话题12 外国文化(Foreign culture)
Ⅰ.重点单词
1．survive v．幸存，活下来
2．select v．选择，挑选
3．absorb v．吸收，吸引……的注意力
4．mix v．混合
5．race n．种族
6．culture n．文化
7．custom n．习俗
8．religion n．宗教
9．influence n．影响
10．background n．背景
11．mystery n．谜，神秘的事
12．dynasty n．朝代
13．evidence n．证据
14．multicultural adj. 多元文化的
15．local adj. 当地的
16．rare adj. 稀罕的，珍贵的
17．valuable adj. 贵重的
18．fancy adj. 奇特的
19．informal adj. 非正式的
20．significant adj. 意义深远的
Ⅱ.常考短语
1．the majority of 大多数
2．a wide range of 大范围的……
3．the trend of globalization 全球化趋势
4．in a fancy style 用奇特的风格
5．as a matter of fact 事实上
6．in search of 寻找
7．remain a mystery 仍然是个谜
8．decorate with 用……装饰
9．belong to 属于
10．serve as 充当
11．crowd into 涌入
12．take in 包含，吸收
13．mix...with 与……混合
14．have an effect on 对……有影响
15．enrich one's knowledge 丰富知识
16．have negative impacts 有负面的影响
17．broaden one's horizons 开拓视野
18．enrich one's life experience 丰富人生经验
19．be missing/be (get) lost 丢失，不见了
20．be worth doing/be worthy of being done/it is worthwhile to do值得做……
Ⅲ.经典句式
1．He has great interests in foreign culture.
他对外国文化怀有浓厚的兴趣。
2．Many races are mixed with one another in America.
在美国，多民族杂居在一起。
3．Many settlers，dreaming of making a fortune，moved to American last year.
去年许多移民者怀着发财梦前往美国。
4．Part of learning about a foreign culture is learning the language.
学习外国文化，一部分是学习外国语言。
5．It is amazing that the ancient people could have built such a great architecture. 让人吃惊的是，古代的人们居然能够建造出如此伟大的建筑物。
6．Being exposed to English frequently enables us to have a good command of this language.
频繁的接触英语使得我们能更好地掌握语言。
7．There are many reasons why people are so enthusiastic about studying abroad. 人们热衷出国学习的原因有很多。
8．Learning about different cultures and customs helps to expand our scope of knowledge, broaden our horizons and enrich our life experience.
了解不同的文化和习俗有助于增加知识、开拓视野、丰富人生的经验。
9．A cultural relic is a treasure belonging to all peoples rather than belonging to any individual.
文化遗产是属于全民的宝藏，而不是属于某个人的。
10．Nowadays multiculturalism plays a more significant part in the development of society under the influence of the trend of globalization.
目前，在全球化的趋势的影响下，多元文化在社会发展方面起着更加重要的作用。
Ⅳ.佳作背诵
假定你是李华，你校英文报“外国文化”栏目拟刊登介绍美国节日风俗和中学生生活的短文。
请给美国朋友彼得写信约稿，要点如下：
1．栏目介绍；
2．稿件内容；
3．稿件长度：约400词；
4．交稿日期：6月28日前。
5．词数：100左右
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[参考范文]
Dear Peter，
I'd like to ask you to write an article for our school's English newspaper.
The “Foreign Cultures” section in our newspaper is very popular among us students. It carries articles written by foreign friends about the cultures of their home countries. Would you please write something about the culture in your part of the United States? And we would especially welcome articles about how Americans spend their holidays and festivals, and the life of American high school students. You can write anything relevant so long as it's interesting and informative.400 words
would be fine. Could we have your article before June 28? I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours，
Li Hua。