核心知识（1-4模块）1. Anybody can suffer from stress.2. There are lots of things you can do to reduce stress.3. I can’t stand talking in front the class. I get nervous and make lots of mistakes.4.I’m going to work as a volunteer teacher in a small country town in Inner Mongolia.5. As a teacher, I feel it’s my duty to do something for students in poor areas.6. Teaching in Inner Mongolia is going to be a great challenge for me.7. We had a long talk, and I finally won their support.8. I normally wake up about five minutes before my alarm clock goes off9. Meetings and phone calls take up a large part of the day.10. Every minute is filled with urgent matters.11. I seldom have time for fun and other activities with my family. So my family plains about it.12. If the weather forecast is good, my friends and I drive to the countryside fora weekend break.13. I need to do that because I don’t get enough exercise otherwise.14. I have to make sure they are free of sickness.15. Right now I am studying Chinese by distance learning.16. Unfortunately, my wife isn’t as fond of them as I am.17. My son and daughter love to ride on London’s red buses and they especially loveto go on the tube!18. You drive first and then we can switch over.19. Besides, I get bored if there’s nothing to do. I like being busy.20. We have in the studio Dr Klinsmann,an expert on stress.21.“When the spaceship was lifting off, I could really feel the high gravity”,said Yang Liwei. “When the spaceship separated from the rocket, I suddenly gota feeling of soaring into the sky because of the zero gravity.”22.While the spaceship was circling the earth for the sixth time, Yang Liwei spokewith ground control in Gansu.23. While he was sleeping, the spaceship circled the earth twice.24. When the spaceship was doing its seventh circle, Yang Liwei showed the flags ofChina and the United Nations, expressing the wishes of the Chinese people to explore and use space peacefully.25. Millions of people all over China were watching TV when the spaceship landed safely.26.When Yang Liwei climbed out of the spaceship, he smiled and waved to the crowds waiting for him.27. In 1991, the sisters and their family moved to a safer area and since then theyhave never looked back.28. He has always been very strict with his daughters, training them hard to pete against each other.29. They have already expressed a keen interest in working in design after their tennis careers e to an end.30. The sisters’ road to success has been amazing.31. Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke hisback.32. He would never walk again but he started a new life with great courage.33. This not only drew public attention to research into back injuries but alsoencouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems.34. He mad e speeches all over the USA about his experiences.35.I’ve had moments of feeling sorry for myself, but I’ve never had any thoughtsof mitting suicide.36. This is how I got involved with my charity work to improve the quality of lifefor al disabled people.”37. He has always been very strict with his daughters, training them hard to peteagainst each other.38. They have already expressed a keen interest in working in design after theirtennis careers e to an end.39.With the progress of new medical research, I’m confident that people like mewould be able to walk again one day.40.I’ve had moments of feeling sorry for myself, but I’ve never had any thoughtsof mitting suicide.”41. Every year in September or October, the Mid- Autumn Festival is celebrated by the Chinese people all over the world. On this day, the moon is said to be its biggest and brightest.42. Traditional moon cakes are usually made with bean paste, but nowadays, there are many different kinds of moon cakes including fruit, coffee, chocolate and even ice- cream cakes.43. In the old days, dragon boat races were organized only by Chinese people.44. There is a special food for the festival. It is called, zongzi, which is sticky rice in fresh bamboo leaves.45. In one story, lanterns were li t to celebrate the power of light over darkness.46. In another story, a town was almost destroyed but the light from many lanterns saved it.47.He was fooled when he saw thousands of lanterns. He thought the town was already burning,48. Nowadays, most lanterns are made with light bulbs and batteries, and they e in many shapes and sizes.49. Sweet dumplings are boiled and served in hot water.50. In the past, lanterns were usually lit by candles and decorated with picturesof birds, animals and flowers, etc.51. You ought not to go to the ceremony because it is only for close family.52. Nowadays, Indonesian women don’t have to cover their heads, but they usually wear traditional clothes.53.At the bottom of the bed was the stocking, now full of all kinds of small presents and sweets54. On Christmas Eve, the whole family helped to decorate the house, put up theChristmas tree, the decorations and the balloons.55.We tried to stay awake as long as possible to see Father Christmas but the nextthing we knew it was morning.56.In the last thirty years, the Internet has grown rapidly.57. Now there are around 50 million (puters connected to the Internet) and thisgrowth is clearly going to continue.58. It is clear that we are going to see a huge growth in shopping on the Internet.59.The mail service may also disappear with the increasing use of .60. Many people are optimistic about the future of the Internet.61. It has a population of just under a million people and is located on NorthIsland.62. It is also the most exciting city in New Zealand with people of many different cultures living there.63.The history of the city goes back 650 years when the Maoris settled in the area.64. Famous sights include Mt Eden, one of many large volcanoes, as well as the AucklandHarbourBridge.65.In the city, you can enjoy an amazing view from the SkyTower, which is the city’s tallest Tower.66. From anywhere in the city, you can see the sea. Auckland is called “the city of sails” because it has more boats than anywhere else in the world.67.It has some of the best beaches in New Zealand for doing water sports: swimming, diving, sailing and surfing.68.Flights from Europe take over twenty-four hours and are expensive.69.It is easy to travel between Auckland and the rest of New Zealand.70. In 1985, the New Zealand government made the whole country a nuclear-free zoneand since then Auckland has been a centre for protest against nuclear testing in Asia Pacific.71.Canadian singer and song writer, Alanis Morissette,is used to being in the publiceye.72. Her most famous album Jagged Little Pill, came out in 1995 when she was only twenty – one years old.73.Since then she has made several more albums and she has continued giving great performances on stage.74.Her singing was full of feeling; the first part of the song was filled with anger, while the last part expressed love and joy.75. There was not an empty seat anywhere in the concert hall at last Thursday’s event, although it was an extremely cold night.76. Although the concert hall was cold and the sound system caused a few problems,the audience could still enjoy the concert.77.Everyone agreed that they were greatly impressed by Morissette’s brilliantmusic and singing.78. At the end of the three hours, Morissette showed that she was a true performer,singing a well- known song “Heartache”.79.The famous classical pianist, Kong Xiangdong, surprised his fans last week bygiving a concert bining classical music with Chinese folk music.80. “As a musician, playing the same music in different cities of the world isvery boring,”81.As his mother was a great music lover, he lived with music from birth.82.She had to draw piano keys on a piece of paper so that he could learn to playas early as possible.83. In 1986, at the age of 18,he became the youngest prize winner in Moscow’s Tchaikovsky International petition.84. Because of Kong’s talent and hard work, he became famous worldwide.85. Kong’s new experiment in Chinese folk music is so important to him that he evenchanged his appearance.86.During his lifetime, he developed the tradition of bining poetry with painting.87.Across this painting, named Racing Horse, we can see a horse running at highspeed like a missile across the sky.88.He also used different shades of grey in a creative way to show the sweat alongthe horse's body.89.His interest changed later to simple pictures from everyday life, such asvegetables, flowers, birds, and insects.90.Qi Baishi's style of painting often leaves the audience guessing and makes themuse their imagination.91. Her hand holding the fan is elegantly positioned above her knees.92. Chen Zijiang is a paper- cutting expert whom I interviewed for my article onChinese Art.93. Paper cuts of animals have been found in tombs which date back to the time ofthe Northern and Southern Dynasty!94. A young farmer who wanted a wife would look at a young woman's paper- cuttingskills before marrying her!95. Mr Chen went on to explain that there are three types of paper cuts which peoplestill make today: paper cuts for decoration, for religious purposes and for designpatterns.96. Paper cuts used for decoration are often seen on windows and gates. They areusually put up during holidays to bring good luck.97.A present for parents whose child has recently been born might show a paper cutof children.98.Paper cuts which show the Chinese character for double happiness are often usedto celebrate weddings.99.People to whom the dead person was related would make these offerings on specialdays and during festivals.100.Our house would be white with trees around it, a great big yard and grass growing without a fence.101.Eric the Red was forced to leave Icelandbecause he had mitted a murder, for which he got into trouble.102. He persuaded some people to go back with him to Greenland.103. Eric reached Greenland and discovered that people could live in the place where he landed.104. Some look for ways to reduce pollution, some keep a record of levels of pollution, other departments are responsible for finding where it es from and punishing people who have broken the law by causing pollution.105. In the worst areas they ban fishing pletely for a few months at a time so that the fish numbers can grow again.106.They have a huge mouth and can eat fish as big as themselves.107.Some fish can produce sounds almost twice as loud as your speaking voice! 108.The sooner, the better.109.I was trying to recover when my elder brother put his mouth close to my ear, and screamed out the terrifying word “Whirlpool!”110. All at once, the sky was covered with dark clouds and in less than a minutewe were in a terrible storm.111. About three years ago, something terrib le happened to me.112.I will bring my story quickly to a conclusion.113. A lot of hiking holidays sound exciting, but the reality is often very different.114. All our guides have several years of experience in leading hiking trips in the Himalayas.115. As well as the group guide, all teams have cooks and porters.116. While on a hiking trip, our cooks prepare delicious meals and our porters carry your luggage, which means that you can simply enjoy the experience. 117. I decided to take up bungee jumping and now I am really into it.118. When Iturned up for my first jump I was so nervous that I tried to back out, but my friends persuaded me to go through with it.119. It’s difficult to get across how exciting it is!120. A friend of mine has just taken up jogging in order to get fit.121. They were going to have a party last Saturday but backed ou t at the last minute.122. When he was 17 years old, he traveled across Europe and Asiawith his father, who wanted to do trade with the Chinese.123. Marco was amazed by how beautiful and powerful China was.124. He was very impressed by the SummerPalacewhich he described as the greatest palace that ever was.125. Marco was often asked the question, “Was it all true?”, to which he replied, “I have only told a half of whatI was!”126. Although many people thought that Marco’s stories about China were too fantastic to be true, Marco always stood by his tales.127. The men were soon exhausted and were running out of food.128. For centuries, the Silk Road was the most important line of munication connecting East and West.129. The Silk Road was not just the route through which goods were carried. It was also important for the exchange of ideas.130. People have been enjoying the benefits of cycling in Amsterdam for years. 131. Today people call Amsterdam the “City of Bicycles”because of the convenience for bicycles there.132. The bikes are parked at special parking placesand people who want to use them have to take them to another special parking place that has enough room. 133. There is already less traffic in central Amsterdam, because both locals and tourists have been using the white bike.134. How can you persuade them of the advantages of solar cars?135. On average, about forty people travel in one bus, while the same number occupies thirty-three cars.136. In the last ten years, the number of cars on the roads in Britain has gone up by 30%.137. Before you get into your car, think about whether you really need to make that journey.138. If you’ve really got to use a car, share journey with someone else. It is much cheaper and kinder to the environment.139.I’ve got to pick up my daughter from school at four o’clock.140. Roads now connect the biggest cities to the smallest towns so it’s possible to go anywhere at anytime.141. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people, many people around the world have been enjoying city center.142. Some types of cancer are related to traffic pollution.143. Anger and stress are nothing pared to the real costs of the motor car. 144. Do whichever of these things that suit you. Don’t just sit around and plain!145. I admit: I’m addicted to my car.146. They believed that it would be better for everybody if cars weren’t allowed in the city center and only bicycles were.147. I’ve got to pick up my daughter from school at 4:00.148. It was an American man called Henry Ford who created the motor car as we know it today.149. Before 1908, when Ford’s cars became available to the public, it was only the very rich who couldafford to own a car.150. A lot people are determined to bee a millionaire.151. There are some people who have turned their backs on their millions and found different ways to be happy in their lives.152. He lives in a small dormitory room where there is only second-hand furniture.There are certainly no signs that he was a rich man!153. He was tired of being a person who had everything in the world where many people had nothing.154. He gave away all his money to charities.155. He decided to drop out and has discovered that having only a little money makes you free.156. Over time, a lot of soil had been removed, which has caused serious erosion of the land along the River.157. In fact, it is you who have the important role to play in stopping Yellow River erosion.158. The soil contains the materials to keep the natural balance of the area. 159. It is a huge job to control Yellow River erosion.160. Local famers can grow crops to make a living.161. Visitors from all over the world now e to admire this great achievement. 162. It’s going to be remembered as a historical meeting this year, as the topic of Africa will be discussed in detail.163. Reforms have been demanded by people from all over the world.164.London’s name had been announced twice before, in 1908 and 1948.165. Prince William said he was delighted that the 2012 Olympic Games would be held in London.166. Some advertisements consist of pictures or the words of experts to show people how good the products are.167. A lot of money is spent on applying modern techniques of design to make these advertisements as visually attractive as possible.168.People are used to seeing high standards of visual design.169. Modern advertisements must stand out in a world full of petition by bining the highest standards of design with ideas linked to the products to make them more attractive.170. Some advertisements may suggest that buying a car can make you free. That is, they use the concept of freedom to sell the car.171. For many of today’s advertisers, repeating old ideas is not a successful approach.172. Most people know that the main purpose of the advertisement is making customers spend money.173. The top advertisers of today believe that using humor as well as new and unusual ideas to surprise people is important in modern advertisements. 174. The government has worked at using advertisements to educate the public on fighting AIDS, saving water, helping the poor, giving up smoking, etc. 175. These advertisements have helped to increase public knowledge, which hasmade our society a better place for everyone.176. According to a research published by LeedsUniversity yesterday, people don’t mind bad language on TV as long as it is not used in programs watched by children.177.What’ more, the success of the programme has greatly improved the lives of the local people.178. I’ve been out of work for five years.179. Most people in Britain don’t bargains for things.180. The law and the public opinion have been less in favorite of the paparazzi. 181. A lot of people are determined to bee a millionaire.182. Some millionaires continue to be concerned about money when they bee millionaires.183. But there are people who have turned their backs on their millions and found different ways to be happy in their lives.184. He was tired of being a person who had everything in a world where many people had nothing.185. The soil contains materials to keep the natural balance of the area. 186. It is a huge job to control Yellow River Erosion.187. In fact, it is you who have the most important role to play in stopping Yellow River erosion.188. For a start, it can buy you a tree, which will help make soil stay on the land.189. On land with rich soil, local farmers can grow crops to make a living. 190. Do you find housework tiring and boring?191. Here is the perfect solution to all your problems.192. The cleaners are made from good quality material.193.The G8 is made up of/ is formed b y political leaders from France, the US…194. It is going to be remembered as a historical meeting, as the topic of Africa will be discussed in detail.195. AIDS is another problem of great concern.196.Their belief is that this is the only way for many of these nations to escape their painful pasts.197.London’s name had been announced twice before …so it now has the distinction of being the first city to host the event three times.198.The news is being celebrated by crowds in the streets.199.…the 2012 Olympic Games would be held in London and he was lookingforwardto the Games.200. Nowadays, selling photograph s of famous people has bee big business. 201.It is likely t o be just the name of a pany, part of which may be a general location.202.Some advertisements consistof pictures or the words of experts to show how good the products are.203.Modern advertisements must stand out in a world full of petition by bining the highest standards of design with ideas linked to the products to make them more attractive.204.Bydoingthis, they hope to make people forget that someone is trying to sell them something.205. However, not all advertising is about selling products and services fora profit.206.Over the last decade, the government has worked hard at educating the public on fightingAIDS, savingwater, helping the poor, giving up smoking, etc. 207. Accordingto a research published by LeedsUniversity yesterday, people don’t mind bad language on television as long a s it is not used in programmeswatched by children.208. At the last minute, he jumped out of the truck, hurting his ankle, before the trolleybus crashed into the truck, pushing it 20 yards.209. Sherri wrote a letter to the local paper asking her mother to contact her. 210. To avoidgetting confused about the British tipping system, you need to check your bill to see if a bill is included or not.211.I think we should considerstaying in the English countryside for a few nights as I know you enjoyhiking.212.I had a difficult tim e understanding certain aspects of the American way of doing things.213. He insistedonwalkin g me to the station to see me off.214. Last time, when I visited China, we saw the tour guide wearing a very pretty fur coat on the day we left.215.I told her the coat suited her, but she looked very embarrassed, sayin g that it was a cheap one she had bought a long time ago.。
