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Module 4 A Social Survey – My NeighbourhoodA Lively CityXIAO LI: It's great to see you again, John.JOHN MARTIN: It's great to see you! It's been six years since we last saw each other, you know. And this is the first time I've visited your hometown.XIAO LI: Yes, I'm so glad you could come.JOHN MARTIN: You know, I've seen quite a lot of China and I've visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places I've been to. It's so lively, and everyone seems so friendly.XIAO LI: Yes, it's one of the most interesting cities on the coast, everyone says so. I feel very fortunate living here. And I love living by the seaside.JOHN MARTIN: You live in the northwest of Xiamen, is that right?XIAO LI: Yes, that's right.JOHN MARTIN: What's the climate like?XIAO LI: Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in the winter.JOHN MARTIN: Sounds OK to me. There are a lot of tourists around. Don't they bother you?XIAO LI: Yes, they can be a nuisance in the summer because there are so many of them.JOHN MARTIN: Oh, look at that huge apartment block!XIAO LI: Yes, they've just completed it. The rent for an apartment there is very high.JOHN MARTIN: I believe you! This area's so modern!XIAO LI: Yes, this is the business district. They've put up a lot of high-rise buildings recently. And there are some great shopping malls. See, we're just passing one now. My wife's just bought a beautiful dress from one of the shops there.JOHN MARTIN: Maybe I could buy a few presents there.XIAO LI: I'll take you there tomorrow. Now we're leaving the business district and approach ing the harbour. We're entering the western district, the most interesting part of the city. It's got some really pretty parks ...JOHN MARTIN: It seems lovely. Is that Gulangyu Island, just across the water?XIAO LI: Yes, it is. It's a gorgeou s island with some really interesting architecture.JOHN MARTIN: So they tell me. Do you think we could stop and walk around for a while?XIAO LI: Yes, I was just going to do that. We can park over there. A friend's told me about a nice little fish restaurant near here. Shall we go there for lunch?JOHN MARTIN: That sounds great. I'm starvin g!Cultural cornerIn some countries in western Europe, such as France, Spain and Britain, the countryside is changing.Life has become difficult for many villages, and some are disappearing. There are a number of reasons for this. Firstly, young people from villages usually want to live somewhere livelier and they often move to the towns and do not return. Secondly, people move to the cities to find work, as there are often very few jobs in the countryside. Sometimes villages remain because people from the cities have bought a “second home” in the village, where they come and stay at weekends. The price ofhomes goes up and people from the area cannot afford to buy a house there. Another problem is that it is becoming more and more difficult for farmers to make money from their farms. So they sell their land and find another job.All these things mean that many villages in western Europe are fighting to survive. We can only hope that they will remain. The countryside would be a sadder and uglier place without them.Module 4 A Social Survey – My NeighbourhoodA Lively CityXIAO LI: It's great _______(see) you again, John.JOHN MARTIN: It's great to see you! It's been six years since we last _____(see)each other, you know. And this is the first time I____________(visit) your hometown.XIAO LI: Yes, I'm so glad you could come.JOHN MARTIN: You know, I've seen quite a lot of China and I've visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places I've been to. It's so lively, and everyone seems so ______(friend).XIAO LI: Yes, it's one of the most interesting ______(city) on the coast, everyone says so. I feel very fortunate ______(live) here. And I love living by the seaside.JOHN MARTIN: You live in the northwest of Xiamen, is that right?XIAO LI: Yes, that's right.JOHN MARTIN: What's the climate like?XIAO LI: Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in the winter.JOHN MARTIN: Sounds OK to me. There are a lot of tourists around. Don't theybother you?XIAO LI: Yes, they can be a nuisance in the summer because there are so many of them.JOHN MARTIN: Oh, look at that huge apartment block!XIAO LI: Yes, they've just completed it. The rent for an apartment there is very high.JOHN MARTIN: I believe you! This area's so modern!XIAO LI: Yes, this is the business district. They've put up a lot of high-rise buildings ______(recent). And there are some great shopping malls. See, we're just passing one now. My wife's just bought a beautiful dress from one of the shops there.JOHN MARTIN: Maybe I could buy a few presents there.XIAO LI: I'll take you there tomorrow. Now we're leaving the business district and approach ing the harbour. We're entering the western district, the most interesting part of the city. It's got some really pretty parks ...JOHN MARTIN: It seems______( love). Is that Gulangyu Island, just across the water?XIAO LI: Yes, it is. It's a gorgeou s island with some really _____(interest) architecture.JOHN MARTIN: So they tell me. Do you think we could stop and walk around for ____ while?XIAO LI: Yes, I was just going to do that. We can park over there. A friend's told me about a nice little fish restaurant near here. Shall we go there for lunch?JOHN MARTIN: That sounds great. I'm starvin g!Cultural cornerIn some countries in western Europe, such as France, Spain and Britain, the countryside is changing.Life has become difficult for many villages, and some are disappearing. There are ____ number of reasons for this. Firstly, young people from villages usually want to live somewhere livelier and they often move ____ the towns and do not return. Secondly, people move to the cities ____ (find) work, as there are often very few jobs in the countryside. Sometimes villages remain because people from the cities have bought a “second home” in the village, where they come and stay at weekends. The price of homes goes up and people from the area cannot afford____(buy) a house there. Another problem is that it is becoming more and more difficult for farmers ____(make) money from their farms. So they sell their land and find another job.All these things mean that many villages in western Europe are fighting to survive. We can only hope that they will remain. The countryside would be a sadder and ____(ugly) place without them.。
M1-M6 B3 Cultural Corner译文M1B3 Cultural Corner译文The European Union欧盟What Is the European Union?欧盟是什么？The European Union is an organisation of European countries.欧盟是欧洲各国的一个组织。
The countries are independent and are governed in different ways.欧洲各国各自独立，国家管理各不相同。
In the United Kingdom, for example, the head ofstate is a king or queen.例如，英国的国家元首是国王或女王，In France, on the other hand, the head of state is a president. 而法国的元首是总统。
But each of them sends representatives to the European Parliament, which has some control over whathappens in each of the member countries.但每个国家都向欧盟委员会派遣代表，欧盟委员会负责管理各个成员国的事务。
文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学习How Did It Start?欧盟是如何开始的？The idea of the European Union began in the 1950s.创建欧盟这一想法始于二十世纪五十年代。
The first members were France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, theNetherlands and Italy. 最初的成员国有法国、德国、比利时、卢森堡、荷兰和意大利。
外研版高中英语必修4Module1-Module6CulturalCorner课文逐句翻译第一篇：外研版高中英语必修4Module1-Module6 Cultural Corner课文逐句翻译M1-M6 B4 Cultural Corner 课文逐句翻译M1B4 Cultural Corner Famous Last Words没有实现的著名预言Not all predictions come true.并非所有的预言都能成真。
Many of them are wrong, and some are very wrong.许多预言是错的，并且有些还是大错特错。
Here are just a few of the bad predictions people made in the twentieth century about the twenty-first century:下面就是人们在20世纪对21世纪所作出的一些错误的预言：AIRPLANES飞机“N o flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.”“将不会有从纽约飞往巴黎的飞机。
”Orville Wright, 1908.奥维尔·赖特，1908。
COMPUTERS电脑“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.”“我认为将会有一个大约有五台电脑的世界市场。
”Thomas Waston, chairman of IBM, 1943.托马斯·沃森，IBM主席，1943。
CLOTHES衣服“Thirty years from now people will be wearing clothes made of paper which they will be able to throw away after wearing them two or three times.”“从现在起30年后人们将穿纸制的衣服，穿过两三次后就可以把它们扔掉。
Module 1 Cultural Corner逐句翻译A Letter from a Senior High Student一封高中生的来信Dear Li Kang亲爱的李康：,How's it going? I thought I'd write to tell you about the American school system. 一切可好？我想我应该写信告诉你有关美国的学校体制。
Secondary school in the U.S. usually covers seven years, grades six to twelve.美国中学通常包括六到十二年级在内的七个年级。
Ninth to twelfth grades are high school. 九年级到十二级是高中。
At the end of twelfth grade, American students receive the high school diploma.十二年级结束时，美国学生就获得高中毕业证书。
Students need a high school diploma if they want to go to college.如果他们想上大学的话，需要拥有高中毕业证书。
The school year is divided into two semesters, the first of which is September through December, and the second January through May.一学年有两个学期，九月到十二月是第一学期，一月到五月是第二学期。
We have a LONG summer vacation! 我们的暑假很长！We start school at 7:50 am and we finish at 3 pm.我们学校早上7:50开始上课，下午3点结束。
外研版高中英语课文文本必修一Module4CulturalCorner
Problems in Western Europe In some countries in western Europe, such as France, Spain and Britain, the countryside is changing. Life has become difficult for many villages, and some are disappearing. There are a number of reasons for this. Firstly, young people from villages usually want to live somewhere livelier and they often move to the towns and do not return. Secondly, people move to the cities to find work, as there are often very few jobs in the countryside. Sometimes villages remain because people from the cities have bought a "second home" in the village, where they come and stay at weekends. The price of homes goes up and people from the area cannot afford to buy a house there. Another problem is that it is becoming more and more difficult for farmers to make money from their farms. So they sell their land and find another job.
All these things mean that many villages in western Europe are fighting to survive. We can only hope that they will remain. The countryside would be a sadder and uglier place without them.。
