外研版高中英语必修3课文翻译英译中.doc

1、外研版高中必修3MODULE 1 Europe欧洲Read the passage and match the photos with these descriptions.阅读文章并将图片与下列描述搭配起来。a landmark in Paris巴黎的标志性建筑an art gallery in Florence佛罗伦萨的美术馆a church in Barcelona巴塞罗那的教堂a building in Athens雅典的一座建筑The Eiffel Tower埃菲尔铁塔The Parthenon帕台农神庙The Uffizi Palace乌菲齐美术馆The Sagrada Famil

2、ia圣家大教堂Great European Cities欧洲大城市PARIS巴黎Paris is the capital and largest city of France,situated on the River Seine. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and is visited by more than eight million tourists every year.巴黎是法国的首都，也是法国最大的城市，坐落在塞纳河畔。巴黎是世界上最漂亮的城市之一，每年有超过八百万的游客来这里旅游。The most p

3、opular place for tourists is the Eiffel Tower, the famous symbol of Paris. One of the worlds largest art galleries,the Louvre,is also located in Paris.最受游客欢迎的旅游景点是埃菲尔铁塔，它是巴黎著名的象征。世界上最大的美术馆之一卢浮宫，也在巴黎。The city is also famous for its restaurants, cafes and theatres. About two-thirds of Frances artists

4、and writers live in Paris.这个城市也以餐馆、咖啡馆和剧院而闻名。法国大约三分之二的艺术家和作家都生活在巴黎。BARCELONA巴塞罗那Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain and is situated on the northeast coast, about five hundred kilometers east of the Spanish capital,Madrid.巴塞罗那是西班牙的第二大城市，它位于西班牙东北海岸，大概在离西班牙首都马德里东边五百千米的地方。One of Barcelonas mos

5、t famous landmarks is the Church of the Sagrada Familia, which was designed by an architect called Antonio Gaudi.巴塞罗那最著名的标志性建筑之一就是由建筑师安东尼奥?高迪建造的圣家大教堂。Gaudi worked on the project from 1882 until his death in 1926. The church hasnt been finished yet!高迪从1882年起从事这项工程直至1926年逝世，这座家庙还没有竣工。FLORENCE佛罗伦萨Flore

6、nce is an Italian city which became famous because of the Renaissance, a great artistic movement which began in the 1300s and lasted for three hundred years.佛罗伦萨是意大利的一座城市，这座城市因文艺复兴而变得著名。文艺复兴是一次大型的文艺运动，开始于13世纪，持续了三百年。During the Renaissance, some of the greatest painters of all time lived and worked i

7、n Florence.在文艺复兴时期，历史上一些最伟大的画家在佛罗伦萨生活和工作。Many of Florences most beautiful paintings and sculptures were produced by great artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.佛罗伦萨很多非常漂亮的油画和雕塑都是由伟大的艺术家如莱昂纳多?达?芬奇和米开朗琪罗创作的。Florence is visited each year by about a million tourists who come to see the art

8、galleries,churches and museums.The Uffizi Palace is the most famous art gallery in the city.每年大约有一百万的游客来佛罗伦萨参观美术馆、教堂和博物馆，乌菲齐美术馆是这座城市最著名的美术馆。ATHENS雅典Athens,the capital of Greece,is known as the birthplace of western civilisation.雅典是希腊的首都，作为西方文明的发祥地而闻名于世。Two thousand four hundred years ago,it was the

9、worlds most powerful city.2400年前，雅典是世界上最强大的城市，Buildings such as the Parthenon on the Acropolis Hill were built during this period.Greeces best writers lived in ancient Athens. Their work has influenced other writers ever since.像位于雅典卫城山的帕台农神庙这样的建筑等就是在那个时期建造的。希腊最优秀的作家就住在古雅典，他们的作品影响了后世的作家。Module 2 Deve

10、loping and Developed Countries发展中国家与发达国家Read the passage.Answer these questions.阅读文章并回答下列问题。What did world leaders agree to do in 2000? 2000年各国领导人达成了什么协议？What does the Human Development Index measure? 衡量人类发展的尺度是什么？What are the first two Development Goals? 最初的两个发展目标是什么？What progress have we made towa

11、rds these goals? 我们朝着这些目标取得了哪些进步？What do developed countries need to do? 发达国家需要做些什么？The Human Development Report人类发展报告In the year 2000,147 world leaders agree to work together to reduce poverty by 2015 or earlier. From this agreement came the Human Development Report.2000年，147个国家领导人达成协议，一起努力到2015年甚至

12、更早缓解贫困，这个协议达成后接下来便产生了人类发展报告。One of the most important sections of this report is the Human Development Index.This examines the achievements of 175 countries.这个报告最重要的一部分就是“人类发展指标”，这对175个国家的成果作了分析检测。The Index measures a countrys achievements in three ways:life expectancy (how long people usually live)

13、,education and income.The index has some surprises.Norway is at the top of the list,while the US is at number 7.这项指标从三个方面衡量一个国家的成就：寿命（人们通常能活多久）、教育和收入。这项指标显示了一些令人感到意外的情况。挪威高居榜首，而美国则排在第七。The other top five countries are:Iceland (2), Sweden (3), Australia (4), the Netherlands (5).中间五个国家按名次分别是冰岛、瑞典、澳大利亚

14、和荷兰，The UK is in the thirteenth position,while China is in the middle of the list.The bottom ten countries are all African countries,with Sierra Leone (in West Africa) at the bottom of the list.英国位居第十三，而中国排在名单的中间。处于末端的十个国家均是非洲国家，西非的塞拉利昂排在最后。The report describes eight Development Goals.The most impor

15、tant goals are to:这个报告描述了八个发展目标，最重要的目标是：reduce poverty and hunger;缓解贫穷和饥饿；make sure that all children have education up to the age of 11;确保11岁以上的孩子都能接受教育；fight AIDS and other diseases;战胜艾滋病和其他疾病improve the environment of poor people, e.g. make sure they have safe drinking water;改善穷人的生活环境，如确保他们都喝上安全健

16、康的饮用水；encourage developed countries to give more help to other countries.鼓励发达国家给予其他国家更多的帮助。The 2003 Human Development Report gives examples of successful development. For example, in nine years(1953-1962),China increased life expectancy by 13 years.2003年的人类发展报告报告了几个发展成功的实例，譬如，在九年（1953-1962）的时间里，中国的人均寿命就增加了13岁；In the last ten years in China, 15