全新版21世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語讀寫教程4 Unit1

Unit1TheAmericanDreamObjectivesPartIVideoStarterPartII TextAPartIIITextBPartVAdditionalTheme-RelatedActivities——Exercises——ExercisesOutlinePartIVWritingFromstudyingthisunit,thestudentsareexpectedtolearnabouttheoriginandrealityoftheAmericandream;mastercertainusefulsentencestructures(e.g.absoluteconstruction,themore…themore…)aswellasthewordsandexpressionsthatarethefocusesoftheexercisesfollowingTextA;understandhowtobuildwordsusingtheprefixout-;gaineasetalkingabouttheAmericandream.ObjectivesPartIVideoStarter

Tobegin,we’llwatchavideoclipandtrytograspitsmessage.

Gettingtoknowthewordsandexpressionsintheboxbelowfirstmay

behelpful.corresponding/

krIspndIN/a.對應(yīng)的syllabus/

sIlbs/n.教學(xué)大綱renew/rInju

/vt.更新global/

glUb

l/a.全球的aspiration/

QspreIS

n/n.愿望harmony/

hAmnI/n.和諧ringabell聽上去熟悉ethos/

iTs/n.民族精神prosperity/prspertI/n.興旺，繁榮，昌盛theUnitedStatesDeclarationofIndependence《美國獨(dú)立宣言》Creator/krieIt(r)/n.造物主；上帝inalienable/IneIljnbl/a.不可分割的；不可剝奪的liberty/

lIbtI/n.自由PartIVideoStarterVideoClip【Script】Askthestudentsthefollowingquestionsafterlisteningandwatchingifyouhaveenoughtime:1.WhatdoestheinstructorsayyouaremostprobablychasingatthebeginningoftheEnglishprogram?2.WhatistheglobalidealoftheBeijingOlympicGames?Adream.Maybe,itisarenewedoneorthesameonewearestillchasing.____________________________________________________________OneWorld,OneDream,inspiteofthedifferencesincolors,languagesandraces._________________________________________________________________3.Whatistheglobaldream?4.Whatisthenationaldream?5.WhatdoyoulearnabouttheAmericanDream?Itisadreamthatreflectshumanaspirationsforunity,harmony,peace,friendshipandprogress.Peoplesallovertheworldarecherishingitbecauseweallliveonthesameplanet.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Itisadreamdeeplyrootedinthecultures,valuesandbeliefsofthenation.___________________________________________________________ItisanationalethosoftheUnitedStatesinwhichfreedomincludesapromiseofthepossibilityofprosperityandsuccess.__________________________________________________________________________________________________6.WhatistheideaoftheAmericanDream?7.Whatmessageistheinstructortryingtogiveus?ItisrootedinthesecondsentenceoftheUnitedStatesDeclarationofIndependencewhichstatesthat“allmenarecreatedequal”andthattheyare“endowedbytheirCreatorwithcertaininalienableRights”including“Life,LibertyandthePursuitofHappiness.”TohaveabetterunderstandingoftheAmericanDreambyexploringthedifferentperspectivesonit.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________NowthatthestudentshavefullyunderstoodtheVideoStarter,youcanasksomeofthemtodubthevideo,iftimepermits.Correcttheirerrorsinpronunciationandintonation.HelloClass,IamgladthatwearegatheringhereagaintostartonemorejourneyoflearningEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Icantellatthemomentthateverybodyisarmedwithanewtextbookanditscorresponding1

syllabus2.Andwithadream?Arenewed3

oneorthesameoneyouarestillchasing?Inspeakingofdreams,youmayrecalltheglobal4

idealoftheBeijingOlympicGames.I’msureyou’llsay:“OneWorld,OneDream”,inspiteofthedifferencesincolors,languagesandraces.Thisisaglobaldreamwhichreflectshumanaspirations5

forunity,harmony6,peace,friendshipandprogress.Peoplesallovertheworldarecherishingitbecauseweallliveonthesameplanet.Videoscript:Inadditiontotheglobalone,thereisanationaldream.Itisadreamdeeplyrootedinthecultures,valuesandbeliefsofthenation.DoestheAmericanDreamringabell7?Itisanationalethos8

oftheUnitedStatesinwhichfreedomincludesapromiseofthepossibilityofprosperity9

andsuccess.TheideaoftheAmericanDreamisrootedinthesecondsentenceoftheUnitedStatesDeclarationofIndependencewhichstatesthat“allmenarecreatedequal”andthattheyare“endowedbytheirCreatorwithcertaininalienable10

Rights”including“Life,Liberty11

andthePursuitofHappiness.”InthefirstunitoftheEnglishprogram,wearegoingtoexplorethedifferentperspectivesontheAmericanDreamsothatwecanhaveabetterunderstandingofwhatitisallabout.1.corresponding:relatedtoorconnectedwithsth.對應(yīng)的2.syllabus:

教學(xué)大綱

3.renew:tochangesth.old更新4.global:includingoraffectingthewholeworld全球的e.g.Investmentinthepublictransportationwillbringacorrespondingimprovementinservices.e.g.theEnglish/mathssyllabuse.g.Iforgottorenewmymembership.e.g.aglobaldisaster/problem5.

aspiration:thewishtoachievesth.愿望6.

harmony:asituationinwhichpeopleliveandwork

wellwithotherpeopleorinawaythatdoesnot

damagethingsaroundthem和諧e.g.Hehaspoliticalaspirations,andhopestorunforpresidencysomeday.Humanbeingsshouldliveinharmonywithnature.e.g.7.ringabell:

聽上去熟悉8.ethos:thesetofmoralbeliefs,attitudes,habits,etc.,thatarecharacteristicofapersonorgroup(某人或某團(tuán)體的)道德觀;精神特質(zhì)9.prosperity:thestateofbeingsuccessful興旺，繁榮，昌盛e.g.Doesthename“WalnutCreek”ringabell?e.g.Solidarityisanessentialpartoftheirethos.e.g.Wearelivinginaperiodofincreasingprosperity10.inalienable:

unabletobetakenaway不可分割的;不可剝奪的11.liberty:aparticularkindoffreedom自由e.g.theinalienablerightsofthecitizene.g.Theyarefightingforindependenceandliberty.PartII TextAHarshRealityoftheAmericanDream

HumphreyHawksleyTitleofTextAWhatdoyouknowabouttheAmericandream?QuestionAbouttheTitleAsfarasIknow,itisadreamofsuccess,fameandwealththroughthriftandhardwork.美國夢的嚴(yán)酷現(xiàn)實(shí)漢弗萊·霍克斯利ChineseVersionharsh:a.unpleasant,unkind,cruel嚴(yán)酷的；嚴(yán)厲的e.g.We’vehadanextremelyharshwinter.Theaccidentservesasaharshreminderoftheimportanceofwearingaseatbelt.AmericanDream:abeliefthatintheUnitedStatespeoplewillbeabletoachievesuccessandprosperitythroughtheirownhardwork,courage,creativityanddetermination,regardlessofsocialclassorcircumstancesofbirth.Author:HumphreyHawksley(漢弗萊·霍克斯利)isaBBCforeigncorrespondentandauthor.Itwasabrilliant,hotdayontheSeattlewaterfront,withunspoiltviewsacrossthebaytooutlyingislands.Justbeyondastretchofgrasswherepeoplelaywithbooksandlovers,camethemelodyofliveunaccompaniedsinging.ItturnedouttobefourmenoutsideacafesingingalovesongaboutCupid,eachwithdifferentvoiceranges,andadeep,swayingcrowd,clappingalong.Paras.1-2ofTextA

QuestionsAboutTheseParagraphs1.Howwastheweather?2.Whatwerethefourmendoingoutsideacafé?Itwasabrilliantandhotday.TheyweresingingalovesongaboutCupid.

這是西雅圖海邊陽光明媚、赤日炎炎的一天，穿越海灣能一眼望見遠(yuǎn)處的島嶼，其自然美景沒有受到任何破壞。

人們躺在一片草坪上看書或和戀人相依，一陣充滿活力的無伴奏的歌聲從草坪

的另一端傳了過來。原來是一家咖啡館外面有4位男子正在唱著一首關(guān)于丘比特的情歌，每個人都有著不同的音域。圍了幾圈的人群正搖擺著身體合著節(jié)奏拍手。ChineseVersionSeattle

(西雅圖):

acityintheUnitedStatese.g.Theharborlightsarevisibleacrossthebay.Thehotelhasagardenoverlookingthebay.bay:

n.(?；蚝?

灣melody:

n.曲調(diào)；歌曲e.g.Thehauntingmelodiesaresuretostiryouremotions.Composerswhoproducememorablemelodiesaretheoneswhotendtoberemembered.Cupid(丘比特):theRomangodoflovesway:

v.tomoveorswinggentlyfromsidetoside

（使）搖擺；（使）搖動e.g.Thesunshinesandwarmbreezesswaythetrees.Thegirlsareswayingalongtothesong.Para.3ofTextA

TheStarbuckslogoofthecafestruckmeasalittleold-fashioned

untilsomeonementionedthatthiswasthefirst

Starbuckseveropenedanywhereintheworld.WherewasthefirstStarbucksopened?QuestionAboutThisParagraphInSeattle.這家咖啡館的星巴克徽標(biāo)讓我覺得有一點(diǎn)過時，直到有人提到這是世界上第一家開張的星巴克時我才恍然大悟。ChineseVersionStarbucks(星巴克):aninternationalcoffeeandcoffeehousechainbasedinSeattle

IhadcometoSeattlebecauseofarecentsurveybytheCentre

forEconomicPerformanceinLondon,onhoweasyordifficultit

wastogetrichindifferentpartsoftheworld—orifnotrich,at

leastmoveoutofpoverty.Para.4ofTextA

1.Whatwasthesurveyabout?2.Whatorganizationconductedthesurvey?QuestionsAboutThisParagraphItwasabouthoweasyordifficultitwastogetrichoratleastmoveoutofpovertyindifferentpartsoftheworld.TheCentreforEconomicPerformanceinLondon.我是因?yàn)樽罱囊淮握{(diào)查來到西雅圖的。這項(xiàng)調(diào)查是由位于倫敦的經(jīng)濟(jì)運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)情況中心發(fā)起的，旨在了解在世界不同的地方發(fā)財(cái)致富究竟有多么容易或多么困難——如果不是發(fā)財(cái)致富，至少也是擺脫貧困。ChineseVersionsurvey:

n.anexaminationofopinions,behavior,etc.madebyaskingpeoplequestions調(diào)查e.g.Weplantocarryouthouseholdsurveys.Follow-upsurveysshouldbeconductedeachyearinordertomonitorthechanging

situation.CenterforEconomicPerformance:oneoftheleadingeconomicresearchgroupsin

Europepoverty:

n.theconditionofbeingextremelypoor貧窮e.g.Thegovernmentpromisedtoliftmillionsofpeopleoutofpoverty.HeemigratedtoAustraliatoescapethepovertyofhisbirthplace.Para.5ofTextA

“IfyouarebornintopovertyintheUS,”saidoneofitsauthors,“youareactuallymorelikelytoremaininpovertythan

inothercountriesinEurope,theNordiccountries,evenCanada,

whichyouwouldthinkwouldnotbethatdifferent.”Inwhichcountryisitmoredifficultforpoorpeopletoshakeoffpoverty,CanadaortheUS?QuestionAboutThisParagraphTheUS.“如果你生在美國的一個窮人家庭，”其中的一位作者說，“那么比起在歐洲、北歐國家，你更有可能終身貧困，就連在加拿大——一個你覺得和美國差不多的國家，那里的情況也要比美國好?！盋hineseVersionPara.6ofTextA

PossibilitiesThestudy,togetherwithgeneralanti-AmericansentimentwhichhasbecomemoreprevalentsincetheIraqwar,raisedformeaquestionabouttheAmericandream—theideathattheUnitedStatesisaplacewhereanythingispossible.Fromthisparagraph,whatcanwelearnabouttheIraqwar?QuestionAboutThisParagraphTheIraqwarhasledtoariseinanti-Americansentiment.機(jī)會這項(xiàng)研究連同伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭以來愈來愈普遍的反美情緒，讓我想到了一個有關(guān)美國夢——認(rèn)為在美國任何事情都有可能實(shí)現(xiàn)的想法——的問題。ChineseVersionprevalent:

a.generallyorwidelypracticed,acceptedorfavored普遍的；盛行的e.g.Theproblemsofsuicideandalcoholismarenomoreprevalentherethaninmost

Europeancountries.ThestreetmusicisprevalentinCuba.Iraqwar(伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭):amilitarycampaignthatbeganonMarch20,2003,withthe

invasionofIraqbya

multinationalforceledbytroopsfromtheUnitedStatesPara.7ofTextA

IhadchosenSeattlenotonlybecauseStarbuckswascreated

there,butalsobecauseMicrosoftandAmazonBooksandBoeing

airlinersallcomefromthissmallcity.Dreams,ifyouwant,which

begansmallbutarenowglobalbrands.WhydidtheauthorchooseSeattleforhissurvey?QuestionAboutThisParagraphBecauseseveralworldfamouscompaniesstartedthere.我之所以選擇西雅圖不僅僅是因?yàn)樾前涂苏Q生在那里，還因?yàn)槲④洝嗰R遜圖書以及波音飛機(jī)都來自這座小城市。如果你愿意將它們稱作夢想的話，那么這些小夢想現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)變成了全球的大品牌。ChineseVersionMicrosoft(微軟):amultinationalcomputertechnologycorporationA,Inc.(

亞馬遜公司):aUS-basedmultinationalelectroniccommerce

company,withitsheadquarterinSeattleBoeingCompany(

波音公司):amajorAmericanaerospaceanddefensecorporation,

foundedinSeattleglobal:

a.includingoraffectingthewholeworld全球的e.g.Theprogramallowsuserstodoglobalsearchesthroughalltheavailabledata.Wearetryingtofixsomeoftheproblemscausedbyglobalwarming.

“Greatday,isn’tit?”Iturnedtoseethelined,anddrawnface

ofamanIwillcallDave.“Areyougettingwhatyouwant?”

Wehadmetacoupleofdaysearlierwhenhewashaving

breakfastatacharityforthebrokeandhomeless,andIhadasked

himifhebelievedintheAmericandream.Paras.8-9ofTextA

WheredidtheauthormeetDave?QuestionAboutTheseParagraphsAtacharityforthebrokeandhomeless.“天氣真不錯，是嗎？”我轉(zhuǎn)過身來，看到一張布滿皺紋、略顯疲憊的男人的臉，我稱呼他“戴夫”?！澳銜玫侥阆胍膯?？”我們幾天前見過面，當(dāng)時他正在一家?guī)椭F人和無家可歸者的慈善機(jī)構(gòu)里吃早飯，我曾問他是否相信美國夢。ChineseVersioncharity

n.

善團(tuán)體；慈愛e.g.Itisanationalcharityformajorresearchintocausesofcancer.Mybrotherusedtobeacharityfundraiser.

“TheAmericandream,”Davesaid,eatingamuffinandwiping

hislipswithapapernapkin.“Well,itcomesandgoes1.Itwill

comeagain.”Para.10ofTextA

1.時來時去；忽隱忽現(xiàn)WhatdidDavesayabouttheAmericandream?QuestionAboutThisParagraphThedreamcameandwent,anditwouldcomeagain.“美國夢，”戴夫吃著松餅，用餐巾紙擦了擦嘴說道，“這個嘛，它時來時去。它還會再來的?！盋hineseVersioncomeandgo:tobepresentforashorttimeandthengoaway時來時去；忽隱忽現(xiàn)e.g.Thepaincomesandgoesforaboutonehoureveryday.WinnersandLosers

Inalow-ceilingedeatinghall,maybe100mensatsidebysidealongtrestletables.

Theyhadqueuedup2

sincefive,registeredincase3

therewasanywork,thenatewhilesecurityguardswatchedover4

themincasetherewastrouble.Paras.11-12ofTextA

2.排隊(duì)（等候）3.也許，說不定4.監(jiān)視1.Whydidthemenqueueupatfive?2.Whatwerethesecurityguardsdoing?QuestionsAboutTheseParagraphsTheywantedtoregisterincasetherewasanywork.Theywerewatchingoverthemen.成功者和失敗者在一家天花板很低的餐廳里，有一百來個男人沿著擱板桌并排而坐。他們5點(diǎn)就開始排隊(duì)登記了，因?yàn)檎f不定會有工作。然后他們吃飯，而保安則在一邊監(jiān)視他們，以防有什么麻煩發(fā)生。ChineseVersionqueueup:

tolineup

排隊(duì)（等候）e.g.Theschoolisoneofthebest,andparentsarequeuinguptosendtheirchildren

there.Actressesarequeuingupforthepart.incase:ifitshouldhappenthat也許，說不定e.g.Takeanumbrella,incaseitrains.IncaseI'mlate,startwithoutme.watchover:towatchapersonoractivitycarefullytomakesurethatthepersonbehavesin

thecorrectwayorthattheactivityhappensinthecorrectway監(jiān)視e.g.Observersweresenttowatchovertheelections.Soldiersarrivedtowatchoverthecityandmaintainpeace.InEuropeorjustacrosstheborderinCanada,theywouldbemorelikelytogetsocialsecurity,butthiswasAmerica,wheresocietyisharshlydividedintowinnersandlosers.Para.13ofTextA

HowistheAmericansocietydivided?QuestionAboutThisParagraphItisharshlydividedintowinnersandlosers.在歐洲或僅僅是邊界那一邊的加拿大，人們更有可能獲得社會保障。但是，這里是美國。在這里，社會被無情地劃分為成功者和失敗者。ChineseVersionborder:

n.theofficiallineseparatingtwocountriesorstates邊界；國界e.g.TheattackaimedtorootoutterroristsclosetotheSyrianborder.Acottagegardenflowerborderrunsalongthefrontofthehouse.Strangely,though,thereseemedtobelittleresentmentorblameofgovernment.Americancultureisaboutself-relianceandtheindividualfightingawaythrough.Para.14ofTextA

Whatdidtheauthorfeelstrangeabout?QuestionAboutThisParagraphThereseemedtobelittleresentmentorblameofgovernment.不過，奇怪的是，對于政府的憤恨或指責(zé)卻很少。美國文化注重的是自力更生與個人奮斗。ChineseVersionresentment:

n.afeelingofdeepandbitteranger怨恨，憤恨e.g.Themanharborsdeepresentmentandhatredinhisheart.Mikeisfilledwithresentmentathisboss.reliance:

n.thestateofdependingonaparticularpersonorthing依賴，依靠e.g.Doesthemodernsocietyplacetoomuchrelianceontechnology?Thestudentmustbecomemoreindependentanddecreasehisrelianceonthe

teacher.“TheAmericandream,”saidoneofthemen,hiseyesdartinglyalive,hisnosesoskeweditmusthavebeenbrokenmanytimesindifferentfights.“Iguessyouaretalkingaboutahome,wife,childrenandallthat.”“Doyouhaveit?”Isaid.“No.No,Idon’t.Ihadmyopportunities,butIlost.”Paras.15-17ofTextA

1.WhatdidtheAmericandreammeanfortheman?2.Didthemanfulfillhisdream?QuestionsAboutTheseParagraphsItmeantahome,wife,childrenandallthat.Notyet.Helosthisopportunities.“美國夢，”其中一位男子說，他的眼睛炯炯有神，鼻子歪得厲害，一定是在數(shù)起斗毆中被打斷過多次?！拔也履阏f的是家、妻子、孩子，以及諸如此類的東西吧?！薄斑@些你有嗎？”我說。“沒有，我沒有。我曾經(jīng)有過機(jī)會，但我失去了?！盋hineseVersionControl

Justuptheroadinasmallprintshop,afit,thoughtfulformerairforceofficer,BobbyRayForbes,wasslottingcalendarsintoenvelopes.

Hislifecollapsedwhenhismarriagewentwrong5.Hehadendeduponthestreet,butrecentlyhadmanagedtogetajobandkeepit.Paras.18-19ofTextA

5.發(fā)生問題，出錯1.WhatdidBobbyusedtodo?2.Whendidhislifecollapse?3.Whathadhemanagedtodorecently?QuestionsAboutTheseParagraphsHeusedtobeanairforceofficer.Hislifecollapsedwhenhismarriagefailed.Hehadmanagedtogetajobandkeepit.控制就在馬路那邊的一家小印刷所里，一位身體健康、若有所思的前空軍軍官博比·雷·福布斯正在往信封里塞日歷。他的生活因婚姻失敗而崩潰。他最終流落街頭，不過最近終于找到了一份工作，一直在干。ChineseVersionthoughtful:

a.occupiedwithorgiventothought沉思的e.g.Hisfatherlookedthoughtfulforafewmoments.Shelookedatmewithathoughtfulexpression.slot:

vt.toputsth.intoalongnarrowhole把…放入狹長開口中e.g.Thelegsofthechairaremeanttoslotintotheholesattheback.SlotpieceAintopieceB,takingcaretokeepthetwopiecesatrightangles.collapse:

vi.(ofpeopleandbusiness)tosuddenlybeunabletocontinueorworkcorrectly

崩潰e.g.Thesingercollapsedonstageduringthe

performanceandhadtoberushedtothe

hospital.Cominghomefromwork,Momcollapsedonthe

sofa.gowrong:toturnoutbadly發(fā)生問題，出錯e.g.Something’sgonewrongwithmywatch.Thinkingbackonthemarriage,Ijustdon’tknowwherewewentwrong.“Ohsure,Ihavehadthehouse,picketfence,twocars,”hesaid.

“ButIputmyselfinapositionwherethegovernmentcouldtakecontrol6.RightnowIamhappyjustbeingbackincontrol7.Yousee,whatalotofpeopledonotknowisthatthekeyisnotgettingtheAmericandream.Itisholdingontoit.”Paras.20-21ofTextA

6.控制

7.控制1.WhatisBobbyhappyaboutnow?2.AccordingtoBobby,whatisthekey?QuestionsAboutTheseParagraphsHeishappyaboutbeingbackincontrol.Thekeyisholdingontothedreamratherthangettingit.“當(dāng)然啰，我曾經(jīng)有過房子，外面有尖樁籬柵，還有兩輛車，”他說。“但是，這樣我就使自己處于一種讓政府掌控的處境。此時此刻我很高興，因?yàn)槲矣种匦芦@得了控制權(quán)。你瞧，許多人不知道關(guān)鍵并不是實(shí)現(xiàn)美國夢，而是要緊緊地抓住它?！盋hineseVersionpicketfence:alowfencemadeofarowofflatstickswhicharepointedatthetopand

oftenpaintedwhitetakecontrol:

控制e.g.Hemanagedtotakecontroloftheevents.incontrol:

控制e.g.Youneedtostayincontrolofyouremotions.InEurope,thegovernmentisentwinedwithalotofwhatwedo,yetinAmerica,Ifeltasentimentthatthemoresaythegovernmenthasoveryou,themoreyoucarryasenseoffailure.Para.22ofTextA

WhatisthedifferencebetweenEuropeandAmerica?QuestionAboutThisParagraphInEurope,thegovernmentisassociatedwithalotofwhatpeopledo.ButinAmerica,peopledon’twanttoomuchcontrolfromthegovernment.在歐洲，政府和我們做的許多事情緊密聯(lián)系。但在美國，我有一種感覺，政府對你的控制力越大，你的挫敗感也就越強(qiáng)。ChineseVersionYetmillionsstillyearntocomeandtakeup8

thechallenge.

AmillionayearsettletostarttheprocessofbecomingAmericancitizens.Halfamillionactuallytakethe

oath9.Paras.23-24ofTextA

8.接受；開始（從事）9.宣誓1.EveryyearabouthowmanypeoplesettletostarttheprocessofbecomingAmericancitizens?2.Howmanytaketheoath?QuestionsAboutTheseParagraphsAmillion.Halfamillion.然而，數(shù)以百萬計(jì)的人仍然渴望來美國接受這種挑戰(zhàn)。每年有100萬人來這里定居，踏上成為美國公民的道路。有50萬人實(shí)實(shí)在在地宣誓成了美國公民。ChineseVersionyearn:

vi.towantsth.alot渴望，渴求e.g.SometimesIjustyearntobealone.Weyearnforpeacethatismorethantheabsenceofviolence.takeup:

toaccept(sth.);tostartdoing(sth.)regularly接受；開始（從事）e.g.IthinkI’lltakeupAnn’soffertobabysit.Oneofourgreatestathleteshastakenupanewchallenge.oath:

n.apromise宣誓；誓言e.g.Williammadeeveryoneswearanoathofloyaltytohim.Australiaintroducedanewcitizenshipoathinwhichthenewcitizenisnolonger

requiredtoswearallegiancetotheQueen.FlagWaving

AtthelandscapedSeattlecentre,usingcardsandnewspaperstoshieldthemselvesfromthesun,rowsandrowsofimmigrantsatanaturalisation

ceremonylistenedtolocalofficialsspeakaboutvariousaspectsoftheAmericandream.Para.25ofTextA

1.Whatceremonydidtheimmigrantsattend?2.Whatwerethelocalofficialsspeakingabout?QuestionsAboutThisParagraphAnaturalizationceremony.VariousaspectsoftheAmericandream.揮舞旗幟在風(fēng)景優(yōu)美的西雅圖市中心，在一個接收移民入籍的儀式上，一排又一排的移民用厚紙片和報(bào)紙遮擋著陽光，傾聽著地方官員講述有關(guān)美國夢的方方面面。ChineseVersionshield:

vt.toprotectsb.fromsth.unpleasant保護(hù)…（免受…）e.g.Thegogglesshieldedthemotorcyclist'seyesfromdust.Thatgroupoftreesshieldsthehousefromtheroad.ceremony:

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