《美丽中国》第二集part2.ppt

wild china(tasting wild china(tasting notes)notes) 第二集第二集 香格里拉香格里拉 shangri-lashangri-la part 2. unique creatures and tribal part 2. unique creatures and tribal cultureculture new words 一泓（水域); as much as 差不多；和同样程度； barrier n. 障碍 物，屏障；界线；vt. 把关入栅栏 参考译文：绵延三百公里的急流如同那些巍 峨群山，成为了保护野生生命的天然屏障 ，惊涛拍岸。 3. constant moisture in the air means that the branches are laden with flowering epiphytes附生 植物, fiercely guarded by tiny sunbirds太阳鸟, unique to these valleys. 结构分析： moisture n. 水分；湿度；潮湿；降雨 量；laden的原形为lade，意为负载，装载； epiphytes n. 附生植物；体表寄生菌；that引导的 为宾语从句。 参考译文：空气中丰富的水份供养的寄生植物增 加了枝条的负载，这些山谷中特有的小太阳鸟精 心护卫着杜鹃花的枝条 4. such abundance of food encourages a high diversity of fruit eaters more commonly found in the tropics. 结构分析： abundance n. 充裕，丰富； abundant为其形容词形式； a high diversity of的多样性；more commonly found为 eaters后置定语。 参考译文：如此丰盛的水果吸引了各式各样 原本仅存于热带地区的“水果派”们。 5. built thousands of years ago, the southwestern tea and silk road gave access to the world beyond chinas borders, carrying tradesmen and travelers from as far away as rome. 结构分析：gave access to通路到；carrying tradesmen为结果状语。 参考译文：西南茶马古道越过中国的边境迎来了 远自罗马的商人与旅者，将这片古老土地与世界 相连。 注：西南部的茶马古道(即为西南丝绸之路)，其 源于古代西南边疆的茶马互市，兴于唐宋盛于明 清。 6. the giant river valleys, created millions of years ago, act like immense funnels. 结构分析：act like 是这句话的谓语动词，created 过去分词表被动；immense adj. 巨大的，广大的； 无边无际的；非常好的；funnel n. 漏斗 v. 使成漏 斗形； 参考译文：热带季风带来了充沛的雨量，形成于 千百万年前的巨大河谷，如同巨大的漏斗一般。 7. succulent when young, in maturity its tough and durable, ideal for making a table and strong enough for a pipe to last a lifetime. 结构分析： succulent adj. 多汁的；多水分的；多 汁性的；n. 肉质植物；多汁植物； maturity n. 成 熟；到期；完备；其动词与形容词形式为mature ；when young 省略了it is. 参考译文：嫩竹子富含水分，成材的竹子制成的 桌子坚固耐用，用竹子做成的水烟筒甚至可以用 上一辈子。 8. but as human activity has fragmented their forest home, pandas find it increasingly hard to find large enough areas in which to survive. 结构分析：fragment n. 碎片；片断或不完整部分 ；vt. 使成碎片；vi. 破碎或裂开；sb. finds it+adj. to do sth. 某人发现做某事怎么样；in which 引导定 语从句，先行词为areas. 参考译文：人类的活动已经破坏了熊猫生存区域 的连续性，大熊猫所面临的生存环境日益窘迫。 exercises 1. who are known as “the plant hunters“? celebrity名人_, intrepid无畏的 botanist-explorers are known as “the plant hunters“. 2. how does joseph rock find his shangri-la ? to find his shangri-la, not only had he to traverse横穿endless mountain ranges, but some of the deepest _in the world. 3. whats the function of the markets? the markets bring the mountain _ together. tunnels,jungle, poison,maturity,gorgest,tribes,adventurers,moisture adventurers gorges tribes 4. whats the remarkable discovery of plant hunters ? far from the tropics, they seemed to be entering a steamy, vibrant tropical_, the forest of gaoligongshan. 5. what causes gaoligongshans strange and remarkable climate? the winds are hot and saturated饱和with water. they come all the way from the indian ocean. channelled by yunnans unique geography, they bring with them the _ of the tropical monsoon热带季风. tunnels,jungle, poison,maturity,gorgest,tribes,adventurers,moisture jungle moisture 6. if grabbed by a potential predator, what is crocodile reaction? if grabbed by a potential predator, the tips of its ribs squeeze a deadly _from the bumps凸 起. 7.what is the usage of bamboos? succulent多汁的when young, in _its tough and durable, ideal for making a table and strong enough for a pipe to last a lifetime. 8.where do bamboo rats live? feeding almost exclusively on bamboo, they live their entire lives in _beneath the forest. tunnels,jungle, poison,maturity,gorgest,tribes,adventurers,moisture poison maturity tunnels a bamboo bat. the size of a bumblebee, its one of the tiniest _ in the world. the entire colony, up to 25 bats, fits into a single section of bamboo stem, smaller than a tea cup. its quite a _ ! half the _ are babies. though barely a week old, they are already almost _ their moms. feeding such a fast -growing brood is hard work. the mums leave to hunt just after dusk each night. back in the roost, the young are left on their own. special pads on their wings help them to _ on the bamboo walls - most of the time. the young bats use the extra space to _ a life on the wing by preening and stretching. packed in like sardines, they would make an easy _ for a snake. but the snake has _ of getting in. the _ is thinner than the width of a pencil. when the mothers return, they can push through the_ entrance only because of their unusually flattened skulls. but its still a squeeze. please fill in the blanks with words and expressions youve heard please fill in the blanks with words and expressions youve heard from the video clip. you can take some notes if possible.from the video clip. you can take some notes if possible. mammals squeezecolony as big as grip prepare for target no chance entrance narrow bumblebeebumblebee大黄蜂大黄蜂 ,brood ,brood窝窝, roost, roost鸟窝鸟窝, pad, pad衬垫衬垫, , preen preen整羽整羽 colony，grip，target，narrow，entrance，no chance ， prepare for ，squeeze，as big as ， mammals， translationtranslation（实力大挑战）（实力大挑战） 暴雨暴雨delugedeluge唤醒了另外一种森林生物，它那勃发向上的朝唤醒了另外一种森林生物，它那勃发向上的朝 气令人叹为观止。它一天能够生长一米，使其迅速傲视四气令人叹为观止。它一天能够生长一米，使其迅速傲视四 周。长得愈发高挺，长势愈发猛烈，数日间便拔地而起，周。长得愈发高挺，长势愈发猛烈，数日间便拔地而起， 凌驾于灌木丛凌驾于灌木丛undergrowthundergrowth之上，并且持续向着天际进发。之上，并且持续向着天际进发。 对于出身草根的它而言，干得还不赖。它就是竹子。对于出身草根的它而言，干得还不赖。它就是竹子。 译文：译文：the the delugedeluge wakes wakes another another forest forest inhabitant. inhabitant. this this one one is is particularly particularly astounding astounding in in its its vigour! vigour! it it can can grow grow up up to to a a metre metre a a day, day, fast fast overtaking overtaking the the other other plants plants around around it. it. the the taller taller it it grows, grows, the the faster faster its its growth growth rate, rate, so so that that in in