外研版高中英语必修3课文翻译英译中.docx

1、外研版高中英语必修3课文翻译英译中外研版高中必修3 MODULE 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

2、馆The Sagrada Familia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

3、游客来这里旅游。The most popular 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

4、 of Frances artists 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。

5、One of Barcelonas most 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

6、没有竣工。FLORENCE佛罗伦萨Florence 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

7、time lived and worked in 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 w

8、ho come to see the art 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 hundr

9、ed years ago,it was the 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

10、作品影响了后世的作家。Module 2 Developing 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 pr

11、ogress have we made towards 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，1

12、47个国家领导人达成协议，一起努力到2015年甚至更早缓解贫困，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 lo

13、ng people usually live),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)

14、.中间五个国家按名次分别是冰岛、瑞典、澳大利亚和荷兰，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 Developme

15、nt Goals.The most important 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 wate

16、r;改善穷人的生活环境，如确保他们都喝上安全健康的饮用水；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

17、，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, 150 million people moved out of poverty. However, the challenges are still great. 在过去的十年中，中国有1.5亿人摆脱了贫穷，然而，仍然还存在着很大的挑战。Every day 799 million people in developing countries are hungry. Over half of these are in South Asia or Africa. 在

18、发展中国家每天仍有7.99亿人处于饥饿中，这些人中有一半是南亚或者非洲的；Although more than 80% of children in developing countries go to primary school, about 115 million children are not being educated. 虽然发展中国家超过80%的孩子能上小学，但是仍然有1.15亿的孩子没有接受教育；More than 1 billion people in developing countries do not drink safe water.在发展中国家还有超过一百万的人喝

19、不到安全健康的饮用水， However, in other regions of the world, e.g. Eastern Europe,water is now mostly safe to drink.但是在世界的其他地区，如东欧，水已经基本上可以安全饮用了。The report shows that we are making some progress but that we need to make greater efforts. 报告显示我们正在进步，但是我们必须作出更大的努力。Although developed countries give some financial

20、 help, they need to give much more. 虽然发达国家提供了一些经济救援，但是提供救援的数量应该大大增加。Interestingly, the countries that give the most money are the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.有趣的是，给予最多经济资助的国家分别是荷兰、挪威和瑞典。 These are among the five richest countries in the world, so it is right that they should do so.这几个国家都是世界上最富裕的五

21、个国家中的，所以它们应该这么做的。MODULE 3 The Violence of Nature自然的暴行Read about the Gulf Stream and check the meaning of the words.阅读关于墨西哥湾流的文章，查找下列单词的意思。current 水流 flow流动 latitude 纬度The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current which starts in the Gulf of Mexico and flows northeast across the Atlantic. It also travels p

22、ast the east coast of the United States towards eastern Canada. It is one of the strongest currents anywhere in the world. Because of the Gulf Stream, The United Kingdom and other places in Europe are much warmer than parts of Canada on the same latitude.墨西哥湾流是发源于墨西哥湾，穿过大西洋向东北流动的温暖洋流。它还沿着美国东海岸向加拿大东部

23、流动。它是世界上最强大的一股水流。因为有墨西哥湾流，英国和欧洲其他地方比处于同纬度的加拿大很多地区更暖和。What is a current?水流是什么？A kind of electricity.一种电A movement of water.水的一种运动A kind of wind.一种风What kind of things flow?什么东西会流动？Water.水Time.时间Money.钱Read the passages on page 23 and answer these questions.阅读第23页的文章，回答下列问题。How strong are tornado wind

24、s?龙卷风有多强烈？What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado?当一座房子被龙卷风摧毁了，家具会发生什么？How many tornadoes are there in the US every year? 美国每年会有多少次龙卷风？How many people died in the worst tornado of all time? 最严重的一次龙卷风中死了多少人？What happens at sea during a hurricane? 刮飓风的时候，海上会发生什么？When was th

25、e worst hurricane of all time? 最严重的一次飓风发生在什么时候？Was the actor Charles Coghlan killed in it? 演员查尔斯?科格伦在飓风中被夺取生命了吗？What happened to him after the hurricane? 飓风之后，他发生了什么？What Is a Tornado?龙卷风是什么？A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. 龙卷风是指一个从空中的雷暴延伸到地面而生成的旋转气柱。The most

26、violent have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour. 最强的龙卷风风速超过400千米每小时Almost all of them occur in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north.，几乎所有的龙卷风都发生在美国，从东南部的得克萨斯州到北部的达科他。Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them down in the next stree

27、t-or even in the next town.龙卷风可以卷起汽车、火车甚至是房子并把它们卷到旁边的街道-甚至能卷到邻近的城镇。 They can take the fur off the back of a cat and the feathers off a chicken. 它们可以将猫背上的皮毛和鸡身上的羽毛拔下来，They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.它们可以摧毁房子，却把房内的家具留在原处。On average, there are 800 tornadoes

28、in the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries. 美国平均每年会发生800次龙卷风，造成大约80人死亡，1500人受伤。The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925, affecting three US states: Missouri,Illinois and Indiana.最严重的一次龙卷风发生在1925年，影响了美国的三个州：密苏里州、伊利诺伊州和印第安纳州。By the time it ended, more than 700 people had bee

29、n killed and 2,700 had been injured.等到风停时，已有700多人死亡，2700多人受伤。What Is a Hurricane?飓风是什么？Hurricanes are strong tropical storms, and they usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. 飓风是强烈的热带风暴，它们通常发生在大西洋南部、加勒比海和墨西哥湾。There are violent winds of 120 kilometres p

30、er hour or more, which cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods.猛烈的飓风以120千米每小时甚至更快的速度移动，引起巨大的波浪，大雨和洪水。 There are on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year and they usually affect the east coast of the US from Texas to Maine.平均每年会发生6次大西洋飓风，通常会影响美国东部海岸从得克萨斯州到缅因州。The worst hurricane disaster of all t

31、ime occurred on the 8th September 1900 in Galveston, Texas.最严重的飓风灾害是1900年9月8日发生在得克萨斯州的加尔维斯顿， Winds of 200 kilometers per hour and five-metre high waves hit the city.飓风以200千米每小时的速度卷起5米高的波浪向城市袭来， The disaster killed 6,000 people in a population of 37,000 and destroyed 3,600 buildings.那次灾害夺去了37000人口中的6

32、000条人命，摧毁了3600栋建筑物。An Extraordinary Event非比寻常的事件This is a story about the 1900 Galveston hurricane.这是一个关于1900年的加尔维斯顿飓风的故事。Charles Coghlan was a nineteenth-century Irish actor who went to live in Canada. 查尔斯?科格伦是19世纪一位居住在加拿大的爱尔兰演员，He then moved to New York, where he became famous. By the late 1890s, he had moved to Galveston, where he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane struck. 那时，他搬到纽约