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Unit3

ThisstoryissetontheOrientExpress,atrainthattravelsthroughsevencountriesinEuropetogofromParis,France,overtheAlpstoIstanbul,Turkey.

RunningfromParistoIstanbul,theOrientExpressisafirst-classhotelonwheels.Onceayear,travelerscanridetheluxurytrainacrossEuropejusttoenjoythejourney,butit'shardworktomakethegrandtrainrunsmoothly.Whoisresponsibleforthetrain'ssuccessWhatuniquedifficultiesdotheyface

I.TheOrientExpress.Readtheparagraph.Thenmatcheachwordorphrasewiththecorrectdefinition.

ThelegendaryOrientExpressbecamewellknowninabygoneeraasitcarriedEurope'swealthyandroyalpassengersbetweenFranceandTurkey.Withitsluxuriousd闰or,theOrientExpressevokesimagesofeleganee,romanee,andmystery.Whiletheroutesmaybedifferentnow,passengersaboardthisluxurytraincanstillbepamperedwithdelieious,first-elasseuisineandexeellentservieeastheytravelthroughthevariedterrainofEurope.

1.

bygoneera_F_

_A.

thenaturalfeaturesofland;thelandseape

2.

royal___

G___

B.

theartandseieneeofeooking

3.

daeor__

__D__

C.

bringoutafeelingorthought

4.

evoke__

__C__

D.

thedeeorativeenvironmentofaplaee

5.

romanee

__H__

E.spoil;takemoreeareofthanisneeessary

6.

pamper

__E__

_F.

aperiodoftimeinthepast

7.

euisine_

__B__

_G.

relatedtoorappropriateforakingorqueen

8.

terrain_

A

H.

afeelingofexeitement,adventure,andhappiness

II.WorkingonaLegend.ReadthedefinitionsofthetypesofjobsfoundontheOrientExpress.Thenlabelthepietureswiththeeorreetunderlinedwords.

1.maitred'

2.bartender

3.ehef

4.eabinsteward

SUMMARY

TheOrientExpressisatrainthathaseapturedtheheartsandimaginationsofpeoplefromroyaltytowritersoverthelasteentury.ThetrainstillmakesitshistoriealjourneyfromParistoIstanbuloneeayear,maintainingthequalityofservieeandambieneeofabygoneera.Formosttravelers,itisaonee-in-a-lifetimedreameometrue.Forthestaffwhoworkonthetrain,itisanexeiting,ehallenging,andfulfillingjobtokeepthisfive-starhotelonwheelsoperatingsmoothly.

Warmingup

TeaehingNOTES

1.Tointrodueethetopie,askstudentstolookatthetitleandtheeoverpietureandtrytoguesstheanswerstothefollowingquestionsabouttheOrientExpress:

1）Whichcontinentsdoesthetraintravelon

a.OceaniaandAsia.b.EuropeandAmerica.c.AsiaandEurope.

2）Approximatelyhowoldisthetrain

a.5yearsold.b.25yearsold.c.100yearsold.

3）Howmanytimesayeardoesthetrainmakeatour

a.One.b.Nine.c.Fifteen.

2.Askstudentstodiscusswhattheythinkthetrain'snickname“theTrainofKing

andtheKingofTrains”means.

3.AskstudentswhethertheyhaveeverheardofthenovelMurderontheOrientExpress.IntroduceAgathaChristietostudents.Encouragethemtoreadthenovelorwatchthemovie.

TheOrientExpress

Tomostpeople,theOrientExpressismoreofanabstractconceptthanatangiblereality.Mostpeoplearefamiliarwithitslifeinworksoffictionandmovies:

HerculePoirotsolvedhismostfamouscaseonit,AlfredHitchock'sladydisappear

fromitandJamesBondrodeitfromIstanbultoLondon.

Originally,theOrientExpresswasthenameofalong-distancepassengertrainestablishedin1883thatusedvariousroutes.ItsfirstformaljourneystartedonOctober4,1883whenthetrainsetoutfromParistoIstanbul,goingthroughsixcountries.Manyjournaliststraveledaboardtopubliclymarvelatthetrain'slufacilitiesandbeautifulenvironment.Aboardthetrain,theenchantedpassengersfeltasthoughtheyhadenteredoneofEurope'sfinesthotels;theyadmiredtteheelabora

woodenpaneling,deluxeleatherarmchairs,softsilkbedsheetsandwoolblankets.

TheoriginalOrientExpressofferedregularinternationalrailwayservice,butbecauseofitspassengers,whowereoftendiplomats,royalty,orgovernmentcouriers,anditsfive-courseFrenchmeals,thenamehasbecomesynonymouswithintrigueandluxurytravel.ItbecamethetrainofchoiceforEurope'rsichandhigh-class,andarollingsymboloftheeconomiccontrastsofitsage.Itcametobecalled“theKingofTrainsandtheTrainofKings.”

In1977,havingoperatedfornearlyacentury,theOrientExpressservicewasterminated.ItwasimmediatelyreplacedbyanovernightservicefromParistoViennathatranfortheverylasttimefromParisonJune8,2007.Sincethen,theroute,stillcalledthe“OrientExpresstarte”df,romStrasbourginsteadandwasmuchshorter.

On14December2009,theOrientExpressceaseditsoperationandthefamousroutedisappearedcompletelyfromEuropeanrailwaytimetables,becomingthevictimofhigh-speedtrainsandbudgetairlines.

TheQueenofCrime

AgathaChristie（1890-1976）wasanhighlypopularBritishauthorandplaywrightbestknownforhermurdermysteryanddetectivefiction.Shewasveryprolific,whowriteanamazingamountofworkinherlifetime,hassoldovertwobillionbooksaroundtheworldandhasbeentranslatedintoatleast103languages.Sheisbestrememberedforher80detectivenovels.Herworks,especiallythosefeaturingdetectivesHerculePoirotandMissJaneMarple,haveearnedherthetitle“the

QueenofCrime”andestablishehderasansignificantwriterinthedevelopmentofthegenre.

AgathaChristiewrotemorethan30novelsfeaturingPoirot.AmongthemostfamouswereTheMurderofRogerAckroyd（1926）,MurderontheOrientExpress（1934）,andDeathontheNile（1937）.AgathaChristie'slastpublishednovel,Sleeping

Murder,featuredherotherworld-famousdetective,theshrewdlyinquisitiveMissJaneMarple.MissMarpleappearsintwelvenovels,andtwentyshortstories.BothPoirotandMarplehavebeenwidelydramatizedinfeaturefilmsandtelevisionseries.MurderontheOrientExpress（1974）,WitnessfortheProsecution（1957）,AndThenThereWereNone（1945）,andDeathontheNile（1978）aresomeofthesuccessfulfilmsbasedonherfiction.Withoveronehundrednovelsandoveronehundredtranslationsintoforeignlanguages,AgathaChristiebecamethebest-sellingEnglishnovelistofalltimebythetimeofherdeath.Althoughhernovelswereinthecrimefictiongenre,theirbreadthofthemesisquitediverseandextraordinary.ThismakesAgathaChristieoneofthebest-lovedwritersofalltime.

IronCurtain

“IronCurtain”wasusedtodefinetheboundarythatseparatedtheWwarPsact

countriesfromtheNATOcountriesfromabout1945untiltheendoftheColdWarin1991.Itwasasymbolofthemilitary,politicalandideologicalboundarysplittingEuropeintotwoseparateregions.TotheeastoftheIronCurtainwerethecountriesthatwereundertheinfluenceoftheformerSovietUnion.ThisincludedpartofGermany（EastGermany）,Czechoslovakia,Poland,Hungary,Bulgaria,Romania,andAlbania.TheothercountriestothewestoftheIronCurtainhadmarketeconomies,andwiththeexceptionofsomeperiodsofdictatorshipinSpain,PortugalandGreece,wereruledbydemocraticgovernments.

Physically,theIronCurtaintooktheshapeofborderdefensesbetweenthecountriesofWesternandEasternEurope,andtheBerlinWall,whichwaserectedbytheSovietsin1961,gavethislongtimesymboloftheCurtainsomephysicalpresence.

videoSCRIPT

Narrator:

Withitsfamousboulevards,historicbuildings,andelegantatmosphere,Parisisacitythattheworldoftenassociateswithromance.Buttherearealsopeopleherelookingforsomethingelse:

romancefromanothertime.Theywanttoreturntoanagewhensimplygettingsomewherewasanadventure,atimewhenPariswasthedeparturepointfortheworld'smostfamoustraein:

ttEhxepOrersis.

Tourist:

“GoodMorning.Howareyou”

Narrator:

Thistouristischeckingintoboardthetrainonceknownas“theTrain

KingsandtheKingofTrains.”Ineverydetail,includingthebeautifuldecor,t

Expressevokestheelegantimagesofagoldenage.Whenitbeganoperatingattheturnofthe20thCentury,thetraincarriedmembersofEurope'rosyalfamiliesandrichbusinessleadersfromParistoConstantinople,orIstanbul,astheTurkishcityisnowcalled.Thesedays,thisluxurioustrainmakesthejourneyonceayea—randit'sasix-dayjourneysomewaitalifetimetotake.

EliGershovitch,OrientExpressPassenger:

“WhatIreallywantedtogetoutofthe

OrientExpresswasthefeelingofgoingintoa...steppingintoatimemachine.TheideathatIcouldgobacktoabygoneera,notjustanytime,butatimebeforeIwasevenborn,andexperiencewhatitwouldhavebeenlike.”Narrator:

Formostofthe85passengersonthisrun,thepamperingandluxuryofthisfamousvoyageareaonce-in-a-lifetimetreat.

BillHummel,OrientExpressPassenger:

“Ithasmanymeaningsforus.Mywifehad

hersixtiethbirthdayinJuneandourtwenty-fifthweddinganniversarywasthetwentiethofAugust.”

Narrator:

Everyoneaboardthetrainseemstoshareacommondesire:

tosomehowrecapturealostage.

KarenProthero,OrientExpressMarketingDirector:

“There'ahsugefascinationforthetrain,andthenofcourseAgathaChristiewrotethatfamousbook,MurderontheOrientExpress,which,thathasalsohelpedsomuchtomakeitsuchafamousname.”

Narrator:

AfterWorldWarII,airlinesandtheriseoftheIronCurtainbetweentheEastandWest,madethistypeofluxurytravelbytrainimpractical.Therefore,theOrientExpresssuspendeditsserviceuntil1997,whentheroutebetweenParisandIstanbulwasrestarted.Formanypeople,theattractionofthejourneyisirresistible.

RobertFranklin,Teacher:

“I'vealwaysbeenaloveroftravel,andalwaysinsearchof

particular