新标准初中英语九年级(上):UNIT1 The Great Pyramid

[00:00.00]3 Listen and circle.
[00:05.52]You will hear Peter talk
[00:07.18]about the history of kites.
[00:09.52]Listen and answer the questions.
[00:12.23]Kite-making is an ancient Chinese art.
[00:15.12]In China ,the first kites were
[00:17.22]made in the shape of birds
[00:19.16]and could fly for up to three days.
[00:22.33]There are many old stories about kites;
[00:25.04]some of these stories are from
[00:26.90]as early as the fifth century BC¹.
[00:30.27]In the olden says ,Kites had several uses.
[00:33.85]For example ,they were used² in wartime from
[00:37.03]as early as 1232,
[00:39.95]They were used to send message to Chinese
[00:42.58]soldiers telling them to escape³.
[00:45.52]Kites were also used for fishing
[00:48.15]in the olden days.
[00:50.09]And in the tenth century,
[00:51.68]there were special kites that could make
[00:54.28]musical sounds while flying.
[00:57.63]The kite was first mentioned
[00:59.75]in Europe in around 1589.
[01:03.29]By that time,people in China had already been
[01:06.37]flying kites for a long time!
[01:09.30]There are now kites made in all kinds of sizes
[01:12.87]and forms such as butterflies,eagles and cranes⁴
[01:18.05]They are made of paper or silk.
[01:20.75]They have been exhibited⁵
[01:21.95]all over China and abroad.
[01:24.80]In April of each year,there is a famous kite
[01:27.97]festival in Shandong province,
[01:30.53]and people from all over the world go there
[01:33.27]to fly their kites
[01:34.94]and take part in the competitions.
[01:34.94]

1 BC   

(=before Christ)公元前

参考例句：

• By 1800 BC,the climate is known to have changed.在公元前1800年，据说气候已经改变。
• In 221 BC,there was a poor scholar in Shanxi Province.公元前221年，山西有一位穷书生。

2 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

3 escape   

vi.逃跑，逃避；逃过..的注意；逸出；n.逃跑

参考例句：

• We had to break the door out to escape from the fire.我们不得不把门砸开以逃避火灾。
• He didn't allow any word to escape his lips.他守口如瓶。

4 cranes   

n.鹤( crane的名词复数 )；起重机，吊车

参考例句：

• Laborers were trained to handle 50-ton compactors and giant cranes. 工人们接受操作五十吨压土机和巨型起重机的训练。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Huge cranes are swinging cargo up. 巨大的起重机正在吊运货物。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 exhibited   

v.陈列，展览( exhibit的过去式和过去分词 )；表现；显示；[法律]当庭出示（证件、物证等）

参考例句：

• Constable's landscapes met with indifference when they were first exhibited. 康斯特布尔的风景画在首次展出时受到了冷遇。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some impatience was exhibited owing to the non-arrival of the speaker. 由于讲演人未到，听众显得有些不耐烦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》