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4)Becauseshehadoftenreadaboutthemandseenphotographsofthem,whoalllookedasiftheywerewearingauniform.
5)No,hedidn’t.
6)HeusedtheEnglishsaying“Ittakesallkindstomakeaworld”toprovehisopinion.
B.
Ifalltheseaswereonesea,whatagreatseaitwouldbe!
Andifallthetreeswereonetree,whatagreattreeitwouldbe!
Andifthistreeweretofallinthesea,whatagreatsplashtherewouldbe!
【原文】
YesterdaymorningGretelwenttotheCityofLondon.ShewantedtoseeSt.Paul'
sCathedral.ShewassurprisedtoseesomanyEnglishmenwholookedalike.Theywereallwearingdarksuitsandbowlerhats.Theywereallcarryingumbrellasandnewspapers.WhenshereturnedhomesheaskedMrclarkaboutthesestrangecreatures."
TheymustbetypicalEnglishgentlemen,"
shesaid."
Ihaveoftenreadaboutthemandseenphotographsofthem.Theyalllookasiftheyarewearingauniform.DoesthetypicalEnglishgentlemanstillexist"
Mr.Clarklaughed."
I'
veneverthoughtaboutit,"
heanswered."
It'
struethatmanyofthemenwhoworkintheCityofLondonstillwearbowlerhateandIsupposetheyaretypicalEnglishmen.Butlookatthis."
Mr.Clarkpickedupamagazineandpointedataphotoofayoungman."
He'
sjustastypical,perhaps.Itseemsasifthereisnosuchthingasa'
typical'
Englishman.DoyouknowtheEnglishsaying'
Ittakesallkindstomakeaworld'
That'
strueofallcountries-includingEngland."
“Oh,justlikethepoem‘IfAlltheSeasWereOneSea’,”Gretelbegantohumhappily.Ifalltheseaswereonesea,whatagreatseathatwouldbe!
Ifallthetreeswereonetree,whatagreattreethatwouldbe!
Andifthistreeweretofallinthesea,whatagreatsplashthatwouldbe!
”
Task2
1)peopleweremuchbusier
2)colderthanEngland;
minusthirtydegrees;
lastlonger
3)muchmoremountainous;
muchhigherandmuchmorerocky;
morebeautiful
4)tendtobemorecrowded
5)thehouses;
smaller
B.
1)T2)T3)F4)F5)F
JohnisBritishbuthasworkedinJapan.EtsukoisJapanesefromOsaka,butsheisstudyinginBritain.Inthefollowingpassageyouaregoingtohear,theyarecomparinglifeastheyseeitinthetwocountries.Butbeforelisteningtoit,thinkofthetwocountriesandtrytoanswerthefollowingpre-listeningquestions.
John:
IfoundthatlivinginJapan,peoplewerebusier.Theyseemtoworkthewholeday.
Etsuko:
Yes,that’sright.WeworkfromMondaythroughSaturday,eveninsummer.Youknow,summerinJapanisjusthorrible.It’svery,veryhumidandhot,andyouneedtoshowerthreetimesaday.
SoyoufinditcoolerinEngland?
Yes,that’sright.
WhereIwaslivinginJapan,intheNorth,itwasmuchcolderthanEngland,especiallyinwinter,minusthirtydegreescentigrade.DoesthewinterinOsakalastlongerthanthewinterinEngland?
No,Idon’tthinkso.December,January,February,March.
Yes.It’salittlebitshorterifanything.
EversinceIcamehere,InoticedthatthecountrysidehereinEnglandisverybeautiful.
It’smuchflatterthaninJapan.
Yes.Japanisamountainouscountryandourcitiesarefullofpeople.Therearelotsofpeopleinalimitedflatarea.
Yes,IfoundJapanmuchmoremountainousthanBritain,especiallyinthenorth.Themountainsaremuchhigherandmuchmorerocky.IfounditmorebeautifulthanBritain,Ithink.
Yes,ifyoulikemountains.
Andthereforethetownsandvillagestendtobemorecrowded.
Yes.Sobecausethecitiesaremorecrowded,thehousestendtobesmaller,don’tthey?
Yes,theyareverycompact,andwedon’thavealotofspace.Inbigcitieswehavealotoftallerbuildingsnow.
IsthisaproblembecausetherearemoreearthquakesinJapan?
Yes,that’srightand…
Task3
1)IntheUS,peopleusuallydancejusttoenjoythemselves;
theydon’tinviteotherpeopletowatchthem.
2)Usuallyeightpeopledancetogether.
3)Becausepeopleformasquareindancingwithamanandawomanoneachsideofthesquare.
4)Heusuallymakesitintoasong.
5)Theywearold-fashionedclothes.
1)F2)T3)F4)F5)T
C.
1)eightpeopleformasquare;
oneachsideofthesquare
2)whattheyshoulddo;
makesitintoasong;
singsit
3)don’thavemuchtimetothink
4)old-fashionedclothes
Rosa:
Whydon’tyouhavefolkdancesintheUnitedStatesMostcountrieshavespecialdancesthatthepeoplehavedoneformanyyears.Thedancerswearclothesfromtheolddays.Everyonelikestowat