北师大初中英语七年级下--Unit 12-47-2

[00:00.00]2.1 The Great Wall is the name for a wall.
[00:09.68]It first comes from the time
[00:11.76]of the Qin Dynasty¹.
[00:13.84]Shihuangdi of th Qin Dynasty united² China
[00:17.26]in 221 BC³.
[00:20.48]He wanted to protect⁴ China's northern⁵ border⁶.
[00:23.78]So he ordered⁷ his soldiers⁸ to build walls
[00:26.73]along the border.
[00:28.47]Today,there are few⁹ parts¹¹ of the wall
[00:31.42]of Shihuangdi left.
[00:33.45]Nobody really knows how long it was¹²
[00:36.59]or what route¹³ it followed.
[00:39.51]Today's Great Wall follows a different route.
[00:42.58]It comes from the time of the Ming Dynasty.
[00:46.04]People from the north part¹⁰ of China
[00:48.05]took some parts of the country.
[00:50.57]The Ming wanted to keep them out.
[00:53.23]So,at the end of the 15th century¹⁴,
[00:56.69]they began to build walls
[00:58.33]along the northern border.
[01:00.98]They built¹⁵ the first walls with earth¹⁶.
[01:03.73]Then,they built strong stone walls
[01:06.44]around Beijing.
[01:08.30]Other parts of the country had¹⁷ shorter walls.
[01:11.86]The Ming walls run about 1500 miles¹⁸
[01:15.85]from Qinhuangdao in the east to Jiayuguan
[01:19.04]in the west.
[01:20.22]The walls followed the shape of the land¹⁹.
[01:22.96]On the top of the wall there were space
[01:25.67]for soldiers to march
[01:27.30]and there were watchtowers.
[01:28.68]

1 dynasty   

n.朝代，王朝

参考例句：

• Zhang Heng,a famous scientist in Han Dynasty.汉代的一个著名科学家张衡。
• The Tang Dynasty made Chang'an its capital.唐代建都长安。

2 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 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。

4 protect   

vt.保护，投保；vi.提供保护

参考例句：

• We protect you from danger.我们保护你不受危险。
• An umbrella will protect you from the rain.雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。

5 northern   

adj.在北方的；北方的

参考例句：

• The park is in the northern part of the city.公园位于该城市的北部。
• That's a large city in northern Greece.那是希腊北部的一个大城市。

6 border   

n.边框；边缘，边境，花坛；vt.在…上镶边，接近；vi.接界，近似

参考例句：

• He waited for her at the border.他在边界等她。
• He drove us right up to the Russian border.他开车一直把我们送到俄罗斯边境。

7 ordered   

adj. 有序的，整齐的 动词order的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The troops were ordered back to barracks . 士兵们被命令返回营房。
• I've ordered some flowers from the florist's. 我向花店订购了一些花。

8 soldiers   

n.士兵，军人( soldier的名词复数 )；兵员；士卒

参考例句：

• Two soldiers were killed in a terrorist ambush. 两名士兵遭到恐怖分子伏击而死亡。
• soldiers brutalized by war 在战争中变得残酷无情的士兵

9 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

10 part   

n.部份，零件；角色，部位；vt.分开，分离，分配；vi.分离，离开；adv.部份地；adj.分离的

参考例句：

• This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
• Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色？

11 parts   

n.部( part的名词复数 )；一部分；零件；角色

参考例句：

• Creolized forms of Latin were spoken in various parts of Europe. 当时欧洲各地区都讲克里奥尔语形式的拉丁语。
• The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country. 大雨使全国许多地方泛滥成灾。

12 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

13 route   

n.路径，途径，路线；vt.确定路线，按规定路线发送

参考例句：

• On the way home, we took an indirect route.回家的路上，我们绕了一个大圈。
• The plane did not fly the usual commercial route.飞机没有沿通常的商业航线飞。

14 century   

n.世纪；百年

参考例句：

• As a writer, he really belongs to the 18 th century. 作为一个作家, 他的确属于18世纪。
• We live in the 21st century.我们生活在二十一世纪。

15 built   

v.build的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work.我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• Ten years later,the school built out two buildings.10年后这个学校又增建了两栋建筑。

16 earth   

n.陆地；大地；地球

参考例句：

• The earth moves round the sun.地球绕着太阳转。
• Spring returns to the earth.大地回春。

17 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

18 Miles   

n.英里( mile的名词复数 )；很多；一英里赛跑；大面积

参考例句：

• Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. 八公里约等于五英里。
• a fortress town enclosed by four miles of ramparts 由四英里长的城墙围着的设防城镇

19 land   

n.陆地，国土，土地；v.登陆，登岸，卸货

参考例句：

• Farmers work on the land.农民在土地上干活。
• How long is it before we land?我们还有多长时间降落？