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Book3

Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld

B3U1P1-3

FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONS

AncientFestivals

tancient

festivalswouldcelebratetheendofthecoldweather,plantinginspringandharvest

uld

starveiffoodwasdifficulttofind,

litfiresandmademusicbecautheythoughtthefestivalswouldbringayear

ofplenty.

FestivalsoftheDead

Somefestivalsareheldtohonourthedead,orsatisfyandpleatheancestors,

nthefestivaliscalledObon,

whenpeopleshouldgotocleanthegravesandlightinceninmemoryoftheir

ghtlampsandplaymusicbecautheythinkthatthiswilllead

cotheyhavetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovember.

Onthisimportantfeastday,peoplemighteatfoodinshapeofskulls,andcakes

with“bones”ferfood,tival

wachildren’

sfestival,whentheycangototheirneighbours’

arenotgivenanything,thechildren

mightplayatrick.

FestivalstoHonourPeople

he

istheDragonBoatFestivalinChina,whichhonoursthefamousancientpoet,QuYuan.

AnotherisColumbusDayintheUSA,inmemoryofthearrivalofChristopherColumbus

athereisanationalfestivalonOctober2tohonourMahatma

Gandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia’sindependencefromBritain.

HarvestFestivals

aregrateful

becautheirfoodisgatheredforthewinter,andbecauaasonofagricultural

peancountriesitisthecustomtodecoratechurchesandtown

hallswithflowersandfruit,ople

mightwinawardsfortheiranimals,flowers,fruitsandvegetables,likethebiggest

aandJapantherearemid-autumn

festivals,whenpeopleadmirethemoonandgivegiftofmooncakes.

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SpringFestivals

Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtothe

pringFestivalinChina,peopleeat

dumplings,fishandmeat,

aredragondancesandcarnivals,andfamiliescelebratethelunarNewYeartogether.

InsomeWesterncountriesthereareveryexcitingcarnivals,whichtakeplaceforty

daysbeforeEaster,ghtincludeparades,dancinginthe

streetsdayandnight,is

brates

n,

ntryiscoveredwith

cherrytreeflowerssothatitlooksasthoughitmightbecoveredwithpinksnow.

Peoplelovetogettogethertoeat,als

letunjoylife,beproudofourcustomsandforgetourdailylifeforalittle

while.

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ea

timetoenjoyeachother’kthatlong

estorswouldsitroundafire

eywouldbesatisfiedwiththeirfestival.

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ASADLOVESTORY

alentine’sDayandHuJinhadsaidshewouldmeet

didn’ldbewithher

dshewouldbethereatveno’clock,

ookedforwardtomeetingherall

day,andnowhewasalonewithhisrosandchocolates,,hewas

ddrownhissadnessincoffee.

ItwasobviousthatthemanagerofthecoffeeshopwaswaitingforLiFangtoleave

－hewipedthetables,thensatdownandturnedontheTV－justwhatLiFangneeded!

AsadChinestoryaboutlostlove.

ewasZhinu,

theweavinggirl,hewason

earthshemettheherdboyNiulangandtheyfellinlove.(“JustlikemeandHu

Jin,”thoughtLiFang.)Theygotmarriedcretly,andtheywereveryhappy.(“We

couldbelikethat,”thoughtLiFang.)WhentheGoddessofHeavenknewthather

daughterwasmarriedtoahuman,shebecameveryangryandmadetheweavinggirl

gtriedtofollowher,buttheriverofstars,theMilky

Way,gthatZhinuwasheart-broken,hermotherfinallydecided

ppenswhenthe

smakeabridgeoftheirwingsso

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inChina

hopethattheweatherwillbefineonthatday,becauifitisraining,itmeans

thatZhinuisweepingandthecouplewon’tbeabletomeet.

Theannouncersaid,“reignershearabout

thestory,theycallitaChineValentine’’safinedaytoday,so

Ihopeyoucanallmeettheoneyoulove.’’

AsLiFangtoffforhome,hethought,“IguessHuJindoesn’tloveme.I’

’twantthemtoremindme

ofher.’’Sohedid.

Ashesadlypasdtheteashoponthecorneronhiswayhome,heheardavoice

asHuJinwavingathimandcalling,“Whyareyousolate?I’

vebeenwaitingforyouforalongtime!AndIhaveagiftforyou!”

Whatwouldhedo?HehadthrownawayherValentinegifts!Shewouldneverforgive

uldnotbeahappyValentine’sDay!

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WintercarnivalinQuebec

WearesittinginacaféinoldQuebec,

dowsarecoveredwithsteamfrom

e,thesnowcoversthestreetsandispiledupalongthe

icandlightsofthecarnivalcontinue,but

wehavebeenwatchingtheparades,ridinginhorcarriagesandlisteningtothe

tarefreezingandournosarered.

Quebeccarnivalisthebiggestwinterfestivalintheworld–everyyear,

hundredsofthousandsofpeopleetoQuebectotakepartinaweekofactivities.

Ifyoue,youmustbepreparedtokeepmoving,asitistoocoldtostandandwatch

forlong.

Earlyinthemorning,youcanwatchthesnowboardingpetitionsonthehill

itionsspeeddownthetrackandthroughtheairthough

theycouldfly.

Ifyouarebraveenough,sixmenpaddlein

eachcanoeacrossthegreatStLawrenceRiver,,

theriverisfullofbigpiecesofice,andifyouweretofallin,youwouldfreeze

inlessthantwominutes.

Oneofthefavouriteeventsisthedog-sledrace,inwhichteamsofabout6Husky

sonrunsbehind

thesled,ndofthedogsbarking,

thecallsofthedriversandtheshoutsofthecrowdmakeanexcitingNorthern

sarebeautifulstronganimals,withlong,

themhaveblueeyes.

Afteradmiringtheicesculptureverywhereinthecity,muchlikethoin

HarbininChina,azinghow

warmtheicehouscanbe!

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Lateintheevening,youcangotothesnowpalace,whereBonhommethesnowman

isking,danceoutsidetothemusicofaband,whoare

alldresdinheavyclothes–evensomeoftheirinstrumentsaredresdupfor

winter.

Finallywesitdowninourcafétowarmupandtoplantomorrow–perhapswe’

lljointhesnowmobileraces–orperhapswe’lljustsleepin.

Book3Unit2Healthyeating

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EANDEATHERE(1)

een

yhegotupearlyandpreparedhismenuofmuttonkebabs,

taurant

today!Whywasitso?Whatcouldhavehappened?

Hethoughtofhismuttonkebabsandfattyporkcookedinthehottest,finestoil.

awassugaryandcoldand

hisicecreamwasmadeofeggs,milk,creamandfruit.“Nothingcouldhavebeen

better,”lyhesawhisfriendLiMaochanghurryingby.“Hello,

Maochang,”hecalled,“Yourusual?”sthe

matter?SomethingterriblemusthavehappenedifMaochangwasnotingtoeatwith

himashealwaysdid.

PengweifollowedLiMaochangintoanewly-openedsmallrestaurantattheend

asasigninthewindow.

Tiredofallthatfat?Wanttobethinner?

einsidetoYongHui’sslimmingrestaurant.

Onlyslimmingfoodsrvedhere.

Makeyourlfthinagain.

hinlady

cameforward.“Wele!”shesaid,“akeallthatfat

offyouintwoweeksifyoueathereeveryday.”ThenshegaveamenutoWangPeiwei.

Therewereonlytwokindsoffoodandonedrinkonit:rawvegetables,fruitand

more

dnotbelievehiyes!Hethrewaway

itmakepeoplefat?dn’

thaveYongHuigettingawaywithtellingpeoplelies!Hehadbetterdosomerearch!

Afterreading,herealidwhatwaswrongwithYongHui’

notgivingitscustomernergy-givingfood!Aftereatinginherrestaurantpeople

sthiswasawaytowinhiscustomersback!Peng

:

Wanttofeelfit?

eandeathere!

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Ourfoodgivesyouenergyallday!

Thepetitionbetweenthetworestaurantswason!

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Daisywishedtobe＿＿＿sothatshecouldwearallthelatest,coolclothesdesigned

idedtodosome＿＿＿intowhatfoodsshouldbeeatentobee

rnedthatoneofthe＿＿＿ofnoteatingenoughwastobeeverytired

ewenttothedoctor,hetoldhershecouldbethinneraswellas

healthyifsheatemorevegetableslikebeans,＿＿＿and＿＿＿.t

veryfitwhenshestartedeatingmore＿＿＿foodsaswellasherusualenergy

–nbegantoenjoyeatingallthevegetables＿＿＿ratherthan

nlookedlikeamodel!

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EANDEATHERE(2)

ThenextdayWangPengwei’s

hewouldbeabletoearnhislivingafterallandnothavetoclohisrestaurant.

Hedidnotlookforwardtobeingindebtbecauhisrestaurantwasnolongerpopular.

not

lookhappybutglaredathimasshemovedroundthecustomers.“MayIaskwhatyou

weredoinginmyrestaurantyesterday?Ithoughtyouwereanewcustomerandnow

Ifindyoucameonlytospyonmeandmymenu,”sheshouted.“Pleaexcume,”

hecalmlyexplained,“Iwantedtoknowwhereallmycustomershadgoneyesterday.

’twanttoupt

youbutIfoundyourmenusolimitedthatIstoppedworryingandstartedadvertising

’tyousitdownandtryameal?”

YongHuiagreedtostayandsoontheywerebothenjoyingthedumplings,fatty

porkandcola.

WhentheywerervedtheicecreamYongHuibegantolookill.“Ifeelsickwith

allthisfatandheavyfood,”shesaid,“Imissmyvegetablesandfruit.”WangPengwei

wasjustenjoyingacondplateofdumplingssohesighed.“yes,”headded,“and

’tyoutiredquickly?”“Well,now

etorestalot,”

admittedYongHui.“Butdon’tyouthinkitwouldbebetterifyouwereabit

thinner?”sheaskedWangPengwei.“I’msureyouwouldfeelmuchhealthier.”

Theybeganchattingaboutmenusandbalanceddiets.“Myrearchhasshownme

thatneitheryourrestaurantnormineoffersabalanceddiet,”explainedPengwei,

“Idon’tofferenoughfibreandyoudon’tofferenoughbody–buildingorenergy

–sweoughttobineourmenusandprovideabalancedmenuwith

foodsfullofenergyandfibre.”Sothatiswhattheydid,Theyrvedraw

veg

waytheycutdownthefatandincread

alancedmenusbecamesuchasuccessthatbeforelong

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ometimethefoundthat

ytheygotmarried

andlivedhappilyeverafter!

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THETOWNHASTODECIDE

(Atthemeetingthateveningtherearetwospeakers:oneforandoneagainstbuilding

aMcDonald’srestaurant.)

FORBUILDINGAMCDONALD’S

IwaxcitedwhenIheardthatourmunity(社区)wastohaveitsownMcDonald’s

htaboutallthoyoungpeoplewhowouldnothavetogotothe

ld’scaresabouthealthy

eatingtooandworkswithscientiststoprovidefoodthatisofhighquality,safe

tenprovidesaladsaswellasburgersandchips.

Youcanalsochoobetweencolaandmilkshakes(奶昔).Ofcouritalsomeansmore

ld’ssaytheyareinterestedindoing

nktheywillbe

ouryoung

keapromitothepeoplethat

y,“Wevalueyou,yourgrowingskillsandyourhelptothe

pany.”Icanenothingbutgoodifthispanyestobuilditsrestaurantinour

town.

AGAINSTBUILDINGAMCDONALD’S

IamveryworriedaboutMcDonald’

sureifMcDonald’sfoodis

ientistslookatitcarefully

theyfindhighlevelsoffat,yyoung

ld’sisnotgiving

hinefood,on

theotherhand,dat

aMcDonald’srestaurantisalwaysthesamesoIwonderifitismadeorbrought

ghitisfreshlycooked,itmustbelesshealthythanour

ownlocallygrownandcookedChinefood.

IalsoworryaboutallthocarsbringingpeopletobuyfoodinMcDonald’s.

First,therewouldbepetrolfumes(气体),,

there’stheproblemofallthocarsthattrytoparkandpreventothercarsfrom

,whatwillhappentoallthefoodcontainers

ifpeopledecidetoeatonthesideoftheroadjustoutoftown?Willtheyjust

throwthemontheground?

I’msuremanyyoungpeoplewouldbehappytoworkforMcDonald’sbutwillthey

betreatedfairly(公平地)？InAmerican,McDonald’sdoesnotallowUnionstooperate

,asthey

say,theworkersarehappywiththemwhyshouldtheyfearsomeworkersjoininga

Union?

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SowhenIconsiderthefood,thecarsandthejobs,Ithinkweshouldnotallow

McDonald’stobuildtheirrestaurantinourtown.

Book3Unit3TheMillionPoundBank-note

B3U3P17-18

ACTONE

Note:Scenes1and2areprovidedintheTeacher’sBook.

Scene3

NARRATORNowladiesandgentlemen,you’reabouttohearthemostincredibletale.

Itisthesummerof1903,andHenryAdams,anAmericanbusiness,hashadsomevery

omoneyanddoesnotknowwhatheshould

gdownthestreet,hehearssomeonecallinghim.

RODERICKYoungman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,plea?

HENRYWho?Me,sir?

RODERICKYes,you.

OLIVERThroughthefrontdooronyourleft.

HENRY(arvantopensthedoorforhim)Thanks.

SERVANTGoodmorning,sir,wouldyoupleaein?Permitmetoleadtheway,sir.

OLIVERThankyou,llbeall.

RODERICKHowdoyoudo,Mister－er－?

HENRYAdams,HenryAdams.

OLIVEReandsitdown,MrAdams.

HENRYThankyou.

RODERICKYou’reanAmerican?

HENRYThat’sright,fromSanFrancisco.

RODERICKHowwelldoyouknowLondon

’smyfirsttriphere.

RODERICKIwonder,MrAdams,ifyou’dmindusaskingafewquestions.

HENRYGorightahead.

RODERICKMayweaskwhatyou’redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?

HENRYWell,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.I’

amatteroffact,IlandedinBritianbyaccident.

OLIVERHowisthatpossible?

HENRYWell,youe,monthagoIwassailing

outofthebay－(hiyesstareatwhatisleftofthebrother’sdinneronthetable)

RODERICKWell,goon.

HENRYOh,,towardsnightfallIfoundmylfcarriedouttoaby

tmorning

I’djustaboutgivenmylfupforlostwhenIwasspottedbyaship.

OLIVERAnditwastheshipthatboughtyoutoEngland.

HENRYIearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand,whichaccountsformy

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appearance.(thebrotherssmileateachother)

RODERICKWell,youmustn’’sanadvantage.

HENRYI’mafraidIdon’tquitefollowyou,sir.

RODERICKTellus,MrAdams,whatsortofworkdidyoudoinAmerica?

ouoffermesomekindofworkhere?

RODERICKPatience,on’tmind,mayIaskyouhowmuchmoneyyou

have?

HENRYWell,tobehonest,Ihavenone.

OLIVER(happily)Whatluck!Brother,whatluck!(clapshishandstogether)

HENRYWell,isyourideaof

somekindofjoke,Idon’tthinkit’sveryfunny.(Henrystandsuptoleave)Now,

ifyou’llexcume,IthinkI’llbeonmyway.

RODERICKPleadon’tgo,tn’tthinkwedon’tcareaboutyou.

Oliver,givehimtheletter.

OLIVERYes,theletter.(getsitfromadeskandgivesittoHenrylikeagift)

Theletter.

HENRY(takingitcarefully)Forme?

RODERICKForyou.(Henrystartstoopentoit)Oh,no,youmustn’

’topenituntiltwotwoo’clock.

HENRYOh,thisissilly.

’smoneyinit.(callstothervant)James.

HENRYOh,no,Idon’antanhonestjob.

RODERICKWeknowyou’’swhywe’vegivenyoutheletter.

James,showMrAdamsout.

OLIVERGoodluck,MrAdams.

HENRYWell,whydon’tyouexplainwhatthisisallabout?

RODERICKYou’tlyanhourandahalf.

SERVANTThisway,sir.

RODERICKMrAdams,notuntil2o’e?

-bye.

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Onedaymyuncletoldmeaaboutamanwhomadeathathewouldbeabletowalk

ntainwasover100kilometresawayfromhis

homesopeoplewerehappytotakethebetbecautheythoughtitwasthatanybody

ydidnotrealithatthemanhadaplanready.

Hegothis

ckwouldgive

themanarideandhewouldcontinuetopretendtowalkasthetruckmovedalong.

Inthiswaythemanmadehisatthefootofthemountainbeforenightfallandhe

hehadwalkedallthewaythoughnotalwaysontheroad!

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Readingandacting

Actone,Scene4

(OutsidearestaurantHenrylooksattheenvelopewiththeletteranddecidesto

downatatablenexttothefrontwindows.)

OWNER(eingHenry’spoorappearance)

That’sone’y,plea.

(tothewaiter)takethisgentleman’sorder,Horace.

HENRY(aftersittingdownandputtingtheletteronthetable)I’dlikesome

eitextrathick.

WAITERit’llcostatinybit.

’llhaveaniceglassofbeer.(thewaiterleavesfoe

thekitchen)

HOSTESSmygoodness!Heeatslikeawolf.

OWNERwe’lleifhe’scleverasawolf,eh?

HENRY(havingjustfinishedeverybitoffood)Ah,waiter.(waiterreturns)

samethingsagain,,andanotherbeer.

WAITERAgain,everything?

HENRYYes,that’sright.(esthelookonthewaiter’sface)Anythingwrong?

WAITER(totherestaurantowner)He’saskedformoreofthesame.

,wehave

dandlethimhaveit.

WAITER(readingthebillafterthemeal)’stwoordersofham

andeggs,twoextrathicksteaks,twotallglassofbeer,twocups

ofcoffeeandtwodesrts.

HENRYwouldyoumindwaitingjustafewminutes?

WAITER(inarudemanner)what’stheretowaitfor?

OWNERallright,Horace,I’lltakecareofthis.

HENRY(toowner)’samazinghowmuchpleasure

yougetoutofthesimplethingsinlife,especiallyifyoucan’thave

themforawhile.

OWNERYes,hapsifyoupaythebillIcanhelpthe

othercustomers.

HENRY(lookingattheclockonthewall)Well,Ieit’stwoo’clock.(he

issurpridbuttheownerandthewaiterareshocked,andnervous)I’

…I...I…Idon’thaveanythingsmaller.

OWNER(stillshockedandnervous)Well,,look!

(thehostessscreams,theothercustomslookatherandsheputahand

tohermouth).

HOSTESSoh,dear,Idon’ydon’s.(the

ownergoestoagentlemansittingnearthewindow)

s,s!Couldyou–er-lookatthis?(handshimthe

bank–note)doyouthinkit’sgenuine?

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CLEMENS(lookingatitverycarefully)Twonotesinthisamounthavebeenissued

,itcan’tbefake.

OWNERWhynot?

thiefwouldwantthattohappen.

HOSTESS(joiningthem)Butlookattheowner,’sinrags.

CLEMENSHmm,,Icanonlysaythathemustbeaverystrangebut

veryrichman.

OWNER(asifhehasdiscoveredsomethingforthefirsttime)Why,yes!That

mustbeit!

HOSTESS(hitherhusband’sarm)Andyouputhiminthebackoftherestaurant!Go

andehimatonce!

OWNERI’msosorry,sir,sosorry,butIcannotchangethisbank-note.

HENRYButit’sallIhaveonme.

OWNEROh,plea,don’tworry,’overy

,sir,Itrust

thatyou’lleherewheneveryoulike.

HENRYWell,that’sverykindofyou.

OWNERKind,sir?No,it’skindofyou,tewheneveryouwantand

vingyousithereisagreathonour!

HENRYImaynotreturnforsometime.

OWNERItwouldbewrongofmenottrustagentlemansuchasyourlf,sir,

(nowtheothercustomsarewatchingthem)evenifyoudodressinarather

hebill,sir,pleaforgetit.

HENRYForgetit?Well…’sveryniceofyou.

OWNEROh,it’sforustothankyou,sirandIdo,sir,frommyheart.(the

owner,hostessandwaiterallbowtogetherasHenryleaves)

B3U3P23

ABOUTMARKTWAIN

MarkTwainwasborninFloridaandspenthisboyhoodinHannibal,Missouri,alongthe

fhismostfamousbooksdescribepeopleonthisgreatriver.

TheyareTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnandLife

,thisauthorlovedtheriversomuchthatevenhispen

nameisabouttheriver.“Twain”isanoldwordfor“two.”So,to“marktwain,”

miqualtosixfeetor1.83

e

nexttwodecadeshewasaprinter,ariverboatpilot,asoldier,agoodminer,a

stsuccessfulstorywasaboutajumping

tingbecamefamousforitsdescriptionofmonpeopleandthe

waytheytalked,merichfromthemanynovels,

shortstoriesandtraveljournalshewroteandwasverypopularatpublicreadings.

r,thelastyears

ofhislifewerefilledwithsadevents,

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sstilloneofthe

mostpopularwritersintheworldtoday.

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ACTTWO

Scene4

NARRATORAttheendofmonth,Henrywasveryrichanddidn’d

inthefinestclothes,hedrovebythebrothers’houinPortlandPlaceand,eing

theywereback,wenttogetPortiaatherfriend’shome.

HENRYMydear,thewayyoulooktoday,itwouldbeacrimenottoaskforagood

salaryforthejobthey’llgivetome.

PORTIAOh,plearememberthatifweaskfortoomuchwemaygetnosalary

atall;andthenwhat’llhappentous,withnowayintheworldtoearnaliving?

(atthebrothers’home,brotherare

ated,waiting)

HENRYGoodmorning,gentlemen.(RoderickemsverysurpridtoePortia)

Portia,thearethemenwhohelpedme.

PORTIASoverynicetomeetyou,kindsirs.(shegivesOliverawinkofthe

eye)

RODERICKEr…Portia,I---

OLIVERWe’rebothgladtohearit,fornowwecandecidethebetwhichRoderick

’vewonforme,ugot

themillionpoundbank-note?

HENRYI’vewon!Nowwhatdoyousay,Roderick?

RODERICKIsaythatI’wouldhavebelieved

,thatisamazing,man!

HENRYe,let’sbegoingnow,Portia.

OLIVERButwait,wait!Thejob,iveyouajob,asIpromid.

HENRYWell,thankyouverymuch,butIreallydon’twantonenow.

PORTIAHenry,I’n’tthankthegentlemenproperly.

MayIdoitforyou?

HENRYLetmeeyoutry.

(esitsinOliver’slap,

beginslaughing.)

PORTIAPapa,hesayshedoesn’twantanythingelfromyou.

HENRY(shocked)Mydear,isthatyourpapa?!

PORTIAHe’smystepfather,andthedearestonethateverwas.

HENRYOh,mydearestdearsir,egotajobopen

thatIwant.

OLIVERNameit.

HENRYSon-inlaw.

OLIVERWell,well,well!Butyou’I

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besureyoucandoitsuccessfully?

HENRYTryme—oh,you!Giveme30or40years,and—

OLIVEROh,well,allright.

NARRATORArePortiaandHenryhappy?Therearenotenoughwordsinthebiggest

peopleofLondonhaveagoodtimewiththisbit

ofnews?’sstepfathertookthatfriendlybank-notebacktotheBank

k-notewasthenulessformoneybutwashiswedding

,thebank-notewasworthmillionsofdollars,but

notworthone-tenthasmuchashowHenryfeltaboutPortia.

Book3Unit4Astronomy:thescienceofthestars

B3U4P25-26

HOWLIFEBEGANONTHEEARTH

Afterthe“BigBang”,

itwastobeewasamysteryuntilthedustbegantoslowlybineintoaballmoving

blemwasthattheearthbecameviolentbecauitwasnotclear

odedloudlywithfireandrock,

whichintimetoproducethewatervapour,carbondioxide,oxygen,nitrogenandother

gas,whichweretomaketheearth’arthcooleddown,water

knewthatitwasgoingtobedifferentfrom

adalreadydisappearedfromplanetslike

Marsorsatelliteslikethemoon,howtheearth

oplethinkthiswasimportantforthe

wedtheearthtodissolveharmfulgas,whichhadbee

partoftheearth’satmosphere,deitpossiblefor

lifetobegintodevelop.

Whatscientiststhinkisthattheearthwasdifferentbecauofthearrival

understoodthatthe

ltipliedandfilledthefirstoceans

couragedthedevelopmentofearlyshellfishandall

sortsoffish.

Manymillionsofyearslaterthefirstgreenplantsbegantoappearonland.

Scientistsbelievethattakingcarbondioxidefromtheatmosphereandfillingthe

re

,calledamphibians,wereabletoliveonandaswellasinthea.

Whentheplantsgrewintoforests,

,somehugeanimals,calleddinosaurs,

camethemostimportantanimalsontheearth

ntheydisappeared,mammalsbecamemoreimportant.

Theywerethelastgroupofanimalsandtheyweredifferentbecautheyproduced

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theiryoungfromwithintheirbodies.

Smallcleveranimals,nowwithhandsandfeet,appearedandspreadallover

velopednewmethodsofgrowingfood,huntingandmovingaround.

Astimewentbytheycoveredtheearthandhavebeethemostimportantanimalson

eputting

toomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,whichpreventsheatfromescapingfrom

rlife

willcontinueontheearthformillionsofyearstoewilldependonwhetherthis

problemcanbesolved.

B3U4P28

MyfriendLiYanpingwasreallyveryinterestedin__.

Helikedtowatchchangesinthemoon,theonlynaturalsatelliteoftheearththrough

ninghethoughthesawahugeet____

ofthemoonproducedalotofdustthatbecame__edas

ifitwouldmultiplyandbeeanew__.LiYanpingthoughtHewaseingthe__ofthe

univeruntilhenoticedsomedirtonhistelescope!Hewasverydisappointed.

B3U4P30-31

AVISITTOTHEMOON

LastmonthIwasluckyenoughtohaveachancetomakeatripintospacewithmy

friendLiYanping,tedthemooninourspaceship!

Beforeweleft,LiYanpingexplainedtomethattheforceofgravitywouldchange

threetimesonourjourneyandthatthefirstchangewouldbethemostpowerful.

ocketroslowlyintotheairwebegantofeelthepull

oftheearth,titpushedussohardbackinto

llytheweightlesned

andIwasabletotalktohim."Whyisthespaceshipnotfallingbacktotheearth?

OntheearthifIfallfromatreeIwillfalltotheground."Iasked."Wearetoo

far

fromtheearthnowtofeelitspull,"heexplained."Sowefeelasifthereisno

getclortothemoon,weshallfeelitsgravitypulling

usbutitwillnotbeasstrongapullastheearth's."Icheeredupimmediately

andfloatedweightlesslyaroundinourspaceshipcabinwatchingtheearthbeesmaller

andthemoonlarger.

Whenwegotthere,Iwantedtoexploreimmediately."eon,"Isaid."Ifyouare

right,mymasswillbelessthanontheearthbecauthemoonissmallerandIwill

evengrowtallerifIstayherelongenough.

Ishallcertainlyweighless!"Ilaughedandclimbeddownthestepsfromthespaceship.

ButwhenItriedtostepforwardIfoundIwascarriedtwiceasfarasontheearth

andfellover."Ohdear,"Icried,"walkingdoesneedabitofpracticenowthat

gravityhaschanged."AfterawhileIgotthehangofitandwebegantoenjoy

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ourlves.

Leavingthemoon'sgravitywasnotaspainfulasleavingtheearth'

hed,amazedasfirebrokeout

ontheoutsideofthespaceshipastheearth'ewerepushed

hardintoouratsaswecamebacktoland."Thatwasveryexhaustingbutvery

excitingtoo,"Iexclaimed."NowIknowmuchmoreaboutgravity!"Doyouthinkwe

couldvisitsomestarsnexttime?""Ofcour,"hesmiled,"whichstarwouldyou

liketogoto?"

B3U4P64

Wheredoweefrom

“Wheredoweefrom?Howdidtheuniverbegin?Whyistheuniverthewayis?

Howwillitend?Allmylife,Ihavebeenattractedbythebigquestionthatface

us,,likeme,youhavelooked

atthestars,andtiredtomakenofwhatyoue,youwillalsohavestarted

answers

havealwaysemedwellbeyondourreach,untilnow.

“Theideawhichhadgrownovertwothousandyearofobrvationhavehadtobe

thanahundredyears,wehavefoundanewwaythinkofourlves.

Fromsittingatthecentreoftheuniver,wenowfindourlvesmovingaroundan

average-sizedsun,whichisjustoneofmillionsofthestarsinourownMilkyWay

galaxyitlfisjustoneofbillionsofgalaxies,inauniver

sisfarfromtheendofalonghistoryof

estionremaintobeanswered,beforewecanhopetohaveaplete

pictureoftheuniverwelivein.

“Iwantyoutosharemyexcitementatthediscoveries,pastandprent,which

eBigBangtoblackholes,fromdark

mattertoapossibleBigCrunch,ourimageoftheunivertodayisfullofstrange

soundingideas,ryofhowwearriveatthispicture

isthestoryoflearningtounderstandwhatwee.”

B3U4P66

Caughtinablackhole

ThespaceshipwarnedLiYanpingandmetobereadyaswewereapproaching(靠近)the

“blackhole”.Thereemedtobealargecircleoflightsgoingroundanempty

ingcalledout,“Thatemptyholeislikeamouthalwaysneedingto

htsarelargestarsbeingslowlysucked(吸吮)intoit.”Wewatched

en

shappening?

t

eatustoo?

Suddenlythespaceshipjumpedandbegantomoveroundtheedgeoftheoutsideof

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vityofthe“blackhole”waspullingusslowlyintoits“mouth”.

Asthespaceshipmovedroundthehole,ick.

hwentdry

storiesaboutwhathappenedwhenyouwerecaughtby

thegravityofa“blackhole”emedtobetrue.

meitmovedsidewaysfromthe“black

ntoincreaitsspeeduntilitemedtobegoingasfastaslight.

Iwasbumped(撞开)andbanged(猛击)asthespaceshipflewlikeabirdawayfromthe

“blackhole”.Whatwashappening?Atlastweslowedalmosttoastopandwewere

certainlylookeddifferentbutthiswouldnotbe

izedthatwehaddiscovered

somethingnewabout“blackholes”.They“eat”someobjectsbut“spit”other

iting!

B3U4P66&68

Goingintospace

Scientistspendstwoyearstrainingtomendthespacetelescope

LiYanping,thegreatastronomer,strained

olearnhowtouthetools

uckyenoughtobechontorepairtheHubble

goodjobandthetelescopeworks

ryhappyinhiswork!

Book3Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”

B3U5P34—35

Atripon“thetruenorth”

LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwereonatriptoCanadatovisittheircousins

thantaketheaeroplanealltheway,theydecidedto

flyfromChinatoVancouverandtotakethetrainfromwesttoeastacrossCanada

athattheywouldcrossthewholecontinentwaxciting.

Theircousins’friend,DannyLin,

goingtotakethemtothetrainstationtocatch“TheTrueNorth”thecross-Canada

aytothestation,hetoldthem,“You’regoingtoegreatscenery

econdbiggest

countryintheworldandasyougoeastward,youwillemountains,andpass

thousandsoflakes,athatyou

5500kilometresfrom

Vancouver,ople

thinkitisthemostbeautifulcityinCanada,asitissurroundedbymountainson

ulationisincreasing

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veryrapidly,becaupeoplefromtherestofCanadaandthofrommanyAsian

nskiintheRockyMountainsandsailinthe

oastnorthofVancouversomeoftheoldestandmostbeautifulforests

wettherethatthetreesareextremelytall.”

osd

theRockyMountainarlierthatdayandlookedoutofthewindowsatthewildscenery.

extstopwouldbeCalgary.

fromalloverNorth

themhaveagiftforworkingwith

animalsandtheycanwinthousandsofdollarsinprizes.

nadians

livewithin320kilometresoftheUSAborder,andinfact,thepopulationofCanada

ntthroughawheat-growingprovince

inner,the

tyisatthetopandendoftheGreatLakes,

anditisaverybusyport,

hasone-thirdof

theworld’sfreshwater,smore

freshwaterinCanadathaninanyothercountryintheworld.

Thatnight,theysleptthetrainrushedthroughthenightacrossthetopofLake

Superior,throughthegreatforestsandsouthwardtowardsToronto.

B3U5P38&39

“THETRUENORTH”FROMTORONTOTOMONTREAL

Thenextmorningthemapletreesoutsidetheirwindowswereredandgoldandorange,

andtherewasfrostontheground----fallhadarrivedinCanada.

AroundnoontheyarrivedinToronto,themostwealthyandbiggestcityinCanada.

TheywerenotleavingforMontrealuntillater,sotheywentonatourofthecity.

TheywentupthetallTower,istance,theycould

ethemistycloudthatrofromthegreatNiagaraFalls,whichisonthesouth

erflowsintotheNiagaraRiverandoverthefallsonits

waytothea.

Theysawthecoveredstadium,walked

northfromtheharbourarea,LiDaiyusaid,“Oneofmymother’sfriendsliveshere.

Ishouldphoneherfromatelephonebooth.”

ThecousinswereinventedtohavedinnerindowntownChinatown,oneofthethree

,whohadmovedtoCanadamanyyeararlier,metthematThe

PinkPearlandsaid,“WecangetgoodCantonefoodhere,becaumostoftheChine

peoplehereefromSouthChina,’stoobadyoucan’tgo

asfarasOttawa,Canada’’saboutfourhundredkilometresnortheast

ofToronto,soitwouldtaketoolong.”

ThetrainleftlatethatnightandarrivedinMontrealatdawnthenextmorning.

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Atthetrainstation,eresignsand

adsinFrench,butsomeofthemhadEnglishwordsinsmallerletters.“Wedon’

tleaveuntilthivening,”saidLiuQian.“Let’trealis

clotothewater.”Theyspenttheafternooninthelovelyshopsandvisitingthe

satinacafélookingover

thebroadStLawrenceRiver,ayoungmansatdownwiththem.“Hello,mynameis

Henri,andI’mastudentattheuniversityhere,”hesaid,“andIwaswondering

whereyouarefrom.”ThegirltoldhimtheywereonatraintripacrossCanadaand

thattheyhadonlyonedayinMontreal.“That’stoobad,”hesaid,“Montreal

usspeakbothEnglishand

French,goodcoffee,goodbreadandgood

music.”

ThatnightasthetrainwasspeedingalongtheStLawrenceRivertowardtheGulf

ofStLawrenceanddowntotheEastCoast,thecousinsdreamedofFrenchrestaurants

andredmapleleaves.

B3U5P73

IQALUIT–THEFROZENTOWN

Thereporter,BethAllen,arrivedinanorthernmunitycalledIqaluitinNunavut.

e

means“OurLand”thefarthestnortheasternareaof

Canada,northoftheArcticCircle,andisverycold--theaveragewintertemperature

inNunavutis–35degrees.

Bethsaid,“IknewitwouldbecoldinJanuary,butnotthiscold!Maybethere

isadogsledherethatcantakemeintotown.”

Thequietmenwhohadbeenontheplanewithhersaid,“Iwilltakeyouintotown,

youvisitingIqaluit?”

Bethanswered,“I’mwritingastoryformynewspaperaboutIqaluit—we’dlike

toadvertiitasaholidayplace,butIthinkit’stoocold.”

Themanlaughed.“MynameisSimonandIamInuit,”hesaid.“Ithinkit’s

keice

sfarawayfrompolarbearsaspossible.

Ilikemywarmofficeandmywarmhou.”

Bethasked,“Whatdoyoudoinanoffice?Don’tyouhuntanimalsforaliving?

Ithoughtyoulivedinicehous.”

“I’dfatherwouldliveinicehouswhenhehuntedin

winter,menudtomakeoneinafew

edtoliveinskintentsinsummer—thetentswereeasytomoveso

thepeoplecouldfollowtheanimals.”

AfewminuteslatertheyarrivedinIqaluid,atownwithapopulationof6000,on

Simon’woo’clockintheafternoon,butitwasalreadydark,

id,“Whyisitsodark?It’

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sthemiddleoftheday!”

Simonreplied,“It’uld

’swhyit’scalled‘The

LandOftheMidnightSun’.”

ereevena

fewdogteams.

B3learningtip

Book3Learningtip

B3Unit1

CollectinformationaboutfestivalsandeventsaroundtheworldfromCCTV

wayyoucanincreayourvocabularyand

outwhatfestivalsthereareindifferentcountries,itisbetter

tolookinanencyclopediaandthenarchtheInternetformoreinformation.

RememberthattheinformationontheInternetmaynotbecorrectsoalwayscheck

it

B3Unit2

Whenyoubuyitemsinpacketsortins,youneedtolookatthesideofthepacket

tellyouhowmuchenergy-givinggood,body-buildingfoodandfibre

lalsolearnmorewordsandexpressions

uthisinformationtohelpyouhaveahealthierdiet

asincreayourvocabulary.

B3Unit3

etherwithyour

eaboutanything

neshouldhaveapartorroletospeak.

Youcanuoneofthereadingpassagesfromyourtextbooktomakeashortplay.

Andactingouttheplaywillhelpimproveyourpronunciation.

B3Unit4

iscover

h

notesinjournalordiaryandwatchthenewstoaddinterestingnewideasonspace.

Lookintotheskyatnightandtrytofindoutthenamesofsomeofthestars.

B3Unit5

es

aresmallgroupsofwordstogivethemdifferentmeanings.

Suffixesaregroupsoflettersplacedafteraworditsmodifymeaningorchangeit

intoadifferentpartofspeech.

Examples:

Youcanputtheprefixmulti—infrontofmanywordstogivethemthemeaningof

“many”.

multiculturalmultimediamultichannelmultinational

Youcanchangesomeadjectivesintoadverbsbyaddingthesuffix--ly

slightlyextremelyofficiallybroadly

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