Lesson4TheArtofTea茶藝 "Whenaguestestomyhomefromafaronacoldnight,Ilightbambootoboilteatoofferhim."—AncientChinesepoem. Chinaisthehomecountryoftea.BeforetheTangDynasty,Chineseteawasexportedbylandandsea,firsttoJapanandKorea,thentoIndiaandCentralAsiaand,intheMingandQingdynasties,totheArabianPeninsula.Intheearlyperiodofthe17thcentury,ChineseteawasexportedtoEurope,wheretheupperclassadoptedthefashionofdrinkingtea.Chinesetea—likeChinesesilkandchina—hasbeesynonymousworldwidewithrefinedculture.Attheheartoftheartoftea—thestudyandpracticeofteainallitsaspects—isthesimplegestureofofferingacupofteatoaguestthatforChinesepeopletodayisafundamentalsocialcustom,asithasbeenforcenturies.ChinatracesthedevelopmentofteaasanartformtoLuYu,knownas"theSaintofTea"inChinesehistory,wholivedduringtheTangDynastyandwhowroteTheBookofTea,thefirstevertreatiseonteaandteaculture.ThespiritofteapermeatesChineseculture,andthroughoutthecountrytherearemanykindsofteas,teahouses,tealegends,teaartifactsandteacustoms.BetterknownplacestoenjoyagoodcupofteainChinaincludeBeijingnotedforitsvarietyofteahouses;FujianandGuangdongprovincesandotherplacesinthesoutheastofChinathatservegongfutea,aformalservingofteaintinycups;theWestLakeinHangzhou,alsothehomeoftheTeaConnoisseursAssociation,notedforitsexcellentgreentea;andprovincesinsouthwestChinalikeYunnanwheretheethnicgroupslessaffectedbyforeigncultureskeepteaceremoniesandcustomsinoriginalteagrowingareas.（307words）◆Helper:afar[?'fɑ:]adv.在遠處，從遠處ArabianPeninsula[pi'ninsjul?,

p?'nins?l?]阿拉伯半島（亞洲）synonymous[si'n?nim?s,

si'n?n?m?s]n.同義的refined[ri'faind]adj.

精煉的,

優雅的,

精細的LuYu,knownas"theSaintofTea"茶圣陸羽treatise['tri:tis]n.

論文,

論述permeate:mi.eitieit,

'p?:mi.eit]v.

彌漫,滲透,普及artifact:ti.fif?kt,

'ɑ:ti.f?kt]n.

人工制品,

典型產物connoisseur[.k?ni's?:,

.k?n?'s?:]n.

鑒識家,

鑒定家ethnic['eθnik]adj.

種族的,

民族的◆ChineseBriefIntroduction:中國是茶的故鄉，早在唐代以前，中國生產的茶葉便通過陸路及海運的方式遠銷各地。首先到達了日本和韓國，然后傳到印度和中亞地區。在明清時期，又傳到了阿拉伯半島。在17世紀初期，中國茶葉又遠銷至歐洲各國，很多上層社會的貴族、紳士都養成了喝茶的習慣。中國的茶和中國的絲綢及瓷器一樣，已經成為了中國在全世界的代名詞。Notes:"Whenaguestestomyhomefromafaronacoldnight,Ilightbambootoboilteatoofferhim."宋代杜小山的詩,譯文：寒夜客來茶當酒，竹枋湯沸火正紅。（尋常一樣窗前月，才有梅花便不同。）◆Exercise:I.Questions:1.HowwasChineseteaexportedtoforeigncountriesbeforetheTangDynasty?2.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutgongfutea?Pleaseshareyourknowledgeaboutgongfuteawithyourpartner.II.Writtenwork1.請你根據以下要點提示寫一篇題為Chinesetea的120150詞的英語短文，向外國朋友介紹中國的茶文化。歷史中國人種茶飲茶已有4000多年種類種類多，龍井茶享譽世界茶具陶瓷茶壺，茶杯喝茶的地方茶館，餐館，家庭，上班休息喝茶的益處有利健康，醒腦提神，綠茶防癌 2.閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。 Asisknown,Chinaisagreatcountrywithatimehonoredhistoryandprofoundculture.While（1）(mention)Chineseculture,Chineseteaculturecannotbemissed.ItisthecultureofmakingteaanddrinkingteainChina,whichis（2）(difference)fromthatofEurope,Britain,andJapan. InChina,drinkingtea（3）(refer)astastingtea,whichnotonlymeansdistinguishingthequalityoftea,butalsoenjoyingthepleasureoffallingintothedreamaboutlifewhiledrinkingtea.Ashortretreatfromamuchbusierlife,makeacupoftea（4）tasteitinaquietplaceonyourown,notonlyrelievingtirednessbutalsorefreshing（5）(you)soulheartily. Chinaisacountrywithatimehonoredcivilization,（6）isquiteparticularaboutceremonyandetiquette(禮節).Whenguestspay___(7)___visit,etiquetteofmakingteaforguestsisnecessary,sothat___(8)____(favour)flavorwouldbecreated.Whendrinkingteawithguests,payattentiontothetealeftin(9)cupofguestsanditshouldberefilledwhenthecupishalffull.If(10)(acpany)withteadessert,candiesanddishes,drinkingteawouldbemoretastefulandjoyful.Lesson5Giantpanda大熊貓Thegiantpandaisoneofthemostpopularanimalsintheworld.Agiantpandacangrowupto1.5meterslongandweighupto160kg.Peoplethinkthegiantpandaisverylovely.①SoitisnotsurprisingthattheWorldWideFundforNaturechosethegiantpandaasitssymbol.TheWWFtellspeopleaboutanimalsthattheyareindangerandraisesmoneytosavethem.ThegiantpandaonlylivesinthewildinChina.Intheearly1980s,wereonly1,000leftinthewild.Themainreasonwhypandasareendangeredisthattheareawherepandascanlivehasbeesmaller.TheWWFworkstohelpgiantpandasinthewildinmanyways.Oneofthewaysthathelpsthemistoincreasethesizeofpandareserves.Somereservesneedtobejoinedtogetherbyplantingbamboobetweenthemtomake“corridors”.Thesearepathsthatleadfromonereservetoanother.Noonemayharmthepandasintheseareas.Thecorridorsletpandasmovefromonehabitattoanothertolookforfood.②Peopleareworkingveryhardtomakesurethegiantpandadoesnotdieout.（213words）◆Helper:WorldWideFundforNature世界自然基金會pandareserves大熊貓自然保護區habitat棲息地◆ChineseBriefIntroduction:大熊貓是中國的國寶，世界的自然遺產，它誕生于距今約300萬至800萬年前，是自然界最古老的珍稀動物，有“活化石”之稱。歷史上大熊貓曾分布于中國西南、華南、華中、華北、西北等16個省市大面積地區，但由于生存條件的變化，現在主要分布在四川盆地西北及與其相鄰的陜西、甘肅的43個縣市，數量也急劇減少為1000只左右。大熊貓被聯合國列為世界瀕危物種之首，并用大熊貓肖像作為瀕危物種保護的象征，以及世界自然基金會(WWM)的會徽。為了加強對大熊貓的保護，中國規劃并建立了大熊貓自然保護區28個。◆Exercise:I.Questions:仔細閱讀上面的短文并按要求完成后面的小題。1.Howlongandheavycanagiantpandagrowtobe?_________________________________________________________2.將文中劃線的句子①改為被動句。Soitisnotsurprisingthat_____________________bytheWorldWideFundforNature.3.Whyarethegiantpandasendangered?_________________________________________________________4.Giveawaytohelpthegiantpandasinthewild,please._________________________________________________________5.將文中劃線的句子②翻譯成中文。_________________________________________________________II.Writtenwork1.(2008年高考英語大綱全國卷1)假定你是李華，從小喜愛大熊貓（panda）,一直通過有關網站(website)關注三年前在美國圣迭哥動物園出生的大熊貓“蘇琳”和她的母親“白云”。現在蘇琳即將三歲。請根據以下要點給動物園工作人員寫一封信：(1)自我介紹；(2)祝賀蘇琳生日；(3)感謝工作人員；(4)索取蘇琳三歲生日照。注意：(1)詞數100左右；(2)可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫；(3)開頭語已為你寫好。DearSir/Madam,GreetingsfromChina!_________________________________________________________Yourstruly,LiHua2.請根據下列提示的要點，以Whatwilllifebelikewithoutanimals為題，介紹保護珍?。╮are）動物的意義及必要性。(1)動物是人類親密的朋友，尤其是珍稀動物的存在使整個世界變得豐富多彩；(2)最近聽到甚至動物園里的珍稀動物都遭到人為傷害，深表震驚。事件的發生源于有些人對保護動物認識不夠及對動物漠不關心；(3)牢記保護珍稀動物是我們每個人的職責，我們應學習宣傳（publicize）其意義，并采取積極有效措施。要求：(1)內容必須包括所有要點，可適當發揮；(2)詞數100左右。SUGGESTEDANSWERS4.TheArtofTeaII.Writtenwork1.Itis4,000yearssincetheChinesebegantogrowanddrinktea.There’remanykindsofteainChina,ofwhichLongjingTeaisfamousallovertheworld.Teaisusuallydrunkinteasets.Ateasetismadeupofateapotandsometeacups,whicharebothmadeofchina.MostChinesearefondofdrinkingtea.Teaisservednotonlyatteahouseandrestaurantsbutalsoathome.Peoplealsodrinkteaduringbreaksatofficesorfactories.Ithasbeendiscoveredthatdrinkingteadoesalotofgoodtopeople’shealth.Acupofteacanmakeyourelaxedandrefreshed.Andit’ssaidthatgreenteacanpreventcancers.That’swhyteaisbeingmoreandmorepopularwithpeople.2.（1）mentioning（2）different（3）isreferred（4）and （5）your（6）which（7）a（8）favorable（9）the（10）.acpanied5.GiantpandaI.Questions:1.1.5meterslongandweighupto160kg.根據文章第一段第二句話可以看出。2.thegiantpandawaschosenasitssymbol.被動語態中主語是thegiantpanda，動詞要用waschosen。3.Theareawherepandascanlivehasbeesmaller.根據文章第二段最后一句可以看出。4.Toincreasethesizeofpandareserves.根據文章最后一段第二句話可以看出。5.人們為了保護大熊貓不滅絕而努力工作著。本題根據文章整體意思來理解：主要目的就是為了保護大熊貓。II.Writtenwork1.DearSir/Madam,GreetingsfromChina!I’mLiHua,astudentinSichuan.I’vebeenapandaloversinceIwasachild.AboutthreeyearsagoIwasdelightedtolearnthatBaiyungavebirthtoherdaughterSulinandI’vebeenwatchinghergrowonyourwebsite.Nowshe’sgoingtobethere.I’dliketowishherahappybirthdayandtoexpressmythankstoyouforyourhardwork,becauseofwhichSulinandherparentsarelivingahappya