Unit 2 Module 3 LanguagePeriod 3一、重点短语1. differ from 与… 不同 2. in that 因为3. represent ideas 代表想法4. the very first Chinese characters 就是最早的汉字5. change over time 随时间变化6. as a whole 作为整体，总体上7. develop from drawings into standard forms 从图画发展成标准形式8. combine…and… 把…和…结合起来9. in the 1950s 在二十世纪五十年代10. in mainland China 在中国大陆11. turn into 变成二、经典句子1. The Chinese language differs from many Western languages in that it uses characters which have meanings and can stand alone as words.2. There is a legend that says that a man named Cang Jie invented Chinese writing.3. This became one peak and three lines and eventually turned into the character used today.4. There are many other examples reflecting the development of Chinese writing, e.g. ‘eye’, ‘sun’ and ‘moon’.5. A method was developed to combine one part of the character indicating meaning and the other showing sound.6. In the 1950s the Chinese government introduced simplified Chinese characters and now they are widely used in mainland China.三、单词拼写1. The white bird is a s__________ of freedom.2. He worked so hard that e___________ he made himself ill.3. The red lines on the map r__________ railways,4. Her tone i________ that she didn’t believe a word of my explanation.5. How do you p________ c-l-e-r-k?6. I’m afraid the book is too difficult for me. Do you have a s______ copy.7. “Small’ is generally thought to be the o______of “ large”.8. The study you are making of the Chinese ________(字) is of great importance.9. The newspapers _______(反映) the opinions of the public.10. These rules are highly _______.(复杂)11. Certain passages from the ___________（原先，最初）book have been...
