Unit3BacktothepastReading课件牛津译林版高中英语选择性1

选择性必修三Unit3单词解析&课文结构1.

breadthn.宽度；广泛breadth

n.宽度；广泛broad

adj.宽阔的；广阔的；广泛的broaden

vi.&vt.(使)变宽；(使)扩大broadlyadv.大体上的2.

convince

vt.使确信，使相信；说服，劝说convincingadj.令人信服的，有说服力的convincedadj.确信，坚信convincesb.ofsth.使某人相信某事convincesb.todosth.说服某人做某事convincesb.(that)使某人相信...3.

*voyage

n.航海，航行，航天

vi.航行，远行4.

*fleet

n.舰队；捕鱼船队；车队5.

*navigate

vt.航行；导航

vi.导航navigationn．导航；航行navigatorn．(飞机、船舶等上的)领航员6.

onbehalf

of代表（或代替）；为帮助；为了=onsb.'sbehalf代表某人；为了某人7.

loadvt.&vi.装上，装人load...withsth.把某物装上beloadedwith...负载……；装满……loadsof/aloadof很多(接可数名词复数或不可数名词)takealoadoffone’smind使某人如释重负，打消某人的顾虑8.

compass

n.罗盘，指南针；圆规9.

log

n.航海日志，正式记录；原木

vi.&vt.伐木10.

strengthenvt.&vi.加强，增强strengthn．力气；体力；优势；实力strongadj.强壮的；坚强的；强烈的stronglyadv.强烈地，坚定地11.

harmonious

adj.友好和睦的；协调的，和谐的harmonyn.[U]融洽；和睦，和谐inharmonywithsth.和某物一致；和某物相协调12.

dismissvt.不予考虑；对…不屑一提；去除，摒除；解雇；解散dismissaln．解雇；摒弃；不予考虑；驳回dismisssth./sb.as...把某事/某人当作……不予理会dismisssb.fromsth.把某人从……(职位)解雇dismisssb.forsth.因某事而解雇某人13.

proofn.证据，证明（s）provevt.证明→linking

v．证明是14.

acknowledgevt.承认（权威、地位）；承认（属实）；（公开）感谢acknowledgementn.承认；感谢；收件复函Itisuniversally/widelyacknowledgedthat...……是大家公认的15.

influentialadj.有很大影响力的，有支配力的influencen．影响(力)；作用；支配力v.影响beinfluentialin在...方面有影响力haveaninfluenceon对...产生影响undersb’sinfluence在某人的影响下16.

insist

vi.&vt.坚决要求，坚持；坚持说insiston/upon(sb./sb.'s)(doing)sth.坚持要求(某人)(做)某事17.

route

n.路线，路途；途径，渠道18.

financial

adj.财政的，金融的，财务的financen.金融；财政19.

departvi.&vt.离开，启程departuren.离开，启程；出发departfor/from20.

shortagen.不足，短缺shortadj.短缺的；不足的；短的shorten

vt.&vi.(使)变短，缩短beshortof缺乏，不足ashortageof……的短缺；缺乏……21.

leakvi.漏，渗漏；渗入vt.漏，渗漏；泄露

n.漏洞22.

panicn.惊恐，恐慌vi.&vt.(panicked,panicked)（使）惊慌；（使）惊慌失措

in(a)panic惊慌地，在惊慌中getintoapanic陷入恐慌(表动作)panicsbintodoingsth使某人仓惶行事23.

regardlessadv.不顾，不加理会

regardlessof不管，不顾24.

shoren.岸，滨25.

subsequentadj.随后的，后来的subsequentlyadv.随后，后来，之后26.

captain

n.船长，机长；上校；队长27.

allowfor使成为可能；考虑到，把…计算在内=oconsideration/account把……考虑进去28.

kingdomn.王国；管辖范围29.

astonishvt.使十分惊讶，使吃惊astonishedadj.惊讶的，吃惊的astonishmentn.惊讶astonishingadj.惊人的，令人惊讶的Itastonishessb.that...使某人吃惊的是……beastonishedby/at...对……感到惊讶toone'sastonishment让某人吃惊的是inastonishment惊讶地30.

royaladj.盛大的，庄严的；皇家的，王室的royaltyn．王室成员31.

tomb

n.坟墓Lookingintoamirror,wecanseetrueimagesofourown;withourknowledgeofthepast,thepresentcanbebetterknown.

—ChenShouWhatdoesthequotationfromChenShoumean?Lead-inWatchavideo—TheTimeMachineamachinethatenablesyoutotravelintimetothepastorthefuture时间机器（能使人往返于过去或未来）Bydaydreaming.BywatchingTV.Byreadingbooks.Bytravelingthroughthetimemachine.Sincethepastissoimportant,canwehumansgobacktothepast?How?Ifyouhadatimemachine,Whatwouldyouliketosaytohim/her?SpeakingIfyouhadatimemachine,Whatwouldyouliketosaytohim/her?Iwouldaskthemquestionsabouttheirpoemsandwhytheywrotethem.Forexample,“MrLiBai,whydoyouincludetheimageofthemooninyourpoemssooften?IfIhadatimemachine,IwouldliketogobacktotheSpringandAutumnPeriodandtheWarringStatesPeriod,whenthereweremanyfamoushistoricalfigures.Forexample,Confucius.Iwouldliketomeet

Confucius.Ilongtotalkaboutteachingmethodswithhim.Iwonderwhyhecouldinfluencesomanyfamousstudents.Iwanttoaskhim“Howcanyousucceedinteachingdifferentstudentsindifferentways?”IfIhadatimemachine,IwouldliketogobacktotheTangDynasty,whichwasagloriousperiodandwheneconomy,politicsandculturewerewelldeveloped.IwouldliketomeetWuZetian,theonlywomanemperorofancientChina.I'dliketoaskheraboutherpoliciestogovernthegreatempire.I'dliketoaskher:"What'sthefeelingofbeingheadofthecountry?Whatmeasureshaveyoutakentomaketheempiremorepowerful?"Part1Para___Part2Para___Part3Para___Findoutthestructuresofthetwoarticles(P30-31)ZhengHe123-4TheintroductionofZhengHe’sfirstvoyageTheintroductionofZhengHe’ssevenvoyagesThehugeinfluencesofZhengHeandhisvoyagesontheworldGuidanceandexplorationPara1Para2Para3ChristopherColumbusFindoutthestructuresofthetwoarticles(P30-31)TheintroductionofChristopherColumbusTheintroductionofChristopherColumbus’discoveryThehugeinfluencesofChristopherColumbus’discoveryontheworldSailingtheoceans航海ZhengHe

郑和Inthesummerof1405,ZhengHe,oneofChina’sgreatestexplorers,setsailfromTaicangonhisfirstvoyage.Afleetofover200shipsnavigatedtheblueseas,withalmost28,000peopleonboard,whichwasasplendidscene.Itwouldtake500yearsbeforealargerfleetsailedtheseas.1405年夏天，郑和，中国最伟大的探险家之一，从太仓启航，开始了他的第一次航行。一支拥有200多艘船只的舰队在蓝色的海洋上航行，船上有近28，000人，一派壮丽的景象。直到500年后，才有更大的舰队在海上航行。Accordingtosomerecords,thelargestshipswereover140metresinlength,demonstratingtheadvancedtechnologyandspecialskillsusedinconstructingships.根据一些记录，最大的船只长度超过140米，展示出当时用于建造船舶的先进技术和特殊技艺。Between1405and1433,

onbehalfoftheMingDynasty,ZhengHemadeatotalofsevenvoyages.Hisshipswereloadedwithchina,silk,teaandothertreasuresasgiftsforforeignrulers,andthefleetpaidfriendlyvisitstomorethan30countriesandregions.HeevensailedasfarastheeastcoastofAfrica.Astheysailed,thenavigatorstookcompassreadings,keptlogsoftheirvoyagesandchartedthecoast.LaterthedetailedmapsbecameZhengHe’sNavigationMap.1405年至1433年间，郑和代表明朝共出航七次。他的船上满载着瓷器、丝绸、茶叶和其他珍宝作为礼物送给外国统治者，舰队对30多个国家和地区进行了友好访问。他甚至远航到非洲东海岸。当他们航行时，领航员记录罗盘读数、记录航行日志并绘制海岸图。后来这些祥细的地图就成了《郑和航海图》。ZhengHe’ssevenvoyageshadafar-reachingimpactonChinaanditsneighbours.InthecountriesandregionswhereZhengHesetfoot,legendshavebeenpassedonaboutthisgreatexplorer.ZhengHe’seffortshelpeddevelopandstrengthenharmoniousrelationswiththesecountriesandregions,exposingforeignpeopletoChineseculture,andallowingtheChinesetobetterunderstandoverseaslands.郑和七下西洋对中国及其周边国家产生了深远的影响。在郑和到过的国家和地区，关于这位伟大探险家的传说代代相传。郑和的努力有助于发展和加强与这些国家和地区的和谐关系，让外国人接触中国文化，也让中国人更好地了解国外。Formanyyears,somehistoriansdismissedtherecordsofthesevoyagesaslegends.ThefinalproofcamewhenanenormousshipyardwasdiscoveredinNanjing,wherethefleethadbeenbuilt.ZhengHe’saccomplishmentsarenowwidelyacknowledged,andheisrememberedasoneofChina’smostinfluentialexplorers.多年来，一些历史学家把这些航海记录当作传说而不予理会。最终的证据是在南京发现了一个巨大的造船厂，这支舰队就是在那里建造而成。郑和的成就现在得到广泛认可，他也作为中国最具影响力的探险家之一被世人铭记。ChristopherColumbus克里斯托弗·哥伦布

Thosewhomakegreatdiscoveriesmustoftenovercomemanychallengesalongtheway—aswasthecasewiththeexplorerChristopherColumbus.ColumbuswasborninaportcityofItalyin1451.Asateenager,helovedsailing,andheshowedgreatinterestingeography,whichinspiredhimtobeginhiscareerasaseaman.那些得伟大发现的人必然要在这一过程中经常克服许多挑战——就像探险家克里斯托弗·哥伦布那样。哥伦布于1451年出生在意大利的一个港口城市。十几岁的时候，他就喜欢航海，对地理表现出了极大的兴趣，这促使他开始了自己的海员生涯。ColumbusinsistedonsearchingforadirectsearoutetotheEastIndiesbysailingacrosstheAtlanticOcean.Aftercontinuousattempts,hereceivedfinancialsupportfromtheKingandQueenofSpain.On3August1492,hedepartedfromSpainwiththreeshipscarryingabout90crewmen.Thejourneywasfullofchallenges:ittooklongerthanexpected,theyfacedashortageoffood,andoneoftheshipswasleakingbadly,whichputeveryoneonthisshipingravedanger.哥伦布坚持通过横渡大西洋寻找通往东印度群岛的直接航线。经过不断的努力，他得到了西班牙国王和王后的资金支持。1492年8月3日，他带着三艘船离开西班牙，船上约有90名船员。这趟旅程充满了挑战:花费的时间比预期的要长，他们面临着食物短缺，还有其中一艘船严重漏水，这让这艘船上的所有人都陷入了极大的危险之中。

Themenonboardwereinpanic.Regardlessofallthechallenges,Columbusmanagedtokeepeveryoneoutofdangerwithhisknowledgeandbraveryacrosstheocean.Finally,on12October,thecrewspottedlandinthedistance.Columbuscalledthenativesliving