Unit-15三峡旅游英语

UnitFifteenIntroductiontoSplendidShennongjiaIntroductiontoSplendidShennongjiaShennongjia,EcologicalKingdomShennongAltarSavagesInShennongjia,theonlybestreservedgreenlandinChina,thereliesplendidscenesightswithvasttrees,primitiveecologicalsystem,abundantdiversityofcreature,adaptableclimaticconditions,primitiveandparticularinlandandmountainculture，whichcomposesplendidscenesights.ThatiswhyShennongjiahasbeencomparedtoagreenpearl,anaturalbotanicalgardenandzoology,arefugeecampforcreature,awarehouseforcreatureofgenes,anaturalmuseum,acoolkingdomandetc.ManyscenicspotsintheworldarenotasbeautifulasShennongjia.1.7-Million-yearhistorycontainsnumerouslegendsandfairytales.ThehighestmountaininShennongjiaisShennongding,thefirstpeakincenterofChina.ShennongJitanwasbuiltbylocalpeopleinmemoryofShennong.PeoplealsowanttounravelthemysteryofsavagesinShennongjia.Fromtheviewofsightsandhistory,wecanseeabeautifulandsplendidShennongjiawitholdmysteryandmoderncivilization.Notes:1.InShennongjia,theonlybestreservedgreenlandinChina，thereliesplendidscenesightswithvasttrees,primitiveecologicalsystem,abundantdiversityofcreature,adaptableclimaticconditions,primitiveandparticularinlandandmountainculture.“theonlybestreservedgreenlandinChina”是Shennongjia的同位语．神农架是我国内陆保存完好的唯一一片绿洲。神农架茫茫的林海，完好的原始生态系统，丰富的生物多样性，宜人的气候条件，原始独特的内陆高山文化，共同构成了绚丽多彩的山水画卷。也使神农架享有了“绿色明珠”、“天然动植物园”、“生物避难所”、“物种基因库”、“自然博物馆”、“清凉王国”等众多美誉,天上人间多胜境，难比神农好风光。170万年的繁衍生息，为这里孕育了无数神奇，编织了太多神话。这里有号称“华中第一峰”的神农顶，有当地人为纪念神农氏而建的神农祭坛,还有尚待证实的野人之迷。穿越时空的隧道，在这里印入我们眼帘的是古老的神奇和现代的文明交织在一起的具有无穷诱惑力的美丽神奇的神农架。美丽神奇的神农架backShennongjia,EcologicalKingdomPassage1NeartheeastentrancetoWuGorges,betweenthreeGorgesandDabaMountains,astreamwindsitswayacrossremotehighmountainsanddeepvalleyswhereliesShennongjia,anancientandmiraculousprimitiveforestwhichisthelargestnaturalOrientalBotanicalgardenandzoologyincenterofChina.ItissaidthatShennong(magicfarmerinChinese),YanEmperor,whosupposedlylivedfrom2700to2600BC,usedtoexperimentwithherbsformedicinalpurposes.HeclimbedupthehighandsteepcliffwithJiazi,theladderinChinese.Therefore,theplacewasgiventhename,Shennongjia.Withawarmandhumidclimate,ShennongjiaStateNatureReserveprovidesaparadiseforadiversityofplantsandanimalspecies.EmmenopherysHenryhasalreadybeenextinctinotherplaces,anditcanonlygrowinChina.Shennongjiaisoneoftheplacesforittolivein.TiejianFir,morethan1184yearsold,is36meterstallwiththediameteras2.38meters.Evenfivepeoplecannotembraceittogetherwithhandsinhands.ThisisthefirstgreatgrandtreeinShennongjia，thekingoftrees.Asalivingfossil,itwitnessesthechangesonterrain.Besides,therearemanypreciousherbs,likeGanodermaLucidum,andwindpipetrachea.七叶一枝花头顶一颗珠backSomepreciousanimalslivehere,likegoldenmonkeys,whitebears,whitedeer,wildgoatsandtigersandetc.Eventhechicksherecangrowmuchbiggerandheavierthanthoseinotherplaces.In1958,thechicksgrownatShitouwu,onevillageinShennongjia,hadbeenshownintheAgricultureProductsExhibitioninBeijing.However,thediversityoflivingsismorethanthat.Thechangeofclimateisuptothealtitudeofmountains.Shennongjiacoversabout3250squareskilometers,wherethereareatleast20mountainsabove2000or3000metershigherthanthesealevel.ThemostfamousoneisShennongding,thefirstpeakinCenterofChina.AsthemainpeakinShennongjia,Shennongdingis3104.5metershigh.Naturally,onecanseecloudsseaandforestswarmatthetop.风景美丽的神农顶backTherelivefirs,azaleas,andbamboosonthesteepsouthernhillsideofShennongding,andgrass,bamboo,firontheflathillsideofnorthernShennongding.Onthehalfwaytothetopgrowsomepreciousherbslikewindpipetrachea,asarum,andgadol.Rareanimalslikegoldenmonkeys,whitebears,antelopesandtufteddeerlivetheretoo.Thetopofthemountainwhichistheprimitivebarrenlandremainsonlymossandfern,onwhichthereisnolivinganimalsatall.Notes:1.windsitsway:蜿蜒而行2.whereliesShennongjia:一般顺序是Shennongjialiesinhighmountainsandforests.此处是地点状语提前，所以倒装表强调。3.EmmenopherysHenry:香果树4.windpipetrachea:七叶一枝花,asarum:细辛,gadol:红景天,均为名贵中草药.5.tufteddeer：毛冠鹿NewWords:azaleasn杜鹃diametern直径diversityn多样性extincta灭亡herbn中草药miraculousa奇迹的witnessn&v目击者，目击I.Answerthequestions:1.WhereisShennongjia?2.HowcouldShennongjiagetitsname?3.DoesShennongjiaStateNatureReserveprovideaparadiseforadiversityofplantsandanimalspecies?Setsomeexamples.4.IsShennongdingthefirstpeakinCenterofChina?5.HowhighisShennongding?Exercises:KeyKeyII.Decidethestatementstrueorfalse:1ShennongjiaistheonlylargestnaturalOrientalBotanicalgardenincenterofChina.()2ThechicksinShennongjiacangrowasheavyasthoseinotherplaces.().3.Thechangeofclimateisuptothealtitudeofmountains.().4.Therearefirs,azaleas,andbamboosonthetopofShennongding.()5.Shennongdingis1161.4metershigherthanGuangmingding.()Key在长江三峡和汉水大巴山东段，贴近巫峡东口，一条溪流，蜿延而下，流经深山和幽谷，这一片山林就是华中地区最大的植物园和动物园—神农架。相传生活在公元前2600年—2500年的炎帝神农氏曾在此采药尝百草，因山势高峻陡峭，只好搭架而上，故名“神农架”。Translation：生态王国—神农架神农架气候温和，空气湿润，生长动植物种类繁多。香果树，如今在世界其它地方都已绝迹，可是在中国却能存活,神农架就是其中一个地方。铁箭杉,树龄至少也有1184岁，有36米高，直径为2.38米。即便是五个人手拉手合抱也不能将其环绕一周。这是神农架的第一大树，有“树王”之称，并享有“活化石”之美名，历经了世间的沧桑变化。此外，这里还有不少名贵中草药，如灵芝菌，七叶一枝花等。还有不少珍奇动物，如金丝猴，白熊，白鹿，野山羊等等。连这里的鸡都长得比别处的大得多，重得多。1958年，石头屋的鸡曾在北京参加过全国农产品展。然而，神农架的生物的多样性并非仅限于此。海拔不同，生长的动植物也不同。神农架风景区方圆325