许国璋英语听力第二册 Lesson 1增加文本

　　WORDS TO THE TEXT
populous¹ 人口稠密的,人口众多的 continent 洲,大陆
Asia/Asina 亚洲/亚洲人,亚洲人的 America
North America South America
American Europe
mass land mass
geogepher regard
peninsula² the Ural Mountains
form divide
dividing line link
exact Alaska
connect tip
Siberia American Indian
bridge land bridge
settle canal
the Suez Canal separate
peak the Himalaya Mountains
foot altitude
uncertain pride
religion originate³
Buddhism⁴ Christianity
Palestine Palestinian
Islam Aribia
principal⁵ quarter
Japanese Iranian
Iraqi Filipino
Singaporean the Asian Games
civilization science
technology
WORDS TO THE DIALOGUE
miss wonderful
bit a bit of
quite a bit of quite a few
excellent festival
the Spring Festival evergreen⁶
get-tegether get down to
solid
THE LARGEST AND MOST POPULOUS
Asia is the largest of the continents of the world.It is larger than African,larger than either of the two Americas,and four times as large as Europe.Asia and Europe form a huge land mass.Indeed Europe is so much smaller than Asia that some geographers⁷ regard Europe as peninsula of Asia.
Many geographers says that the Ural Mountains form the dividing line between Europe and Asia.Some think differently.But all geographers agree that Asia was once linked to North America.Or,to be more exact,Alaska was at one time connected with the tip of Siberia.The ancestors of American Indians,geographers say,were Asians.30000 years ago they went across the land bridge and settled down in new homes.
Only a small canal separates Africa from Asia.But before the Suez Canal was cut in 1869 Asia was also linked to Africa.
The highest point of the earth is in Asia.This is the peak of the Himalaya Mountains.It is over 29140 feet high.At this altitude the air is very thin and the weather is uncertain .So the climbing is very difficult.People take great pride in getting to that peak.
The world's great religions originated⁸ from Asia:Buddhism from India,Christianity from Palestine,Islam from Arabia.Today Buddhism and Islam are the principal religions of much of Asia.
Asia is also the most popolous continent.China,the country with the largest population in the world,is in Asia.One half of the world's population are Asians.
A Chinese is an Asian,a Japanese is an Asian,and an Indian is an Asian.So is an Iranian,a Palestinian,an Iraqi,a Filipino,a Singaporean.A meeting of Asians is usuallly a large gathering⁹.The Asian Games meet every four years,sometimes with as many as 34 nations taking part.
There was a time when Asia led the world in civilization.Today most of the Asian countries are still developing countries.They are working very hard to catch up in science and technology.They must.They have little time to lose.
DIALOGUE
BACK FROM VACATION
A: Glad you're back.We missde you during the vacation.How have you been?
B: Fine,thanks.I had a wonderful time at home.I did quite a bit of reading.Did you have a good time school?
A: We certainly did.We saw quite a few excellent films.During the Spring Festival we visited the Evergreen People's Commune and had a get-together¹⁰ with the peasants.
B: So we all had a fine vacation.And now we must get down to some good solid work.

1 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

2 peninsula   

n.半岛

参考例句：

• Dalian is in the south of the Liaodong Peninsula.大连位于辽东半岛南部。
• Korean peninsula lies to the west of Japan.朝鲜半岛在日本以西。

3 originate   

vi.起源于，来自；vt.创造，创始，开创

参考例句：

• All carbohydrates originate from plants.所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。
• All theories originate from practice and in turn serve practice.任何理论都来源于实践，反过来为实践服务。

4 Buddhism   

n.佛教（教义）

参考例句：

• Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 AD.佛教是在公元67年左右传入中国的。
• Many people willingly converted to Buddhism.很多人情愿皈依佛教。

5 principal   

adj.主要的；n.负责人，校长，资本

参考例句：

• When he saw the principal,he raised his hand in salutation.他看到校长时举手敬礼。
• Their school gave a reception to their new principal.他们学校为新校长举办了一个招待会。

6 evergreen   

n.常青树；adj.四季常青的

参考例句：

• Some trees are evergreen;they are called evergreen.有的树是常青的，被叫做常青树。
• There is a small evergreen shrub on the hillside.山腰上有一小块常绿灌木丛。

7 geographers   

地理学家( geographer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Geographers study the configuration of the mountains. 地理学家研究山脉的地形轮廓。
• Many geographers now call this landmass Eurasia. 许多地理学家现在把这块陆地叫作欧亚大陆。

8 originated   

v.起源于，来自，产生( originate的过去式和过去分词 )；创造；创始；开创

参考例句：

• The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. 这种疾病据说起源于热带地区。
• The art of portrait miniatures was originated in England. 微型画像艺术创始于英国。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

10 get-together   

n.(使)聚集；(使)集合

参考例句：

• Well,Miss Huang,we are planning to have a casual get-together.嗯，黄小姐，我们打算大家小聚一番。
• Will you help me prepare for the get- together of the old classmates?你能否帮我为这次老同学聚会做好准备工作？