① She majored in philosophy at Harvard(哈佛大学). 她曾在哈佛大学主修哲学。 ② She majors in science and math in university. 她在大学主修科学和数学。 major in sth. 主修…… major n. the most important subject that a college or university student is studying, or the student himself or he ... ...
