许国璋英语听力第二册 Lesson 4

　　Lesson 4
Words to the text
holiday
suggest
reservior
the Guanting Reservoir¹.
the Great Wall
Anzhuang
revisit
bank
the Yongding River
the year before
surrounding
form
close
tie
villager
spirit
be in high spirits
still
outside
well-cultivated
Shijingshan
pass
power
plant
valley
below
leap²
keep doing sth
pleased
strong
achieve
sheep
pig
horse
sign
prosperity³
grow
dig⁴
pit⁵
joy
exciting
picnic
add
Words to the dialogue
the rest
entrance
suppose
camera
bloom⁶
be in bloom
none
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AN OUTING
We were discussing where to go for an outing during the spring holidays. Some suggested the Guanting Reservoir. Others wanted to see the Great Wall. Then someone said, "Why not go back to Anzhuang for a visit?"
At this we all cheered. Of course, we would revisit that beautiful mountain village on the banks of the Yongding River!
The place was dear to us all. We had gone there the year before to plant trees in the surrounding mountains. We had formed close ties with the villagers.
So early next morning we were off to Anzhuang on the 7:30 train. It was a fine day in April. Everyone was in high spirits. We could hardly sit still, for there were so many interesting sights outside the window. We saw new factories and well-cultivated fields all along the line. At Shijingshan we passed the huge steel mill⁷ and the power plant. Then suddenly we saw the green Yongding River in the valley below. Our hearts gave a leap, for we knew that in a few minutes we would be with our friends at Anzhuang again.
They were overjoyed to see us. The old villagers kept asking how we were. They were pleased to see how much stronger some of us had become. Then some old friends of ours took us to see what they had achieved. New houses, larger schools, more sheep, more pigs and chickens, more cows and horses - everywhere we saw signs of prosperity. Then we climbed the mountains. The villagers showed us the trees we had planted. We were happy to see that most of them were growing well. At one place we found some young people digging⁸ pits⁹. They were getting things ready for this year's tree-planting. We all joined them in the work.
But the time soon came for us to return. It was getting dark.
We told our friends that we would soon come back to plant trees again.
Back in the train, we told each other what a wonderful time we had had that day.
"An outing like this is certainly more exciting than picnicking in the Summer Palace," one student said.
"Or on the Great Wall," another added¹⁰.
They spoke¹¹ for us all.
Dialogue
Getting ready for a picnic
A: So you are going to have a picnic in the Summer Palace! What time are you leaving?
B: At seven. Five of us are going by bicycle. The rest are going by bus. We'll meet at the entrance.
A: You will go boating¹², I suppose?
B: Yes, if we can get boats. Then we'll have a picnic on the hillside.
A: The park must be lovely, with all the flowers in bloom. Why don't you take a camera with you and take a few pictures?
B: We'd love to, but none of us has a camera.
A: Why don't you borrow one from Yang Ling? She's got one.

1 reservoir   

n.水库，蓄水池；(人才等的)储藏，汇集

参考例句：

• The town is supplied with water from a reservoir.该城镇由小山中的一座水库供水。
• A large quantity of water is stored in the reservoir.水库存了大量的水。

2 leap   

n.跳跃，飞跃，跃进；vi.跳跃，跳过；猛然行动，迅速行动；vt.跃过，使跃过

参考例句：

• In the last few years,this art has made a big leap.近几年来，这一艺术有了新的跃进。
• Her marriage to John was a leap in the dark.她与约翰结婚是贸然行动。

3 prosperity   

n.繁荣，昌盛，成功

参考例句：

• I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity. 我祝你生活幸福、万事如意。
• A prosperity never seen before appeared in the countryside.农村出现了前所未有的繁荣。

4 dig   

v.挖（洞，沟等）；掘

参考例句：

• It is difficult to dig the ground when it is frozen.地面冻住了就不易挖掘。
• In those days we often went to dig for wild vegetables.那时候我们常常出去挖野菜。

5 pit   

n.深坑，核，矿井，陷阱，英国剧场正厅后排，凹陷疤痕；vt.使...有伤痕，去...的核，与...较量

参考例句：

• A sheep fell into a pit,and I helped it out.一只羊掉进坑里，我把它弄了出来。
• They dug a pit to bury the rubbish.他们挖了一个坑把垃圾埋掉。

6 bloom   

n.花，花期；vi.开花；容光焕发，显露出健康

参考例句：

• The park is a picture when flowers are in bloom.当鲜花盛开时，这个公园的景色美极了。
• The flowers in the garden are now in full bloom.花园里的花盛开。

7 mill   

n.磨坊，碾磨机；制造厂，工厂；vt.磨，碾

参考例句：

• The rice mill was wrecked by the enemy bombing.碾米厂遭到了敌机的轰炸。
• The farmer took his grain to the mill.这个农民把谷子送到磨房。

8 digging   

n.挖掘v.挖，掘( dig的现在分词 )；（如用铲、锨或推土机等）挖掘；挖得；寻找

参考例句：

• They were digging up worms to use for bait. 他们正在挖蚯蚓作鱼饵。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade. 在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 pits   

n.井( pit的名词复数 )；煤矿；麻子；（赛车道旁的）修理加油站

参考例句：

• The wood is full of pits and needs sanding. 这木料上到处是凹坑，需用砂纸打磨一下。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The comedian's performance was the pits! 这喜剧演员的表演糟透了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 added   

adj.更多的，附加的，额外的

参考例句：

• They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
• The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。

11 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。

12 boating   

n.划船

参考例句：

• They were fond of boating.他们喜欢划船。
• The lovely river itself was ideal for fishing and boating.这条美丽的河流本身就宜于钓鱼和划船。