Unit 2 Reading and Thinking课文讲解课件-高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

1、 Next week Im travelling to Australia to visit a friend there over the school holidays. I plan to keep this blog to record my experiences and what I learn. I have already done some research on the country.宾从do/conduct some research on.对.进行研究 adj.位于；坐落在 Located to the south of the equator， below many

2、 other countries on the globe, its often informally referred to as“down under”.be located in. 位于.；坐落于.非正式地 refer to.as. 把.称作. locate v.找出.的准确位置location n.位置；地点refer to n.参考；提及 reference with/ in reference to 关于. I have also read about some iconic sites, such as the Sydney Opera House and the Great O

3、cean Road, and animals like the cute koalas and kangaroos. I cant wait to see all of them! However, as I major in social studies, Im more interested in meeting people in Australia and experiencing their culture, food, and way of life.迫不及待做某事原因状语从句主修 Im here in Sydney! Since I arrived, my friend has

4、brought me to my first openair barbecue and has also shared many different but yummy meals with me, so my first impressions of Australia have been all about food! A lot of typical Australian food, such as the Sunday roast, is originally British.时间状语从句典型的起初；原来origin n.起源 Bakeries, fastfood joints, bu

5、tcher shops, cafes, and restaurants everywhere provide some of the premier food experiences in the world. The influence of Asian cultures, on the other hand, led to the introduction of bean curd and Asian herbs, along with Australian versions of foods like the Chineseinspired dim sim.快餐连锁店另一方面lead t

6、o导致, 促使; 通向一起引入，引进受中国影响的 My friend and I have arrived in Katherine, a town in Australias Northern Territory. Were here to learn about the life and customs of the Aborigines, who are native to Australia. The Aboriginal population might be small, but its influence is still visible.原产于.adj.明显的；可见的invis

7、ible 看不见的 For example, “Bondi” in “Bondi Beach” is an Aboriginal word meaning “water breaking over rocks”现在分词短语作定语拍打着岩石的海浪 To survive in this vast land on the ocean, the Aborigines had to be in close contact with nature. This shows in their music, too, which celebrates the natural world and the spir

8、itual world around them. 巨大的in contact with. 与.有联系与.失去联系out of contact with.与.保持联系keep contact with.取得make / get in Most of their musical instruments are really just sticks found on the ground, among which there is an amazing instrument called the didgeridoo.n.树枝；棍stick v.刺；戳；粘贴；坚持 The didgeridoo is

9、 made from a tree branch which is hollow. To play the didgeridoo, you put your mouth on one end and blow while vibrating your lips. Unlike a horn, there are no finger holes. The didgeridoo player has to change the shape of his mouth in order to change pitch. 一端.的形状 A skilled player can play for a lo

10、ng time without stopping to breathe. He does this by continually breathing in through his nose while breathing out through his mouth and into the didgeridoo.adj. 熟练的；有技能的breathe in 吸气 breathe out 呼气 I tried to learn how to play it, but after trying for hours, I was convinced that I could never make

11、a musical sound with this instrument!adj. 坚定的; 确信的be convinced that. 确信.convincing adj.令人信服的convince v.使信服；劝说乐声convince sb. to do sth.convince sb. of.劝说某人做某事使某人相信/信服. Its almost time for me to say goodbye to Australia. Ive enjoyed my time here very much. After being here for a while, my biggest impr

12、ession is the complicated mix of peoples and cultures that make up the nation.Its time (for sb.) to do sth. 到了某人做某事 的时候了复杂的cn.民族；种族组成；构成 Although the main cultural influence since 1788 has been Western culture, minority cultures have also played a part in shaping the unique Australian culture, with

13、many of the new cultural influences contributed by immigrants. n.少数;少数派反：majority参与.;在.中起作用shape v.塑造;决定.的形成v.为.做贡献 It is said that now nearly half of all Australian citizens were either born overseas or have parents who were born overseas.据说要么.要么.在海外 Personally speaking, what I like most about Australia is the people themselves. They have a straightforward and free-and-easy attitude towards lif