初中英语（深圳&香港文达版）第六册课本UNIT4

[00:00.00]Unit 4  Can you tell me where the post office is?
[00:07.00]Let's read
[00:11.55]Peter and Anne joined a group a few months ago.
[00:16.98]They have been on many walks since then.
[00:21.52]Then group leader taught the children how to read maps,
[00:26.67]how to use a compass and how to find landmarks¹.
[00:32.24]Last Sunday, the group went to an island.
[00:37.69]They all met at the ferry at nine o'clock.
[00:42.74]The group leader handed out blank maps of the island.
[00:48.80]Only the roads were shown on the outline of the island.
[00:54.44]"I want you to find out where the following places are
[01:00.60]and draw them on your maps:
[01:04.26]the post office,the temple,the school and the market.
[01:10.50]"It will take us ages to find all these places,"said Anne unhappily.
[01:17.27]"Nonsense,"said Peter.
[01:21.24]"Let's ask someone where everything is."
[01:25.60]When they arrived on the island,Peter went up to a market stall² holder³.
[01:32.68]"Excuse me,"he said.
[01:37.04]"Can you tell me where the post office is?"
[01:41.20]"Certainly. you've just passed it, It's on your left beside the ferry."
[01:48.25]"Can you tell me where the school is?"
[01:52.93]"Yes, it's near the temple."
[01:57.79]"And where is the temple."
[02:02.46]It's in the southwest of the island at the end of Yong An Street.
[02:09.83]"Thank you very much," said Peter and Anne.
[02:16.31]"Now we can have some fun instead of walking all over the island.
[02:22.76]Do you know when the last ferry leaves?"
[02:27.33]"Half past five."
[02:30.78]"Well,let's go swimming until then."
[02:36.03]So Peter and Anne spent the whole day at the beath
[02:41.49]and retuned to the pier⁴ in time to hand in their map.
[02:45.56]Deins Dragon
[02:49.51]Deins was looking at the map of Shenzhen.
[02:54.50]He was worried.
[02:57.84]He could not see Dragonland on the map.
[03:01.92]Tim spoke⁵ to him.
[03:05.68]"What's the matter, Denis?"
[03:09.02]"I can't see Dragon land on this map
[03:14.35]Can you tell me where it is,Tim?"asked Denis.
[03:19.81]"I'm sorry,I can't."said Tim.
[03:24.88]Words and expressions
[03:34.83]landmark
[03:36.82]n.界标;(历史上的）里程碑
[03:38.80]hand out
[03:40.58]把...拿出来;分派
[03:42.35]blank maps
[03:43.88]空白地图
[03:45.41]outline
[03:47.59]n.略图
[03:49.77]ages
[03:51.35]n.(age的复数)很长一段时间
[03:52.93]stall
[03:54.51]n.货摊;书摊
[03:56.09]holder
[03:57.48]n.持有者;占有者
[03:58.86]instead of
[04:00.54]代替;而不是
[04:02.21]pier
[04:03.68]n.码头
[04:05.16]secondary
[04:06.78]a.中等教育(学校)的;次要的
[04:08.40]secondary school
[04:10.14]中学
[04:11.87]symbol
[04:13.49]n.象征;符号,记号

1 landmarks   

n.陆标( landmark的名词复数 )；目标；（标志重要阶段的）里程碑 ~ (in sth)；有历史意义的建筑物（或遗址）

参考例句：

• The book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of modern science. 这部著作是现代科学发展史上著名的里程碑之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship. 孩子的出世是我们俩关系中的一个重要转折点。 来自辞典例句

2 stall   

n.摊位，铺子，售货亭

参考例句：

• She sells fruits at a market stall.她在市场的货摊上卖水果。
• He has a stall that sells designer ripoffs.他开了个铺子卖仿冒设计师品牌衣服。

3 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

4 pier   

n.码头；桥墩，桥柱；[建]窗间壁，支柱

参考例句：

• The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害，专家担心它已不能负重。
• The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。