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Betty:
Wow,tha`shuge!
Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.LookattheTerracottaArmy.It`smorethan2,000yearsold.
Daming:
Iagreewithyou,Betty.AndIthinktheThreeGorgesDamisfantastictoo.It`sabout2,300metreslong,185metreshighand15metreswideatthetop.ItlionsofpeopleinChina.
Now,who`dliketocallfirst?
M1U2
Agreatwonderofthenaturalworld
WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast—theskywasbecominggrey.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.
Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedbesidethepath.“AmIgoingtherightway?
”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing,“yes,”hereplied,“you`llgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocksandstopped.Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.
Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneonherocks.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld—theGrandCanyon.
IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon,Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!
Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself.“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?
”Icertainlyknowtheanswer.Whatdoyouthink?
M2U1
Myfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.
TheFirstofOctobersChina`sNationalDay,isn’tit,Lingling?
Yes.ThePeople`sRepublicofChinawasfoundedonlstOctober1949.PeoplehavecelebratedtheNationalDaysincethen.Thereareflowersandnationalflagseverywhere,andwehaveathree-dayholiday.
Doyouhaveanyplansfortheholidaythisyear?
Yes.MyparentsandIaregoingtovisitsomefriendsinShandongprovinceandwillstaythereuntilheendoftheholiday.Whilewe`restayingwithourfriends,we`regoingtospendonedayinQingdao.Whenisyournationalday,Betty?
OurnationaldayiscalledIndependenceDay.It`son4thJuly.We`vecelebrateditsince1777.It`sapublicholiday,butweonlyhaveonedayoff.Onthatday,thereareallkindsofholidayactivities.It`sthestartofthevacationseasonandmostpeopletakeavacationsometimeinJulyorAugust.
Andisthereanythingspecialonthatday?
Well,youcanseeAmericanflagseverywhere.Weusuallyhaveapicnicsomewherenice.Kidshavegreatfun.Wealsowatchbandsplaymusicinpublicparks.
DoyouhaveanationaldayintheUK,Tony?
No,wedon`t—wecelebrateChristmaswithatwo-dayholiday.Andmyfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.
M2U2
Thanksgiving
ThanksgivingisanAmericanfestival.ItiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayinNovember.Itisatimeforaspecialdinneramongfamilyandfriends.Peoplemakeshortspeechesandgivethanksfortheirfood.
WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersfromEnglandarrivedinAmericabyshipintheseventeenthcentury.WhileheywerecrossingtheAtlantic,Manypeopledied,andaftertheylanded,theirfirstwinterwasworsethananyEnglishwinter.Thelocalpeople,theNativeAmericans,taughtthepioneershowtogrowcorn.Thefollowingyeartheycelebratedtogetherbyeatingadinnerofthenewfood.
WestillcelebrateThanksgivingtodaywithatraditionaldinner.Thekitchenisalwaysthemostcrowdedroominourhousebecauseweallhelppreparethefood.Welaythetable,andthenbeforewebegindinner,myfathergiesthanksforthefood,sowerememberwhywecelebratethefestival.Weusuallyeattoomuch,butitisonlyoneayear!
Weoftentalkalotandtellstoriesafterdinneraswell.Whenitisallover,everyonehelpswashthedishes.
Thefestivalisaverybusytimefortravelwhenfriendsandfamiliescometogethertocelebrate.Duringthefestival,thereareplentyofotherthingstoseeanddo.WeliveinNewYorkCity,andwegotowatchtheMacy`sThanksgivingDayParade.TheparadegoesalongseveralstreetsandfinishesatthefamousMacy`sstore.ThanksgivingisthestartoftheChristmasseason,andwestartshoppingforpresents.FootballisalsoimportantatThanksgiving,withmanyteamsplayinggames.LikemanyAmericans,weusuallywatchthegamesontelevisionandenjoyourselvesverymuch.
M3U1
Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater.
MsLi:
Daming,whoisyourhero?
Whohaveyouchosentotellusabout?
DengYaping!
She`smyherobecauseshe`soneofthebesttabletennisplayersintheworldandIloveplayingtabletennis.
Tellusabouther.
Well,shestartedplayingtabletenniswhenshewasfive.Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater.
Msli:
Andwhatcompetitionshasshewon?
She’swonmanyworldcompetitionsincludingfourgoldmedalsintheOlympics.Shestoppedplayingwhenshewastwenty-four.
Whatdidshedoafterthat?
ShebegantostudyatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijingandthenattendeduniversityabroad.HerEnglishwasn`tgoodenoughwhenshebegan.Onceagainsheworkedhard,andsevenyearslater,shecompletedherdoctor`sdegreeatCambridgeUniversity.Whatevershedoes,shenevergivesup!
That`samazing!
Yes.Dengsaysthatsheisn`tclevererthananyoneelse,butshehasaverystrongwill.
Isee.Well,Ithinkshe`sagoodstudentaswellasagoodplayer.
Yes,andshehelpedmaketheBeijingOlympicsavictoryforworldsport.She`ssimplythebest!
She`satruehero.
M3U2
Myhero—DrNormanBethune
ByWangLingling
NormanBethuneisoneofthemostfamousheroesinChina.HewasaCanadiandoctor.HecametoChinatohelptheChinesepeopleanddiedforthem.
NormanBethunewasbornin1890.Hebecameadoctorin1916andwenttoSpainin1936totreatthewoundedsoldiersduringthewarthere.Hesoonrealisedthatmanypeopleweredyingbecausetheydidnotgettohospitalquicklyenough.DrBethunedevelopednewwaysoftakingcareofthesick.Heinventedspecialmedicaltoolstouseoutsidehospitalsandchosetothefightingareassothatdoctorscouldtreatthewoundedmorequickly.Hisinventionssavedmanylives.
In1938,DrBethunecametoChinaandhelpedtreatthewoundedduringtheAntiJapaneseWar.Atthattime,therewerefewdoctors,sohehadtoworkveryhardonhisown.HisexperienceoftreatingpeopleinSpainwasUsefulinChina.Hedevelopedtrainingcoursesforlocaldoctorsandnurses,andwrotebookssothattheycouldlearnabouthowhetreatedthesick.
DrBethuneoftenworkedveryhardwithoutrestingortakingcareofhimself;
Once,heevenworkedforsixty-ninehourswithoutstoppingandmanagedtosaveoverahundredlives.Onedayin1939,hecuthisfingerduringanoperation,buthecontinuedhisworkwithouttreatingit.Intheend,hediedofhiswound.
DrBethune`sworkfortheChinesepeoplemadehimaheroinChina.Therearemanybooksandfilmsabouthim,andheisstillrememberedinbothChinaandCanadatoday.
M3U3
Readthepassageandchoosethebesttitle.
MyfavouriteGreekheroisOdysseus..HeisthemaincharacterinTheOdyssey,afamousstorybytheGreekstoryteller,Homer.
OdysseusandhisfriendsgofromGreecetoTroytofight.Aftertenyears,theywinandareveryproudofthemselves.Theywinandareveryproudofthemselves.Thentheysetoffforhome,butontheirway,thereisagreatstorm.Theybecomelost,andthatisthestartoftheirgreatadventures.Duringthattime,theymeetmanystrangepeople.MostofthemwanttohurtOjdysseusandhisfriends,butafewhelpthem.Ononeislandaverybigmanwithonlyoneeyetriestokillthem.Duringthisfight,Odysseuslosesmanyofhisfriends,buthemanagestogetaway.
Aftertenyearsoffightingandtenmoreyearsonthewayhome,Odysseuscompleteshisjourneyandmanagestogetbacktohisowncountry,alone.Hiswifeandsonarewaitingforhimtocomeback.However,helookssodifferentthattheyfailtorecognisehim.AfterOdysseussaveshiswifeandsonfromsomebadmen,theyfinallyknowwhoheis.Heishapyobebackhomeagainaftersomanyadventures.
Ilikethisstorybecauseitisinterestingandexciting.IthinkOdysseusisatruehero.Heisverycleverandhasastrongwill.Ialsolearnfromhimthatgreatmennevergiveup,nomatterwhatdifficultiestheyface.
M4U1
Mum:
Now,what’sourtrainnumber?
Dad:
T27toLhasa.It’sleavingfromPlatform2.
ThemeetinginLhasaisveryimportantforus,butI’msorryyoucan’tcomewithus,Betty.
SoamI,butIcan’tmisstwoweeksofschool.
WillyouremembereverythingI’vetoldyou?
Beespeciallycarefulwiththedoor.Shutitwhenyou’reinandlockitwhenyougopout.
Yes,