1、四中英语课中英对照版英语第一讲 Travel in America. The West. Part I 暑期 周可勇Part IThere are many ways to say hello out here in the West. Thats because the West is home to many different groups of people. But you dont have to take my word for it. Ill show you. My name is Alex. I will be your guide as we explore the we
2、sternmost region of the United States. Part IIWe will visit the states of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California, Alaska, and Hawaii. Whew! Thats a lot of states, ands some of them, such as Alaska, are big. Dont worry! You wont have to leave your family and f
3、riends. Its your imagination that will do the traveling. Part III Most of the active volcanoes on earth are located in a great ring around the Pacific Ocean called the Ring of Fire. Alaska has about 100 volcanoes, but it also has glaciers, giants pieces of ice that move slowly over land. Part IVYell
4、owstone National Park Would you like to see a cool hot spot? Visit Yellowstone National Park. Its in both Montana and Wyoming. Over 3 million people come to see its wonders every year. There are hot pools of bubbling mud, thousands of hot springs, and geysers like Old Faithful. It regularly shoots a
5、 blast of steaming hot water over 100 feet in the air!Part VThe Rocky Mountains Now, lets explore the Rocky Mountains, the biggest mountain range in North America. A range is a row or group of mountains. These towering snow-capped mountains stretch 3,000 miles from Alaska all the way to New Mexico.
6、Look at the map and you can see why the Rockies are called the backbone of America. The mountains form a line called the Continental Divide. On one side of the Divide, streams and rivers flow east to the Atlantic Ocean. On the other side, streams and rivers flow west to the Pacific Ocean.西部有很多种打招呼的方
7、式。这是由于西部有很多不同族群的人们。你可以不相信我的话，我会展示给你看实际情况。我叫亚历克斯。我们在美国的最西部探险的时候我会作你的向导。我们会访问这几个州：Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California, Alaska, a和 Hawaii。其中阿拉斯加很大。不要担心，你不用离开家人和朋友，你会用你想象的翅膀来做这次旅行。地球上大部分活火山都位于一个环太平洋的巨型环状地带，这个地带叫做“火之环”。阿拉斯加有大约100座火山，与此同时它也有冰川。冰川就是在陆地上缓慢移动的巨型冰块。
8、黄石国家公园想看看很酷的热地方吗？那就去黄石国家公园吧。它坐落于蒙大拿和怀俄明境内。每年有3百多万人来这里欣赏奇景。这些美景中有冒泡的热泥巴潭，数千个温泉，以及像Old Faithful一样的间歇喷泉。这个喷泉定期把汽化的热水喷到100英尺高的空中。落基山脉现在咱们来落基山脉探险。这个山脉是北美洲最大的山脉。山脉就是一组高山。这些山顶积雪的高耸入云的大山由阿拉斯加一直延伸到新墨西哥州。看看地图，你就会明白为什么落基山脉被称为美洲的“脊柱”。这个山脉形成了一条线，称之为“大陆分界线”。在这个分界线的一侧，河流向东流入大西洋，而在另一侧，河流向西流入太平洋。英语第二讲 Travel in Amer
9、ica. The West . Part II Jim BridgerOn a bet, mountain man Jim Bridger explored the Bear River in a boat he made of wood and animal skins. When he reached the Great Salt Lake, he was convinced by the saltiness of the water that he had reached the Pacific Ocean! He was wrong, of course, but he was pro
10、bably the first European American to discover the lake.Part I How do you think the people here earn a living? Do you think they work on ranches? Do they build airplanes and design computer programs? Maybe they cut down trees? Many people do earn a living doing these jobs, but well see people doing o
11、ther kinds of work, too.Part II Buckeroos, cowpokes Did you ever hear of a cowpoke or a buckeroo? I know that youve heard of cowboys and cowgirls. Well, theyre all names for people who work at ranching. Ranchers raise cattle and sheep to sell.Feeding a whole herd of cattle or sheep can take mountain
12、s of food. Luckily their favourite food is grass, which covers more than half of Montana, Wyoming, and a lot of other western states. Do you want to help round the cattle up? In western movies, cowboys round up the cattle on horseback. Many still do, but todays ranchers also use four-wheel-drive veh
13、icles or even helicopters! Ranching has changed from the old days. Part III Redmond, Washington, is home to the biggest personal computer software company in the world, Microsoft. Idaho is the number one state for growing potatoes. Boeing, the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world, is one of Se
14、attles most important employers. Nevada is the fastest growing state. From 1990 to 2000, its population climbed from 1.2 to over 1.8 million. Eureka!Have you ever heard someone call out Eureka? Thats what people sometimes yell when they discover something very special-like gold. Someone must have ye
15、lled Eureka in Nevada because lots of gold has been discovered there.Gold is a very rare metal used for jewelry. Its beautiful and its very expensive, right? Did you know that gold is also used in many other things like computer, radios, and even space buggies? The United States is the second larges
16、t producer of gold in the world. Most of it comes from Nevada, the leading gold-producing state.Part IV Death valley in sunny southern California is trapped between two towering mountain ranges. Native Americans call this valley ground on fire. Thats a good name for a place that can reach over 115 d
17、egrees. On a summer day the air is usually around 100 degrees in the shade. To top it off, the average rainfall is less than two inches a year.You would think that nothing could live here, but thats not true. At night, when the temperature goes down, you can see coyotes, owls, and snakes. Burros hav
18、e been in Death Valley a long time. Burros are tough animals that can eat the thorny cactus that grow here. Long ago, priests and explorers from Spain brought burros to the Southwest, Burros ended up in Death Valley because gold prospectors used them as pack animals. There is a huge long valley in C
19、alifornia where more fruits, nuts, and vegetables grow than just anywhere else on planet Earth. Its called Central Valley because its the center of the state. Its about 450 miles long and 40 to 60 miles wide. Thats a bigger area than some states. Silicon Valley Have you ever heard of Silicon Valley?
20、 If not, dont look for it on a map because you may not find it there. Ask someone who lives in California and they will direct you to a cluster of towns with Spanish names like Santa Clara and San Jose. The old towns are high-tech today. Over one-third of everything California sells to other countri
21、es is produced in this little valley.The walk of fame Its too bright to see many stars in the sky, but you can see many stars in the sidewalk! This is the Walk of fame on Hollywood Boulevard, one of the most famous streets in the world. Look! Theres a star for Tom Hanks and another for Bill Cosby. T
22、his one is for the Simpsons! There are over 2,000 stars on this sidewalk. More are added every month. With its many big cities, including san Francisco, Los Angeles, and san Diego, California has the most people of any state. Part V Balto was the lead dog of a team that helped save the children of N
23、ome, Alaska. The children needed a medicine that was nearly 1,000 miles away in Anchorage. The only way to make the trip was by dogsled. So, as the world watched, more than 20 mushers and over 300 heroic dogs relayed the medicine for six days and nights. When Balto arrived, everyone knew that the ch
24、ildren were saved. There is a statue of him in faraway New York City. A movie was made about him, too. Here in Alaska a great race is run without cars or roads. It covers about 1,200 miles through forests, over mountains, and across frozen rivers. The temperature for the race can be as cold as 60 de
25、grees below zero! The race is called the Iditarod. Each racer travels with a sled pulled by a team of 12 to 18 dogs! A 50-pound dog can pull more than 800 pounds! In about 10 days, the winners will reach the finish line far away in Nome. It make take others 20 days or even longer to get there. Alask
26、an are proud of the mushers, their dogs, and what some call the Last Great race on earth. Part VI As you step off the plane, someone will greet you by saying aloha. Thats Hawaiian for hello and also for good-bye 你认为西部的人以什么为谋生手段？你觉得他们是在牧场上工作吗？他们造飞机吗？设计电脑程序吗？或许他们伐木为生？很多人确实是从事这样的工作，但是我们会看到人们也做其他的工作。你听说
27、过这两个单词吗？Buckeroo和cowpoke。我知道你听说过牛仔和女牛仔。这两个单词都是对于在牧场工作的人们的称呼。牧场主养牛和羊来卖。养一大群牛或羊需要小山一样多的食物。幸运的是，这些动物最喜欢的食物是草，而草场覆盖了蒙大拿州、怀俄明州和西部其他州一半的面积。你想帮忙赶牛群吗？在西部片子里，牛仔骑在马背上赶牛群。现在还是有很多人这样做，但是今日的牛仔们也会开着四驱车或驾驶直升飞机。牧场的运营方式已经改变了。华盛顿的雷德蒙德是全球最大的电脑软件公司微软的所在地。爱达荷州是美国第一大土豆生产地。世界最大的飞行器制造商波音公司，位于西雅图。 西雅图的别名Nickname(s): The Eme
28、rald City, Seatown, Rain City, Jet City, Gateway to Alaska, Gateway to The Pacific, Queen City内华达州是发展最迅速的州。从1990到20000，人口由一百二十万增加到一百八十万。我找到了！你听说过有人大声喊“Eureka”吗？人们在发现某个特别的东西的时候会这样喊，比如说黄金。有人肯定在内华达这样喊过，因为在这里发现了很多的金子。黄金是一种稀有的金属，可以用来制作珠宝。它美丽而又昂贵，是这样吧？你知道黄金也可以用在像电脑、收音机、甚至是太空车之类的其他物品上吗？美国是世界上第二大黄金出产国，他的大部分
29、黄金就来自于内华达，它是出产黄金最多的州。南加利福尼亚的死亡谷位于两大山系之间。美国土著称这个地方是“火之地”。对于一个温度达到华氏115的地方来说，名副其实。在夏季的白天，阴凉处的空气也有华氏110之高。更为糟糕的是，这里年均降雨量不到两英寸。你或许会以为这里不会有生命，事实并非如此。夜幕降临，气温下降，郊狼、猫头鹰和蛇就开始出没了。小毛驴也在这里很长时间了。小毛驴生命力很顽强，他们能吃这里的仙人掌。很久以前，来自西班牙的传教士和探险家把小毛驴带到了西南，然后小毛驴就在死亡谷安了家，因为淘金的人需要他们来驮运东西。加利福尼亚有一个很巨大很长的谷地，这里盛产水果，坚果和蔬菜。这里就是中央谷。它
30、的名字源于它的位置，他在这个州的中心地带，450英里长，40到60英里宽，比一些州的面积都要大。硅谷你听说过硅谷吗？如果没有，不要在地图找了，你找不到的。问问加利福尼亚的人，他们会带你来到一系列城镇，比如圣克拉拉和圣何塞.这些古老的城镇现在都是高科技了。加州三分之一的出口产品都来自于这个小谷地。名人大道在这里，能够看到很多巨星，这里就是好莱坞大街，世界上最知名的大街之一。看，这颗行星是汤姆.汉克斯的，那颗是比尔.科室百的。这个是辛普森一家！这个步行道上有2000多颗星星。而且每月都会有新增加的。因为有很多大城市，比如说旧金山，洛杉矶和圣地亚哥，加州就成了人口最多的一个州。巴尔图是一队雪撬犬的首
31、领犬，它们救了阿拉斯加诺姆的孩子。孩子们需要一种药，但是这种药远在1000英里以外的安克雷奇，而去那里的唯一方式就是狗拉雪橇。在全世界的关注之下，二十名雪橇手带领300条应用的雪撬犬接力跑了六个昼夜。巴尔图到的时候，大家都知道孩子们得救了。在遥远的纽约有一尊巴尔图的雕像。甚至有一部电影是描绘巴尔图的。在阿拉斯加，有一个比赛不能用车，也没有道路。这个赛程长达1200英里，需要穿越森林，翻过高山，跨过冰封的河流。而气温会低到零下华氏60度。这个比赛就是Iditarod。每个选手驾驶着一个由12至18支雪撬犬拉着的雪撬。一条五十磅重的雪撬犬可以拉动800磅的东西。在十天内，选手要到达遥远的诺姆。普通
32、人也会花20天或就更久一些才能到达。阿拉斯加人对这些雪橇手、雪撬犬和这个比赛很自豪。有人称这个比赛是“全球最后的伟大比赛”。你一走下飞机，就会有人迎上来说“阿喽哈”。这是夏威夷人打招呼和道别的用语。英语第三讲 Travel in America. The Southwest. Part I Ill be your guide as we explore the Southwest region. We will visit the states of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona.But you dont need to pack your backpack. You can stay right here in your chair and let your imagination do the traveling. Part II One of the biggest ranches in the country i
